Important Dates

Wednesday 7 June
Carob House Day

Thursday 8 June
SAPSASA Cross Country
Oakbank Racecourse

Thursday 8 June
Year 10 Viva Voce Assessment Day
9.00am to 3.25pm
The Loft

Thursday 8 June
Chamber Concert
6.00pm
Hender Hall

Friday 9 June
Year 10 Performance
6.00pm to 7.00pm
Hender Hall

Saturday 10 June to Monday 12 June
Exeat Weekend

Monday 12 June
King’s Birthday Public Holiday

Tuesday 13 June to Friday 16 June
Year 10 Work Experience and Uni Visit Week

Wednesday 14 June
Year 11 Relationships Day
8.30am to 3.30pm
St Peter’s College

Wednesday 14 June
Choral Eisteddfods
5.00pm to 9.00pm (Junior Dreamers 5.10pm, Dream Girls 8.50pm)
Elder Hall

Thursday 15 June
Junior School Representative Council and House Semester 1 Farewell Assembly
8.40am to 9.10am
Gym

Thursday 15 June
Year 4 SHINE Parent Evening
6.00pm to 8.00pm
Year 6 Classrooms

Friday 16 June
Year 11 SWOTVAC

Friday 16 June
Year 6 Market Day
8.30am to 3.30pm
Hender Hall

Friday 16 June
Year 8 Drama Incursion and Performance
9.00am to 3.25pm
Newman Theatre

Monday 19 June to Friday 13 June
Year 11 Mid Year Exams

Monday 19 June to Wednesday 21 June
Year 10 Certificate 3 Screen and Media Excursion
8.00am to 5.00pm

Tuesday 20 June
Career Development Association Australia Conference
5.00pm to 6.30pm
The Chrysalis

Tuesday 20 June
Year 2 Strings Concert
5.00pm to 5.45pm
Newman Theatre

Tuesday 20 June
Year 4 Band Concert
6.00pm to 7.00pm
Newman Theatre

Wednesday 21 June to Friday 23 June
Year 5/6 SAPSASA District Netball State Carnival

Wednesday 21 June to Friday 23 June
Year 5/6 SAPSASA District Division 1 Hockey State Carnival

Wednesday 21 June to Friday 23 June
School Sport SA Hockey Division 1 State Carnival

Wednesday 21 June
Ring Fitting Day – Year 12 Students
1.00pm to 2.00pm
The Chrysalis

Thursday 22 June
Year 5/6 SHINE Parent Evening
6.00pm to 8.00pm
Year 6 Classrooms

Saturday 25 June
Silver Duke of Edinburgh Frans Farm Planting Festival Excursion
8.00am to 5.30pm
Frans Farm, Monarto

Monday 26 June to Wednesday 28 June
Year 5/6 SAPSASA District Hockey Division 2 State Carnival

Wednesday 28 June
Year 10 Immunisations (second dose)
9.00am to 11.00am
Hender Hall

Thursday 29 June
Junior School Casual Clothes Day

Friday 30 June
Glee Performance
2.30pm to 3.25pm
Gym

Friday 30 June
Final Day of Term 2

Saturday 1 July to Tuesday 25 July
Holidays

Monday 24 July to Thursday 27 July
Year 12 Mid Year Exam Block
N3/N4

Wednesday 26 July
First Day of Term 3

From the Principal

Our School mission, to enable each girl to be the best she can be throughout her life, leads us to consider what it is that our girls may face in both their personal and professional lives once they leave Wilderness.

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Early Learning

We are incredibly lucky at Wilderness to have such a wonderful group of parents, so it was very special to be able to spoil our mothers on Tuesday 16 May at our annual Mother’s Day Breakfast.

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Junior School

On Friday 19 May, the Reception students travelled to the Adelaide Hills to experience a wonderful day of adventure and muddy puddles.

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Middle School

Our Year 7 and Year 9 teams competed in the da Vinci Decathlon at St Peter’s Girls School.

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Senior School

This week has reminded me of the importance of community and connection, in particular the crucial role they play in the development and wellbeing of all girls.

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Boarding

To celebrate Boarders Week, we invited boarders to share what they love about boarding. The “Love Wall” gradually built up throughout the week with gratitude and reflections being added progressively.

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Sport

On Tuesday 30 May, our Year 9/10 Touch Football team travelled to the City Touch Fields to compete in the School Sport SA Statewide Schools Finals Day.

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Music

To start off our Musician in Residence program with Ross Irwin, the whole school was treated to performances at the annual Music Assembly on Monday 22 May.

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Careers Corner

Check out the opportunities available to your daughter this month.

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Tile Takeover

At Wilderness, Philosophy is not merely an excavation of old or esoteric ideas and theories. Instead, the subject encourages students to critically engage with contemporary issues and apply pre-existing concepts in new and interesting ways.

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Important Dates

Wednesday 7 June
Carob House Day

Thursday 8 June
SAPSASA Cross Country
Oakbank Racecourse

Thursday 8 June
Year 10 Viva Voce Assessment Day
9.00am to 3.25pm
The Loft

Thursday 8 June
Chamber Concert
6.00pm
Hender Hall

Friday 9 June
Year 10 Performance
6.00pm to 7.00pm
Hender Hall

Saturday 10 June to Monday 12 June
Exeat Weekend

Monday 12 June
King’s Birthday Public Holiday

Tuesday 13 June to Friday 16 June
Year 10 Work Experience and Uni Visit Week

Wednesday 14 June
Year 11 Relationships Day
8.30am to 3.30pm
St Peter’s College

Wednesday 14 June
Choral Eisteddfods
5.00pm to 9.00pm (Junior Dreamers 5.10pm, Dream Girls 8.50pm)
Elder Hall

Thursday 15 June
Junior School Representative Council and House Semester 1 Farewell Assembly
8.40am to 9.10am
Gym

Thursday 15 June
Year 4 SHINE Parent Evening
6.00pm to 8.00pm
Year 6 Classrooms

Friday 16 June
Year 11 SWOTVAC

Friday 16 June
Year 6 Market Day
8.30am to 3.30pm
Hender Hall

Friday 16 June
Year 8 Drama Incursion and Performance
9.00am to 3.25pm
Newman Theatre

Monday 19 June to Friday 13 June
Year 11 Mid Year Exams

Monday 19 June to Wednesday 21 June
Year 10 Certificate 3 Screen and Media Excursion
8.00am to 5.00pm

Tuesday 20 June
Career Development Association Australia Conference
5.00pm to 6.30pm
The Chrysalis

Tuesday 20 June
Year 2 Strings Concert
5.00pm to 5.45pm
Newman Theatre

Tuesday 20 June
Year 4 Band Concert
6.00pm to 7.00pm
Newman Theatre

Wednesday 21 June to Friday 23 June
Year 5/6 SAPSASA District Netball State Carnival

Wednesday 21 June to Friday 23 June
Year 5/6 SAPSASA District Division 1 Hockey State Carnival

Wednesday 21 June to Friday 23 June
School Sport SA Hockey Division 1 State Carnival

Wednesday 21 June
Ring Fitting Day – Year 12 Students
1.00pm to 2.00pm
The Chrysalis

Thursday 22 June
Year 5/6 SHINE Parent Evening
6.00pm to 8.00pm
Year 6 Classrooms

Saturday 25 June
Silver Duke of Edinburgh Frans Farm Planting Festival Excursion
8.00am to 5.30pm
Frans Farm, Monarto

Monday 26 June to Wednesday 28 June
Year 5/6 SAPSASA District Hockey Division 2 State Carnival

Wednesday 28 June
Year 10 Immunisations (second dose)
9.00am to 11.00am
Hender Hall

Thursday 29 June
Junior School Casual Clothes Day

Friday 30 June
Glee Performance
2.30pm to 3.25pm
Gym

Friday 30 June
Final Day of Term 2

Saturday 1 July to Tuesday 25 July
Holidays

Monday 24 July to Thursday 27 July
Year 12 Mid Year Exam Block
N3/N4

Wednesday 26 July
First Day of Term 3