Boarding Newsletter - June 29 2020

SIBFORD BOARDING The Newsletter from the Boarding Community June 29th 2020

SIBFORD DISTANCING: Sibford School is hidden amongst the trees on top of the hill in the distance showing the rolling hills and glorious countryside surrounding the school

NATIONAL BOARDING WEEK News as boarding goes temporarily online We cannot believe it is the last week of term already. Throughout this strange time, with no boarders in the buildings, we have been delighted by the togetherness of the boarding community. Weekly meetings, daily forum activity, and regular emails mean that we have been able to stay strong as a group. The support for each other and the care students and staff have given each other has been wonderful to behold in what is the strangest of circumstances for a boarding community. The Boarding Schools' Association celebrated National Boarding Week last week and it has been an excellent opportunity for us to reflect with the students about life in the boarding houses here and we cannot wait to see our boarders back here in September.

MILKSHAKES IN THE SUNSHINE: We have been raising money for our boarding charity, Barnardo's, by selling milkshakes. Year 10 boarders even managed to taste them this week!

COMMUNITY SPIRIT Updates from our online world We are delighted to announce that we

Part of National Boarding Week has

have raised ÂŁ1645.85 for our boarding

been reflecting on the joys of being

charity, Barnardo's. The lunchtime

involved in our community. Our Head,

sale of milkshakes across the year - led

Toby Spence, sums it up quite well in a

by our Head of Boarding, Bunny Baker

tweet: "We miss these smiling faces!"

- has ensured we can meet our

It will be a special moment when we

fundraising goals and allow students a

are all back together again within the

tasty treat at the same time.

boarding houses.

In our weekly Fielding House meeting, we had a wonderfully fun catch up.

We were, however, left baffled by the fact we hadn't discovered the ability to mime through the edge of our screens sooner. We had great fun high-fiving, holding each other up, and pushing into one another - a superb way to

THINKING OF YOU ALL We are thinking of all our students as the year comes to an end. "Looking forward to having our boarders back soon!"

reach out to each other across the world.

We wish our whole boarding community the very best in these times and reiterate that we are always here for you. To see what we are up to, please visit our Twitter page for regular updates: @SibfordBoarding