From the Boarding School
There is nothing like the return of our Boarders to bring a smile to my face and put a spring in my step. Monday night did not disappoint, with squeals of joy as the girls were reunited with each other after three weeks away. It was, however, bittersweet to see the girls sadly farewell their parents and I am grateful to our wonderful families for the trust you place in us in leaving your girls in our care. I know you miss them and I thank you for sharing them with us during the term time.
Staff News
Our hard-working Deputy Director of Boarding, Katie White, is enjoying some very well-deserved Long Service Leave for the first three weeks of term. I am delighted to announce that Kate Inglis will be our Acting Deputy Director of Boarding during this time, while Vicki McGilvray will step into Kate’s role of Head of Goodlet House. I am equally delighted to advise that Courtney Scott (Assistant Head of Year 7&8, Boarding) will take charge of leave for Term 3. I am beyond grateful to have such a capable team of staff who are so generous in sharing their talents and time.
Love It – Kate Inglis (Acting Deputy Director of Boarding)
Our Term 3 Love It program promises to be a real hit and it was wonderful to see the girls flicking through the program, planning out their adventures for the term. We already have many girls signed up for mini golf this weekend and we are counting on a beautiful day of sunshine when we head out to Manly on Sunday. We will celebrate Christmas in July on Sunday evening with a special Christmas dinner and festivities planned.
You can download your personal copy of the Term 3 Love It program at the following link. If you would like to join us on any of our adventures, we would love to have you on board.
Boarders Shine
It was a busy holiday for our Boarders and great to hear of their many successes. I will continue to share these highlights in the weeks to come but for now the spotlight is on Allegra Taubenschlag (Year 8) from Red Hill and Alethea (Lethy) Levy (Year 10) from Lake Albert.
Allegra represented Pymble at the Interschools Ski Championships. Pymble did brilliantly overall, and Allegra came away with two team golds and an individual bronze. These medals represents years of hard work and commitment and we are so proud to hear of Allegra’s success.
Congratulations to resident football superstar, Lethy who has been selected to play for Football NSW at the HiFA Peace Memorial 2023 International Tournament in Japan. Lethy has gone from strength to strength in her football career playing for NSW Country and being invited to play in a Football Australia elite match earlier this year where her natural talent was recognised by selectors. We couldn’t be prouder of Lethy who successfully manages a busy training schedule, her academic studies and always has time to be a beautiful Boarding sister while excelling in the highly competitive field of Women’s football.
Pymble comes to Narrabri
Tonight I am lucky enough to be catching up with our extended Boarding family in Moree before heading off to the Narrabri Boarding Expo on Friday morning. If you are in the area, please do call in and say hello. I would love to see you!
View From My Window
Hi, my name is Saskia but most of my friends just call me Sas. I am currently in Year 11 and have been in boarding since Year 7. I come from a small town near Tamworth called Nundle. Nundle is known for its gold mining heritage and its Great Nundle Dog Race. I live 7km out of town on my property called “Alkoomie”, where my family run black Simmental/Angus cattle and breed Australian stock horses.
My favourite thing to do in the holidays would have to be riding my horse Apollo. When I look out my window, I see my front paddock with a couple bulls walking around and I hear my dad in the kitchen about to start the day. At home I spend most of my time mustering, relaxing or working on the farm. Usually my dad, mum and I are on the horses while my brother is on his motorbike.
On the farm we have lots of animals including my goats: Ebony, Patch and George, my cat Mindy, our family dog Jolie, a little French bulldog and a bunch of sheep, cattle, and horses. My mum works at the hospital in Tamworth in admin and is currently studying psychology. My dad works on our farm and another farm just down the road. As a family we spend a lot of time playing card games, especially on the weekends when they come up. As a Boarder here at Pymble, I’m very much looking forward to my final year although I will miss all the girls so much.
Boarding Parent Group Meeting
Given the time of term, we have made the decision to delay the previously advertised meeting on 16 June. The meeting has been rescheduled to Thursday 27 July at 7.00pm and we hope you can join us online at this time. A Teams meeting link will be sent through early next term. Topics on the agenda include Garden Party, parent events and an update on Boarding. Please send through any additional agenda items to boarding@pymblelc.nsw.edu.au.
Save the Date
Thursday 27 July – Boarding Parent Group Meeting
Friday 4 to Sunday 6 August – Boarder Parents Regional Weekend in Mudgee
13 August – Combined Chapel service – All Boarders required to be in attendance between 9.00am and 11.30am
15 September – Boarder Parent Group meeting and Community Event – all Boarders required to be in attendance
16 September – Garden Party
20 September – Year 12 Boarder and parent celebration
21 September – Year 11 and 12 Speech Day and Valedictory Dinner
Carolyn Burgess
Head of Boarding