Junior School – Term 3 Week 1 2024

Diary Dates

Please find below some reminders about upcoming events. For all of Term 3 events, please refer to the College calendar. 

• 3 August – Round 9 Winter Sport 
• 5 August – Year 6 Excursion to Double Dragons
• 6 August – Excursion to St Catherine’s – Moana Musical 
• 7 August – ICAS Digital Technologies – selected students – 7:30 – 8:30 am 
• 8 August – ICAS writing – selected students – 8 – 9 am
• 10 August – Round 11 Winter Sport 
• 14 August – ICAS English – selected students – 8 – 9 am 
• 15 August – Book Week – Pop-up Book Shop
• 16 August – Athletics Carnival
• 19 – 21 August – Year 6 Camp 
• 21 August – Year 5 Writing Workshop
• 22 August – Year 6 Writing Workshop 
• 22 August – ICAS Science – selected students – 7:30 – 8:30 am
• 23 August – Book Week Author Visit
• 27 August – Year 5 Musica Viva Performance 
• 28 August – Year 6 Musica Viva Performance
• 28 August – ICAS Mathematics – selected students – 8 – 9 am
• 30 August – Wear it Purple Day 
• 30 August – Father’s Day Mass – 12 pm 
• 6 September – Year 6 Reflection Day 
• 10 September – The Great Big Science Show Incursion – PAC 
• 12 September – RUOK? Day
• 16 September – Allwell Testing Year 6
• 17 September – Year 6 Kinder World Experience (3 classes)
• 18 September – Year 6 Kinder World Experience (3 classes)
• 25 September – Junior School Fun Run 
• 26 September – Classes conclude 

Excursion to St Catherine’s

All Junior school students have been invited to watch the matinee of the Junior School Musical ‘Moana’ at St Catherine’s. This will be next Tuesday, 6 August during school time. This is very timely for our students with our upcoming Musical The Lion King. We are all very excited and we can’t wait to watch the spectacular  performance.  

Permission is required to attend. Please log into the Parent Lounge to action the permission slip. If you have any problems accessing the Parent Lounge please contact iassist@waverley.nsw.edu.au.

SMART Goals 

At the commencement of each term, students are encouraged to set SMART goals for their learning with their classroom teachers. Goals that are specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and timed will set our students up for success. I have been visiting classes this week and I will continue next week  to really motivate and guide them on the importance of goal setting and how to set goals that are meaningful to each individual.

Last term, all students received their Semester One Academic report and had a meeting with their teacher to identify areas for development. I encourage you to sit down and discuss the goals that your son has set for his learning so we can all work together to help him achieve it. We know that writing goals down allows students to revisit them throughout the term, encourages focus, and builds strategies to make sure they achieve their goal/s. The goals for Term 3 can be found on Page 112 and 113 in the College Diary. 

 

Ms Gaby Bransby

Director of the Junior School

gbransby@waverley.nsw.edu.au

 

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Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee

A friendly reminder to please complete the Consent Form attached for the Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee. We are encouraging all students in the Junior School to participate; however, it is not compulsory. It is a free online competition that we will run in classes during Week 4 this term. More information can be found on the English Canvas page.

The Consent form can be found HERE.

 

Mr Elliott McKimm

Teacher of 5 Orange

emckimm@waverley.nsw.edu.au

 

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Father’s Day Mass & BBQ

Fathers, step-dads, uncles, grandfathers and special men who are like fathers in the lives of Waverley College students, are invited to accompany their boys to a special Father’s Day Mass in honour of fathers everywhere.  

This will be held on Friday, 30 August, at 12pm.  A BBQ Lunch will follow, which will be held in the Junior School.

Please HERE to RSVP or for more information click HERE.

Fathers Day Mass – Friday 30 August 2022 – Mary Immaculate Church – Request for Photos

Part of the Father’s Day celebration will include a slideshow.  Can I please ask that you send through a photo of your son(s) with their fathers/grandfathers if you would like a photo included in this presentation. This needs to be emailed no later than Monday 26th August. Please send through all photos to liturgy@waverley.nsw.edu.au 

Night Patrol Donations

Once a month as part of the Social Justice program, our Year 11 students will hit the streets to feed the homeless men and women of Sydney.  This initiative is run by the St Vincent de Paul Society and gives the students an insight into the vast array of people (children, teens & adults from varying backgrounds) who are homeless and the journey that each of them are on.

As this face to face experience is not suitable for our Junior School students, we are asking assistance in the form of donations.

Students in 5 Indigo  & 6 Indigo are asked to donate the following items for the next Night Patrol on Monday, 5 August:

Fresh Fruit – Banana, Apples, Oranges (to be brought in on Monday, 5 August)

Packet noodles, Packets of chips, Poppers (to be brought in on or before Monday, 5 August)

 

Mr Steve Ghattas

Assistant Director of Junior School / Identity & Student Formation

sghattas@waverley.nsw.edu.au

 

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Junior Sport Fixtures, Training Schedules, Maps and Venues

Click HERE.

Congratulations swimming superstars, Jack Forde & Kai Hess!

It gives me great pleasure to share the National Swimming achievements of two of our Junior School boys, Jack Forde (5 White) and Kai Hess (5 Gold). They represented NSW PSSA at the School Sports Australia Games on the Gold Coast last week/weekend. This comes after progressing through several tough competitions against swimmers all over Sydney, from making the IPSHA team to the CIS team and then the PSSA team. Needless to say, Jack and Kai also train extremely hard before and after school throughout the year. The boys put a lot of pressure on themselves to succeed and we are so proud of them.

On Thursday, 25 August, Jack and Kai placed 3rd in their Medley Relay, Kai swimming the back leg and Jack the free leg.

Friday, 26 August, Kai got into the Finals for 50m Backstroke and ranked 7th fastest overall.

On Saturday, Jack touched the wall 4th in his 50m Freestyle heat, and swam a personal best at the competition. 

Jack and Kai were in separate 4x50m Freestyle relay teams for NSW. Jack’s team came 2nd and Kai’s team were 5th. 

The boys had a lot of fun, met some new friends and idols and made Waverley very proud.

Year 6 and 7 boys come 3rd overall at u12 State Cup in Camden

Congratulations to the below Year 6 and 7 boys, who were selected to represent Randwick at the U12 NSW Junior Rugby Union State Cup in Camden over the holidays.  This event was scheduled to take place over the King’s Birthday long weekend but was postponed as Camden’s fields were flooded!

The team came 3rd overall in the state out of a total of 23 teams entered. Go Waves!

Paul Kelly Cup

Our Year 5 & 6 AFL Paul Kelly Cup squad represented Waverley with grit and sportsmanship on Wednesday at the Paul Kelly Cup Regional Final at Timbrell Park in Five Dock. The weather held out despite being cold, and the boys were not deterred.

Game 1 was a win over Orange Grove Public School, with a score of 20-15.

Game 2 was another convincing win over St Luke’s 52-0.

A third win came for Waves in Game 3, against Cronulla Public School, 15-3.

We then progressed to the semi-finals and unfortunately lost against Lilli Pilli 29-19.

The boys showed tenacity and Waverley pride throughout the day and we are so impressed with their performance, having done so well in the first round last term, and showing up the way they did on Wednesday. Thank you to our amazing coaches Elise Hunt and Cian Foley for leading the boys. Well done Waves.

Athletics Carnival

Our 2024 Junior School Athletics Carnival will be held on Friday, 16 August. Students will be bussed to and from Sylvania Waters Athletics Track for an exciting day of track and field events. Parents are welcome to spectate and can take their sons home at the conclusion of the carnival by signing out with his classroom teacher. Please read all the information in Parent Lounge > Events and Payments > JS: 2024 Athletics Carnival and action the permission slip here too.

We are looking forward to an exciting day of Athletics house spirit, races and field events!

Year 6 Camp 

We held a student meeting on Thursday, 1 August to explain the ins and outs of Year 6 Camp 2024 and can see how excited Year 6 is becoming for our camp on Monday, 19 August – Wednesday, 21 August. While we are so enthusiastic about Camp and all the joys it brings, we understand that there can be some anxiety around it. Please ensure your sons that we will have a fun, safe Camp where they can enjoy getting to know others in the grade, face challenges in the activities, have fun outdoors, and spend quality time with their Waverley mates.

Please access the Parent Lounge to action the permission slip and remember to respond to the Collaroy Centre email with any dietary requirements (even if there are none for your son, you still need to submit the form).

 

Ms Jade Sparks

Assistant Director of Co-curricular (Junior School)

jsparks@waverley.nsw.edu.au

 

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Year 6 Man City/PE Take-over

In Term 3 our Year 6 pupils will be taking part in the Manchester City Football School Program, once per class in a double PE lesson throughout the Term. Head football coach Ben Charlton will be delivering the football sessions working alongside the junior school PE staff.

The year 6 pupils will learn to play ‘Beautiful Football’ which is the style of football developed and used by Manchester City Football Club across all age groups, from the academy to the first team.

They will also develop their individual football skills by practicing the ball manipulation skills used by Manchester City’s first team players and they will work on team development through technical and game based practices where they can practice applying their skills in game based training scenarios.

 

Ben Charlton

Manchester City Football School Coach

 

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Home Learning Term 3, Week 2

IMPORTANT: No Home Learning Wednesday 31 July 

We offer all students in Year 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 unless there is a scheduled Professional Development meeting and the club will be closed.

Procedures

Register your son HERE 

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’s signature will be required.

Behaviour

As it is important to respect the rights of others to learn and work, all students are expected to settle to work in the Learning Hub and not cause a disturbance for others.

Teachers

Monday

Mrs Natasha Zivanovic

Tuesday & Wednesday 

Ms Gaby Bransby

Thursday

Mr Steve Ghattas

If you require any further information, feel free to contact us.

nzivanovic@waverley.nsw.edu.au

gbransby@waverley.nsw.edu.au

sghattas@waverley.nsw.edu.au

An important note to remember, if afternoon training sessions are cancelled, unfortunately you cannot send your son to Home Learning as an alternative plan, students are registered for the afternoon sessions in advance and the capacity is always reached.

Avoid messaging your son during this period, unless it is urgent.

Exam Timetable Term 3

All ICAS exams will be sat before school in the Learning Hub. Please ensure that your son has a charged laptop and he is on time for each ICAS exam. 

WEEK	START TIME	DATE	ICAS EXAM
3A	7:30 am	Wednesday 7 August	Digital Technologies
	8:00 am	Thursday 8 August	Writing
4B	8:00 am	Wednesday 14 August	English
5A	7:30 am	Thursday 22 August	Science
6B	8:00 am	Wednesday 28  August	Mathematics

Public Speaking Competition Year 5

All Year 5 students will be participating in a school-based Public Speaking Competition this term, aimed at allowing students to develop their speaking skills.

Speaking well in public prepares you for positions of responsibility, visibility and the future. Speak up, speak well, and many opportunities will be open to you.

IPSHA Debating Waverley v Ascham

In Week 5  we will be celebrating Book Week at the Junior School. The theme this year is Reading is Magic.

Book Week Competitions 

All students from the Junior campus are encouraged to enter one or both of the competitions running for Book Week. 

Writing Workshop 

Your son will take part in a fun and engaging writing workshop that will encourage critical and creative thinking while working collaboratively in a small group to produce part of an imaginative text, which in turn will be part of a book. The final copy will be printed and placed in the Learning Hub for all to enjoy.

I am looking forward to working with Year 5 on Wednesday, 21 August and Year 6 on Thursday, 22 August.

Book Week Guest Author – Reece Carter 

Reece Carter will be Waverley’s guest author for Book Week on Friday, 23 August.

Reece is an up-and-coming author who fell in love with writing stories when he was a young reader himself, Reece wants to help the next generation of storytellers reach into the quirkiest corners of their imaginations, so they might dream up characters and larger-than-life stories of their own.

Reece’s visit aims to inspire students to grow their imaginations – and to think big!

Pre-loved, Pop-up Bookshop 

An essential aspect of supporting your son with his reading is to allow him to make his own book choices. The Pop-up Bookshop will be running in Week 4 on Thursday, 15 August and on Monday, 19 August.

This year I would like to continue with a sustainable and cost-effective Pop-up Bookshop.

If you would like to help with this initiative I would like you to donate pre-loved books that will be sold at a very reduced amount. The amounts raised will be donated to one of the Edmund Rice foundations.

 

Ms Natasha Zivanovic

Teacher of Literacy & Innovation

nzivanovic@waverley.nsw.edu.au