Senior School
Register for Elevate’s Parent Webinar Series
This Term Elevate Education delivers high-impact workshops to our students that help to develop their study skills, motivation, and exam preparation. Over the next term, you're invited to join their parent webinar series, where you can help support your child at home by reinforcing the skills they're learning at school.
Upcoming Webinars:
- How You Can Help Your Child Manage Their Time – Wednesday 26 Feb 6:30pm
- How You Can Make Technology an Ally (& Not the Enemy!) - Wednesday 12 March 6:30pm
- How You Can Help Improve Your Child’s Memory - Wednesday 26 March 6:30pm
Register for the series by clicking the link and learn some great practical strategies to help support your child this year. Book here.
Art2Words Writing Prize 2025
This year's Art2Words Writing Prize 2025 is officially open to submissions. Student writers are invited to respond to Severine Cherry's exhibition, Echoes of Identity (2024). Read Severine's Artist's Statement and get a closer look at individual sculpted objects from her exhibition here. They may choose to be inspired by one or any combination of Severine's sculpted cardboard objects, the exhibition as a whole, the exhibition title and the Artist's Statement. Students are welcome to submit an entry to the TFS Writing Prizes site in both poetry and short story categories in their section. Please identify your inspiration when submitting your entry. The competition closes at the end of Term 1, with short story and poetry prizes awarded in Secondary (Years 7-9) and Senior Secondary (Years 10-12) sections.
Any questions, please contact Karina Churchill, or Nadine Frick (Senior School English)
Carr Street Stop and Drop Zone
You may notice an increased police presence around the Senior School campus this week to help reinforce good driver behaviour which makes the streets around campus safe for pick up and drop offs. We encourage you to observe all parking signage to ensure the safety of pedestrians and other road users as well as showing courtesy to our neighbours.
The Stop and Drop Zone in Carr St is active from 8am to 8.30am and again from 3pm until 3.30pm on school days. You can only stop in this area during these times for the purpose of dropping off and picking up a passenger. These restrictions enable the safe drop off of students arriving and departing by car and are designed to reduce traffic bottlenecks in the area. Please do not park or stop your car in the Drop Zone at posted times.
The Friends’ School uniform
At The Friends’ School we believe that the wearing of the School uniform by students is a fundamental part of students’ and their parents’ commitment to the School Community. Wearing the School uniform is a visible way of establishing a student’s identity as part of The Friends’ School community.
Students may wear sports uniform for the day if they have two or more sporting commitments in any one day or if they ride a bicycle to School over a substantial distance. Further information on the uniform is available here.
We appreciate the support of families in ensuring the correct items, including official school shorts for PE and sports, are worn by students at all times. Please be aware that plain navy or black shorts and bike pants are not part of The Friends’ School uniform.
If a student is unable to wear the correct uniform for any reason please contact your child’s tutor in advance.
Sun Smart Breaks
Senior School students are encouraged to be sun smart especially during break times. The wearing of hats is recommended and sunscreen is available from the Senior School Office .
IB and Art Studio Practice Melbourne Trip
From Friday 21 to Sunday 23 February 2025, IB Visual Art and Studio Practice students are travelling to Melbourne for a learning opportunity. Highlights include visits to major exhibitions such as Yayoi Kusama at NGV International, ACCA, and The Future and Other Fictions at ACMI.
On Sunday, students will attend the Victorian Visual Art Exhibition and Seminar, featuring workshops with IB examiners, guest artists, and graduating students sharing their experiences.
This optional trip is a great opportunity to explore inspiring art, connect with peers, and gain valuable insights into creative practice.
Please contact Hamish Hall for more information.
Subject Changes
By Friday morning all Senior School students will have their Semester 1 timetables. We understand that on occasion, student needs and interests may change and this may necessitate a change of subject. For TCE students, subject change requests will be accepted between the 14 to the 21 of February only. For students in Years 9 and 10, changes may be requested from the 14 to the 28 of February. Please be aware that changes may not be possible for reasons including clashes with core classes, subjects not being run or classes being full.
All change requests must be made using the official forms available from the Senior School office and students are required to discuss the change with their teacher, tutor and Senior Staff member as required. Parents are also required to sign the Subject Change Request form before the change is approved. As these generally take a day or two to complete we recommend students start the process earlier rather than later.
Forms can be collected from the Senior School Office.
Contact Kate Baldry if you have any questions.
NAPLAN - Years 3, 5, 7 and 9
For those families with students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9, NAPLAN assessments will be held in March . The NAPLAN assessments will be conducted on-line (with the exception of Year 3 Writing, which remains paper-based). The NAPLAN assessments in Primary, Middle and Senior Secondary School will take place between Wednesday 12 March and Monday 24 March.
Further information and specifics on the tests and timing will be provided to families with students in these year levels soon. In the meantime, more information for parents regarding Naplan Online can be found here Please contact Kate Baldry or Aaron Davey for Year 9 questions.
Absentees
If your child will be absent from school for the day please advise the Senior School Office (phone: 6210 2255, or email: seniorschooloffice@friends.tas.edu.au). We appreciate your support in this process.
Important Dates
Term 1 Friday 31 January to Friday 11 April
Monday 10 March – Eight Hour Day holiday