CALLING ALL NEWINGTONIANS – HELP US CELEBRATE 150 YEARS OF SCHOOL HISTORY

Back to Newington Day (BTN) – September 7^th from 10.00am until 4.00pm.

How can you help.?????? Glad you asked, come along and enjoy the following:

• Big Slide
• Jumping Castle
• A dunking Machine
• Face Painting/Tattoo’s
• Sand Art/Plaster Painting
• Smash A Jaffa
• Lucky Dips
• Balloon Making
• Badge Making
• Chocolate Dipped Strawberries – Yum
• Strawberry & Marshmallow skewers – Yummier
• Black & White Lollipops
• Slushies – Cola and Raspberry

CAN YOU HELP FOR JUST A FEW HOURS?

We have organised everything so all we need is your time. Please come along and volunteer for 1-2 hours throughout the day to help Nicole from CAST in all the sections. We do not require any skills as we have engaged a professional face painter (everyone sigh with relief) but we do need you to add the experience of the day with your family. Come along and enjoy the day, watch the games and see the clash of the 1st XV rugby and 1st XI football in their final games against Shore.

Please contact Nicole Newson at nicnewson@msn.com

NEWINGTON COLLEGE MAP AT BACK TO NEWINGTON DAY

Click here for the map of the senior school campus at Back to Newington Day

SILENT AUCTION AT BACK TO NEWINGTON DAY

We are currently looking for silent auction items. This year we are engaging My Mini Auction online to maximise parents time by having the silent auction on line. If you have a business or an experience that you would like to donate, we can add to the online auction. All the funds raised will go directly back to Wyvern. Please email Julie@2xu.com with your auction items. You can also find My Mini Auction Online on Spaces.

My Mini Auction Online is NOW LIVE

http://www.myminiauction.com/newingtoncollegepandf

FATHER’S DAY BREAKFAST

Tomorrow morning rise and shine for Breakfast with the Stars of all your sporting codes. Father’s Day Breakfast commences  at 7:30am in the playground. The Breakfast is open to all Fathers and Grandfathers of Wyvern boys and is always fun. Thank you to the Year 2 class group that have worked very hard to ensure that everyone will be catered for.

K-2 FATHER & SON CAMP

What a fabulous weekend for the boys from K-2. The sun was shining, the water was clear and inviting and there was plenty of fun to be had by all the boys and the dads. A huge thanks goes to Costa Mina who was appointed Volunteer Camp Coordinator.

All the boys were well behaved and we look forward to launching it again next year bigger and better than ever.

3-6 FATHER & SON CAMP

Due to popular demand, the camp is now SOLD OUT. The camp has attracted bookings from 180 families, a huge increase from last year, and the volunteer organisers are currently working to allocate sites for everyone. Due to limited space on Cockatoo Island, we are not able to accept any more bookings. Camp convenors will contact all parents that have booked for the camp over the next week. It’s a Halloween Theme so be scared, be very scared…

SWIMMING TOWELS

Swimming towels are back…. the first week of term 4 will be the start of the swimming program for 5 weeks. Boys are required to bring

• Swimmers – black with Newington
• Towel
• Goggles
• Bag to carry items (light weight back pack available at Uniform Shop – $20)

Orders can be paid online or via the attached form to be delivered to the front office.  Towels will be available last week of Term 3.

For the Personalised Beach Towel Order Form, click here

PLEASE SUPPORT A MOVEMENT TO HAVE NEWINGTON STUDENTS SAFE AT A PUBLIC BUS STOP

Currently over 30 boys each day are required to crowd a dangerous bus shelter shared with the general public, and close to a very busy Victoria Road in peak hour.  A parent group is seeking that this be rectified by simply   changing where the bus stops. This decision may only be made by the NSW State Government and a petition of 500 signatures would really assist.  The P&F are supportive of removing our boys from this bus stop each day and ask you to also show your support for the boys by signing the online petition and leaving a comment: http://chn.ge/18J54Mk.  You don’t need to use the bus to sign the petition. See the attached or contact phyllispeterson@optusnet.com.au for your more information. Your support is greatly appreciated.

For Bus Stop Flyer, click here.

For Bus Stop Petition, click here.

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Father’s Day Breakfast – 30th  August 7:30am, outside the Tuckshop
• Father’s Day – 1st September
• Back To Newington Day – 7th  September
• Black & White Ball – 14th September
• Last Day term 3 – 20th September
• First Day Term 4 – 8th October
• 3-6 Father & Son Camp at Cockatoo Island – 26th October – SOLD OUT

Any comments or suggestion to help assist with the school are certainly welcome. Drop me an email, my computer is always running.

We are also looking for a position of assistant Uniform Shop Convenor. We need a volunteer to cover 2 afternoons or 2 mornings to keep the quality of customer service to the parents maintained. It’s not a big commitment to help your son’s school.

If you are interested, please email me directly. It is a great position to be able to assist the school and students and its fun, not hard work.

Julie Gigg
0411 240769
djgigg@gmail.com
President Wyvern P&F 2013