22 June 2018 - 9 Tammuz 5778

Before I left for Israel I was astonished by the overwhelming number of you who shared your enthusiasm and well wishes for the trip ahead. A number of people even gave me Shaliach Mitzva to ensure my safe return. Having spent a mere eleven days in Israel I now have some understanding of why you are eager for others to experience your beautiful country. My trip encompassed six days in Yerushalayim, three days exploring the Masada and Galil regions and two days discovering the cosmopolitan city of Tel Aviv. I visited the following key sites: King David’s City and the Old City, Machane Yehuda, the Knesset, Mt Herzl, Yad Vashem, the Feuerstein Institute, Evelena de Rothschild School (a Modern Orthodox secondary school in Yerushalayim), Masada, the Dead Sea, the town of Efrat, Yeshivat Har Etzion, Kibbutz Kfar Etzion, Kibbutz Lavi, Tibereas, Tzfat, Tzippori, Neve Michael Emunah Youth Village, the secret bullet factory in Rehovot, the Weizmann Institute, the old city of Yafo, Yitzhak Rabin Centre and Independence Hall. I also caught up with Year 12 graduates from 2017 studying in Israel for their gap year and older alumni who have made aliya. Spending time with these Yavnerians was certainly one of the many highlights of my travels. Having been your principal for eighteen months, the timing of this trip to Israel could not have been better placed. I was able to connect what I experience on a daily basis at Yavneh to the broader context of what it means to be a Modern Orthodox, Zionst Jew. Here are some examples.

Since arriving at Yavneh in January 2017 I have continuously heard about the beauty of Yerushalayim. 2017 was also Yerushalayim’s 50th birthday and part of Yavneh’s celebrations was turning our primary school into the streets of this ancient city. I remember walking through the display trying to understand the different representations that had been chosen- the Kotel, the sounds, smells and tastes of the Shuk and the Jerusalem stone. When driving into Yerushalayim two weeks ago, the Yavneh display came flooding back. Yerushalayim is simply a very beautiful city. Seeing the stone buildings standing proudly against the back-drop of a boundless, deep blue sky was breathtaking scene and every day I was in Yerushalayim I took time to marvel at this sight. No wonder the stones of Yerushalayim were front and centre in our 50th birthday celebrations.

CANDLE LIGHTING: Shabbat Begins: 4.50pm Shabbat Ends: 5.52pm

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY JUNE Fri 22: LYC Shab Club Fri 22 — Batmitzvah Weekend Sun 24: Mon 25: Finding your Inner Sheket: Session 4 7.45pm Hamerkaz Tues 26: Concert Night 7.30PM Thurs 28: Yr 3 Middot Concert Thurs 28: Grandparents Club – Games Challenge Lamm Hall Fri 29: Last Day of Term 2 JULY Sun 1: 17th Tammuz (Fast Day) Fri 13: Rosh Chodesh Av Mon 16: First day of Term 3 Mon 16 : Women’s Rosh Chodesh Group, Av – Shiur with Amanda Castelan-Starr, 8pm Sun 22: Fast of Tisha B’Av

Visiting Israel for the First Time

I also became a frequent visitor to the Shuk (Machane Yehuda). I have always loved hummus but after eating in the Shuk I know what real hummus tastes like and tabouli, laffa, pita, tomatoes, falafel, shakshuka, baklava and the list goes on. I already miss its noise, smells, sights and the general hustle and bustle. It is one of those places you promise yourself to return to.

I was fortunate to have Yavneh alumni (2017) Amira Waller and Amelia Hirschfield accompany me on my first visit to the Kotel. This was a very meaningful experience. The excitement on the faces of these graduates as they led me to one of their favourite places will be one of my treasured memories. I was able to share in the close connection they feel to the Kotel.

Catching up with alumni in Israel was a key highlight of my trip. Having lunch with Edward Lichtig, Noah Epstein and Daniel Jaffe in the Gush, visiting Amira Waller and Amelia Hirschfield’s seminary, Harova and having afternoon tea and attending Baruch Goberman’s IDF Tekes at the Kotel with the Limmud students - Basya Vorchheimer, Demi Kapul, Yoni Tawil, Devin Goralsky, Jordan Simai, Yazmeen Brott, Eli Rubenstein-Sturgess, Josh Max, Yudi Vorchheimer, Arieh Herszberg, Jordan Kadish, Sarah Dodge, Saul Goldman, gave me insight into our students’ desire to experience Israel and their devotion to pursuing Jewish Studies beyond school. The students were so eager to share their pride in being religious Jews and how proud they are of Israel. I also had a most enjoyable lunch with a number of older alumni who have made aliya. They were so eager to find out about life at the College that lunch flew by without me having the opportunity to ask about their lives in Yerushalayim!

After sharing these very meaningful experiences with College graduates, once again I felt privileged to be the principal of Yavneh. These scholars are living proof that Yavneh is delivering its vision to develop the characters, enrich the intellects and engage the souls of outstanding, Torah and Israel-committed youth. These graduates also made me proud as they clearly demonstrated the five elements of our College’s mission statement. I will always remember the special time I spent with them in Yerushalayim.

Following this terrific experience I have much to process and I look forward to continued discussions with the Yavneh community to deepen further my understanding of Israel and the Jewish people. I have returned to Australia with another level of excitement about leading Yavneh and enabling our very special College to reach its potential.

Beauty and the Beast

I know that the Yavneh musical has long gone but this year’s production of Beauty and the Beast has certainly not been forgotten. In fact at the lunch I had with the older alumni in Yerushalayim, one of the topics of conversation was the musical and how fabulous it was. I attended the Yavneh musical with my family the night before flying to Israel. What an uplifting experience it was. I saw shining acts from students who are not usually performers, and I witnessed students who are gifted in the arts, give so much of themselves in simply stellar performances. The scene just before interval still stands out for me. It reminded me of the extravaganzas from musicals of the 50’s with lavish costuming and grand choreography including every member of the cast on a multi-level set. At Yavneh every student who wishes to be part of the musical is encouraged to participate no matter what their level of skill or experience and each one of them is made to look and feel like a star. This is what makes the Yavneh productions so very special.

I would especially like to thank Katie Weston and Jonathan Skovron for their work and commitment in making the Yavneh musical such a special and memorable event for the students, families and community members.

Shabbat Shalom

Cherylyn Skewes Principal

Several weeks ago, celebrated American-Jewish novelist Michael Chabon addressed the rabbinic graduates of the Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles, the main Reform seminary in the United States. They probably knew what to expect, and he did not disappoint. Chabon is an outspoken critic of Israel’s presence in the Yehuda and Shomron—and these views were threaded through his speech. However his political views are only part of his larger weltanschauunng, which is, tear down all walls. He waxed: “I abhor homogeneity and insularity, exclusion and segregation, the redlining of neighborhoods, the erection of border walls and separation barriers. I am for mongrels and hybrids and creoles, for syncretism and confluence, for jazz and Afrobeat and Thai surf music, for integrated neighborhoods and open borders and the preposterous history of Barack Obama. I am for the hodgepodge cuisines of seaports and crossroads, for sampling and mashups, pastiche and collage. I am for ambiguity, ambivalence, fluidity, muddle, complexity, diversity, creative balagan.” Chabon is a great writer, far greater than I. However, his approach to Israel and Judaism, as expressed in his full speech, is simplistic and naïve. There are profound issues with what he writes—he does not seem to believe in a true diversity—where ethnic and religious differences are celebrated. He also dreams of the destruction of Judaism, where we just ooze into the melting pot of humanity. Why then, would I share his words, why give them a larger platform than they deserve? I bring them to your attention because there is truth in what he says. Elli Fischer, in a fantastic article in the Jewish Review of Books, handily critiques Chabon, but also points out what Chabon’s other critics fail to acknowledge: [Chabon] writes, ““Any religion that relies on compulsory endogamy to survive has, in my view, ceased to make the case for its continued validity in the everyday lives of human beings.” He is absolutely right. Ideally, Jewish marriages should arise out of the love between two people who speak a common Jewish language, celebrate and mourn according to the same calendrical rhythm, and participate in a shared culture. Judaism survives thanks to the depth, beauty, and complexity of its traditions, not because of hysterical demands for in-marriage between indifferent Jews. Once Judaism has been watered down and thinned out, policing the boundaries of the community can only go so far.”

If the reason why we do what we do is just because that’s what we do—well then what are we? If we build walls purely for the sake of building walls but do not realise what it is that we are protecting—those walls will crumble on their own. And crumble they have. People often celebrate how rates of intermarriage and assimilation are “so much lower in Melbourne than the rest of the world.” And that has been true, but we will catch up in a heartbeat. The inherited guilt that keeps Jews “in” has lost its potency. Young Jews of today will no longer choose to live Jewish lives, and all that entails, purely because they don’t want to disappoint their Bubbe. Times have changed. If we don’t make Judaism relevant for our kids, if we don’t communicate the “depth, beauty and complexity” of our traditions, they will not choose it as their path. And I hate to break it to you—the only way this is going to happen is if Judaism is deep, beautiful and relevant to us! Why would our children choose a path if they don’t see us engaged in it, if they don’t see these values give vitality and meaning to our every day? This is not to say we can’t struggle with our Judaism—no—struggle we must! But how we struggle is truly the test. The great Moshe Rabbenu hits the rock instead of speaking to it. Why was this so terrible?

Only years before Hashem commanded him to hit the rock—why now is it considered a sin?

This is exactly the point. When the Jews left the captivity and trauma of Egypt, they

understood how force brings about change in the world, so hitting the rock is appropriate.

But now, before they are to enter into the land, they are a new generation who will be faced with new challenges. The old approach of force and

coercion will not work. In the new world, only communication and love and honesty will bring forth the waters of life. This is our great challenge, and

please God, we will equip the next generation with the tools to face their own unique challenges and educate the generations that follow. This is the

how the chain of the Jewish people, tested but unbroken, has worked for thousands of years. We must know that that we have been promised it will

continue to unfurl forth for all of eternity. The question is, will our descendants be a part of it?

Shabbat Shalom.

Noam Sendor

Campus Rabbi

A MESSAGE FROM RAV NOAM - CHUKAT 5778

“[Chabon] writes, “Any reli-gion that relies on compulsory

endogamy to survive has, in my view, ceased to make the case for its continued validity in the

everyday lives of human be-ings.” He is absolutely right.

Ideally, Jewish marriages should arise out of the love be-tween two people who speak a common Jewish language, cel-ebrate and mourn according to the same calendrical rhythm,

and participate in a shared cul-ture. Judaism survives thanks to the depth, beauty, and com-plexity of its traditions, not be-cause of hysterical demands for in-marriage between indiffer-ent Jews. Once Judaism has

been watered down and thinned out, policing the

boundaries of the community can only go so far.”

- Elli Fischer If we don’t make Judaism rele-

vant for our kids, if we don’t communicate the “depth, beau-ty and complexity” of our tradi-tions, they will not choose it as their path. And I hate to break it to you—the only way this is

going to happen is if Judaism is deep, beautiful and relevant to

us! Why would our children choose a path if they don’t see us engaged in it, if they don’t see these values give vitality

and meaning to our every day? This is not to say we can’t

struggle with our Judaism—no—struggle we must! But how

we struggle is truly the test.

FROM THE ELC Healthy Me, Happy Me Our broad focus this term has been healthy bodies, both in Hebrew Studies and General Studies. Morah Tzippi began the term teaching the children the parts of the body in Hebrew before moving onto the topic of Brachot. This complemented our discussions about being happy and healthy in General Studies. The children have been making a Brachot book over the past two weeks and incorporating Tzippi’s mat time discussions during Morning Tea. We encourage the children to eat fruit or vegetables for Morning Tea first, not only because they are learning the Brachot and conversational Hebrew, but it helps us to ensure the children eat their healthy food before treats. And they now know that fresh produce is a great source of dietary fibre. We made a very healthy vegetable soup this week.

We have had three family members that promoted this message. On Thursday 14 June Avila’s Papa (Phillip) visited with his doctor’s kit. Dr. Phillip demonstrated how he uses a stethoscope, spirometer, otoscope and bandages to help people stay healthy. He spoke about the importance of exercise, fresh food and vaccinations in keeping us healthy. He was very entertaining. On Monday 18 June Kayla Eppel’s Mum (Tracey) was our special guest. Tracey is a nutritionist and spoke to us about healthy food. After reading us a story, she gave us pictures of different types of food and we had to sort them into “Sometime Food” or “Everyday Foods.” Tracey and Kayla then made a raw food train for us!

On Wednesday 20 June Gideon’s Zaida (Barry) visited to speak about being a dentist. He even wore his dentist coat! Gideon was his patient to show the class how a dentist checks teeth for

cavities. Barry spoke about the kinds of food and drink that causes cavities and encouraged the children to brush their teeth twice a day. The children have been quite interested in oral health. We have had a toy tooth brushing station in the classroom and the children have enjoyed pink playdough and rubber tooth pieces at the play dough table. We conducted an experiment to see the effect of fizzy drink, cordial and milk on pieces of chalk. We had very interesting results! Hope to see some pearly white smiles after everything we have learnt!

Sheree Maujean ELC General Studies Teacher

MORE PHOTOS FROM THE ELC

PRIMARY NEWS

One of the constants of education is the cycle of teaching, learning and assessing. With the increase in our knowledge around wellbeing and positive psychology, the understanding of assessments has also undertaken some significant changes. In traditional education exams, tests and other tasks were often perceived through the one dimensional lens of whether a student has reached a particular level of knowledge and skills. This lens is rightly important as, just like a house, without good foundations it is impossible to build something that will endure. However to view assessment only through this lens can narrow our understanding of the purpose of education and constrain it in the limits of whatever is the current perception of important or necessary. In the 21st century this is a dangerous attitude to hold because as every piece of research around the future of work will indicate, schools have the unenviable task of educating students for a workplace that does not yet exist. The research clearly indicated that young people, the work force of tomorrow, needs to have the skills of collaboration, critical thinking, communication, creativity, as well as character and citizenship. Some can be seen in solving maths or HASS problems,

working together on projects or presenting ideas,

others are more nebulous. We might know someone

who we think is creative or of good character, who is a

positive contributor to the community, but how do we

measure it and what measures are we using? This is

where the theory of positive psychology can help us.

There is a shift in assessment to include the lens of

growth as well as achievement. How far has a student

travelled since the start of the year, the beginning of

the unit? What can they do now, demonstrate now,

articulate now that they were unable to do before?

How does their understanding of their growth and the

teacher’s assessment of their growth help identify the

student’s strengths? The lenses of growth and

strengths builds the partnership between teachers and

students because the responsibility for teaching and

learning is shared. It becomes the students’ task to

engage in their learning and reflect on their growth.

Where did they do well, where could they have done more? What do their results and the teachers’

feedback indicate to them about their strengths? For teachers we can also take the time to reflect on

how well we built relationships that encouraged growth and how we identify the strengths in our own teaching and in our students’ learning.

Shabbat Shalom, Dr Amanda Samson Head of Secondary School

Posh Opp Shoppe at 484 Glenhuntly Rd, Elsternwick, urgently needs donations of winter clothing.

A pair of Bose earphones in a blue soft pouch have been lost. If anyone has picked them up or found them can they please return them to Lynda in the front office. Jonah Bell in year 9 has lost a Garmin watch . Please return to the secondary office if they are found. Thank you

DR SAMSON SAYS….

What’s On Mon 25- Fri 29 June:

Year 10 Work Experience

Monday 25 June:

VCE Chem excursion

Year 7 Study Skills

Year 8 study skills

Year 11 Relationship workshop

Year 9 Project Rockit

Wed 27 June

Year 8 Informal Workshop

Thurs 28 June

Year 9 Relationship Workshop

Fri 29 June

Period 6 Assembly

HELP THE POSH OPP SHOPPE

LOST & FOUND

SECONDARY NEWS

Early in June, we ran a Bake Sale to raise money for Make A Wish Shared Appeal (Israel/Australia). The money went to help grant two kids with life threatening illnesses wishes. Ido, a 9 year old by from Israel who wants to go camping with his family. And Olivia, a 7 year old girl who wants to be a Vet. Her wish is to ride a horse and play with animals on a farm. We raised just under $1100! We would like to thank everyone who came and bought some yummy teats. We hope you enjoyed them! We would also like to thank all students who helped out with the baking and selling. And lastly we would like to thank Rav Noam Sendor for helping us make this initiative work out smoothly. Thank you! Jonah Feiglin and Joshua Adelman

SECONDARY NEWS

Make A Wish Shared Appeal — Bake Sale

PE DEPARTMENT Inter-House Cup What a fantastic day Monday was for the Year 7 and 8 students that were involved in the inter-house cup held at Oakleigh Indoor Sports. All Year 7 and 8 student were organised into their Houses and played soccer, beach volleyball, netball and dodge ball against each other. The 'achdus' and 'ruach' that was felt at the event was fantastic. Well done to all the captains for their hard work throughout the day. Congratulations to Avi Segman, Sam Tenne, Olivia Merkin and Yael Schmidt who were Captains of the winning house 'Efrat' on the day. Results for the day, 1 st - Efrat 2nd - Magshamim 3rd - Ofra 4th - Rosh Tsurim

PE DEPARTMENT SMR Cross Country A great result for Jude Jankelowitz and Jonah Bell who competed in the Southern Metropolitan Region cross country championships during week. The event was held in Frankston and saw all the best runners from southern Victoria compete in the event. There were roughly 60-80 competitors in each event and Jude and Jonah did exceptionally well. Jude competed in the 5 km event and ran a time of 20.27 finishing in the top 30 and Joanh ran 3km completing the distance in 11.12 finishing 20th. A fantastic result and well done!!!

Year 7 Beachside Interschool The Year 7 Beachside interschool was held last week and saw teams fielded in handball, soccer and badminton. All teams managed to chalk some wins on the board with some of our badminton players winning all their games. Well done to all students involved.

FROM THE SECONDARY LIBRARY

Amelia Westlake is by Sydney author Erin Gough. Harriet Price is a perfect Rosemead Grammar student, and Will Everhart is a social-justice warrior with a chip on his shoulder. When a worrying incident with a swimming coach goes unnoticed, the unlikely duo embark on a grand feminist hoax to expose him.

Erin Gough is a Sydney author, she is a fiction writer whose short

stories have been published in a number of journals and anthologies. Erin has been a guest at a number of writers festivals. Her talks and workshops to school students focus on the importance of reading diversely and learning how to tell your individual story.

Lifelik3 is by Melbourne author Jay Kristoff. If seventeen-year-old Eve has ever had a worse day, she can’t remember it. The robot gladiator she built is now a smoking wreck, she’s on a local gangsters wanted list and she can destroy machines with the power of her mind.

But It’s her discovery of a handsome android named Ezekiel- called a lifelike because they resemble humans-that will bring her world crashing down and make her question if her entire life is a lie. Eve will need to trek across deserts of glass and infiltrate towering megacities to learn the truth about the secrets of her past and save the ones she loves.

Jay kristoff is a Melbourne author, he is a New York Times and internationally best selling author of fantasy and science fiction. Jay is 6’7, he was born in Perth and now lives with his wife in Melbourne.

David Easton

Secondary Librarian

THE 2018 CAPTAINS’ CORNER

Jaffa Family Quiz—Guess the Theme 1. Which character in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ wanted a heart?

2. In Roman mythology, who was the messenger of the gods?

3. Which Marvel Superhero does Robert Downey Jr. play?

4. Which song begins ‘if the fish swam out of the ocean and grew

legs and they started walking’?

5. What is the name of the region in Northern California that serves

as the global centre for high technology and innovation?

Gav’s Guess the Lyrics

1. “I know you wanna get behind the wheel, but only one Rida” Easy

2. “Baby it hit so hard, I’m holding on to my chest, maybe you left your mark…” Easy

3. “Yeah I, I know it’s hard to remember, the people we used to be…” Medium

4. “Cause who wants to sing the blues? So some you win or some you lose…” Hard

HUMANS OF LEIBLER YAVNEH STUDENT OF THE WEEK: JAKE BEGLEITER

Likes: Synaflogs, The Rebbe, George, The hint magazine,, Pennywise the clown, Specialist maths, pretending you're in a class to sound smart in the kesher, Bass guitar, Kol Isha (the band, not the concept), the new basketball court, Pepsi Max: Maximum taste no sugar Dislikes: Shoes, English, homework, English homework, English essays, movies that aren't in English, movies we watch in English, calling them 'Study Periods' instead of frees, long speeches Fave thing about Yavneh: George the Janitor.

If you were principal for a day: I'd make the science and psychology lab doors swing inwards not outwards (at the moment it's super dangerous) Fav tuckshop food: (with the permission of Tammy Slade) The sweet Corn soup Random fact: I spent 5 years in Yesodei HaTorah

Glicksy’s Giggles Want to hear a joke about paper? Never mind it’s tearable.

What do you call an elephant that doesn’t matter?

An irrelephant.

What did the cell say to his sister when she stepped on his foot?

Mitosis.

Jaffa Family Quiz—Guess the Theme

ANSWERS: 1. THE TIN MAN 2. MERCURY 3. IRON MAN 4. BLACK AND GOLD 5. SILICON VALLEY LAST WEEK’S THEME: POKER HANDS Gav’s Guess the Lyrics

Flo Rida – I Cry Kygo & Miguel – Remind Me To Forget Maroon 5 – She Will Be Loved Illy – Catch 22

ANNOUNCEMENTS MAZALTOVS To the Kahlon family on the birth of a little girl To the Neuman Family on the birth of a little boy To the Back and Prawer Family on the birth of a little boy May you continue to have nachat from your families

BAR AND BATMITZVAH REGISTER Please remember to register the date of your son or daughter’s bar or bat mitzvah with Lynda Pilalis at Reception so

that we can avoid function clashes whenever possible.

HAVE A SHABBAT OR YOM TOV WITH OUR SHERUTIES!!

To invite them for a Shabbat or Yom Tov meal, please contact Lynda Pilalis at the main Reception on 9528 4911 Or email l.pilalis@yavneh.vic.edu.au

A reminder that the final Finding Your Inner Sheket: An Introduction to Meditation and Mindfulness is on Monday night at 7.45pm in Hamerkaz. All Grandparents + Special Friends are invited to bring their favourite board or card game for a fun-filled Games Challenge on Thursday 28 June! Primary and Secondary students will be welcome to join them in the Lamm Hall during their lunch play.

Primary Games Challenge: 12.20pm – 12.55pm (set up at 12.00pm) Secondary Games Challenge: 1.20pm – 1.50pm (set up at 1.00pm) Light refreshments will be served in between, as well as an opportunity to shmooze

RSVP’s essential, please email Naomi including the game that they will be bringing - n.feutrill@yavneh.vic.edu.au Please pass onto all Grandparents + Special Friends, we look forward to seeing many of them there for this term’s YPO Grandparents Club activity! Our next Women’s Rosh Chodesh Group for the month of Av will be a shiur with Amanda Castelan-Starr. All women are welcome and invited to join us on Monday 16 July at 8pm at the Tawil Family home, 24 Fitzgibbon Crescent Caulfield North. For further information on the Women’s Rosh Chodesh Group please contact Ilana Lipski, ilanalipski@yahoo.com Thank you for your enthusiasm for the upcoming Trivial Matters! Due to overwhelming demand and excitement for September 1 we have now filled all table captain places. If you would like to come and do not yet have a table to sit at, please message Judith Perlstein on 0402 848 046 and we will do our best to squeeze you in to the last few spots! UPCOMING EVENTS Finding Your Inner Sheket: An Introduction to Meditation and Mindfulness Monday 25 June (final session), 7.45pm in Hamerkaz Grandparents + Special Friends Games Challenge Thursday 28 June, Primary 12.20-12.55pm (set up 12.00pm) and Secondary 1.20pm-1.50pm (set up 1.00pm) in the Lamm Hall. BYO favourite board or card game. Light refreshments will be served between sessions, as well as an opportunity to shmooze. Women’s Rosh Chodesh Group, Av - Shiur with Amanda Castelan-Starr Monday 16 July, 8pm at the Tawil family home, 24 Fitzgibbon Crescent Caulfield North Trivial Matters Saturday 1 September in the Lamm Hall Stay Connected – Join Yavneh Parents’ Organisation (YPO) on Facebook!

Keep up to date with what’s going on by joining our Facebook group - search for Yavneh Parents’ Organisation (YPO) next time you’re online. Shabbat Shalom Tali Boltin & Amanda Hampel YPO Co-Chairs

YPO UPDATE

***WINTER CLEARANCE*** Old style tracksuit ( limited sizes) - $30 Cotton Lined Anoraks (sizes14 - 2XL) - $20 Zip through Sports Jackets - flannel lining (limited sizes) - $10 Zip through Sports Jackets - fleece lining ( limited sizes ) - $20

***NEW IN STOCK*** FLEECE TRACKSUIT PANTS -$55 YAVNEH SCARF - $23

UNIFORM SHOP HOURS: Monday 7.30-9.30 Wed 8.30-11.30 Thursday 3-5pm Please note the Uniform Shop will be closed next Wednesday and Thursday The ordering system will still be in place for your convenience.

UNIFORM SHOP NEWS

SECOND HAND UNIFORM & BOOK FACEBOOK PAGE With over 290 members, the Yavneh 2nd Hand Uniform & Books Facebook page is the place to buy and sell your pre-loved uni-form and books. You can either use the page to sell privately, or you could ask us to sell for you in which case the money is donat-ed to the YPO. If you have not joined yet, go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/yavnehuniform/ and request to become a member. Any problems please email (Bindycohen@gmail.com) or phone me (0423 007 114). Uniform has to be in good condi-tion, and books have to be on the current Yavneh booklist.

If you wish to donate books to the YPO stock please contact Florence Pyke (florencepyke@optusnet.com.au). If you want to do-nate your old textbooks to the YPO so we keep the proceeds, please make sure they are currently on the booklist. (No Maths Quest , no Science Quest and no Pearson history please. ) Alternatively try Gumtree or eBay. Other schools may use them. You are welcome to sell extra-curricula clothes as well through this channel such as ballet, karate, cricket kit etc. Please restrict the sales to items relevant to education. You can also use the Facebook group to request any uniform/ book items you are look-ing for.