Nota Bene

Welcome to Term 1, 2022 Whole School

Year 12 students welcomed the Year 7 students to Queenwood by decorating their lockers. Year 7 Orientation Day involved a smoking ceremony and stone carving with Uncle Laurie, weaving with Aunty Sheridan and dance with Alita. In Junior School, students were placed in their class groups and met their new teachers.

Team-building

Year 7

Year 7 participated in a range of teambuilding activities for their Orientation, such as sandcastle building, problem-solving and raft making on Balmoral Beach.

Semester 1 Prefects Junior School

The Junior School Prefects’ Induction Service was held in the Galaxy Theatre. Year 6 student, Minnie, welcomed staff and students. Year 5 student Rose performed a piece on piano. Congratulations!

Tie Ceremony

Year 12

In February, Year 12 students received their Prefect and Captain badges, along with their Year 12 ties.

Figaro, Figaro! Senior School

Elective Music students

Sammy, Misato, Chelsea, Bianca and Sara recently attended performances of The Marriage of Figaro and the ENCORE program of 2021 outstanding HSC performances and compositions.

Red Shoe Girls Junior School

Kindergarten students met with our Principal Ms Stone during their first week at Queenwood. They all showed Ms Stone their red shoes, red blazers and even the Qs on their tunics and blazers! More on page 50.

Raising funds for Q Emergencies Junior School

Years 4, 5 & 6 students organised a football match and bake sale, raising a total of $1,500 for the Q Emergency Fund. The proceeds will be donated to The Red Cross to assist those in Ukraine as well as flood victims in NSW.

Galentine’s Day

Year 12

February 14 is referred to by some as Galentine’s Day – a day to celebrate female friendship!

To share the love, Year 12 prefects gave out heartshaped stickers and chocolates to staff and girls as they arrived at school.