A reminder that all Year 2 students entering Year 3 in 2013 and all Year 6 students entering Year 7 in 2013 must complete a new Blue Application Form. Forms are available from Wyvern Office.
All other year groups are not required to reapply.
2013 passes will be issued to students when received early next year.
Wyvern Office
In the busy lives we all lead it’s nice to be able to take time to tend to simple things like plants and watch them grow. The Kitchen Garden has been a lovely resource for lots of boys this year. There are some budding green thumbs at Wyvern with boys taking real ownership in the Garden and enjoying cooking, eating and taking home produce. We’ve grown everything from pumpkins to peas, beans, lettuces, asparagus, radishes, corn, tomatoes, eggplant, Brussels sprouts, onions, carrots, cucumbers, rhubarb, strawberries, citrus fruits and a variety of herbs.
The boys are given jobs including removing spent plants, turning soil, planting seeds and seedlings, staking plants, weeding, feeding our worms, fertilizing, mulching and watering, though the absolute favourite of course is harvesting! We’ve had cook ups using garden produce and the boys all sit around the frypan taking turns moving things around the pan (imagine that at home) and then eat what they’ve grown (yes, even the green bits). They even clean up afterwards! The support of dedicated teachers like Mrs Bradford and Mr Pollard has been the key to its success.
Kitchen Garden meets every second Friday at lunch time and we need a few parent volunteers to help make 2013 another bountiful year. You don’t need any particular gardening knowledge, just a desire to work with the boys and enjoy 45 minutes in the outdoors. The enthusiasm and positivity of the boys is fantastic and you can be part of helping this great resource evolve. If you would like to get involved or know more, phone Nicole Hawick on 0418 652 233.
The 12th Annual Newington College Film Festival will be held on Wednesday 28 November 2012 at 7.00pm in Centenary Hall. Come along to watch the culmination of many hours of hard work for our budding young Tarantinos, Scorceses and DiCaprios—tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students in a night that is sure to leave many thinking they’ve been magically transported to Cannes. There is a sausage sizzle before the event starting at 6.15pm. Watch the trailer below to whet your appetites for what has become one of the most entertaining evenings on the Newington Calendar!
Mr Terence Priester
Director of NC Film Festival
Summer Multi-Sports Clinic
To register, go to seedsports.com.au/register.
Or scroll-down for Cricket Clinic details and registration.
To register, go to seedsports.com.au/register.
Term 4 Calendar, click here
Two more days until the 2012 Wyvern Christmas Party then 12 more days until school 2012 is completed.
As the countdown begins to the Annual Wyvern Christmas Party and we are all looking for something “colourful” to wear you start to realise that party season is in full swing. I would like to thank all the Kindy parents involved in the organisation and preparation of the Christmas Function – Kathy Burshtein, Camilla Wayland, Telma Baal, Paola McLeod, Karen Saupin and Emma Cope (Year 1). Organising an event like this is a huge task but hopefully has drawn the Kindy 2012 group closer together.
Due to finalisations of exams in Centenary Hall, Wyvern Christmas Party will take place in WYVERN HALL.
The raffle will be drawn on the night and the winners will be notified. There will be some great silent auction items such as a holiday house for a week and vouchers to an exciting new online fashion website called DressMe. The parents of Wyvern have donated these items and others such as beautiful wine, children’s toys and beauty vouchers. Huge thanks go out to them. Kick up your heels and have a dance with me.
On the 17th November at the Seafood Night held at the Newington Boatshed, the Headmaster Dr Mulford drew the lucky winners of our School fees Raffle. The major prize winners were the Dive Family who will have a boy in year 12 next year. The four runners up who won vouchers to the Uniform Shop were Shane Sullivan, John Hartill, Margaret Leibowitz and Sascha Wooding. Congratulations to all the winners. We would also like to acknowledge all those that purchased tickets and thank you for your participation. The raffle was a great success and the funds raised are a wonderful boost to our fund-raising program, significantly exceeding our expectations.
We are still in need of a Uniform Shop Convenor. This position is a fabulous position to hold as it has all the social aspects and not a lot of responsibility!! If you’re willing to take on the position you will find it fun and exciting. Please contact Julie Gigg via email djgigg@gmail.com to discuss further. We are offering a 50% discount on school uniforms to the Convenor for their commitment to the shop. The position would require you to work one day per week in the shop – that really is only 2 hours a week and some help when pre-planning for the year.
The Newington Monopoly: Limited Sesquicentenary Edition is selling fast. Don’t forget to order before Christmas. $65 for a great present to fill in the long hours over the school holidays, click here for more information and order form. There is a limited amount of these specially designed boards being produced for Newington to Celebrate Sesquicentenary. Newington is the ONLY school in the Southern Hemisphere to engage in a project such as this. There are also cufflinks, ties and Newington history books available. Order yours for quick delivery to the Wyvern Office. The Wyvern uniform shop has soft Wyvern toys, basketballs and key rings for great stocking fillers.
Congratulations to all of Year 6, 2012 on a very successful year. You head off to the Senior School in 2013 well prepared by the Wyvern Staff, so a big ‘Thank you’ to the teachers and support staff for preparing the boys so well. Don’t forget Mums you can still purchase grey socks, kit bags, large back packs, school ties from the Wyvern Uniform Shop.
The Wyvern Uniform Shop will be open on Tuesday 4th December from 8.00am until 11.00am for all those parents that wish to stock up on uniforms before school breaks up. We will also be open on Monday 21st January and Wednesday 23rd January from 8.00am until 11.00am.
Looking forward to meeting everyone at the Christmas Partyto celebrate 2012 and lead into the 150th Celebration for 2013. djgigg@gmail.com
Discover what is possible and feel proud to be a part of this social community.
Julie Gigg
0411 240769
djgigg@gmail.com
President Wyvern P&F 2012/2013
Haven’t bought a cookbook yet? Been meaning to put one away for your son but haven’t as yet? Want to stock up on some early Christmas presents? Here is your chance. The wonderful Newington Cookbook will be on sale until the end of Term 4 — buy one for $40, 2 for $75 or 3 for $110. Please click here for more details.
TERM ONE
Monday 30 January to Wednesday 4 April
(10 week term followed by a 2 week break)
(Classes commence – Monday 30 January)
TERM TWO
Monday 23 April to Friday 22 June
(9 week term followed by a 3 week break)
(Anzac Day Holiday – Wednesday 25 April)
(Queen’s Birthday (Public Holiday) – Monday 11 June )
TERM THREE
Monday 16 July to Thursday 20 September
(10 week term followed by a 2 week break)
TERM FOUR
Monday 8 October to Thursday 6 December
(9 week term followed by Christmas break)
(Annual Prize Giving – Thursday 6 December)
TERM ONE
Tuesday 29 January to Friday 12 April
(11 week term followed by a 2 week break)
(Classes commence – Tuesday 29 January)
TERM TWO
Monday 29 April to Friday 21 June
(8 week term followed by a 3 week break)
(Anzac Day Holiday – Thursday 25 April)
(Wyvern Staff Training Day (pupil free day) – Friday 7 June)
(Queen’s Birthday (Public Holiday) – Monday 10 June)
TERM THREE
Monday 15 July to Friday 20 September (Wyvern Campus)
(10 week term followed by a 2 week break)
TERM FOUR
Tuesday 8 October to Thursday 5 December
(9 week term followed by Christmas break)
Dear Newington Wyvern Families,
Wyvern’s After School Care Program is run by Camp Australia. To enrol in your Outside School Care Service, please visit their website www.campaustralia.com.au and register your son.
To contact After School Care at Wyvern between 2.00pm-6.00pm, Monday to Friday their mobile number is
0411 298 360.
Kind regards
The Camp Australia Team
With our Sesquicentenary Celebrations just around the corner, we are proud to announce a special bunch of goodies available to the Newington Community. For this edition of the Wyvern we are showcasing our magnificent Newington Monopoly: Limited Sesquicentenary Edition. Newington is the first entity in the Southern Hemisphere to have a customised version of the family favourite, and at just $65 the game is a fantastic addition to any proud Newington household!
For more information about the game, including how to place an order, please click here.
This history of Newington College, commissioned for the 150th anniversary in 2013, stands upon the shoulders of Newington’s past historians. And yet it is a new history, and will take a somewhat different tack from previous histories.
Only 150 copies of the Premium Edition are available and copy No. 1 is being given to the College. Each of the remaining 149 numbered copies is personally signed by the author Dr Stephen Gapps, and is accompanied by a limited edition bookmark. You have the opportunity to select a number significant to you or the next number available in sequence.
MLC Advice (Rozelle) are hosting the Tennis Hot Shots Tournament Series in 2012 for children up to 12 years of age. This event provides young players with a tournament experience in a friendly, social and fun environment. The events run for 2–3 hours using a competition format that involves all participants for the duration of the event.
Location: Newington College
Under 8’s
Under 10’s
Under 12’s
(times subject to change)
All participants will receive a FREE gift from MLC Advice on the day.
For more information and to register, click here.
Martial Arts
Baseball
Summer Sport Camps
Tennis
Swimming
Hopalong Occupational Therapy
Speech Pathology
Fitness
Wyvern Uniform Shop Roster for Weeks 8 & 9, click here
Uniform Shop Price List, click here.
Dear Parents
If your son suffers from an allergy it is imperative that you advise Wyvern Office and the Tuckshop so that we are aware of it. Click here for Alliance Catering – Food Allergens Advisory Statement
Tuckshop Menu for Weeks 8 & 9, click here
Everyday Menu and Price List, click here
Wyvern Sports Newsletter, click here
Sports Results and Match Reports, click here
Term 4 Summer Sport Fixtures, click here
Sports Draw for Saturday 17 November 2012, click here
Sporting Venue Addresses, click here
2012 Sports Handbook, click here
Seed Sports Summer Cricket Camps – for more information about the Cricket Camp please click here
Seed Sports Multi-Sports & Activities – for more information about the Multi-Sports and Activities Camp please click here
Tennis Camps @ Newington Colllege – December, for more information click here
Melissa Pride January Holiday Swimming Intensives – Learn to Swim, click here
Melissa Pride January Holiday Swimming Intensives – Advanced Squad, click here
Cric-Smart – Intro to Cricket Course – Wyvern K – 3, click here
Cric-Smart – Big Bash – All Rounders Cricket Coaching Program – Wyvern 4 – 6 – for students with cricket experience only, click here
Please click on the sport below to view flyer.
John Walker writes: “We manage, waste, spend and save time. We wish it would come…we wish it would pass…we see it fly and we feel it drag. We watch clocks and carry calendars, creating the illusion that somehow we control it. God controls time….Do you think He was surprised that while Mary and Joseph were dejectedly wandering the street of Bethlehem, the time came for the baby to be born? We’re surprised by unexpected developments…God’s never surprised, even by the most disastrous turn of events.
“How would your faith be if you knew God wasn’t surprised by your circumstances and is working towards a holy and healthy conclusion? George Mueller once waited on the dock for a special chair to be delivered because he had a bad back and needed it for his ocean voyage. When departure time came and it still hadn’t arrived his friends offered to buy him one, but Mueller said, ‘Either God will provide…or…give me grace to do without.’ Then, just like a Hollywood ending…the chair arrived…right on time! How would you act, think, and live differently if you were absolutely certain God was at the end of your deadline…even if there were only seconds left? The Bible says, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever”. Time doesn’t diminish His love or His power to work within your life. He was there in the past, He’s here now, and He will be there in your future. This Christmas why not take some time to acknowledge that He is interested in you all the time.
Please support the Salvation Army in their efforts to ensure that needy families receive gifts at Christmas Time.
Wyvern’s SRC Year 2 students helped decorate the sparkling, colourful Christmas tree in Wyvern foyer. Each year we ask Wyvern families to support this cause by donating a gift to a needy family. All gifts should be visible and wrapped in clear cellophane paper and labelled either boy/girl and for what age group. This allows for easy identification. Gifts should be left under the Christmas Tree. In the past, our students have taken pride in giving to those who are less fortunate. The Salvation Army will hand these gifts our to needy families so that they too can celebrate Christmas on Christmas Day. Please give generously so that these families feel special.
From the SRC.
Week 8 |
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| Mon 26 | Kindergarten Presentation Ceremony, 9.00am |
| Summer Sport House Competition Day, 1.40pm | |
| Year 7 for 2013 Parent Information Evening, Centenary Hall, 6.00pm for 7.00pm start | |
| Tue 27 | Year 1 Presentation Ceremony, 9.00am |
| K-2 Chapel, 12.30pm | |
| 3-6 Chapel, 1.40pm | |
| Wyvern Music Concert, Centenary Hall, 6.00pm-8.00pm | |
| Wed 28 | Year 2 Presentation Ceremony, 9.00am |
| Summer House Competition Day, 1.40pm | |
| Thu 29 | Year 6 French Breakfast |
| Fri 30 | REPORTS GO HOME |
| ‘Mo Ho Ho Day – for a gold coin donation students may wear a Christmas themed hat, socks or tie and a ‘mo’ for the ‘Mo Ho Ho’ day. Students may bring in a ‘stick on mo’ or have one painted on by teachers before school in playground A and B from 8.00am |
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| K-2 Assembly, 8.30am | |
| Summer Sports Awards Assembly, 1.45pm | |
| Sat 1 | |
| Sun 2 | |
Week 9 |
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| Mon 3 | Year 6 Graduation and Lunch, 12.00pm |
| Year 3 Picnic, Mary Andrews Playground, 1.00pm | |
| Tue 4 | One-Up Day |
| Prize Winners (3-6) announced plus rehearsal | |
| K-2 Chapel, 12.30pm | |
| 3-6 Chapel, 1.40pm | |
| Wed 5 | Kindy, Year 1 and Year 2 Conclude |
| Thu 6 | Prize Giving (3-6), Centenary Hall, 9.00am |
| Term 4 Concludes | |
| Annual Prize Giving (7-12), Town Hall | |
| Fri 7 | Year 7 for 2013 Experience Day |
There is not long to go in the year, which means it is not long to go for some very hairy teachers! The end of Movember is fast approaching and the Mo Bro’s and Sista’s would like to thank all of you for your support so far. If you would still like to donate please visit the Wyvern Mo Bro’s home page on:
http://au.movember.com/team/704113
You can also donate at the front office or to your class teacher. We have already raised over $1000, so a big thank you and congratulations to all supporters.
Students can be part of the fun too! On Friday the 30th of November, for a gold coin donation, they may wear a Christmas themed hat, socks or tie and a ‘mo’ for the ‘Mo Ho Ho’ day. Students may bring a ‘stick on mo’ from home, or have one painted on by teachers before school in playground A and B from 8.00am.
Please see your SRC representative or Mr Brayley for more information.
Teachers features above are Mr Justin Brayley, Mrs Georgia Bradford and Mr Joel Wilson
Justin Brayley
Year 6 Teacher
Week 6 will be the last week for borrowing books from the Library. All books should be returned by the end of Week 7 so that stock-take can begin the following week.
Each Wyvern library book has a barcode like this on the back cover of the book.
Books that have been damaged or lost over the past year will need to be paid for in these next few weeks. Letters regarding these books will be sent home to parents. Thank you for your cooperation and support.
Mrs Joanne Barnes
Wyvern Librarian
In an effort to assist you to pay the school fees in 2013, I wish to remind you of the ability to pay fees via nine automated monthly instalment payments.
If you haven’t already done so, and you wish to smooth and spread the school fee payments over most of the year, you can opt to pay the school fees automatically.
Many families use this payment method as it is the most convenient way to pay the fees.
If you have previously provided the College with an Authority, we will bill you in nine instalments in 2013.
If you have not already provided the College with an Authority, there is one last opportunity to still do so … before Monday, 3 December 2012.
Simply complete and return either the “Credit Card Authority” or the “Direct Debit Request”. All those who have already done so will continue on this plan in 2013
It is important to note that, once the 2013 billing system has been set up, we cannot switch your billing and payment pattern.
Peter Yates
Head of Corporate Services
The timing of the nine instalments in 2013 will be as follows:
|
Instalment |
Invoice Date |
Debit/Charge Date |
|
1 |
7 January 2013 |
16 January 2013 |
|
2 |
7 February 2013 |
18 February 2013 |
|
3 |
7 March 2013 |
18 March 2013 |
|
4 |
8 April 2013 |
16 April 2013 |
|
5 |
7 May 2013 |
16 May 2013 |
|
6 |
7 June 2013 |
17 June 2013 |
|
7 |
8 July 2013 |
16 July 2013 |
|
8 |
7 August 2013 |
16 August 2013 |
|
9 |
9 September 2013 |
16 September 2013 |
THE THREE STAGES PLAN
Without an Authority, we will bill you in a three stage billing. The timing of the three stages in 2013 will be as follows:
|
Stage |
Invoice Date |
Due Date |
|
1 |
7 January 2013 |
31 January 2013 |
|
2 |
8 April 2013 |
30 April 2013 |
|
3 |
8 July 2013 |
31 July 2013 |
The full invoice amount will be due for payment by the end of that month (being the month in which the fees are invoiced).
The 2013 Fee Schedule will be available later this year.
If you have any queries or wish to discuss your options in more detail, please contact Ms Coral Balmer (9568 9363) or Mrs Pina Biazzo (9568 9382).
Dear Parents
The 2013 book and stationery order forms were distributed to students in Years K to 5 today.
The forms are printed by Campion and are colour coded for each year group and include all texts and stationery required for your sons for the 2013 academic year.
Orders can be placed online at www.campion.com.au or you can return the completed form to Wyvern office. Please either order online or return completed forms with payment to Wyvern office by 29th November, 2012.
Book and stationery orders for Years K to 2 will be delivered to Wyvern during the Christmas holiday break.
Book and stationery orders for Years 3 to 6 will be delivered to your nominated mailing address during the week ending Friday, 18th January 2013.
Wyvern Office
Year 1
Rishi Kumar
Rishi, always an enthusiastic participant in the art room, enjoyed decorating a calico puppet. He successfully used acrylic paint for the background then later added details using liquid crayon and posca pen.
Year 2
George Evans
George cleverly experimented with the relief printing technique using white ink on blue card and tissue paper. He created a snowy scene that included Mount Fuji, investigating the subject matter of ‘A Japanese Winter’.
Mrs Debbie Bourke
K-2 Art Teacher
Year 3
Jean Paul Gonios chose a photograph of a forest and river as the inspiration for his beautiful watercolour landscape painting. He experimented with wet-in-wet watercolour technique, colour blending and the use of different brushes and brush strokes.
Mrs Cathy Shugg
3-6 Art Teacher
| Jamie Hokin | KB |
| Jude Davidson | KW |
| Rocco Vitalone | 1M |
| Vincent de Souza | 3B |
| George Papamanuel | 3B |
| Matt Tucker | 3B |
| Dylan Walsh | 3G |
| Max Gallant | 3G |
| Fallon Fotaras | 3G |
| Toby Phillips | 3G |
| Gaelen Dirogo | 3P |
| Addison Eastway | 3P |
| Rhett Schlaphoff | 4T |
| Christopher Iannuzzi | 5B |
| Joshua Hovilai | 5B |
| Thomas Marchese | 5B |
| Isaac Carriline | 5G |
| Joel Butcher | 5M |
| Cooper Gee | 6B |
| Alexander Potter | 6S |
| COATES | HOWE | LUCAS | WILLIAMS |
| 82 | 80 | 60 | 75 |
This year’s Annual Wyvern Prize Giving for students in Years 3 -6 will take place in Centenary Hall on Thursday 6 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. I am sorry that due to the building work at the Senior School we will not be able to host our normal morning tea this year; I do apologise for this. However, there will be an opportunity for parents to say their farewells to staff after the ceremony in the area outside Centenary Hall.
Whilst we take the opportunity to award a number of prizes for outstanding achievement (categories listed below), 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. The end of the ceremony marks the official start of the summer break.
Years 3-5
Year 6
Ian Holden
Head of Wyvern