I am sure that those of us who were lucky enough to be part of the audience at last night’s music showcase for students from Year 3 -6 were enthralled with the wonderful talent on display. From beginner groups through to elite ensembles and massed choirs, it is very clear that Wyvern boys really enjoy their music making, hence there is no surprise when such a high standard of performance is achieved. Many congratulations to Wyvern students and the music team led so well by our Acting Head of Music, Mrs Rowena Tall, for a memorable concert.

Last week sixteen Year 5 and Year 6 students from Wyvern attended the 2016 da Vinci Decathlon at Knox Grammar competing against over 1,000 other primary school students from across NSW and the ACT. The da Vinci Decathlon is an academic competition designed to challenge and stimulate the minds of school students. Students compete in teams of eight across 10 disciplines: engineering, mathematics and chess, code breaking, art and poetry, science, English, philosophy, creative producers, cartography and general knowledge. Our Year 6 team placed first in Creative Producers while our Year 5 team had a First Place in General Knowledge and First Place in Cartography.  Many congratulations to the hard work of our boys and Mr Baker (team manager) for these exceptional results.

Year 6 students James McGregor, Bililign Robertson and James Andrews formed an integral part of the Combined Independent Schools AFL team that competed at Nelson Bay last week. The CIS team were crowned NSWPSSA Champions for the first time in 37 year history of the competition. In another football code, Oliver Townsend has been selected to play in the Combined Independent Schools rugby team. Oliver will take part in the NSWPSSA Championships later this year held at Mudgee in August. These are very significant sporting achievements and we whole-heartedly congratulate all 4 boys.

A reminder that Friday 10 June is a pupil free day followed by the Public Holiday on Monday 13 June. I do hope that you are able to catch your breath over this long weekend after what has been a very busy few weeks at Wyvern.

Ian Holden
Head of Wyvern