Clemes
No Parking in Clemes Staff Carpark
To avoid unnecessary traffic congestion and safety issues we remind parents and guardians that the Clemes staff car park, located off Boa Vista Road, is not to be used for parking or school drop-off / pick-up.
Mask Wearing on Commercial Road Campus and Covid-19 Update
The School has seen a continuing sharp increase in the number of students and staff with Covid-19 or Influenza/Cold illnesses on the Commercial Road campus. Subsequently, it has been recommended, and in the best interest of community health and wellbeing, to ask all students, staff and visitors to wear face masks when indoors on the Commercial Road Campus from this Friday 19 May to Friday 26 May 2023 (inclusive).
All staff and students are encouraged to provide their own personal face mask, however, the School will have a limited backup supply at the school offices. Years 11 and 12 students will be asked to wear a mask as well when they have a class on the Commercial Road Campus (Art, Foods, Drama, Design/Technology, etc.).
A reminder to please refer to and review the School’s Feeling Unwell, Stay at Home Flow Chart, which provides the information you need when managing Covid-19. How can you help us get on top of the recent increase in Covid-19 and other illnesses?
- Follow the mask wearing directive and advice when indoors
- Encourage your child to maintain excellent personal hygiene - washing their hands thoroughly & covering their cough
- Be mindful of others
- Try to maintain some physical distancing
- Use this eForm to notify The Friends’ School of a positive Covid-19 case
The School appreciates your ongoing cooperation as we support a healthy school environment.
Jean Yeates Writing Prize 2023
The prompt for this year’s Jean Yeates Writing Prize is:
‘…the last wave…’
Entries are now open. Students must address and explore the prompt above in either short story, poem, or in creative non-fiction prose form. Creative non-fiction prose could be a text such as a personal narrative essay or a lyrical essay.
Entries close 4pm last day of Term 2: Friday 7 July.
See The Jean Yeates Writing Prize page on our Friends’ Writing Prizes Site for more details.
Theatre Performance Year 11 IB - One Night Only!
Year 11 IB Theatre students warmly invite family and friends to an evening of Shakespearena silliness as they present Tom Wallnorth’s Shakespeare’s King Phycus. This comedy combines many of your favourite characters - a retiring king, star crossed lovers, sword wielding Romans and Yorick - in a whole new devious and entertaining plot.
When: Thursday May 25, 7-8.30pm
Where: Bill & Marjorie Oats Theatre, High School Campus, entry off Carr Street, doors open 6.45pm
Who: suitable for all with warnings of some slightly gruesome stage action and unforgivable Shakespearean puns
Tammy Giblin - Head of the Arts Faculty
National Youth Science Forum
Are you a Year 11 student passionate about science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM)? Do you want to meet like-minded young people from across Australia? Do you want to learn more about your study and career options? Look no further than the 2024 National Youth Science Forum Year 12 Program!
Applications are open now, register here.
Further details can be seen in this short video
Basketball Referee Course Opportunity
Starting Wednesday 24 May - 3.30pm
Are you interested in becoming a qualified Basketball referee?
We are offering a Basketball referee course for Friends’ students at no cost.
Please contact John White if interested.
SSATIS Cross Country
Wednesday 24 May
We still require 4 more girls to make a team for SSATIS Cross Country. Clemes students are only required to be there for the race which starts at 1.00pm.
Further information can be viewed on the link to the details
link to the form to sign up.
A school bus has been arranged to transport Clemes students to the Domain, leaving Boa Vista Rd at 12.15pm and returning at the completion of the carnival. We ask that students ensure they are organised to wear the correct sports uniform. Given the time of year, a warm jacket and wet weather gear is highly recommended for this event. Parents are most welcome to attend.
Clemes UTAS Music Twilight Concert
Wednesday 24 May, 6pm-7.30pm in The Farrall Centre
Students from the year 11 and 12 UTAS Music Performance class will be performing music they have been working on for the end of year assessments as part of the second Clemes UTAS Music Twilight Concert. You are all warmly invited to attend.
Leavers’ Dinner Invitation Competition
The Year 12 Reps are currently calling for entries for the Leavers’ Dinner Invitation competition. The winner receives a free ticket to the Leavers’ Dinner, to be held on the 22nd of September. This year’s theme is Starry Night. More details will be shared via the student Notices section of SEQTA.
Work Experience Support Needed
The Careers and Pathways Advisors, on behalf of our Year 10 students, are calling on our community to provide work experience opportunities. If you are a business owner or work in an industry that could host a Year 10 student from Tuesday 5th of September until Friday the 8th of September, please get in touch with Pete Gibson or Trish Menadue.
Careers and Pathways
The new issue of the careers and pathways newsletter is out and accessible via this link
Here are some of the features of this fortnights newsletter.
• 2023 career Expo!
• Year 10 Work Experience
• Decisions decisions...
• Careers in ICT - Big Day IN
• Economics Scholarship
• Tas Tafe Info Week
• Careers in Game Design
• Early Entry - Aus Uni's
For more information please contact Pete Gibson and Trish Menadue
Pride Week Bake Sale
Friday 19 May
The Diversity Club will be holding a Bake Sale at Clemes to raise money for local charity Working it Out. Working it Out provides advocacy and support for the local LGBTIQA+ community and delivers education for organisations around Tasmania.
Blended Learning (BL) Update
Following the Blended Learning trial in Term 1, there have been a number of timetable changes. Students are asked to please make sure that they take note of these. Each student will now have four timetabled lessons for their BL classes, but one of these will generally still be run as a BL class with students encouraged to independently complete the set work.
In some cases, students who have completed the BL work for the week may not be required to attend that lesson. If the BL lesson falls in period 1 or 5, and a student has permission to work independently, they may negotiate to work from home. Normal expectations for signing in or out of campus still apply.
Some students may have lost a Study Skills line as a result of timetable changes. There are multiple Study Skills classes available if this additional support is required; please speak to your teacher, Adam, Kate, Amy or Jane about options.
All of the work set, whether face-to-face or independent, must be completed within the set timeframe. Students who are not able to do so may be entered into the catch-up sessions on Tuesday morning or Friday afternoon.
Important Dates
Term 2
Wednesday 26 April - Friday 7 July
Thursday 8 June - Year 11 - 12 Pathways Evening
Monday 12 June – King’s Birthday
Wednesday 14 June - Year 11 - 12 Subject Selection Information Session
Wednesday 21 June - Subject Reports emailed
Wednesday 28 June - Learning Conferences
Term 3
Tuesday 25 July - 29 September September
Friday 22 September - Year 12 Leavers' Dinner
Tuesday 24 October - Friday 10 November - IBDP Exams
Tuesday 7 - Friday 17 November - TCE exams
Clemes – Years 11 & 12 Office
Phone 6210 2255 clemesreception@friends.tas.edu.au
8am – 4pm Monday – Friday