Primary School
Walpole Assembly - Monday 7 September
Our next Walpole Assembly for Years 3 - 6 students will take place at 2.15pm on Monday 7 September in The Farrall Centre. 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.
Vacation Care - Wellbeing Day 2026
Please find attached our upcoming OSHC Vacation Care Program running on Wellbeing Day, Friday 11 September 2026. Bookings close at 6.00pm, Thursday 10 September 2026. If you have any queries, please email our Admin Team or call 6210 2276 for assistance.
Years 3 and 4 Expresstivale - Thursday 10 September - The Farrall Centre
Years 3 and 4 students are looking forward to sharing their Expresstivale performance with families from 9.00am to 10.00am on Thursday 10 September in The Farrall Centre.
Year 3 students will require a black top and black pants (shorts, leggings or long pants) by Wednesday 9 September. These items will stay at school until after our final performance.
Growing Up Program - Years 3-6
This relationships, sexuality and protective behaviours program, will be run by Family Planning Tasmania for our Years 3-6 students. There will be an information session for parents on Monday 7 September at 8.30am - 9.00am in the Primary School Library.
For information about talking to your child about relationships, sexuality and puberty see this publication from the Department of Health.
- Years 5 and 6 - Monday 7 - Thursday 10 September
- Years 3 and 4 - Thursday 24 - Friday 25 September
- Parent Session - Monday 7 September 8.30am
Term 4 Co-curricular Sport Sign Up Now Open
Sign up for Term 4 sporting activities is now open, it closes on Thursday 10 September at 8.00pm. Parents and Guardians can view the available activity selections in Clipboard, which can be accessed by logging into SEQTA Engage and clicking on the Clipboard link or directly here.
Activities require parents and guardians to complete the selection to give permission for their child to participate. The activities available for selection include Year 3-6 Golf, Year 5/6 Hockey and Year 3-6 Girls Cricket.
For assistance with logging in to your school account, contact the Information Services team via the Support Portal. If you use the "forgot username" option in the portal, you will get an automated response with account activation instructions.
Year 5 Camp - Wednesday 16 - Friday 18 September
Year 5 Camp will take place from Wednesday 16 to Friday 18 September at Spring Beach Youth Camp, near Orford. All Year 5 classes will be attending camp together. We will leave school at 9.15am on Wednesday and will return to school at 2.30pm on Friday. Students need to be outside the Friends’ Early Learning side of The Farrall Centre by 8.45am on Wednesday ready to have their gear checked before we leave.
The purpose of this camp is for students to continue to build community and connection to country, build their awareness of the importance of challenge and resilience, develop their gratitude, empathy and mindfulness and prepare for camps in future years. All class teachers will be attending the camp, as well as outdoor education teacher Sam Jarvis and several other supporting staff members. Please complete the Paperly permission forms for camp as soon as possible.
Year 3 Outdoor Education Excursion - Hobart Rivulet - Wednesday 16 September
On Wednesday 16 September, Year 3 students will be going on an Outdoor Education excursion to explore the history and changing landscape surrounding the Hobart Rivulet. Parts of the journey will be on foot, other parts will be on a bus. Year 3 class teachers will accompany their classes with Emily (Outdoor Education Teacher). We will depart school at 9.30am and return to school by approximately 3.00pm.
Students should wear sports uniforms on this day, but will need to bring a warm jumper (wool, polar fleece or puffer jacket), beanie, gloves and a waterproof raincoat as it could be 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. All of this equipment will need to be packed into a day backpack or their school backpack as they will need to carry it with them for the duration of the excursion. Please ensure your child’s details are up to date on Paperly.
Year 6 Excursion to Southern Christian College - Thursday 17 September
On Thursday 17 September Year 6 students will be visiting Southern Christian College in Kingston to see their PYP Exhibition. Students will leave at 11.40am and return at 1.40pm travelling by bus.
Kindergarten Earthcare Days - Term 3 - Lenah Valley
The Kindergarten children will be visiting a site near the Lenah Valley Linear Park for their Earthcare Days in Term 3. The Cockatoo and Raven groups will be going out alternate fortnights, on Mondays, from Week 4 - Week 9. The Cockatoo group will go to Lenah Valley on the following Mondays - 31 August and 14 September; the Raven group will go on 24 August, 7 and 21 September. We will travel to and from the site by bus. We will leave at 11.30am 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 Mondays that the group remains at school they will be exploring Earthcare practices and understandings within the Kindergarten and school grounds.
These excursions are an important aspect of our 'Sharing the Planet' unit of inquiry. Through these weekly trips we are aiming to develop independence, responsibility, curiosity, resilience and earthcare in a nature play environment. Please ensure that your child has a rubbish free packed lunch at Kindergarten, especially on Mondays. This will help develop the children’s understanding about the concept and practices of earthcare and raise both the children’s and the community’s awareness about the impacts of soft plastic on our natural environment.
On our Earthcare days, the children need to wear their sports uniform, to ensure they are ready for active, hands-on, nature play learning. Your child will need warm clothing, appropriate 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. We have also asked all families to bring a pair of gumboots to school for puddle play at school, and on our excursions. These will also double as a spare pair of shoes if needed. 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 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