Language Arts

Festival of Speech

One Sleep to go! We are getting peachy speechy!

Yes, tomorrow afternoon we launch our Live and Creative Festival of Speech! The team are ready and so are we. Cake boxes are filling as we speak.

Thanks team, thanks coaches and convenors, parent and student volunteers, Language Arts Captains and thanks to many others – CCSA, Community Engagement – especially Mrs Kate Walther, Facilities, Security, our great Printing team who have been so helpful and our wonderful talented Graphic Artist Amelia who has been working hard behind the scenes. We look forward to welcoming 27 schools to Pymble for 11 special events. It is almost here. We look forward to sharing photos and results next week.

Student Volunteers

Here is the student volunteer roster. Please sign! Student Volunteer Sign up

We need you! Scripts are available for all chairs. Sign up with a friend! We cannot do this without your kind assistance. If there is a gap – please consider filling it and email Mrs Hubbard at BHubbard@pymblelc.nsw.edu.au 

Festival Cake stall

Boxes are available from Mrs Hubbard’s office. Please consider baking. Please return these now if you are coming to the Festival on Saturday 22 October.

Thanks to our Language Arts support mothers, Sophia Fang, Sam Yee and Aimy Hoang who are assisting with the planning for The Festival of Speech.

The last thing left to do is to wish the team well!

Drama: Break a leg Sophia Thurkettle, Lily Hearne, Bella Walker, Ava Thomas and Gigi Spiller

Public Speaking: Speak out Jenny Xu and Joy Ye

Poetry: Feel the emotion Lauren Korenblyum and Tilly Morgan

Readings: Feel the pain and the kindness Alyssa Yee and Evelyn Zhu

Junior Debating: Argue it Sophie Chang, Ella Liu, Maya Garg and Amy Zhang

Senior Debating: BP Parliamentary Debate in true British style Christine Hur, Angie Wang, Isabella Cameron and Jessie Xie

Current Affairs: Wow those adjudicators with your knowledge Chelsea Shi, Emma Parsons and Mulan Xu

Religious and Ethical questions: The truth is… you’ll be great Hanna Cheung, Caitlyn Tan and Melody Kim

Improvisations: Make a scene Murphy Scott, Giaan Jackson, Finn Saghaie and Olivia Clifford! 

Soapbox: Have your say Piper Markson

International Debating

See you the following Friday, 28 October in the colonnades, for this online comp!

Legacy Public Speaking

Congratulations to Jenny Xu, Year 8 who progressed to the state final of the Legacy Public Speaking Competition this week. This was held at the Art Gallery of NSW.

UN Voice

This is a fun Term 4 challenge. To all who registered, please ensure Angie Wang, Joy Ye and Mrs Hubbard know your selected date and topic ASAP please.

Mock Mediation – Grand Finalists

Our Mediators are in the November Grand Final! Well done girls! Thank you to Mrs Jarvis and Amy Jarvis for stepping in to coach, as our regular 2022 Mediation coach took up an exchange opportunity in Florida, USA. 

Debating Auditions

Our audition season, for 2023 Debating competition places, starts this term. We have had almost one hundred interested Year 6 girls apply. The season commences with Year 6 girls from outside schools, auditioning on 28 October. Further dates will be published next week.