From the Boarding School

From our Head of Boarding

As we enjoy the final weeks of the term here on campus, our thoughts are with our Boarding family, many of whom are feeling the devasting effect of the floods. As always, they are stoic, demonstrating the resilience and fortitude, good humour that characterises this special group of people.

Our wonderful prefects have been leading the charge on fund raising and are hoping to raise more funds with a second hand textbook sale next week. Please encourage your daughters to take advantage of the opportunity to purchase current, well cared for textbooks at a bargain price.

Year 12 2023

As you will have read last week, our Year 12s are happily ensconced in Lang House and embracing life as our eldest boarders. Tuesday night was another special occasion for them as they were presented with their Year 12 Boarding jerseys. We couldn’t be prouder of these young women; they are excellent role models for our Boarding family.

Community Spirit Foundation

Year 10 Boarder, Ella Graham is helping to raise awareness of the Community Spirit Foundation by participating in Stride for Education 2022.

The Foundation supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and their families from four remote communities in Australia to recognise the power of education and achieve their goals. Ella is showing them her support by clocking her kilometres for Stride For Education.

Ella’s goal is to raise $1000 and she would love your support. Please click here to learn how how you can support Ella.

Our Summer Menu

It is strange to think that we are planning our menu for Term 1 2023, but we certainly are! Our Boarders’ Representative Council have a copy of the menu and are in the process of providing feedback. If you would like to contribute your thoughts, please click here to view the draft summer menu and send your feedback through to boarding@pymblelc.nsw.edu.au. Please ensure your feedback is provided by no later than 25 November.

Love It – Mrs Katie White

Love It last week included two social occasions with our girls. The first was a lovely trivia night with the Year 12 Riverview boys that had rave reviews and the second was an afternoon in the Lawson Centre at Knox for our Year 7 and 8 Boarders. It has been so lovely to see the friendships develop with our Boarders and those at Knox and Riverview this year as the Boarders have enjoyed several events that have helped them build relationships.

This weekend, Christmas is coming to Boarding. The Christmas trees will be arriving and the Christmas craft will begin. Saturday night will be the first of our Christmas movie nights as we count down to the end of term. Other events for the weekend include a social at Abbotsleigh for the Year 9s, a beach picnic at Balmoral for Year 7 and a chance to head to North Sydney Oval for the Women’s Big Bash League on Sunday.

View From My Window

Hi everybody, my name is Giselle Kawane and I am 16 years old. I am currently in Year 10 and have been at Pymble since the start of 2021. At home I live with my parents Jacinta and Joseph and my two little sisters, Sophia (who hopes to join me at Pymble next year) and the youngest Jolie. I also have three fur babies named Jaxon, Julius and Bagheera.

When I was born, I grew up in the Torres Straits on Thursday Island. My youngest sister and I moved to Cairns when we were one and four years old. Home for me now is in a city in Far North Queensland on the east coast called Cairns.

My favourite view at home would have to be the beach. Cairns has many beaches, but my favourite would have to be on Fitzroy Island. Fitzroy is a 45-minute ferry ride from Cairns but is one of our main tourist attractions for its beautiful view. Out of everything, what I love about being at home is the temperature and tennis. When I started at Pymble, on my first day of school it was pouring down with rain and I’d never felt any colder in my life. The usual temperature in Cairns is around 35 – 40 degrees. So, you can imagine me walking around daily covered in goosebumps from head to toe.

Tennis has been a part of my life since I was seven years old. I live and breathe tennis and I couldn’t imagine my life without it. Although boarding has its ups and down (just like Sydney weather) I am proud to be a Boarder here at Pymble.

Boarder of the Week

Year 9 Boarder, Lola Barwick has been a beautiful addition to Marden House. While she only been here for a short time, she settled in quickly and it feels like she has been a part of the Pymble boarding family for years. Lola hails from Gravesend, where she lives with her parents and sisters. She is an avid and successful horse rider and we love hearing all about Lola’s equestrian achievements. She dove headfirst into life at Pymble and embraced every opportunity thrown at her. Lola always gets on with things, is organised and wonderfully humble. She loves nothing more than a cup of tea and a good book in bed at the end of the day. Her kindness and loyalty to friends shines through in all that she does and we adore having her in Boarding.