Primary School
Assembly
Monday 11 November - Walpole Courtyard
Next week we will be holding a Primary School Assembly. As The Farrall Centre is unavailable the assembly will take place outside in the grounds near the Library, weather permitting, and will commence at 2.15pm on Monday afternoon. 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.
Information for Current Year 6 Families - Middle School Information Night
Tuesday 26 November 2024
7.00pm - 8.30pm
The Farrall Centre, 395 Argyle Street, North Hobart
We welcome you to join us for an Information Evening for families of students commencing Year 7 in 2025. This is a valuable opportunity for both current and new families to learn more about our Year 7 program and to meet key staff members and other parents. Presentations will include information about the curricular and co-curricular programs, our Quaker values and pastoral care. There will also be school uniform and back-to-school information.
Please book your tickets here.
Kindergarten and Prep - Learn to Swim Program
Monday 11 - Friday 15 November
The Kindergarten and Prep Learn to Swim program will be held at Friends’ Health & Fitness from Monday 11 November - Friday 15 November. Any enquiries please contact Lisa Di Venuto or 6210 2228.
Year 5 MONA Excursion
Monday 11 November
On Monday 11 November, Year 5 is travelling to the Museum of Old & New Art (MONA) as a provocation for their final Inquiry, ‘How we express ourselves’. Students will explore the central idea, “Creative thinking unlocks a world of possibilities” as they look at different elements and purposes of art, consider perspective and react to different artworks. Students will leave school at 10.00am and travel to MONA by bus, returning at approximately 3.10pm. Full sports uniform is required to be worn, as well as a hat, water bottle, morning tea and lunch.
In order to facilitate smaller groups of students exploring the museum with a supervising adult, parent helpers would be appreciated. Our volunteers will require a current Working With Vulnerable People card. You will also need to complete a volunteer form at this link. Please email your class teacher if you are able to assist. Parent helpers would need to meet us at MONA.
Year 6 Places of Worship Excursions
Monday 11 and Friday 15 November
To extend and deepen our inquiry into Who we are: beliefs and values, Year 6 will walk to the Hobart Synagogue and St David’s Cathedral on Monday 11 November, and to the Hobart Mosque and St Mary’s Cathedral on Friday 15 November. Students will participate in tours of each venue and have opportunities to ask questions about history, beliefs and practices. During the following week members of the Hobart Sikh and Buddhist communities will be visiting us at school to provide students with an insight into these faiths as well.
Students are required to wear full sports uniform and bring a packed lunch, snack, water bottle and hat. Please apply adequate sunscreen before school and pack a raincoat as required. If a parent would like to support this excursion, please contact your child’s teacher. Our volunteers will require a current Working With Vulnerable People card. You will also need to fill in a volunteer form at this link.
Fire Safety Program
Monday 18 - Wednesday 27 November
Firefighter Drew from the Tasmania Fire Service (TFS) is visiting our school in the coming weeks to present a Home Fire Safety Program to our Prep to Year 6 students. Kindergarten students, whilst not receiving a structured lesson, can expect a visit from Fireman Drew who will leave some free fun activities for the students to complete. The age appropriate program is designed to raise fire awareness in children and includes fun in class activities, videos, activity books, giveaways and a new kids website.
Parents and other family members are also encouraged to participate by reading the information and assisting your child with the after school activities. The TFS aims to deliver appropriate fire safety education to every primary school child in Tasmania and is part of the TFS’s ongoing commitment to create a fire safe Tasmania.
Waste Free Lunch Day
Wednesday 20 November
In Week 6, The Primary Environment Council is holding its final Waste Free Lunch Day event for 2024. Building on the success of the previous events, we are calling on all families to have a go at reducing their lunch box waste. We will be measuring any disposable lunch box wrappers and containers brought to school on this day in an effort to reduce our environmental impact. The aim of this event is to develop positive habits over time that minimise the amount of rubbish that is brought into our school environment. We encourage families to consider working with your child to pack a lunch box full of healthy snacks and bulk food items in our quest to tread lightly on the earth.
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 4 Monday 14 October to Thursday 12 December
Monday 11 - Friday 15 November - Kinder and Prep Swimming Program
Thursday 28 – Friday 29 November – Year 6 Camp
Friday 29 November – K-2 Sports Day
Monday 2 December – Moving on Day and Year 7 Orientation
Wednesday 4 December - End of Year Gathering
Friday 6 December - Year 2 Musical
Monday 9 December – Year 6 Assembly
Wednesday 11 December – Year 6 Social
Thursday 12 December - Primary School Community Day