From the Senior School
From the Head of Senior School
Year 5 / Year 11 Mentoring
This week saw the launch of our 2024 program of connecting and mentoring between our Year 11 students and their Year 5 younger peers. This program provides a wonderful opportunity for the older students to offer friendship, guidance and advice with younger girls, and for the younger girls to bring some more fun, light and connection to our Year 11s. There was such a warmth in the room, as the girls met their buddies and started up their conversations. Here are the thoughts of some Year 11 students:
On Monday, Year 11 were lucky enough to meet with our buddies from Year 5. After many weeks of anticipation and preparation for the day, we were so excited to spend time with our new friends from the Junior School. Prompted by questions such as ‘Do you prefer sweet or savoury foods?’ and ‘What is your favourite school memory?’, we quickly and easily made connections with the younger girls. For the Year 11 students, this experience allowed us to draw parallels between both of our penultimate years of school (Year 5 and Year 11), and to see just how far we have come as individuals in the past six years. We can’t wait to see our Year 5 buddies again soon!
Written by Emily
This week we had the opportunity to meet with the lovely Year 5’s in our parallel journeys in becoming leaders of our respective schools. There was a lively buzz in the air as the younger girls, some a little shy at first, grouped with their Year 11 mentors and began to open up about favourite foods, TV shows, and pets. It was rather nostalgic to think about coming so far since Year 5, and I am excited to continue getting to know my buddy over the course of this year.
Written by Olivia
On Monday we had our first meeting with our year 5 buddies. I really enjoyed meeting my buddy (and Tully who is paired with me) Hayley. I really enjoyed hearing about what the Junior School is like, particularly because I never attended the Junior School, and hearing about how all their sport and co-curricular worked on a day-today basis. I think it is a really great thing for us to do so that better relationships are built between the Junior and Senior Schools and to ensure the younger girls are better prepared for their move into the Middle School.
Written by Lola
Term 2 Key Dates
13 May – Year 12 photographs
14 May – Year 12 Trivia Night
29 May – Athletics Carnival
10 June – King’s Birthday Public Holiday
21 June – Senior School Wrap with Love Knit-In
28 June – Term 2 concludes
From the Secondary School Parent Group
Mother’s Day Breakfast
We have a wonderful event coming up for Mother’s Day the morning of Monday 13 May. The College has kindly moved the time to a breakfast to accommodate those with jobs, and it would be wonderful if us mothers and carers could support this move by attending.
Please click here to purchase your ticket.
Year 12 Pizza Night
Dear Year 12 Parents and Carers
We hope you had a lovely Easter break. We hope you can join us for our Term 2 Parent/Carer Pizza Night on Friday 17 May at 7.00pm.
Best wishes
Pilar & Susan
Nikki Wyse
Head of Senior School