The Boarding Buzz

Recreation News

The variety of Recreational activities students have engaged with in the last few weeks has dramatically increased. It was wonderful to have so many students involved in recreation last weekend in particular. 

 

We thought you could view the Recreation Schedule on REACH. However, at the boarding parent forum you let us know you couldn’t. We will put a three-week plan in each Buzz edition from now on to ensure you have this information. We appreciate your support in encouraging your children to join in on recreation activities. A reminder that there will be some compulsory recreation during the term for Middle School boarders.

 

Upcoming Recreation Activities

 

Week Four

  • Friday - Possum Spotting and Gym Session
  • Saturday - Baking, Skate Park and In-House Movies
  • Sunday - Emu Point

Week Five

  • Closed Weekend

Week Six

  • Friday - Cinema and Gym Session
  • Saturday - Surfing and Jewellery Making
  • Sunday - Middleton Beach

Week Seven

  • Friday - Night Skate Park Visit and Gym Session
  • Saturday - Canoeing and Lip & Body Scrub Making
  • Sunday - Emu Point

Week Eight

  • Friday - Ten Pin Bowling and Gym Session
  • Saturday - Middleton Beach, Scrunchie Making, Christmas Pageant & Twilight Markets
  • Sunday - Point Possession Walk Trail

This term we have offered many and varied recreation activities including:  a circus performance by local students, canoeing, Middleton Beach, Emu Point, inflatable at the swimming pool, skate park, Bald Head Walk Trail, tie dyed shirts, Albany ten pin bowling and for the Halloween weekend a night-time tour of the Albany Convict Gaol & Museum. We would like to go to the beach more regularly when the weather warms up and build in more opportunities for surfing and canoeing.  

Mr Rice has provided a reflection on the Recreational canoeing activity he and Mr Jordan took the boys to a couple of weeks ago. 

 

Miss Ella Sloss | Boarding Supervisor

 

On Sunday 17 October, Mr Mark Jordan and I took a mixed group of Year Nine and Ten boys down to the river for a canoe and a BBQ. We had ten students attend and it was a very enjoyable afternoon. As part of the day we had a race from out in the harbour, back to the bridge. Mark and I were a long way ahead of the competition until an unfortunate canoe flipped over, we relinquished our lead to go back and help them recover the canoe. This resulted in the victory of Hamish Medway and Liam Robinson.

Mr Brenton Rice | Head of Eclipse House