A Message from Mr Holden

Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers this week have been with the Christchurch community following the horrific and unimaginable events of last Friday. We took the opportunity at morning assembly on Monday to pray for the Muslim families so deeply affected in Christchurch, as well as for our own Muslim families. We will keep a close eye on all of the Wyvern boys over the coming days and weeks. At Wyvern we are blessed to have a diverse community where we witness daily actions of tolerance, empathy and understanding.  At all times we must promote these values.

Congratulations to the Year 3 to Year 6 Wyvern students who tackled yesterday’s cross county event with great energy and tenacity. There were some wonderful individual performances (see the Wyvern Sports section for details) and I was especially pleased to see such great camaraderie and team spirit on display. Thank you to parents who attended to support your sons and this event. I also acknowledge the excellent organisation of Mr Joel Wilson, Wyvern Sportsmaster, and the assistance of the staff team.

A special mention to our Junior relay team who represented IPSHA at the CIS swimming carnival this week. The team finished third and have now qualified for the NSW PSSA championships to be held in April. All four boys swam personal bests, an outstanding achievement! Congratulations to Aleksander Barlin, Joel Miller, Alex Nicholias and Angus Baker Wood.

Ian Holden
Head of Wyvern House

Achievement Awards

 The following achievement awards were awarded at Assembly:

Artist of the Week

K – 2 Artists of the Week

Year 2 are exploring basic fundamental skills in figurative drawing.  They began by sketching stick men to look at proportion and pose.  They have been experimenting with charcoal and learning to shade in order to add form. 

Congratulations to Henry Mullumby 2S and Jakey Nalliah 2S for their excellent craftsmanship shown on their finished artwork.

Yelena Rubie
K-2 Visual Art Teacher

Years 3-6 Artists of the Week

Year 3 have completed their Zentangle frogs. They created beautiful red eyed tree frogs and were able to Zentangle the landscape around the frog.

Congratulations to Bryant Diep 3J and Max McKenzie 3P for their beautiful artworks.

Meredith Buining
3-6 Visual Art Teacher

Council Parking Officers are Patrolling School Zones – Illegal Parking Puts Children’s Lives at Risk

Combined Prep Schools’ Cross Country Carnival Photos

Photos of the Combined Prep Schools’ Cross Country Carnival held at the Senior School Campus on Wednesday 20 March.

Donut Day Flyer

Faith Matters

Following the events in Christchurch on Friday, I feel it is right for us as a community to reflect and to pray for those affected, both directly, and those in our community who are left reeling by this horrific tragedy.

Our school is a diverse community, welcoming all faiths, and we have many Muslim families and boys who will undoubtedly be hurting from this awful occurrence in New Zealand, a nation so similar and close to our own.

With this in mind, let us remember the example of Jesus, known as the Prince of Peace, who preached kindness and love to all peoples, shown for us clearly in the story of the Good Samaritan. Here was a man who cared for his neighbour, even though they did not share the same beliefs, as if he were his brother. It is this attitude that we must adopt for all of our neighbours, Muslim, Hindu, Christian, Jewish or otherwise. This is the love and peace that God calls us to.

Below is a prayer which you may like to pray in this difficult time:

Almighty Father,
you rule the earth and its people in love.
We pray for those torn apart through the ravages of terror in these New Zealand mosques today. 
And we ask you to bring comfort and healing to the injured and grieving.
In a world of too much darkness,
give to all who exercise authority
determination to defend freedom and justice for all,
strength to protect and safeguard the innocent,
and vision to guide our world into pathways of peace. 
In this time of uncertainty and fear,
help us all to love our neighbours
noting the example of Jesus Christ.
We look to him as the Prince of peace, 
in whose name we pray. Amen.

Isaac Williams
College Chaplain – Wyvern

Hot Cross Buns Day Flyer

ICAS Assessments 2019

Dear Parents,

We are very excited that in 2019 Wyvern House will again be offering ICAS Competitions to our students in September. UNSW Global have changed the scheduling of the ICAS assessments for 2019 and Wyvern students will have the opportunity to participate in Maths, Science and English online this year. Writing will be the only topic covered with pen and paper. We will provide further information regarding the ICAS assessment dates and costs during Term 2 2019.

Wyvern Office

Language Day Flyer

Next Two Weeks

Library Makerspace Book folding Activity

Just a reminder that our Makerspace – Art of Book Folding activity will begin on Monday March 25th for Years 3 to 6 in the Library @Recess. 

Boys in K to 2 will begin their projects on Monday April 1st @Recess.

For the boys to be able to participate in this Makerspace activity they will need to do the following:

• Find one Hardcover book you wish to recycle with at least 200 pages.
• Place a sticky note with your name inside the front cover.
• Bring your book to the Library as soon as you have it.
• Op shops are a good place to find books if you do not have a book at home that you wish to recycle

If you have any questions, please contact Mrs Barnes  jbarnes@newington.nsw.edu.au

Mrs Barnes
Librarian

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 Adam Vilimaa 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

Adam Vilimaa
Program Co-ordinator

Sausage Sizzle Day

Sport

Sports Newsletter, Click here

Sports Results and Match Reports,Click here 

Sporting Venue Addresses, Click here

2019 Sports Handbook, Click here

Student Absences

Dear Wyvern Parents,

A reminder that if your son is unwell and not attending school or if he has an appointment and will be running late, you are legally required to contact the front office to confirm their absence before 9.00am.

The best way to do this is via email wyvern@newington.nsw.edu.au or phone 9568 9444. 

We thank you in advance for your assistance.

Warm regards

Suzanne Raven, Emma Cope & Karen O’Brien
Wyvern Office 

Summer Sport Photos Available for Purchase Online

Dear Parents,

The 2019 Summer Sport Photos are now available to order online from Advanced Life Photography.  

Please follow the 4 Easy Steps to View and Order below:

Step 1: Go to www.advancedlife.com.au on any computer, tablet or smart phone and enter the 9 digit code Z4L MJR RWN 

Step 2: Select “GROUPS’ and choose the images you would like to purchase

Step 3: Enter your Students Details (all orders will be returned to the school for collection)

Step 4: Pay for the photos via the shopping cart (upper right corner of the page).

Please note that class and individual student photos will be delivered to Wyvern and distributed directly to students.

With thanks

Wyvern Office

Term Dates 2019

Term Dates 2020

Tuckshop

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

Tuckshop Menu and Roster Term 1 Weeks 9 & 10, 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 1 Weeks 9 & 10 Click here

WINTER UNIFORM FITTINGS

All new students to Wyvern, need to be fitted into a Winter Uniform.

Please use this link to book in your fitting

https://www.trybooking.com/473624

Winter Uniform 

• Long Sleeve Shirts (same sizing as the summer shirts – just long sleeve)
• Jumpers – optional
• Winter Shorts – no elastic waistband – so need to be fitted
• Blazer – needs to be fitted

Bookings are now open and fittings start next week in store! Don’t leave it to the last week as we have limited fitting sessions available

All items can also be purchased online (if you know what size you need)

https://wyvernshop.com/collections/winter-uniform

Please email me if you have any queries.

Nicole Williams
Uniform Shop Manager – Wyvern, Newington College

Mon & Thurs – 7:30am to 9:00am
Tues – 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm

wyvernuniform@newington.nsw.edu.au
www.wyvernshop.com

Year 4 Visit The Royal Botanic Garden

As part of their curriculum, Year 4 visited The Royal Botanic Garden last Friday taking a walk through the Cadi Jam Ora, learning about the traditional and contemporary uses of native plants and how they were used by original custodians for food, medicine, shelter, tools and weapons. 

Year 5 Art Excursion

The Year 5 boys were treated to an amazing Art excursion on Monday 18th March to the Museum of Contemporary Art. The boys were taken through exhibitions by Art educators featuring Janet Lawrence and also participated in a STEAM lab. The boys also toured ‘The Rocks’ with Ms Buining, drawing the Opera House and Cadmans Cottage and participated in a historical treasure hunt. The boys were able to make links between the sculptures about early settlement in ‘The Rocks’ area and artwork on historical selfies. The boys were also treated to a tour of the Ken Done Gallery (one of Ms Buining’s favourite artists) seeing his latest work.