Welcome back to the boarding house everyone and happy new year!
Here at CDL the boarding community have been busy creating Christmas boxes to send to children in Eastern Europe.
There are many children in Eastern Europe who may not receive presents this Christmas so these boxes will definitely put a smile on their faces.
The boxes include school supplies, toys, snacks and items used for personal hygiene. The New Portena girls have put a lot of heart into this project and managed to complete eight boxes to send off this Christmas.
It was lovely to see all the girl’s smiling faces arriving back in the house over the weekend. Here’s to another busy term of hard work and new activities. Welcome back girls!
On Saturday afternoon, Tatiana, Celine and Helen enjoyed a guitar and ukulele lesson given by Costanza. New Portena is becoming a very musical house. The music group will continue in two weeks when the girls will learn new songs.
Happy Birthday to Irina, Scarlett and Aya who have all been celebrating their birthdays over the weekend!
Yum yum, lots of cake in New Portena! 
Five of the girls in New Portena have been nominated for Secondary School Prizes. These girls are:
Anya,
Nattanaree,
Iza,
Azzaya,
Margadbileg
Next Monday they will go to the ceremony to collect their prizes.
Congratulations Girls!