A Message from Mr Holden

A reminder that on Thursday 13 September at 6:30pm, the Wyvern P and F are generously sponsoring an important event for all parents of boys in Kindergarten to Year 6. The theme of the evening is “Raising Boys in a Digital World”, to be presented by Dr Kristy Goodwin. More information about Kristy Goodwin can be found at: http://drkristygoodwin.com/about/

I encourage you to attend this important workshop; please RSVP for this event at wyvern@newington.nsw.edu.au

I thank the P and F for their wonderful contribution to Back to Newington Day. The family friendly stalls provided by our parents greatly assisted in making the day a special one for the whole community.

The process for allocating students to next year’s classes is thorough and starts in Term 4. As part of this, some parents may feel that they can assist by offering additional information about their son. Should you wish to express a view about the style of classroom management you think may best match your son (e.g. particularly nurturing or greater structure, etc.) I invite you to contact me via email before the end of this term. We approach each year as a new start for the boys, hence, we do not automatically consider requests made in previous years. However, should there be significant information from past requests, please do contact me again. Requests for particular teachers, or for a teacher based on gender, will not be considered. Whilst we do welcome parental input, the school has the final say in decisions regarding class placement for 2019.

Ian Holden
Head of Wyvern House

Artist of the Week

Years 3 – 6 Artists of the Week

The Artist of the Week comes from Years 3 and 4.

These artworks are from Shakespeare week. The boys worked on artworks that related to the play they were studying across the week.

Year 3 created a visually flattened designed work using oil pastels on black paper that had 3 characters from ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’: Titania, Puck and Nick Bottom.

Congratulations to Roenin R for some amazing craftsmanship within this work.

Year 4 also studied a ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ and created a comical Nick Bottom, capturing the moment he turns from a man into a man with a donkey head.

Well done to Phoenix Thompson for his amazing interpretation of this person.

Meredith Buining
3-6 Visual Arts Teacher

Book Week Celebrations and Competitions for 2018

Please enjoy the photos taken at the various events we have had prior to Book Week 2018. Click on the links below to view.

Competition entry forms for each of the stages can be found below. Entry forms must be completed and placed in the appropriate competition box in the Library by Friday August 31st @4pm.

Children’s Book Council of Australia Winner and Honour Books

CBCA Winners and Honour Books for Early Childhood, Picture Book of the Year, Young Readers and Eve Pownall Awards

Performance and Author Sessions

K-2 Book Week Event – Meerkat Productions – Boy by Phil Cummings and Shane Devries

Year 3 & 4 Author/Illustrator Event – Matt Stanton

Year 5 & 6 Author/ Poet Event

Book Week Competitions

K-2 Entry Form 

3-4 Entry Form 

5-6 Entry Form 

Kind regards,

Mrs Barnes
Mrs Mann

Clubs and Extra Curricular Activities at Wyvern – Term 3

Dear Parents,

Please find the 2018 Clubs and Extra Curricular Activities at Wyvern – Term 3 below.

Term 3 Clubs and Extra-Curricular Activities at Wyvern

Kind regards

Wyvern Office

Faith Matters

For Faith Matters this term, we will look at some folk stories and explore how they link to matters of faith and our lives today.

The Value of a Life

One day a young boy asked his father, “what is the value of my life?”. Instead of answering, the father told his son, “take this rock and go sell it at the market. If anybody asks the price, raise two fingers and don’t say anything.” The boy went to the market and a woman asked, “How much is this rock? I want to put it in my garden.” The boy didn’t say anything but raised up his two fingers. “Two dollars?” the woman said, “I will take it!”

The boy went home and told his father, “a woman wants to buy this rock for two dollars. The father then said, “Son, I want you to take this rock to a museum, and if anybody wants to buy it, don’t say a word, just put up your two fingers.” The boy then went to the museum and a man showed up wanting to buy the rock. The boy didn’t say a word but put up two fingers. The man said “$2000? I will take it!”  

The boy was shocked, went running home and told his father, “A man wants to buy this rock for $2000!” His father then said, “Son, the last place I want you to take this rock is to a precious stone store, show it to the owner and don’t say a word, and if he asks the price, just raise up your two fingers.” The son then ran to a precious stone store and showed the rock to the owner. “Where did you find this stone? it is one of the rarest stones in the world, I must have it! How much would you sell it for?” said the owner. The boy put up his two fingers and the man said, “I will take it for $200,000”.

The boy, not knowing what to say, ran home to his father and told him that the owner wanted to buy the stone for $200,000. His father then asked, “Son, do you know the value of your life now?”

The Bible teaches us that all humanity was made in God’s own image. The value that we see in our own life and the life of those around us is determined by the perspective we have. Imagine if we saw the value in ourselves as God sees us. Imagine if we looked at those around as God sees them. Each one as unique and precious as the other. Each one fearfully and wonderfully made by our Loving Creator.

Matthew 25:40

“Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.”

Isaac Williams
Assistant Chaplain – Wyvern House

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 Rebecca Leontios 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

Rebecca Leontios
Program Co-ordinator

Sport

Sports Newsletter, Click here

Sporting Venue Addresses, Click here

2018 Sports Handbook, Click here

Term Dates 2018

Term Dates 2019

Tuckshop

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

Tuckshop Menu and Roster Term 3 Weeks 6 and 7, 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

Wyvern Uniform Roster Term 3 Weeks 6 and 7 Click here
Wyvern Uniform Shop Order Form  Click here
Wyvern Uniform Shop Summer Price List 2017/2018 Click here

Nicole Williams
Uniform Shop Manager
Mon & Thurs   7:30 am  to 9:00 am 
Tues  2:30 pm to 4:00 pm

Year 4 Excursion to The Australian National Maritime Museum

Year 4 have been studying the ‘Age of Discovery’ during History and to support this they visited The Australian National Maritime Museum. Below are photos of their exciting day.