A new initiative for Year 7 and Year 8 students began recently during Friday lunch times. Students discussed the weekly Parasha (Naso this week) with Mr Marcus, Deputy Headteacher for Jewish Life and Learning, and they enjoyed a Kabbalat Shabbat party, welcoming Shabbat with snacks and treats. Relating to the Parasha, this week they learnt...
JFS Sixth Form students Emily Bassalian, Gabriella Ben-Yair, Leah Malkinson, Karen Berkman, Michal Benjamin and Darcey Walters joined a special and insightful trip organised by Mizrachi, to celebrate Yom Yerushalayim in Israel.
Master storyteller, Rabbi Peysach Krohn, visited JFS last week to meet our Year 7 students. Rabbi Krohn spoke to the students about the importance of doing chesed (kind deeds) and to always be grateful and to show Hakorat HaTov (thanks and appreciation) for all that we have in life. These life lessons and values were...
Year 8 and Year 9 students representing JFS at the Brent Cup Final last week hit the headlines with some riveting football skills. The Year 8 team won the Brent Cup after beating Crest Academy 9-0 in the final at Rowley Lane. JFS recovered from a goal down to beat Queens Park Community 4-2 in...
James Onona and Benjy Moss both took a couple of hours out of their A Level revision to visit Buckingham Palace and meet Princess Beatrice in recognition of completing their D of E Gold award. In order to achieve this they had to complete expeditions, learn new skills, do physical activities and most importantly, volunteer...
Year 11 students on the way out of school after a tough English Literature GCSE exam were happily surprised to be treated to an ice cream party with lots of ice cream and many toppings! One student commented, “ It was a really difficult exam so it was really nice to end the day with...
Understanding Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing A conversation with Jonny Benjamin and his father Michael Last week we held the first in our series of events for parents. We were delighted to welcome Jonny Benjamin MBE and his father Michael to come and talk very openly about their experiences with Mental Health. The evening...
The last couple of weeks have been a time of reflection, celebrations and saying goodbyes. Alongside Yom Ha Zikaron and Yom Ha’Atzmaut, we also said our farewell to Year 11 (see last week’s newsletter) finally to Year 13. For Year 13, it is the culmination of seven years of secondary school and the rhythm of...
Blue and white was certainly the theme of the day on Yom Ha’atzmaut as Year 11 students, clad in their special blue and white sweatshirts, enjoyed a special breakfast in the Main Hall proudly joined by their parents and tutors. Yes it is true that the Spurs blue and white flag also made an appearance...
Year 7 student, Lucy Tibber, is in the news again! This month she competed in county qualifiers and was awarded Gold for Beam, Gold for Bar and a Silver medal for floor. She is now through to the Regional Finals which take place in a month in Ipswich. Amazing achievement Lucy!
