12 April 2013 - Yeshiva College

News from
YESHIVA COLLEGE PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRINCIPAL
Dear Parents,
A warm welcome to the second term of 2013. I hope that you all had a great and inspiring Pesach and that
you are well rested and ready for the new term!
It is with much pleasure that I welcome Mrs. Nathanson to our school. Mrs. Nathanson will be teaching
Grade 3V and I wish her much success in her new position.
On Monday we kicked off the term with a special assembly held in honour of Yom Hashoa! The children
gathered in the hall where Morah Shoshana told a story that highlighted the message of hope and
continuation of the Jewish nation. Six yartzeit candles were lit in memory of the 6 million Jews that
perished in the Holocaust. The children observed a minute’s silence and we ended off with the singing of
Hatikvah! It was a meaningful and inspirational morning. I thank Morah Shoshana for her words of hope
and encouragement.
On Wednesday and Thursday was Rosh Chodesh Iyar. In honour of Rosh Chodesh, we held an assembly
where the whole school davened Hallel together. The assembly was made very special with the launch of
our Sefer Torah Project. A family (who wish to remain anonymous) will be writing a Sefer Torah in honour
of their son’s impending Bar Mitzvah in 3 years’ time. Their intention is to use the Sefer Torah on the day
of their son’s Bar Mitzvah and thereafter to donate the Torah to the Israeli Army for the soldiers to “lein”
from during army service. The exciting element for our school is that during the course of this year, every
child in our Primary School will be given a chance to write a letter in this Sefer Torah with the Sofer in
charge, Yisroel Drutman. Yisroel was at our assembly where he explained the importance of the mitzvah of
writing a Sefer Torah and that by each child having a letter in the Torah it is as if each of them has
personally written a Torah. Both the Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Tanzer and CEO Rabbi Perez were present at
the assembly and the Torah was started with both Rabbis writing their own letter.
After each child has written their letter, they will receive a certificate informing them of which letter, in which
word and which Parsha they own. They will also be given a “Sofer Kit” of a quilt, ink and piece of Klaf
(parchment). This project is truly a Kiddush Hashem and I am so proud to have Yeshiva Primary
participate in this great mitzvah.
Our assembly was further enhanced by a Dvar Torah from Rabbi Katz and a representative from the
Zionist Federation delivered a message to excite them for Yom Ha'atzmaut. Chodesh Tov to all. Well done
to our Rosh Chodesh raffle winners, Gavi Lipschitz and Ricky Sarakinsky.
Next week Tuesday is Yom Ha'atzmaut. Please note that we will be having a special programme with the
High School. School begins at 8:00am and ends at 12:15pm. No extra murals, teacher
related or sports. Children must please come to school dressed in blue and white clothes. Boys must
wear yamulkas and tzitzit and girls must have the correct length sleeves and skirts.
This term we will be having Parent/Teacher interviews. Yours teachers will be in contact with you shortly to
let you know all the details. As per the year planner, Tuesday 23 April and Monday 29 April are the dates
set aside for the interviews.
Please ensure that you have sent your child’s report folder back to the class teachers to be re-used again
for the 2 nd report.
12 April 2013 – 2 Iyar 12