Bob Meakin, Deputy Headmaster & Head of Senior School

Dear Parents and Carers

This morning, we were treated to Isabella Nasser, as our special guest speaker at the International Women’s Day Breakfast. Isabella is currently Captain of the Women’s Australian 7s team for Rugby and has played in 14 tournaments representing Australia, including the Paris Olympics in 2024. Her message to the School and special guests was around the importance of team work and maintaining a strong and equal profile for women’s sport, as well as encouraging Cranbrook to keep teenage girls who will be joining us next year, engaged in sport in ameaningful way. Her speech was beautifully delivered, and we thank her for her time and the wonderful message she left us.

Last night saw the opening of the Senior Production The Visit, a special thank you to the cast and crew for an outstanding first night and I look forward to attending on Friday.

Last night also saw our Year 12 Parent/Teacher night, and I hope this was useful and productive feedback for parents and students.

Yesterday morning we enjoyed an Open Day with prospective students and parents having a tour of the School. A special thanks to our Year 10 volunteers who made our guests feel so welcome and for their excellent work in guiding these prospective families around the School.

This Saturday sees the final round of Summer Sport, with most fixtures against Waverley College. Next week, we enjoy a fixture free weekend, but we look forward to the CAS Swimming Championships on Thursday evening at SOPAC, Homebush. A special thanks to Years 8, 10, 11 and the Prefects for their support of our swimmers, where we hope for many personal bests and a fine team performance.

A reminder that next week Year 7 and Year 9 will have their NAPLAN testing for Literacy and Numeracy. These tests will be done online and whilst students cannot revise, they should arrive with a fully charged device.

Finally, congratulations to James Malcolm, Year 11, who has been appointed the Student Head of CITF, and he is looking forward with assisting with the Year 7 programme which departs on Sunday 16 March.

Have a great week.

Bob Meakin
Deputy Headmaster & Head of Senior School