Year 6

Transition Day - Monday 25 November, 2019

All new students joining Mount Scopus in Year 5 and Year 6 in 2020 are invited for a transition day.

New students will be allocated into a class with their current cohort. Time will be spent in the class which allows teachers to observe the students . Along with information from their trial visit, this will assist in class placements for students.

The visiting students will tour the campus and hear from key staff about their roles, as well as from current SFPS students about different aspects of life in Year 5 and Year 6 at Mount Scopus.

Students will travel on the school bus network. Even if your child will only use the school bus on a casual basis, or only for before and after school activities, it is recommended that they use the bus for their transition visits to provide a level of familiarity with the process.

Only students whose place acceptance documentation has been returned are eligible to attend. A snack for recess and lunch should be brought from home. Students can wear casual clothes, including runners for a PE activity. Please return the Permission Form by Wednesday 20 November, 2019.

Details of each student's bus journeys will be sent closer to the date once the permission slip has been received. Please note that the bus and bus stop used for the transition visit may not be the same one allocated in 2020 as the routes are reviewed over the summer break each year.

Year 6 camp

The Year 6 camp is a key highlight of the program at Mount Scopus. Students travel to Sydney and then on to Canberra for a four day visit of some major institutions. These have included attending a session at the Parliament of Australia, the Australian War Memorial, the Israeli Embassy and Questacon.

The camps are scheduled in February 2020. Further information will be provided in due course.

Bar and Bat Mitzvah programs

The College runs an array of meaningful programs for Bnei Mitzvah.

For girls, the program runs in Year 6 and includes a range of components which families can choose from to provide a tailored program to suit their needs and interests. The options include a mother / daughter learning program, a mother/daughter Shabbaton weekend, assistance in Dvar Torah prepartion, leyning, and an end of year ceremony. Contact Liora Miller for further information.

For boys, Rabbi Avrohom Goldberg is available to provide individual tuition to learn the Parsha, Haftora, Brachot and relevant prayers, as well as helping understand the meaning of the Parsha, and support for the Dvar Torah/speech. He can also assist in working out which is the correct Parsha for boys, and help find a Shul where this special occasion can be celebrated. Whilst most of this will take place in Year 7, many boys will start their learning in Year 6.

Simcha register

The Parents Association coordinates volunteers who run the Simcha list to avoid clashes in scheduling Bar and Bat Mitzvah functions within a cohort. It is not compulsory to register. Please note: not all parents register their simcha, not all parents will invite the whole year level, and until 2026 the list is for all events in that year which will include simchas of other children not in the same year level, ie Batmitzvahs from the year below or possibly some Barmitzvahs from the year above. From Year 2, 2022 onwards the convenor will deal with the entire cohort, irrespective of for which years the simchas are scheduled.

MSMC Bar / Bat Mitzvah registry contacts