Primary School
Assembly
Next week we will be holding a Wells Assembly in The Farrall Centre for students in Kindergarten to Year 2. We welcome families to attend the assembly, which will commence at 2.15pm on Monday. 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 Soiree
Tuesday 4 June 5.30pm | The Farrall Centre
This is an intimate concert, where Primary School instrumental and vocal music students have an opportunity to gain performance experience.
Please contact Estelle or Christine for further information
Physical Education lessons for Year 5 and 6
Monday 3 June - Wednesday 3 July
During PE lessons in Weeks 6 - 10, all students in Year 5 and 6 will travel by bus to Kingborough Gymnastics Centre for gymnastics sessions. The bus will leave school at 12pm on their PE day and return by 2pm.
The dates are as follows:
Year 5: Mondays 3, 17 and 24 June and 1 July
Year 6: Wednesdays 12, 19 and 26 June and 3 July
Please note that in Week 6 only Year 5 will go and, due to the long weekend, in Week 7 only Year 6 will go. Any enquiries please contact Lisa Di Venuto.
Year 3 - Outdoor Education Excursion at Mount Field
Friday 31 May
On Friday 31 May, as part of our Outdoor Education program, all Year 3 students will be visiting Mt Field National Park. The bus will depart at 9am and return at 3pm. The bus will drop us off at the visitor centre and we will walk through the forest exploring the vegetation and waterfalls. We will make connections with our Unit of Inquiry about how people explore, explain and create to understand the world. Students will be required to wear their PE uniform with comfortable shoes for walking and carry in their backpacks an additional warm jumper, waterproof raincoat, hat, beanie, drink bottle, lunch and snacks. Please make sure students come with sufficient warm clothing and food and water for the day. There should be no lunch orders. Emily Ardas, our Outdoor Education Teacher, will be accompanying us.
Year 3 - Excursion to UTAS and Long Beach Sandy Bay
Friday 7 June
Year 3 will visit the Geology Department at the University of Tasmania and then travel to Long Beach Sandy Bay as part of their inquiry into Where we are in place and time. Students will visit the Geology Department to gain an understanding of the geology of Tasmania. We will learn how to identify rocks during an interactive gemstone hunt and explore the university's collection of rocks. We will then travel to Long Beach in Sandy Bay. We will have lunch and play in the park. After lunch a university lecturer will take us to a volcanic site and talk about the geology of the area. We will be departing school at 9.30am and return at 1.30pm. Students will need to bring a packed lunch and drink bottle. Students will be in uniform and will need to bring a coat/ rain jacket and any medication they usually have at school. Parents are welcome to meet us at Long Beach in Sandy Bay during the lunch break and for the walk to the volcanic site. You will also need to complete a Volunteer Registration Form.
JSSATIS Cross Country
Wednesday 12 June
The JSSATIS Cross Country will be held on Wednesday 12 June at Rokeby Police Academy. Selected students from Years 3-6 will travel by bus leaving school at 10.30am and returning by 2.45pm. Any enquiries please contact Lisa Di Venuto.
Environment Council - Waste Free Lunch Day
Wednesday 26 June
In Term 1 the Environment Council promoted a Waste Free Lunch Day to launch a discussion in the Primary School around the impact of litter in our environment. It was a great success with many students making the effort to limit the amount of packaging they brought to school. Our next Waste Free Lunch Day will be in Week 9 on Wednesday 26 June. Let’s build on the success of Term 1’s event by keeping waste out of our school. On this day we are encouraging students to avoid bringing rubbish to school in their lunch boxes. Any non-compostable rubbish that is brought to school will be collected and weighed. We will compare the results from this term with those of Term 1 to examine the impact we can achieve.
Kindergarten Earthcare Days Term 2 - Lenah Valley
6, 13, 20 and 27 June
The Kindergarten children will continue visiting a site near Lenah Valley’s Linear Park for their Earthcare Days each week on Thursdays 6, 13, 20 and 27 June. We will leave by bus at 11.50am and 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. 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