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Primary School

Assembly

Monday 20 October

Next week we will be holding a Walpole Assembly for our Years 3-6 students.  As The Farrall Centre is unavailable the assembly will take place outside in the grounds, 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.

Grandparents and Older Friends’ Day

Wednesday 22 October 

Grandparents and Older Friends’ Day will be held on Wednesday 22 October. The day will include Quaker Gatherings, outside learning displays, music performances and a light morning tea.

 

This year the event will be ticketed and will take place in the school grounds over separate sessions:

  • Quaker Meeting for Worship 8.30am - 9.00am.
  • Kindergarten family and friends will gather in the Kindergarten grounds from 9.00am - 9.45am. 
  • Prep - Year 2 family and friends will gather behind the Wells classrooms from 9.00am - 9.45am. 
  • Years 3 - 6 family and friends will meet outside the Walpole area between 10.15am - 11.00am. 
  • Quaker Meeting for Worship 11.00am - 11.30am.

 

Morning tea for all visitors will be outside The Farrall Centre from 9.45am - 10.15am. 

 

We will be offering a shuttle bus service from the Hobart Hockey Centre, Bell Street. Please make sure to book a separate ticket for this if you would like to book this service. 

 

Please make your booking via this link.

Year 6 Places of Worship Excursions

17, 21 and 28 October

Year 6 students will deepen and extend their 'inquiries into identity, as individuals and communities, through spiritual health and wellbeing,' by visiting the following places of worship and speaking about practices, history and beliefs in a range of contexts.

 

Excursion 1: Friday 17 October, 9.00am - 2.45pm

Walk to Hobart Synagogue, Scots Memorial Church, Baha’i Centre of Learning and back to school. 

 

Excursion 2: Tuesday 21 October, 9.00am - 2.15pm

Walk Friends' Park, Hobart Mosque, St Mary’s Cathedral and back to school. As a mark of respect for Islamic culture, all female students and accompanying adults are asked to bring a shawl or similar piece of cloth, to be worn during our time in the Hobart Mosque. All students are asked to bring their school tracksuit pants, trousers or similar to wear over their sports uniform shorts. 

 

Excursion 3: Tuesday 28 October, 10.30am - 1.40pm

Bus to Hobart Sikh Gurdwara and bus back to school. A simple lunch provided by the Sikh community, but students are welcome to bring their own as well.

 

Students are to wear school sports uniform including their hat, comfortable shoes for walking  and bring a packed lunch, snack and water bottle. No lunch orders on these days. 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 require a current Working With Vulnerable People card and must be registered as a volunteer with the School. You can find the School’s volunteer registration form at this link. 

Year 4 Outdoor Marine Discovery Centre Excursion

Monday 20 October - 9.30am to 2.25pm

On Monday 20 October, 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 ‘How we organise ourselves’ unit. The bus will be departing at 9.30am and return to school by 3.00pm. Students need to come dressed in their sports uniform, including a warm jacket. They should bring their lunch and snacks; there will be no lunch orders on the day. The children should also bring a full water bottle. Please update student Operoo profiles before the excursion.

 

In order to facilitate smaller groups, parent helpers would be appreciated. If parents would like to accompany us for this excursion please contact your child’s classroom teacher Katie or Charlie. Anyone interested in joining us will need to complete the Volunteer Registration Form. Parent helpers are required to meet us at the Marine Discovery Centre at approximately 10.00am. We will be leaving the venue at 2.15pm to return to School.

Years 3-6 - Primary School Athletics Carnival

Wednesday 29 October - 9am to 3.10pm at the Domain Athletics Centre

The Primary School Athletics Carnival will be held on Wednesday 29 October at the Domain Athletics Centre for all students in Years 3-6. Students are required to make their own way to the Domain by 9.00am, with supervision provided from 8.15am. The carnival concludes at 3.00pm. Students need to be picked up promptly by 3.10pm. Please advise the Primary School Office if your child will not be picked up by that time as they will walk back to school with class teachers. It is essential that we know which students are walking to arrange appropriate supervision. Programs will be sent home prior to the carnival. Any enquiries please contact Lisa Di Venuto.

Year 5 Excursion - MONA

Friday 31 October

On Friday 31 October, 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 9.30am and travel to MONA by bus, returning at approximately 3.00pm. Full sports uniform is required to be worn, as well as a hat, water bottle, morning tea and lunch. 

 

MONA has asked for the ratio to be 1 adult to 10 students. In order to facilitate these smaller groups of students exploring the museum with a supervising adult, parent helpers would be appreciated. Our volunteers require a current Working With Vulnerable People card and must be registered as a volunteer with the School. You can find the School’s volunteer registration 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 4 Camp 

Thursday 30 and Friday 31 October - Roches Beach

A camp has been organised for all Year 4 students at Orana Guide Camp at Roches Beach on Thursday 30 and Friday 31 October. Students will need to be dropped off to school with all the equipment for an overnight experience at the start of the school day and can be collected from the drive through at 2.30pm on their final day of camp. Students will be accompanied by class teachers, Outdoor Education teacher Emily Ardas and support staff. Detailed information has been included in the Operoo permission form which was sent to parents. To enable your child to attend Year 4 Camp please ensure this consent form is completed by TOMORROW Friday 17 October. We are looking forward to this overnight experience with both Year 4 classes. 

Year 3 - Outdoor Education Excursion and Sleepover 

Thursday 30 and Friday 31 October

The Year 3 School Sleepover will take place from Thursday 30 until Friday 31 October in The Farrall Centre at school.  On Thursday morning students are to meet in classrooms with their bags and bedding, before they depart school at 9.00am to participate in an Outdoor Excursion, exploring the beautiful coastline along the Alum Cliffs and Kingston Beach. This excursion is an opportunity for students to engage with their surroundings and learn valuable lessons about responsibility and the natural world. We'll be walking the Alum Cliffs track as a year group, with students arriving at Kingston Beach for lunch and some fun time on the sand. The day is designed to foster active citizenship and a sense of responsibility through activities like walking together as a group, practicing Leave No Trace principles and learning to be prepared for the outdoors. We'll also be exploring the natural and human-made systems we encounter, including local geology, ecology and history, connecting directly to the How the World Works curriculum. 

 

Students will need to wear appropriate free dress clothing for all weather conditions and sturdy shoes for walking. This should include a warm jumper (wool, polar fleece or puffer jacket), sunhat, sunscreen and a waterproof raincoat, lunch, snacks and a water bottle. All of this equipment will need to be packed into a day backpack or their school backpack. 

 

We will return to school by bus at 4.00pm. 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.  An afternoon snack and dinner will be provided for students on Thursday and breakfast and lunch the following day. Students should bring their school uniform to change into on Friday morning.

 

On Friday 31 October, Year 3 students will be participating in a number of activities, including a Race Around the World activity at school.  Detailed information about the sleepover, including a packing list has been provided to parents in the Operoo permission form, which should be completed by THIS FRIDAY 17 October. If you have any questions please contact your child’s class teacher:  Lis or Nathan. Students may be collected on Friday afternoon from 1.45pm from their classrooms, if possible. 

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 

Term 4 Monday 13 October to Thursday 11 December

Wednesday 22 October - Grandparents and Older Friends’ Day

Thursday 23 to Friday 24 October - Show Day Holiday

Wednesday 29 October - Years 3-6 Athletics Carnival

Thursday 30 October - Year 3 Sleepover

Thursday 30 to Friday 31 October – Year 4 Camp 

Monday 3 to Friday 7 November - Kinder and Prep Swimming Program

Monday 10 to Friday 14 November - Years 1 and 2 Swimming Program

Thursday 27 to Friday 28 November – Year 6 Camp

Friday 28 November – K-2 Sports Day

Monday 1 December – Moving on Day and Year 7 Orientation

Wednesday 3 December - End of Year Gathering

Friday 5 December - Year 2 Musical

Tuesday 9 December – Year 6 Assembly

Wednesday 10 December – Year 6 Social

Thursday 11 December - Primary School Community Day

Co-curricular Opportunities

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