Bob Meakin, Head of Senior School / Deputy Headmaster
Dear Parents and Carers
Our Year 12 exams commenced yesterday and despite a power outage this morning which saw the Business Studies exams moved to Vicars Centenary Hall, all appears to be going smoothly. I wish all Year 12 the very best for their examinations.
A special thank you to all families who attended the Friday Night Lights last week at Easts despite the 1st XV not finishing the game due to injury. It was a fantastic community event and a great hit out for some of our Senior Rugby teams.
This morning our Year 7s embark on their Slam Poetry programme, run by our English Department. This is the performing of Poetry in front of an audience combining both creativity and performance. Our hope is that the students engage with poetry and literature because of this incursion.
This Saturday is our final Winter Sport round for the term, and we hope for better weather than last week that saw many fixtures cancelled.
Also, this morning we farewelled our Year 9 students who will embark on their CITF programme with Outward Bound at Tharwa. As the boys settle down for their first night’s sleep in Tharwa, we wish them well on this powerful, formative experience. We gathered the cohort in the Packer Theatre yesterday afternoon to run through expectations and send them on their way with our encouragements. The boys were in good spirits. We look forward to seeing the boys back safely and hearing all about their adventures while away.
Our best wishes go to the following Year 10 students: Edward John-O’Brien, Alexander Hutchinson, Fergus Dawson-Damer, Renzo Balagna, Kai Bogg and Edmund Granger. These students head off to Argentina on exchange, where they will be hosted by families there and will be away until then end of Week 2 next term. This is an incredible experience for them, and we wish them well.
Have a good week.
Best wishes,
Bob Meakin
Head of Senior School / Deputy Headmaster