Week 7, Spring Term 2019
The 2019 Year 12’s return tonight for their Valedictory dinner and we are all looking forward to reconnecting with them. We are slowly edging closer to the end of the term and the boys at this stage are remaining on task and look like they are going to finish the year well and in good spirits. With Saturday sport over and done with, the new Year 12’s have organised a Residential Community Touch Rugby competition for Saturday morning which is open to all year groups and tonight (Friday) they are hosting a Community BBQ.
With a week to go if you haven’t entered your son’s leave then can you please do so ASAP!!
Residential Christmas Breakfast
On Monday 9th December we are hosting our annual Residential Community Breakfast in the Dining Room at 7:15am. We hold the event in the morning so that we can invite a number of the support staff who assist us throughout the year to join us. It is not often that the boys can see who is in the background working hard to make their time here at Scotch as enjoyable as it can be.
Year 9 Graduation Dinner
Sean Mecham and the Year 9 team will be celebrating the boys finishing up in the Year 9 House and Junior Boarding area on Wednesday night in the Dining Room. Sean has hosted this event for several years now and it is a great way to transition the boys into the Senior House.
Photo Competition
The photo competition drew a large number of entries this year and Sean Mecham had a difficult task in awarding this years winners. He did soften a little when it came to the staff category because it looks like everyone who entered won a prize. In all seriousness though we were very grateful for the entries, there was certainly some fantastic photos sent through and as usual the winners below have been blown up and printed and they all look brilliant. Thanks to everyone who sent in an entry and we look forward to next year!!
Year 7/8 and 9
Year 10/11/12
Family
Staff
Bib Track
Yesterday the Year 7 boys returned from their Bib Track trek in reasonably good spirits, they had a couple of hot days and one long 18km slog but all in all the reports were very positive. This is the first time the Year 7’s have been out at this time of the year and this is done to reduce the number of times the boys are out over Year 8 and 9.
A big thank you to all staff who are attending these walks and the Outdoor Ed team for organising everything.
Holiday Travel Arrangements – Please enter ASAP!!
As said above not long to go now before we break for the holiday and so we would certainly appreciate it, if you haven’t done it already, enter your son’s leave ASAP. The sooner we get it in the easier it is for us to plan those final few days.
The Middle School like to have all Year 8 boys here for the Middle School Speech Night because predominantly the night is designed to say farewell to the Year 8’s. We will be keeping the Boarding House open on this night for those Year 8 boys who need to stay on and will organize transport to the airport or train station the following day. If you need any help with understanding when your son is due to leave, then please feel free to contact Michelle or Jan.
The same could also be said for any Year 9 to 12 boys who might receive an award at Speech night on the last day of the year. We will keep the Boarding Houses open that extra night and provide transport on the following day so the boys can attend, if they wish.
Year 10 Tomorrow Man
The Year 10’s (Year 11’s) will have their last session of Tomorrow Man on Monday 3 December. The boys have slowly grown throughout the program and we are starting to see them trust each other more and, therefore, their depth of sharing has improved. We are looking forward to seeing how the session concludes.
Paintballing
On Saturday 7th December we will be holding our annual Paintballing Day. This is the final activity that we do as a Residential Community for the year and it is the only activity that we request all boys to attend. As per previous years we will be leaving the College at around 7.30am and will return by 2.00pm. The boys will play 4 paintball games, receive 600 paintballs, receive a sausage sizzle for lunch and have the pleasure of trying to shoot as many staff members as possible!! The cost for the day will be $50 with this being added to each boy’s accounts. This cost covers 50% of the fee with the Residential Community covering the other half. It has been the highlight of our calendar over recent years and the banter has already begun for what is set to be a great day!!
We hope you all have a great weekend!!