With the refurbishments in Westview completed the girls were timetabled back into the building this Tuesday. The new spaces are beautiful. They include new art spaces, a Design Centre, areas for collaboration and areas to create and print. The new display spaces are able to showcase the work of the girls and the interiors provide both light and an open airy ambience. These areas will be very well served by the girls and we are very grateful to the Board for their support in this refurbishment project. We are also appreciative of the State and Commonwealth funding we received through the Association of Independent Schools (AIS). Once restrictions allow us all to gather, we will have an official blessing and opening. Some photos of this new space are attached. 

One of the challenges we are having this year is celebrating our 180^th Anniversary during the pandemic. The liturgy held last Tuesday was designed to bring the good from what was planned for 18 March to the community at this point in time. During the service the girls received their commemorative badge and some of the items we had purchased to mark this special year. Unfortunately, we had some technology issues on the day and the transmission was disrupted. I apologise for this inconvenience. We now have the entire service available through this link if you would like to view it at your leisure. Click here to view the full Liturgy

During the liturgy we inducted the new Year 7 SRC girls. Congratulations to these students:

7A - Lilliana A
7B - Jamie M 
7C - Ava M
7D - Sophia C
7E - Jordana N 
7F - Bree M

On Tuesday evening we held the Alumni AGM. Using Zoom we were able to accommodate exstudents from across the State and nation. Sadly, we said thank you and farewell to Sara Barnes who has been our President for four years. Sara has been a busy supporter of the College and has given her time generously. I would like to acknowledge her work and her support over the years.

Thank you and welcome to the following who have generously offered to fill positions on the executive:

President:           Dr Joanna Winchester (Class of 1996)
Vice President:    Erin De Rooy, nee Cornett (Class of 1999)

We still have two positions vacant if anyone in our community would like to join us. They include the Treasurer and the Secretary. Thank you to Joanna for joining the executive and Erin for taking on the role of Vice President for another year.

Finally, it is good to see the girls settling into the face to face learning once again. In gathering their feedback on the positives of remote learning many of them spoke about their independence, that they were self-directed, had control of their learning and the opportunity to have control of their time. Across the years they all missed the interaction with staff and friends. We will take some time as a College to reflect on these learnings and see what we can develop and what we can use that will enhance the learning for the girls and better support you as our partners in your daughter's learning.

I will leave you with this reflection on winter as the days grow shorter and the temperature gets colder.

Blessings

Sue Lennox - Principal 

Dear God,
Let us prepare for winter.
The sun has turned away from us
and the nest of summer hangs broken
in a tree.
Life slips through our fingers and,
as darkness gathers,
our hands grow cold.
It is time to go inside.
It is time for reflection and resonance.
It is time for contemplation.
Let us go inside.

Amen

(Leunig - When I talk to you)