On Tuesday 27 July the Year 1 children were privileged to have Abigail’s granny visit us. Dr Carmel came to talk to us about how we can keep fit and healthy and told us that she looks after some of the athletes who participated at the Olympics. She told us that we need to eat a healthy diet and exercise. Exercise also helps us when we are feeling upset. We need to remember to ...

At the Year 3 Assembly on Friday 23 July, our 3s celebrated NAIDOC Week through song and verbal tributes. What an incredible performance - Morah Benn gave them an A-plus! We then watched as another amazing coincidence took place when Shoham L drew her own name out of a sparkly hat holding many names to win the mensch medal. We wished Morah Ester and her family well as they tr ...

Thanks to the Year 6s for shining a spotlight on our inspirational Indigenous icons as part of NAIDOC Week; their detailed posters honour their lives and work beautifully. Can anyone spot which of these icons was the inspiration behind Ash Barty's incredible Wimbledon win recently? ...

Our Year 2s shared a wonderful Kabbalat Siddur celebration with their parents on Thursday 12 August as they received their first siddur. There was much singing and dancing at their Kabbalat Shabbat service while Mr Lawrence, alongside parents, blessed their children. The morning ended with a lovely tea. Shabbat Shalom and Kol Hakavod to our Year 2s! ...

On Friday 30 July, our Year 6s visited our High School campus to get a taste of what lies across the oval for them next year. Head of Maths Mr George gave students an introduction to algebra and in Media they took photos around the campus capturing the essence of the Carmel spirit. What a fun introductory morning to preface our High School program! ...

The Lavi Family arrived at Carmel from Israel in 2017. Since then, Gilad and Ester have not only added two more children to the Lavi family but have done so much for Carmel Primary and High Schools. We fare them well and wish them lehitraot and behatzlacha - see you later and good luck - as they return to Israel. ...

A heartfelt Mazal Tov to Marcus Solomon SC on his recent appointment as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia, the first Orthodox rabbi in history to do so in any Australian Supreme Court. Despite his heavy schedule, Rabbi Solomon always has time to invest in Å·ÃÀȺ½» - as its long-serving Board Member, Governor and all-round champion. He’s also a parent to ...

As part of the Board’s strategy development cycle, a new 5-year plan has been developed and accepted which coincides with the appointment of the new Principal, Dr Julie Harris, from 2022. These are exciting times for the Carmel Community and the ambitious plan will work to counter many of our challenges and keep building upon our even greater strengths. After 5 years as Board ...

Next term, our Primary School will celebrate Book Week! One activity you might want to get a jump start on over the holidays is our much-loved 'Reading in Unusual Places' competition. We will be awarding Beaufort Street Book vouchers for the best entries (Kindy - Year 2 and Year 3 - 6). To enter, take a photo of yourself reading a book in an unusual place and send it toÌýMrs Cre ...

During Term 2,Ìýthe Year 6 students preparedÌýfour-minuteÌýspecial interestÌýspeechesÌýwhich theÌýteachers markedÌýagainstÌýa set of stringent criteria. Ten students were selected to present to esteemed judges Mrs Wiklund, Mrs Lazar and Mrs SpeersÌýand theÌýaudienceÌýof parents, teachers and students. The finalists did themselves proud! ItÌýwasÌýexceptionally difficult to chooseÌýthreeÌýstude ...