Hello!

Wasn’t the Jazz Band at the Mother’s Day Breakfast super?! This was their first public gig as a recently formed ensemble and the early morning practice is obviously paying dividends. Speaking of early morning, thankfully those clouds cleared up and Wyvern mums could gather in the fresh air with their first coffee, catching up on things, discussing their plans for ‘our special Sunday’ and wondering what our boys had chosen from the catalogue that we perused in secret so we could drop hints accordingly.

Last week had a ‘giving’ theme for me, as I spent three nights occupied with charitable activity (and got caught up in a silent auction, justifying the spend because it’s for a good cause). On one of those evenings, I gave a speech about ‘lookism’ (yes, this is a real ‘ism’ that is currently the subject of a study by The University of Sydney) and discrimination faced by women in need who can’t afford to dress ‘appropriately’ for job interviews – and the work that NFP Dress for Success does to help them.

I’d like to share with you just a few sentences from that speech. As I spoke those words, in the context of discussing the importance of the work of Dress for Success, I was thinking of the Women of Wyvern who I know to be real examples of the point I was making: We know that a mother who is strong and confident will be able to better provide for the family and will encourage her children to be strong and confident. Confident children do better at school and are more likely to become confident adults. Every positive step made by a woman is returned at least fourfold by her impact on her family and the community.

Please come… Our Term 2 P&F meeting is on Thursday, 15 May, from 7.00pm – 8.30pm. We have a very important keynote presentation, which is about the boys’ social and emotional development. Mr Holden will also be providing us with an update on the school’s anti-bullying policy and building plans. For children, we have supervised dinner (a pizza treat) and play in the rooftop playground to save you the angst of organising childcare. We should be done by 8:30pm in the interest of getting home and getting to bed.

Until next time, be well and happy.

Natalie Mina
President, Wyvern P&F
natalie.mina@accenture.com; 0414 850 455

Dates for your diary

Special reminder: Year 3 Parents’ Coffee & Chat, every Thursday from 8.15am at the Little Treasures Café, 313 Stanmore Rd, Petersham (up the road from the senior school, opposite the fruit market)

• Thursday 15 May – Term 2 P&F Meeting, 7.00pm – 8.30pm
• Saturday 24 May – Wyvern Music Weekend, 1.00pm – 4.00pm
• Sunday 25 May – Wyvern Music Weekend, 9.00am – 3.30pm
• Friday 26 July – Christmas in July, Wyvern Parents’ social event, 7.00pm – 11.00pm
• Kindy mums meet at Paper Cup every Wednesday and Friday morning at 8:15am