This weekend new skills were learnt on the tennis court and the real twins had some competition from Herluce and Irina who dressed the same way on Saturday and Sunday without realising it! 🙂

Last night, all boarding students were invited to the welcome assembly and dinner. This was a chance to dress up nicely, be welcomed back into the boarding community, and eat some tasty food from around the world whilst listening to some Jazz music.

A very enjoyable evening was had by all – many thanks to those who helped to organise it!

Our activities manager, Diego, kindly organised some activities for the students in boarding to help the new boarders make some new friends both within their own house and with other houses.

First up was the activities afternoon!

Thankfully, the sun was shining and the girls were able to enjoy some volleyball and frisbee. When the heat was a little too much, the shade provided a welcome resting spot for them to chat to the other students.

Next up, the treasure hunt!

Despite the rainy weather, the girls donned their jackets and took part in the treasure hunt. They were given clues about a certain location in the school campus. The aim was to get to the location, find the next clue to decode and race to the following location. We tried our best, and finished the race in Concha for some social time with the other House teams.

Thank you!

We would like to thank Diego for organising such fun afternoons for us this week, and to the girls for working well as a team to take part in them

In addition to welcoming our new arrivals, we have been welcoming back the girls who have spent one or two years with us here in Old Portena.

Natalina, Arin, Louise, Herluce, Sandra, Marina, Michelle, Kateryna, Liza, Mariia, Valeriia, and Anastasia

Here’s to another good school year!

This week, we have been welcoming our new Old Portena girls:

Sandra, Michelle, Marina, Liza, and Arin

• Herluce Opiangah – 6ème (not in picture)
• Michelle Gallegos Fernandez – grade 7
• Elizaveta Ocheterina – grade 7
• Marina Maldonado Lara – grade 8
• Sandra Maldonado Lara – grade 8
• Arin Stern – grade 8

We hope they will have an enjoyable year and have many great new experiences with us all!