Morris
The Friends’ School
Production of
2nd and 3rd June 2023
THE FARRALL CENTRE
The Year 5-8 Musical Team is thrilled to announce that we have secured the rights to Dreamworks - Madagascar Jr for our Years 5-8 production for 2023.
Auditions are commencing this weekend on Sunday 5 March. Please go to the following link to find out more information about how to register and what is involved.
Madagascar Musical 5-8 website.
Senior students will be invited to take on leadership roles in stage management, costume and props, set construction, scenic art and other front and back of house roles.
There will be many opportunities where family members will be welcomed to be involved.
A detailed rehearsal schedule will be provided in the upcoming weeks with some occurring on weekends, tentatively planned for Sundays from between 10.30am and 4.00pm. In production week there will be extra rehearsals after school.
Assembly
Next week we will be holding a Morris Assembly in The Farrall Centre. The assembly will commence at 2.15pm on Monday afternoon. We welcome families to attend.
Supporting the Cancer Council
Friday 17 March
The Morris Council are busily organising a free dress day and sausage sizzle for Morris students to support the Cancer Council’s Relay for Life. Our school has a team called the ‘Friendlies’ and the money raised by the Morris students will be added to their efforts.
Year 3 and 4 Learn to Swim
Monday 6 - Friday 10 March
The Year 3 and 4 Learn to Swim program will be held at Friends’ Health & Fitness pool from Monday 6 - Friday 10 March.
Any enquiries please contact Lisa Di Venuto on 6210 2228
NAPLAN Assessment dates
Naplan Assessments will occur for Year 3 and Year 5 students between March 15 and March 21. There will be no interruptions to the classrooms specialists timetable, however we do ask that all children are present at school by 8.45am on these days to begin the assessments at 9.00am. The assessments are conducted in a predetermined order, and will follow the pattern of Writing, Reading, Conventions of Language and Numeracy over the four days. There will be opportunities for students to complete catch up assessments if they happen to not be at school on the day throughout the assessment period. We are mindful that this can be a time of high anxiety for some students and we will endeavour to support all students in a gentle and calm manner during this time.
Please contact Wendy Crow if you have any queries.
Early Learning to Year 2 - Parent Workshop
Wednesday 8 March
We are pleased to be hosting a Parent Workshop on Empowered Kids: Raising Resilient Children with Lisa Ford (Clinical Psychologist) on 8 March from 7.00 - 8.30pm in The Farrall Centre. The focus of this workshop will be on parenting children between birth and 8 years of age, the role of resilience in children's health and happiness, the way we can support children to bounce back from stressors and develop problem solving skills. In this workshop, Lisa will share practical strategies to support parents to strengthen relationships and self-regulation through everyday interactions with children. We encourage you to come along and learn more about what we can all do to support our children’s resilience and self-regulation.
Bookings are essential, click here to reserve your place.
Year 4 - Outdoor Education - Team Orienteering Queen’s Domain
Wednesday 15 March
On Wednesday 15 March all Year 4 students will be walking to the Queen’s Domain to participate in an orienteering session with Lauren Stranger as part of our Outdoor Education Program. We will be leaving school at 10.00am and returning before the end of the school day. Students will need to wear school sports uniform. It may be cold so please ensure students have sufficient layers of clothing and bring their school shell jacket. They will also need to bring their lunch, snacks, a drink bottle (no lunch orders on this day), school hat, waterproof jacket and any required personal medications for the day (please ensure that these are labelled appropriately).
Please update student Operoo profiles before the excursion.
Outside School Hours Care - Collaborative Art Work
The Outside School Hours Care(OSHC) team would like to create a collaborative art work for our front window at the Frank Wells Hall and we need donations of bottle caps of all colours. Please drop off bottle caps directly to OSHC at the Frank Wells Hall or to the Morris Office.
Absentees
If your child will be absent from school for the day please advise the Morris Office (phone: 6210 2228, or email: morrisadmin@friends.tas.edu.au) and the classroom teacher before 9.00am.
We appreciate your support in this process.
Important Dates
Term 1
Thursday 2 February - Thursday 6 April 2023
Monday 13 March – Eight Hour Day holiday
Wednesday 22 March – Friday 24 March – Year 5 Camp
Friday 7 April - Tuesday 11 April – Easter
Morris – Friends’ Primary Years Office
6210 2228 | morrisadmin@friends.tas.edu.au
8am – 4pm Monday – Friday