Morris
Year 3 Outdoor Education Excursion - South Hobart Rivulet | Wednesday 25 August
On Wednesday 25 August, Year 3 will go on an Outdoor Education excursion to the South Hobart Rivulet and surrounds. This will be a provocation for our new Unit of Inquiry into Sharing the Planet. We will be exploring the concept of preservation and talking about why preservation is important, what we choose to preserve and what action we can take to preserve places in our environment. During our day at the Rivulet, we will explore different perspectives of preservation, including through an Indigenous lens.
Year 5 Excursion to Southern Christian College | Thursday 26 August
On Thursday 26 August Year 5 will be traveling to Kingston to visit Southern Christian College’s PYP Exhibition. The students will be leaving school at 8.50am and returning at 10.50am. Students are required to wear their sports uniform. The purpose of this visit is to experience another PYP school’s Exhibition and gain ideas from others’ perspectives.
Book Week Assembly | Thursday 26 August
Family and friends are warmly invited to attend our Book Week assembly in The Farrall Centre on Thursday 26 August from 2.15 - 3.00pm. Classes are enjoying a range of books by Australian authors and illustrators, and will share the rich connections they have made in our celebration of community and literature.
Book sale: donations needed!
Hi! I’m Maggie and I am in Year 7 this year. We are holding a second-hand book stall for Morris and Early Years students on Friday 10 September and would be grateful for donations of books suitable for children aged 0 - 12. The aim of the stall is to raise money for the Young Leaders of Tasmania (YLOT) Holiday program. This is an addition to the YLOT program that buddies children from schools like Friends', with children from Southern Support School to encourage inclusion and acceptance among young people.
I have lots of books to sell ranging from picture books by authors like Julia Donaldson and Eric Carle to small novels like Ella and Olivia, Raina Telgemeir's Smile series, Tom Gates, Minecraft books etc. If other families would like to donate books suitable for students aged 0-12, we would be really grateful: they can be left at the Morris Office.
The sale will be held in the foyer of The Farrall Centre from 1.50 - 2.10pm, and then again after school from 3.15 - 3.45pm. Thank you for your support, from Maggie.
Years 5 and 6 - ‘Safe, Smart Kids’ - Weeks 5, 6 and 7 | Monday 16 - Tuesday 31 August
In Weeks 5, 6 and 7 of this term the Sexual Assault Support Service (SASS) will be will be facilitating harm prevention and respectful relationships education amongst young people by presenting their ‘Safe, Smart Kids’ educational program to students in Years 5 and 6. There will be one session each week. The aim of the program is to address the underlying causes of sexual violence, thereby reducing its incidence and impacts, through promoting respectful behaviours.
Age appropriate student sessions will include:
- Intimacy and consent
- Ethical decision making
- Bystander behaviour and social change
- Technology use and online behaviours
- Protective behaviours for harm minimisation
The workshops align with elements of the Health and Physical Education curriculum and also within National Curriculum general capabilities: of Personal & Social Understanding/ Ethical Understanding.
Parent Teacher Discussions – Kindergarten | Monday 16 - Friday 27 August
Parent Teacher Discussions for Kindergarten students will be held during Weeks 5 and 6 (Monday 16 - Friday 27 August). This is an opportunity for parents and teachers to discuss your child’s learning. Click here for instructions outlining how you can make your appointment. If you need to cancel your appointment on the day please email your child’s teacher or phone the Morris Office on 6210 2228.
Year 5 Excursions Friday 3 and 10 September
On Friday 3 September, Year 5’s will be walking down to the Tasmanian Museum (TMAG) to participate in the Introduction to Our Land: parrawa! parrawa! Go Away workshop. TMAG’s First Peoples Learning Facilitator will guide the students on a journey through theBond Store galleries examining the conflict between the Tasmanian First Peoples and European invaders from multiple perspectives. We will also do a teacher guided tour of some of the museum galleries. 5M will remain at TMAG for an activity rotation then bus back to school whilst 5HJ and 5S will make the return walk to school.
As part of our Outdoor Education experience this year, each class will be participating in a walk along the Kaoota Tramway Track, a whole day excursion. 5HJ will walk on Monday 6 September and 5S will walk on Thursday 9 September. Further information to follow.
On Friday 10 September, 5M will do the Kaoota walk while 5HJ and 5S will return to the museum to finish off the activity rotation and investigate Franklin Square, returning to school by midday. Packed lunches are required for all Year 5’s on each of these excursions. Sports uniforms are to be worn and children will need a waterproof jacket and plenty of water to drink.
Kindergarten - Stewards of the Earth Excursions | Wednesdays in Term 3
Kindergarten children will continue their Stewards of the Earth program this term on Wednesdays at the new time of 12.00 - 2.30pm, to ensure we are outside when there is a little more light and warmth. Please pack a large lunch and water bottle. Children are encouraged to wear gumboots or sturdy shoes as well as a beanie. Children will be wearing Kindergarten waterproof trousers and jackets to ensure they maximise their explorations of the area.
Important Dates
Term 3 - Tuesday 20 July to Friday 24 September
Student Absences
Parents, guardians or carers are requested to contact the appropriate School Office for planned or unplanned absentee:
Morris – Friends’ Primary Years Office
6210 2228 | morrisadmin@friends.tas.edu.au
8am – 4pm Monday – Friday