High School
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 Year 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.
Year 9 Careers Day
Wednesday 8 March, period 3-5
The first Year 9 Connections event of the year; Year 9 Careers Day is coming up. In this new initiative, students will reflect on their passions and interests, and what employability skills they currently possess. They will consider who they want to be in their future, and how they can align their future careers with what matters most to them. In Gathering last week, students also chose from a range of practical workshops that we will be running in the afternoon session, which we aim to align with their current interests and what they feel is most relevant to their career aspirations.
The day will run as follows;
Period 1 and 2 - normal classes
Period 3 - 5 - focus on Career Education and practical workshops.
Students will require a charged laptop and pencil case for the day.
If you have any questions about the Year 9 Connections program, please feel free to contact Esther Hoggart - Year 9 Coordinator.
Year 10 Sense of Future Day
Learning for the future. Exploring opportunities
On Tuesday 14 March all Year 10 Students will begin their Pathways program. As they start their journey at looking at what the future may hold, students will hear from our keynote speaker Polly McGee as well as hear from a number of speakers who have generously offered to share their career story. We are very appreciative of them giving up their time to support our students. Students will also participate in a variety of sessions which will offer experiences and information to support their decision making in the coming months and years.
Included in the day will be the Morrisby Psychometric Testing from which each student will receive a personal and detailed profile. The Morrisby Profile has been designed to help students who are making important decisions about their future education and/or career. It is designed to help them understand themselves better, to gain focus and direction, to improve their study techniques and gain better grades. It can also help to confirm ideas about future careers that students may already have or possibly discover new ones.
All Year 10 students are to meet at 8.30am in The Farrall Centre. Students are asked to be in full formal uniform and to have their computer fully charged for this day.
For more information please contact Trish Menadue.
SAVE THE DATE:
On Thursday 16 March there will be a Parent and Student Morrisby Information Session at 5.30pm in The Farrall Centre where students will receive access to their profile and Barry Darnell from Morrisby will walk students and parents through how to interpret the results.
Important Dates
Term 1
Thursday 2 February - Thursday 6 April 2023
Wednesday 8 - Friday 10 March - Year 7 Beach Days
Monday 13 March – Eight Hour Day holiday
Tuesday 14 March & Thursday 16 March - Year 10 Sense of Future
Saturday 18 March - Relay for Life
Wednesday 22 March – Friday 24 March – Year 7 Beach Days
Wednesday 29 March - Year 7-10 Language Celebration Day - German
Friday 7 April - Tuesday 11 April – Easter
Term 2
Wednesday 26 April | Friday 7 July 2023
High School – Years 7 to 10 Office
6210 2235 | hsoffice@friends.tas.edu.au
8am – 4pm Monday – Friday