Published on: 21 June 2018

Jazz is alive and well at Christ Church! It was a pleasure to experience the wonderful performances by the various Jazz bands at The Ellington Jazz Club on Tuesday evening. Led by Mr Paul Millard, 50 of our Jazz students embraced the venue’s mood and entertained a captivated full house.

This week we are again pleased to have Jonathan Doyle, author of Bridging the Gap, visit the School to address boys in Years 10 to 12 on how to be extraordinary men. Jonathan’s personality and direct presentation style engages easily with cohorts as he challenges boys to make the most of their lives. He emphasises the need to speak candidly about the nature of one’s identity and specifies areas that men need to work on to ensure a healthy transition to manhood. He will leave the boys with insights and strategies to consider, as well as identifying the significance of individual choice in how they will be defined moving forward in their lives. Jonathan is also our special guest at the Year 12 Father and Son Breakfast to be held this Friday.

The final week of term is shaping up to be another busy ‘normal’ week in the life of a Christ Church boy; sporting fixtures for Firsts teams on Thursday; academic assessments and importantly for Year 10 boys, the parent-teacher-student interviews next Monday afternoon.

As we conclude the first semester, it is always important to reflect on what has been achieved. To that end, I encourage all families to take the time and review student reports when they arrive in the first week of the holidays. The report outcomes should be considered in light of the goals set earlier in the year and adjustments and new plans put in place for Semester 2.

I wish all families a restful, relaxing and enjoyable holiday period.

Roger Bayly
Deputy Principal
Head of Senior School