PRIZE GIVING

This year’s Annual Wyvern Prize Giving for students in Years 3 – 6 will take place in Centenary Hall on Wednesday 4 December at 9:00am. Students are asked to meet their class teachers at the Senior School outside the Music Centre (next to Centenary Hall) no later than 8:30am wearing summer uniform minus black cap. Following Prize Giving we invite parents and students to join Wyvern staff for morning tea under the space frame area near to the gym.

Whilst we take the opportunity to award a number of prizes for outstanding effort and achievement (categories listed below), the ceremony is primarily an opportunity for the Wyvern community to mark and celebrate a most positive year. As such, this event is a compulsory activity for all students in Years 3 – 6. Although the final school day for students in K – 2 is Tuesday 3 December, K – 2 families are most welcome to attend Prize Giving. K – 2 boys must attend in uniform. The end of the ceremony marks the official start of the summer break for students.

PRIZE GIVING AWARDS

Years 3-5

• Each class has 2 awards for outstanding academic achievement and effort (incorporating Maths, English, History, Geography) to be determined by class teacher
• Each class had 1 award for outstanding academic improvement
• Each class has 2 awards for outstanding citizenship
• One Year Award for these subjects; Art, Languages, Music, Physical Education, Science to be determined by specialist teachers
• Year 5 Prize for All-Rounder – Jack Divine Memorial 
• Junior Sportsman Trophy

Year 6

• Each class has 2 awards for outstanding academic achievement and effort (incorporating Maths, English, History, Geography) to be determined by class teacher
• Each class had 1 award for outstanding academic improvement
• Each class has 2 awards for outstanding citizenship
• Year 6 Prize for Art
• Year 6 Prize for Debating
• Year 6 Prize for English
• Year 6 Prize for Humanities
• Year 6 Prize for Languages
• Year 6 Prize for Mathematics
• Year 6 Prize for Music – Wallace Webb Memorial Prize
• Year 6 Prize for Science and Technology
• Year 6 Prize for Service to Sport
• Year 6 Sportsman of the Year – Griffiths Trophy (incorporating PE)
• Year 6 Prize for Service to Wyvern House – Boyd Fowler Memorial
• Year 6 Prize for All Rounder – Bosman Family Award
• Year 6 Prize for Public Spirit – Lodge Wyvern Award (School Captain and Vice Captains)
• Dux of Wyvern House – Roy Zimmerman Memorial Award

On Monday we commemorated Remembrance Day with a short service. The concept of Remembrance Day can be a difficult one for younger students to grasp as inevitably, over time, our connection to these immensely significant events starts to fade. But this is precisely the reason why pausing to reflect on the vital roles our service men and women have played in past conflicts is so important. I was extremely impressed with the respectful and dignified manner in which our boys honoured those who have sacrificed so much.

Ian Holden
Head of Wyvern House