From the Boarding School

It has been a great term and my thanks go to everyone in our supersized family who has made it such a special one. I am so proud of our Boarders who look out for each other, embrace opportunities and are all round fabulous Pymble girls. None of this would happen without our amazing Boarding team and I thank them for the energy, commitment and care they give so generously. I would also like to acknowledge all our other Pymble staff including our Day school staff, the Facilities team and our Catering crew who work tirelessly to make Pymble such a wonderful place to live. Most importantly, I thank our Pymble families who demonstrate deep trust in allowing their beautiful girls to stay with us during term time.

Lynda Hart

In usual Boarding form, we made sure we made the most of every opportunity and on Monday evening our Police Liaison Officer, Lynda Hart, spoke with the Boarders about public transport use, digital identity, the legal implications of sending and/or receiving inappropriate photos, theft, vaping and the legal implications of vaping. Our Boarders were fully engaged in the presentation and it was great to have them asking thoughtful and relevant questions.

If you would like more information on online safety, the E-safety commission Parent webpage includes a range of information that will be helpful for parents and carers. See below some resources that are considered to be most relevant for families:

Parent and Carer webinar series on a range of key online safety topics. There are a range of topics across the year – all are free of charge.
Key issues and advice for parents and carers on common online safety issues and challenges.
Hard-to-have conversations provide some tips and prompts on how to start tricky conversations on online safety topics.
eSafety’s parents guide covers key online safety issues and a range of practical tips and advice on what to do if things go wrong.

Easter Egg Hunt

There was no way our Boarders were going to miss out on our Annual Easter Egg Hunt. Our new ‘hunting ground’ on the Gloucester Lawn, provided a fitting level of challenge with good scope for our ‘Easter Bunnies’ to craftily hide their eggs. I am looking forward to the girls uncovering a few very well hidden eggs in the months to come!

Onsite Learning Discussions

On Tuesday night we were fortunate to have our very own ‘Boarder Only’, face to face Learning Discussions here onsite. My deep thanks go to Mr Jake Plasket and Ms Penny Prosser for all their organisation of this event and to all our teachers who made this possible. I am hopeful this will be an annual event with the opportunity for you to meet with more of your daughter’s teachers. If you have any feedback, please send through to boarding@pymblelc.nsw.edu.au.

The Balmoral Swim – Mrs White Deputy Director of Boarding

What a morning! The girls braved the weather on Sunday to raise money for research into children’s cancer. Our wonderful Boarders competed in the school’s relay section of the Balmoral Swim for Cancer. We had three junior teams and one intermediate team compete. All Boarders were outstanding and fantastic ambassadors for the College. Two of our Year 10s also made their way onto the Today Show during the Weather segment. Congratulations to all involved especially our Intermediate team who placed third. Well done to Hannah, Alice, Evie and our honorary Boarder for the day Kiera. If you would still like to donate, please click here.

It’s not too late to sign up for Eat Like a Boarder

I hope you can join us for dinner on Tuesday 25 April at 6.00pm, when you return your girls from the Term 1 break. This will be the ‘real’ experience, with you being able to enjoy the regular dinner service, just as the girls do each evening. If you would like to join us please RSVP to boarding@pymblelc.nsw.edu.au before 10 April.

A View From My Window

Hi, I’m Elke and I am from Walcha which is about four hours north of Sydney in the Northern Tablelands. Walcha is beautiful place and very seasonal – it gets hot in summer and can snow in winter. Walcha is a small town with about 1800 people. We live on a property ten minutes out of town where we run sheep and cattle. My mum also has a cafe and homewares shop where I sometimes work in the holidays. In my family there is my mum and dad, my older sister Olivia, and my older brother Dougal who are both at university in Sydney. Although I love going to school in Sydney, I always look forward to going home to the country and hanging out with my dogs Honeybee and Minty.