As we enter the final stages of a very busy term I commend Wyvern students for their ongoing enthusiasm and energy. Our upper primary students have recently enjoyed excursions to various locations and pleasingly the feedback from members of the public about their conduct is very positive. As our Year 6 students start to look forward to their next phase of schooling they can be very proud of the excellent reputations they will leave behind at Wyvern.

I wish to draw your attention to two important events taking place before the end of term. On Sunday 1 December ‘Carols on the Oval’ will take place at the Senior School. You are warmly invited to join the College community for this festive occasion from 7.30pm. Parking will be provided for early birds as will seating for the elderly. Otherwise please do bring rugs and cushions for our Carol service. Our Wyvern Prep Choir will be participating in this event.

On 3rd December students in our current Kindergarten through to Year 5 will spend 2 hours with their class teacher for next year. This is an excellent way for initial contact to be made and for next year’s relationships to be built. It also means that the start of 2014 gets off to a very smooth start.

Finally, this year’s Annual Wyvern Prize Giving for students in Years 3 -6 will take place in Centenary Hall on Thursday 5 December at 9:00am. Students are asked to meet their class teachers at the Senior School in the area outside the Music Center 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 Sesquicentenary Quadrangle area at the very end of the driveway.

Whilst we take the opportunity to award a number of prizes for outstanding achievement, 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. Families with students in K-2 are most welcome to attend. The end of the ceremony marks the official start of the summer break.

Mr Ian Holden
Head of Wyvern