Dear Parents,

A warm welcome back to Term 3. I do hope you were able to enjoy some valuable family time over the break.

Term 3 looks like it will be just as full and busy for the boys as the previous 2 terms. This is a good thing, as I am sure after the 3 week break, boys (and parents) are eager to get back into school routines.

We have much to look forward to over the coming weeks including our annual Book Week, school camps for Years 4 and 5, our Poetry Performance Competition, an inaugural Shakespeare Festival and a Music Tour to the South Coast for some of our ensemble groups. Further details of all of these events will be available in due course.

We will also be sending out a parent survey to seek your views of Wyvern. We run our parent surveys every two years with well over 75% participation from parents. The feedback is incredibly valuable and assists greatly in the future planning for Wyvern. A copy of the anonymous survey will be emailed to you in week 2 of this term. I very much welcome your input.

Today, in your son’s bag, you should find a ‘Building Learning Power’ fridge magnet. It sets out the main areas and ‘learning muscles’ we are seeking to build at Wyvern. Hopefully this will be a useful reference point or discussion starter as your son talks about his learning at home.

I hope that Term 3 is a very positive and productive one for your son. Please feel free to contact me or my Deputies, Richard Baker (4-6) or Sandra Gray (K-3) if we can assist you in any way.

Ian Holden
Head of Wyvern