Middle School
Final Assembly
Thursday 12 December from 1.45pm - 3pm
Parents are invited to the End of Year Middle School assembly that will be held in The Farrall Centre on Thursday 12 December. Students from Year 7 and Year 8 will be seated at 1.45pm for a 2pm start. The assembly is expected to conclude at 3pm, after which students will collect their bags and commence their holidays.
Middle School Final Day Program
Thursday 12 December
A reminder that we will start our day at Bell Street where we will share breakfast. Students should be dropped off at 8.30am and we will walk back to school at 10am. An email has been sent with specific instructions.
We ask that students bring their own plate, fork/spoon and cup to reduce the use of compostable crockery and cutlery.
Year 7 Film Festival
From Thursday 5 December to Tuesday 10 December inclusive, Year 7 students will be involved in a Film Festival. They will work in groups of 7-8 from their 2025 Year 8 Key Teaching class, who they meet on Moving On Day. Each group will plan, film, edit and share a 3.00 minute film (or shorter) linked to one of the key Quaker Testimonies - Simplicity, Peace, Integrity, Community, Equality and Earthcare. Groups will also need to incorporate the symbolic prop in their film in an interesting, clever and meaningful way. The symbolic prop will be revealed on Thursday morning. Students will take on multiple roles: writer, actors, director, director of photography (camera operator), sound and visual editor.
Students are permitted to wear their full sports uniform for the four days. Each day begins in their film group at 8.30am, and they will be dismissed at 3.30pm. Students will be emailed a more detailed run down and a list of their groups prior to the day.
If parents or students have any further queries or questions they are invited to contact Nicola Collins.
Year 7 Connections Activity Day
Wednesday 11 December
Students will be participating in some fun activities to conclude Year 7 on Wednesday 11 December. Students have selected their activities and are in mixed groups from the 6 Key Teaching groups. We will depart from the Middle School at 11am and return by 3.30pm. Students need to bring a packed lunch, drink, bucket hat and personal medications.
Further information, including a permission form, will be shared in an Operoo from for shortly.
If you have any queries please contact Nicola Collins.
Library Books
An email has been sent to each student notifying them of any books to be returned to the library. Please ensure that those books make their way back to the library as soon as possible.
Shine Your Light Festival
Thursday 6 February
The Shine Your Light Festival is a Middle School community event, held in the Farrall Centre on Thursday 6th February (Week 2, Term 1). The event will welcome students and their families into the Middle School, and celebrate the Year 8s as the student leaders. As such, attendance will be compulsory for students in Years 7 and 8.
Book your tickets here. Please note that due to capacity constraints each students has only been allocated 2 guests each.
More information about this event has been sent via email. Please contact Esther Hoggart if you have any questions.
Music Tuition for 2025
If you would like to register your child for music tuition in 2025, I kindly ask you to complete the Instrumental and Vocal Tuition application form. Current tuition arrangements do not automatically transfer into 2025. A new registration form will need to be completed.
This is contained at the end of the Music Tuition Guidelines, which may be found here.
The registration process for tuition in 2025 can commence from now, and this will need to be submitted by 7 February. You will be then notified of a lesson time and contacted by your allocated Tutor in mid February.
Matilda The Musical Jnr - uniform donations for the Years 5-8 Musical
As the end of the year approaches, you might be starting to consider what uniform items will be able to last another year, and which ones won’t. We would love you to consider donating items that you no longer need to the Years 5-8 Musical, Matilda Jnr! As we will be casting students in Years 5-8, we are looking for items that are appropriately sized for students of that age.The items we will gratefully receive are;
- Grey formal school shorts
- Grey formal school pants
- Old white shirts which can no longer be worn at School
Please drop off any freshly washed donations to the Middle School office, marked for Essie Hoggart. Thank you!
Important Dates:
- Thursday 5 to Tuesday 10 - Y7 Film Festival
- Wednesday 11 December - Y7 Connections
- Thursday 12 December - Final Day Events
- Breakfast at Bell Street - arrive at 8.30am / 2pm Middle School Assembly (1.40 arrival for families). Students dismissed at 3pm.
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