Director of Junior School, Ms Gabrielle Bransby
Diary Dates
Please find below some reminders about upcoming events. For all of Term 3 events, please refer to the College calendar.
- 13 – 15 September – Year 6 Camp
- 18 September – Allwell Testing Year 6
- 21 September – Classes conclude
Father’s Day Mass
What a wonderful way to mark the beginning of spring. Thank you to the fathers, grandfathers and anyone who is like a father, for attending our special Mass today.
These events are so important to our students, as they get a chance to spend quality time with their loved ones.
I wish every father or male figure a very special Father’s Day on Sunday.
Spelling Bee Finalists
Congratulations to our Year 6 students, Ryan Loughrey and Louie Patane, who both advanced through to the State/Territory Finals in the Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee competition. They achieved exceptional scores and times to make it into the top 100 for NSW in their category (Years 5-6).
Ms Gaby Bransby
Director of the Junior School
gbransby@waverley.nsw.edu.au
R U OK? Day
R U OK? Is a day and a cause with an extremely close connection to Waverley College. We will be celebrating R U OK? Day next Wednesday, 6 September, even though here at the College we know that everyday is an R U OK? Day, where we can check in with our friends and families and have a meaningful conversation.
The message this year is ‘I’m Here to Hear’.
Activities next Wednesday will include;
- Years 7-12 Assembly with R U OK? ambassador and Waverley College Aboriginal Liaison Officer, Mr Kevin Heath
- For a gold coin donation, students in Years 5-12 can wear their PE uniform*
- Cup cakes for $3 will be sold during recess at both the Junior and Senior school
- Year 5 students and their Year 10 ‘big brothers’ will create a human R U OK? banner
- R U OK? activities in Wellbeing time
- Inter-house dodgeball competition.
Let the people in your world know you’re here, to really hear, because a conversation could change a life.
2023 Conlon Prefects
Mr Steve Ghattas
Assistant Director of Junior School / Identity & Student Formation
sghattas@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Year 6 Camp at Collaroy Centre – Wednesday, 13 – Friday, 15 September 2023 (Week 9)
*Camp begins in less than two weeks.
Thank you to those parents/carers who have already filled out the Google Form and Permission section in the Parent Lounge.
If you have not yet done this, please help us prepare for the upcoming Year 6 Camp by clicking the button below to complete the Google Form. This form allows us to collate all relevant medical information about your son, which will assist us with planning.
Click here to view and complete Year 6 Camp Medical Information
Please click the button below to view the Welcome Letter which outlines both the proceedings for the upcoming Year 6 Camp and also the packing list – (this has been sent out twice via the app to assist with your preparations for camp.)
Click here to view the Year 6 Camp letter
Please log into the Parent Lounge to give permission for your son to attend camp if you haven’t yet done so.
IPSHA Athletics Carnival
This past week, Waverley Junior School had 17 students compete at the annual IPSHA Athletics Carnival at Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre. It was a picture perfect day, and our students were firing to give it their all in whatever events they had made it into. Waverley competed at an extremely high level, receiving a large number of top four placings for the carnival.
It was even more special that we had a number of students who finished within the top five overall for their event and age group. This means they now are selected as part of the IPSHA team to compete at NSW CIS Athletics Carnival on Tuesday, 19 September.
These students included:
Louis Coleman – 12s
- High Jump – Equal 4th overall (1.47m)
Charles Carrano – 11s
- 100m – 2nd overall (13.37s)
- 200m – 4th overall (28.41s)
- Long Jump – 2nd overall (4.42m)
Olly Burke – 11s
- High Jump – 3rd overall (1.33m)
Patrick Spencer – 10s
- 200m – 5th overall (29.76s)
NSW CIS Rugby
Jacob Roorda and Kalan Fisher spent three days competing at the NSW PSSA Championship for the NSW CIS Representative Team, and came away undefeated in the competition.
The CIS team were named joint premiers with Sydney North after a draw in the grand final.
Waverley is very proud of the whole team. Amazing memories and experiences of these students that will last a long time.
AFL Paul Kelly Cup Championship
Waverley College Junior School’s Paul Kelly Cup made it through the Championship Round at Giants Stadium last Tuesday, 29 August. The team have been riding on a high since the previous round, going undefeated. They were endeavouring to go all the way to win our first Paul Kelly Cup for AFL.
The students put in a strong effort across all four of the matches and made the College very proud. Winning our first game by 2 points in a nail-biting affair against Copacabana Primary School, Sebastian Burden kicked the winning goal to seal the match.
Much like our first game, we won our second game by 4 points against St Mary’s, leaving us at first place in our pool.
In the last game of the pool stages we came up against Bishops School (Bishop Druitt College), and unfortunately lost by 1 point in yet another nail-biting encounter, unfortunately just coming short in a high intensity match.
Due to percentage, we were still able to clinch a finals position and came up against the in form team of the comp in Albury Public School. Although the boys tried their hardest, Albury were simply too good, going on to beat us by 5 goals and winning the Paul Kelly Cup Grand Final.
Overall, the boys played a great carnival and should be very proud of their efforts; representing the College exceptionally well.
A huge thank you to both staff and coaches, Louis Kitto and Ms Hunt for their involvement in the day, and to the parents/carers for the support and transportation for training and the championship round.
2023 Subaru NSW / ACT / QLD State Interschools Snowsports Championships
Last week, three Waverley College Junior School students competed at the 2023 SUBARU NSW / ACT / QLD State Interschools Snowsports Championships at Perisher from Monday, 21 August to Friday, 25 August.
Rory Palmer (Year 6) came fourth in the Skier X event (Division 4 for boys in Years 5 and 6), and sixth in the Alpine event (Division 4 for boys in Years 5 and 6). Congratulations to Rory who has qualified for the Australian Interschools Snowsport Championships that will be hosted at Mount Buller from 5-10 September 2023.
As a team, Rory Palmer, Archie Francis (Year 5) and Connor Moran (Year 5) placed 8th overall in the Skier X event in Division 4.
Well done boys, for a great team effort. Archie Francis also competed in the Snowboard GS, Snowboard X and Moguls events (Division 4). It was a very busy event program for Archie.
Congratulations to all boys for competing in what were very challenging snow conditions.
We look forward to an exciting snow season next year and more Waverley College boys competing at the Sydney regional event to be held in Perisher in the 2024 June/July school holidays.
Students from K-12 in Sydney can compete in a variety of disciplines as either individuals or teams. If you would like more information about next year’s event, please contact the College or Paula McCabe on 0414 422 491 or pmccabe@pmclegal-australia.com
Mr Jack Wachtel
Assistant Director of Co-curricular Years 5-8
jwachtel@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Home Learning Week 8
No Home Learning on Monday 4 September
We offer all students in Year 5 and Year 6 the opportunity to receive free additional support after school to complete 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
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’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 and Wednesday: Ms Natasha Zivanovic nzivanovic@waverley.nsw.edu.au
- Tuesday and Thursday: Ms Gaby Bransby gbransby@waverley.nsw.edu.au
If you require any further information, feel free to contact us.
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.
Try to avoid messaging your son during this period, unless it is urgent.
Year 5 Public Speaking Finals 2023
This week, we had the Year 5 Public Speaking Competition. All the boys put in an incredible amount of effort, with one stand-out student taking home the trophy! Well done to all the finalists and thank you Ms Emma Halpin, Harrison Rimell and James Peate for adjudicating the finals.
Congratulations to our finalists Thomas Taylor, Zac Hickman, Alex O’Brien, Bart Carmody, Tom Johnston and our Public Speaking Champion 2023, Toby Armson.
News From Mr Tom Olds and 6 Orange
This term, we are studying the Geography unit “Think Globally, Act Locally” which focuses on cultural diversity and acquiring important geographical skills. These skills include things like making maps, doing fieldwork, understanding graphs and numbers, and creating different types of visuals.
As we learn, we’ll also explore topics that help us to think about what countries have in common, how they’re different, and why it’s important to understand other cultures, especially in places like Asia and the G20 countries, further enhancing our attention to cross curricular priorities.
Our main goal for this unit is to show students how they can become active global citizens. Recently, during our Geography lessons, we have been comparing Australia to one of our neighbouring countries in preparation for our major assignment which is coming up. Below are some examples.
Mr Tom Olds
Classroom Teacher 6 Orange
tolds@waverley.nsw.edu.au
