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 Year 5-8 production for 2023.

 

Students from Years 5-8 will be invited to audition. 

Details of audition dates will be available shortly.

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 Walpole Assembly for students in Years 3 - 6 in The Farrall Centre. The assembly will commence at 2.15pm on Monday afternoon. We welcome families to attend. Please note that there will be no Wells Assembly next week.

Year 5 and 6 Learn to Swim - Monday 27 February - Friday 3 March

The Year 5 and 6 Learn to Swim program will be held at Friends’ Health & Fitness pool from Monday 27 February - Friday 3 March. Any enquiries please contact Lisa Di Venuto on 6210 2228 or email ldivenuto@friends.tas.edu.au.

 

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 or email ldivenuto@friends.tas.edu.au.

 

Year 5 - Collaborative Day at the Domain - Friday 24 February

On Friday 24 February, all Year 5 students will be participating in a collaborative learning day at Legacy Park Community Hub Playground on the Queen’s Domain. The aim of the day is to develop collaborative learning skills through a range of activities in accordance with our focus approach to learning during our How we organise ourselves inquiry. Activities will be run in cross class groupings to also develop our Year 5 learning community; an opportunity to get to know all students and teachers across the year level. 

 

Students will be walking to and from school, departing at  9.15am and returning to school by 3.10pm. They should bring a packed lunch, morning and afternoon tea, a drink bottle and hat. NO CANTEEN ORDERS ON THIS DAY. Suncream will be provided throughout the day and the students are invited to wear their P.E. uniform for this 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


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