Jewish Holocaust Centre Excursion

On Monday 18 March, Year 10 History (Peace to War) students visited the Jewish Holocaust Centre in Elsternwick as part of their studies into World War II and the Holocaust.

Students were able to tour the museum and to hear from a Holocaust survivor, David. A Polish citizen, he was forced into the Lodz ghetto and then later taken to Auschwitz. David, his twin brother and his father survived. They were separated from his mother at Auschwitz and they never saw her again.

Student Reflections

Sarah

On our visit to the Holocaust museum, we got the privilege to hear a survivor, David share his story. It was so amazing to hear first hand about someone’s experiences but also very sad. I think that hearing David talk to us about his life before the Holocaust, and how normal it was, then hearing about how quickly that all changed really affected me. Also seeing all the documents and photos from the time was surreal.

Toni Pinto

On Monday, we went to the Holocaust Museum and were lucky enough to get the opportunity to speak to a survivor. His amazing story was very moving. He spoke about his experiences and how luck and hope helped him survive. We also got a little tour of the museum. The person who gave my group the tour was a son of a survivor. We got to see some photos and artifacts from this horrible time. Overall, I think the day was very rewarding and I really enjoyed it.

Emily Woodward

On 18 March, we went to the Holocaust Museum. At the start we had a small introduction about the Museum and what we were going to learn about. We then got split up into groups of 7 - 8 and had a short detailed tour of the Museum. In my group, we were informed about the different concentration camps, the size of them and where about the camps were located. We were given an opportunity to listen to David, a Jewish survivor from the Holocaust. He told us his story about what he experienced and what it was like in a concentration camp. I found David’s story very interesting and I got a lot out of the day and I highly recommend it!

Kyla Rush

On 18 March, we were lucky enough to have the opportunity to visit the Holocaust Museum. We began with a short introduction to the place, followed by a detailed tour of the museum. It was very informational and interesting to see some of the primary sources in person, which helped gain a deeper understanding. After the tour, we were given the amazing opportunity to hear a survivor's story and the things he went through in these times. His story was very touching and interesting to hear.

Mikayla Thomson

On Monday, we visited the Jewish Holocaust Museum. It was such an interesting day and I learnt a variety of new and different things that I found surprising. The highlight of the day was probably hearing David, a survivor of the Holocaust, speak about his experiences and his life. I learnt a lot from David's speech and the way it affected the Jewish. During the days introduction video, we saw some very comforting scenes but they did help me to understand just how large and awful the Holocaust was. I also learned a lot from our tour of the actual museum. Seeing primary sources helped me to gain more knowledge of how things worked and were used.

Daniel

We got to speak to one of the survivors and he spoke about his story. Also we had a look in the museum and all of the artefacts.

Samantha Payne

On Monday, we got to hear a Holocaust survivor's story. He told us everything from when he was a kid to when he moved to Australia. We got to look through the museum and when we looked at the striped clothes the prisoners wore, it made everything feel real.

Summer Payne

On Monday 18 March, we had the opportunity to visit the Holocaust museum. We listened to one of the survivors speak about his story. He told us about where he grew up, what it was like at the concentration camp and how he got to Australia. It was a very touching story and made us realise how grateful we were for our life.

Nikkita Ring

At the museum on Monday18 March, we heard a story of a holocaust survivor. We looked at some artefacts in the museum.

Jake Licari

During the excursion to the Holocaust museum on Monday, we walked around and looked at some of the exhibits; like how the Jews resisted the Nazis, talked about a model of Auschwitz and we listened to a speech.

Aimee McMaster

On Monday, we went to the Holocaust Museum. When we arrived they showed us a short movie about what the holocaust was. We then got into small groups and walked around the museum. We also got the opportunity to listen to a survivor tell his story of what he went through during the Holocaust.

Corey Meade

On Monday, we went to the Holocaust Museum and we spoke to a survivor from the holocaust and he told us his story on what he experienced. We caught the train with another class into Elsternwick. And we watched a documentary on the Holocaust, then we got taken around the museum with a guide and showed us some primary sources from these concentration camp.

Angus Amarant

Monday we went to the Holocaust Museum with others classes. We got the train from Lilydale station to Richmond to Elsternwick. We watched a video on the Holocaust, walked around the museum with a guide and he explained things that happened in the Holocaust and he showed us pieces and things that were actually in the Holocaust. We also spoke to a actual Holocaust survivor and he spoke for a period of time to the classes and explained what he did during the Holocaust and how he survived.

James

On Monday, we went to the Holocaust museum with the class and spoke to a survivor of World War II. He told us about his experience with the camps and how he got through the whole thing.

Tyler Lillis

The Holocaust Museum was a different and interesting experience. Being able to hear from a survivor about his experience and survival in the a ghetto and one of the camps was intriguing. Whilst walking around the exhibits, we got to see a survivor that built the camp of Treblinka, which they successfully escaped from. Learning how people went into hiding and successfully hid for a long period of time was nice, but how they got caught was also sad, because someone went and told the Germans.

Shaun Goodwin

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ANZAC Day Badges for sale

A range of Anzac badges are available from Ms Mays in Staffroom 2 (behind the Library).

All money raised goes to supporting the Lilydale RSL and their support of the local veteran community.

Kristy Mays

2019 Legacy ANZAC Day Ceremony

Wednesday 3 April

Legacy Australia was established to provide support services to Australian families suffering after the injury or death of a spouse or parent, during or after their defence force service.

Every year prior to Anzac Day, they hold a ceremony for Victorian school students at the Shrine of Remembrance.

As the Easter holidays and start of Term 2 all occur in the first week of Term 1, the ceremony is being held early.

Our Humanities Captains, Nick Rowe and Daniel Sultana laid a wreath on behalf of the school.

Thanks to all the students who volunteered to participate in the commemorative service yesterday.

Lest we forget.

Kristy Mays

Year 11 Market Day!

Thursday 2 May
Lunchtime
Middle School Quadrangles

Get excited – yes it’s that time of the year again, only four weeks to Market Day...….and the school's 100th Birthday! Twice the reason to CELEBRATE!

For those students new to the school, our Year 11 Business Management students have been working tirelessly on their planning and preparation for Market Day.

This year, we have 22 different stalls selling a variety of food such as; hamburgers, sausages, egg and bacon rolls, wedges, hot dogs, nachos, toasties, BBQ dimmies, various sweet treats, including brownies, crepes, cupcakes, slices, fairy floss, honey joys, fairy bread, frog in the pond, rumballs, spiders, fruit skewers, milk shakes and ice cream sandwiches.

Remember to bring your money (preferably coins), on Thursday 2 May and support the Year 11 Business students . All profits go to charity.

Sharon Wall

SRC - Student Representative Council

Express Yourself Day