Hello!

WoW! What a great night! One hundred and eighty-six women attended our ‘Women of Wyvern’ dinner and by all accounts we had a great time. If the energy, chatter and ‘table hopping’ are anything to go by, then it was a perfect night. A huge thank you to the Year 4 Class Parents for the time and energy they put into organising the event: Sandra D’Addona, Dianne Di Cristo, Joanna Natoli and Vanessa Safieh. I also want to extend a special thank you to the Dedes family who took extra special care of our group at their wonderful venue, Dedes on the Wharf.

Our next event is a ‘whole of Wyvern House’ event – the annual Great Garden Party is on tomorrow, Friday 4 April 2014. I do hope you come along and visit all the stalls that parents have been working hard to set up. It’s a lovely way to start celebrating the beginning of the end of Term 1 and the actual beginning of the weekend.

The Mother’s Day gift catalogue is out next week, so don’t forget to have a look and see if there is anything your boy(s) would like to purchase. I must say, Year 5 Class Parents have great taste. There is a great range of gifts at a great range of prices – something for every mum (and I’m not above dropping hints). Order forms are due at the front office by Tuesday of Week 1 – 29 April 2014 and, in the interest of placing orders in time for distribution, late orders can’t be accepted.

In Week Four I invited parents to put forward their views about the federal Department of Communications’ discussion paper about online safety for children. The NSW Parents’ Council made a submission to the Department, supporting the proposal for the creation of a Children’s E-safety Commissioner, a code of conduct for social media sites including swift removal of harmful material and the creation of a specific criminal offence. You can read the submission here. 

Next term,  Mr Pollard, volunteer parent Lisa Reinitz and I hope to reinvigorate volunteer opportunities in the Mary Andrews Garden so stand by for more information. Also, please remember that the keynote presentation at our Term 2 P&F meeting is about the boys’ social and emotional development. Mr Holden will also be providing us with an update on the school’s anti-bullying policy and building plans.

Easter is my favourite time of year and I’m so looking forward to it again (while dreading all the chocolate). I do hope that you enjoy the well-deserved and highly anticipated break after this long term. Fingers crossed for wonderful sunny and crisp Autumn weather, which I expect to find when my family visits our nation’s capital on ANZAC Day.

Until next time, be well and happy

Natalie Mina
President, Wyvern P&F
natalie.mina@accenture.com; 0414 850 455

DATES FOR THE DIARY

• Friday 4 April – Great Garden Party, Mary Andrews Garden, 3.00pm – 5.00pm
• Thursday 8 May – Mothers’ Day gift distribution – orders will be taken in Term 2
• Friday 2 May – Kindy and Year 5 Parents’ Social Events, 3 Weeds Hotel
• Friday 9th May – Mothers’ Day Breakfast, 7.30am – 9.00am
• Thursday 15 May – Term 2 P&F Meeting, 7.00pm – 8.30pm
• Kindy mums meet at Paper Cup every Wednesday and Friday morning at 8.15am
• Year 2 social events are currently being confirmed and dates for the year will be available shortly