Boarders - Somerville House

2011 boardERS’ handbook
Meals and Dining Room Procedure
The kitchen in the Boarding School provides three meals
a day, supplemented by morning tea, afternoon tea and
supper.
On school days the girls prepare their own lunches (at
lunchtime) from the salad bar. A variety of breads/rolls, and
fillings are provided and girls are supervised to ensure they
have adequate provisions. Morning tea is taken at Breakfast.
Fresh fruit is always available. Special dietary requirements
are catered for. Parents need to advise of these details in
writing to the Head of Boarding.
Special themed dinners are held throughout the year.
Breakfast on Saturday is held in the Houses for all students.
This enables the girls to have an easy day, sleeping-in if they
desire. Saturday and Sunday lunch is usually a take-away
from the kitchen.
Each Boarding House is closed for one hour (12.30 pm – 1.30
pm) for lunch on Saturdays and Sundays when all girls are
required to come to the Main House. Telephone calls to the
Houses will be unanswered at these times. Please do not
panic – just call later.
MEAL TIMES
Weekdays Breakfast 7.00 am – 8.00 am
Dinner
6.15 pm
Friday Dinner 5.30 pm
Saturday Breakfast In House
Lunch
12.30 pm
Dinner
5.30 pm
Sunday Breakfast 8.30 am
Lunch
12.30 pm
Dinner
5.30 pm
* When evening Chapel is held, breakfast is prepared in
the individual boarding houses instead of at the set time of
8:30am in the main dining room.
The kitchen is advised of weekend meal numbers every
Thursday morning, so all boarders should know their
weekend plans by this time.
DINING ROOM AT CUMBOOQUEPA
The dining room is a gracious and elegant room and certain
conventions are observed. Girls are required to dress
smartly and neatly for all meals. Boarders are required to
wear either a dress, skirt, jeans, tailored or ¾ pants and
appropriate footwear to dinner.
Dressing for dinner is a tradition to be respected.
Please remember we are in the city and beach wear
it not appropriate for the girls to wear in the dining
room or outside the boarding house. No bare midriff
showing please.
During the week, full school uniform or sports uniform must
be worn in the dining room for breakfast.
Girls coming to dinner in school uniform must ensure they
have the correct combination of clothing. This includes
footwear.
Boarders assemble outside the dining room five minutes prior
to every meal. Once the dinner gong has been sounded,
talking must cease until all girls have entered the dining
room and Grace has been said. Once seated in the dining
room, girls may talk quietly and appropriate table manners
should be observed at all times. Loud behaviour is not
encouraged in the dining room.
Boarders are instructed in dining room behaviour during
the year and the maintenance of good manners and correct
dining room protocol is encouraged.
Attendance at meals is compulsory unless a girl is sick and
arrangements will then be made for a meal to be delivered
to her.
Girls are not permitted to stay in their Houses
unaccompanied during meal times (except special
arrangements for girls in Cumbooquepa). Please note that
if girls are to be collected for an outing during meal times,
they must come to the Main House (Cumbooquepa) and be
collected from there.
Home delivered food (pizzas etc.) are not permitted unless
approved by the Mistress on Duty.
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