The South Eastern Sydney Local Health District is due to attend Waverley College, next week on Tuesday, 16 August, 2022 for Year 10 routine school vaccinations.
The following vaccines are being offered to students in 2022:
| YEAR | VACCINE | NUMBER OF DOSES |
| Year 10 | Meningococcal ACWY (MenACWY) | 1 dose |
Parent Information Kits which include an information sheet, consent form and privacy statement have been distributed to students to be taken home and signed.
These were distributed to all students in Year 10 in the house assemblies held on Friday, 22 July, 2022. If you wish for your child to receive school vaccinations please return your consent card to the Health Centre as soon as possible.
Please note, that any vaccine offered to students at school requires the signed consent of parents/carers. If the consent form is not returned by Tuesday, 16 August, 2022 then your child will not be able to receive the vaccination. Only the hard copy of the vaccination form is accepted (no scans or photocopies are accepted by NSW Health).
Consent may be withdrawn at any time. If you do not wish for your child to receive the MenACWY then do not return a signed vaccination form. Parents/carers who wish to withdraw consent may do so by writing or by phoning the school.
Should your child miss the upcoming clinic, they will be offered catch-up vaccination throughout the year where possible. If your child is due to receive catch-up vaccination in the school program but has received their dose with the GP, please inform the school as soon as possible to avoid any potential vaccination errors.
>>> Click here for more information regarding the school vaccination program.
Thank you.
Ms Adele Cutbush
Registered Nurse
Health Centre Waverley College
E: acutbish@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Please find below key event dates you need to be aware of for the Junior School in Term 3. For all of the College events, please refer to the College calendar.
A huge thanks to Mr Elliott McKimm for his work in fundraising for Running for Premature Babies and preparing our students for the City To Surf through his weekly Running Club initiative.
>>> Click here to view your Father’s Day Invitation.
Ms Gabby Smith
Director of the Junior School
E: gsmith@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Next week is Science Week and we have lots of exciting activities planned for our students.
Our students will have the opportunity to do experiments in class, enter a whole school science competition, see exciting live experiments on the playground run by our senior school teachers, and attend a fun-filled incursion in the Auditorium.
See a detailed description below of our incursion ‘Window to the World – A STEM Story.’
Jump through a Window To The World to discover the unsung hero of STEM – Glass!
At the heart of the global transformation of communications, technology, medicine, transport and global sustainability is the sandy substance of glass.
We can’t live the way we do without it – from fibre-optics, the Internet and mobile phones, to its indispensable role in improving our quality of life and helping us live more sustainably in the future.
Celebrate National Science Week and the 2022 International Year of Glass with comedic science sketches delivered by Perform Education professional actor/educators.
Students will laugh and learn all about the every-day impact of glass, how it helps our communications and health, and how it is driving a sustainable future.
Uniform: Sports Uniform
Date: Tuesday, 16 August
Time: Year 5 – 9:15 am and Year 6 – 11:05 am
I look forward to reporting back to you on Science Week.
Ms Gabrielle Bransby
Assistant Director of Junior School/Curriculum
E: gbransby@waverley.nsw.edu.au
It is with great pride that I am able to report the following facts about Team Waverley’s entry into the 2022 City to Surf:
Congratulations and good luck to Team Waverley who this weekend will complete the City2Surf
To the entire team: congratulations and a huge thank you on behalf of myself and Sophie Smith from ‘Running for Premature Babies.’
However you decide to get the 14km done this weekend, enjoy every single moment knowing that you are covering a huge distance, and have raised money that will directly benefit babies that are born prematurely.
Mr Elliott McKimm
5 Orange Class Teacher
E: emckimm@waverley.nsw.edu.au
The Junior School are excited to be having our House Athletics Carnival next Wednesday, 17 August at Queens Park.
Students will need to arrive at school dressed in their House colours. Class teachers will mark their rolls, and students will be walked to Queens Park by their teacher.
Students have now been told their race divisions and have nominated for the specific events for the day, which include the following track, field and novelty events:
Families have been sent a Google Form to complete by their son’s class teacher. This will allow us to collate permission for how your son gets home after the carnival. Please ensure you complete this, to assist us further on the day.
The canteen at Queens Park will be open on the day and will be cash only. Students will have a chance to get recess and lunch during the day. Alternatively, students are encouraged to pack their own recess and lunch for the day.
We also ask that you ensure your son packs water, sunscreen and a hat.
Parents are invited to attend the carnival, we have reserved the Grandstand of the Pavilion for all of our guests.
The Junior School is looking forward to an amazing day, and are excited to welcome parents and carers to see their son compete in many athletics events.
The FunRun Fundraiser has seen some amazing achievements within two weeks of the fundraising period.
Two weeks into the event, I’ll thrilled to share the following milestones reached:
The FunRun ‘Big Show’ event is fast approaching (Friday, 26 August), and we’re truly excited to have all students at Waverley Park to end the fundraising in an absolute high point.
I please ask parents to prepare for this, by ensuring your son has a white t-shirt that he can wear on the day. This is because all students will be sprayed with safe/sustainable coloured powder.
The Junior School is unbelievably impressed by the level of commitment shown by the students, and we cannot wait to see how they progress leading up to the big FunRun event.
We thank all families for being on board and we further encourage you to spread the message far and wide, explaining the causes we’re fundraising for, and the meaning behind each chosen charity.
Feel free to share the Waverley College Junior School fundraising link below for other people to use. Students may also send out their personal link to increase their fundraising efforts:
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/waverley-4812a57b-0562-43bd-aaca-8f442f30ea3d
Congratulations to Lachlan Bayly and Hunter Bligh who made it to the State Championships Basketball Tournament in Newcastle. Their team went all the way and came runner up in the entire tournament for the U12 division.
What an achievement, well done boys!
Huge congratulations Lachlan Bayly and Hunter Bligh
Mr Jack Wachtel
Assistant Director Co-curricular (Years 5-8)
E: jwachtel@waverley.nsw.edu.au
>>> Click here to register your son.
No Home Learning on Wednesday, 17 August.
Should your son be unable to attend, please email the College at nzivanovic@waverley.nsw.edu.au or call Reception.
If you have entered your son in the ICAS ‘English’ exam it will be running in the Learning Hub next week. See the timetable below.
Please make sure your son charges his laptop the night before. Students need to arrive at least five minutes before the start time.
| WEEK | START TIME | DATE | ICAS EXAM |
| 5 | 8am | Tuesday, 16 August | English |
I would like to congratulate the students who have submitted their poetry writing for the Book Week competition. There is still time if your son would like to enter! Entries close Monday, 15 August. Judging will happen after the closing date.
A few examples received so far…
Life gets faster every day.
No time to think, no time to play.
Hurry, chaos, lots of stress.
Tension leads to sleeplessness.
When will all this madness cease?
Where is free time?
Where is peace?
I’m Running, doing, till I drop.
Give me buttons: Pause, Mute, STOP.
Open your eyes and look at the sunshine.
Jake McEvoy
6 White
Reading takes us on an adventure where we follow other people’s dreams. We learn about their stories and escape our everyday lives.
When we grow up we get a chance to create our own story. Our dreams can become real. So read often and as much as you can, all while dreaming with your eyes wide open.
Just like the characters in your favourite stories your dreams can one day be a reality.
Hamish Patient
6 Orange
Our Pop-up Bookshop which is proudly supported by ‘The Children’s Bookshop,’ will be on campus Monday, 22 August. Allowing your son to make his own reading choices is an important part of encouraging reading.
There will be three options for payment on the day. Students can pay with cash, EFTPOS or complete the Book Fair PDF note.
If your son is absent on the day you can purchase books via this link: https://www.thechildrensbookshopspeakersagency.com.au/book_fairs
All books will be delivered to Waverley and distributed by Week 8.
A double win for Waverley last week. The boys had their debate against Kambala. The debate topic: ‘That we should ban having birds as pets.’
Both teams had strong arguments with supporting examples, and worked together to put forward strong cases.
Debating develops important skills that are transferable to other areas: exploring ideas, developing arguments, articulating opinions, building confidence, being able to think on one’s feet, and becoming a good public speaker.
Congratulations on your double win!
Waverley V Kambala – Round 5
Waverley V Kambala – Round 5
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Year 9 Debating Mentors, James Peate, Nicholas Zanapalis and Archie Godby for their endless support, guidance and skill-based training sessions over the past two terms.
L-R: Quinn, Jack, Ned, Thomas, James, Nicholas, Isaac, Geoffrey, Beau and Ishaan
Absent: Max Wu and Archie Godby
It was a privilege to have Ms Marie-Anne Maakrun return to the Junior School to run a drawing workshop with the drawing club students.
The boys learnt facial proportions, exaggerating features, the importance of black ink and adding colour to draw a caricature of their partner.
Thank you so much for a fun drawing session this week Ms Maakruun!
Junior School Drawing Club
Junior School Drawing Club
Junior School Drawing Club
Junior School Drawing Club
Junior School Drawing Club
Junior School Drawing Club
Ms Natasha Zivanovic
Literacy & Innovation Teacher
E: nzivanovic@waverley.nsw.edu.au
A huge congratulations to Reese Araujo from 6 Blue for securing a $30,000 donation for our FunRun from the Judith Neilson Foundation. Reese bravely emailed Judith’s foundation, kindly asking for a donation, and he was certainly not expecting one so generous!
Reese has taken his fundraising very seriously, and is committed to reducing homework and allowing mufti clothing if elected ‘Principal for the Day.’
Reese Araujo – 6 Blue
This term, Year 6 is studying Asian Art in their Visual Arts key learning area. We have been learning about the spiritual and structural features of pagodas.
Inspired by the line, shape and form of these Asian buildings, we have been creating line drawings. Working on this skill was challenging, but has been a wonderful way to explore different types of art and develop our artistic capabilities.
Combined with the line drawings, we used a Japanese technique ‘shibori’ which utilises tissue paper and water to create a unique, dyed effect on the backing paper.
Enjoy the final results from Jack Mihalakis and Lachlan Symes below.
Jack Mihalakis
Lachlan Symes
Ms Jade Sparks
6 Blue Classroom Teacher
E: jsparks@waverley.nsw.edu.au
This week, Fire and Rescue NSW came and presented a bushfire talk to Year 5 as part of their Geography studies. Students have been learning all about how bushfires are managed from prevention to rebuilding after them.
We were also lucky enough to have some firefighters from the Randwick Station come along for a question and answer session. They had some great stories and examples of their real-life experiences as well as a lot of tips for keeping safe.
Fire and Rescue NSW have asked us to ask all of our Waverley parents and carers to check that they have a working smoke alarm in their homes. They say that we have had a disastrous winter in terms of fire fatalities, and many of these deaths could have been prevented if the property had a working smoke alarm.
Local stations carry out ‘Home Fire Safety Visits’ free of charge. They will come to homes to check, and if needed install new alarms free of charge.
They also offer other sound Fire Safety messaging. You can call your nearest station or book a visit online easily on the FRNSW website.
>>> Click here to view the FRNSW Website.
Ms Tanya Buttling
5 Blue Classroom Teacher
E: tbuttling@waverley.nsw.edu.au
On Wednesday, 10 August, we hosted our inaugural speed mentoring session in the Senior Library, where current students had the opportunity to engage in dynamic discussions about careers, skills and studies with Waverley College alumni.
The aim was to create a space where students could ask questions and gain insights into various industries in a short time. At the start of the 1.5-hour session, Chris Peralta (WCOB 1993), encouraged mentors and mentees alike to consider what their superpower is, and how this can be nurtured to ensure they strive to become the best version of themselves.
Our mentors, ranging from the graduating classes of 1976 to 2019, each had unique skills and experience that, by all accounts, has inspired the mentees and even provided clear directions for future pathways. We are incredibly grateful to our 15 Old Boy mentors for generously sharing their time and expertise.
Ms Venettia Miller
Archives, Alumni and Development
E: vmiller@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Please find below the schedule for the Year 12 Tutorials in Term 3, Week 5. Topics covered during the tutorials include content revision, study skills, exam preparation and practice papers. These tutorials have proven extremely valuable and, while not compulsory, are strongly encouraged.
It is important that we know attendance numbers so teachers can prepare accordingly. To that end, the expectation is that students who register for the tutorial, attend. Rolls will be taken to assist us to manage the program. The cut-off time to register for morning tutorials is 3pm the day prior.
| Date | Subject | Time | Room | Teacher |
| Wednesday, 17 August 2022 | Drama | 3:30pm – 5pm | P118 | Alison Jinga/ Peter Lamb |
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Thursday, 18 August 2022
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Chemistry | 7:30am – 8:30am | E04 | Gary Kennedy |
| Ancient History | 3:30pm – 4:30pm | K11 | Nicholas Brophy |
Ms Lauren Ryan has emailed the registration sheet to students to register their attendance at the tutorials.
Ms Elizabeth Watson
Deputy Principal – Teaching & Learning
E: ewatson@waverley.nsw.edu.au
This week with our Year 12s on Trials, it was a delight to see our Year 11 students stepping in to organise some inter-house activities. A Senior and Junior Basketball competition was held over the past week with some outstanding skills and sportsmanship shown throughout the games.
Congratulations to Lacey House who won the Junior division and to Brennan House who were victorious in the Senior division. There were many close competitions between the Houses throughout the knock out competition and the support from other members of the Houses was terrific.
Thank you to all those Heads of House and Year 11 students who worked to make our competition so enjoyable. Well done!
Ms Sue Walsh
Director of Identity & Student Formation
E: swalsh@waverley.nsw.edu.au
A huge thank you and well done to all students, parents, convenors, staff and coaches for the completed winter season for 2022. Whilst it was not without its challenges, we did get a full season in for the first time since 2019.
Congratulations to the following teams and coaches on winning premierships in 2022:
We also had some terrific team performances across a range of sports and activities, and hopefully all students remember the camaraderie, the skills developed and enjoyed the season.
1st XI Football. Photo courtesy: Liam Davis (Year 12)
1st XI Football. Photo courtesy: Liam Davis (Year 12)
1st XI Football. Photo courtesy: Liam Davis (Year 12)
Congratulations to the 1st XI Football on winning their final game for the season 2-0 against Trinity Grammar. Photo courtesy: Liam Davis (Year 12)
Thank you to the parents, carers and especially those members of the Supporters’ Groups and those who helped in the canteen, on BBQs or after match functions – we would not be able to deliver that part of the co-curricular program without your support.
This coming Friday we have AFL and Football presentation evenings at the College, and the following week we have Rugby presentation evening down at Easts Rugby at Woollahra.
We will also have our Years 5-12 Winter co-curricular award assembly on Thursday, 25 August from 12pm.
This week we have commenced our Track & Field season and have our first invitational carnival at Homebush this Saturday. The Track & Field season guide that has all timings and sessions can be found on the College website or on the app.
Any student is welcome to be a part of this squad, which culminates with the CAS Championships at Homebush on Thursday, 15 September. Years 7 and 12 will also attend this carnival as compulsory supporters duty, and more information about this will be released later this term.
We will be running our postponed House Athletics carnival for Years 7-12 at ES Marks on Monday, 29 August.
We have now also concluded all summer activity requests and those students will be notified via email of their approved selections. Pre-season and selections for teams will commence towards the end of Term 3, and we will also publish the training schedule around the same time.
Congratulations to Ryan McNamara, Aiden Renford and Owen Roorda who all attended the Australian SLS Pool Rescue championships over the weekend, where they were able to achieve the following impressive results:
Australian SLS Pool Rescue champs
Congratulations also to Old Boy Jed Holloway (Class of 2010) on his selection to start for the Wallabies against Argentina over the weekend. Jed played a key role in securing a famous ‘come from behind’ victory in Mendoza against the Argentinian Pumas. We all hope Jed has many more tests in front of him, and look forward to seeing more Waverley Old Boys play at this level soon.
Congratulations Jed Holloway (Class of 2010)
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of local Indigenous Elder and La Perouse man, Timothy Ella.
Tim Ella
Tim was a legend and strong advocate and supporter for Waverley College’s Indigenous programs, that included educating many of our students in the local history of First Nations peoples in the area, bush tucker as well as helping out with Indigenous Round celebrations in sport.
We send our sincerest condolences to his friends and family. Tim was the youngest brother of Wallaby Rugby legends Mark, Glen and Gary as well as brother Trevor. Tim chose a Rugby League pathway like his cousin Steve Ella.
Mr Steve O’Donnell
Director of Co-curricular
E: sodonnell@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Waverley College played against Trinity Grammar last weekend in the final fixture of the season. On the day, from the 15 matches played against Trinity, Waverley managed to win a total of 14. A near perfect way to complete the season.
The 1st XV match was an entertaining match with both sides throwing the ball around. Waverley proved to be too good on the day and the Double V got to finish the season with one final ‘Custard Pie.’
It was a special day for all our Year 12 students who played their final match in the Blue and Gold Jersey. Pleasingly, all our Opens teams secured enjoyable victories under sunny skies – which was a welcome change to the wet conditions we felt throughout the 2022 season.
We thank all our Year 12 players for their efforts in representing Waverley College. We also thank all the parents and carers for the wonderful support they gave Waverley College on the sidelines for many years.
Ist XV V Trinity. Photo courtesy: Liam Davis (Year 12)
Congratulations to the 1st XV Rugby on winning their final game for the season 43-26 against Trinity Grammar. Photo courtesy: Liam Davis (Year 12)
Congratulations to the 16As, 15As, 13As, 13Bs and Prep 1sts teams who finished off the season as CAS undefeated champions. The future certainly looks bright for Waverley College Rugby!
Prep 1sts – Undefeated Premiers!
Tickets are now on sale for the Rugby Presentation Night. This year it will held at Eastern Suburbs Rugby Club on Friday, 19 August commencing at 6pm. It will be a terrific opportunity for players and families from Years 5 to 12 to come together to celebrate the season.
>>> Click here to view information about ticket purchase.
Adult tickets are $30 and students $20. Price includes entry and a meal. Drinks can be purchased from the bar.
PLEASE NOTE: for catering purposes we need to confirm final numbers by Sunday, 14 August, so please be sure to get your tickets before Sunday.
We look forward to seeing you at Presentation Night.
WAVERLEY TO WIN!
Mr John McCoy
Convenor of Rugby
E: jmccoy@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Our new recruits surpassed all expectations at their first parade on Friday. I was so impressed with their respect for the uniform, with their engagement in the activities, with their first attempts at drill moves and with their respect for each other and their rank. Congratulations and very well done!
Across the afternoon, there were competitions to encourage all to get to know one other in their sections, platoons and companies. Recruits met their rank and staff, and were issued with their Company patches. All performed admirably in the Company War Cry Competition.
Congratulations, also, to our senior rank as they put into practice their leadership training to lead their Companies and the Command Post so smoothly at their first parade, and to our SNCOs and JNCOs for taking such good care of their new platoons and sections.
Points will be awarded for activities and conduct across the term, and the best platoon at the end of each term will scoop the prize. Points also contribute towards the LTCOL Peter Frost Company Cup and the MAJ F D Marzorini Shield for the Most Efficient Platoon, awarded at the Annual Awards Ceremony at the end of the Cadet Year.
MAJ F D Marzorini Shield
To start us off in the point scores were 2 Platoon, B Company and D Company. Watch this space for the tally from week to week.
WCACU Points Tally
MAJ(AAC) Julie-Ann de Kantzow
Commanding Officer – WCCU
E: jdekantzow@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Following the success of last year, we are once again running the ‘Scientists of Waverley’ competition to mark Science Week 2022.
To enter the competition, you must make a video of yourself conducting a science experiment at home. The video should be no longer than two minutes and should be entertaining in nature.
The theme for this year is ‘Glass’ but your video can be any science experiment you would like.
Send your video to Ms Pace by Friday, 19 August at 5pm.
There will be a prize awarded to the best video and a runner up from the Junior and Senior school.
Get creative! Ms Pace cannot wait to see your entries!
Ms Emily Pace
Assistant Head of Science
E: epace@waverley.nsw.edu
Cybersafety is an increasing challenge for parents with so many applications and social media platforms being accessed by our children. Whilst we may be aware of the most common ones, do we actually know what these platforms offer our children, and the potential challenges they could face in using them ?
At Waverley, we believe that parents need to have the knowledge to have appropriate conversations and understand how to manage access in their particular circumstances.
To assist with this, Waverley developed a Cybersafety Hub with our partners ySafe. The hub contains information on current trending platforms and applications, and is updated regularly by ySafe staff, who review and give clear and understandable information that make parents better informed.
>>> Click here to view the Cybersafety Hub.
>>> Click here to view information about ySafe.
Waverley also offers access to the FamilyZone product on all school-issued laptops, which can also be extended to student mobile devices.
>>> Click here to view information about FamilyZone.
If you wish to get more information on using FamilyZone, or wish to get your free account activated, please contact the iAssist Team iassist@waverley.nsw.edu.au
During Terms 3 and 4 we will be delivering Cybersafety Content to each year group, and providing parents/carers with an online webinar to learn more about the Cyber world our students are operating in. Dates for the webinar will be announced soon.
Mr Simon Potter
Director of ICT, Campus and Innovation
E: spotter@waverley.nsw.edu.au
>>> Click here to view the weekly Careers Newsletter.
Please see me if you require any further assistance or information.
The Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) comes to students in 2022 with the ADFA Open Day! This year they’ll have the opportunity to attend the Canberra or virtual event.
ADFA Open Day – Canberra
Date: Saturday, 20 August
Time: 9am – 4pm
Location: ADFA Campus, Northcott Drive, Campbell, ACT
>>> Click here to learn more about what’s happening in Canberra on the day.
ADFA Open Day – Virtual
Date: Saturday, 20 August
>>> Click here to view information about the virtual ADFA Open Day.
If students are looking at tertiary education options, they may be interested in joining the Navy, Army or Air Force.
At ADFA, students can kick-start their careers with the Australian Defence Force and gain a fully paid, world-class degree from the University of New South Wales. They’ll receive military training, plus earn a salary while they study.
Upon graduation, they’ll walk straight into a job – HELP debt-free.
>>> Click here to view the event flyer.
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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