Middle School

Year 7 Outdoor Education - Beach & Bike Days

Mott & Walker - Wednesday 22 May

Fry & Penn - Thursday 23 May

Backhouse & Oats - Friday 24 May

Beach Day

Students will participate in a coasteering experience traversing along the coast from Blackmans Bay Beach to Boronia Beach. This will involve short swims and navigating the coastline. Students will be wearing a wetsuit, helmet and life-jacket. All these will be provided by the school. If a student has their own wetsuit they can bring it as long as it is a full length suit.

Bike Day

Half the class will bike ride on the Meehan Range while the other half participate in a bush walk in the area. The two groups will then meet for lunch and swap over. The riding at the Meehan Range will be on beginner trails with the focus being on community and establishing foundation bike riding skills. Students will be in ability-based groups with support for inexperienced riders. Bikes, helmets and gloves will be provided.

The Outdoor Education website located here is always available for more detailed information.

Year 7 Connections - Grote Reber Museum Excursion

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 the Argyle Street bus stop and taken to Grote Reber Museum by bus and returned to school.

The rest of the day will include a session of Yoga and Social Emotional Learning at school.

Backhouse & Oates - Friday 10 May - (departing 8.45am - return to School 12pm)

Mott & 7 Walker - Friday 10 May - (departing 11.15am - returning to School 12pm)

Penn & 7 Fry - Wednesday 15 May - (departing 12.30pm - returning to School 3pm*)

*Please be advised of the new date for this excursion.

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 & Fry - Friday 10 May - (departing 1.30pm - return to School 3.30pm)

Backhouse & Mott - Wednesday 15 May - (depart 12pm - return to School 2.30pm*)

Oats & Walker - Thursday 16 May - (depart 1.30pm - return to School 3.30pm)

*Lunch at TMAG 1pm - 1.30pm (No lunch orders please bring lunch and drink).

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 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.

Coats for Kids - Donations

Thursday 9 - Friday 31 May | Middle School Library

The Middle School Student Voice Council has just launched an initiative to help keep Tasmanian children in need warm this winter by donating coats to the Tassie Mum's 'Coats for Kids' campaign. It's time to clean out the wardrobe!

Coats must be cleaned, free of any holes, stains or broken zips and the size must be clearly labeled.

Donations of childrens' coats can be placed in the House tubs in the Middle School library from 9th - 31st of May. Which House will collect the most coats for Tassie kids in need?!

With over 1200 books donated to Library Aid International in Term 1 (and Unwin taking out top honours for the most donations), the Student Voice Council looks forward to seeing how many coats we can collect to help Tassie Mums' aim to collect 1000 coats in May!

Any questions, contact Essie Hoggart, House and Student Leadership Coordinator.

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.

Middle School Office

Phone: 6210 2235

Email: middleschooloffice@friends.tas.edu.au

Important Dates

Term 2 Monday 29 April to Friday 5 July

Monday 10 June – King’s Birthday

CLICK HERE to view the School calendar