Students from all year groups delighted our audience in the Theatre this week with our ever-popular annual Spring Concert. They performed in a wide variety of musical styles either as soloists or in various ensembles, ranging from musicals to modern classical and pop. The evening was also the ‘end of an era’ for a number...
With the culmination of the Second World War 75 years ago, veterans of the war have become scarce within recent years, their stories and their messages, having to be ‘passed on’ through the younger generations. Having been truly privileged to listen to Mr Kersh this week, I was simply blown away by the fascinating insight...
This week has been a busy week for the Dancers! We were thrilled to learn directly from industry professionals in two workshops – Matilda and Hamilton. The dancers were put through their paces in a technique class and then learnt repertoire from the shows. We were all inspired by James and Louis who shared a...
As reported earlier Year 7 have had a very successful first season of netball this year. They were unbeaten in the Brent league and won their final, qualifying for the London Youth Games. When attending the LYG representing Brent, they played some excellent netball against some very tough teams and did Brent proud. Finally, they...
The Year 11 JFS Netball Team played outstandingly and to a high level for their last netball game at JFS. They beat King Solomon Year 10 and 11 teams, Yavneh Year 10 team and narrowly missed out on beating the Year 10 JFS team. They have been such a strong team throughout their time at...
The Year 10 JFS Netball Team were undefeated at the Maccabi Netball Tournament recently, even beating Year 11 teams from King Solomon School as well as the JFS Year 11 team. They had to play four games in a row with little rest time, displaying their excellent fitness levels as their performance never declined. Winning...
The Year 7 JFS Netball team recently won the Brent League and got to represent the borough in the Netball London Youth Games. The girls played with determination and were not put off by the strong opposition and represented the school well! They played some fantastic netball, drawing two games and losing one in the...
Our incredible Shinshinim and Banot Sherut have been busy in recent days! Last week saw ‘Peace Week’ classroom activities and assemblies for all ages, celebrating Israel’s recent hard won efforts at peace and focussing on all the positive things which can unite us. Years 7 and 8 had the continuation of the Bar/Bat Mitzvah programme,...
English Language Conference Year 12 English students, myself included, visited the EMC English Language Conference this week as part of their curriculum. They listened to five incredible speakers who discussed their various fields of work in relation to English Language. This began with the Assistant Professor of Stylistics at Nottingham University, Jessica Norledge, diving into...
This past weekend I had the pleasure of running in the Jerusalem Marathon for ‘Team Shalva’. Shalva has been providing transformative care to individuals with disabilities and their family members in the warmest and most loving environment for over 30 years. The whole experience was something I am incredibly grateful to have witnessed. #teamshalva –...
