Primary School
Assembly
Monday 24 February
Next week we will be holding a Walpole Assembly in The Farrall Centre for our Years 3 - 6 students. The assembly will commence at 2.15pm on Monday afternoon. We welcome members of our community to attend. 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.
Years 3 & 5 Swimming & Water Safety Program
Monday 24 - Friday 28 February
The Years 3 and 5 Learn to Swim program will be held at Friends’ Health & Fitness pool from Monday 24 February - Friday 28 February. Any enquiries please contact Lisa Di Venuto.
Years 4 & 6 Swimming & Water Safety Program
The Years 4 and 6 Learn to Swim program will be held at Friends’ Health & Fitness pool from Monday 3 March - Friday 7 March. Any enquiries please contact Lisa Di Venuto.
NAPLAN
Wednesday 12 - Tuesday 18 March
NAPLAN assessments will take place for Year 3 and Year 5 students from Wednesday 12 March through to Tuesday 18 March. Assessments will be staggered throughout the days around the specialist timetables. If a child happens to be unwell on a particular day, there will be opportunities to catch up the assessments throughout the above dates. All students will be supported by the classroom teacher and additional Access and Inclusion staff to complete the assessments in the classroom. If you have any questions regarding your child’s participation in the assessments please contact Wendy Crow.
Year 2 OE Excursion - kunanyi/ Mt Wellington and Margate
Tuesday 4 March
On Tuesday 4 March Year 2HO and 2CM will be going on an Outdoor Education excursion to follow the journey of a raindrop. The students will follow the North West Bay River from its source on kunanyi/Mount 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 their sports uniform and bring their hat and warm clothes on this day as it could be cold, 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 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 a water bottle from home and any required medications for the day. Could parents please update Operoo if necessary.
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 Friday 31 January to Friday 11 April
Monday 10 March – Eight Hour Day holiday