We have been back at school for two full weeks now and everything is going very smoothly. Teachers and pupils are quickly falling into routine and new members of the Tabeetha Family are feeling settled.
We have already had a bomb shelter drill and we are preparing for an earthquake drill and fire drill to happen soon. Many events have already been planned. We had a group from Scotland visit us last week on Monday and we are expecting another group next Monday. We always enjoy these groups, as it is opportunity to share the good news of what is happening in our school. There are a few other visitors coming to the school soon. A counselor from the British Council is coming to talk to our grade 10, 11 and 12 pupils about studying in the UK. We have a special lecture/workshop about safety on the roads for our grade 12 pupils scheduled for Monday 19 September.
A very proud moment was shared by members of the Tabeetha Community yesterday evening when a street in Jaffa was named after a relative of some of our pupils. Ya'acoub George Hanania, who passed away in 2007, was leader of the Jaffa Orthodox Community for forty years and grandfather of some of our pupils has the honour of keeping his memory alive. The street naming ceremony was attended by many important Jaffa and Tel Aviv dignitaries, including Mayor Ron Huldai.
We were visited by a representative from the Tel Aviv/Jaffa municipality who came for the day yesterday to teach the children from Kindergarten to Grade 6 about safety on the roads.
They played games and looked at different scenarios of what happens on the roads, from the point of view of being pedestrians and cyclists.
The lessons were very well presented and the children all had a good time and learned many important values.
