Monday 14 November to Friday 18 November
SACE Exam Period
Monday 14 November
Year 9 Film and Animation Film Shoot Excursions
8.00am to 12.20pm (Group C) and 12.45pm to 5.00pm (Group A)
Hender Hall
Monday 14 November
Year 8 Chinatown Excursion
1.05pm to 3.30pm
Chinatown
Tuesday 15 November
Year 9 Film and Animation Film Shoot Excursions
8.00am to 12.20pm (Group B) and 12.45pm to 5.00pm (Group C)
Hender Hall
Wednesday 16 November
Year 9 Chinatown Excursion
11.30am to 2.05pm
Chinatown
Wednesday 16 November
Year 8 Drama Performance
11.35am to 1.05pm
Newman Theatre
Thursday 17 November
ELC/Lower Junior School Transition Day 2
9.20am to 10.50am
Wednesday 16 November to Friday 18 November
SAPSASA Tennis State Carnival
Various Venues around Adelaide Metropolitan Area
Thursday
17 November to Friday 18 November
New Girls’ Day Boarder Sleepover
5.00pm to 7.00am
Boarding House
Friday 18 November
New Girls’ Morning (Year 7)
8.45am to 12.00pm
The Chrysalis
Friday 18 November
Music Scholarship Auditions
9.00am to 12.00pm
Hender Hall: Champion De Crespigny Room
Friday 18 November
Year 8 ECP Escape Room
10.50am to 12.20pm
MPR
Monday 21 November to Friday 25 November
Year 4 Outdoor Education Camp
Tuesday 22 November to Friday 25 November
Year 6 Kangaroo Island Camp
Monday 21 November
New Girls’ Day (Year 8 to Year 12)
8.30am to 12.00pm
The Chrysalis
Monday 21 November
Junior School Representative Council Farewell Assembly and Morning Tea
8.40am to 10.00am
Gym/Memorial Lawn
Tuesday 22 November
Junior School Musical Theatre Club Performance
3.30pm to 5.00pm
Newman Theatre
Tuesday 22 November to Wednesday 23 November
Year 10 Theatre of the Absurd Performance
6.00pm to 7.00pm
Newman Theatre/MPR
Tuesday 22 November
Year 7 Parent Information Evening
6.00pm to 7.00pm
Hender Hall
Thursday 24 November
ELC Annies Graduation
5.30pm to 6.00pm
Gym
Friday 25 November
Middle School Ethics Olympiad
Friday 25 November
MOD. AI Exhibition Excursion (Year 9 Cyber and AI Class)
11.40am to 1.30pm
MOD.
Friday 25 November
SWOT VAC (Year 10 and Year 11)
Saturday 26 November to Sunday 27 November
Exeat Weekend
As girls have returned from the exeat and with less than 25 school days remaining in the year, I have reminded them of Muhammad Ali's quote: "Don’t count the days, make the days count.” It's easy to get swept away in anticipation of an end goal, like the end of the school year, a big exam or an exciting upcoming holiday. However, it is also important for us to strike the balance of remaining present and enjoying each day that we have together. I know we are treasuring the few days we have left with the Year 12 boarders in the house. As our Year 12s started the exam period this week and begin to transition out of the house, it reminds us that our school year is fast approaching its end. We have distributed advent calendars to each of the girls as they count down – not to Christmas, but to the end of the school year. With only four weeks of the school year left, we are looking forward to balancing our ability to remain present and with one another, while also anticipating the excitement of the summer holidays.
Thank You Event
It was lovely to gather on the lawn with several of our day and boarding families for a Thank You event. Events like this highlight the unique relationship between boarders and their day school compatriots. Having spoken with our 2023 Boarding House leaders, I know they dearly value their relationships with the day girls.
Go Karting, Weaving and Dumplings
Recently, we have had an offering of diverse activities. A small group of girls ventured to the Dumpling Markets along the River Torrens, and we had a group of girls go Go-Karting. On a recent Sunday, we had Tahnae, an indigenous woman, visit us in the Boarding House to teach Ngarrindjeri weaving techniques.
