Students in Year 12 Marine Studies put their fishing skills to the test, casting a line at Parsley Bay and Rose Bay this week. This takes the theory coursework beyond the classroom, as students have developed their understanding of fish size and bag limits, knot tying, rod and reel maintenance, recreational fishing techniques and fish stock conservation strategies in Australia.
There were a few fish biting on our second day of fishing, with Tom Kenny catching and releasing a beautiful box fish, and Gabriel Woodward catching, not one but two trevally, unfortunately too small to keep.
We are hoping on our next fishing trip to La Perouse, we will reel in a fish big enough for us to keep and cook up on the barbeques at school!
Tom Kenny’s catch and release
Ms Gemma Brown
Head of Science
E: gbrown@waverley.nsw.edu.au
On Sunday, we farewelled our graduating Year 12 Cadets, as they concluded their five years of service to the Unit at the Annual Passing Out Parade and Awards Ceremony. We were blessed with good weather, and many parents and friends came to see the Unit looking resplendent in their DPCU before the Reviewing Officer, LTCOL Delaney of NSW 2nd Brigade.
Ably commanded by the SUO, Zachary Straker, our cadets performed magnificently, demonstrating their respect for tradition, for the Cadet Unit, and for our Senior Ranks and their leadership over the past difficult years of isolation.
One of the benefits of the Cadet program is to develop tenacity and fortitude in times of hardship, but it was still amazing to see CPL Deuchar Dezarnaulds find the strength to receive his award from LTCOL Delaney, having just recovered from surgery on Sunday. Well done, Deuchar!
Congratulations to all our prize winners for their dedication and commitment to the Unit over the past year:
A COY – CDT Kayden Baker
B COY – CDT Lachlan Isaac
C COY – CDT Lara Karlovsky
D COY – CDT Benjamin Webb
SPT COY – CPL Julia Mallam
A COY – CPL Bailey Barker
B COY – CPL Luca Patrick-Watkins
C COY – CPL Oliver Malzard
D COY – CPL Meg O’Connor
SPT COY – CPL Deuchar Dezarnaulds
WO2 Mitchell Cahill
WO2 Alistair Isaac
WO2 Sarah Teitler
WO2 Angus Birrell
SGT Bert Cottell
SGT Catherine Fitzpatrick
SGT Christopher Kallo
SGT Paul Muir
SGT Ruben Stock
SGT Max Van Buuren
CUO Sachiel Bass
CPL Jack Kerves
CUO Daniel Di Francesco
WO2 Angus Birrell
Year 10 Cadet – SGT Matteo Paolella
Year 12 Cadet – CUO Finn Anderson
Year 10 Cadet – SGT Ruben Stock
Year 12 Cadet – CUO Lachlan Muir
SGT Hugh McDonald
SGT Paul Muir
WO2 Matteo Paolella
WO2 Thomas Martin
WO2 Kayla Heng
PNR Platoon
(Received by PNR Platoon Commander – CUO Mack Trustrum)
10 Platoon
(Received by Platoon Commander – CUO Emma Pellegrini)
D Company
(Received by Company Commander – CUO Kai Chavez)
CUO Hugo Pizzol
CUO Brandon Reid
SUO Zachary Straker
We thank the Old Boys’ Union for their generous donation of a further five ceremonial swords to the Unit. This year’s swords were presented by LTCOL Frost and Mr Salvatore Riolo to:
A Company Commander – CUO Darcy Ferguson – in honour of MAJ Sydney Walker DSO
B Company Commander – CUO Jacob Mulberry standing in for CUO Ellie Mallett – in honour of COL Bill Molloy sword
C Company Commander – CUO Hugo Pizzol – in honour of CAPT Thomas Westbrook
D Company Commander – CUO Kai Chavez – in honour of COL Brett Courtenay OAM
Cadet Quartermaster – CUO Brandon Reid – in honour of CAPT(AAC) Anthony Gleeson
The celebrations continued into the evening as our Years 10 and 11 Dining Stewards converted the gymnasium into a formal military mess, enjoyed by special guests from the AAC, St Catherine’s School and Waverley College, joining our Year 12 cadets and their parents.
Always a special evening, this year we were also honoured with the presentation of the Commanding Officer’s Sword by Waverley College Old Boy, MAJGEN Charles New. We thank MAJGEN New for his generosity to, and support of, the Waverley College Cadet Unit.
As we end another Cadet Year, we thank the 30 Year 12 cadets for their leadership, their tenacity and their service to their rank and recruits. They have been outstanding role models and exemplary citizens:
WO1 Charles Alexander
CUO Sachiel Bass
CUO Kai Chavez
CPL Liam Davis
CUO Hugo Defina-Sperando
CUO Daniel Di Francesco
CUO Darcy Ferguson
SGT James Garrop
CUO Harrison Gippel
CUO James Harding
CUO Patrick Healy
SGT Chris Kallo
CUO Vanessa Kimpton
CUO James Kort
CUO Deanna Koumi
CUO Ellie Mallett
WO2 Thomas Martin
CUO Ivy McGrath
CUO Daniel McSweeny
CUO Jacob Mulberry
CUO Emma Pellegrini
CUO Hugo Pizzol
SGT Gemma Proctor
CUO Owen Punch
CUO Brandon Reid
CUO Zachary Straker
CUO Mack Trustrum
CUO Sophia Voigt
CUO Ian Vuk
CUO Alison Zaczek
Thank you, also, to our fantastic Cadet staff for their commitment to the Unit in encouraging our young men and women to become proud and responsible citizens. We now turn our attention to developing our next leaders at the Promotions Courses from Monday, 27 June – Saturday, 2 July at Winbourne Conference Centre, Mulgoa.
A preparation afternoon will be held from 3.30pm – 5pm on Friday, 17 June. All promotions candidates are required to attend this afternoon and form up will be on the Centenary Quad.
For the rest of the Unit, I thank you for your commitment to Cadets over the past year and look forward to seeing you, along with our new recruits, at the Commanding Officer’s Parade on Friday, 29 July.
MAJ(AAC) Julie-Ann de Kantzow
Commanding Officer – WCCU
E: jdekantzow@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Did you know that the State Library New South Wales have a selection of fun activities and online resources for you to enjoy at home?
>>> Click here to view the incredible range of activities for students of all ages.
Are you a storyteller? An aspiring author? Someone who loves to write and capture the world around you through stories? If you have answered ‘yes!’ to these questions, then their Young Writers Club is for you!
Brush up on your writing skills, get some inspiration, share ideas, and get stuck into writing. There will be lots of fun, fabulous writing tips and the opportunity to connect with real-life authors and other inspiring people!
In Term 2, the program is offered online, once a fortnight during school term. Suitable for writers aged 8-14years.
Contact: Alicia and Susan
E: learning.library@sl.nsw.gov.au
Ms Sherri Falkinder
Librarian
E: sfalkinder@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Students in Year 8 have been using the Writer’s Toolbox Sentence Train game to develop their skills in sentence structure and written expression. Through modelled instruction, students have been able to explore the different ways grammar, punctuation and syntax create clear and focused ideas in their writing.
Many thanks to Literacy Coordinator, Mr Robert Tall, for providing us with these interactive activities.
In combination with these literacy activities, my Year 8 students have been learning about Shakespeare’s famous tragedy, King Lear. In supporting student understanding through drama, students have created tableaus of the play’s famous opening scene, where King Lear divides his kingdom amongst his three daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cordelia.
Ms Emma Halpin
English and History teacher
E: ehalpin@waverley.nsw.edu.au
On Wednesday afternoon, Waverley debaters from Years 7 – 12 competed in the final round of CSDA (Catholic Schools’ Debating Association) against Champagnat. In an impressive feat, Waverley came away with the win in all year groups — a fantastic way to end the competition.
The adjudicators commended our students on the strength of their arguments and rebuttals, as well as the skill with which these were articulated. The coaches would like to congratulate all students involved, and thank them for their decorum and sophistication this term.
Thanks also to the students who volunteered their time to help chair the debates — Alejandro Zanapalis, Brandon Reid, Ricardo Zanapalis — and those who supported our teams in the audience.
We look forward to resuming competition next term, whilst also celebrating such a strong end to CSDA.
Waverley is so proud of each and every one of our debaters, and their commitment to Debating, week in, week out. We too, celebrate your brilliant achievement!
Ms Melanie Stephens
English Teacher and 1st Coach Debating
E: mstephens@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Please find below the schedule for the Year 12 Tutorials in Term 2, Week 8. 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.
Mrs Lauren Ryan has emailed the registration sheet to students to register their attendance at the tutorials.
| Date | Subject | Time | Room | Teacher |
| Monday, 13 June 2022 | Queen’s Birthday public holiday | |||
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Tuesday, 14 June 2022
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Mathematics Extension 1 | 3:30pm – 5pm | E32 | Steven Hall |
| SOR I & II | 3:30pm – 5pm | W22A | Cath Stewart/ Martina Cooper |
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Wednesday, 15 June 2022
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Biology | 7:30am – 8:30am | E02 | Richard Chen |
| Drama | 3:30pm – 5pm | P118 | Alison Jinga/ Peter Lamb |
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Thursday, 16 June 2022
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Food Technology | 7:30am – 8:30am | TF2 | Mark Neale |
| Spanish | 7:45am – 8:30am | W24 | Daniel Kroll | |
| Ancient History | 3:30pm – 4:30pm | K11 | Nicholas Brophy | |
| Visual Arts | 3:30pm – 5pm | C11 | Natalie Oates | |
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Friday, 17 June 2022
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Industrial Technology (Multimedia) | 7:15am – 8:15am | W32A | Anthony Gibbs |
| Chemistry | 7:30am – 8:30am | E04 | Gary Kennedy |
Ms Elizabeth Watson
Deputy Principal – Teaching & Learning
E: ewatson@waverley.nsw.edu.au
The Year 10 Subject Selection Information Evening is scheduled for the evening of Tuesday, 21 June in the Waverley College Gymnasium from 6pm – 8pm. This is a compulsory event for all Year 10 students and parents and carers.
The evening will provide an overview of the Stage 6 Subject Selection process and offer students the opportunity to learn more about the courses in which they have an interest.
To this end, the evening will be structured as follows:
>>> Click here to view the Kenny Classrooms Venues.
This information should be considered along with the information provided via:
>>> Click here to view the Subject Information Booklet Stage 6.
>>> Click here to view the Course Requirement Booklet.
>>> Click here to view the Waverley College Subject Selection Website.
These should be read in conjunction with all of the opportunities for discussion and advice available to each and every boy. They will also be posted in the following secure site with the Head of Department videos which will be released later this term.
Students will not be asked to submit their initial selections until early Term 3 after the Parent / Teacher Interviews.
The College uses an online system for the students to nominate their subject selections for Stage 6.
Students will receive an email with a link and a password to access the system in mid-June. Students should complete their subject selections online, print the confirmation, and submit this in hard copy form via the box outside the Executive Assistant to the Director of Curriculum’s office on Level 1 by Thursday, 28 July.
Ms Lynsey Porter
Director of Curriculum
E: lporter@waverley.nsw.edu.au
The Year 8 Subject Selection Information Evening is scheduled for the evening of Tuesday, 21 June in Kenny Classrooms as per the below schedule from 6pm-7pm.
>>> Click here to view the Kenny venues for the Subject Selection Information Evening.
As outlined a couple of weeks ago, in Years 9 and 10, apart from the mandatory subjects, the students study two additional subjects commonly referred to as electives. The evening will provide an opportunity for students to learn more about the electives in which they have an interest.
The information during this evening should be considered along with the booklet in the link below which outlines the pattern of study that the students undertake over Years 9 and 10, including the elective subjects available.
>>> Click here to view the Subject Selection Information Booklet Stage 5.
There is also a College Web Link below that offers further information on each course via a set of presentation slides.
>>> Click here to view the Subject Selection College Web Link.
The subject selection process will be completed online early next term. Details on how to do this process will be sent out closer to the time.
The most important thing is that the students are selecting elective subjects that they will enjoy. These are important decisions to make, as they will influence the staffing and resourcing decisions the College has to make for the 2023 timetable.
Mr Chris Soden
Assistant Director of Curriculum
E: csoden@waverley.nsw.edu.au
On Friday, 17 June, all Year 11 Marine Studies students will attend an excursion to the Sydney Fish Markets and the Sydney Aquarium.
Students will meet at the Sydney Fish Markets at 6:15am. Students will attend the fresh fish auction of the morning and have a behind-the-scenes tour of the Sydney Fish Market.
Following the Fish Market tour, students will then make their way to the Sydney Aquarium at Darling Harbour, for a tour starting at 10am.
The purpose of this tour is for students to become more familiar with the ‘Dangerous Marine Creatures’ that we have been studying this term.
Students will be dismissed from Darling Harbour at 2pm to make their own way home at the conclusion of the excursion.
Students must wear full academic winter school uniform.
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Mr Richard Chen
Science Teacher
E: rchen@waverley.nsw.edu.au
On Monday, 20 June, boys from Years 9 and 10 PASS will participate in an incursion run by Wheelchair Sports NSW. This opportunity links to the topic of physical activity and sport for specific groups in the PASS programme.
The Wheelchair Sports Roadshow team will facilitate a session and share their experience of life with a disability. Boys will get a unique and fun experience to try Wheelchair Sport while increasing knowledge of diversity and inclusion.
The cost for this will be included in school fees.
Image courtesy: Wheelchair Sports NSW/ACT
Each class will meet at the gym at the start of their designated period:
Boys are required to wear their PE uniform as they would for a normal PE practical lesson. Students are still expected to attend school wearing full winter academic uniform.
Mr Pat Darvill
HOD PDHPE
E: pdarvill@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Please find below some reminders about key events you need to be aware of for the Junior School in Term 2. For all of the College events, please refer to the College calendar.
Semester 1 Reports are now available via TASS Parent Lounge. This is an opportunity for you to go through the report with your son, and talk together about his strengths and areas of development. You may also like to develop questions from the report to discuss at Parent/Teacher/Student interviews.
A reminder that interviews will be held on Tuesday, 14 June. You received a Google Form from your son’s class teacher to indicate if you would zoom or face to face. Yesterday you also received a zoom code from IT. You will need this if you have chosen zoom.
Tuesday, 14 June is a pupil-free day for your son, however, he is required to attend this interview and be in his full academic school uniform. This will be a 15-minute time slot to allow you to discuss your son’s Semester 1 report, and ask any questions you may have about their progress here at Waverley.
If you are having any IT difficulties, please contact the IT Department on (02) 9369 0784 OR email iassist@waverley.nsw.edu.au – iAssist will provide cover from 7am to 5:45pm.
Ms Gabby Smith
Director of Junior School
E: gsmith@waverley.nsw.edu.au
I wish all families a lovely and well-deserved extended long weekend without sport.
As a friendly reminder, we do not have any games scheduled this weekend, and our final round for Term 2 will be on Saturday, 18 June. The final Winter Co-Curricular season rounds will be played across the first three weekends of Term 3.
Please follow the link below to ensure you are up to date with any changes to fixtures for Round 7 (Saturday, 18 June), and keep a close eye on the Waverley College app for any further adjustments.
I personally would like to thank all of the parents who allowed their son to support any sports team that was struggling for numbers last weekend. I would especially like to thank the students for offering themselves to help teams who were unable to secure a full side, due to students being sick or playing at the OzTag tournament.
The Junior School was missing large numbers, and this had a ripple effect on all the U11 Rugby teams. However, you wouldn’t have known! The results demonstrated that regardless of this loss of numbers, our spirit, teamwork and camaraderie shone through.
Mr Jack Wachtel
Assistant Director of Co-curricular (Years 5-8)
E: jwachtel@waverley.nsw.edu.au
>>> Click here to register your son.
If your son is unable to attend, please email the College at nzivanovic@waverley.nsw.edu.au or call reception.
If you would like your son to compete in the 2021 ICAS Competitions, you will be asked to nominate the competitions in which you would like him to be entered, through the Parent Payment System.
At the Junior School, the following ICAS competitions are offered: Writing & Digital Technologies, Science & Spelling Bee, English and Mathematics. This year all the competitions will be held in August / September of Term 3, and will be completed before school in the Learning Hub. Dates and times will be confirmed in Term 3.
>>> Click here to register your son.
Through this system, parents can pay for ICAS directly online, while tests will still be held at our College. Please use the College’s access code details to register your child, no later than the first week in Term 3, Friday, 22 July 2022.
Waverley’s School Access Code UUD072
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.
>>> Click here for more information about the assessments.
If you require additional support registering your son, contact the customer service team. Call Australian Toll-Free Tel 1800 931 775.
Topic: That tests should be banned in primary schools
Last week, the debaters had tough competition and a tough topic. Both Waverley teams put forward strong arguments and presented their cases clearly and firmly, rebutting the Coogee team’s cases. The boys did themselves and Waverley very proud. One win and one loss.
Ms Natasha Zivanovic
Literacy & Innovation Teacher
E: nzivanovic@waverley.nsw.edu.au
To celebrate National Reconciliation Week, 5 White engaged in many fun activities that taught us about the history and culture of Australia’s First Nations People. Our favourite lesson was Aboriginal Art Therapy.
We used watercolour paints and pastel crayons to create an art piece that reflected our feelings, thoughts and emotions in the moment. The joy of listening to music by Indigenous artist Scott Darlow, and moving to it freely while making marks on the paper, was therapeutic and mesmerising.
In this lesson, we were asked to choose an Indigenous Hero and conduct research about their upbringing, career, goals and achievements. Our chosen Indigenous Hero was Patty Mills. We then created an informative poster and shared our new learning with our peers.
By Olivier and Toby
Ms Chloe-Jane Tweedie
5 White Teacher
E:ctweedie@waverley.nsw.edu.au
>>> Click here to view the weekly Careers Newsletter.
Please see me if you require any further assistance or information.
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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