Light Her Path

A History of Giving Has Shaped SCEGGS

The ethos of a school threads its way through generation after generation, shaped and enhanced by small and large actions, by the character of its leaders and by the contribution of its community.  The Light Her Path Capital Campaign is an opportunity for the current SCEGGS community to strengthen and build the character of our school and its story.

Recently, one of the many old girls involved in the Light Her Path Capital Campaign recalled attending a school function with her father in her final year at SCEGGS.  With only months until she was finished and away, she was surprised to see her father, always prudent in his finances, pull out his cheque book and make a generous donation to the school.  When she commented, he replied that she had benefitted enormously from the resources of the school and it was their obligation to make the same provision for future generations. 

Readily assuming this obligation is a strong trait in the SCEGGS community and integral to the school’s ethos.  The die was cast with the initial donation that enabled the school to open and grow, and then to find a permanent home in Forbes Street.  Its qualities of inclusion and diversity were established when old girls stepped forward to fund the first scholarships soon after the school’s foundation. 

Generations of parents and old girls have embraced the obligation and forged the school’s place as an important pillar of girls’ education, contributing to buildings and ensuring the school’s survival in the darkest of hours.  These experiences have woven strands of resilience and creativity into the culture of the school community and the education it imparts.

Throughout SCEGGS’ history, there have been capital campaigns of one sort or another.  This century, campaigns have contributed to the building of the Barbara Chisolm Primary School, the provision of Indigenous scholarships and the opening of the Joan Freeman Science Arts and Technology Centre.  All of these initiatives contribute to the SCEGGS education that girls enjoy today and to its ethos, which is instilled alongside the privilege of that education.

The Light Her Path Capital Campaign is the current SCEGGS community’s opportunity to enhance the capacity of the school to prepare the women and leaders of tomorrow.  It is also our opportunity to sustain the school’s ethos of obligation, inclusion, diversity, resilience and creativity; our moment to be the example we would be pleased to see reproduced in our family.

The campaign is seeking to raise $20 million:

• $12 million this year to ensure we can bring the new designs for Wilkinson House, melding heritage and function, to life
• a further $8 million to expand SCEGGS’ scholarship program from the 35 girls currently supported by means-tested scholarships.

We invite every person in our community to give as generously as they can.

See the proposed plans for Wilkinson House on our website.  You may also pledge to the Light Her Path Capital Campaign or call the SCEGGS Development Office on (02) 9332 1133.

The Light Her Path Committee

Sorry Day and National Reconciliation Week in the Primary School

Over the past week the Primary School community has taken part in a number of special opportunities to mark two very important dates in our calendar, Sorry Day and National Reconciliation Week.

This year, Sorry Day fell on the same day as the Primary Athletics Carnival and we wanted to mark this occasion and pay our respects in a meaningful way. The Year 4 girls worked with Mrs Phillips, Mrs Blakeway and Miss Woodcock to prepare an absolutely beautiful Acknowledgment of Country which they delivered at the start of the carnival. With the glorious autumn sunshine and blue sky overhead, the girls shared words and choreographed movement to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land where ES Marks Athletics Field stands, the Bedegal people of the Eora Nation. It was a spine tingling start to a wonderful day!

This year’s theme for National Reconciliation Week is, “More than a word, Reconciliation takes action”, and the girls have explored this theme in a variety of ways. This started with a K-12 Assembly where Ms Allum shared her sorry pledge with the school that she had carefully written on the hand cut out for the “Sorry” installation on the lawn as well as the Uluru Statement from the Heart. Her words certainly set an excellent example and provided stimulus for discussion as the girls completed their own hand for the special display.

In conjunction with this, each year group explored the theme in their own way. Many classes read stories together that share different perspectives of historical events and the need for reconciliation. These included Sorry Day by Carol Vass and Dub Leffler and Stories for Simon by Lisa Miranda Sarzin and Lauren Biigs. Inspired by Stories for Simon, Kindergarten made their own sorry stones to represent their acknowledgement of wrongdoing in our nation’s past. Year 3 put their sorry pledges on their classroom door for passers-by to see. Year 6 blew their teachers away with the level of empathetic understanding they showed in their responses to text exploring the Stolen Generations and the need for reconciliation. In House Families, the Year 6 girls respectfully led an activity to explore the symbolism of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags. Each girl contributed to their House Family’s “Sorry Sun”, which are now displayed around the school as another visual reminder of our school’s pledge to acknowledge events of the past and work to take action.

The Christian House leaders took the reins at the Years 3 to 6 Assembly, which began with the Acknowledgement of Country delivered by the whole of Year 6, who lined the stairs of the Lecture Theatre in solidarity. Isabelle Flower (6J) shared what Reconciliation Week means to her as well as reading the story, Coming Home to Country by Bronwyn Bancroft, which was accompanied by breathtaking illustrations shown on the slides for the girls and teachers to see.

Whilst we can’t change the events of the past, I feel confident that the SCEGGS Primary School girls will be excellent advocates to make a difference to the lives of Indigenous Australians of today and in the future.

Sarah Johnstone
Deputy Head of Primary (Student Wellbeing)

Secondary Sport News

Secondary Athletics Carnival 2021

We were blessed with wonderful weather for our Secondary Athletics Carnival that was held on Tuesday at ES Marks. There was a lot of competitive house spirit on display with excellent participation.  We have included a few phots from the day as we continue to tally the results. Full results will be published in the next issue of Behind the Green Gate after all awards have been presented in assembly.

Rhythmic Gymnastics

Congratulations to Bronte Treffiletti, Olivia Phillips, Sienna Morris (Junior School) and Stella Wilson, Lily Hallgath-Jolly, Lucia Scala, Georgia Farrow, Hannah James, Ilana Patkar, Madison Liew and Sally Webster (Senior School) for their performances at the Club PERO In-House Meet held on Saturday 22 May at SCEGGS.

This was the first time the gymnasts have performed in front of judges and a live audience since 2019. All girls performed their new routines with confidence, and the coaches look forward to seeing their progress and development throughout the year. Well done!

Sports Trials for Term 3

Students are to check their emails for details regarding sports trials for Term 3. More information will be coming out over the upcoming weeks.

If families have any sporting news and achievements please send details to alisongowan@sceggs.nsw.edu.au. We love hearing and seeing photos of what our students are doing outside of school.

Alison Gowan
Director of Sport

Primary Sport

K-6 Athletics Carnival

What a wonderful day we had for our K-6 Carnival. Thank you to Year 4 who opened the carnival with a moving Acknowledgement of Country on the running track.

There was a continuous buzz in the air, and it was fantastic to see the girls participating with such enthusiasm in the track and field events.

Kindergarten to Year 2 arrived at 11.30 to entertain us with running races, novelties, obstacle courses and a shuttle relay. For Year 1 and Kindergarten it was their first experience at ES Marks.

Thank you to all the Primary staff for their help; judging, marshalling, taking photos, recording, giving out ribbons, supervising the houses, recording distances and heights in the field events.

The Open Primary Championship was the penultimate event where the eight fastest girls in the Primary school fought out a very tight race. Congratulations to Marni Hootman (Langley) who won in a tight contest.

New Records

Primary Running Cup

Awarded to the person who achieved the most individual points.

Some fun from the day is shown in the photo gallery below.

SCEGGS Cricket Clinic

Students in Years 4, 5 and 6 are invited to attend our SCEGGS Cricket Clinic run by Cricket NSW on Thursday 10 June. 

Good Luck!

We wish Anna Slack in Year 4 the best of luck for her race at the CIS Cross Country event to be held on Tuesday 15 June at Eastern Creek Raceway.

We are all cheering for you Anna!

Sue Phillips
PDHPE & Sport Co-ordinator

Year 10 “NoteFlix” Film Festival

Annual Digital Film Festival

The Year 10 IST class have launched their annual digital film festival featuring original animations and videos.

Please view the films and vote for your favourite!

During Term 1, the Year 10 Information and Software Technology class, has been working on the unit Digital Media. As part of this unit, the students have created their own cartoon animations and special effects videos using the industry standard products of Adobe Animate and After Effects.

The students have learnt a variety of techniques including key-framing, the use of chroma key, layering and applying special effects. They also experimented with Character Animator to produce animated puppets as well as using the 3D printer to create and print props for their films. Students then had approximately 2 weeks to design and create each animation and video.

The animations were to be between 10 to 30 seconds in length, whereas the special effects could be up to 1 minute long. Each clip was to incorporate the motif of “Note”. The students interpreted this quite differently with some including musical notes, post-it notes, notes on pin-boards, signposts, advertising notes and even “take note”.

Over the last few weeks they have worked together to promote their Film Festival, designing promotional posters, building a website to display their work and creating a loop for the TAS TV in the Joan Freeman foyer.

The website allows you to vote for the “People’s Choice Award” so we encourage you to go to https://sites.google.com/sceggs.nsw.edu.au/noteflix to view their work and to vote for your favourite cartoon or movie.

Voting will close on Friday 16 June.

Anne Rumpler
TAS Teacher

Year 5 Camp

At 7:30am on Wednesday of week 5, an excited group of Year 5s set off on their Outdoor Education Camp to Wombaroo, in the Southern Highlands.  Despite being only 9 degrees, all managed to arrive on time to set off bright and early on our big adventure!  

The girls were accompanied by classroom teachers Ms Tennant and Ms Williams, RE teacher Ms Wallace and Mrs Dempsey.   After a short 90-minute drive we landed at our campsite. On arrival, we were met by our wonderful Camp Director, Georgia, and were allocated into one of three day groups.  The first job for the day groups was to organise their team name, their team chant and team flag.   The deciding names were: The Waves, Cool Koalas and The Kangaroos – how exciting!

One of the main objectives of the camp was to develop the girls’ teamwork and perseverance.  They were given several new challenges as a group, learning the importance of supporting each other and solving issues thoughtfully.  The OEG staff spoke to the girls about moving from the “comfort zone” to the “challenge zone”.

One of the major ways girls grew both their collaborative skills and perseverance was through the raft-building activity.  The girls’ navigation skills were placed in the Learning Pit as they had to follow a map to find the resources they needed for their rafts.  Once found, the job had only just begun as girls thought collaboratively about how to approach building a raft.  After a bit of trial and error, most groups managed to build a floatable raft.   While most ended up swimming in the chilly water – it was a pleasure to see their teamwork and persistence develop immensely!

Another highlight of the camp was the bush skills. Girls learned to cook potato and sausages on an outdoor campfire for their lunch.  After food was sorted, girls learned about the essentiality of shelter in the wild.  Girls raced to complete setting up a tent and practised driving in tent pegs – not an easy task! The girls shone in this task and quickly moved on to collecting rocks, sticks and plants to create shelters for toy animals.  It was a pleasure to see the girls grow in their understanding of bush survival!

“My favourite activity was the one where ​we made our own tents and cooked our food and when we made a home for the little animals and how to start a camp fire. I liked that one because it makes you able to learn how to survive in the wild and how to leave no trace. I also liked it because it was really fun.” – Saskia Sostaric, 5W

Other activities included a bushwalk where girls tried the “squeezy-squeeze” (ask them what that means) and saw bouncy kangaroos in their natural habitat.   Besides this, many girls moved into the “challenge zone” in the high ropes course.  It was here that the girls furthered their appreciation for courage and teamwork.   

“My favourite activity was the high ropes because​ it put me out of my comfort zone a bit and it made me feel nervous but exited. Also, it was really high and I found it hard to jump of when I was so high in the air, but the people in my group who were keeping me up helped me by cheering me on and telling me I could do it. Another reason that I liked the high ropes most was because it was really fun climbing it and knowing that when you jump off you won’t fall because your friends are holding you up by the ropes.​” – Isabelle Stylianou, 5W

After a long two days, the girls settled down next to a warming campfire. Around the fire, girls reflected on their new-found skills and roasted yummy damper.  With a beautiful sky full of stars encompassing us, girls smiled and rejoiced in all the fun of camp. 

Overall, the girls were very supportive of each other, which made the time away from the comforts of home all the more meaningful.  The girls should be commended for their willingness to try new things and persist in the Learning Pit.  From the excitement and enthusiasm shown on this camp, I’m sure the girls are already counting down the days to Year 6 camp!

Jennifer Wallace
Primary RE Teacher

Drama News

The Female Of The Species: play-reading

An enthusiastic audience responded with great laughter and engagement to the presentation of Joanna Murray-Smith’s The Female Of The Species, last Friday in St Peter’s Playhouse.

A cast of some of Australia’s finest actors brought this bitingly funny farce to vivid life. We were also fortunate to have acclaimed Director Gale Edwards shaping the work through the day.

An insightful Q&A followed the performance chaired by Theatre Reviewer, Diana Simmonds.

Thank you to the company of Zoe Terakes, Geraldine Turner, Gale Edwards, Romy Bartz, Elijah Williams, Mark Humphries and Andrew McFarlane.

And a big thankyou to the staff and SCEGGS community who came along to the evening.

Year 9 Greek Theatre Performance

Our Year 9 Drama students recently completed a Greek Theatre task in which they adapted a parable for performance. The girls presented their work in spaces around the school and were required to deal with the elements of outdoor performance. On the day, this consisted of rain, cold and a helicopter flying above. All delightful challenges that tested the outstanding work.

Cosi at Cranbrook

Congratulations to the SCEGGS students who have recently been cast in the Cranbrook production of Louis Nowra’s Cosi.

Justine –Georgia McCormack

Ruth – Jessica Millin 

Cherry – Eva Harris 

The production will be presented at Cranbrook on September 10 and 11.

“It was only in the theatre that I lived.”
Oscar Wilde

Peter Eyers
Head of Drama

Dr Kristy Goodwin workshop and webinar

Year 4 – 6 Thrive Online Workshops  

Dr Kristy Goodwin will be coming to work with our Year 4, 5 and 6 girls in Term 3 on Monday 2 August, delivering her workshop, Thrive Online.

During these workshops, Kristy will explore:

• the impact of students’ constantly connected lives on their mental wellbeing and habits they can embed to protect it
• the consequences of being tethered to technology on their physical health (sleep, vision, hearing and musculoskeletal health) and simple strategies to protect their health
• their digital DNA and the personal and legal ramifications of what they share and disclose online
• realistic strategies to help them manage their time and focus when online

These sessions will build on the discussions the girls have in their classrooms about online safety and we hope they inspire some productive conversations for you and your daughter at home.

A webinar for Years 5 and 6 Parents with Dr Kristy Goodwin: Attention Please! Helping Young People Tame Digital Distractions

Wednesday 9 June, 7pm- 8:30pm

Cost: $33 (minus 20% due to discount offer)

“Alerts, notification, pings & dings are the soundtrack of most young people’s days. It seems that their digital appendages are constantly vying for their attention and subsequently putting a dent in their focus.”

Dr Kristy Goodwin is one of Australia’s leading digital learning, distraction and wellbeing educators. Kristy is a former teacher, an academic and a mum who understands that digital abstinence isn’t the solution for kids. In her sessions, she shares some very practical and realistic tips to help families better manage their use of technology. Due to our existing relationship with Kristy, we have been given a special offer for this webinar. By entering the code ‘KGSCHOOL’ you will receive 20% off the total cost.

For more information and to register see: https://drkristygoodwin.com/webinar_managing_attention/

Sarah Johnstone
Deputy Head of Primary (Student Wellbeing)

Music Matters

Assembly Performance

Congratulations to members of Madrigal Ensemble with their performance of “Dancing Song” by Zoltan Kodaly.  Zoltan Kodaly is an early 20^th century Hungarian composer and pedagogue whose music features the folk elements of traditional Hungarian music.  The song captures the turbulent background of war with the soldiers of the Gypsy army (known as the Magyars) asking for new uniforms! The song features 5 vocal parts unaccompanied. You can watch the performance here.

Congratulations to Natalie Assaad (Year 7) who played the introduction and recession items for assembly on the Piano.  Natalie Assaad played excerpts from the 1^st movement of “Sonatine Op. 5” by Anton Eberl.  Well done, Natalie!

“Peter and the Wolf” meets “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt”

Year 2 girls have been listening to Peter and the Wolf by Prokofiev which tells a story in music. In response, the girls created their own music with soundscapes to the well-known story, We’re Going on a Bear Hunt. They each chose percussion instruments to create musical representations of different natural landscapes. They thoroughly enjoyed the creative process. Enjoy their musical story and live performance in the K-2 Assembly last week here

Mrs Bronwyn Cleworth – Year 2 Music Teacher

“Roll-a-Tune” – Year 6 Composition Task

Year 6 have been composing using the method of “chance” music. Chance, or aleotoric music (from the Latin word alea, meaning “dice”) is music in which some element of the composition is left to chance.

In our class, each student created a dice printed with 6 selected rhythms and another with 6 pitch choices consisting of do, re, me, fa, so and la – forming a Pentatonic scale. Each roll of the dice revealed a new opportunity to create a 2 beat rhythmic and melodic pattern unique to each student. The chance to create something uniquely their own, and with no set outcome was refreshing for the students as we started this week’s learning. This unique way of composing allows for freedom but also with parameters around structure and creation.

The results will be played on tuned percussion instruments. Students will be given a chance then to revise their initial compositions and give them a more personal touch if needs be as we travel on.

Want to know more? This style of composition was first explored by composers such as Charles Ives, Stockhausen and Berlioz in the early 20th Century. These composers were experimenting with new ways of forming musical choices in their compositions, as a departure from the strict rules and conventions developed in classical music.

Some incredible compositions were created such as Stockhausen’s Klavierstück XI (1956). This piece presents nineteen events which are composed and notated in a traditional way, but the arrangement of these events is determined by the performer spontaneously during the performance. The notated music is provided by the composer, but their arrangement and performance is left to the determination of the performer.

Ms Lanneke Jones – Year 6 Music Teacher

Primary Piano Concert – 10 June Great Hall 3.30pm

The Primary Piano Concert will be held in the Great Hall on Thursday 10 June at 3.30pm.

All pianos students who learn in the school program or from external tutors are welcome to participate.

The concert is a great opportunity to share a piece in front of an audience once again.

Please fill in this online form to be included in this concert Piano Concert Forms

This link will be available until Monday 7 June 3pm.

GOOD LUCK String Students! AMEB EXAMS Saturday 5 June

Best wishes to the final round of String students who will be sitting for their AMEB string exams in the Primary Music Room this Saturday 5 June. Please read the important information for families of students who are sitting the examination:

VENUE: SCEGGS Primary Music Room

TIME: Please call 0409 776 074 upon arrival at the Bourke Street gate 30 minutes prior to exam

UNIFORM: Full winter uniform with blazer and tie

BRING: Instrument, all accessories (shoulder rest, etc) and all music

Unfortunately, due to COVID restrictions, we are unable to have parents on the school grounds during the AMEB exams. Please drop your daughter at the Bourke Street gate 30 minutes prior to her exam time and collect her again afterwards.

Mrs Sweeney has been in contact with parents regarding the specifics of the exams.

Ms Jones and Mrs Holmes will accompany the candidates on the piano and rehearse with each girl prior to the examinations.

If you have any queries or concerts, please email Mrs Sweeney.

Meet our Tutor – Lisa Adamik (Piano)

This week, our tutor of the week is Lisa Adamik who teaches Piano in our Music program.  This week we asked Lisa the following questions – Thank you Lisa!

How long have you played your instrument?

I started playing the piano at the age of 3.

What style of repertoire do you enjoy playing?

I love playing the romantic composers the most – Chopin is my favourite!

What are your other interests besides teaching your instrument?

Other than teaching piano I run music classes for parents and their young children and also run individual music therapy sessions for children with special needs. 

What do love about teaching at SCEGGS?

I love getting to know the girls and building relationships with them. They are all so sweet. The staff are all lovely and welcoming as well. It’s a very positive nurturing environment to work in!

Peripatetic Music Program

Our peripatetic tuition program is currently at capacity.  Any students who have submitted a form expressing an interest in Piano or String (Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass and Guitar) lessons will be placed on a waiting list.  Any other instruments or vocalists are close to capacity, but we would welcome your request.

Now is a good time for families to have a conversation with their daughters and/or with music tutors to discuss their progress with their voice or instrument.

A reminder that a 4-week notice period is required for any students who wish to discontinue their tuition at the end of the term.

Upcoming Events:

Pauline Chow
Head of Music

History Debating

In an exciting start to the week, Year 10 History debaters had the opportunity to participate in not one but two zoom debates on Monday! With topics spanning the second half of the twentieth century, our team of dedicated researchers investigated the nature and key features of the space race as well as Australia’s post-war immigration policies in order to construct thoughtful cases in preparation for their debates.

Angelica Philips, Helena Piazza, Samara Foulds and Lydia Bodsworth participated in our first debate against Ryde Secondary College, arguing the negative on the topic That the USSR won the space race in the twentieth century. Both sides provided compelling reasons for why their allocated superpower should be declared the winner. However, with an argument that likened the space race to a marathon, the SCEGGS team proved that even though the USSR was the initial leader, the Apollo 11 moon landing signified the end of the space race with the US as its victor.

Following on from our debate on the space race, our second group of Year 10 speakers, Alexandra Kuo, Leyla Ozen, Ruby Cooney and Laura Davies debated North Sydney Girls High School, arguing the affirmative case that Australia had to populate or perish after WWII. 

With arguments centred on Australia’s perceived need to build its population in the wake of WWII for defence and economic growth, and the recognition of the positive long-term consequences of post-war immigration, the SCEGGS team gained a narrow victory.

Well done to all our debaters on Monday, and to the teams from Ryde Secondary College and North Sydney Girls High School for an engaging morning of historical debate!

The History Department

Go Greener

What type of plastic bag do you use?

Do you know what the difference between a biodegradable bag and a compostable bag is? Did you even know that there is a difference between the two? Well, there is a difference, and it is VERY big. A bag, container, or other piece of plastic labelled “biodegradable” has additives that make it break down over a long time into microplastics. These microplastics are even harder to clean up, as the particles are tiny (less than 5mm) and easy for animals to consume. Anything “biodegradable” should go in the red council bin, even though it claims to be environmentally friendly. However, compostable plastics are made mostly of water, carbon dioxide and biomass, making it able to fully become compost in limited time. Compostable plastics go in the green council bin. In an experiment spanning 22 days, a compostable and biodegradable bag were left on a patch of soil. At the end of the 3 weeks, the compostable bag had mostly become compost, and the biodegradable bag was still sitting fully on the soil. I hope that next time you find a biodegradable bag you put it in the correct bin!

Perri Lawrence
Primary Enviro Girls

Reminder about Environmental Day activities for next week

• Monday June 7 – wear a green ribbon and for a gold coin donation bring your keepcup for hot chocolate at recess (Primary) and lunch (Secondary).
• Tuesday June 8 – All staff and students are welcome to go on a tour of our sustainable facilities from the top of the OG building to the JF carpark. Email suezipfinger@sceggs.nsw.edu.au if you would like to attend.
• Wednesday June 9 – come to our fabulous eco fair on the lawn at lunchtime. Items for purchase include bright coloured bamboo toothbrushes, reusable makeup pads, plastic free hair ties, shampoo and conditioner bars, metal straws and bamboo cotton buds.

Maailma Environment Committee

Parent Emails

SCEGGS Communications

Thank you to the large number of parents who have re-connected to our online services after the system error that occurred two weeks ago. A number of parents are yet to reconnect. Information about this was sent by email to those remaining parents on Monday this week, with “invitations to connect” messages being sent shortly afterwards. A reminder to click “Accept Invitation” and follow the prompts in the invitation email, to gain access to our online services. If you are still unable to access our Parent Portal, Cognito or parent email distribution lists please email remoteICTSupport@sceggs.nsw.edu.au

Class Parent Distribution Lists

All parents who have reconnected to our online services will be included in the parent distribution lists for their daughter’s year group. When parents send messages to this group email, the sender’s email address will appear as the sender address. Replying to the message will go to the whole group. To reply only to the sender, click the address link in the header of the message. Full information about the distribution list is contained in the header message, including how to unsubscribe. Please be sure to read the header when you receive one of these messages.

School Photographs

CONTINUATION OF SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHS:
Friday 4 June 2021

School photographs are taken and managed by Advanced Life Photography. Please read all information provided by Advanced Life in the order envelope you have received and on their website.

All school photography packages can be ordered online at www.advancedlife.com.au (you will also need to enter the 9 digit SCEGGS Advanced order code found on the SCEGGS Portal) or via the link on the SCEGGS Portal, which automatically includes the order code.

An ordering envelope has been sent home with your daughter which includes the 9 digit SCEGGS advanced order code. To order now, go to the SCEGGS Portal and click on the “Online Photograph Orders” link.

Angelique Cooper
Special Projects

Year 10 Immunisation Program

All Year 10 Students will be offered the meningococcal ACWY vaccine on Friday 11 June. An information pack has been sent home with Year 10 students, which includes a consent form and a meningococcal record of vaccination card that will be given back to students after they have been vaccinated.

The consent forms are due to Student Services today, Thursday 3 June. If your daughter has lost her form she can collect another from Student Services. Please note: the nurses will be unable to vaccinate any student if their form is not signed by their parent or guardian.

Any students who have missed a previous vaccine clinic this year and have already handed in their signed consent card will also be given the opportunity to receive their missed vaccine on Friday 11 June. Parents will have been emailed if their daughter is one of the students receiving a catch-up vaccination.

For any queries contact Sarah Walters, Director of Administration, on 9332 1133.

2020: A Year in the Life of SCEGGS Darlinghurst

A reminder that our 125^th anniversary commemorative photo book is now available to be pre-ordered. When you open the link, click on the “Book now” button at the top of the screen.

The book features over 1,500 photos from our 2020 photographer in residence, Chris Gleisner, and will cost $77 + processing fee of $0.50.

You will be able to collect your book shortly – we will let you know!

We hope that you enjoy this beautiful keepsake from a momentous year!

P&F Events

Please see below coming events this term:

Year 9 Class Parent Drinks

Year 7 Parents Drinks

Year 11 Parents Drinks