Boarders - Somerville House

2011 boardERS’ handbook
Boarders’ Daily Routine – Years 7 to 11
4.30 am – 6.45 am Exit available to Craig Hall girls going to early morning organised team sports training (Swimming,
Rowing or other Sports training). For Mavis Holden girls, early departures must be with prior
notification to the Mistress on Duty. All girls must sign out before leaving or the night before.
6.45 am First wake up call by Mistress on Duty.
7.00 am Girls should be out of bed when Mistress on Duty comes around this second time. Before leaving the
House, towels hung up and toiletries put away, beds made, desks and rooms tidied. Uniforms and
bed linen (on relevant days) should also be placed in laundry hampers for Housekeeping. Sign out if
going to any sport or activity after school.
Kitchen Duty for the
Day:
As required, rostered Kitchen duty girls should collect the inter-office satchel to be taken to Main
House, empty containers for the Kitchen, and food order list (Craig), if filled in.
7.00 am Breakfast in Dining Room in Cumbooquepa (Main House). All girls are to have left Mavis and Craig
floors by 7.30am.
8.00 am Girls leave dining room after removing their breakfast dishes and cleaning their table; however, girls
returning from sport training are permitted in dining room to finish late breakfasts.
3.10 pm Girls on kitchen duty collect afternoon tea and any other food items, milk, etc, needed. If
circumstances prevent kitchen duty being done, it can be swapped as long as the swap is
reciprocated.
4.30 pm Mavis girls must have returned from local leave and change out of uniform for Prep.
5.00 pm Prep: All year groups, unless at sport, start Prep and work until it is time to leave for dinner.
6.00 pm Dinner times (unless otherwise notified): Monday-Friday: 6.00pm. Saturday-Sunday: 5.20 pm.
Dinner Dress:
7.00 pm Prep Continues
Please refer to Page 6 of Handbook
8.00 pm Supper time for Years 7 & 8 – Quiet time: 8.30pm
8.30 pm Supper time for Years 9 & 10 – Quiet time: 9.00 pm
8.45 pm Supper time for Year 11 – Quiet time: 9.30 pm
Supper Time:
Quiet Time:
Years 7 – 10: Girls on Kitchen Roster put away food, clean and tidy kitchen. As soon as supper is
finished, girls to complete toiletries in readiness for quiet time and bed (Year 11s clean up after
supper themselves).
Mobile phones are collected and computers are to be taken to lapbanks in Office.
Music is to be turned off. Preferably girls read a book.
Lights Out: Years 7 & 8: 9.00pm Years 9 & 10: 9.30 pm Year 11: 10.00 pm
Girls may be permitted to study after lights out, sitting quietly at the tables in the designated area opposite
the Office.
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honour before honours