Primary School
Assembly
Next week we will be holding a Wells Assembly for students in Kindergarten to Year 2. As The Farrall Centre is unavailable the assembly will take place outside in the grounds, weather permitting, and will commence at 2.15pm on Monday afternoon. We welcome families to attend. There will be no Walpole Assembly next week. 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.
Primary School Cross Country - PE lessons for Years 3-6
The Primary School Cross Country will be held on Thursday 23 May from 12.00pm. During one of their PE lessons beforehand students in Years 3-6 will be travelling by bus to our Bell Street playing grounds to familiarise themselves with the cross country course. Years 3 and 4 will go on Thursday 16 May, Year 5 on Monday 20 May and Year 6 students on Wednesday 22 May. If you have any questions please contact Lisa Di Venuto.
Year 6 Canberra Trip
Monday 13 May - Friday 17 May
Next week our Year 6 students will visit Canberra for an educational tour of the national capital. Students will be given the opportunity to participate in a variety of educational programs with a focus on Australia’s history, culture, heritage and democracy. Please do not hesitate to speak to your class teacher or call the Primary School Office if you have any queries at all about arrangements for the Canberra trip.
Kindergarten Earthcare Days Term 2 - Lenah Valley
The Kindergarten children will be visiting a site near the Lenah Valley Linear Park for their Earthcare Days this term. We will be going out each week, on Thursdays, from Weeks 2-9. We will travel to and from the site by bus. In Weeks 2-4 (9, 16 and 23 May) we will leave school on a bus at 12.15pm and will return by 2.30pm. This is to support children to allow them more time to get their wet weather gear on and to pack them away when they return. In Weeks 5-9 (30 May, 6, 13, 20 and 27 June) 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.
On Earthcare days, the children come ready for active learning, in their sports uniform. Your child will need appropriate warm clothing 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. You can also 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.
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 29 April to Friday 5 July
Monday 10 June – King’s Birthday
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