ICAS Mathematics Results 2016

SRC – Busking Festival

On the last day of Term 3 we witnessed the huge success of the Busking Festival. There were card tricks, singing, dancing, ensembles and many more. All of these amazing acts contributed to a great cause as we happened to raise $339 for The Cancer CounciI where the money will be put towards fighting cancer and making sure the less fortunate people get the proper cancer treatment. We would love to give a big thank you to all the boys who donated, to all the boys who busked and finally to Mrs Stewart for making all this happen.

Jeremy Tran 6L

Year 5 Build a Bridge Incursion

Year 5 started the term with an exciting incursion, competing the build a bridge challenge. Boys immersed themselves in the world of glue guns and paddle pop sticks and used their BLP imitation and imagining muscles to imitate and improve the warren and howe truss bridge designs. This fantastic immersion activity kicks off an exciting Science term where the boys study light, and consider the how design implications in our current urban environments assist those with eyesight difficulties.

Justin Brayley
Year 5 Team Leader

Year 5 Learning Showcase – STEM and Museum of Change

On Thursday 15^th September, Year 5 conducted their annual Term 3 Learning Showcase. This year, we focused on two aspects: STEM in Primary Schools and the Museum of Change. Boys and their parents were involved in 6 different STEM activities, including sherbet making, M&M and water observations, a build a bridge challenge, robotics, and a mathematics estimation and volume challenge. In addition, boys shared the culmination of their learning of Term 3, exhibited as the ‘Museum of Change’. Through History, Geography, Science and English, boys conducted learning activities and inquiry based research to answer the question: ‘How do catalytic events change our lives?’. Boys researched, investigated, analysed and presented their learning. Congratulations to all boys for their hard work and fantastic learning.

Justin Brayley
Year 5 Team Leader

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Year 5 House Debating

On the 22nd and 23rd of September, Year 5 faced off in a fierce round of house debating. In the best Year 5 debates in Wyvern history, the members of Coates, Williams, Lucas and Howe battled it out for the overall prize. Congratulations to all boys for their fantastic collaboration, rebuttals and arguments. We encourage you all to try out for the debating team in 2017. 

Justin Brayley
Year 5 Team Leader

Term Dates 2017

TERM ONE

Monday 30 January to Friday 7 April
Classes commence Years 1-6 – Monday 30 January
Classes commence Kindergaten – Tuesday 31 January
Classes conclude –  Friday 7 April
10 Week Term followed by a 2 week break

TERM TWO

Wednesday 26 April to Friday 23 June
Classes commence – Wednesday 26 April
SPD Day – No Students – Friday 9 June
Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday – Monday 12 June
Classes conclude – Friday 23 June
9 week term followed by a 3 week break

TERM THREE

Monday 17 July to Friday 22 September
Classes commence – Monday 17 July
SPD Day – No Students – Monday 14 August
Classes conclude – Friday 22 September
10 week term followed by a 2 week break

TERM FOUR

Monday 9 October to Thursday 7 December
Classes commence – Monday 9 October 
Prize Giving – Years 3-6  – Thursday 7 December

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 Wednesday 7 December
Classes commence Monday 10 October
Kindergarten Graduation Presentation – 28 November
Year 1 Graduation Presentation – 29 November
Year 2 Graduation Presentation – 30 November
Term Concludes for K-2 Students – Tuesday 6 December
Term Concludes for Years 3-6 Students – Wednesday 7 December
Years 3 – 6 Prize Giving – Wednesday 7 December

Oshclub – Wyvern’s Before and Afterschool 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 on 0428 131 700. OSHClub’s head office number is (03) 8564 9000 Click here for the OSHClub Information Flyer.

Newsletter, Click here

Kind regards

OSHClub Team

Flyers in Bookstand

Martial Arts

• Kung Fu Action at Wyvern

Clubs and Extra Curricular Activities at Wyvern – Term 4

• Clubs and Extra Curricular (Before and After School) Activities at Wyvern

Speech Pathology

• Gladesville Speech Pathology & Learning Centre

Hopalong

• Occupational Therapy for Children

Uniform Shop

Winter Second Hand Stock Sale – 50% Off

Dear Parents,

The Uniform Shop is having a Winter Second Hand stock sale of 50% off! This includes all Winter stock (blazers and second hand sports uniforms are included).

Please note that Summer stock is not included in this sale!

Wyvern Uniform Roster Term 4 Weeks 2 and 3, Click here

Wyvern Uniform Shop Order Form, Click here

Wyvern Uniform Shop Winter Price List 2016, Click here

Wyvern Uniform Shop Summer Price List 2016, Click here

Kind regards

Nicole Williams
Uniform Shop Convenor

Tuckshop Menu, Roster and 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 Term 4 Week 2 and Week 3, Click here

Everyday Menu and Price List, Click here 

Online Ordering Instructions, Click here

Online Ordering FAQs, Click here

Wyvern Office

Sport

Sports Newsletter, Click here

Sports Draw, Click here

Sporting Venue Addresses, Click here

2016 Sports Handbook, Click here

Next Two Weeks

Faith Matters

LEARNING TO BE CONTENT

Nearly half the world’s population live on $2.50 per day or less. The World Bank classifies them as living in poverty. At the same time some of these people live contented lives.  Our society is largely one of excess upon excess. In a magazine article Jane Hammerslough tells how her family moved into a sparsely furnished rental house while their home was being renovated. Instead of missing what they’d left behind, surprisingly, they were liberated! Upon returning home they were overwhelmed by the utter excess of stuff, and gave much of it away. She concludes ‘When enough’s always just a little more … you don’t have room for the truly great things in life’. The message isn’t new; Solomon said ‘The abundance of a rich man permits him no sleep’.

But freedom from anxiety is more than just uncluttered closets. It’s a firm conviction that what you do have is a gift from God, and that it’s meant to be shared with others. Contentment simply frees you to enjoy what He’s provided. So with that in mind keep the following principles before you: buy things for their usefulness, not their status. Beware of anything that produces an addiction in you. Make a habit of giving things away. Learn to enjoy things without having to own them, or be owned by them. 

Peter Morphew
Chaplain

Clubs and Extra Curricular Activities at Wyvern – Term 4

Dear Parents

Please find attached Term 4 Club and Extra Curricular Activities at Wyvern below.

term-4-clubs-and-extra-curricular-activities-at-wyvern

Please refer to Spaces for more information regarding the Clubs and Activities.

Regards

Wyvern Office

Artist of the Week

K – 2 Artists of the Week – Term 3 Week 10

Year 2 are working through a unit on Still Life and are exploring some basic printmaking techniques. The boys ‘sketch-etched’ their pineapple drawings into a scratch foam plate and then worked through the block printing process to create print. Stunning pineapples, boys! 

Well done to Zachary Messis 2W and Jameson Kang 2W

Heather Brodie
K-2 Visual Arts Teacher

3 – 6 Artists of the Week

Year 3

Year 3 were experimenting with charcoal last term and completed ‘Dragon Eye’ drawings. These look spectacular.

Congratulations to Cameron Wilk-Ellis 3M and Buddy Latham 3S for some amazing attention to detail within these works.

Year 4

Last term Year 4 were studying ‘Australian Birds’ and ‘Eucalyptus’. They were taken through the steps for using traditional painting methods which included layering.

Congratulations to Joel Zipeure 4P and James Rodgers 4C for these stunning paintings.

Year 5

Year 5 completed their ‘Mexican Masks’ from Term 1. These were inspired by the work of Mexican artist Frida Khalo.

Congratulations to Lachlan Tran 5D for some beautiful craftsmanship within his mask. 

Year 6

Year 6 completed 2 works last term – ‘Ceramic Warriors’ and ‘Dystopian Landscapes’.

Congratulations to Maddox Hughes 6B for his well thought out Warrior and Will Douglas 6R for his excellent moody landscape using various rust mediums and collage.

Meredith Buining
3-6 Visual Arts Teacher

Achievement Awards and House Points

House Points

A Message from Mr Holden

Welcome back to what promises to be a very full and active Term 4. Please refer to the latest Term 4 Parent Calendar (available via Wyvern Spaces) for all details.

2017 CLASS ALLOCATION
The process for allocating students to their 2017 classes is well underway. It is my intention to inform you of your son’s new 2017 class before the end of this term. Boys will have the opportunity to meet their new teacher on “One-Up Morning” on 1st December. Please note that the deadline for parent input into the process has now passed and unfortunately, as such, I cannot consider any further requests.

NO SPORT ON MONDAY
Due to the swimming program in Term 4 there will only be sports training for Year 3 –Year 6 on Wednesday afternoons.  Boys in Year 3-6 may wear their PE uniform to school on this day. Note, there is no Monday sports training this term.

END OF THE DAY
The end of the school day is a very busy time, and for safety and security reasons we do request for parents not to enter the school building (unless they have a specific appointment) but rather wait for their sons in the designated area (Playground A). Also, parents should not access the building via foot, through the car park entry. Thank you for your co-operation with this matter.

Ian Holden
Head of Wyvern House