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Our Friends from Macleay Senior School
Students and staff from Macleay Vocation College visited the Senior Campus in Term 1. MVC students participated in a PDHPE lesson, screen printed at our art campus, enjoyed a wonderful lunch and wrapped up their week with some bowling and laser tag! It has been so wonderful to spend time with our friends from MVC.
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Head of The River Senior School
Congratulations to all of the Senior girls who participated in the Head of The River on Saturday 26 March. The results are as follows:
3rd: Year 10 Division 3 4x+, 2nd: Year 10 Division 2 4x+
Schoolgirl 4x+ - Queenwood 1 placed 1st and Queenwood 2 placed 2nd
2nd: Schoolgirl Second 8 +, 3rd: Schoolgirl First 8 + Well done to the teams and coaches!
Cockatoo Island
Year 9
Year 9 Visual Arts visited Cockatoo Island. Exploring the theme of Transformations, students uncovered the complex history of the island. Students conducted visual research using cameras and drawing materials for a body of work in printmaking, specifically etching and collography.
An Irish Welcome Junior School
An Irish welcome to Junior School this morning as music teacher Ms O’Connor played the Irish Whistle for our K – 2 students in honour of St Patrick’s Day. An uplifting start to our day!
En-garde! Junior School
Congratulations to our Junior School Fencing students, who competed in the 2022 Sydney Olympic Cup.
In the U12 Girls Sabre, the girls placed: 3rd Sophia (bronze), 5th Helena.
In the U10 Girls Sabre: 1st Sophia (gold), 3rd Helena (bronze) & 5th Victoria.
Wellbeing Afternoon
Year 12
Our Year 12 girls were treated to a pizza lunch, hosted by the QOGA. The lunch kicked off a wellbeing afternoon, which included an engaging workshop on removing the stigma around mental health by Batyr. Thank you to student Anna for recommending Batyr, and to QOGA for the pizza.
The latest news and events
It was all smiles & sunshine in March as Kindergarten and Year 6 buddies spent some well overdue time together on school grounds!
Drama on Tour!
Year 9
Year 9 Drama performed for a full house at Junior School, entertaining them with their plays based on our values of Truth, Courage and Service
Harmony Week
Junior School
Junior School students wore orange to celebrate Harmony Week . Girls participated in a number of activities, to celebrate Australia’s cultural diversity. The week is about inclusiveness, respect, and a sense of belonging for everyone.
Easter Song
Junior School
The Medway Singers held rehearsals yesterday morning at St Clements Church, practising their beautiful singing ahead of the Easter Service.
Go Alice!
Senior School
Congratulations to Alice (Year 11), who was successful in making the IGSA Open Football Team. Alice will now compete at the NSW CIS Championships where she trialed for the CIS Representative team. Congratulations on an exceptional achievement!
Easter Crafts Whole School
Queenwood celebrated the Easter long-weekend with some Easter craft!
Senior and Junior girls were seen crafting Easter hats, rabbit statues and more over the last week of Term 1.
Walking the Walk
Year 9
Congratulations to Year 9 student Chloe (pictured, right) who represented NSW at the Australian Athletics Championships last week. Chloe placed 10th in the Under 18s 5km Race Walk Finals, which places her 5th in NSW. An outstanding result!
Beautiful Speech!
Year 12
Congratulations to Maeve (Year 12) who was awarded the Australian Speech Communications Association (ASCA) National Scholarship Award for Excellence.
