Our annual May Procession is fast approaching and will occur this Sunday 2 May from 12pm to 1:30pm in the Centenary Quad here at Waverley College. Students will need to be in the Quadrangle by 11:30am. Due to COVID-19 restrictions there will be no afternoon tea following the Procession.
This wonderful celebration of our College founder Blessed Edmund Rice and Mary our Mother is a compulsory event for all students. As such, full school uniform including blazer should be worn.
Our Waverley College Old Boys and Parents are warmly welcome to attend and are encouraged to join in this very special celebration. Please bring your rosary beads and we look forward to sharing this special occasion with our community.
Ms Sue Walsh
Director of Identity & Student Formation
E: swalsh@waverley.nsw.edu.au
I am pleased to confirm that the Tevlin House Mass will be going ahead on Wednesday 5 May 2021, as indicated in the Waverley College calendar. This will commence at 6pm at the College Chapel. Please take note of the following:
Please feel free to contact me at the email below if you have further questions about the House Mass.
Mr John McCallum
Head of Tevlin House
E: jmccallum@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Students should not attend school if they exhibit any of the following symptoms and get themselves COVID-19 tested, even if the symptoms are mild.
It is important to maintain high testing rates to identify as many cases in the community as quickly as possible. The College Health Centre will continue to send students for COVID-19 testing who exhibit any of these symptoms. Please click here for further information.
Ms Adele Cutbush
Registered Nurse, Waverley College Health Centre
E: acutbush@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Fees paid before 4pm on the prompt payment date attract a $25.00 discount.
Any payment received after the due date will attract an administrative fee of $110.00.
Please be advised that some financial institutions need more than 48 hours to process their payments (e.g. internet/BPay/BPoint).
Please see the last page of your account for payment method and contact details.
You are reminded that if you wish to withdraw your son from enrolment at Waverley College, you are required to give one term’s notice in writing to the Head of College that your son’s enrolment will cease.
The last day you can give notice that your son’s enrolment is finishing at the end of a school term, is the first day of the same term. If not received by that date, a penalty equivalent to one term’s tuition fees will be payable.
Mr Bryn Gregerson
Director of Business Services
E: schoolfees@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Welcome back to Term 2. I hope everyone had a relaxing and restorative Easter break. It has been lovely to see the students come back enthusiastic and ready to learn.
I spoke to the students this week about the importance of wearing their uniform with pride and how they are representing themselves and the school. Now we are in Term 2, all students are required to wear their blazer to and from school. The students looked extremely smart turning up on their first day with their Winter school uniform. Can I please remind you that students should have their hair at an appropriate length, style and no shorter than a number two. You can refer to page 25 in the school diary if you are unsure. Can all inappropriate haircuts be rectified by Friday please.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, we realise that last term there were limited interactions with parents on campus. With restrictions easing, I am currently putting together a timetable that will invite you to visit your son’s classroom and see what they have been learning this term. More information to follow in next week’s Nurrunga.
As you know, our school is lucky enough to have a canteen that is open five days a week for breakfast/recess and lunch. We need a full roster of volunteers each term to ensure that the canteen can continue to operate successfully.
The shift time is: Monday to Friday
We would be delighted to have you volunteer and would appreciate the support. As a huge thankyou for your continued support. Lunch is on us!
To volunteer, please click this Volunteer link
The Junior School students are to be commended for their wonderful generosity in supporting Project Compassion this year. During the season of Lent, the 5 Gold students generously donated Easter Eggs to gift three beautiful Easter baskets and six individual Easter prizes. The raffle raised over $1000 and was donated to Project Compassion. The support from all the students in buying tickets was incredible.
The following students were overjoyed when they heard their names called out as the 2021 Easter Raffle winners: 1st: Luke Bannister 5 Gold; 2nd: Cooper Misson 5 Indigo; 3rd: Will Frinsdorf 5 Blue; 4th: Harper Warnock 5 Gold; 5th: Archie Callander 6 Blue; 6th: Nicholas Giannikouris 5 Gold; 7th: Rowan Metzel 5 Orange; 8th: Xander Mills 6 White; 9th: Clancy Walsh 6 Gold.
Ms Gabrielle Bransby
Director of Junior School
E: juniorschool@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Project Compassion Easter Raffle winners
Year 6 Camp is quickly approaching and will take place in Week 4 from Wednesday 12 to Friday 14 May. The camp is run by ‘The Big Aussie Bush Camps’ organisation, and located in Kincumber, NSW.
Please follow the links below to access all relevant information regarding the camp, guidelines and rules on camp, what to bring, daytime/ night time activities, food, accommodation and the overall outline of the three days.
Click here for Important Year 6 Camp Information
Click here for Year 6 Camp Itinerary
Medical information is currently being programmed to allow you to add your son’s medical information through the TASS online system. We will inform you immediately once this is up and running, with more information about how to best pack medication to be easily distributed whilst on camp.
Welcome back to Term 2 and the beginning of the Winter Co-Curricular Sports Season. I have witnessed both the excitement and enthusiasm of students commencing winter sports training and students beginning to form a better relationship with their new coaches. The season ahead will build improved resilience, character, mateship, sportsmanship and enjoyment within students’ selected sport.
I wish all students the best of luck for the season ahead, and look forward to watching all of our teams give their absolute all to achieve varying levels of success, regardless of wins or losses.
Click here for the Senior and Junior Sport Fixtures link to prepare for the Winter Season commencing this Saturday 24 April and scroll down this website page to view the attached documents that include both the Round 1 Fixture with any changes noted in red, and the venue maps list that includes all the addresses.
All of this will be included in the Nurrunga newsletter this week to remind you.
Mr Jack Wachtel
Assistant Director of Co-Curricular (Years 5-8)
E: jwachtel@waverley.nsw.edu.au
If you would like your son to compete in the 2021 ICAS Competitions, you will be asked to nominate the competitions you would like him to be entered in through the Parent Payment System. At the Junior School the following ICAS competitions are offered:
This year all the competitions will be held in August / September in Term 3 and will be completed online. More information will be provided next term.
Click here to register your son.
Through this system you can pay for ICAS directly online, while tests will still be held at our school. Please use the school’s access code details to register your child no later than 18 June 2021. Waverley’s School Access Code is: QKV852
Please consider carefully before choosing this enrichment opportunity for your son. It is a rigorous competition with many questions set beyond grade level. Participants are required to demonstrate a deeper, integrated and thorough level of learning. If you are unsure of your son’s suitability, please consult with his teacher. For more information click on: ICAS Assessments: Home
Should you require additional support registering your son, contact the customer service team on 1800 931 775 (Australian Toll-Free).
We offer all students in Years 5 and Year 6 the opportunity to receive free additional support after school for the completion of home learning tasks. The afternoon sessions also provide a quiet, supervised study space for students who want to complete their assigned tasks.
Home Learning Club operates in the Learning Hub from 3pm until 4pm – Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays – during school term.
Click here to register your son
Only register his name once to allow other students the opportunity to attend. The session is limited to 20 spots. There will be a roll call to ensure attendance. Students are required to stay for the full session unless there is a message in the student diary requesting early leave, a parent signature will be required.
Ms Natasha Zivanovic
Primary Literacy and Innovation Teacher
E: nzivanovic@waverley.nsw.edu.au
WriteOn is an annual writing competition open to all NSW primary students in Years 1 to 6. Students compose an imaginative text of up to 500 words using an image for the basis of their story.
Over the last few years, we have had some incredible submissions with aspiring writers from both Years 5 and 6 entering. Imaginative pieces could be any of the following: letters, poems, scripts for radio, screen and stage, interviews, journal entries and narratives. See the new stimulus image below:
WriteOn Stimulus Image for 2021
All students wishing to enter the competition should please complete their writing submission and hand it to Mr Mitton or email it to tmitton@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Submissions must be in by 3pm Tuesday 15 June. All submissions will be read by Ms Zivanovic, Ms Bransby and myself, with the winning entry from the Junior School to be sent on behalf of Waverley for judging!
Click here for more information and past entries
Should you have any more questions please email me at tmitton@waverley.nsw.edu.au or talk to me at school. Best of luck and WriteOn!
Mr Tom Mitton
Acting Director of Curriculum – Junior School
E: tmitton@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Junior students, are you looking for the perfect gift to buy for your favourite person on Mother’s Day? Mrs Coupe has a beautiful display of the gifts outside her office and orders close Sunday 2 May.
To order click this online order form
All gifts will be wrapped and delivered to the Junior School students on Thursday 6 May.
Mrs Jade Stapleton
President of the Parents’ Association
For parents seeking information regarding the Sacrament of Confirmation, it is important that you contact your local parish to find out the details regarding when the Sacrament will be celebrated and when the preparation classes will be held.
For students of Waverley College who are part of St Charles Borromeo Parish (Mary Immaculate Church), the Sacrament of Confirmation will be celebrated on Sunday 20 June. Compulsory preparation classes will be held in the weeks prior to the celebration.
Due to COVID-19, the Sacrament was postponed in 2020, therefore in 2021 we are only celebrating the Sacrament with current Year 6 and Year 7 students. Please rest assured that the Sacrament will be held again next year to accommodate any Year 5 2021 students.
If you are looking to have your son enrolled in the Confirmation program for 2021, please contact Mr Stephen Ghattas at sghattas@waverley.nsw.edu.au for the necessary information. Due date for registration is Friday 30 April. For parents who have already received the registration form via Google Forms, it is important that these are filled out if you are wanting to have your son enrolled. This includes those parents who enrolled their sons to receive the Sacrament in 2020.
You are formally invited to our Junior School Mother’s Day Mass on Friday 7 May 2021 at Mary Immaculate Church.
Unfortunately, we are still restricted by COVID-19 regulations, therefore we cannot hold a combined Year 5 and Year 6 Mass. As a result, we have decided to hold two separate Masses to make this day a special day for the mothers of the students at the College. We are also restricted to one parent/carer per student.
Friday 7 May Mass Times:
If you have a son in both Years 5 and Year 6, we ask that you please attend the 12pm Mass.
As part of the celebration, there is a slideshow presentation showcasing our mothers/grandmothers with their son(s). If you would like to send a photo through, please email it by Friday 30 April (Week 2) to liturgy@waverley.nsw.edu.au
We hope that you can join us for this special occasion.
Mr Stephen Ghattas
Assistant Director of Junior School/Student Formation
E: sghattas@waverley.nsw.edu.au
The NSW Health School Vaccination Team are due to attend Waverley College on Tuesday, 4 May 2021. They will be vaccinating Year 10 students against four strains of Meningococcal (ACWY).
The vaccination consent forms will be distributed to all Year 10 students this week during the Wellbeing time by their Heads of House. Please ensure that parents read and sign the form which gives written consent for your child to have the vaccination.
Once it has been signed, your son must return it to one of the College registered nurses in the Health Centre between 8-4pm, Monday to Friday. Please note that if your son does not return the consent form he cannot be vaccinated. Consent forms can not be returned by email, the hard copy must be submitted.
Should parents or guardians have any further questions about the vaccination program, please do not hesitate to contact the College nurse on 9369 0644 or email: acutbush@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Ms Adele Cutbush
Health Centre Registered Nurse
E: acutbush@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Year 7 students were vaccinated against Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis (Whooping Cough) and Human Papillomavirus (HPV) at the end of Term 1, 2021. We had a fantastic uptake of students who were vaccinated this year, which contributes towards good health, wellbeing and herd immunity.
If any Year 7 students missed out on their vaccinations, please contact the Registered Nurse in the Health Centre so we can arrange a catch up dose at the next visit. This next visit from Public Health is scheduled for 4 May 2021 when the Year 10 students are vaccinated against Meningococcal ACWY.
Should parents or guardians have any further questions about the vaccination program please do not hesitate to contact the College nurse on 9369 0644 or email: healthcentre@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Ms Adele Cutbush
Health Centre Registered Nurse
One of the most significant opportunities for a Cadet Unit to support their local community is on ANZAC Day. Across the Nation, 230 Cadet Units will be sending cadets to assist in Dawn Services, Council Commemorations and RSL and school events. The Waverley College Cadet Unit is no exception and on Sunday, our Catafalque Party, Flag Orderlies and the SUO, CUO Mark Gaponov, will be assisting Waverley Council and Bondi RSL in their ANZAC Day Service at the Waverley Park Cenotaph.
To be a member of the Catafalque Party is such an honour. The Catafalque represents a coffin and the four guards, standing at the four points of the compass, protect the lost lives of those defending our country. What a privilege for our young men and women. We thank CUO James Privett, WO2 Hugo Defina-Sperando, WO2 Darcy Ferguson and WO2 Zachary Straker for assuming this important responsibility. They will be assisted by Flag Orderlies proudly representing Allied Countries: CUO Bryn Parry, CUO Hayden Walker, WO2 Charles Alexander, WO2 Daniel Di Francesco, WO2 Brandon Reid, WO2 Sophia Voigt, WO2 Alison Zaczek, SGT Sachiel Bass and SGT Owen Punch.
On Monday 26 April, Waverley College will commemorate ANZAC Day in a special whole school assembly, where students and cadets will mark this solemn occasion with a Liturgy and Parade. Selected members of the Cadet Unit will rehearse for this event on Friday 23 April.
The Cadet Unit, as a whole, will come back together on Friday 30 April. We are so excited to welcome back so many of our recruits – who are now officially cadets, having graduated from their induction year. These young men and women have been able to see past the impact of COVID and embrace AFX wholeheartedly. They have been able to put into context the training of Friday afternoons, the importance of Section Commanders and Platoon Sergeants, and they have recognised that their contribution to the Unit matters. These cadets are our leaders of the future, and we are so privileged to be with them at the beginning of their journey.
MAJ(AAC) Julie-Ann de Kantzow
Commanding Officer – WCCU
Remembrance Day 2020
Remembrance Day 2020
Remembrance Day 2020
Our Performing Arts Centre Supporters Group meeting will be held on:
Thursday 13 May 2021 at 4pm in Room P11, Lower Level, Performing Arts Centre (Senior Campus) at 131 Birrell Street, Waverley.
We are looking to fill all positions for the Music Supporters Group.
These include the positions:
All welcome. Please come along to discuss upcoming events on the Music Department calendar, including the Music Festival in June. We are seeking your enthusiastic support for this event!
Please email Ms Kossenberg at kkossenberg@waverley.nsw.edu.au to advise your attendance.
Ms Keiran Kossenberg
Performing Arts Centre Coordinator
Are you an artist with a vision? Create an image/art that might be chosen as the Wavefest main poster of promotion for this year’s short film festival.
The competition runs until 1 May 2021.
Theme: “Future is Yours”
Please email bbuchan@waverley.nsw.edu.au for more information and submission details.
WaveFest 2021
Please click here for this week’s careers report.
Ms Kath Knowles
Senior Studies & Careers Coordinator
E: kknowles@waverley.nsw.edu.au
We would like to acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora nation who are the traditional Custodians of the land on which Waverley College is located. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We are committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual connections to the land, waters, seas and sky and their rich contribution to society.
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