Primary School
Assembly
The next Primary School Assembly will take place on Monday 4 March in The Farrall Centre and will commence at 2.15pm. We welcome families to attend.
Years 4 and 6 Learn to Swim
Monday 4 to Friday 8 March
The Years 4 and 6 Learn to Swim program will be held at Friends’ Health & Fitness pool from Monday 4 - Friday 8 March. Any enquiries please contact Lisa Di Venuto on 6210 2228.
Year 2 Outdoor Education Excursion - kunanyi/ Mt Wellington to Margate
Tuesday 5 March
Year 2 will be going on an Outdoor Education excursion to follow the path water takes from its source to the sea and to explore some of the impacts that may have on marine ecosystems. The students will follow the North West Bay River from its source on kunanyi/Mt Wellington all the way to its mouth in Margate. Parts of the journey will be on foot, other parts will be on a bus. Year 2 class teachers will accompany their classes with the assistance of Outdoor Education Teacher Emily Ardas.
We will depart school at 9.00am and return to school by approximately 3.00pm. Students will need to wear (or carry in their bags) warm clothes on this day, this includes a warm jumper (wool, polar fleece or puffer jacket), warm pants (track pants or fleece pants), beanie, gloves and a waterproof raincoat as it could be 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, and any required medications for the day. Please update your child’s Operoo profile if necessary.
Year 4 Outdoor Education Excursion - Orienteering at Queen’s Domain
Friday 15 March
Year 4 students will be walking to the Queen’s Domain to participate in an orienteering session with Emily Ardas as part of our Outdoor Education Program. We will be leaving school at 10.00am and returning before the end of the school day. Students will need to wear school sports uniforms. It may be cold so please ensure students have sufficient layers of clothing and bring their school shell jacket. They will also need to bring their lunch (no lunch orders on this day), snacks, a drink bottle, school hat, waterproof jacket and any personal medications required for the day (please ensure that these are labelled appropriately). Please update student Operoo profiles before the excursion.
This activity will involve small groups of students and, as such, we will need a number of parent/guardian volunteers to help on the day. If you are able to assist us with this activity could you please email the classroom teacher by Wednesday 6 March. Our volunteers will require a current Working With Vulnerable People registration and need to complete the volunteer form. We thank you for your assistance with this, and appreciate any parent helpers who are able to be involved.
NAPLAN Assessment dates
Naplan Assessments will occur for Year 3 and Year 5 students between Wednesday 13 March and Tuesday 19 March. There will be no interruptions to the classroom specialists timetable, however we do ask that all children are present at school by 8.45am on these days to begin the assessments at 9.00am. The assessments are conducted in a predetermined order, and will follow the pattern of Writing, Reading, Conventions of Language and Numeracy over the four days. There will be opportunities for students to complete catch up assessments if they happen to not be at school on the day throughout the assessment period. We are mindful that this can be a time of high anxiety for some students and we will endeavour to support all students in a gentle and calm manner during this time.
Please contact Wendy Crow, if you have any queries.
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 1 Thursday 1 February to Friday 12 April
Monday 11 March – Eight Hour Day holiday
Tuesday 26 March – Thursday 28 March – Year 5 Camp
Friday 29 March - Tuesday 2 April – Easter