Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers this week have been with the Christchurch community following the horrific and unimaginable events of last Friday. We took the opportunity at morning assembly on Monday to pray for the Muslim families so deeply affected in Christchurch, as well as for our own Muslim families. We will keep a close eye on all of the Wyvern boys over the coming days and weeks. At Wyvern we are blessed to have a diverse community where we witness daily actions of tolerance, empathy and understanding.  At all times we must promote these values.

Congratulations to the Year 3 to Year 6 Wyvern students who tackled yesterday’s cross county event with great energy and tenacity. There were some wonderful individual performances (see the Wyvern Sports section for details) and I was especially pleased to see such great camaraderie and team spirit on display. Thank you to parents who attended to support your sons and this event. I also acknowledge the excellent organisation of Mr Joel Wilson, Wyvern Sportsmaster, and the assistance of the staff team.

A special mention to our Junior relay team who represented IPSHA at the CIS swimming carnival this week. The team finished third and have now qualified for the NSW PSSA championships to be held in April. All four boys swam personal bests, an outstanding achievement! Congratulations to Aleksander Barlin, Joel Miller, Alex Nicholias and Angus Baker Wood.

Ian Holden
Head of Wyvern House