What's On

Primary School

Assembly

Next week we will be holding a Walpole Assembly in The Farrall Centre for our Year 3 - 6 students. The assembly will commence at 2.15pm on Monday afternoon. We welcome families to attend. There will be no Wells Assembly next week. Please remember that due to privacy concerns and to respect the photo permission choices of other families we ask you to refrain from taking photos and videos during assemblies.

Year 3-12 Marimba Concert

Thursday 1 August

We warmly invite families and members of our school community to join us in The Farrall Centre at 6pm on Thursday 1 August  for our annual Year 3 - 12 Marimba Concert. All of our Primary School Marimba groups will be performing.

Kindergarten Earthcare Excursions - Lenah Valley 

Thursdays until 19 September 

We are looking forward to resuming our Earthcare Days with the Kindergarten children this Thursday, 1 August. We will again be visiting a site near the Lenah Valley Linear Park, going out each week, on Thursdays, from Weeks 2-9. We will travel to and from the site by bus leaving school at 11.50am and returning by 2.45pm. Collection time for all children will be at 3pm from the Kindergarten area, at the end of the Kindergarten day as per usual.

 

On Earthcare days, the children come ready for active learning, in their sports uniform. Your child will need appropriate warm clothing for the forecasted weather and spare clothing packed for the excursions as we will be playing outdoors, even if it is raining. The school has special wet weather jackets and overpants that the children will wear as necessary, depending on the forecasted weather. You can also support your child by encouraging them to carry their own bags to and from school - they will be doing this independently on our Earthcare Days too. Please pack a rubbish free lunch with plenty of food and water for an active day out. We are looking forward to seeing how their natural curiosity and wonder is expressed while we are there and what we can learn about the land we live on as we come to know a place slowly across these weekly visits. 

Years 2-6 Physical Education Excursions to Swisherr Hoops

7 - 12 August

Years 2 to 6 will be visiting Swisherr Hoops in Melville Street for a basketball session in Weeks 3 and 4. The following dates and times have been booked:

  • Year 2: Wednesday 7 August (depart 9am - return 10.30am)
  • Year 3: Thursday 8 August (depart 9am, return 10.30am)
  • Year 4: Thursday 8 August (depart 11.45am, return 1.30pm) 
  • Year 5: Monday 12 August (depart 11.45am, return 1.30pm)
  • Year 6: Wednesday 7 August (depart 11.45am, return 1.30pm)

If you have any enquiries, please contact Lisa Di Venuto.

Year 5 Excursion - Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery

Tuesday 6 August 

On Tuesday 6 August, Year 5 students will be walking to the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG) to explore how artefacts tell stories and to participate in the Introduction to ningina tunapri Workshop guided by TMAG’s First Peoples Learning Facilitator. We will also visit the Our Land: parrawa! parrawa! Go Away in the Bond Store galleries, examining the conflict between the Tasmanian First Peoples and European invaders from multiple perspectives as well as some of the other museum galleries.

 

We will depart the Primary School at 9am and return via Soundy Park for a play, arriving at school by 2.45pm. Full sports uniform is to be worn for comfort. All students will need to bring their own backpack, containing a raincoat and their morning tea, lunch and water bottle.  We require a couple of parents from each class to ensure we meet the TMAG ratio guidelines. If you are able to attend, please contact your child’s classroom teacher. Our volunteers will require a current Working With Vulnerable People card. You will also need to fill in a volunteer form at this link. 

Year 3 - Outdoor Education Excursion - Hobart Rivulet

Friday 9 August

Year 3 students will be going on an Outdoor Education excursion to explore the history and changing landscape surrounding the Hobart Rivulet. Parts of the journey will be on foot, other parts will be on a bus. Year 3 class teachers will accompany their classes with Emily (Outdoor Education Teacher). We will depart school at 9.30am and return to school by approximately 3pm. Students should wear sports uniforms on this day, but will need to bring a warm jumper or coat/jacket, beanie, gloves and a waterproof raincoat as it could be very cold. As we will be away from school for most of the day, students will need to bring a large packed lunch (no lunch orders), snacks and drink from home as well as any required medications for the day. 

 

We would like to invite a small number of parents/guardians to join us for this day. If you are interested in assisting please email the classroom teachers by Friday 2 August. Our volunteers will require a current Working With Vulnerable People card. You will also need to fill in a volunteer form at this link. We thank you for your assistance with this, and appreciate any helpers who are able to be involved. Please ensure your child’s Operoo details are up to date.

Years 5 and 6 Growing Up Program

Monday 12  -  Wednesday 14 August

Growing Up – a relationships, sexuality and protective behaviours program, will be run by Family Planning Tasmania starting on Monday 12 August. For information about talking to your child about relationships, sexuality and puberty see this publication from the Department of Health.  By clicking on the link below, parents will be able to access information about their child/children’s program as well as ask any questions via the Parent and Carer Contact form.  The Growing Up Program (GUP) for Parents/Carers - Family Planning Tasmania. 

 

There will also be a Parent Information Session in the Primary School Library at 8.30am on Monday 12 August for those who would like to attend.

Year 5 Excursion - Port Arthur

Thursday 15 August - early drop off required

On Thursday 15 August, Year 5 students will be travelling to the Port Arthur Historic Site for a full day’s excursion as part of their inquiry into how “Recognising bias helps form a balanced understanding of history”.

 

Students will travel in two large coaches with seatbelts, departing school at 7.45am and returning to school at approximately 4.30pm. The extended day is necessary to ensure students get to make the most of their day. Students need to meet in the driveway at the drive through by 7.40am to allow for a prompt departure. Students must be signed out by parents with their class teacher at the end of the day, unless alternative arrangements have been made prior to the day.

 

Full sports uniform is to be worn for easy identification and comfort. All students will need to bring their own backpack, containing a raincoat and their morning tea, lunch, afternoon snack and water bottle. Students are to carry their own asthma medication in their backpacks and other medications should be held by the classroom teacher.

 

Students will be spending a long time on the bus, please provide any travel sickness medication that your child requires to their teacher before departure. 

 

As the excursion is outside the Greater Hobart area approval is required for your child to attend. Please respond to this Operoo form by Friday 9 August.

Year 2 Outdoor Education Excursion - Waterworks Reserve

Friday 16 August

On Friday 16 August, Year 2 will be heading to Waterworks Reserve by bus with their class teachers and Outdoor Education Teacher, Emily Ardas. Students will be exploring animal adaptations, primarily through the study of animal scatt. We will be departing at 9.15am returning back to school by 3pm. Students should wear sports uniforms on this day, but will need to bring a warm jumper or coat/jacket, beanie, gloves and a waterproof raincoat as it could be very cold. As we will be away from school for most of the day, students will need to bring a large packed lunch (no lunch orders), snacks and drink from home as well as any required medications for the day.  Please update student Operoo profiles before the excursion.

Road Safety and Parking

A reminder to all drivers, please do not park or stop and leave your car unattended over driveways, partially or fully in or around the campus, as it is illegal to do so and very inconvenient to our neighbours.

A reminder that for safety reasons, Boa Vista Road is a 40 km/h speed zone between 8am-9:30am and 2:30pm-4pm on School days.  Please ensure you drive slowly in and around our campuses and be mindful of students crossing the roads.

Absentees

If your child will be absent from school for the day please advise the Primary School Office (phone: 6210 2228, or email: primaryschooloffice@friends.tas.edu.au ) and the classroom teacher before 9.00am. We appreciate your support in this process.

Important Dates 

Term 3 Tuesday 23 July to Friday 27 September

Monday 9 September – Wellbeing Day, as part of Wellbeing Weekend (no K-12 classes)

 

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