Welcome back to the final term of 2012. It is hard to imagine where the year has gone! Looking back, students can be extremely proud of their many achievements across a wide range of activities. The final challenge for all is to maintain the very high standards set thus far and to make this last busy term the best one yet.

Staffing Update

I formally welcome Ms Caoimhe McMillan to the Wyvern music teaching team. Ms McMillan will be teaching music lessons to a number of classes as well as playing a lead role in our woodwind and brass programs.  Mrs Michelle Brixon has moved to a class teaching role this term and will be looking after the boys in 5H (now 5M). Finally, we welcome Mr Charlie Spelling from the Eltham School in London who joins us as a Gap student for the next 6 months.

Year 2-3 Transition Meeting

On Wednesday 17 October at 7:00pm there will be a special meeting for parents of current Year 2 students who make the transition into Year 3 next year. We have held this meeting for the last few years and past parents have indicated to us that they have found this to be a useful forum to assist them in preparing their sons as they enter a new phase of the school. At the meeting our current Year Three Team Leader, Mrs Melanie Bryden, will provide information about how we cater for some of the academic, social and emotional challenges students will face next year. In addition Ms Alina Belshaw (Music Team Leader) and Mr Neil Brunton (Wyvern Sports Master) will talk about the compulsory instrumental and sport programs that all students are involved in from Year 3.

P & F

I thank all parent volunteers involved in the planning, preparation and organisation of the many excellent parent events held this year. I also thank the hardworking P & F executive, under the leadership of Mrs Julie Gigg,  for their dedication and commitment given to benefit the Wyvern community. Please note that the Parents & Friends AGM is on October 18. I do hope you can spare the time to attend this important meeting and if at all possible take an active role in the Wyvern P & F. There is no doubt that an enthusiastic P & F team benefits your sons in so many ways.

Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 Presentation Ceremonies

This year we will once again hold special end of year presentation ceremonies in the more intimate surrounds of the Wyvern Hall for students in Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2. On these occasions students will receive individual merit awards and will perform musical items. Therefore attendance at Wyvern’s Annual Prize Giving on Thursday 6 December for students in Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 is not compulsory, although families with students in these year groups are very welcome to attend. The dates for these ceremonies are:

Kindergarten:  Monday 26 November at 9:00am

Year 1:  Tuesday 27 November at 9:00am

Year 2:  Wednesday 28 November at 9:00am

Finally, we wish our Tournament of Minds (TOM) team every success as they compete in the Australasian Pacific Finals (Science and Engineering) next week in Perth.

Mr Ian Holden
Head of Wyvern