Last week the girls took part in the latest House Competition – the Talent Show. Great fun was had by all and it was fantastic to see the acts from all the other houses. Well done girls!
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Red Cross Museum
On Sunday our Grade 9s visited the Red Cross Museum in Geneva and learnt about the work they do across the globe.
Sled Dog Activity
First Ski Weekend
The girls had a great time during their first Ski Weekend away in Crans Montana enjoying a range of activities including skiing, snowboarding and ice skating.
We can’t wait to get back up on the mountains on Friday!
Aquatis Trip
The first weekend of the new term has come and gone and today the girls enjoyed a trip to the new aquarium Aquatis, in Lausanne.
We learnt about freshwater fish and habitats across all continents of the globe, and some of the girls even decided to be part of the Komodo Dragon exhibit.
Winter concert
Louise, violinist from New Portena, performed in the Winter Concert with the String Ensemble on December 7, well done Louise!
Sunday Trip to Chocolate Factory & Gruyere
On Sunday Alina and Romina visited the beautiful village of Gruyere, and Maison Cailler, the famous Swiss chocolate factory.
The girls explored Gruyere in the snow before moving on to learn about the story behind how chocolate is made. A great day was had by all!
Thanksgiving
New Portena girls enjoyed Thanksgiving celebrations at Mr Usher’s house!
They also wrote on coloured cards what they are thankful for in their life.
House Competition: Masterchef
Today was the sixth house competition of the school year; Masterchef. New Portena were given the challenge of making a Starter and the girls decided to focus on the diversity of our house to create a colourful and healthy dish.
Well done Dahlia, Natalina, Irina, Alessia and Alina! And a big thank you to Dahlia’s Mum for Facetiming us and making sure we didn’t face any culinary disasters.
Now to wait for the results….
The guitar and ukulele group is back!
On Saturday afternoon the girls had fun playing the song Riptide with Costanza. The group will be back in two weeks.
