Middle School
The Friends' School Fair - THIS SATURDAY!
Saturday 4 May | 12pm to 3pm on the Argyle Street Campus
For information on the upcoming School Fair and how you can volunteer please see the Whole School section.
The Middle School House Pantomime
Friday 31 May | 6pm
The Middle School House Pantomime will be the night of nights for House spirit and frivolity! Traditionally based on a fairytale, a Pantomime is a comedic show, featuring song, dance, audience participation and slapstick humour. Written with a Friends’ School twist, the Middle School House Pantomime promises to be a school event not to be missed! Set to lift the roof of The Farrall Centre on Friday 31 May, we ask that audiences are seated at 5.45pm for a 6pm start. Who will our guest judges crown as the winners of the 2024 Middle School House Panto? Be there to find out!
Performances are as follows:
Hodgkin: Cinderella
Ransome: Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
Unwin: Jack and the Beanstalk
Mather: Hansel and Gretel
We cannot wait to show the School community all of the students’ hard work! Tickets for the 6pm performance are available through Try Booking. Proceeds from this event will be proudly donated to The Humour Foundation who promote wellbeing, lift spirits and improve health through joyful humour, insightful connection, and creative play in hospitals around Australia.
Need more information? Email Essie Hoggart, House and Student Leadership Coordinator, Middle School.
Year 7 Connections - Grote Reber Museum Excursion - 7
As part of our Year 7 Science unit on the sun, earth and moon students will partake in an excursion to the Grote Reber Museum and radio telescope at Cambridge.
Students will be picked up from Argyle Street bus stop and taken to Grote Reber museum by bus.Students will be picked up by bus from Grote Reber and returned to school Argyle street.
The rest of the day will include a session of Yoga and Social Emotional Learning at school.
TMAG Excursions Year 7
Year 7 students will be heading to TMAG during school hours to visit several exhibitions to connect with our current English and Humanities units. In English, students are exploring First Nations cultures through a range of print and visual texts. In Humanities, students have been undertaking their Deep Time unit. Students are learning how First Nations peoples have been on the continent for a long time, as well as understanding how their culture, knowledge and traditions have evolved and been refined over these immense time scales.
Penn and Fry Friday May 10 - depart 1.30 pm; TMAG 1.45 - 3.15 pm; return to School 3.30 pm
Backhouse and Mott Wednesday May 15 - depart 12 pm; TMAG 12.15 - 1 pm; Lunch at TMAG 1-1.30 pm (bring own lunch and drink); TMAG 1.30 - 2.15 pm; return to School 2.30 pm
Oats and Walker Thursday May 16 - depart 1.30 pm; TMAG 1.45 - 3.15 pm; return to School 3.30 pm
All students will be given a clipboard for the excursion and are required to have their own pen or pencil.
Year 8 Coastal Camps | Bay Of Fires or Freycinet
Tuesday 7 - Friday 10 May: 8A, 8B and 8C
Tuesday 14 - Friday 17 May: 8D, 8E and 8F
At the beginning of Term 2 (Weeks 2 and 3), our Year 8 students will participate in a camping experience at the Bay of Fires or Freycinet, where students will explore the coastline through a variety of means - from invigorating walks and captivating mountain biking to serene sea kayaking, snorkelling, and exhilarating coasteering. While challenges await, we aim to foster resilience, forge strong bonds with peers, and deepen connections with the natural world.
As a prelude to their four day camp, students will have a full school day on the Monday of their camp week to prepare alongside our dedicated staff at Bell Street from 8.30am - 3.30pm.
Operoo information was sent recently to all families, to peruse and confirm attendance and it is imperative that parents and students discuss this information together. The Outdoor Education Website, linked through Operoo, is always available for more detailed information.
Please contact Thomas van Sant if clarification is necessary.
Middle School Office
Phone: 6210 2235
Email: middleschooloffice@friends.tas.edu.au
Important Dates
Term 2 Monday 29 April to Friday 5 July