Father’s Day Gift Flyer

Term 3 Photography Classes

Term 3 – Tuesday Afternoon 3.15 – 4.15pm photography class – Expression of Interest

For more information about Tuesday Afternoon Photography Classes, click here

Biennale Art Exhibition

It is with great excitement, the Art Department at Wyvern announce the up and coming “Wyvern Biennale”. This exhibition displaying works from Kindy, Year 3 and Year 6 is a first for Wyvern and will be held in the Concordia Gallery, Stanmore Road.

This exhibition includes the traditional Year 6  “Wyvernbald” Portrait Painting competition, as well as entries from students who have decided to exhibit ceramic sculptures instead of paintings.

The exhibition will be opened by Portrait Artist  Murat Uriali, a mature age student at the National Art School. Murat will have 3 works showing at the exhibition.

Students in Kindergarten have been working all year to create interesting pieces based on the face and the human body.

Students in Year 3 will exhibit one piece, either an assemblage, sculpture or painting. These conceptual works challenged the students to think about the idea of abstraction.

The Art Department is kindly requesting volunteer parents from Year 6  to mind  the exhibition at the Gallery from Wednesday 31st July to Monday 5th August, 10.00am – 2.00pm  each day. This would be for 2 hour time slots.

Please email Terry Fotaris on htfotaras@bigpond.com is you can help.

Students from Kindergarten ,Year 3 and Year 6 will be bringing home invitations in their diaries.

Ms Meredith Buining
Mrs Debbie Bourke
Wyvern Art Teachers

Poetry Performance Competition 2013

Over the next few weeks boys will be preparing to take part in the Poetry Performance Competition, now firmly established as one of Wyvern’s major events.  The competition presents an excellent opportunity for all students in the school to refine and demonstrate their public speaking skills.  All boys will enter the competition and are expected to select a poem, learn it off by heart and then perform it in front of the class.  Finalists will be selected from each class.  Year level finals will then be held to decide the top three places in each year group.

Class teachers will assist their students with the selection of poems.  In addition, Mrs Barnes in the library will have the school’s poetry collection on hand to assist in this process.  Boys may also bring in poems from home.  Each boy is expected to retain a copy of his poem, as well as provide a copy for his class teacher for approval by the end of week 3.  All poems should be published work by recognised authors.

As a guideline, poems should be of approximately the following lengths:

Kindy – between 4 – 6 simple lines (not nursery rhymes)

Year 1 – between 6 – 10 simple lines

Year 2 – between 8 – 12 lines

Years 3 & 4 – between 10 -20 lines

Years 5 & 6 – between 18 – 30 lines

Class heats will be held in week 5 of this term with four boys from each class being selected to go through to the year level finals to be held in week 6.  There will be a Poetry Performance Competition Award Ceremony on Friday 30 August at 2pm. At this time the 1^st place winners from each year group will perform their poems. We thank the P&F for their kind donation of prizes which will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. All finalists will be presented with Highly Commended certificates.

The following guidelines will be used when judging the boys:

Difficulty of poem (not length) -10 points

Voice (use/projection, tone, diction, pace) -10 points

Animation (manner, personality, gestures) – 10 points

Overall presentation and style – 10 points

No costumes may be used, however, the boys are permitted to use a maximum of 1 prop.  Expression, gestures and body language are to be encouraged.

Sandra Gray
Deputy Head

Wvyern’s Before and After School Care Program OSHClub

Wyvern’s Before and After School Care Program is run by OSHClub. Enrolment for all students is recommended and allows parents to easily manage their before and after school care needs via an online account. Visit  www.oshclub.com.au to use the free enrolment service.

For all late bookings, please contact the Coordinator, Eleanor, on 0428 131700. OSHClub’s head office number is (03) 85649000

Click here for the OSHClub Information Flyer

Kind regards
OSHClub Team

Sesquicentenary Memorabilia

To celebrate Newington’s 150 year legacy, the Sesquicentenary Committee has released a number of limited edition collectors’ items. To find out what items are available and to place an order, please click on the following links

Sesquicentenary Product Guide

Sesquicentenary Memorabilia Product and Order Form

If you would like further information on the events program, or to make an online payment, please visit the Sesquicentenary insite

Next Two Weeks

Newington Sesquicentenary Raffle

Please click on the following link for the Newington Sesquicentenary raffle ticket flyer.

http://www.newington.nsw.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/14_PF_Win-a-car_flyer.pdf

Newington Crested Ware

There are a range of Newington crested ware items on offer at the Black and White shop. They range from memorabilia, clothing, keepsakes as well as an exclusive Sesquicentenary line which can be found on the Sesquicentenrary site. For more information about crested ware, please contact Rollanda Rosenstrauss.

To download the crested ware catalogue and price list click here

To view the crested ware page on the public website, click here

Headmaster’s Print Offer

To mark the College’s Sesquicentenary, Australian artist Rodney Pople has painted a group portrait of the first seven headmasters at Newington College. 150 signed limited edition prints of this portrait are now available for you to keep.

To find out more and put in your order, click here.

Flyers in the Bookstand

• Kung Fu Action at Wyvern

Tennis

• Friday After School Tennis at Newington

Swimming

• Swim Squad Term 3
• Pride Swim Classes

Hopalong Occupational Therapy

• Handwriting Skills Program Flyer
• Social Skills Program for 6-12 Years Flyer
• Hopalong Parent Flyer

Speech Pathology

• Gladesville Speech Pathology and Learning Centre

Black and White Ball

Tickets are now on sale for the Black and White Ball!

Date: Saturday 14 September

Time: 7.00 -11.00pm

Where: The Ballroom, The Star (80 Pyrmont Street, Pyrmont)

Dress: Black and White with a touch of silver (Black tie)

Tickets: $175pp www.newington.nsw.edu.au/payments

Enquiries: bwball@newington.nsw.edu.au

Please note: Your dietary needs and disability access requirements are welcomed when booking

Wyvern’s White ‘Christmas in July’ Dinner

Friday 26 July 7.00pm – 11.00pm at ECCO Ristorante, Drummoyne.

$78 includes a welcome cocktail, substantial Italian finger food, drinks and live entertainment.

Come and celebrate White Christmas in July with the Wyvern community. Click here to download the invitation.

Lucky door prize: a table of 10 to the Black & White Ball valued at $1,750

Wyvern Uniform Shop

Wyvern Uniform Roster Term 3 Weeks 2 & 3 Click here

Wyvern Uniform Shop Winter Price List, Click here

Wyvern Uniform Shop Order Form, Click here

Wyvern Sport

For all Saturday morning sport at Newington Senior School, parents are requested to park off site along the street. The schools onsite car park is  maintained for officials, emergency vehicles and staff only. With the winter sport season upon us, the car park area can become very busy early in the morning. Please consider this simple request to ensure the smooth management of Saturday morning sport at Newington.

Term 2 and 3 Winter Sport Fixtures, Click here

Sports Teams and Draw for Saturday 27 July 2013, Click here

Sports Results and Match Reports for 20 July 2013, Click here

Winter Sports News Term 3, Week 1, Click here

Sporting Venue Addresses, Click here

2013 Sports Handbook, Click here

Tuckshop Menu, Roster and Online Ordering

Dear Parents

If your son suffers from an allergy it is imperative that you advise the Wyvern Office and the Tuckshop so that we are aware of it. Click here for the ‘Alliance Catering  – Food Allergens Advisory Statement’.

Tuckshop Menu and Roster for Term 3 Weeks 2 & 3, Click here

Everyday Menu and Price List, Click here

Online Ordering instructions, Click here

Online Ordering FAQs, Click here

Term Dates 2013

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 (Public Holiday) – Thursday 25 April
Wyvern Staff Training Day (Student 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

Term 3 Calendar

For Term 3 Calendar, Click here

P and F News and Events

Welcome BACK and we have hit the ground running.

I hope that all the Wyvern families enjoyed the three week holiday break. Whether you spent time in the snow, sun or just stayed at home spending family time together is very precious in this fast-paced world. Term 3 will see a whirlwind of functions happening at Wyvern so make sure you stay tuned or regularly check SPACES for any updates.

The Sesquicentenary Founders Concert last night was a spectacular showcase. Boys from Wyvern were involved in the choir, and it brought tears to my eyes and I felt so proud to be a part of this community. Thank you to all staff and parents for the time they have committed to ensuring the boys were at rehearsals and looking their very best.

WHITE CHRISTMAS IN JULY

The Wyvern event that everyone is talking about: ‘ White Christmas in July’ is being held on Friday 26th July at Ecco in Drummoyne. We have extended the bookings to Monday 22nd July so you can rally up parents in your year group to come along. In conjunction with the event, the P&F are running a raffle for parents with first prize of 10 tickets to the Black & White Ball at The Star on Saturday 14th September (worth $1750). For the students, a chance to understand “recycling” by placing second hand (unbroken) toys under the White Christmas tree for the charity Second Chance Toys. I Look forward to seeing as many parents as possible at the “Mid Year” event as there will be no formal Christmas gathering. Do not forget to wear a touch of white. Come and celebrate White Christmas in July with the Wyvern community. Click here to download the invitation.

FATHER’S DAY GIFTS

Father’s Day gifts are now available to purchase through the flyer. Please note that a special individual picnic blanket is available to order. You can have your family name on the outside case of the blanket to ensure Dad never leaves it behind. Please have the orders returned to the front office by 29th July. Click here for Father’s Day Flyer.

FATHER’S DAY BREAKFAST

The annual Wyvern Father’s Day Breakfast will be held on Friday 30th August at 7.30am in the Wyvern Hall. The breakfast is open to all fathers and grandfathers of the Wyvern boys and it’s always fun. The Year 2 class group have worked very hard to ensure that everyone will be catered for, so mark it down in your diary.

WYVERN BIENNALE

An exhibition is comng to Wyvern! The Wyvern Biennale is a collection of art put together by Ms Buining to highlight our talented students over a week period. Opening night will be Tuesday 30th July and the exhibition will continue from 10.00am until 2.00pm every day until Tuesday 6th August, including weekends. We are looking for assistance from 10.00am-12.00pm and then from 12.00pm-2.00pm to supervise the pieces of precious artwork on Wednesday 31st July, Thursday 1st August, Friday 2nd August and Monday 5th August. If you are available to assist, please contact Terry Fotaras via email htfotaras@bigpond.com

 K-2 FATHER & SON CAMP

Camp is coming……23rd August until 25th August. Booking forms are now available and we are looking for volunteer dads to assist Costa Mina in organising parts of the events. The volunteer jobs are not big, mainly just to be around on the weekend of the camp to assist. If you are able to help please contact Costa on cmina@reality-check.com.au

Click here for K-2 Father & Son Camp Flyer.

TUCKSHOP ONLINE

We are on line….. All lunch orders will now be completed via SPACES – my student account. If you have any concerns with the process please feel free to drop me an email and I can direct it to the correct person. This process is designed to help parents as you can pre-plan all of your lunches for the whole week. The boys can take small amounts of cash for special treats.

UPCOMING EVENTS

• White Christmas in July – Friday 26th July
• Wyvern Biennale –  Wyvern Art Exhibition – 31st July – 6th August
• K-2 Camp 23th -25th August
• Father’s Day Breakfast – 30th August 7.30am
• Father’s Day – 1st September
• Back To Newington Day – 7th September
• Black & White Ball – 14th September
• Term 3 Concludes – 20th September
• Term 4 Commences – 8th October
• 3-6 Father  & Son Camp at Cockatoo Island – 26th October

Any comments or suggestions to help assist with the school are certainly welcome. Drop me an email, my computer is always running.  As this is my and Philip Argy’s final year at Wyvern we are seeking to fill the position of President and Vice President. If you are interested, please email me directly. It is a great position to be able to assist the school and students and its fun, not hard work.

Julie Gigg
0411 240769
djgigg@gmail.com
President Wyvern P&F 2013

Faith Matters

Winning Gracefully

Winning gracefully can be harder than losing gracefully. When we win we’re tempted by arrogance, power, insensitivity, gloating, and wanting to relive our success long after everyone else is bored by it. Gracious winners always remember what it feels like to lose. They are caught up in something bigger than their own wins and losses.

Abraham Lincoln had the wisdom to place the good of the United States above his own ego, appointing his worst political critic, Edwin Stanton, to run the War Department. Stanton, a brilliant legal mind, could be brusque and condescending. As Frederick Douglass put it, “Politeness was not one of his weaknesses.” Lincoln, on the other hand, was keenly aware of his looks and his uneducated background. (When someone charged him with being two-faced during a campaign, he responded: “If I had two faces, do you think I’d be wearing this one?”) As outgoing attorney general of the losing party, Stanton had belittled Lincoln as ‘the original gorilla.’ How Lincoln treated Stanton is Civil War history.

Lincoln trusted in him, confided in him, leaned on him, depended on him. And Stanton responded with unfailing loyalty and affection. On the morning of April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln died after having been shot the night before at Ford’s Theatre. The most famous words ever spoken after the death of a US president were spoken that morning: “Now he belongs to the ages.” The speaker was Edwin Stanton.

Robert Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln’s son, said that after his father died he was visited in his room each morning for two weeks by Stanton who “spent the first ten minutes of his visits weeping without saying a word.”

When nothing else works, showing grace does!

Mr Peter Morphew
Chaplain

Congratulations Language Perfect Student

Over 200 boys from Years 4, 5 and 6 competed in the Language World Championships from the 20th – 30th May 2013.

We have one of the youngest cohorts in the world and for the second year we have received outstanding results. We would like to thank all the participants  and their families for their support.

Boys will be receiving their certificates during an Assembly in Term 3. Congratulations to all the Wyvern boys!

Tom Mowat will be receiving a Merit Certificate for attaining 500 points.

Mrs Athena Spiroglou
Language Teacher

All Co-curricular Activities (Before and After School)

Wyvern Before and After School Activities for Term 3

These activities are reviewed and updated weekly.

For Wyvern’s Before and After School Co-curricular Activities Table, Click here

See Flyers below for Co-curricular Activities

Year 5 Drawing Skills Class, Click here

Term 3 Swim Squad Flyer, Click here

K-6 Martial Arts Flyer, Click here

Art Club Flyer, Click here

Photography Classes Years 3 – 6  Flyer, Click here

Achievement Awards and House Points

A Message from Mr Holden

A very warm welcome back to Term 3.

This week marked a very special time in the College’s  history. On Tuesday Newington celebrated its 150th Birthday. The main focus of the day was the official opening of the new AJ Rae and LRD centres at the Senior School Campus. On Wednesday students from the school were joined by students from Tupou College in Tonga, with which Newington enjoys a strong partnership, to perform in the Founder’s Concert at Town Hall. Our own Wyvern Choir also performed at this special event. Today we were delighted to host the students from Tupou College for a special chapel at Wyvern.

As we move into the second part of our Sesquicentenary year there will be further events including the 150th Black and White Ball on 14 September. We are encouraging a strong Wyvern presence at this event so please do book your tables if you haven’t done so already.

The Wyvern Biennale Art Show will take place in the Concordia Gallery from 30th July to 8th August with a special opening on Tuesday 30th July at 6.00pm. This year art works from Kindy, Year 3 and Year 6 will be featured. You are most welcome to visit the Art Show throughout this time.

Finally, I welcome some new staff members. Mr Campbell Jensen-Robilliard joins us as our School Counsellor and can be contacted via cjensen-robilliard@newington.nsw.edu.au.  Ms Maria Passaris joins the Year 4 team and can be contacted via mpassaris@newington.nsw.edu.au and Ms Joanna Ryan is teaching in Year 1 to cover Ms Jane Wiseman’s long service leave and can be contacted via jryan3@newington.nsw.edu.au

I wish your sons an enjoyable  and productive Term 3.

Mr Ian Holden
Head of Wyvern House