{"id":1364,"date":"2020-03-12T14:06:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T04:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/?post_type=article&p=1364"},"modified":"2020-03-12T14:06:00","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T04:06:00","slug":"director-of-boarding-3","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/article\/director-of-boarding-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Director of Boarding"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Director of Boarding<\/h2>\n

Megan Christie<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The term seems to be moving at an extraordinary pace and it is hard to believe we have passed the Term One hump.\u00a0 For our boarders, this is an exciting point in time when they realise they are only 4 weeks away from travelling home and seeing their families again.\u00a0 Hopefully, this knowledge can give them strength to continue to work hard to successfully complete their exams and assessments that always accompany the end of term.<\/p>\n

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The rhythm of boarding life is very much in place. Monday to Thursday afternoons consists of a study regime that will assist your daughters to engage fully in their academic pursuits.\u00a0 Your daughters are ably supported by our boarding supervisors, while our academic teachers also offer workshops and tutoring as required.\u00a0 Our expectations regarding boarder study is that it is quiet and productive.\u00a0 To ensure students are making effective use of this time, all students must be at their desks in their own rooms and mobile phones must be off and away. I have been very pleased with the girls\u2019 dedicated approach to study time.<\/p>\n

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Our Recreation Program has amplified in the last few weeks with the start of Block Sport and Club Sport.\u00a0 Girls involved in club netball, touch and league teams have started their fixtures and have been attending training session during the week.\u00a0 It is wonderful to see so many girls focusing on their health and fitness by regularly attending our Castle Hill and Strand walks and runs.<\/p>\n

As a reward for their excellent leadership in boarding the Year 12’s went to the Stadium Open Day. The Week 5 “Gotcha” winners also received this special reward for being respectful, responsible and safe. This year, each of our Year Levels will plan and coordinate an in-house activity. To lead the way, our amazing Year 12 students ran a Trivia Night on Friday 28 February.\u00a0 The night was a great success with the team – Flora, Shaniqua, Jermia, Nitaray and Willimina – being crown our trivia champions.<\/p>\n

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Well done to our Boarders of the Week:<\/p>\n

Week 4 \u2013 Kenya Mari, La\u2019Shauna Nathaniel and Danielle Gesa<\/p>\n

Week 5 \u2013 Eva Pascoe, Sierra Sibley and Whitney Nai<\/p>\n

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Last weekend our Year 7 Boarders welcomed their families to the College as part of our first ever Mid Term Carers Weekend. So far the girls and their families have enjoyed some quality family time, and a Welcome to Country Dinner on Friday night. A special thank you Aunty Jenny for delivering the Welcome to Country and to Aunty Gladys for giving the blessings.<\/p>\n