Greetings Parents and Care givers

I trust that you’ve had a great holiday break with your child/ren. The Charlie and the Chocolate Factory musical has been an amazing showcase of staff, student and community collaboration. A clear theme is the impact of parenting on children’s values and behaviours demonstrated in ‘humorous and sometimes cautionary consequences, highlighting themes of greed, pride, and selfishness.’

Proverbs 22: 6 encourages us to ‘ direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older, they will not leave it ’.

Our school has partnered with SchoolTV – a trusted resource that prioritises student mental health and wellbeing. Because parenting doesn’t come with instructions, SchoolTV is now accessible through our school to help you navigate some of the more complex issues young people face. It provides practical strategies and trusted guidance to support your child.

Parenting is a learning journey, and with a little help from SchoolTV, you can engage in meaningful conversations with your child on topics that may sometimes feel awkward or difficult to address. SchoolTV covers a vast range of topics, each featuring interviews with leading global experts and a carefully curated selection of resources from key organisations.

We encourage you to explore and utilise this platform, as it serves as a valuable tool in building relationships, fostering connections, and deepening understanding. By breaking down barriers, it helps pave the way towards better mental health and wellbeing for young people. To stay informed about the latest topics, we also recommend signing up for ‘Get Alerts’. This feature ensures you receive updates as new content becomes available, and you can easily register through the link provided within each topic.

Parents and caregivers play a crucial role in shaping a young person’s life, and SchoolTV is here to support you in nurturing confident and informed parenting.

Explore SchoolTV (click link) today!

May the LORD bless you as you raise up the next generation of parents!

God bless,

Craig

If you haven't booked your tickets, theres still time! Theres only a few tickets available for our last session of this amazing musical production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. We are so proud of our students commitment and talent combined!

https://www.trybooking.com/events/1406672/sessions/5724340/sections

Wahroonga Adventist School (WAS) is currently looking for volunteers to assist with providing disability support provisions for students during the upcoming HSC examinations, 16 October to 7 November 2025.

Disability provisions are one way that NESA ensures there are reasonable adjustments available to students with disability so that they can access and participate in the HSC on the same basis as students without disability.

We need suitable people to provide the provision of reader or reader/writer.

Readers support students whose disability prevents them from independently reading and/or comprehending written questions.

Writers support students whose disability prevents them from independently communicating their responses in a handwritten format. This includes, spelling difficulty, and illegible or extremely slow handwriting.

What qualities should a reader/writer have?

Ability to communicate clearly in English with a sufficient literacy level

Understanding of the subject(s) being examined – previous papers can be provided for perusal

Clear, legible handwriting (if writing for the student)

Willingness to spend time practising with the student

Patience and sensitivity

Understanding of the need to maintain confidentiality and an ability to do so

If you would like to find out more information about disability provisions can be found here .

If you are interested in helping the school by volunteering your time and skills, please email Wahroonga Adventist School at your earliest convenience [email protected] to register your interest.

To celebrate National Tree Day, students from Year 7–10 joined forces with our Primary and Secondary Environmental Ambassadors to plant over 300 native plants in the nature reserve behind our school. This collaborative effort contributes to local biodiversity and supports the restoration of Coup’s Creek, part of a Blue Gum High Forest—a critically endangered ecological community that is now protected due to its rarity and environmental significance.

The Secondary Environmental Ambassadors also worked across the school grounds, planting out garden beds, establishing a vertical strawberry garden for the school kitchen, and expanding our vegetable and herb patch—all part of our ongoing commitment to environmental stewardship and sustainability.

We extend our thanks to Jayden Streatfeild and the Wahroonga Waterways team for their invaluable support in preparing and guiding the planting efforts in the Coup’s Creek zone. Thank you also to Amos Thiel for your help in the veggie patch area.

We are incredibly proud of our students' passion, teamwork, and contribution to protecting and greening our local environment.

Mrs Leisly White

Environmental Ambassador Coordinator and Head of Science

Elina W has been selected as a Finalist in the Inaugural 2025 Annual National Young Paddington Art Prize for an A4 painting inspired by the Australian Landscape for ages 5 - 18 years.

There was a record response to the call for entries from across Australia and the paintings of 20 of Australia’s finest young landscape talents will be on display this year.

The Barbara Cran Award for 2025 was won by our very own Harpist Diana K. This is a very prestigeous award and we would like to congratulate Diana for her hard work and dedication.

Over the winter break, year 12 student Johnny W represented our school in the Sydney Interschools Ski Competition at Perisher. While there has been great snow in the Australian alpine region this year, students had to navigate some challenging weather conditions during the competition.  Johnny competed in a range of the skiing events, achieving great results, including 13th out of 64 for Alpine and 8th out of 71 for Ski Cross. As a result, Johnny has qualified to progress to the NSW state interschools event. Well done Johnny!

Congratulations to Alexandra L (1C), Zivah C (1C), Bramma A (2A), Kiara S (2A), Declan R (6A), Gaba G (7W) and Holly F (8A), who have all finished the Premier’s Reading Challenge.  Great effort!

PLEASE NOTE : Student access to the Premier’s Reading Challenge website ends on September 19 , so don’t leave it too late to add your reading list!

Term Three is an exciting time in the library due to Book Week which runs from August 18 – August 22 (Week 5). This year we are partnering with an organization called ROOP (Reading Out Of Poverty), to raise funds for 5 pop-up libraries to be established in Yarrabah, a remote indigenous community in Far North Queensland. Please note the Term 3 Library events below:

Weeks 2-5 Book Drive:

Donate second-hand books that are in good condition and suitable for the ages of 4-18.

Please leave any donations in the boxes that are placed in the library or the office.

Thursday, August 14 (Week 4):

‘Treasure Hunt!’ Book Week Performance – 9.00am, COLA (P-Year 4)

Friday, August 15 (Week 4):

CBCA Shortlist winners announced

Monday, August 18 (Week 5):

Book Week dress-up parade - 8.50am, COLA ‘Adventurous Book Characters!’

Please bring a gold coin donation for ROOP

Friday, August 22:

Second-hand Book Sale – Primary and High School Lunch. Buy a book with a gold coin.

Friday, September 19 (Week 9):

End of student access to the Premier’s Reading Challenge website

Class PRC participation winners announced

‘Library Bag’ (Stage 3):

Years 5 and 6 will be participating in a special project called ‘Library Bag’ to celebrate Book Week. Students will be working with Brenden and Suzanne Lovett to create podcasts interviewing a friend about what they are reading. Look out for these podcasts on the Library WebAPP homepage. www.librarybag.info

Monday CLOSED

Tuesday CLOSED

Wednesday 8:20 - 9:30 AM

Thursday 2.30 - 3:30 PM

Friday CLOSED

Please order through Flexischools for any orders where you know your sizing and what you may need. Flexischool orders will be collected from the office for High School and dropped to classes for Primary school on Thursdays and Fridays.