Assembly

Our next assembly will take place on Monday 26 August in The Farrall Centre commencing at 2.15pm. We welcome families 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.

Year 6 Excursions

Hobart Youth Arts and Recreation Centre and Hadley’s Art Prize

Friday 23 August

Year 6 students will walk to the Hobart Youth Arts and Recreation Centre (YARC) and Hadley’s Orient Hotel to deepen their inquiry into, ‘How we express ourselves.’ Our guides at YARC will show us recent works by young people in Hobart that respond to current local issues and express feelings and ideas through a range of media. Our focus at the Hadley’s Art Prize will be on self-expression through visual art. Students will depart school at 8.50am and are to wear their sports uniform and bring a warm layer, raincoat drink bottle and packed lunch (no lunch orders please).

We will return to school at approximately 1.30pm.

Museum of Old and New Art (MONA)

Monday 26 August

An opportunity has arisen for Year 6 students to get a behind-the-scenes perspective on exhibitions and curatorship at MONA. What a terrific chance to expand our understanding in preparation for the Year 6 IB Exhibition in Week 10! Year 6 staff and students will travel to MONA by bus at midday on Monday for a tour and conversations with curators. We will return to school for the end of the school day. Students are required to wear formal uniform and bring a snack and water bottle.

We are looking for two more adults to join us. If you have already completed the Volunteering at Friends’ paperwork and are keen and available, please email Year 6 Teacher, Nic Hempel.

Year 4 Outdoor Education Excursion - Seven Mile Beach

Friday 23 August - 4E and Monday 26 August - 4D

On Friday 23 August Year 4E and Monday 26 August Year 4D will be going on an Outdoor Education day with their class teachers and Outdoor Education Teacher, Emily Ardas. The day's focus will be on climate and the impacts it has on the coast and its species. The bus will be departing at 9am and return to school by 3 pm. We will begin at Seven Mile Beach where the class will explore the coastline and then walk over the headland to Roches Beach/Lauderdale and compare the different coastal environments. Students need to come dressed in their sports uniform, including a warm jacket, beanie, and waterproof raincoat and comfortable shoes to walk in. They should bring a big lunch and lots of snacks (no lunch orders), a full water bottle and any required personal medications (labelled) for the day. We will be returning to school at the end of the school day. Please update student Operoo profiles before the excursion.

Free Dress Day for Eventide Animal Sanctuary

Tuesday 27 August

The Primary Student Council is organising a free dress day on Tuesday 27 August to support the local animal sanctuary - Eventide, which cares for over 145 animals at Carlton River. A donation of a gold coin will support their sanctuary. The theme for this day is animals. Please wear suitable clothing and footwear required for participation in all lessons.

Prep Outdoor Education Excursion - Wellington Park

Wednesday 28 August

Prep students will be participating in an Outdoor Education Day at Wellington Park and completing a walk to the Octopus Tree. Class teachers, learning assistants and Emily Ardas, our Outdoor Education teacher, will accompany students on the excursion. We will depart school at 9.45am and return by 1pm. The day aims to explore the local bushlands while developing relationships with peers. Students are required to wear their sports uniform and sturdy shoes to walk in. Also bring a backpack with morning tea and lunch, a rainjacket, water bottle, warm jumper, beanie, sun hat and any required personal medication. Please update student Operoo profiles before the excursion.

Year 5 Outdoor Education Excursion - kunanyi/ Mt Wellington Bushwalk

In the coming weeks Year 5 students, in class groups, will be participating in an Outdoor Education bushwalk on kunanyi/Mt Wellington.

Year 5C - on Thursday 29 August
Year 5AM - on Friday 30 August
Year 5M - on Thursday 5 September

We will depart at 9am and return to school by 3pm. The focus for the day is building resilience, working together as a team, exploring the varied ecosystems and learning about the Aboriginal history of the location. We will also do simple bushcraft skills such as map reading and navigation. The walk will start and finish at The Springs via the Octopus Tree, Sphinx Rock, the Sawmill and Organ Pipes Track.

The walk is approximately 5km long with some steep ascending tracks. Students will be required to wear warm sensible plain clothing that is appropriate to the cold weather that can occur on the mountain. Students are strongly recommended to wear long pants (no jeans), long t-shirt/ thermal shirt, jumper, warm socks and appropriate bushwalking shoes. Students will also need to pack their day bag with a rain jacket, spare warm jacket/coat, beanie, and gloves, spare socks, plenty of food for lunch and snacks (no lunch orders on these days), a big drink bottle of water, and any personal medication.

Kindergarten to Year 4 Growing Up Program

Monday 2 - Friday 6 September

Growing Up – a relationships, sexuality and protective behaviours program, will be run by Family Planning Tasmania for our Kindergarten to Year 4 students starting on Monday 2 September. There will be a parent information session for the Kindergarten to Year 4 parents on Monday 2 September from 8.30am - 9am 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.

Year 3 - Outdoor Education Excursion and Sleepover

Thursday 5 - Friday 6 September

The Year 3 School Sleepover will be held from Thursday 5 September until Friday 6 September in The Farrall Centre at school.

On Thursday morning students are to meet in classrooms, in their school sports uniform with their bags and bedding, at 8.45am and attend regular classes until 1pm. At 1pm we will commence a walk to the school grounds at Bell Street for some team building activities. We will then walk to Cornelian Bay Park and return to school by bus at 4pm. Back on campus we will make preparations for the overnight setup and enjoy a lovely community dinner before sleeping overnight in The Farrall Centre Auditorium.

On Friday 6 September, Year 3 students will be going on an Outdoor Education Excursion to explore the coastline of the Alum Cliffs in Kingston. We will depart school at 9am and return to school by 2pm. Students will need to wear appropriate clothing for all conditions and sturdy shoes for walking. This should include a warm jumper (wool, polar fleece or puffer jacket), sunhat, sunscreen and a waterproof raincoat and a water bottle. As part of the school sleepover students will be provided with lunch and snacks for this day. All of this equipment will need to be packed into a day backpack or their school backpack.

Detailed information about the sleepover, including a packing list has been provided to parents in the Operoo permission form. If you have any questions please contact your child’s class teacher: Chelsea or Nathan.

Students may be collected on Friday afternoon at 2.30pm from their classrooms, if possible.

Year 4 Excursion - Marine Discovery Centre Woodbridge

Friday 6 September

On Friday 6 September, Year 4 will be going on an excursion to the Marine Discovery Centre in Woodbridge. The day's focus will be on consolidating our learning in our ‘Sharing the Planet’ unit. The bus will be departing at 9.10am and return back to school by 3.00pm. Students need to wear their sports uniform, including a warm jacket. They should bring their lunch and snacks, there will be no lunch orders on the day. Students should also bring a full water bottle and any personal medications (labelled) required for the day. We will be returning to school at the end of the school day. Please update student Operoo profiles before the excursion.

In order to facilitate smaller groups, parent helpers would be appreciated. Our volunteers will require a current Working With Vulnerable People card. You will also need to fill in a volunteer form at this link. Please email your class teacher if you are able to assist. Parent helpers are required to meet us at the Marine Discovery Centre at approximately 9.30am. We will be leaving the venue at 2.10pm to return to school. We look forward to an exciting day of learning.

Kindergarten Earthcare Excursions - Lenah Valley

Thursdays until 19 September

This term Kindergarten students will again be visiting a site near the Lenah Valley Linear Park for their Earthcare Days, going out each week, on Thursdays. We will travel to and from the site by bus leaving school at 11.50am and returning by 2.45pm. Collection time for all students will be at 3pm from the Kindergarten area, at the end of the Kindergarten day as per usual.

On Earthcare days, the students 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 students 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. Please pack a rubbish-free lunch with plenty of food and water for an active day out. We have been asking the students about the concept of belonging, how they can care for places where they feel they belong as well as what Earthcare means to them.

Father's Day Movie

Tuesday 3 September - 5pm to 6.30pm | The Farrall Centre

All students and their families are warmly invited to our Father's Day event to celebrate their Dad, Guardian, Grandparent or special family friend. This is a free event and is accessible to all students and their families. This year we will be offering a viewing of the Dreambuilders, along with complimentary ice cream and popcorn treats.

Book your tickets

For more information, please email our Events and Marketing Coordinator Emma Gilligan

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 3 Tuesday 23 July to Friday 27 September

Monday 9 September – Wellbeing Day, as part of Wellbeing Weekend (no K-12 classes)

CLICK HERE to view the School calendar

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