Dear Parents,

I hope that you have enjoyed some quality family time over the spring break and that your sons are well rested and ready for an exciting final term of learning. We are planning for Term 4 to be business as usual, as far as that is possible. However, as we continue to manage COVID-19, student and staff well-being remain our most important priority so I am sure that you will understand that some changes to our normal procedures remain in place. I have set these out below.

Term 4 School Day Procedures

• Please refer to the latest NSW Government advice in relation to any families who might have visited any localised hotspots https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19 
• Any student who is unwell, even with mild symptoms, must not attend school.
• Students with flu-like symptoms will need to be tested and provide a copy of a negative COVID-19 test result and be symptoms free before being permitted to return to school.
• Students who do not undertake a COVID-19 test result will not be permitted to return to school for a 10-day period. Additionally, they must be symptom free for at least 3 days prior to returning to school.
• On arrival at school (no earlier than 7:50am please) students will need to hand sanitize on entry to school grounds.
• Boys are only allowed entry to school via the car park or the side gate near Cambridge Street.
• No parents are allowed on campus, except by invitation.
• There will be regular handwashing and sanitising of students’ hands throughout the day.
• Sport training sessions will continue to be split, with Years 3 and 5 on Mondays and Years 4 and 6 on Wednesday.
• School camps and excursions are permitted if the organiser has an approved COVID-19 safety plan. We will provide further details throughout the term.
• Due to ongoing restrictions, with parents not being permitted to be on campus, it is likely that we will live stream a number of this term’s major events and assemblies. We will send further information and invites in due course.

Parent attendance at summer sport fixtures

In light of recent NSW Health advice, a limited number of spectators will be permitted to attend summer sporting fixtures which commence this Saturday. Spectators must register their attendance at fixtures by downloading the Service NSW safe app, click here. Restrictions on the number of spectators permitted will vary between outdoor and indoor venues as well as for individual schools.  At Newington we will be able to have 2 parents on site for outdoor activities and 1 parent per boy for indoor venues, e.g. pool, indoor basketball courts. Gatherings before and after fixtures is to be minimised with participants and spectators leaving at the completion of fixtures. For further information please see the following link from Mr Wilson, click here

Wyvernbald Portrait Exhibition  

Year 6 students have worked very hard during the course of last term to create some very impressive portraits of people who are role models to the boys. The Wyvernbald exhibition can be viewed via the following link, click here. Please do take some time to look at these wonderful art works. 

2021 Class Allocation

The process for allocating students to their 2021 classes is well underway. It is my intention to inform you of your son’s new 2021 class towards the end of this term. Boys will have the opportunity to meet their new teacher on “One-Up Morning” on 26 November. Please note that the deadline for parental input into the process has now passed and unfortunately, as such, I cannot consider any further requests.

Ian Holden
Head of Wyvern House