From the Middle School
Last Friday the Middle School welcomed a number of very special visitors to Pymble, hosting Links Day for our incoming Year 7 2024 cohort. The day was a hive of activity with Middle School Student Leaders and Year 7 Transition Leaders working hard welcoming students, facilitating ice breaker activities, taking students on a scavenger hunt tour of the Campus, supporting them navigate their way to sample lessons and to the Have A Go Expo which showcased co-curricular and sport offerings for 2024. We would like to take a moment to congratulate and thank our Middle School Student Leaders and our Year 7 Transition Leaders for their enthusiasm and the care they took with Year 6 students on the day.
Our Year 12 2024 House Leaders and their friendly mascots also deserve a thank you for their careful planning and encouragement of Year 6 on the day. Year 12 House Leaders ran a series of House Spirit activities to welcome Year 6 into their House groups. Needless to say, our Year 6 visitors had a thoroughly enjoyable day experiencing life on campus and building connections within our Middle School family. We all look forward to welcoming them next year during the Orientation program.
Tuesday saw the 40th anniversary of Jacaranda Day where the College community gathers below our beautiful and full blooming jacaranda tree to give thanks and pledge support and service to our College and community charity organisations. Sienna Melton (Year 8) gave the Acknowledgement of Country with Jessica Persson (Year 7) and Grace McSweeney (Year 8) reading prayers to mark the occasion. It was wonderful to hear the Middle School Service initiatives shared with the wider Pymble community and acknowledge the commitment of our Year 7 and Year 8 students across the year.
Jacaranda Day also marks a time in our calendar when as a college we work to collect donations for The Bill Crews Foundation. Sweet and savoury perishable items, as well as games and toys can be donated to the Middle School Office for the foundation to use over the Christmas and holiday period. Your donations are always warmly received.
Year 7 Christmas Chapel Service
On Wednesday afternoon, Year 7 held their Christmas service, celebrating the year as well as taking time to reflect on their growth and change throughout the year. Congratulations and thank you to Ms Theresa Mimmo and Mr Andrew Heggie, Head of Year 7, who worked tirelessly with student volunteers to craft decorations, plan and practice music, recite readings and create gifts for teachers. It was an incredibly special celebration and showcased the many talents of Year 7 including students reading, singing, playing the piano, the flute and strings. Thank you to parents, carers and extended family who attended on the day to celebrate with Year 7.
Year 7 Art
Year 7 Visual Arts are busy at the moment drawing and clay making imaginative creatures and animals as part of their ‘insert unit title’. We could not resist showcasing a number of our students’ creations and know that you will agree how ingenious and original their works of art are.
Dance Showcase
The Pymble Dance Showcase took place last Thursday to Sunday, showcasing the talent of our Year 7 and 8 dance students. We would like to congratulate the following students for their participation in what was truly a breathtaking display of talent and hard work.
| Abby Pisani | Year 07 |
| Alessandra Liew | Year 07 |
| Amara Ahmed | Year 07 |
| Annabella Bayfield | Year 07 |
| Annika Sethuram | Year 07 |
| Autumn Adler | Year 07 |
| Ava Christofides | Year 07 |
| Chloe Tian-Cheong | Year 07 |
| Claire Dong | Year 07 |
| Claire Feng | Year 07 |
| Cleo McLaughlin | Year 07 |
| Constance Law | Year 07 |
| Dakota Jiang | Year 07 |
| Eleanor Mason-Jones | Year 07 |
| Ellie Zhao | Year 07 |
| Emma Scott | Year 07 |
| Emma Yates | Year 07 |
| Evelyn Chen | Year 07 |
| Ginny Makan | Year 07 |
| Hannah Murphy | Year 07 |
| Hilary Pang | Year 07 |
| Charis Kwan | Year 07 |
| Constance Chow | Year 07 |
| Imogen Jones | Year 07 |
| Indigo Meldrum | Year 07 |
| Isabella Benjamin | Year 07 |
| Isabelle Martin | Year 07 |
| Isla Polites | Year 07 |
| Jane Zhang | Year 07 |
| Alana Wang | Year 07 |
| Isabella Eum | Year 07 |
| Sophie Wei | Year 07 |
| Kate Rogers | Year 07 |
| Kayla Ma | Year 07 |
| Leahara Wijesuriya | Year 07 |
| Lily Xiao | Year 07 |
| Lily Xing | Year 07 |
| Malaika Rasheed | Year 07 |
| Matilda Bentley | Year 07 |
| Maya Burgess | Year 07 |
| Cindy Lin | Year 07 |
| Rosanna Rew | Year 07 |
| Ruby Chu | Year 07 |
| Ruolin Huang | Year 07 |
| Sarah Foo | Year 07 |
| Sarah Wong | Year 07 |
| Savannah Lorimer | Year 07 |
| Savannah Masya | Year 07 |
| Elena Duan | Year 07 |
| Cabrini Lee | Year 07 |
| Yiling Gu | Year 07 |
| Feifei Wang | Year 07 |
| Amelia Lee | Year 08 |
| Angela Chen | Year 08 |
| Annabel Lewthwaite | Year 08 |
| Annabel Taylor | Year 08 |
| Caitlin Xi | Year 08 |
| Camellia Zhou | Year 08 |
| Catherine Zeng | Year 08 |
| Charlotte Blaiklock | Year 08 |
| Charlotte King | Year 08 |
| Lucy Sun | Year 08 |
| Cienna Harvie | Year 08 |
| Elle Harsany | Year 08 |
| Ellie Pointon | Year 08 |
| Emily Chiang | Year 08 |
| Emily Mah | Year 08 |
| Emily Zhai | Year 08 |
| Eva Pieterse | Year 08 |
| Evelyn Li | Year 08 |
| Evie Farr | Year 08 |
| Fiona Pan | Year 08 |
| Hongyu (Cindy) Jin | Year 08 |
| Irisara O’Brien | Year 08 |
| Isabel Neal | Year 08 |
| Jessica Allman | Year 08 |
| Jessica Bao | Year 08 |
| Milly Xu | Year 08 |
| Joy Yin | Year 08 |
| Kitty Yip | Year 08 |
| Kaela Tan | Year 08 |
| Katherine Boyce | Year 08 |
| Kathy Wang | Year 08 |
| Kayra Amir | Year 08 |
| Lucinda Martin | Year 08 |
| Lucy Simpson | Year 08 |
| Cindy Wang | Year 08 |
| Raina Wang | Year 08 |
| Ruby Watson | Year 08 |
| Ruofan Tang | Year 08 |
| Sarah Bai | Year 08 |
| Saskia Nicholson | Year 08 |
| Serena Cummings | Year 08 |
| Sienna Ford | Year 08 |
| Sienna Melton | Year 08 |
| Skye MacLeod | Year 08 |
| Sophia Chen | Year 08 |
| Sophie Ngai | Year 08 |
| Sophie Rigg | Year 08 |
| Stella Xu | Year 08 |
| Vivian Wei | Year 08 |
| Rain To | Year 08 |
| Camille Xiao | Year 08 |
| Xiran Rong | Year 08 |
| Jane Lee | Year 08 |
| Cherry Lau | Year 08 |
| Yvette Moodie | Year 08 |
| Zara Orr | Year 08 |
| Zoe Davies | Year 08 |
Compass Captains
We would like to acknowledge and congratulate the below Year 7 and Year 8 students for taking on the role of Compass Captain during Term 4. These students are working very hard within their compass groups running activities, games and festive celebrations to end the term.
| Year 7 | Year 8 | |
| Bennett A | Emma Koorey Tia Pillai | Jaya Chand Jenny He |
| Bennett B | Indigo Meldrum Sarah Quan | Chloe Wei Skye MacLeod |
| Goodlet A | Olivia Pragassen Amalia Bond | Annie Pennington Georgie Curtis |
| Goodlet B | Constance Law Sasha Paris | Ciara Sweeney Sophia Vajedsamiei |
| Hammond A | Ruolin Huang Linh Dinh | Cassandra Vielman Alexandra Warren |
| Hammond B | Kathryn Xu Hannah Murphy | Emily Mah Annabel Taylor |
| Ingleholme A | Anagha Kandala Shreya Mahendra | Celine Chen Cynthia Zhao |
| Ingleholme B | Haylee Lam Kayla Ma | Tina Peng Fiona Xue |
| Lang A | Cecilia Bryant Elise Xu | Zoe Bloom Cindy Wang |
| Lang B | Eleanor Ramsay Jane Zhang | Jacquelyn Zhu Audrey Lin |
| Marden A | Megan Chia Eyleen Zhou | Clare Ferreira Mia Sherry |
| Marden B | Stephanie Du Sophie Harris | Mia Zhang Thiloksha Perera |
| Thomas A | Phoebe Hutton Jiarui Song | Kristen Pang Elisa Cui |
| Thomas B | Lily Xiao Nicole Fan | Ilesha Nair Jiani Ling |
| Wylie A | Ella Gao Eden Connors | Sarah Bai Jaimee Leung |
| Wylie B | Angelina Wang Chloe Shao | Meg Fulford Amrita Marwah |
Gloucester Gatherings
Our Gloucester Gathering Liaisons along with our Middle School Liaisons, have put together a wonderful schedule for Gloucester Gatherings this Term. See below for the exciting activities planned for Middle School. We look forward to sharing many photos throughout the term.
From the Middle School Parent Group Leaders
Year 7 Yum Cha Brunch
Thank you very much to Dr Hadwen, the Community Engagement team, PPA President Sunny Hres, SSPG Group Leaders and the Middle School Parent Group for approving and supporting this special Year 7 Yum Cha Brunch event.
Also, thank you very much to all 24 parents who attended on the day. It was joyful to have so many Year 7 parents there to celebrate our end-of-year event for Year 7 parents, our final event as a cohort and a wonderful year at Pymble. Please enjoy the pictures that were taken throughout the day.
Key Term Dates
Friday 17 November – Year 8 Environmental Day
Jenny O’Donnell
Head of Middle School