Prize Giving

This year’s Annual Wyvern Prize Giving for students in Years 3 – 6 will take place in Centenary Hall on Tuesday 8 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 their summer uniform minus black cap. Following Prize Giving we invite parents and students to join Wyvern staff for morning tea in the AJ courtyard area at the very end of the driveway.

Whilst we take the opportunity to award a number of prizes for outstanding achievement (categories listed below), Prize Giving 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 Monday 7 December, K – 2 families are most welcome to attend Prize Giving. The end of the ceremony marks the official start of the summer break.

Prize Giving Awards

Years 3-6

• Each class has 2 Academic Excellence Awards (incorporating Maths, English, HSIE, Science) to be determined by class teacher
• Each class has 3 Merit Awards – one for each of the following criteria – Citizenship, Consistent Effort and Academic Achievement to be determined by class teacher
• One Year award for each subject; Art, French, Music, Physical Education, Religious Education, Mandarin (Year 5 and 6) to be determined by specialist teachers

Other Prizes Awarded

• Year 5 Prize for All Rounder – Jack Divine Memorial
• Junior Sportsman Trophy
• Senior Sportsman of the Year – Griffiths Trophy (incorporates PE)
• Year 6 Prize for Service to Sport
• 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 Scholarship

I thank the Wyvern P&F for organising the Great Garden Party last Friday. Thankfully the rain held off long enough for boys and parents to thoroughly enjoy the event.

On Wednesday we commemorated Remembrance Day in a special Chapel service. The concept of Remembrance Day can be a difficult one for the younger generation 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 it 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