Sholem Aleichem College in Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia | Primary School

Sholem Aleichem College

Locality: Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 8527 3000

Address: 11 Sinclair Street 3185 Elsternwick, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.sholem.vic.edu.au

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22.01.2022 Last week, we welcomed the St Kilda Football Club to Sholem Aleichem College. The Saints community team ran a series of fun activities for our students, including football skills sessions and some fun on some inflatables. Our Grades 5 and 6 students were also visited by two Saints AFLW stars: Georgia Patrikios and Caitlin Greiser. They told our students all about their journey to AFLW and shared some tips for how to work as a team. A sheynem dank to the St Kilda Football Club for coming to visit us.

19.01.2022 Grade 3 have been flipping their roles in the classroom this week. The students have been taking on the role of 'teacher' as they have aimed to educate their peers about a topic that they are passionate about. Topics ranged from Nelson Mandela, dogs are better than cats, roman numerals and why you should read more books.

19.01.2022 To celebrate another fun and creative week in Grade 4, students had Slime Time in the Art room. Students who were slime making experts taught others how to make fluffy, cloudy, crunchy and colourful slime. It was a messy, sticky, collaborative and entertaining super slime experience!

17.01.2022 Last Friday, the Grade 6s welcomed Bronia Koperszmidt as their latest ‘Gast Oyf Shabes’. Bronia, who is a former Sholem Aleichem College parent and current SACCEC student, taught the children how to make the traditional Sholem Aleichem College honey cake recipe in Yiddish. This recipe, which Bronia has been using since her children attending the school, is the recipe of Mira Zylberman (the former directress of the Sholem Aleichem Preschool and bobe of Lererin Reyzl Zylberman ...and Lererin Dvora Zylberman). The students were also taken on a photographic trip down memory lane to see how Bronia’s family connections to the College related back to the students themselves and their own journeys. We hope this will instill in them the understanding that our Sholem Aleichem College families remain a part of our community well-after leaving our college.

17.01.2022 This week and next week at Sholem Aleichem College, there is a big focus on Khanuke! In Prep, the Walker investigation tables have been transformed using a combination of Yiddish and English, expanding the students’ literacy and numeracy skills. Our Grades 5 and 6 students attended a live screening of the Folksbiene Chanukah Spectacular and our Preschool children enjoyed a Khanuke simkhe, with activities, pontshkes and latkes! There is still so much to look forward to with home-made pontshkes, lighting of the khanuke-lomp, a latke demonstration, dreydl competition and final assembly!

16.01.2022 Grades 5 and 6 started the week by participating in an online excursion with Port Phillip Eco Centre. Palaeontologist Ben Francischelli led the students through an engaging and interesting exploration of the range of different sharks and rays known to have lived, and currently live around Port Phillip Bay, which included the prehistoric megalodon. The children learned a lot about the role sharks and rays play in the ocean habitat. Thanks to Ben and the Port Phillip Eco Centre for a wonderful morning!

16.01.2022 This week the Pre-Kinder class baked honey cupcakes for their weekly group session, as we get ready for Rosh Hashone. We sent out the recipe ahead of the session and were so excited to see the children! Thank you once again to our wonderful and supportive families and for the encouraging and kind feedback!

15.01.2022 To all our community, from the staff at Sholem Aleichem College, we wish you a Leshone Toyve! Enjoy our video! https://vimeo.com/showcase/7560335

15.01.2022 The Prep 2021 students had another lovely transition morning doing music with Ilana. The children had so much fun singing and dancing and getting to know their new teachers. Lots of smiles all round.

15.01.2022 Our very own Freydi Mrocki was recently co-awarded the Sylvia Gelman Award by the National Council for Jewish Women Australia (NCJWA) VIC. This prestigious award recognises women with outstanding achievements in Jewish education. We are so proud of Freydi and her contribution to Sholem Aleichem College, and SACCEC, where she is committed to ensuring Yiddish language and culture is taught to all ages. Freydi is a true treasure of Yiddish and Jewish education in Melbourne, and ...we are thrilled that she has been acknowledged and celebrated for her talents and commitment to Yiddish education. Mazl Tov, Freydi! See more

15.01.2022 On Tuesday, Grade 6 welcomed their final special guest into their Yiddish/Jewish Studies class: Irene Kronhill Pletka. Irene, who is a friend of the college, joined the students to tell them about her parents’ experience being saved by Chiune Sugihara during the Holocaust. She shared the story of how she and her parents came to Australia, and about her long-time familial and personal connection to our school. Irene spoke about the importance of giving back to the community an...d working to help the causes you are passionate about. The students learned about some of her philanthropic work, particularly for Jewish and Yiddish causes. The students loved hearing Irene speak about her time as a student at the Sholem Aleichem Sunday School and about the life-long friendships she has maintained since her time at the school, reinforcing their understanding that being part of the Sholem Aleichem College community is a lifelong journey. A sheynem dank to Irene for inspiring our students! See more

15.01.2022 At Sholem Aleichem College, music plays a very important role. Outside of 2020, our students have always performed in Shabes assemblies, special functions, soirees and musicals. Today, following the easing of restrictions, our entire Instrumental Program is back in full swing. We look forward to continue hearing the ever growing talent that our College cultivates.

15.01.2022 Recently we shared when our students dropped off more than 60 hand crafted cards of gratitude, and a gift basket organised by Sholem Aleichem staff to health workers at the Alfred Hospital. These messages of support and appreciation, lift the spirits of our front line heroes, and we are so proud of our students for their efforts and kindness. Here is their reaction. https://vimeo.com/showcase/7525504

13.01.2022 The Grade 4s have been busy creating their own Maths board games to help them reinforce their times tables. Today they played each other’s games which included Sholemopoly, Pond War, Slides & Sausage Dogs, Shape Pop, Space Race and Multiplication Master.

11.01.2022 Curious about Sholem Aleichem College? Find out more visit www.sholem.vic.edu.au Book a one on one zoom 'Meet the Principal' session with Helen Greenberg.

11.01.2022 This morning our Prep students went on an excursion to visit the Post Office. They posted their hand written letters and invitations to ‘Jimmy Monkey, their class friend, to celebrate his upcoming birthday on Friday. The students self-addressed their envelopes and with their bought stamps, posted their envelopes into the post box!

07.01.2022 Today Sholem Aleichem students enjoyed Athletics Day at Sandringham Athletics Track. Following the great morning, our students were treated to a sausage sizzle and icy pole, thanks to SACPA and the SACPA volunteers. Finally, to end such a fantastic day, our students received delicious pontshkes thanks to Ora Glickman who handmade them for the Sholem Aleichem staff and students - A dank!

04.01.2022 Book a one on one zoom 'Meet the Principal' session with Helen Greenberg. To find out more about Prep 2021, our Preschool or our unique trilingual program, contact us at Sholem Aleichem College today!

03.01.2022 Last Friday, the Grade 6s welcomed vegan chef Michal Dawid Lachur all the way from Warsaw, Poland as their latest ‘Gast Oyf Shabes’. Michal taught the Grade 6s about vegetarian chef, Fania Lewando (1887-1941). Lewando ran a vegetarian restaurant in pre-WWII Vilna. The restaurant attracted figures such as Marc Chagall and Itzik Manger. She also had a cookery school, where she taught about vegetarian nutrition. Fania Lewando published the Vilna Vegetarian Cookbook (Vegetarish-D...ietisher Kokhbukh) in 1938 in Yiddish. Many years later, it was translated into English and is available online. Michal led our students in a cooking workshop, where they learned to make a rice kugl and a prune tsimes. The students had a great time cooking with Michal and enjoyed learning to make Lewando’s take on these traditional dishes. A sheynem dank to Michal for joining us in the early hours of the morning to work with our students.

02.01.2022 This week our students have been busy preparing for Rosh Hashone! Our Grade 4 students enjoyed learning how to braid a khale through an amazing baking session, while our Grade 1 students loved baking delicious honey oat slice!

02.01.2022 Our very own Kate Dodson featured in Plus 61J. Kate shares her love and connection towards all things Yiddish! Plus 61J is a balanced, contemporary, bold publication based on Jewish, humanitarian and democratic values.... https://plus61j.net.au//love-traditions-culture-melbourne/

01.01.2022 Please tune into the Bund Podcast Series with Allan Preiss, as he interviews Yin Paradies a parent of two students from our College. Yin shares some very interesting things about growing up as an indigenous Australian and why he and his Jewish wife chose Sholem Aleichem College for their kids. You can listen to the Podcast on September 6th at https://www.bundist.org/radio-podcasts