Primary School

Assembly - Monday 10 August

Next week we will be holding a Wells Assembly for our Kindergarten - Year 2 students. The assembly will take place on Monday 10 August in The Farrall Centre and will commence at 2.15pm. 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.

Basketball Clinics in Years 2-6 PE, Federal Street and Revell Centre - 10-24 August

Students in Years 2-6 will be participating in Basketball Clinics during their PE lessons for the first four weeks of Term 3. Sessions will take place either in the Revell Centre on the Senior School campus, or at a private court in Federal Street in North Hobart which students will travel to by bus. 

Please see the relevant dates, times and locations for the clinics below, noting that if the sessions are at Federal Street students will be departing school approximately 10 minutes prior to the session commencing and then arriving back at school 10 minutes after the clinic finishes.

Wednesday 12 August / 19 August

• 9.00am - 9.40am  - Year 2 - Federal Street
• 10.00am - 10.40am - Year 5S - Federal Street
• 11.50am - 12.30pm - Year 5B - Federal Street
• 12.50pm - 1.20pm - Year 5C - Federal Street

Thursday 13 August / 20 August

• 9.00am - 9.40am - Year 4E - Revell Centre
• 10.00am - 10.40am - Year 4D - Revell Centre
• 11.50am -12.30pm - Year 3MP - Federal Street
• 12.50pm - 1.30pm - Year 3B - Federal Street

Monday 10 August / 17 August / 24 August

• 10.00am - 10.40am - Year 6H - Federal Street
• 11.50am -12.30pm - Year 6N - Federal Street
• 12.50pm - 1.30pm - Year 6M - Federal Street

If you have any enquiries please contact Lisa Di Venuto.

Prep OE Excursion - Cornelian Bay - Wednesday 12 August

On Wednesday 12 August, Prep students will be participating in an Outdoor Education Day at Cornelian Bay.  Class teachers, learning assistants and Emily Ardas, our Outdoor Education teacher, will accompany the students on the excursion. We will be departing school at 9.45am and returning by 1.00pm. 

The aim of the day is to explore the local bush lands while developing relationships with peers. Students are required to wear their Physical Education uniform and sturdy shoes to walk in. They are also to bring a backpack with food for first break, rain jacket, water bottle, a warm jumper, beanie, sun hat. No lunch orders on this day. Please update student Paperly profiles before the excursion.

Year 2 OE Excursion - Waterworks Reserve - Day of Poo - Friday 14 August

On Friday 14 August, Year 2 will be heading to Waterworks Reserve by bus with their class teachers and Outdoor Education Teacher, Emily Ardas. Students will be exploring animal adaptations, primarily through the study of animal scat. We will be departing at 9.15am returning back to school by 2.00pm. 

Students should wear sports uniforms on this day, but will need to bring a warm jumper (wool, polar fleece or puffer jacket), beanie, sun hat, gloves and a waterproof raincoat as it could be very 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.  No lunch orders on this day. Please update student Paperly profiles before the excursion.

BOOK WEEK 2026 - “Symphony of Stories” - Monday 24 August - Friday 28 August 

Book Week is fast approaching, so keep an eye out for the full program in next week’s What’s On. A much-loved feature of previous Book Weeks has been guest readers sharing stories during break times. 

We would love to offer this again this year and invite families and friends to read a book in the Primary School Library during one of the following sessions: 

11.00–11.30am and 1.50–2.10pm, Tuesday to Friday. 

You are welcome to bring a favourite book from home or read one selected by us.  If you would like to be one of our Book Week guest readers, we would love to hear from you! Please email Sharon Ryan to register your interest.

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 8.45am. We appreciate your support in this process.

Important Dates in Primary School

Term 3 Tuesday 28 July to Friday 2 October

Friday 11 September – Wellbeing Day, as part of Wellbeing Weekend (no K-12 classes)

Wednesday 16 - Friday 18 September - Year 5 Camp

Tuesday 22 - Thursday 24 September - Year 6 Exhibition (Parent evening - 5.30pm on Wednesday 23 September)

Thursday 1 - Friday 2 October - Year 3 sleepover