From the Boarding School
Knox Trivia
The spirit of Christmas was welcomed on Friday with our Christmas trivia event with Knox. We had over 250 Boarders from both Knox and Pymble gather in our beautifully decorated dining room. We had many Pymble Boarders dressed in Christmas colours and festive onesies for the event. In mixed groups, a barbecue dinner was enjoyed before the trivia commenced. Lead by Skye and Aspen, our Boarding Head Prefects, the competitive energy was in the room as the groups worked together to answer Christmas-related trivia questions, including naming well known Christmas carols. After the event, we gathered on Gloucester Lawn for a paper airplane competition and games of soccer and footy. Congratulations to our Year 12s who took out the win in trivia!
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a celebration of sharing and abundance for our friends in the United States and Canada. For us here in Boarding, it is another opportunity to be thankful and a time to remember and embrace those who enrich our lives. Our Boarders took the opportunity to write cards to family, friends and staff to whom they are grateful for the blessings they bring. Of course, a turkey dinner was mandatory and, in keeping with the theme of the evening, there was much gratitude to our Catering team.
Love it – Mrs White, Deputy Director of Boarding
It’s Beginning to look a lot like Christmas… (In Boarding!)
Christmas has arrived in Boarding with Christmas festivities beginning over the weekend. On Saturday morning, Goodlet ladies accompanied Vicki (Assistant Head of Year 12 Boarding) to Dural Christmas Tree Farm to pick out thre fabulous trees for our Boarding House. The girls choose beautifully and decorated the trees into the afternoon. The foyers of our Boarding Houses are now warm and welcoming as the smell of pine and Christmas décor ascends from the staircases.
On Saturday evening, the Christmas celebrations continued into the evening within house Christmas movie night, complete with popcorn and snacks. Marden and Goodlet gathered in the common rooms and enjoyed Christmas classics of Elf and Love Actually on the big screen. The girls enjoyed the evening immensely and are excited to continue the Christmas movies this weekend.
Manly Magic
On Sunday afternoon, Marden and Goodlet ladies headed out to Manly for a coastal walk and swim. The girls enjoyed exploring the famous Manly Wharf before embarking on the scenic walk between Manly and Shelly Beach. The Manly community markets were also bustling as the girls enjoyed wandering around the stalls. The weather was perfect for a dip in the Fairy Bower Sea Pool, before the girls enjoyed an ice cream along the promenade. It was lovely to have Year 10 Big Sisters join our younger Boarders for the beach adventure
What’s on this weekend:
Thursday: Year 10 Salsa Dancing with Newington and Late-Night Shopping Adventure
Friday: Year 7 Balmoral Adventure
Saturday: Christmas Crafts
Sunday: Movie Time! Marden – Trolls Movie & Goodlet – Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour
View From My Window
My name is Lola Barwick, I’m in Year 10 and I started Boarding at Pymble at the beginning of last year. When I look out of my window at home I see a lot of crops, paddocks, and animals.
I live on a property in northwest NSW near a small town called Gravesend with my mum, dad and three sisters: Tilly who has just graduated this year from Pymble, Poppy in Year 8 starting here next year and Cybelle in Year 2 who won’t be coming to Pymble for a little while.
I love being home and hanging out with all my cousins who live on properties surrounding me, and other friends from home who I went to school with in Year 7 and 8. Usually at home I would spend time working on our farm, swimming in the river or staying at my cousin’s house. I love to spend time at home with my family and helping with things like mustering, shearing, branding and harvest time.
I love living on a property and being able to also come to Sydney through boarding.
Coming to Pymble was a big change for me from my old school of only 150 kids from Year 7 to 12, and only having six kids in my grade in primary school, to now having almost 300 in my year at Pymble. I love the change though and being able to meet so many new people.
I love to come back to Boarding to see all my friends, (Boarders and day girls) and to spend time with them on weekends and at school going to the beach and going shopping, but most of all being able to invite all my friends from school back home during the holidays.
Boarder of the Week
Congratulations to our fabulous Boarder of the Week Latiah, who join us in Year 7 from Dubbo. Latiah’s kind and friendly presence, along with her infectious sense of humour, never fails to delight peers and staff. Latiah remained on campus last week and lead the set up of Christmas festivities in Boarding. She volunteered to write Christmas trivia and set up the dining room for dinner with Knox on Friday.
Latiah also volunteers to collect and decorate the Christmas tree in Goodlet House, which was a lovely surprise for our Year 10 Boarders returning from camp. Latiah is always an active presence during our Boarding activities and a wonderful support to her younger Boarding sisters. We are so pleased to call Latiah one of our own!
Save the Dates
Tuesday 28 November – End of Year Chapel Service and Boarding Christmas Party (all Boarders required to be in attendance)
Wednesday 6 December – Year 7 to 10 Speech Day (all Boarders required to be in attendance)
Wednesday 6 December – Boarders’ travel afternoon (following Speech Day)
Carolyn Burgess
Head of Boarding