Primary School
Family/Sibling Photos
Wednesday 25 June | Hodgkin Hall
MSP Photography will be running family/sibling photos in Hodgkin Hall (Commercial Road Campus) on Wednesday 25 June from 3.15pm-5pm. If you would like to have a family/sibling photo you will need to complete this form by 4pm, Monday 23 June and allocate your family a timeslot.
Please view a copy of the packs and prices here prior to having your photo taken.
Please email our Communications and Marketing Specialist, Holly Chilman if you have any queries.
Year 5 and 6 Physical Education lessons
Year 5 and 6 classes will be travelling by bus to the Kingborough Gymnastics Centre to participate in gymnastics sessions as part of the Physical Education program over the next few weeks. Students will be accompanied by Lisa Di Venuto and classroom teachers and will leave school at 12.00pm, returning by 2.00pm.
They will go on the following dates:
Year 5: 16 June; 23 June; 30 June
Year 6: 11 June; 18 June; 25 June
Please contact Lisa Di Venuto ldivenuto@friends.tas.edu.au if you require any further information.
Year 5 - Consent and Relationship Education (CARE) Program
Tuesday 10 June
The final session in the Consent and Relationship Education (CARE) program run by the Sexual Assault Support Service (SASS) for Year 5 students will take place on Tuesday 10 June. This program aims to empower children to understand that their bodies are their own, equip them to make positive, ethical choices with regards to their intimate relationships, and ultimately to stop intimate partner violence and sexual harm from occurring within our communities. A thorough understanding of affirmative consent underpins all age appropriate content.
JSSATIS Cross Country
Wednesday 11 June
The JSSATIS Cross Country will be held on Wednesday 11 June at Rokeby Police Academy. Selected students from Years 3-6 will travel by bus leaving school at 10.30am and returning by 2.45pm. Any enquiries please contact Lisa Di Venuto ldivenuto@friends.tas.edu.au.
Primary All Schools Cross Country
Tuesday 17 June
The Primary All Schools Cross Country will be held on Tuesday 17 June at Symmons Plains Raceway. The bus leaves school promptly at 7.30am and will be back by approximately 4.30pm. Lisa Di Venuto and two other staff members will be accompanying the team. An email will be sent to the families of selected students with detailed information.
Prep Excursion - Linear Park, Lenah Valley
Friday 13 June
On Friday 13 June, Prep will visit the Labyrinth at Linear Park for a transdisciplinary learning experience, centred around Earthcare and Mathematics. We will be looking for provocations in the environment and engaging in open-ended mathematical activities - ‘Muddy Maths’! We will leave school by bus at 9.15am and return to school by 12.10pm.
Children should wear their sports uniform and appropriate, sturdy shoes/gumboots. Due to the nature of the activities we would suggest children wear warm layers of clothing items. They will need to bring a change of clothes, as well as a warm coat/rain jacket. We will be eating lunch at the site, so no lunch orders on this day please, as we will be unable to collect them before we go. Please ensure that students have ample water to drink too. Please note that we do not require parent help for this excursion.
Kindergarten Earthcare Excursion Days - Term 2 - Lenah Valley
The Kindergarten children will be visiting a site near the Lenah Valley Linear Park for their Earthcare Days in Term 2. We will be going out each week, on Thursdays, until Week 9 (26 June). We will travel to and from the site by bus. We will leave at 11.50am and will return by 2.45pm. Collection time for all children will be at 3.00pm from the Kindergarten area, at the end of the Kindergarten day as per usual.
These excursions are an important aspect of our Sharing the planet unit of inquiry. Through these weekly trips we are aiming to develop independence, responsibility, curiosity, resilience and earthcare in a nature play environment. Please ensure that your child has a rubbish free packed lunch at Kindergarten, especially on Thursdays. This will help develop the children’s understanding about the concept and practices of earthcare and raise both the children’s and the community’s awareness about the impacts of soft plastic on our natural environment.
On our Earthcare days, the children need to wear their sports uniform, to ensure they are ready for active, hands-on, nature play learning. Your child will need warm clothing, appropriate 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. We have also asked all families to bring a pair of gumboots to school for puddle play at school, and on our excursions. These will also double as a spare pair of shoes if needed.
To help prepare the children, we ask that you 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. 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. Please contact the Kindergarten team if you have any questions.
Tickets Selling Fast - Matilda the Musical JR.
Saturday Tickets Nearly SOLD OUT
Join us for a magical time as our talented Years 5-8 students bring Matilda the Musical JR. to life on stage! Based on the beloved book by Roald Dahl, this inspiring story follows the extraordinary Matilda as she discovers her inner strength, courage and determination.
Dates: Thursday 19 - Saturday 21 June 2025
Location: The Farrall Centre, Argyle Street Campus
Tickets available here (until sold out)
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 2 Monday 28 April to Friday 4 July
Friday 6 June - Moderation Day - student free day
Monday 9 June - King’s Birthday public holiday
Thursday 19 - Saturday 21 June - Year 5-8 Musical