The holiday season is fully upon us! Celebrations are heating up and decorations are filling what once was empty space. The main school hall has been transformed into what looks like Santa's workshop! The walls in the upstairs primary hall are filled with Christmas-themed artwork from our primary classes.
We even had a visit from one of our Reception parents who came into school with materials for making spinning tops and all kinds of other goodies for celebrating the Jewish holiday of Hannukah. The children (and teachers) were even treated to freshly baked jam-filled doughnuts; a special treat during this holiday time. The children were taught about the holiday of Hannukah and its importance and lit candles together.
Our MICC pupils will be arriving back from Poland at 1am tonight, so we are looking forward to posting their experiences as soon as possible.
We also have our High School Christmas Disco tomorrow night - a highlight of the Student Council's social calendar, as well as the primary Christmas play tomorrow and the high school Carol service on Friday, packed full of music, singing and readings from the Bible of the Christmas story, and of course plenty of Christmas Carols!
Colourful, joyful and bringing everyone together. This is how to describe the annual Christmas parade along Yeffet street in Jaffa. Many of our pupils could be seen wearing various costumes from angels to Santas. Joined by what must have been thousands of Jaffa residents, the scout group bands of Jaffa marched to well-know Christmas favourites like Jingle Bells and Gloria in excelsis deo. A very fitting and special way to start the Christmas festivities!
After a long and busy term, we are finally enjoying a bit of a break until 11th January 2010.
The term ended with the usual Christmas productions by the primary school, high school disco and high school Christmas assembly. Special thanks to the primary staff for all their input and efforts in making the productions successful and very entertaining. There was great participation from all the children! Even the many parents enjoyed it.
In the weeks leading up to the end of term the Tabeetha primary school (Reception-Grade 5) visited Kibbutz Nir Eliahu for a 'food experience' on Wednesday 9 December.
Throughout the day the children made their own orange juice, cheese, butter and pita. The children held baby chicks, patted various farm animals, ground wheat, and played a seed and tree products identification game during which, among other things, they learned where cane sugar and chocolate come from. At the end of the day the children ate the food that they had made along with fresh vegetables provided by the Kibbutz. Fun was had by all.
The holiday season is fully upon us! Celebrations are heating up and decorations are filling what once was empty space. The main school hall has been transformed into what looks like Santa's workshop! The walls in the upstairs primary hall are filled with Christmas-themed artwork from our primary classes.
We even had a visit from one of our Reception parents who came into school with materials for making spinning tops and all kinds of other goodies for celebrating the Jewish holiday of Hannukah. The children (and teachers) were even treated to freshly baked jam-filled doughnuts; a special treat during this holiday time. The children were taught about the holiday of Hannukah and its importance and lit candles together.
Our MICC pupils will be arriving back from Poland at 1am tonight, so we are looking forward to posting their experiences as soon as possible.
