Dear Parents,

I suspect memories of the relaxed summer break have now well and truly faded! The boys have certainly hit the ground running in their first few days of the school year and it has been very pleasing to feel a great buzz of excited learning in the Wyvern classrooms this week. Those boys new to Wyvern seem to have settled in extremely well and should be congratulated for their concerted efforts to make new friends and to form positive connections with their teachers.

I would like to inform you of a new initiative we are running this year for parents. Twice each term Ms Sandra Gray, Deputy (K-3) and Mr Richard Baker, Deputy (4-6) will host parent information sessions on a range of topics as well as answer any questions parents may have about issues that relate to their portfolios. The first of the information sessions will be on Friday 4th March from 8:45am to 9:45am to be held in the Wyvern Library, when Mr Baker and Ms Gray will talk about the role of the Deputy. I will also be available to answer any questions.

Parent Teacher Meetings in 2016

Mid-way through this term there will be an opportunity for you to book a meeting with your son’s teachers, primarily with the aim to discuss and set learning targets for the year. An email invitation will be sent out in Week 4 for you to book your first meeting time for either Tuesday 1 March, 3:30pm – 6:30pm or Thursday 3 March, 3:30pm – 6:30pm.

Before School Supervision

A reminder that supervision of students starts from 8:00am every day. I request for boys not to arrive at school before this time. The only exceptions to this are for those boys who attend a school run activity or whose school bus arrives earlier than 8:00am. For their safety, we must ensure all boys are supervised at all times, as such, any boys who do arrive before 8.00am will be required to attend OSH club’s before school care service. Please use the link for further details about OSH club hours and fees.

Finally, I look forward to seeing many of you at the P and F Welcome Cocktail Party tomorrow evening. I thank the P and F executive for their generosity in hosting this event.

Mr Ian Holden
Head of Wyvern House