From the Upper School
A message from Mrs Victoria Harrison, Head of Upper School
#PymblePulse was evident on Wednesday with another fabulous Athletics Carnival on Main Oval. It was a fantastic showcase of house spirit, talent and enthusiasm by our Year 9 and 10 students. It was a pleasure to be able to cheer on our amazing athletes and those students who showed house spirit by participating in both track and field events.
Our Upper School Communications Leaders, Alice and Jemma, have been around the grounds collecting the views of Upper School girls on the 2024 Pymble Pulse initiative.
- ‘It represents the connection we all have, and our common parts!’
- ‘The interesting chant makes Pymble feel like a closer group.’
- ‘I think it’s a good way to acknowledge the work and results of our community.’
- ‘It really shows how strong the school spirit is!’
- ‘A lot of people have wear their bandanas. It’s nice to wear this besides just our school uniforms.’
ySafe
In the digital age, maintaining a healthy relationship with social media and screen use is challenging. Many students struggle to use their phones and laptops productively and safely. Social media is a powerful tool for connection and information, but setting boundaries is essential for mental wellbeing and privacy. Boundaries protect personal information and prevent cyberbullying.
Through PDHPE (Physical Development, Health, and Physical Education), the Compass curriculum and this week’s presentation by ySafe, we are committed to helping our students understand how to stay safe. This effort requires partnership with our parent community. We hope many parents can join the online ySafe Parent Evening at 6.30pm tonight. Click here to register.
More helpful information can be found by clicking here.
Reminders
Residential Program Term 3
Next Wednesday evening is our Information evening and icebreaker for our Term 3 Residential Program from 6.30pm to 7.30pm. We are looking forward to seeing parents and their daughters at the first event as they begin their journey. A portal message will be sent out to parents so please keep an eye out for further information. The girls will also have their Outdoor Education uniform fitting at lunchtime on Thursday 6 June.
Next Wednesday 5 June is Jersey Day, an incredibly special day for the Pymble community. We encourage all girls to wear their favourite jersey over their full Pymble uniform in memory of Alana, Prue and Jane.
Days for Girls is an important service initiative that we encourage all Upper School girls to participate in. We have loved working with the girls each week in these workshops.
On Wednesday 19 June (Week 8) we are inviting Upper School mums, grandmothers, aunts and carers to join our lunchtime workshop. This is wonderful way to spend some time working with your daughters on a valuable project that makes an enormous difference to the lives of women around the world. Please register your interest if you are available to attend.
A visit to Sydney Science Park
On Friday 24 May, our Year 10 elective Global Studies and Sustainable Futures class, travelled out to Luddenham to visit the area where the Sydney Science Park is going to be built. Pymble Ladies’ College, along with other schools around NSW participated in various activities throughout the day, ultimately challenging us to think about possible solutions and innovations that could be used here to make it a successful sustainable city.
We interacted with experts from Sydney Water, CSIRO, nbn technology, Orion, Endeavour Energy and various individual specialists who helped us explore the fields of water management, circular economy, energy, transport, urban development, smart cities, heat adaptation, public health and urban agriculture.
By engaging in these activities with industry professionals, we gained valuable insights into the collaborative interactions among specialists from various STEM fields. This highlighted the key considerations for designing and executing a long-term project like the Sydney Science Park and enabled us to design innovative solutions to enhance the project’s sustainability in order to benefit future residents.
Overall this was a great experience as we have gained a better understanding of real life sustainable developments and how the designing and planning of a construction project works with the integration of various businesses. This excursion was extremely beneficial towards helping our group progress with the current assessment task. A special thank you to Ms Keighran for organising this experience.
Written by Mary Staciwa, Swapna Baggam, Claire Murphy and Charlotte Ruscio
Key Dates
Thursday May 30 YSafe Talk to Parents at 6.30pm
Saturday June 1 Indigenous Round of Sport
Wednesday June 5 Year 9 Residential Program Group 3 Parent/Student Info Night
Friday June 7 Boarders’ Travel Day
Monday June 10 King’s Birthday Public Holiday
Wednesday June 12 Year 10 into Year 11 Subject Selection Event (Parents/Students)
Tuesday June 25 Secondary School Ensemble Concert
Friday June 28 Boarders’ Travel Day & last day of Term 2
Victoria Harrison
Head of Upper School