KRB News

As we step into a new term, I want to extend a warm welcome to all our students, staff and families. It’s a time of renewed energy and focus, and I’m excited to see the achievements and growth that lie ahead for each one of our students as they take on new challenges. It was pleasing to see how quickly our students settled into their new term and I thank the KRB staff for their role in this.

Nearly 800 mothers and their daughters are attending the Mother Daughter Function coming up this Saturday night – our Mother’s Day celebration for the Secondary School. We are also looking forward to welcoming our Primary School mothers to KRB on Friday morning. where our Barat-Burn boys and girls have some classroom activities planned that will make their mothers feel very special. Both events are an opportunity to honour the incredible mothers in our community and show our appreciation for all that they do. I look forward to seeing many of you at these events and wish a Happy Mother’s Day to all our amazing mothers for Sunday.

I also want to take a moment to congratulate our students who have excelled recently in sports at a national level. Your dedication and hard work are truly inspiring, and you make us all proud. From our swimmers at the National Age and Multiclass Championships on the Gold Coast at the end of the term, to athletes competing in the Australian Championships in Adelaide and the National Surf Lifesaving Championships in Maroochydore. More details can be found in the Sports section of this newsletter.

Reflecting on these outstanding achievements further serves as a reminder of the challenging journey we are all undertaking to raise well-rounded young adults in this modern world and its magnetic pull into the trappings of social media. In my latest blog, I reference the research of American social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, who advocates for a re-evaluation of smartphone use among young people. We need to ensure we create as many opportunities as possible that draw students away from digital worlds and back into reality, to develop real relationships and a strong sense of self efficacy and worth.

On that note, a big shout-out to our Year 7 students who are heading off to camp this week. We are all watching the weather but know you will manage whatever comes your way well. Camp is a fantastic opportunity to build new skills, make lasting friendships, and create wonderful memories. Wishing you all the best for an enjoyable and safe experience.

Here’s to a great term ahead!

Erica Thomas
Principal

Transport Contact

Thank you to Hugh Kleipas who, after over a decade’s service, has stepped down from his role as the School’s Transport Coordinator. Hugh first commenced at KRB in 2012 and has been an important and appreciated member of our community since. We wish Hugh all the very best for the future and thank him for his years of service to KRB.

For ad hoc/on-the-day amendments only, please continue to contact your bus driver directly (and for Junior students, the Junior School Reception if related to after-school arrangements). For all other Transport-related enquiries please continue to email krbtransport@krb.nsw.edu.au or phone 02 9388 6076.

Seaforth route

The changes to the Seaforth route using the ferry from Cremorne Point to Watsons Bay took place in the first week of term and is now running to good time in the mornings and afternoons. The first leg of the bus journey from KRB to Rose Bay ferry terminal is in high demand. If you wish your child to travel on the Seaforth route, please always check availability with KRB Transport – on a casual basis or otherwise.

Casual Bookings

If there are available seats on morning and afternoon bus routes, there may be a ‘casual use’ rate option of $15.00 per trip, by prior arrangement by email to krbtransport@krb.nsw.edu.au. Should a seat be available, parents/carers will receive an email with a payment and registration link. Once payment has been confirmed and the registration verified, the student will be permitted to travel on the KRB bus. If a student travels on a bus without the prior knowledge of KRB Transport, parents will be contacted after the trip to pay the casual rate. We request wherever possible that as much notice is provided of the need to travel casually. Students who have paid to use the buses in advance will be given preference to travel over students who travel unregistered and/or without payment should bus capacity be an issue.

Dear Parents/Carers,

There is a KRB Marketing photo shoot scheduled for Tuesday 21 May and Wednesday 22 May. Participating students, with permissions to publish, will be contacted in the coming week.

All families are required to indicate, via the Aspire Form, if they give permission for photos which feature their children to be used within school publications, social media, promotional material, website and marketing.

KRB uses the photo management system, Pixevety, to support the storing and use of photos. This system helps us identify which photos of students can be published based on parent permissions.

The form can be found in the MY DETAILS tab in Aspire – by then selecting your CHILD and then clicking on LEGAL.

Please CLICK HERE for more detailed instructions about how to complete the Photo Permissions Form on Aspire.

If the form is not completed, we are unable to publish photos of your child in the newsletter, social media etc. This can often cause disappointment.

Please note that you can change your photo permission status at any time via the Aspire form.

Holidays Night Patrol 

During the holidays we continued our St Vincent de Paul Van Services/Night Patrol work. At the end of last term, we began the process to train 15 new members from Year 11, 5 new staff members and 3 parents – these volunteers will now complete their preparation to join our KRB/Vinnies Night Patrol volunteer team. Congratulations and thank you for your support. 

Year 12 Reflection Day 

Thank you to Year 12 for entering into our Reflection Day so positively last Thursday. The day provided Year 12 with a valuable opportunity to consider their final semester of secondary schooling, life beyond KRB and possibilities for the journey ahead.  

The girls were highly attentive and present during our Reflection Day. The theme for the day was inspired by the words of Sr. Janet Erskine Stuart, RSCJ: “Our education is not meant to turn the children out small and finished, but seriously begun on a wide basis. Therefore, they must leave us with some self-knowledge, some energy, some purpose …” 

Thank you to our Principal, Mrs Thomas, for her welcome and introduction of the day, as well as staff who presented to the girls and enabled the day to be thought-provoking and enjoyable.

After the adventures of Term 1, the enthusiastic learners in the ELC returned for Term 2. They have dived headfirst into their research around the topic of ‘wild’.

Term 2 has started off strong in the Junior School with engaging Art and Science classes.

Kindergarten students have been drawing on their imaginations, creating colourful collages inspired by the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar, while students in Year 3 have taken a trip to outer space, designing and crafting paper robot collages.

In science, Kindergarten have been investigating how rainbows are formed through hands-on experiments with light and water.

Year 9 Products

In Term 1, Year 9 Design and Technology students were asked to design and develop a sample or prototype for a healthcare product aimed at assisting individuals with a specific health condition, addressing both their physical and emotional needs. The purpose of this task was to create a functional and user-friendly solution that caters to both the needs of the targeted user, while also considering the aesthetic needs of the product. Some students created weighted blankets or tactile toys while others created prototypes for a collapsible asthma spacer, or migraine assistance facemask.

Year 11 Laptop Stand

In Term 1, Year 11 Design and Technology students developed laptop stands that combined style and functionality, with a focus on comfort, versatility, and aesthetics. First, they determined the importance of the laptop stand and created a detailed brief that outlined the project objectives. Through thorough research, exploration of existing designs, experimentation, testing and evaluation the final laptop stand was produced.

Artists of the Month

Sophie Baker, Molly Kelly, Rosie Meikle

Students in Year 11 Visual Arts recently completed a mixed media series focusing on the role of art as a powerful form of social commentary, connecting to ‘A Social Awareness Which Impels to Action’: one of the five goals of Sacred Heart Education. Students selected a significant social, cultural or environmental issue impacting their local or global community, and responded to this through experimental collage, printmaking, drawing, painting and digital media.

Well done to Sophie Baker, Molly Kelly and Rosie Meikle for being nominated as Artists of the Month for May.

Molly Kelly, ‘Turn Around’, 2024

Rosie Meikle, ‘Don’t Walk Home Alone’, 2024

Sophie Baker, ‘Flock of Gold’, 2024

“How can I help my child be more resilient?” is a question parenting expert Dr Justin Coulson often hears from worried mums and dads.

In this session, parents will learn the psychological secrets that build their child’s sense of identity, strengths, and growth mindset in order to perform better, be happier, and build resilience.

Based on Dr Justin Coulson’s best-selling book 9 Ways to a Resilient Child, this session shows parents how to help their children cope powerfully and positively with the challenges that life throws at them. This presentation is one of Justin’s most popular ones with powerful stories and illustrations that every parent can relate to. He explains the factors that help and hinder resilience, why common advice such as “toughen up Princess” just doesn’t work, and how competition and praise may undermine resilience.

The Webinar is on Tuesday 14 May at 7pm AEST

To register and view the webinar you first need to sign in to the KRB page:

https://schools.happyfamilies.com.au/login/krbs

password: happykrbs and then click on the link below

https://schools.happyfamilies.com.au/answers-with-justin-resilience/
*Note that the link will only work if you are already signed into the KRB page

On Wednesday 1 May, the Wellbeing Team hosted a parent webinar facilitated by Consent Labs. The Webinar provided parents with tools to bridge the gap with their children to have meaningful conversations about respectful relationships.

KRB has contracted Consent Labs, a not-for-profit organisation that is the leading expert in Consent Education, to deliver presentations to the school community about topics surrounding Consent Education. As a school, KRB believes that these educational sessions are important in providing our students with the knowledge to empower themselves in understanding their rights and to be fully informed by knowing what resources are available to them if necessary.

Students will participate in these sessions on the 9th or 13th of May; please check Aspire for details.

Key Issues identified in the presentation:

• Consent Foundations (Year 7)
• Consent with Technology (Year 8)
• Alcohol and Other Drugs (Year 9)
• Sexual Harassment and Assault (Year 10)
• Healthy Relationships, Alcohol and Other Drugs (Year 11)
• Sexual Harassment and Assault Extension (Year 12)

The Consent Labs Program is:

• Backed by evidence
• Realistic and relevant
• Proactive, not reactive

Summary notes from the Webinar will be posted to Aspire for parents to refer to. These will assist facilitation of conversations with their young people following the student sessions.

Year 7 students and Year 10 Peer Support Leaders have continued participating in the Peer Support program. Sessions have focused on healthy and unhealthy friendships, and how we can all contribute to stronger connections with others. Students discussed qualities that they admired in friendships, and ways of promoting healthy friendships. Students also participated in learning activities regarding communicating on technology and social media, staying safe online, spreading kindness online, and making cyber space a better place. Students explored the concept of gratitude and how we can impact on others and learnt that practicing thankfulness and gratitude daily can increase our enthusiasm, determination, optimism and energy. Random acts of kindness can go a long way, and there are many things that students can do to create a happy and safe school.

It is still and quiet. A small gasp is emitted by a student so engrossed in the story that they are unaware they have made it, just like the other students, who are deep into the individual journeys captured on the words on the pages of the books nestled in their hands and laps.

This is wide reading time.

It is well documented and acknowledged that reading for pleasure (that is, excluding school-based assigned reading) has beneficial impacts to a person’s academic achievement and general emotional wellbeing. It has also been found as an important way to develop skills that are beneficial to long-term success and employment outcomes, such as demonstrating and developing curiosity and interest valued by employers (Elkin, Fry, & Farrell, 2023).

A group of Australian academics have recently conducted a study over 13,000 secondary students and found that almost 30% of students do not read in their spare time, feeling the pull of distractions such as leisurely scrolling social media, movies and television (Rutherford., et al, 2024). Many students feel that they are time-poor, finding it harder and harder to devote time to reading when faced with homework, assignments, sports, and other activities.

Wide reading lessons at the Mary Agnes Library allow that precious gift of dedicated time and attention for reading for the students in Years 7-10.

The School carves out time and expects students to read during English lessons and the wide reading library lessons. In the wide reading lessons the students can freely choose from an extensive collection of books that captivate and motivate reading. The comprehensive collection is carefully curated by the knowledgeable library team who constantly keep their fingers on the pulse of Young Adult books and fiction and non-fiction in general. Book selections also, at times, complement particular units of work that students might be doing in English.

Wide reading lessons allow time for lively book discussions and sharing of reading recommendations which supports the study findings that peer influence is a key factor in teen reading habits, and recognising reading as a social practice that is influenced by parents, teachers, and friends.   (Rutherford., et al, 2024 ). The discussions also develop important life skills in students such as the ability to empathise with people in different circumstances and view the world from a variety of perspectives. (Merga, 2023). These discussions encourage our students to embrace our Sacred Heart values of enacting a social awareness that impels to action, the building of community as a Christian value and particularly our focus goal of fostering a deep respect for intellectual values.

References

Deakin University. (2024, April 4). Surprising facts about Aussie teens’ reading habits revealed.  https://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/news-and-media-releases/articles/surprising-facts-about-aussie-teens-reading-habits-revealed

Elkins, M., Farrell, L. & Fry, J. (2023, April 12). Why book reading is good for society, wellbeing and your career. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/why-reading-books-is-good-for-society-wellbeing-and-your-career-200447.

Merga, M. (2023) Creating a Reading Culture in Primary and Secondary Schools. A Practical Guide. Facet Publishing.

Rutherford, L., Singleton, A., Reddon, B., Johanson, K., & Dezuanni, M. (2024). Discovering a good read. Exploring book discovery and reading for pleasure for teens. Final report. [PDF].

Discovering-a-Good-Read-Survey-Report_FINAL.pdf (deakin.edu.au)

On Friday 3 May, 14 of our KRB girls walked down to Kambala School to participate in the Alliance of Girls in Leadership. It was a very immersive experience where we were able to form connections with other eastern suburbs girls schools such as Kambala and Ascham to understand sisterhood and how we as young women can lead with integrity.

In our groups we discussed how women in leadership positions have evolved and the way we view leadership now in comparison to early feminism. We spoke about the ‘untold’ stories of women and the qualities that leaders have to compassionately lead. These discussions were led through different ice breaker activities and a personality quiz to see which type of leader we are and get to know the other girls. We listened to female staff and their insights of how to authentically lead in our modern day world as well as finishing with identifying some problems that as leaders we can take action in solving. For example, one of the groups discussed the idea of diminishing hierarchy and cliques within girl schools as they create an extremely hostile environment. We discussed the need to ‘break down barriers’ that confine young women and the idea that eradicating deeply rooted stereotypes is imperative to enable women to aspire to and succeed in leadership positions. In accordance with this we explored the importance of encouragement and support not only from the girls within your school and year, but also girls from other schools as well as girls from older and younger years.

The conference was a collaborative experience; that allowed us the opportunity to discuss the importance of sisterhood and its ability to stand against a patriarchal society. It was empowering being surrounded by young women that shared the same values, and ideologies around the importance of recognising the inequality and bias faced against women. Thus, through destabilising the common misogynist outlook on life it opens the opportunity for replacement and resistance against repression.

Relating to this, a common theme we focused on for this session with all the girls and staff was the idea of ‘sisterhood’ and the power we hold as a united front. We discussed heavily the large mental benefits of sisterhood and how it can lead to increased confidence and more positive outcomes for all as there is an increased sense of support and encouragement. We explored in our groups, the importance of recognising sisterhood within our community and how it can serve as a resistance against repressive norms. Through this recognition we were able to establish various plans of action we can take within our community to encourage the prevalence of sisterhood. By integrating the different schools on each table, we were able to have open and empowering conversations about the representation of sisterhood in society. After having these discussions, we were able to identify how as a sisterhood, we can empower others to resist normalised repressive ideals of young women within the community.

Year 9 students attended a whole day excursion to Cockatoo Island. They undertook a site study which is an inquiry-based examination of an historically or culturally significant location. Cockatoo Island was the perfect site for this investigation. The island has a fascinating history which reveals insights into the major social, political, and technological progress of Australian society. It has been settled since 1839 and has been used as a convict penal settlement, a reformatory and industrial school, a prison and one of the most important maritime and industrial sites in Australia. Additionally, the Cockatoo Island Dockyard became a major contributor to the war effort. In 2000, the island was the subject of an indigenous land rights claim and in 2010 it was listed as a World Heritage Site.

This site study:

• Deepened students’ knowledge and understanding of significant developments in Australia’s social, political, and cultural history.
• Developed skills of historical inquiry.
• Developed skills to communicate their understanding of history.

Overall, our students represented the school well and engaged deeply with the site study which has extended them in their learning and appreciation of our local history.

Mr. Jozak, Mrs. Cartlidge and Mr. Marshall

Over the past few weeks the KRB debaters have demonstrated their ability to understand complex topics and build logical and sophisticated arguments on a wide range of issues. All teams have shown great dedication as they have had to compete not only on Friday nights but on other evenings during the week to make up for debates that had to be postponed.  

In Round 6 of the ISDA competition, geopolitics was the order of the day with the Year 10, 11 and 12 teams tackling the incredibly challenging topic That the International Community should jointly manage vital shipping channels & sea lanes (e.g. the Panama Canal and the Suez Canal). Both our Senior A and B teams won their debates. 

Our Year 9s have had a number of mid-week debates as their regular debates were postponed. They came away with a win against St. Catherine’s debating the topic, That governments should spend more money on social housing.  

Last Friday, Years 7, 8 and 10 debated against Ascham in another make up round and both Year 8 and 10 came away with wins. 

Our Primary teams have had a very strong ISDA season and the Primary A team of: Cecilia Chan, Sophie Jarrett, Penelope Neal, Lauren Vitalone and Ariella Kendall, is to be congratulated for progressing into the Octo round of the competition. KRB will host the evening on Friday 17 May. 

The Year 12 team had their final school representative debate last term. They have done an admirable job of balancing the demands of their HSC year with the intellectual rigours of debating and we congratulate: Kristen Cole, Maggie Eisenhauer, Yasmine Khalil, Georgina Maxwell, and Ava McInerney, for their continued dedication to debating at KRB. 

Training for Archdale debating is underway in the Senior School and the season for that Tuesday evening competition begins on Tuesday 21 May. 

In addition to the Archdale competition, Debating Captains Kristen Cole and Maggie Eisenhauer have launched an inter house debating competition that will run at lunch times. It provides a great opportunity for all students participate in and watch debating. 

Finally, our Barat-Burn debaters have begun their IPSHA season and were away at St. Catherine’s debating the topic: That we should keep Australian native animals as pets. The students demonstrated confidence, delivered well-structured speeches and provided some compelling rebuttals. All students should be commended on their efforts as this was their first debating experience. We are looking forward to Round 2 on Friday 17 May.  

Debating is truly a year-round activity at KRB and we are hoping to encourage as many students as possible get involved in this valuable co-curricular activity. 

On Wednesday 22 May, KRB’s Night of Song will return for its 14^th year, hosted in our beautiful Chapel from 6:30-7:30pm. Inaugurated in 2011, this concert aims to showcase the efforts of our students from K-12 in the field of vocal music. The evening will feature our Infants, Junior and Senior Choirs performing items from their Term 1 repertoire. Some of our Elective Music and singing students will also perform.

Since the first Night of Song, it has always been my great pleasure to invite a KRB Alumna to close the programme. This year I am delighted that Miss Madeline Greentree (KRB 2019) has accepted my invitation. Maddy was a member of the Senior Choir and had lead roles in KRB Musicals playing Cindy in Back to the 80s (2016) and Bert in Mary Poppins (2018). Recognised for her unwavering commitment and exceptional talent, she received the Contribution to Choir Award at her Vale and received high results in Music 1 for the HSC, Maddy’s earned her three first-place medals in the Sydney Eisteddfod. Her passion for music has remained whilst studying Nursing at St Andrews College. Recently she won the USYD inter-college Palladian Vocal Event. She has said she is deeply honoured to be asked to perform for us this year; I am thrilled she has accepted.

Family and friends are warmly invited to join us for this popular evening of music making.

Mark Stubley
Head of Music

Please click the link below to see the sports fixture for this weekend:

KRB Saturday Sport Term 2 – Round 2

Week 1 of Junior School Sport is in the books after 16 KRB teams competed across three different sports over the weekend. Our students have benefited greatly from the extended preseason, as our Wednesday sports afternoon allowed Winter Sports training to begin at the end of Term 1. This resulted in some terrific performances and improved teamwork. Below are the recaps of Round 1 from our sports coordinators:

Netball

This season, KRB has 10 teams competing in the Randwick Netball Association played at Heffron Park. We got off to a great start on Saturday; the rain held off and all 10 teams put in a massive effort. The results were mixed, but our teamwork, sportsmanship and competitiveness were excellent across the board. It has been great to see a wide variety of skills improve over the preseason sessions, and we look forward to seeing the girls continue to develop over the course of the tournament.

Hockey

A new season of IPSHA Hockey is underway! This year we have seen a wave of newcomers to the sport, with KRB now having four teams playing all around Sydney each weekend (compared to two teams last year). With many students playing their first ever game, we had a few tough results to start the season. However, the highlight of the weekend was KRB02 coming away with a 9-1 Win! We look forward to seeing some great improvement from our students throughout the year.

Boys Football

The Junior Boys have been showing great commitment to developing their skills in their football training sessions, which was reflected in their games on the weekend (whilst braving the rainy conditions!). KRB 1 played against Tudor House at home and KRB 2 ventured out to Homebush to play Trinity. Both teams fought hard and although we didn’t come away with any wins, we are set up well for the rest of the season.

NSW Interschools Equestrian

Two students in Year 5, Storm Williams and Sharon Wu, participated in the NSW Interschools Equestrian at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre at Horsley Park in Week 1 of the holidays. The girls participated in Dressage and Jumping Competitions and an event that combines the two disciplines – Combined Training.

Both students are committed young equestrians who have been learning to ride and compete with their horses – Just Spirit and Greg. In this competition they compete on behalf of their school, and it was lovely to see KRB so well represented by these impressive and disciplined young riders. The KRB competitors were complemented by the Judges for their commitment and team spirit throughout the week.

Congratulations to Storm and her horse Just Spirit who placed third in her division for Jumping, opening a further representative pathway for this discipline.

IGSA Netball

Congratulations to Mila Hall who has been selected to represent a combined IGSA team at the CIS tournament.

Touch Football – Regional Tournament

Over the break some KRB 1 Touch football players continued the momentum from the Term 1 Touch season by competing in the Junior Regionals in Mudgee for the Southern Rebels. The team worked hard throughout the tournament and only narrowly losing in the Grand Final. The team consisted of Year 12 students Sophie St John, Bella McMahon and Lucie Norburn and Year 11 student Lexi Lancaster. All four students acting as fantastic role models to the rest of the school’s Touch community.

Athletics

Over the holidays, KRB had athletes competing on the biggest stage. Sarah Luey (Year 12) and Poppy O’Brien (Year 9) travelled to Adelaide to represent NSW in the Australian National Athletics Championships. Poppy had a fantastic race in the U16 steeplechase taking home the bronze medal with a 3^rd place finish.

In March, Sarah competed in the NSW Junior Athletic Championships in the 100m Hurdles finishing 3^rd and securing her spot in the NSW team to compete in Nationals. Sarah ran well in the heat and qualified for the final later that same day. In the final, Sarah continued her good showing finishing 7^th in the nation. Congratulations to both students on incredible achievements.

CIS Swimming Championships

Over the last two days (Monday 6^th and Tuesday 7^th) KRB had multiple swimmers representing their school and IGSA at the CIS Swimming Championships. At the time of writing,  Georgia Sone (Year 11) and Elaine Hu (Year 7) are racing in the 100m Freestyle and 50m Backstroke respectively. We wish the girls the best of luck. On Monday night our junior relay team swam in the 4×50 freestyle race. This team consisted of Year 7 students: Santana Tonnelli-Smith, Lillian Wenmohs, Amelie Zuza Tito and Lucy Gladstone, and Piper Sweeny (Year 8). The girls swam brilliantly and confidently to finish 3^rd in the heat and 3^rd overall to qualify for NSW All Schools later this year. Congratulations to all.

Swimming Nationals

Again, over the term break our athletes were busy this time it was the turn of the swimmers competing in the Junior Nationals on the Gold Coast. Many congratulations to Piper Sweeny (Year 8) Tessa Mitchelmore, Mila Hall (Year 9) and Georgia Sone (Year 11) who all swam brilliantly and in doing so achieved many personal bests throughout the competition.

Surf Live Saving

Over the break KRB had students compete in the Surf Live Saving Championships ‘The Aussies’. The students travelled to Maroochydore in Queensland for a gruelling weekend of competition and racing. This event is the National Championships which involves over 150 students from Surf lifesaving clubs from all around the country.

Lillian Wenmohs competed in two individual events finishing 13^th in the U13 Ironwomen and an amazing 2^nd place in the Individual Board Race. Lucy Gladstone made two individual finals and narrowly missed out on a 3^rd final by one place. Lucy finished 14th in the swim final and 12^th in the 2km swim final. Emily Maxwell made it to the U13 Beach Sprint final where she finished 6th overall and 15th overall in the Beach Flags event. Congratulations to all three students who showed incredible dedication and resilience throughout the competition as most events required multiple heats, quarters and semifinals to qualify for the Grand Finals.

For more information follow this link: KRB Country Weekend Mudgee Invite

Thank you to the P&F for organising the Term 1 Sustainable Uniform Sale. It was great to have such an array of pre-loved uniforms available for purchase for our school community. Thank you to all those that made donations.

Mother’s Day 2024

We have over 800 mothers and relatives coming to the Australian Turf Club Randwick on Saturday for the annual Mother Daughter Dinner. We are sure it will be a very special evening for all.

We also have a large number of mothers and carers attending the Junior School Mother Child Morning tea on Friday – this will begin down in the Junior School classrooms followed by morning tea in the MTC.

On Monday we look forward to welcoming the grandparents and special friends of our Year 7 students, beginning with a Liturgy in the Chapel at 9.30am. This will be followed by a tour of the school and morning tea.                             

KRB LONG LUNCH –9 August 2024

“Bringing the Country to the City since the 1960’s”

The KRB Bursary Long Lunch will be held on Friday 9 August at the Doltone House, Jones Bay Wharf.  Invitations will go out next week.

Our MC is a Michael Wipfli, co-host of the Nova 96.9 Breakfast Show, Fitzy and Wippa.

• Scott Finnie – The Piano Man
• Raymond Crowe, “Unusualist”

All funds raised at the lunch are directed to the KRB Bursary Fund.

We need your support to make this Long Lunch a really fun day with great entertainment and successful for the Bursary Fund, which offers support for families experiencing financial need.

• Tables of ten are available for $1,950.00 including GST. Please click here

to reserve a table.

https://pay.krb.nsw.edu.au/events/booking?UDS_SEARCH_VIEW=Detail&UDS_PAGE_VIEW=Explorer&UDS_SEARCH_DETAIL_ID=0&UDS_QUANTITY=0&UDS_SEARCH_TEXT=&UDS_ACTION_DATA=YlomAUBMXnBOXVsAQUJDBChfQg1AWEEbWzRGKnJCXDENN1lT

• Individual tickets – $195.00 including GST Please click here

https://pay.krb.nsw.edu.au/events/booking?UDS_SEARCH_VIEW=Detail&UDS_PAGE_VIEW=Explorer&UDS_SEARCH_DETAIL_ID=0&UDS_QUANTITY=0&UDS_SEARCH_TEXT=&UDS_ACTION_DATA=FVggdDBDK3dOLld1RUJDAlZXQndIXEEbWEdLLgBBUjB7Qllc

• You might like to sponsor a table – a number of packages are available. If you own your own company or are a director of a company and would like to offer sponsorship, please contact me.

PRIZES FOR THE AUCTIONS & RAFFLES

We are also still seeking prizes for the Live and Silent Auctions – so if you own a restaurant, have a holiday house that you would be willing to donate some accommodation, a boat for a trip on the Harbour OR – if you have any great ideas about some memorable experience prizes, I would love to hear from you!

Mary Cook

Director of Advancement & Community

9388 6024

cookm@krb.nsw.edu.au