ICAS Spelling and Writing Results

Seed Sports – Multi-Sports & Activities

Term Dates 2016

TERM ONE

Thursday 28 January to Friday 8 April
Classes commence Thursday 28 January
SPD Day – No Students – Thursday 24 March 
Good Friday Public Holiday – 25 March
Easter Monday Public Holiday – 28 March
11 week term followed by a 2 week break

TERM TWO

Tuesday 26 April to Friday 24 June
Classes commence Tuesday 26 April
Anzac Day Public Holiday – Monday 25 April
SPD Day – No Students – Friday 10 June
Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday – Monday 13 June
9 week term followed by a 3 week break

TERM THREE

Monday 18 July to Friday 23 September
Classes commence Monday 18 July
10 week term followed by a 2 week break

TERM FOUR

Monday 10 October to Thursday 8 December
Classes commence Monday 10 October
Annual Prize Giving 3-6 – Thursday 8 December

OshClub – September Holiday Program

OshClub – Wyvern’s Before & After School Care Provider

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, Natalya, on 0428 131 700. OSHClub’s head office number is (03) 8564 9000 Click here for the OSHClub Information Flyer.

Oshclub Program 1

Oshclub Program 2

Kind regards
OSHClub Team

Flyers in Bookstand

Martial Arts

• Kung Fu Action at Wyvern

Clubs and Co-curricular Activities at Wyvern

• Co-curricular (Before and After School) Activities at Wyvern

Speech Pathology

• Gladesville Speech Pathology & Learning Centre

Hopalong

• Occupational Therapy for Children

K-2 Athletics Carnival

The Combined Wyvern and Lindfield K-2 Athletics Carnival took place on Wednesday 2nd September 2015. Below are some images of the boys enjoying the carnival.

Uniform Shop

Due to stocktake the Uniform Shop will not be opening Friday 18th September 2.30pm – 3.30pm, which is the last afternoon of Term 3.

• We have a limited number of Midford short sleeve summer shirts (sizes 8 – 16) on sale for half price
• Discounted tracksuits half price (New design not compulsory until 2017).

Wyvern Uniform Roster Term 3 Week 9 and Term 4 Weeks 1 Click here

Wyvern Uniform Shop Order Form, Click here

Wyvern Uniform Shop Summer Price List 2015, Click here

Tuckshop Menu, Roster & Online Ordering

Dear Parents,

As a parent volunteer working in the Tuckshop can you please make sure that you adhere to the rules and regulations regarding appropriate footwear – closed in footwear with a rubber grip sole (ideally leather trainers). No sandals, thongs, open toe shoes or fabric trainers (fabric shoes may bring bacteria) may be worn.

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’.

Please click here for the Spotless Food Safety Information for Volunteers Guidelines

Tuckshop Menu and Roster for Term 3 Week 10 and Term 4 Week 1, Click here

Everyday Menu and Price List, Click here 

Online Ordering Instructions, Click here

Online Ordering FAQs, Click here

Term Dates 2015

TERM ONE

Thursday 29 January to Thursday 2 April
Classes commence Thursday 29 January
10 week term followed by a 2 week break

TERM TWO

Monday 20 April to Friday 26 June
Classes commence Monday 20 April
Staff PD Day – No Students – Friday 5 June
Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday – Monday 8 June
10 week term followed by a 2 week break (for 2015 only)

TERM THREE

Tuesday 14 July to Friday 18 September
Classes commence 14 July
Staff PD Day – No Students – Monday 13 July
10 week term followed by a 3 week break (for 2015 only)

TERM FOUR

Monday 12 October to Tuesday 8
Classes commence Monday 12 October
Annual Prize Giving 3-6 – Tuesday 8 December

Sport

Wyvern Sport Newsletter Term 3 – Week 9, Click here

Sporting Venue Addresses, Click here

2015 Sports Handbook, Click here

Next Two Weeks

Lost Property

Dear Parents,

Lost property at the bottom of the internal staircase is once again overflowing! Thanks to Nicole Williams, many boys have their items returned every fortnight. Can you please check if your son is missing any uniform items, lunch boxes, drink bottles, shoes, boots etc as most of these items are named.

If your property is not collected by the end of the term it will be disposed of. 

Thank you for your consideration and understanding.

Kind regards

Wyvern Office

Have You forgotten to Place a Lunch Order?

Dear Parents,

When ordering your son’s recess/lunch orders online please ensure that you do this before the cut-off time of 8.45am each day to ensure that your son gets his lunch order. If you order after the cut-off time of 8.45am his order will not be processed.

Please note that no late orders will be accepted by the Tuckshop and no money will be loaned out. There are no exceptions.

In the event that your son does not have any lunch or recess with him he will be given a sandwich/es of either vegemite, jam or cheese. These sandwiches are free of charge.

Thank you for your consideration and attention to this matter.

Kind regards

Wyvern Office

Faith Matters

Upside Down 

Have you ever been in a two dollar shop and found a real treasure? Not merely something that is useful but something of great worth? Probably not!

The philosopher Kierkegaard tells of a vandal who breaks into a department store at night. In the darkness he moves through each department, each floor, deliberately, carefully.  Just before dawn breaks and the light will reveal him, he exits the way he came. The amazing thing is he does not steal anything but rather rearranges all the price tags. The next day shopkeepers, not to mention the delighted customers, encounter such oddities as diamond necklaces on sale for a few dollars and cheap costume-jewellery earrings costing thousands.

God’s Good News, is like that says Kierkegaard: it changes around all our normal assumptions about worth and value. Hence Jesus can say of a poor widow who puts a few cents in the temple treasury bucket, “I tell you she has put more in than all the rest!” Her gift from poverty is a real treasure compared to the tokenism of apparently rich benefactors. Jesus values the motives of the woman highly. She holds the little she has in an open hand whilst the others cling tightly to what they have. It’s as if God counts what we keep, what we cling to, rather than what we are prepared to give. I guess we can’t truly mirror God’s generosity if we are tight-fisted with anything … compassion, love, time etc

God’s kingdom is a strange upside down economy where a willingness to embrace poverty is blessed! Jesus says, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”

Peter Morphew
Chaplain

Clubs & Co-Curricular at Wyvern 2015

Dear Parents,

Click here for the Clubs and Co-curricular at Wyvern 2015 – Term 4.

Artist of the Week

K – 2 Artists of the Week

(From L to R)

Hayden Hsieh KL

Hayden experimented with clay as a material for drawing his face. His finishing touches to the work using bronze coloured paint make his artwork look like a bronze sculpture. 

Jordan Nguyen 1W

Jordan was able to remember the artist’s rules of linear perspective in his gentle watercolour landscape. 

Benjamin Nichol 2H

Benjamin looked carefully at the still life painting by Giorgio Morandi and created his own collaged version of the work.

Rohan George 2S

Rohan looked diligently at Paul Cezanne’s paintings of apples. His observational drawing of a real apple using oil pastel showed light and dark colours to make them appear three dimensional.

Debbie Bourke
K-2 Art Teacher

Years 3 – 6 Artists of the Week

Year 6 

Year 6 completed their homage to Anzac warriors, by completing assemblage works using a variety of mediums, including rust and gel.

The task was to create an artwork with a sombre mood. Students were asked to think about how it might have felt for the Anzacs landing in a foreign place and having to fight under extreme conditions. Students were asked how they could make images that were both sombre and thoughtful.

Congratulations to Liam Spiropoulos, Fletcher Jakes, Kim Long Lam, and Sachin Spencer (L to R)

Students also finished their ceramic ‘Warriors’. Students reflected on what makes a ‘Warrior’. Discussions involved traits from ‘minions’ to football players.

Congratulations to Simon Petsianis for his Roman Warrior and Jack Purkis for his mash up of a Viking, Nordic warrior (L to R)

Students have just finished working on their Sketchbook Ink- iPad app digital art. Students were introduced to Del Kathryn Barton and her portraits with animal familiars. This coincided with their class work on ‘Change’. Students were required to complete a portrait using the app and then find an animal to morph with the face, creating a surreal artwork. 

Congratulations to  Max Gallant, Angus Montrose, and Joshua Smith for their cleverly rendered artworks (L to R)

Meredith Buining
3-6 Art Teacher

Achievement Awards & House Points

House Points

A Message from Mr Holden

As we near the end of another very busy term at Wyvern I want to reflect on some wonderful community events that have taken place recently.

Our inaugural maths week provided a terrific opportunity for parents and sons to enjoy some challenging and fun activities. I thank the P&F for supporting the ‘Professor Maths’ family maths workshops.

Last Friday we had a tremendous turn out for the Father’s day breakfast. Good conversation, good food and good coffee was the order of the day. Again thank you to the P F for their generous support of this event.

Next week on Wednesday 16^th September the P&F are supporting our bi-annual musical ‘The Pirates of Penzance’. The show will feature every student from Years 5 and 6. We are looking forward to an exciting evening and I acknowledge the tremendous support of the P&F Creative Arts Group, parent volunteers and staff who have worked extremely hard to prepare for the event.

At the end of this term Ms Carmen Kruithoff, one of our K-2 Teacher Aides will leave Wyvern to pursue further study. Ms Kruithoff has given wonderful service to the boys of Wyvern boys over many years and we wish her every success in her future endeavours.

Ian Holden
Head of Wyvern House