A Message from Mr Holden

It has been a very positive start to the year at Wyvern. The excitement of boys using our new and upgraded facilities has been a particular highlight. The new Year 6 centre has, for the first time, brought Year 6 students together in an area that enables students to work closely across all 4 classes. The centre also reflects some of the traits of the Tupou Year 7 centre which will assist the transition process for the Year 6 cohort into the Senior School next year.

Our new music rooms and upgraded hall have also been a much-needed improvement. All music activities, from ensembles to music classes, to individual lessons and large choirs are now taking place in our purpose built music centre.

The STEM room has also been fully used over the last 2 weeks and it has been exciting to see boys making the most of new science opportunities with Ms Bosch, our STEM Specialist teacher.

As wonderful as our new facilities are, it is even more pleasing to see the excellent relationships our teachers are forming with their classes. Positive, caring and respectful relationships between students and staff are a prerequisite for learning to take place. I am greatly encouraged by the foundations laid so far in this regard.

Can I please remind parents that when using the car park to pick up your sons in the afternoon it is important that parents do not arrive early in Harrow Road, as this causes significant congestion. For K-2 please do not arrive prior to 3:05pm and for Years 3-6 please do not arrive prior to 3:20pm.

If your son, for any reason, is not in the car park when you arrive for pickup, we ask that you drive through and rejoin the queue.

Note: we offer a long time period for car park pickup until 3:40pm.

Ian Holden
Head of Wyvern House

Access to Wyvern House for Parents and Visitors

Dear Parents,

All visitors to Wyvern House, apart from staff and students, are required to use the electronic sign-in system and collect a visitor’s badge at the front office window before moving on to the designated area you wish to visit.  The system will take your photograph and provide you with a label to wear whilst on the premises. When exiting the building you must sign out to ensure we have an accurate record of who is on the premises.This enables us to provide a much safer environment for staff, students and parents. In the event of a fire alarm or evacuation, it would provide a photograph of any visitors thought to be in the building. It also allows us to have a more secure facility ensuring that we are able to keep track of visitors.  

Additionally it improves communication within the school as it makes the signing in process much more autonomous, sending notifications to staff members when their visitor has arrived.

Please note: For those parents who wish to come into the school building in the morning, the only access is through the front entrance of the school and not via the internal door in the car park which is reserved for student access only.

Your patience and consideration in following this procedure ensures the safety of the students, staff and parents.

Kind regards

Wyvern Office

Clubs & Extra Curricular Activities at Wyvern – Term 1

Dear Parents,

Please find the 2018 Clubs and Extra Curricular Activities at Wyvern – Term 1 below. Once you click on the link below select (hover your cursor over the activity you are interested in and then right click) and it will take you to the relevant Page on SPACES.

Term 1 Clubs and Extra-Curricular Activities at Wyvern

All Clubs and Extra Curricular Activites commence in week 3 of Term 1.

Kind regards

Wyvern Office

Faith Matters

A story I once read reminds me at this time of God’s remarkable way of turning our flaws and imperfections into opportunities for His goodness.

A water bearer in India had two large pots, each hung on the end of a pole which he carried across his neck. One of the pots was perfectly made and never leaked. The other pot had a crack in it and by the time the water bearer reached his master’s house it had leaked much of its water and was only half full. For a full two years this went on daily, with the bearer delivering only one and a half pots full of water to his master’s house.

After two years of what it thought to be a bitter failure, the cracked pot spoke to the water bearer one day by the stream. “I am ashamed of myself, and I want to apologise to you.” “Why?” asked the bearer. “What are you ashamed of?”  “I have been able, for these past two years, to deliver only half my load because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your master’s house.” the pot said.

The water bearer felt sorry for the old cracked pot, and in his compassion he said, “As we return to the master’s house, I want you to look closely at the path we have travelled each day.” Indeed, as they went up the hill, the old cracked pot took notice of the sun warming beautiful wild flowers on the side of the path.

The bearer said to the pot, “Did you notice that there were flowers only on your side of your path, but not on the other pot’s side? That’s because I have always known about your flaw, and I took advantage of it. I planted flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we walk back from the stream, you’ve watered them. For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate my master’s table. Without you being just the way you are, he would not have this beauty to grace his house.” 

Each of us has our own unique flaws: we’re all cracked pots. But if we will allow it, God will use our flaws to bring beauty and goodness to this world. In God’s great economy, nothing goes to waste. Don’t be afraid of your flaws – acknowledge them, and you too can be the cause of beauty. Know that in our weakness, God’s grace is our strength. 

2 Corinthians 12:9

⁹ But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.

Isaac Williams
Assistant Chaplain – Wyvern House

Flyers in Bookstand

• Parent Guide to the NSW Primary Syllabus
• School Zones – Parking Offences 2018
• Sign Safe Kids – Car ID Signs
• School Student Opal Card Information
• Term 1 Years 3 & 4 Cricket Development Sessions
• Term 1 Years 5 & 6 Cricket Development Sessions
• Term 1 Swim Squad
• Term 1 Basketball Skills Sessions
• Greek Language Classes
• Tuckshop Every Day Menu and Price List

Next Two Weeks

Oshclub – Wyvern’s Before and 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 Luc Curling 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

Luc Curling
Program Co-ordinator

School Zone Parking Offences

Please be advised that this year there are some new School Zone offences which have been adopted, and effective immediately. All carry 2 demerit points. 

Sport

Sports Draw, Click here

Sport Newsletter, Click here

Sporting Venue Addresses, Click here

2017 Sports Handbook, Click here

Term Dates 2018

Tuckshop Menu & Roster

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

Tuckshop Menu and Roster Term 1 Weeks 3 and 4, Click here

Everyday Menu and Price List, Click here

Online Ordering Instructions, Click here

Online Ordering FAQs, Click here

Kind regards

Wyvern Office

Uniform Shop

UNIFORM SHOP TRADING HOURS

Wyvern Uniform Roster Term 1 Weeks 3 and 4 Click here

Wyvern Uniform Shop Order Form, Click here

Wyvern Uniform Shop Summer Price List 2017/2018, Click here

Kind regards

Nicole Williams
Uniform Shop Convenor