What a magical and action-packed week it has been in the Boarding House. As December approaches, excitement has been building throughout the house, and the boarders have thrown themselves into every activity with their usual enthusiasm.
We began the week with a fantastic JB Hall session of table tennis and badminton, while half of the boarders stayed in-house to enjoy smoothies and juices. The children had great fun experimenting with fresh fruits and vegetables, inventing their own recipes before sampling one another’s creations.
We made the most of the Senior School facilities, with a popular session on the bouldering wall. Music, dancing and plenty of gymnastics on the cushion floor followed. Evenings continued with movie time, tuck, and more JB Hall games.
On Friday evening, we enjoyed an early birthday supper to celebrate Evan’s special day. After pizza, the boarders headed to the main hall to put lights on the school’s giant Christmas tree before settling down to watch Home Alone.
Saturday kept the momentum going with a much-anticipated trip to the go-karting track, followed by a trip to The Range, where the boarders chose decorations and advent treats ready for the start of December. We then made our way to the Senior School for supper to round off a brilliant day.
Sunday brought a slower start with a relaxed late brunch, before we headed out to try and find a Christmas tree for the boarding house. What we hoped would be a magical tree farm full of twinkling cabins and festive treasures turned out to be a small car park in Dorchester with just a handful of trees and a tiny cabin selling a few decorations, but the children took it all in good humour. A wander through the high street proved far more successful, and they returned proudly clutching bags of… toothpaste. As you do!
We rounded off the weekend with a delicious roast dinner at the Senior School before settling down for our third Christmas film in as many nights.
With December just around the corner, the excitement for advent calendars is reaching its peak, and the boarders are eagerly counting down the hours until they can open the first window. It has been a week full of pre-festive cheer, and we look forward to another fun week ahead in the boarding house.
