From the Boarding School

It was lovely to welcome our Boarders and their families back to campus on Monday afternoon. I think it is fair to say, the first day back after a break is never easy but five minutes with our beautiful Boarders always sorts out any reluctance. Here are just a few snaps of some happy returns.

Food glorious food!

Our catering team is such an integral part of our Boarding family, and they take great care to ensure your girls have access to nutritious and tasty meals. Our Term 2 menu is included here for your reference and can also be accessed on the website.

As background, there is quite the process that goes on before the menu is confirmed and it is a live document that has ongoing iterations. The first step in the process is a draft menu devised by our head chef, Mike. This is then provided to the Boarders’ Representative Council (BRC) who seek feedback from the various year groups. The Heads of House also provide feedback. This feedback is then collated and the menus are adjusted accordingly. The Chartwells dietitian then reviews the menu, and tweaks are made to ensure a well-balanced and delicious menu is available.

Throughout the term, Boarding staff and the Boarders provide daily feedback on the food and based on this, adjustments are made to the cyclic menu. Our head chef also attends the fortnightly BRC meetings to seek and respond to feedback. Your thoughts are also welcome and you can share these with your relevant Head of House who will ensure this is feed into the process.

Keeping Up With Our Boarders

I am always proud to share our quarterly publication, Keeping Up With Our Boarders. This Boarder publication is a great snapshot of the term that was and I hope you can find the time to leaf through our Term 1 edition.

Love It – Theresa Mimmo, Deputy Director of Boarding

We are looking forward to a fabulous term of Love It and Learn It. Our teaching staff and academic tutors will be back in full force next week, and you can click here to view the Term 2 Love It program.

See you in Dubbo?

Pymble will be at the Dubbo Boarding Expo on 16 and 17 May and if you are in the area we would love you to call in and say hello. We will also be celebrating with families and old and new friends on 16 May at Press in Dubbo. We would love you to join us.

View From My Window

Hi everyone, I’m Ally and I’m Lethy, and we are twins. I (Ally) get to say my name first because I am 30 minutes older. We are both 17 and come from Wagga Wagga, the largest city in NSW, and also number one on the best inland beach list! We live with our parents, Kylie and Cole, our older sister, Ami, our cat, Basil, our dog, Quinn, and three chickens.

Ally: When I look out my window, I see a stunning sunset, a view of my front yard, and, if I’m lucky, my dog and cat – who, of course, come over to remind me that they’re the real owners of the place. Looking out my window during spring I see all the trees blossoming making the driveway look like someone should be getting married.

Lethy: When I look out my window, I see the open paddocks stretching out behind and beside our house. There’s always a great sunset that catches in the trees, and sometimes a few kangaroos bouncing around like they own the place. It’s peaceful – unless the dog decides it’s time for a drama (aka chasing the kangaroos), which is most days.

Ally: When I am at home I love to catch up with my family and spend the long afternoons out the back watching the NRL or swimming in the pool and of course eating a cheese platter!

Lethy: I love taking the dog for a walk around the lake or going to the gym with Ally, when she can finally convince me. It’s much easier to drag me there now that we can drive. Everyone here knows what car she drives, it’s kind of hard to miss. I also somehow always end up being in charge of collecting the cheese and fruit for the platters… which I don’t mind, as long as no one touches my brie!

Ally: When it comes to the dreaded time to return to school, I couldn’t be more excited. I get to see some of the closest friends I have made in my life. Coming back to school from living in a big open space makes me so grateful that I can have two homes, with very different surroundings.

Lethy: I like getting back into routine – especially with sport and school. I’m never really in Boarding because I always have training, so being busy feels normal for me. But mostly, I love seeing everyone again and having people around who make me laugh until my stomach hurts. It makes saying goodbye to home just a little bit easier.