From the Upper School
A message from Mr Tom Riley, Head of Upper School
It has been fantastic to have a full contingent of Upper School students back on campus, with our Namadji Hikers and Snowy River Rafters returning early this week from their epic nine- and ten-day adventures. Our canyoning and abseiling students also returned from the Blue Mountains late last Friday, a little bleary eyed having descended into the Grand Canyon at 1.00am to witness the glow worms! A massive thank you to the staff who made these trips possible for our lucky girls.
Last week our Year 9 Knox Focus Group met again, as they put the finishing touches on their plan for more collaboration and events in 2024. On Monday, our Year 9 Touch Footballers also spent the day with Knox and Oakhill as part of ‘Kids Vs Cops’, with Pymble-Oakhill taking out the win! Please enjoy some photos and a student reflection below:
The Kids v Cops League Tag Gala Day hosted by Barker College was a fun and engaging experience, Pymble was divided into two teams of five girls that were mixed with other schools – Knox and Oakhill. During the event, we were challenged by being put on the spot to learn how to play league tag and quickly getting to know the other players on your team. Although it was tricky at the beginning, the rules were easy to learn and everyone was nice to get along with, it also made the day even better with a supportive team of schools and team mates to encourage us through games and push ourselves by playing all day. Overall, it was a great experience creating bonds with other schools and learning from the police officers from around Sydney.
Written by Mia Lorimer
This week we also managed to acknowledge and celebrate our incredible Bureaucracy of Munchkins’ (their name) who took out the NSW winner for the write a book in a day competition with their submission, ‘A white Spot of Hope.’ Congratulations to Ang-Ya Koo, Erika Nakamaru, Christiana Soo, Phoebe Paleogolos, Andelle Parker, Aysel Gupta, Ollisha Muthukuda, Isabella Nguyen and Elizabeth Tang.
Key Term 4 Dates
Monday 27 November to Friday 1 December – Year 10 Future You/Service Week
Wednesday 6 December – Year 7-11 Speech Day in Gym
Tom Riley
Head of Upper School