In 2022, Year 6 MacBooks will be at the end of lease. Parents have been emailed with all the information needed to choose whether they wish to purchase and retain their son’s laptop, or return the unit.
The email also contains all the payment options for those purchasing. The nomination needs to be submitted by Friday, 28 October. If no nomination is received by this date, it will be assumed that the unit is being returned.
On 28 November, iAssist will release devices that have been purchased, and collect units that are being returned.
MacBooks for those students continuing into Year 7 will be deployed at the end of the Summer break. More information will be sent out closer to the time.
If you have not received either of these emails, please contact iAssist who can re-issue.
iAssist are available Monday to Friday – 7:30am to 4:30pm. Email: iAssist@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Please find below key event dates you need to be aware of for the Junior School in Term 4. For all of the College events, please refer to the College calendar.
As Term 3 comes to an end, it has been lovely watching our Junior School students be a part of the Year 12 farewell celebrations. Final House Assemblies were held to celebrate the successes of individual students.
It was inspirational to hear how much our Year 12 students have accomplished over their time at Waverley. Our boys created farewell cards and wrote words of wisdom for the boys. We wish them luck as they prepare for their final exams and their future endeavours.
I wish all our families a safe and happy holiday and thank you as always for your continued support.
We look forward to Friday, 21 October when our highest fundraiser for the Junior School Fun Run (Reese Araujo), will be Director of Junior School for the day.
I have met with Reese and he has some wonderful activities planned for both students and teachers.
Reese received his trophy this week in recognition of raising a huge $33,400.
Well done, Reese!
Congratulations, Reese Araujo
Congratulations to all the students who participated in ICAS Assessments over the past two weeks. A special congratulations to the following students who received a credit or above:
Ms Gabby Smith
Director of the Junior School
E: gsmith@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Summer Art Club Expressions in Clay
Visual Arts Club will be offered at Waverley as a Summer activity for students from Years 5-12. It will commence Term 4, Week 2, 2022.
Visual Arts Club provides an opportunity for students to build skills in critical and creative thinking. This summer, students will be introduced to: Expressions in Clay: Texture Through Sculptural Form.
Each student will be introduced to a range of ceramic handbuilding techniques such as pinch-pots, slabs and coiling techniques to build the fundamental form for their ceramic sculpture.
Natural and synthetic textures will be used to create impressions in the clay, forming crevices to catch and control glaze. Students will be involved in the firing and glazing process, learning glaze theory to further extend their knowledge on how clay bodies react when heated.
In Visual Arts Club students will:
Cost: $110.00
Materials: all materials will be supplied (all works will be bisque and glaze fired)
Session times: select ONE from the following:
Ms Natalie Oates
Head of Visual Arts – Senior School
E: noates@waverley.nsw.edu.au
On Thursday, 15 September, Year 5 took part in their first Activism Day!
Activism Day is a celebration and showcase of the learning that has occurred through our English unit ‘Stand up and be Counted!’ It is an opportunity to consider how we can take our learning and have a positive impact on the world around us, and a chance to go out into the community and put some of our words into action.
We began our day by hearing from three amazing guest speakers: Luke Vanderziel, an environmental activist, Louisa McKimm, a Human Rights Lawyer and, Sophia Skaparis, a representative from the charity ‘Take 3 for the Sea’ and a young activist. The speakers gave Year 5 plenty of tips to apply to their own lives to make a difference, and encouraged them to use their voices to stand up for the issues they care most about.
We then put our words into action by heading off to Tamarama Beach, Waverley Park and Queen’s Park, to do a clean-up. Even from the areas we thought were clean, we collected lots of rubbish that could otherwise have damaged the environment. All of Year 5 were so positive and made a huge difference to each of these areas.
In the afternoon, we hosted the finals of our Activist Day Speech Competition. Our judges, Ms Smith, Dr Couani and Ms Sutcliffe were blown away by the quality and persuasiveness of all of the finalist’s speeches, and the passion with which they delivered them.
Congratulations to all of the finalists listed below and in particular to the overall winner, Dylan McGhee, whose speech on Climate Change was absolutely spectacular.
It was an amazing day where Year 5 were inspired to take action on the social issues they care passionately about, and a reminder that we can always make a difference. Well done to all of Year 5 for their participation and enthusiasm.
Ms Charlotte Stephens
Classroom Teacher 5 Indigo
E: cstephens@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Students have enjoyed recommencing training earlier than expected over the past two weeks of Term 3. It has been a great opportunity to help coaches reconnect with their teams, and for our students to get back into physical activity after a short break from school sport.
Training will resume on the first day back, Tuesday, 11 September in the afternoon. This does mean 6C Cricket and E/F Basketball teams will not train on Tuesday morning, due to the Years 5-12 assembly and students needing to arrive at school at 8:15 am.
Please read over the training schedule below, as there have been some training changes from the previous two weeks. I have also included the Term 4 Co-Curricular sports draw. As always, the draw can sometimes change from week to week, for varied reasons. Please utilise the draw, but always refer to the weekly round fixtures I send out on Tuesday or Wednesdays before each round.
All Extra Co-Curricular activities undertaken in Term 3 will recommence from Week 2, Monday 17 October which include HipHop Dance, Judo and Innovation Club.
Have a fantastic break. It has been an amazing finish to the term, and I look forward to summer sport returning in Term 4.
Mr Jack Wachtel
Assistant Director of Co-curricular (Years 5-8)
E: jwachtel@waverley.nsw.edu.au
>>> Click here to register your son.
Home Learning will begin on Wednesday, 12 October
If your son is unable to attend, please email nzivanovic@waverley.nsw.edu.au or call reception.
Congratulations to Cormac Maher (Year 5) and Byron Thomas (Year 6), who were the 2022 Junior School Public Speaking champions. They will be representing Waverley College at the 2022 IPSHA Speakers’ Challenge in November. We wish them all the best as they prepare for the competition.
Congratulations, Cormac Maher and Byron Thomas
Ms Natasha Zivanovic
Literacy & Innovation Teacher
E: nzivanovic@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Last week, the Junior School held their first ever Waverley’s Got Talent! There were many extraordinary acts throughout the three days of auditioning; singing, dancing, acting, playing an instrument and performing magic tricks.
On Friday afternoon, the Junior School came together to support and cheer on their friends who had the courage to perform and entertain us all. We were very impressed with the enthusiasm, excitement and energy that filled the room!
A big congratulations to our top three performers:
We were also very lucky to have the support of teachers who acted as judges throughout the week, in particular our Grand Final judges including Ms Rollins, Ms Hoare, Mr Johnston and our guest judge Mr Brennan who visited from the College.
We look forward to seeing the many new talented performers next year!
Ms Chloe-Jane Tweedie
Classroom Teacher 5 White
E: ctweedie@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.
Did you know that Junior School students can take ‘Swim Squad’ as an extra-curricular activity? Our heated pool on the Senior School campus is 50m (Olympic-sized!), so squad swimmers can gain fitness as well as stroke technique. It’s also friendly and fun.
The Swim School offers three levels of swimming instruction:
*All swimmers must be able to swim unassisted, as there is no in-water coaching.
The Swim School operates throughout the summer months, commencing at the start of Term 4 and concluding at the end of Term 1.
>>> Click here to view detailed information about Swim Squad.
Ms Gabby Smith
Director of the Junior School
E: gsmith@waverley.nsw.edu.au
The Australian Government has an initiative for schools for mobile Dental clinic services, such as NSW Dental Care. NSW Dental Care is offering free dental screenings to students at Waverley College from 24-28 October, 2022.
The dental screening is a free of charge for eligible students aged 2-17 and provides benefits for the child for basic dental services that includes:
This service is provided under the Child Dental Benefits Scheme of the Australian Government. Early detection of decay and other dental disease is vital in preventing bigger, more painful and expensive problems in the future. Left untreated, dental disease is progressive and will result in greater discomfort, and is likely to lead to permanent problems, such as tooth loss or lasting pain.
Please ensure the form is completed by Wednesday, 21 September 2022.
This falls under the Medicare – Child Dental Benefits Scheme. Parents will need to provide their child’s Medicare number on the form. Waverley College encourages our students to benefit from this service.
This service is free for eligible students. Payment of benefits under the Child Dental Benefits Schedule is administered through the Department of Human Services. If your child is eligible, there will be no cost to you and no gap fee.
NSW Dental Care will provide these dental services within Waverley College on both the Junior and Senior School campuses. NSW Dental alongside Waverley College will ensure each student’s safety, comfort, and wellbeing.
NSW Dental Care arrives with fully mobile state-of-the-art equipment, and follows strict COVID-19 safety regulations including the staff being fully vaccinated before visiting the school. Once the check-ups are completed, reports will be mailed to parents regarding the outcome. This enables early diagnosis and preventative treatment.
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email healthcentre@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Ms Adele Cutbush
College Registered Nurse
E: healthcentre@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Summer Art Club Expressions in Clay
Visual Arts Club will be offered at Waverley as a Summer activity for students from Years 5-12. It will commence Term 4, Week 2, 2022.
Visual Arts Club provides an opportunity for students to build skills in critical and creative thinking. This summer, students will be introduced to: Expressions in Clay: Texture Through Sculptural Form.
Each student will be introduced to a range of ceramic handbuilding techniques such as pinch-pots, slabs and coiling techniques to build the fundamental form for their ceramic sculpture.
Natural and synthetic textures will be used to create impressions in the clay, forming crevices to catch and control glaze. Students will be involved in the firing and glazing process, learning glaze theory to further extend their knowledge on how clay bodies react when heated.
In Visual Arts Club students will:
Cost: $110.00
Materials: all materials will be supplied (all works will be bisque and glaze fired)
Session times: select ONE from the following:
Ms Natalie Oates
Head of Visual Arts – Senior School
E: noates@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Waverley College competed in the International Junior School Ethics Olympiad on Tuesday, 13 September. The Ethics Olympiad provides schools with a unique opportunity to develop skills in critical thinking, collaboration and communication. Students work as a team responding to questions and critiquing their own and others’ arguments, while specialist judges award points on the basis of clear, concise, critical and collaborative thinking.
An Ethics Olympiad differs from a debate in that students are not assigned opposing views; rather, they defend whatever position they believe is right and succeed by showing that they have thought more carefully, deeply, and creatively about the cases in question. The cases covered issues including war, refugees and wanting to fit in.
Year 6 Ethletes
Year 6 was strongly represented by Lachlan Crease, Harry Demetrios, Oscar Nicholson, Jeremy Pounder and Aidan Reay. The judges’ feedback indicated that Year 6 was just beaten for the Bronze Medal – a great result in such a competitive international field.
Year 6 Ethletes
The Year 5 team, represented by Xavier Bautovich, James Draper, Cormac Maher, Sam Peate and Leo Vigil, competed confidently and impressed the judges with some very creative responses, which earned them an Honourable Mention in the final results.
Year 5 Ethletes
Congratulations to both teams and to all students who participated in the Ethics group throughout the term.
Ms Deanne Edwards and Ms Margaret Fitzgerald
Learning Support Teachers
E: dedwards@waverley.nsw.edu.au
E: mfitzgerald@waverley.nsw.edu.au
It has been good having Summer Co-Curricular sport recommence this week. It will continue for Week 10, with all Thursday training cancelled due to the public holiday. Any further adjustments or cancellations will be communicated through the College app.
Please refer to the training schedule for Week 10 below, and further information about Term 4 sport to come before the end of term.
>>> Click here to view the Weeks 9 and 10 Training Schedule.
The Paul Kelly Cup team who won the regional championship back in March, finally competed for the state championship on Monday. This is the major event, where the best AFL schools in NSW/ACT come together, to compete for the infamous Paul Kelly Cup at Giants Stadium. The team were ecstatic to be playing on an AFL ground, and to represent Waverley College at the highest level possible for Junior School AFL in NSW.
Waverley made it all the way to the Semifinals, winning all games in our pool of teams. Knowing it wasn’t going to be easy, our students battled it out all day with nail biting results, to make it to the finals. Coming up against Lindfield East Public School in the Semifinal, it was clear that they had a height advantage. We fought it out to the very end, getting as close as three points behind, in the last few minutes. Unfortunately, time wasn’t on our side, and we couldn’t get in front to win the game.
Waverley College is extremely proud of how the team performed, and for the determination and resilience displayed. The players never gave up at any point of the day. The team finished 3rd overall, and definitely held their heads high for their efforts.
Congratulations to the following Waverley students for their selection to trial for the CIS Cricket team at The King’s School last Monday: Luca Valere, Henry Walker, Sam Ireland and Jack McCallum.
All students trialled exceptionally well, and represented Waverley College with the utmost respect and honour. Over 100 students attended, with a train-on squad of 24 selected to attend a second trial, the following day. A massive congratulations to Henry Walker who made it through the second trial, and has since been announced as a part of the CIS Squad of 24. A huge achievement, and one Waverley College is hugely proud of.
Luca, Henry, Sam and Jack (CIS Cricket trials)
CIS Cricket Squad (Waverley: Henry Walker)
Six Waverley boys represented the Clovelly Eagles at the Canberra 7s Rugby tournament in Canberra last weekend. They were undefeated premiers, winning 7 games from 7 games. Congratulations to these students for their involvement and deserved success.
Players: Kalan Fisher, Hugo Cummins, Hunter Leonidis, Henry Callen, Joseph Di Blasio and Charlie Meynell.
Clovelly Eagles 7s Tournament
Mr Jack Wachtel
Assistant Director of Co-curricular (Years 5-8)
E: jwachtel@waverley.nsw.edu.au
>>> Click here to register your son.
Home Learning will operate on Monday 19 September and Tuesday 20 September ONLY in the last week of term.
If your son is unable to attend, please email the College at nzivanovic@waverley.nsw.edu.au or call reception.
Guest Speakers from UNSW, Dr Ben Montet and Dr Kate Jackson, who specialise in astrophysics, discussed all things Space with the Waverley students during our ‘Lunchtime Talk’ on Friday, 9 September.
This presentation was literally out of this world. The Waverley students asked many intelligent questions about black holes, planets, stars, life on other planets and many, many more fascinating questions. I can confidently say that some of our students will be future scientists.
A huge thank you to Dr Montet and Dr Jackson for giving up their time to inspire the next generation of astrophysicists.
If you would like to volunteer to give a presentation, please email me directly at nzivanovic@waverley.nsw.edu.au
L-R: Quinn Brodie, Thomas Stillone, Geoffrey Gibbons, Jack McCallum, Isaac Tait, Beau Matheson-Rayner, Max Wu and Ned Wilson Absent: Ishaan Jeena
It has been a pleasure and privilege working with the Junior School debating team this season. Our last official debates were held on Tuesday, 13 September at the IPSHA Gala Day held at PLC Croydon.
This group of students worked under pressure to debate in four rounds. Their commitment to debating this season has been outstanding.
Next week, the debaters will showcase their skills at a live debate for the Junior School students. The adjudicators will be James Peate and Nicholas Zanapalis.
The aim of this event is to get students inspired to trial for debating in 2023, whether that be in Year 6 or Year 7.
Ms Natasha Zivanovic
Literacy & Innovation Teacher
E: nzivanovic@waverley.nsw.edu.au
In Year 6 this term, students are engaging in a Deep Learning Program connected to Citizenship. The program is built upon the dimension: Genuine Interest in human and environmental sustainability, whereby students incrementally reflect and gauge their movement along the progression.
One of our tasks is to create or re-create a game using old, recyclable, or repurposed materials. Students in 6 Red took the task further, by being mindful of the glues and tapes that they use, to ensure that these are also environmentally-friendly materials.
Students completed a design, which included a list of things they needed to collect to make their game. They then went about collecting those materials and just this week, began to create their games.
In Week 10, we will be playing all students’ games as a class, and providing feedback to them.
Mr Matthew Johnston
Class Teacher 6 Red
E: mjohnston@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.
This week, we acknowledged R U OK? Day. This is a national day of action when Australians are reminded that every day is the day to ask, ‘are you OK?’ and start a meaningful conversation whenever they spot the signs that someone they care about, might be struggling with life.
On Thursday, 8 September, students were invited to make a wrist band to mark the day. A splash of yellow might be all that’s needed to spark a conversation and awareness about this great cause.
All Year 6 parents whose son is continuing into Year 7 next year, are reminded that as per the updated conditions of enrolment and as indicated on the College website from 2023, for all Year 7 enrolments, Term 1 tuition fees are charged in Term 4, in the year prior. This applies to continuing Year 6 (2022) students into Year 7 (2023). Year 7 will still receive an invoice in Term 1, 2023 for any applicable sundries, excursion fees, sibling discounts and camps. Please be advised that if this payment is not made by the due date, your son’s enrolment will be forfeited, and his place will be offered to a waitlisted candidate.
The account will be issued around 26/09/2022 with the due date for payment by 4pm on 14/10/2022.
I would like to acknowledge Noah Nunn, Harry Neylon, Taj Gadd and Oscar Litchfield who recently participated in community programs at the charity, Kids Giving Back. They were among over 500 young people who produced over 13,500 hot meals, soup, salads, fruit kebabs, breakfast boxes, snack packs, care packs and decorated tote bags, with empathetic, positive messages, which were distributed to 13 charities around Sydney.
These four very special student volunteers have helped many vulnerable people, many of whom were affected by this year’s floods. Kids Giving Back deeply appreciate their service to others and the kindness they have shown through their actions.
Ms Gabby Smith
Director of the Junior School
E: gsmith@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Summer Art Club Expressions in Clay
Visual Arts Club will be offered at Waverley as a Summer activity for students from Years 5-12. It will commence Term 4, Week 2, 2022.
Visual Arts Club provides an opportunity for students to build skills in critical and creative thinking. This summer, students will be introduced to: Expressions in Clay: Texture Through Sculptural Form.
Each student will be introduced to a range of ceramic handbuilding techniques such as pinch-pots, slabs and coiling techniques to build the fundamental form for their ceramic sculpture.
Natural and synthetic textures will be used to create impressions in the clay, forming crevices to catch and control glaze. Students will be involved in the firing and glazing process, learning glaze theory to further extend their knowledge on how clay bodies react when heated.
In Visual Arts Club students will:
Cost: $110.00
Materials: all materials will be supplied (all works will be bisque and glaze fired)
Session times: select ONE from the following:
Ms Natalie Oates
Head of Visual Arts – Senior School
E: noates@waverley.nsw.edu.au
On Thursday, 15 September (week 9), Year 5 will be taking part in our first ever ‘Activism Day’!
In our English unit ‘Stand Up and Be Counted’, Year 5 have been examining the ways in which authors communicate their passions and causes with the world. They have been working on their own speeches in class, taking inspiration from Greta Thunberg.
On Activism Day, Year 5 will hear from three speakers who have taken their passion for making a difference in the world and put it into action. We will hear from a Human Rights Lawyer, an Environmental Activist, and a representative from the charity Take 3 For the Sea.
After our assembly, we will all head out to have a positive impact on our local community by taking part in a cleanup of some of our local areas.
In the afternoon, we will return to the College for our speech finalists to give their incredible and impactful speeches to the rest of Year 5 and a panel of expert judges, who will decide on an overall winner.
On the day, we will be off site for recess and lunch, so no canteen orders will be available. Boys need to wear their sports uniform for the day and bring their recess, packed lunch, and a water bottle. A google form will be sent out to you by your son’s teacher to give your son permission to take part in the cleanup.
We are so excited about our inaugural Activism Day, as a culmination of all of the hard work happening in our English classes, an opportunity to showcase some of our outstanding change makers of the future, and a real-world application of our learning.
Ms Charlotte Stephens
Year 5 Indigo Classroom Teacher
E: cstephens@waverley.nsw.edu.au
>>> Click here to register your son.
No Home Learning on Tuesday, 13 September due to Staff Meeting.
If your son is unable to attend, please contact the school via email at nzivanovic@waverley.nsw.edu.au or call reception.
Our Year 5 students gained experience in a vital life skill – Public Speaking. Presenting to an audience can be daunting, but utilising our newly-learned techniques, each student presented an engaging speech.
The heats held during their Learning Hub sessions created a hum of excitement, and it was clear that all students were highly engaged in this initiative.
Winners were chosen and progressed to the school finals on Monday, 5 September.
The six finalists took it all in their stride, and stepped up confidently to deliver their speeches once again.
Our adjudicators Ms Emma Halpin and James Peate (Year 9) had a torturous decision to make, as the standard and quality of all competitors was so high.
Congratulations to our finalists Sebastian Karhan, Taj Gadd, Cormac Maher, Ceilim O’Kelly, Will Thompson, Samuel Powell and our Public Speaking Champion 2022 Cormac Maher.
L-R Sebastian Karhan, Taj Gadd, Cormac Maher, Ceilim O’Kelly, Will Thompson and Samuel Powell
Ms Emma Halpin, winner Cormac Maher and James Peate
Cormac Maher with his parents
Drawing inspiration from our guest author and illustrator, Sami Bayly, during our weekly drawing club session proved to be fun. The students experimented with watercolour paints. Watercolor is a wonderful, versatile medium – and one that scares some artists. The students did an excellent job experimenting with it.
They focused on the Blue-and-yellow Macaw, one of the dangerous creatures in the book The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Dangerous Animals.
Boyd Haslam
Ms Natasha Zivanovic
Literacy & Innovation Teacher
E: nzivanovic@waverley.nsw.edu.au
It is exciting that we’re near the end of Term 3, with Summer sport returning just after the holidays. With the majority of students having a rest period from school sports while Athletics has been taking place, I wanted to get Summer season training started early.
Summer training will recommence from Monday, Week 9 (Monday, 12 September) until the end of term. This will give students the opportunity to reconnect with their team and coach from Term 1, and get back to sports training. A number of teams will have new coaches, as it is difficult retaining them between two terms. Some cricket coaching positions are close to being finalised, which is why some are listed as TBA.
I have included two training schedules, as it will be slightly different for some sports in these next two weeks. Tennis and Water Polo will continue with one training, due to lack of availability on campus and externally. Please refer to both Term 3 and Term 4 schedules to be fully organised and prepared. The two documents are below:
Students are expected to pack the appropriate gear and attire for their training, as in Term 1. No students will need to bring equipment for their training, including Cricket, as there won’t be net sessions until Term 4.
Due to a Junior School staff meeting next Tuesday afternoon, 13 September, the following adjustments have been made:
The finalised Term 4 draw will be released in the final week of this term, including the address maps document and any other relevant information.
Luca Bassera competed over the past two weekends at the Australian Nationals Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Championship in Melbourne and the NSW Winter Cup in Sydney. He was awarded a silver medal at Nationals in his division, and Gold this past weekend at the NSW competition.
A massive congratulations to Luca, and moving forward, we look forward to seeing you compete at the highest level.
Luca Bassera, Australian Nationals, Melbourne 2022
Luca Bassera, NSW Winter Cup
Mr Jack Wachtel
Assistant Director of Co-curricular (Years 5-8)
E: jwachtel@waverley.nsw.edu.au
This term in English our topic is ‘Make Yourself Heard.’ Students have undertaken a close study of historical fiction and graphic novels. The main subject matter explored in these texts relate to social justice issues of the marginalised, notably, refugees and asylum seekers.
We have just finished reading Illegal by Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin. As a class, we not only looked at the powerful storyline, but we delved deep into the visual techniques used in this graphic novel such as: vectors, salience, colour, body language and gaze. From this, students created their own graphic novels and annotated them in detail.
This term, the Science topic is ‘Sustainable Citizens.’ The purpose of this unit is for students to recognise that everyone’s actions have an impact on the environment. Through learning about materials, sustainability and waste, students will develop a genuine interest in environmental sustainability that is important for the survival of human beings.
Up-cycling is one area students have looked at this term. Up-cycling is taking an old object and giving it new life. Our planet has a lot of people on it and we produce a lot of rubbish, so students were tasked with finding objects at home that they could up-cycle. As you can see below, they turned their trash into treasure!
This term, the topic for visual arts is ‘Art of Asia.’ Students are appreciating and re-creating a number of art forms found in the region of Asia. Students designed their own pagoda. Their task was to examine a variety of images of pagodas and to discuss the different designs and styles, e.g. upward curving roof, many tiers. They then commented on the elements of art they could see such as: line, shape, form, colour, texture and space. Students were then tasked with designing their own pagoda. As you can see below they did an incredible job!
Ms Gaby Bransby
Assistant Director of Junior School and Year 6 Gold Class Teacher
E: gbransby@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.
I want to extend a huge congratulations and thanks to our staff, students and parents/carers for their incredible support of our Junior School Fun Run. We have been blown away by the fundraising efforts of the students. A special thanks to Mr Wachtel for the organisation of this great event.
I am pleased to announce that we raised a total of $104,357.
Well done to Reese Araujo as our biggest fundraiser. I look forward to hearing what plans Reese has, when he takes on the role of Director of Junior School for the day.
I also wanted to give a special shout to all those who participated in and supported the many teacher v students fundraising events in the lead up to the Fun Run. I have included a snapshot of these events below.
Staff V Students Connect 4
Staff V Students Theatresports
Staff V Students Dodgeball
Staff V Students Soccer
Please read Mr Wachtel’s section for more details on the Fun Run.
We celebrated a beautiful Father’s Day at the Junior School today. We commenced celebrations with a lovely Mass followed by a delicious BBQ.
Thanks to Mr Stephen Ghattas for his organisation, making the day so special. A special thanks also to our Old Boys for supplying and running the BBQ.
To all the fathers and those who are like fathers to our boys in the Junior School, I hope you have a lovely weekend.
It is with very mixed emotions that I write to inform you that Ms Jennifer Hoare has taken a position at Hartford College in 2023. Hartford College is an all boys independent school, which will open its doors to students next year.
Ms Hoare has always been committed to inspiring her students to strive for excellence in all their endeavours, whilst nurturing them to become young men of faith and virtue. She always places great emphasis on working collaboratively with parents, to support the student’s educational, character and spiritual formation.
Ms Hoare will be greatly missed at Waverley College and we look forward to celebrating her incredible contribution to the school in Term 4.
Ms Gabby Smith
Director of the Junior School
E: smith@waverley.nsw.edu.au
As we hit the second half of the year, we start to see students coming to class with missing equipment. This makes teaching and learning very difficult. In next week’s Home Learning we have asked our students to make sure they are stocked up with the following items:
Red pen, blue pen, lead pencils, coloured pencils, textas, highlighters, rubber, sharpener, scissors, glue, ruler and protractor.
We thank you for your support in advance.
Year 5 were involved in a Leadership/Team building day last Wednesday, 24 August. The key themes that were focused on throughout the day were:
Here at Waverley, we are trying to instil the importance of these themes, so that our students can contribute as global citizens, and are equipped with the necessary skills they will need for the future.
The day was broken up into three sessions:
The key learning intention during these sessions were:
As you can see from the photos, the Year 5 students had a wonderful day!
Ms Gaby Bransby
Assistant Director of Junior School/Curriculum Coordinator
E: gbransby@waverley.nsw.edu.au
The Fun Run Fundraiser has seen some amazing achievements, and I am thrilled to share the following milestones reached at the conclusion of the fundraising period:
The Fun Run ‘Big Show’ took place on Friday, 26 August, and what an amazing day it was.
Students arrived in their white shirts, prepared for the unknown, but in awe of the inflatables. Once students were explained the running track, all classes were sent at different times to begin the colour run, after being sprayed with water by the local fire department. It was exciting having the fire department there to encourage fire safety throughout the event.
There was a high ambiance at Waverley Park, with music playing all around the running track. The local kindergarten were there supporting, and cheering on our students, as they made their way around the track.
The school was truly grateful to have parent helpers for the event, who were tasked with spraying the boys with the coloured powder, at various sections of the track.
Once the running time had concluded, we celebrated and awarded the highest fundraising students.
It then became time for the main event, where six staff members were slimed. These staff members included Ms Smith (Director of the Junior School) and Mr Leddie (Principal of Waverley College). This was a highlight for many students, staff and parents.
What a fantastic event, and all for such an amazing cause. Thank you to everyone who was involved and showed their support.
On Monday, 29 August, the Junior School Athletics Age Champions headed out to Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre to represent Waverley College at the IPSHA Athletics Carnival.
This is a significant event for our student athletes, and an opportunity to compete against all associated IPSHA schools around Sydney, at an extremely competitive level.
Congratulations to all the age champions who competed at the carnival:
U10 Students
U11 Students
U12 Students
Out of all the Waverley athletes who competed, we had five students excel in their track and field events, finishing in the top five, to progress to the NSWCIS Championships.
This will be an amazing chance for our students to compete at the highest level possible for their age.
Congratulations to the five students:
Congratulations Jayden Newrick, Vaidis Levi, Josh Raymond
Congratulations Charlie Carrano
Congratulations Josh Raymond
Sam, Alfie, Charlie, Ollie
Luka, Hugo C, Louis
Lukas Pendleton, Riley Carr and Daniel McCall were selected in the CIS Rugby team for 2022. A massive achievement, performing very well and representing Waverley both on and off the field.
Despite winning 4 games out of 5, and only going down by 2 points in the game, they lost, impacting the final placing with the team finishing 5th. All students gave it their all, and were forces to be reckoned with throughout all of their games.
Congratulations to all of the students, and what a brilliant experience to be a part of.
CIS Rugby – Riley, Daniel and Lukas
CIS Team
The Waverley students from the U12 Clovelly Reds won their grand final on Sunday, 28 August. They won 35-10 against another local team, South Coogee, at Cliff Oval Wahroonga.
They went through the season undefeated, finishing top of the ladder by 9 points, with a for and against of 280.
Congratulations to the following Waverley students in this winning team:
Cooper Mott, Lukas Pendelton, Nicholas Peshos, Riley Carr, Isaacs Matheson, Lachlan Symes, Beau Matheson Rayner, Angus Palm, Cian Brady.
The Team at Pro Performance Cricket are excited to announce their upcoming Holiday Cricket Camps where they will be offering an additional Youth aged / representative level camp for players aged 12 years and over.
All camps provide intensive individual and group skill development for players across all facets of the game.
With an excellent coach to player ratio, and a focus on a positive and fun environment, it’s a perfect opportunity for the kids to enhance and develop their games while having heaps of fun, making new friends and taking their game to a new level.
>>> Click here to view the Pro Performance Holiday Cricket Camps booking information.
Mr Jack Wachtel
Assistant Director of Co-curricular (Years 5-8)
E: jwachtel@waverley.nsw.edu.au
>>> Click here to register your son.
Should your son be unable to attend, please email the College at nzivanovic@waverley.nsw.edu.au or call reception.
Ms Natasha Zivanovic
Literacy & Innovation Teacher
E: zivanovic@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Summer Art Club Expressions in Clay
Visual Arts Club will be offered at Waverley as a Summer activity for students from Years 5-12. It will commence Term 4, Week 2, 2022.
Visual Arts Club provides an opportunity for students to build skills in critical and creative thinking. This summer, students will be introduced to: Expressions in Clay: Texture Through Sculptural Form.
Each student will be introduced to a range of ceramic handbuilding techniques such as pinch-pots, slabs and coiling techniques to build the fundamental form for their ceramic sculpture.
Natural and synthetic textures will be used to create impressions in the clay, forming crevices to catch and control glaze. Students will be involved in the firing and glazing process, learning glaze theory to further extend their knowledge on how clay bodies react when heated.
In Visual Arts Club students will:
Cost: $110.00
Materials: all materials will be supplied (all works will be bisque and glaze fired)
Session times: select ONE from the following:
Ms Natalie Oates
Head of Visual Arts
E: noates@waverley.nsw.edu.au
In 5 Indigo it has been a very busy and exciting term of learning both inside and outside of our classroom. We have focused on the theme of Leadership through Term 3, reflecting on what it takes to be a successful leader, the qualities we look for in our leaders, and, how we can be leaders in our lives.
We have elected new Class Captains, taken part in the Year 5 Leadership Day, and developed as leaders through our Year 5 Retreat Day. 5 Indigo have relished every opportunity given to them and grown as young men of faith and character. I could not be any more proud to be their teacher.
Our Science topic for Semester 2 is Earth and Space. 5 Indigo have loved asking inquiry questions about the Universe, worked collaboratively and used reasoning and problem-solving skills to order celestial bodies, and created our own playdough version of the solar system.
Look at our incredible models below:
In English, we have been investigating the ways that authors and composers communicate their passions and beliefs with the world. We read the book Mechanica, A Beginner’s Field Guide, a book set in a dystopian future where humans have not looked after the planet, and animals have become mechanical hybrids to survive. The author is very passionate about the issue of climate change.
In 5 Indigo we created our own Australianica, A Beginner’s Field Guide of Australian mechanical animals. This is a very complex text and the students in 5 Indigo showed what imaginative and accomplished writers they are, by emulating the style and language choices of the author, Lance Balchin. You can read their Australianica extracts proudly displayed on the wall of our classroom.
We are now in the process of identifying the social issues that we feel passionately about, looking at the examples of speeches made by activists including Greta Thunberg, to begin writing our own speeches. We are so excited to find out how each member of 5 Indigo will make a difference in the world.
Ms Charlotte Stephens
5 Indigo Classroom Teacher
E: cstephens@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.
Ms Gabby Smith
Director of the Junior School
E: gsmith@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Incursion ‘Window to the World – A STEM Story’
What a wonderful week it was for our students last week. We made sure we celebrated Science Week in a variety of ways. We started the week off with a great incursion called ‘Window to the World – A STEM Story.’ We were lucky to have two very talented and entertaining actors who really delved deep into the world of ‘glass.’ This was very informative and a great way to introduce the theme of Science Week to our students.
In-class Experiments
Throughout the week, students were involved in some great hands-on experiments where they looked at Surface Tension.
Students completed two experiments:
Students loved the opportunity to get messy, make a hypothesis and were amazed with the results.
Live Experiments
We were so lucky to have our talented senior school science teachers come down to the Junior School to share their knowledge and skills about science. The students were blown away by the live experiments!
They loved the giant elephant’s toothpaste, the hydrogen balloon explosion and the dry ice. A big thank you to Ms Emily Pace, Ms Gemma Brown and Mr James Listberger who delivered these mind-blowing and exciting experiments.
Classes also had the opportunity to watch some great virtual ‘excursions’ online through SciFest 2022, where they were able to see live experiments. ‘Breaking Point’ was one particular excursion that focused on glass and had fun experiments. Students are still able to watch these if they missed out.
It was a wonderful Science Week, and I can’t wait to hear which Junior School students won the Scientist of Waverley Competition next week.
Ms Gabrielle Bransby
Assistant Director of Junior School/Curriculum
E: gbransby@waverley.nsw.edu.au
The celebration of fathers, grandfathers and significant others in the lives of our Waverley College Students, will be celebrated on Friday, 2 September at 12pm (Week 7, Term 3).
This will be held at Mary Immaculate Church followed by lunch at the Junior School.
Your invitation to this event has been in previous Nurrunga articles over the past few weeks.
Part of the 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 that Wednesday, 31 August.
Please email all photos to liturgy@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Mr Steve Ghattas
Assistant Director of Identity & Student Formation
E: sghattas@waverley.nsw.edu.au
The FunRun Fundraiser has seen some amazing achievements and I am thrilled to share the following milestones reached:
The total amount raised for the FunRun will be announced in next week’s Nurrunga, once we have calculated the final total from all the in-school fundraising events and raffles.
Feel free to pass on the following Waverley College Junior School fundraising link for other people to use, or students may send out their personal link for one last-minute fundraising push:
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/waverley-4812a57b-0562-43bd-aaca-8f442f30ea3d
You have until Monday to purchase raffle tickets:
Log on to Flexischools
Click ‘Fun Run Raffle’
Purchase Tickets
We look forward to announcing the winners on Tuesday, 30 August!
The big FunRun event was a great success today. We hope you enjoy the photos below. The full report will be added to next week’s Nurrunga once we announce the final fundraising amount.
This week, Ryan Desousa (5 Blue) returned from the Australian Swimming Championships in Brisbane, with three Bronze medals for the following Multi-Class Events:
Waverley College would like to congratulate Ryan on these huge achievements.
Waverley is very proud of you, Ryan!
Marcus Strbac (Year 6), recently travelled to Adelaide as a member of the NSW Under 12 AFL team to compete in the School Sport Australia National Championships.
Following his NSW selection from the PSSA carnival in Coffs Harbour, the team met for a three-day training camp in July at Barooga on the Murray River.
Prior to leaving for Adelaide, the NSW Blue Pups (as the team is fondly known), were invited to attend Sydney Swans training, were able to soak up the atmosphere of the SCG for team photos, and also have their jerseys presented by current Swans stars Nick Blakey and Errol Gulden. Marcus was presented with jersey number 5 – like his favourite player Isaac Heeney (Class of 2014) – a former Waverley Senior School student.
Congratulations Marcus Strbac!
Over six days, the Blue Pups were defeated in their first two games against traditional AFL states like Victoria and SA, and had extremely close games with WA and QLD, where a win could have gone anyone’s way. The NSW state coaching team was proud of the closing gap with the more dominating AFL states, and said the boys should hold their heads high. In their fifth game, NSW had a convincing win over ACT.
Kicking a goal 30 metres out, in the tournament against Western Australia, will be one of Marcus’ most memorable moments playing for NSW, along with making some fantastic and lifelong new mates.
The experience off the field with all his team mates was just as exciting as the one on the field, and he is thankful to Waverley Junior School for providing him with such a fantastic opportunity.
Marcus Strbac
Mr Jack Wachtel
Assistant Director 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 nzivanovic@waverley.nsw.edu.au or call reception.
If you have entered your son in the ICAS ‘Mathematics’ exam, it will run in the Learning Hub next week. See 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 |
| 7 | 8am | Tuesday, 30 August | Mathematics |
Congratulations to the Junior School Debating Team who once again managed to walk away with a double win against Kincoppal.
The topic was ‘That schools should only use popular modern books to teach English.’
The adjudicator was highly impressed with Waverley’s strong arguments and rebuttals. The teams are now preparing for a Debating Gala Day which will be held at the PLC campus. Here they will debate back to back against a variety of schools.
Junior school students enjoyed a highly entertaining and engaging presentation from Sami Bayly as part of our Book Week celebrations.
Sami is an author and illustrator. Her new book is coming out in September and the Waverley students were the first to see the hard copy.
The boys were lucky to hear about all the ugly, dangerous and peculiar creatures in our world, and even have a demonstration on how to draw one!
An essential aspect of supporting your son with his reading is to allow him to make his own book choices. The Pop-up Bookshop was a great experience for the students to enjoy browsing and buying books.
Writing a story continuously is a fun way to work collaboratively, constructively, critically and creatively. The students in Years 5 and 6 showed many strong writing skills, especially when working under pressure with time constraints.
I’m looking forward to reading the finished stories and sharing them with the boys. A special thank you to Mr William Roberts who supported the Year 5 Writing Workshop.
Thank you to all the Junior School students who entered one or both, Book Week competitions. It was lovely to see students’ interpretation of the theme of ‘Dreaming with eyes open…’
Ms Mary Ryan, Literacy Coordinator, had a tough job judging, see the winners below.
The judge said: A beautifully composed inspirational poem. Ryan has offered the readers (young and old) lots of ideas on how to achieve our dreams. Thoughtful use of rhyme and structure.
Dreams will always be there,
They sit in your mind under your hair.
It’s something you look forward to,
Or a thing you practise through and through.
You want to achieve it
And not quit.
Keep your eyes open
Don’t close them.
If you want to win a short distance race,
Start with your fastest pace.
You can’t win with your eyes closed,
Otherwise you should just stop and pose.
Keep them open nice and wide,
Run with swift, speedy strides.
Ace a really difficult test,
And you keep on getting stressed.
Open your eyes as wide as you can,
Calm down and make a plan.
Write down your answers one by one,
And as soon as you know it you are done.
Compose a song,
And everything is wrong.
You believe in yourself and open your eyes,
Then you give everyone a staggering surprise.
You start to sing,
And words gush out like a flowing spring.
Become a soccer star,
But you can’t shoot the ball very far.
Open your eyes and believe,
And you will achieve.
You play a game and shoot,
With a brilliant goal you celebrate with a royal salute.
You can always achieve,
If you believe.
Keep your eyes open wide,
And use them as a guide.
Don’t keep them closed,
Don’t sit and doze.
Keep them open,
Not closed.
The judge said: I love the imagery in this poem. Lots of clever repetition and contrast too. A wordsmith!
I am thinking of a giant,
I am thinking of the moon.
I am thinking oh so tall.
I will grow pretty soon, I won’t be small.
I will be so so much more.
I am thinking of a giraffe or a giant
Wait!
I have already said that.
I will be taller than the Queen’s Guards in high hats.
The taller I’ll grow the more I will show they will know.
And that is that.
It’s all in perspective
When dealing with heights from up in a skyscraper
I would look like an ant on a big piece of paper
Then down below,
I would grow and outgrow.
I am thinking so tall,
Being small is such a bore
Through the clouds I will soar
By tomorrow giraffes
Won’t seem tall
A-tall.
The judge said: Beautiful imagery in this poem which really captures the power of dreams and the imagination. Interesting structure too – one single verse captures the movement of falling and drifting out of reality and into another realm.
I wander throughout my day
strolling the woods because I could and I would.
I stumble on a patch of sticks and fall into something thick,
it’s warm, it’s cozy, it’s dozy.
I close my eyes and relax. I have to be home by sunset so I don’t plan on staying long.
I pull myself up and start on the voyage home.
With my eyes still closed I find my way into the dark, and BAM!
I see swirls of color and balls of fire,
Other planets, bursting with diversity and joy,
Like a planet of my own.
I take my first steps on the firm ground,
Then I feel weightless and calm. I drift up
then slowly start to come down.
My heart won’t stop beating with pumps of energy,
I start running to the other side of my planet,
I see the most staggering yet peaceful creatures.
I keep moving, fast.
Drifting in the air as I jump
I dash through the world until it ends
Just a faded black line.
I won’t stop running, I run thinking I’ll float,
But I fall
I fall into a small black hole, I think.
I keep falling until…
Whoosh!
In a blink, I’m back in the woods.
I look up high in the sky to see the sun start to go to bed.
I rub my eyes and walk back home.
The judge said: Great use of contrast here and I love how Kobi has interpreted the stimulus. An inspirational poem of a different nature. Subtle but extremely powerful.
I can sometimes drift into a Daydream of happy times
in moments of sadness with my eyes open
A little smile will arrive.
Dreaming With My Eyes Open again
To give me hope of happy times.
I can sometimes escape sad times
Dreaming with my eyes open.
Dreaming with my eyes open and sad moments.
To always remember I am thoughtful of others.
I dream that others can see that words can hurt.
But dreaming with my eyes open will help
Me see that those happy days will arrive.
I am home and safe to hear those words of kindness.
They always say the right things to make me see those who hurt with their words. Have problems of their own but don’t have the tools just yet
to dream of the happy times in moments of their uncertainties.
Show kindness to those people
hopefully they too will Daydream with their eyes open!
So with my eyes wide open once again
I’m ready for the day ahead.
Thank you to Ms Natalie Oates, Head of Visual Arts and Ms Jenna Turnbull, Visual Arts teacher, for judging the Visual Arts competition. See the winners below.
The judges said: ‘A collection/series of work which encompassed the student demonstrating an individual style of art making, whilst also taking the theme on a more thoughtful and conceptual idea.’
The judges said: ‘A series of work which encompassed the student demonstrating an individual style of art making, whilst also taking the theme on a more thoughtful and conceptual idea.’
The judges said: ‘This was so future focussed with an impactful meaning on the treatment of our current world. It demonstrated stylistic drawing qualities whilst using symbolism to convey key issues of our world.’
The judges said: ‘This artwork was out of this world! The detailing and the composition of the artwork was meticulously composed and well thought out.’
The judges said: ‘Such fantastic skills in painting. He has grasped a strong concept of the theme and looked beyond our own world and what might be our future.’
The judges said: ‘It was interesting to see digital art involved within the competition and students utilising their skills to adapt into art. Not only did the artwork portray an individual flair of the theme, but it demonstrated a high skill in digital art.’
Ms Natasha Zivanovic
Literacy and Innovation Teacher
E: nzivanovic@waverley.nsw.edu.au
I feel privileged and honoured to be the classroom teacher of 5 Orange. These boys have embraced Waverley College life and aim to make the most of every opportunity that is offered to them.
5 Orange believes in manners, respect, teamwork, and displaying a growth mindset at all times. The young men of this class know that life is not always perfect, and use strategies such as the ‘reset button’ and ‘changing your internal dialogue’ to get back on track.
5 Orange loves to seize any opportunity to work outside and enjoy the beautiful outdoor learning spaces that the Junior School Campus has to offer.
Mr Elliott McKimm
5 Orange Classroom Teacher
E: emckimm@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.
August
September
Science week started with a bang with our incursion ‘Window to the World.’ The students were mesmerised as they learnt about the everyday impact of glass, how it helps our communications and health, and how it is driving a sustainable future.
We look forward to sharing more from Science Week in our next edition of Nurrunga.
Ms Gabby Smith
Director of Junior School
E: gsmith@waverley.nsw.edu.au
A huge congratulations to all members of Team Waverley who completed the City to Surf on the weekend past. It was a beautiful day for running and this iconic course reminded us all how amazing our city is. The views were spectacular and the opportunity to all see all walks of life finish the run, was inspirational.
I hope all team members feel a sense of accomplishment knowing that they raised vital funds for babies born prematurely, and at the same time conquered a mammoth distance of 14km.
The Final Numbers
Our Top 6 Fundraisers
Mr Elliott McKimm
Class Teacher Year 5 Orange
E: emckimm@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Over the past two weeks, both Year 5 and Year 6 have been involved in their first ever retreat days at Waverley College. Both days focused on themes of friendship, leadership, inclusiveness and being an Upstander.
All activities were led by our Year 11 students including making House Wristbands, defining qualities that make good leaders and good friends. They also had the chance to listen to Old Boys Daniel Andrews, Harley McGuiggan, Pat Clifton and Andrew Green (Riverview), talking to the students about leadership qualities beyond their schooling years.
The day was completed with some House team building games including tunnel ball and kick tennis, which the boys thoroughly enjoyed.
Retreat Day Liturgy
>>> Click here to view your Father’s Day Invitation.
Mr Steve Ghattas
Assistant Director of Identity & Student Formation
E: sghattas@waverley.nsw.edu.au
This past Wednesday, 17 August the Junior School finally participated in our House Athletics Carnival after its postponement in Term 2. The weather was on our side, with blue skies and the sun keeping everyone warm. It was amazing to have so many parents supporting and celebrating their son in all of his nominated events.
The day started with field events (Shot Put, High Jump, Long Jump and Discus) which ran the entire day.
Midway through the morning we began the track events (100m, 200m, 800m), which demonstrated some amazing results for all age groups.
The highlight of the day was the involvement of a large portion of students in the novelty events (Three-Legged Race, Wheelbarrow Race and Tug of War).
The day finished with some exciting events including the 100m final, 8x100m House Relays and the infamous Staff/Parents vs Students relay. We had widespread involvement and participation from all students, which made the day that much more enjoyable and engaging for our students and parents.
A massive congratulations to Brennan for being the Junior School House Champions for 2022! They finished on 386 points.
Congratulations to the other Houses for their efforts:
A further congratulations to the following students who were announced and celebrated as the age champions for the carnival:
U10 Students
1st – Charlie Carrano
2nd – Ollie Burke
3rd – Jaden Truscott
4th – Sam Rogers
4th – Marcus Juhasz
U11 Students
1st – Louis Coleman
2nd – Hugo Cummins
3rd – Cristiano Zanapalis
4th – Hugo Spierings
U12 Students
1st – Vaidas Levi
2nd – Lukas Pendleton
3rd – Reese Araujo
4th – Jayden Newrick
Now that the Carnival is completed, I will send out information to parents, inviting students to train with the Senior School across the next four weeks for the athletics season. This will be dependent on the Carnival results, and more students than just the age champions will be invited to be involved.
Nominations for IPSHA Athletics Carnival are due on Monday, 22 August and I will be sure to let those families know, as soon as those nominations are sent.
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 now only a week away (Friday, 26 August) and we’re ecstatic to have all students at Waverley Park to conclude the fundraising at an absolute high point.
The event itself will take place from 10am – 12pm at Waverley Park. Students will move around the created running track, through colour spraying sections and giant inflatables.
There will be an awards ceremony, and seven staff members will be slimed at the event. Parents are warmly welcome to attend this event, and we look forward to seeing you there.
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.
Thank you to all families for being on board and we further encourage you to spread the message far and wide in this final week of fundraising, explaining the causes we’re fundraising for, and the meaning behind each chosen charity.
If you wish, you may pass on the following Waverley College Junior School fundraising link 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
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 Tuesday 23 August.
If your son is 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 ‘Science’ and ‘Spelling Bee’ exams, they will be running in the Learning Hub next week. View 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 |
| 6 | 8am | Tuesday, 23 August | Science |
| 8am | Thursday, 25 August | Spelling Bee
Earphones required |
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 below.
>>> Click here to view the PDF Book Fair note.
If your son is absent on the day, you can purchase books via the link below.
>>> Click here to view the link to the Book Fair.
All books will be delivered to Waverley and distributed by Week 8.
Thank you to all the students who entered the Book Week Competitions.
Ms Mary Ryan, Acting Literacy Coordinator, will have a tough job judging the Poetry.
Ms Natalie Oates, Head of Visual Arts, and Ms Jenna Turnbull, Visual Arts Teacher, will also have a tough job judging the creative pieces of art by students who interpreted the theme ‘Dreaming with eyes open…’
Winners will be announced on Thursday 25 August. Good luck to all the students who entered!
Junior School Art Critics
Visual Arts Submissions
Harvey Smith
Dash McDonough
Poetry Submissions
I lay awake
With eyes wide shut
I think of places
I love a lot
I dream of peace across the oceans
I’m dreaming with eyes wide open
By River Sullivan – 5 White
I was in my bed
Thoughts are rushing through my head
I can’t go to sleep
Will I ever go to bed?
By Max Green – 6 White
Ms Natasha Zivanovic
Literacy & Innovation Teacher
E: nzivanovic@waverley.nsw.edu.au
The 6 White classroom does play host to a variety of meetings and lessons. On a Tuesday and Thursday, Aungier House all meet together in our classroom for Wellbeing Time. The students are always respectful and attentive to the ways we make ourselves better people. Some boys from Aungier are below.
Students from Aungier House
Every day, boys arrive here from across the grade for at least one Mathematics lesson. The boys learn much about Mathematics in our world and have a lot of fun while doing activities. The picture below shows a student problem solving with markers on his desk.
Cameron Spies
Finally, the home class of 6 White take their Visual Arts lessons quite seriously, and there are many talented artists with a distinct individual flair.
The boys studied the sculptures of Michelle Reader. They then designed and sculpted their own monsters last term in the Art Room.
Sculptures using spoons and rubber bands based on works by Jill Townsley, were constructed.
They are currently designing their own masterpiece pagodas using lead pencil, black marker, tissue and crêpe paper.
Cash, Cameron and Max
Henry’s Monster
Spoon and rubber band sculpture
Vaidas, Jake and Quinn
Creating a background for the pagoda
Completed pagodas
Mr Anthony Stanton
Class Teacher 6 White
E: astanton@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Over the last two Fridays, both Years 5 and 6 have participated in their inaugural Retreat days. The theme of the two days were Friendship and Inclusivity for Year 5, and Leadership and being an Upstander for Year 6.
Throughout the day, students were led by some wonderful Year 11 leaders and Old Boys in a variety of activities. These activities included a Mass to start the day.
Special thanks to our music department and the Years 5 and 6 teachers and Heads of House, who helped make this wonderful day so memorable for our students. It was so pleasing to see the students take time out to reflect on these topics and to deepen their spirituality with such open hearts and minds.
All activities were led by our Year 11 students including making House Wristbands, defining qualities that make good leaders and good friends
Retreat Day Tunnel Ball
Ms Sue Walsh
Director of Identity & Student Formation
E: swalsh@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
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.
Congratulations Team Waverley! Together we have so far raised $19,961 contributing to Running for Premature Babies’ current total of $37,981.75. This is a phenomenal effort and there is still time to raise more funds.
Every member of our team is entitled to our free running singlet! Please collect this from Mr McKimm (Junior School), Ms Lipman (Senior School) or from Sophie Smith’s front porch at 61 Beach St, Coogee.
On Monday of Week 4, a team photo will be taken at lunchtime and all boys are encouraged to wear their purple singlet.
Sophie Smith has organised a charity tent for us to meet at the finish line of City to Surf.
Ms Gabrielle Smith
Director of the Junior School
E: gsmith@waverley.nsw.edu.au
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 below.
>>> Click here to view the PDF Book Fair note.
If your son is absent on the day, you can purchase books via the link below.
>>> Click here to view the link to the Book Fair.
All books will be delivered to Waverley and distributed by Week 8.
>>> Click here to register your son.
*No Home Learning on Wednesday, 10 August.
Should your son be unable to attend, please email the school at nzivanovic@waverley.nsw.edu.au or call reception.
If you have entered your son in the ICAS ‘Digital Technologies’ and ‘Writing’ exams they will be running in the Learning Hub next week. See timetable below.
Please ensure 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 |
| 4 | 8am | Tuesday, 9 August | Digital Technologies |
| 8am | Thursday, 11 August | Writing |
All students from the Junior campus are encouraged to enter one or both of the competitions running for Book Week. Winners will be announced on Thursday, 25 August.
Ms Natasha Zivanovic
Literacy and Innovation Teacher
E: nzivanovic@waverley.nsw.edu.au
I’d like to wish all Junior teams the best of luck tomorrow in their final round for the Winter Co-Curricular season. It has been the first winter season of sport that has gone uninterrupted due to COVID-19 since 2019, excluding the amount of rain we experienced.
I’d particularly like to thank all families for their ongoing support towards their son’s commitment to playing sport at Waverley College. It is an integral part of these boys’ development, and strongly promotes our students to live active and healthy lifestyles each and every day.
I’d also like to mention and thank all the coaches for their continued commitment to giving our students the opportunity to better their skills, in a fun and safe environment each week.
There have been nail-biting games, continual highlights and some lowlights, but students gave their absolute all and demonstrated teamwork, positive sportsmanship, resilience and pride to be representing Waverley College. Bring on 2023 Winter Sport at Waverley!
All families of sons receiving an award have been informed about the presentation nights for their respective sports. These students and families are invited to attend, and it will be a great opportunity to connect with the Senior School and celebrate the Winter sport season.
The FunRun Fundraiser has seen some amazing achievements within two week of the fundraising period. Two weeks into the event, I’m thrilled to share the following milestones reached:
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.
If you would like to pass on the Waverley College Junior School fundraising link below, people can use this, or alternately, students send out their personal link themselves to increase their fundraising efforts:
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/waverley-4812a57b-0562-43bd-aaca-8f442f30ea3d
During the week, Jake competed in Mangrove Mountain, NSW at the Show Jumping Championships. He was able to come away with three 1st place ribbons and one 3rd place ribbon.
Jake and his family have horse riding in their DNA, and we’re unbelievably proud of his achievements. We can’t wait to see what is to come, and as a College, we congratulate you!
We’re so proud of you, Jake McEvoy
A large number of Year 6 Waverley Junior students were part of the SJRU U12 Development Gala Tournament during the holidays.
The tournament was held at Manly, with the Randwick team having 14 of 23 boys, being Waverley students. They were the only team to win all three games, and had the lowest points conceded over the tournament, winning the tournament as undefeated Champions.
Congratulations: Cooper Mott, Riley Carr, Nicholas Peshos, Lachlan Symes, Beau Matheson-Rayner, Cian Brady, Angus Palm, Emilio Gomez, Kobi Keenan, Dylan Crewe, George Whitehouse, Finn McIvor, Max Nicholson, Dean Leontsinis.
Under 12 Randwick Team
Under 12 Randwick Team
Mr Jack Wachtel
Assistant Director of Co-curricular (Years 5-8)
E: jwachtel@waverley.nsw.edu.au
This week in 5 White, we designed and created an artwork that displayed the effect plastic pollution has on sea creatures and the ocean. Much of our unwanted plastic ends up in the ocean – around 8 million tonnes of it every year, in fact!
Because plastic takes 400 years to break down, it stays there for a long, long time, putting our friends beneath the waves in serious danger.
Our task was to create a collage inside the body of our chosen animal, by cutting out pictures of plastic objects and food from magazines or newspapers, and pasting them closely together, overlapping each other.
We had a lot of fun, getting creative and learning new facts about plastic pollution in our oceans!
By 5 White Students
In this lesson I learned that 700 different species of animals are believed to be severely threatened because of plastic pollution in the ocean. I also discovered that 10% of all dead animals found in beach cleanups worldwide have been entangled in plastic bags. The last fact I learned is that 5 trillion pieces of plastic are estimated to be floating in the world’s seas. I enjoyed this activity because it was fun to search through magazines and newspapers, and cutting out food and plastic products.
By Sam Peate
Did you know that 90% of seabirds eat plastic rubbish mistaking it for food? Did you know that 52% of sea turtles have accidentally eaten plastic bags mistaking them for jellyfish? I also learned that 443 animals and birds were found trapped by marine debris (such as old ropes, nets, mesh and wires) during a recent international coastal cleanup. I enjoyed this activity because it was very creative and clever with the way that we did it.
By Edward Crabbe
Ms Chloe-Jane Tweedie
5 White Teacher
E: ctweedie@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Orientation Day for students attending Waverley College in Year 7, 2023 will be held on Tuesday, 8 November 2022.
*Please save this date in your calendar: Tuesday, 8 November 2022.
We are looking forward to welcoming your son to the Senior Campus as he undertakes his transition from the Junior campus. On this day, your son will experience a range of activities and meet with peers in his House Group.
The Heads of House shall be the students’ key point of connection throughout the day. This is a wonderful opportunity for your son to familiarise himself with the key staff and students who will be his pastoral support at Waverley College.
Further information on Orientation Day will be advised as the date draws nearer.
In Nurrunga last week, and earlier in the year, Mr Gregerson, Director of Business Services, advised that as per the updated Conditions of Enrolment and as indicated on the College website, Term 1 tuition fees and technology levy will be charged in Term 4, 2022.
You will still receive an invoice in Term 1, 2023 for any applicable sundries, excursion fees and camps.
Please be advised that if payment is not made by the due date, your son’s enrolment will be forfeited, and his place will be offered to a waitlisted candidate. Additionally, if you pay the fees and then decide to withdraw from the College before the Year 7 commencement date, the Term 1 tuition fees are not refundable or transferable.
If your circumstances have changed and you are no longer intending to send your son to Waverley College in 2023, please advise me immediately via email of your withdrawal, and the Finance team will ensure you are removed from the Term 4 fee run.
Kind regards,
Ms Kylie Anderson
College Registrar
E: registrar@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.
Primary school is not always about the academic results your son achieves but also the social experiences he creates. I always love visiting one of our spaces in the Junior School, The Learning Hub.
I enjoy seeing the students interact with each other, whether it be playing games, participating in Drawing Club, the lego creations, reading and discussing books or simply hanging out and chatting with friends. As the Director of Junior School, it is rewarding seeing students being inclusive and developing friendships.
The students drew inspiration from illustrators and their favourite things to create a bookmark
Drawing Club Bookmarks
Ms Gabrielle Smith
Director of the Junior School
E: gsmith@waverley.nsw.edu.au
The celebration of fathers, grandfathers and significant others in the lives of our Waverley College Students will be celebrated on Friday, 2 September at 12pm (Week 7, Term 3). This will be at Mary Immaculate Church followed by lunch at the Junior School.
Part of the 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.
Please send through all photos to liturgy@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Mr Steve Ghattas
Assistant Director of Student Formation
E: sghattas@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Welcome back to Term 3. I hope everyone had a wonderful break despite the weather. You would have received your son’s Semester 1 report at the end of last term. Sitting down as a family and reflecting on all the achievements and areas for improvement is so important for your son’s growth.
It is now a great opportunity to set SMART goals with your son after reflecting on the Semester One report. Moving into Semester 2, they have the opportunity to reach further and achieve more in their learning.
Below is the Curriculum Overview for Term 3 so you can see what your son will be learning in the classroom. It is clearly set out so that you can see the subject and the topics being taught across the curriculum.
>>> Click here to view the 2022 Year 5 Term 3 Curriculum Overview.
>>> Click here to view the 2022 Year 6 Term 3 Curriculum Overview.
Ms Gabrielle Bransby
Assistant Director of Junior School/Curriculum
E: gbransby@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Cranbrook v Waverley
Cranbrook v Waverley
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 Cranbrook team’s cases. The boys did themselves and Waverley very proud. One win and one loss.
A huge thank you to Gráinne Rigby and Tina Brodie for transporting the teams to their away debates.
>>> Click here to register your son.
Should your son be unable to attend, please email the College at: nzivanovic@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Ms Natasha Zivanovic
Literacy and Innovation Teacher
E: nzivanovic@waverley.nsw.edu.au
With a performance date less than three weeks away, the Junior School Wakakirri cast are turning up the heat. Our item this year is Oliver! but instead of simply presenting the classic tale from Charles Dickens, our junior boys are performing a very modern re-telling of the story.
Our Oliver does indeed get more – more devices, more screen time, more games and more wins. In fact, he gets so immersed in his digital world that he pushes away all of his friends. He soon finds that he is in a very lonely place and some of the characters he meets there are very nasty. Eventually he finds a way to leave his digital world and rebuild his lost friendships.
In Wakakirri, the boys have seven minutes on stage to present a story that has a positive impact on the world. I am very confident that our cast does just that. Our soundtrack includes music from Imagine Dragons, Queen and Robbie Williams along with some original tracks from online gaming.
This year we are also projecting digital scenery as part of our performance which fits in really well with our theme. Our performance is at NIDA on Thursday, 11 August and I wish all the boys involved a wonderful experience on stage.
Ms Michelle Rollins
Music / Drama Teacher
E: mrollins@waverley.nsw.edu.au
It was disappointing to have all games cancelled (except one) over the weekend, but we’re looking forward to clear weather for Round 9 and the recommencement of the winter season sport.
I would like to applaud and acknowledge the 10As Rugby team. They were the only team who played last Saturday at Terrey Hills, and it happened to be horrible conditions. Impressively, the team didn’t let it get to them, and they went out and fully embraced the opportunity, coming away massive 50-point winners!
10As Rugby … mud, mud, glorious mud!
I know families may have been less than impressed with the amount of mud when returning home, but congratulations for your determination and grit. It’s great to see.
Please follow the link below to ensure you are up to date with any changes to fixtures for Round 9 (Saturday, 30 July). Do keep a close eye on the Waverley College app for any further adjustments.
As the season is coming to an end, we enter a period of rest and rejuvenation as Term 3 progresses. This period is held for the athletics season in the Junior and Senior school combined.
Once the Junior School Athletics Carnival is completed, students who make it through to IPSHA Athletics, and any other students who were considered close to making the IPSHA Athletics team, will be invited to begin training with the senior Athletics teams.
This will be undertaken with the experienced coaches and senior athletes, which is a fantastic opportunity for our Junior students to learn and develop at a faster rate in both Track & Field events in the lead up to the IPSHA Athletics Carnival on Monday, 29 August.
The Athletics season runs from Monday, 8 August to Saturday, 10 September. Students chosen to be involved in the Athletics season will be informed and provided with further information around days and times of training. Students who don’t fall into this category will be given a break from sport.
Training for the second half of the Summer Co-Curricular season will recommence in Weeks 9 and 10 of Term 3, with games beginning at the start of Term 4. During the break from sport, students will still have the Athletics Carnival and FunRun to look forward to.
All Junior School Winter Co-Curricular sports will be having a presentation night as organised and run by the Senior School sport association committees and convenors.
Due to limited attendance numbers allocated for each Presentation Night, Junior School students who have been informed that they are receiving an award will be invited to attend the Presentation Night for their selected sport.
Students who are winning an award will be informed of this next week (Week 3) and more information will be sent out to the families.
The FunRun Fundraiser has seen some amazing achievements within the first week of the fundraising period. One week into the event, I’ll thrilled to share the following milestones reached:
The Junior School is unbelievably impressed by the level of commitment students have displayed, 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.
The three major charities that will evenly share the total amount of money raised for the School FunRun Big Show event include:
| The Sydney Children’s Hospital Foundation | The Children’s Hospital cares for kids from Bondi to Blacktown, from Bronte to Bourke, touching the lives of every community across New South Wales and beyond. The Sydney Children’s Hospital Foundation’s policy is to ensure that every donation specified to a particular medical discipline or service is directed accordingly. Donations which are not specified are directed to the area of greatest need at the Hospital, as determined by the Hospital Management Committee, and approved by the Board of the Foundation, who acknowledge that donor expectation is that donations will support children’s medical care and wellbeing. Each year the demand on the Hospital to replace or buy the newest equipment and fund medical research grows, as do the number of children we care for. In addition to inpatient services, over 200,000 treatments are given to children through Emergency and Outpatient Clinics.
Website: https://www.schf.org.au/ |
| Starlight
Children’s Foundation |
The Starlight Children’s Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation founded in 1982 for hospitalised children and their families. Starlight programs offer entertainment, education and technology to critically, chronically and terminally-ill children.
Starlight receives no government funding so relies solely on the generous support of individuals, the community and our corporate partners. Give happiness to sick kids, teens and their families at a time when they need it most. Website: https://www.starlight.org.au/ |
| Children’s Leukaemia & Cancer Foundation | Australia has one of the highest incidences of childhood cancer worldwide. One in 500 Australian children will develop cancer before 15 years of age. Childhood cancer is the single greatest cause of death from disease in Australian children, with three children losing their lives to cancer every week. The quest to find cures for childhood cancer is one of medicine’s greatest success stories. 50 years ago, only two per cent of children with cancer survived. Medical research alone has improved overall survival rates to 80 per cent. With childhood cancer still the leading cause of death from disease in Australian children, there is more work to be done.
The Foundation relies on the generous support of the community to continue its vital research, as they do not receive State or Federal funding. Website: https://childcancerresearch.com.au/ |
Mr Jack Wachtel
Assistant Director of Co-curricular
E: jwachtel@waverley.nsw.edu.au
There are still two school weeks until the big day (Sunday, 14 August) and this means that:
At the time of typing this report:
>>> Click here to view the leaderboard.
This is an outstanding effort by Team Waverley! Keep up the brilliant work!
Please reach out if you have any questions and please look out for my team emails in your inbox.
Mr Elliott McKimm
Year 5 Teacher
E: emckimm@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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