Boarding Update
Matildas
Well, what a highlight the period from 20 July to 22 August was – a month of the most wonderful soccer. The past 64 matches saw 164 goals scored, 1,978,274 fans attended in person (30,911 per match), 11.15 million watched the Matildas’ final game against England. Our boys in the Boarding community thoroughly enjoyed every minute they were able to watch the Matildas play. The Matildas not only captivated the nation but the Boarders as well. Watching a 6-second video of the boys in School House celebrating the final penalty scored by the Matildas against France, illustrates how far the FIFA Women’s World Cup has come. The catering department at Shore even ordered the superbly frosted green and gold doughnuts, which went down a treat!
Year 7 Friends for Life
“The Boarders went to the Christian study rooms to have afternoon tea and talk together. We all sat in a circle and talked about different situations that might come up living in a School Boarding House. One example was when people come into your room and you just want to rest, but you don’t want to make them feel excluded. We talked about how you can handle that situation without making things worse for your friends and care for one another. We will have another Friends for Life session next week where we will talk about study skills.”
By Charlie M
(Year 7)
“I thought the Friends for Life experience was very positive and taught me a lot about school boarding and where everyone is from. Also, being new to boarding helped because the counsellors took us through some everyday scenarios that we would experience in the boarding house. We were told to write an “I” statement to try to resolve the issue. For example, one of the scenarios would be what would you do if someone stole your footy ball. Overall, I thought the Friends for Life program was very good and helped me a lot.”
By Charlie T
(Year 7)
Another busy weekend in Barry
We love a weekend in Boarding. It was a big Saturday with Barry House boys heading up to North Sydney Oval to support BY3 Tutor, Mr Du Plooy playing his 1st grade rugby semi-final for Manly, although it wasn’t the result we had hoped for. 😢 Then, it was back for homemade gourmet burgers made from scratch, followed by hot apple pie, ice cream, a busy Games Room and footy on the TV. Sunday was study day for the Seniors and compulsory gym for everyone to sign on the week.
Golf
The weekend was a bit of a mixed bag, with an outdoor pizza night on Saturday followed up with a round of golf at Cammeray with plenty of boys coming along. There was a tense final play-off between Jack B and Oliver A, ending in the boy from Singleton taking the Green Jacket back home to the valley. Again, throughout the week, the boys continued to demonstrate that they are fantastic young men!
Friday kicked off with a delicious feed of beef burritos, fuelling the students for an evening of intense basketball in the gym. Meanwhile, between putt-putt golf in the senior corridor, Year 12 students remained committed, dedicating much of the weekend to studying for their trial exams. Amid the academic hustle, Hodges came together to celebrate Jack’s 18th birthday.
If you are interested in weekly Boarding, please contact Director of Boarding, Mr Roland directly at boarding@shore.nsw.edu.au.