High School
Bread Tags for Wheelchairs
For the remainder of the year, the High School will be participating in the Bread Tags for Wheelchairs initiative. To get involved, students are encouraged to collect the plastic tags from their bread bags and drop them off at the High School Office or to Service Committee meetings on Fridays in S202. At the end of the year, the tags will be recycled to make a variety of items, including picture frames, seedling trays and coat hangers. The proceeds are then donated to the South African charity, supplying wheelchairs to people in need. Collecting and recycling bread tags, including broken ones, is also a simple way to protect the environment, as these pieces of plastic usually go into landfill and, because of their small size, are particularly dangerous to wildlife. Check out the website: https://www.breadtagsforwheelchairs.co.za/.
Operation Christmas Child
Until Friday 8 November, on behalf of Operation Christmas Child, Year 8 student Bridie Woolley is fundraising to fill shoebox-sized boxes of gifts to send to children between the ages of 2-14. High School Tutors have an information pamphlet and a box for their Tutor group. There will also be a box in the Library and the High School Office to put age-appropriate donations in such as shoes, colouring books, pencils, erasers, or T-shirts (no liquids). For more gift ideas go to:
https://www.samaritanspurse.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/2017-Shoebox-Gift-Ideas.pdf
and for more information go to:
https://www.samaritanspurse.org.au/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child/
or contact Bridie Woolley: bridie_woolley23@student.friends.tas.edu.au
Year 7 Orford Camp
The Year 7 Orford camp allows students to further develop outdoor skills learnt throughout the year whilst introducing new activities designed to push students out of their comfort zone in a structured and supportive environment. These activities are not only designed to develop personal resilience but also teach students the value of accountability, teamwork and personal management in the outdoors, with obvious crossovers to other areas of their lives. We will be using basic camp craft, abseiling and mountain biking to help achieve these outcomes. Please consult the Outdoor Ed website at https://sites.google.com/friends.tas.edu.au/oed/y7/orford-camp for help with planning and preparation. Could parents/guardians please ensure CareMonkey forms are up to date.
German Celebration Day
It is that time of year again: German Celebration Day! Students - Come one, come all to our German Celebration Day on Wednesday 6 November. See German culture come to life right here at The Friends’ School.
All events will occur during lunchtime on Wednesday 6 November. Hungry? Head to the undercover gym area to enjoy a traditional German Bratwurst, a delicious jam-filled Berliner or chocolate milk! Need to run off some energy? Try out your soccer skills during our Soccer Match on the bottom oval - soccer is an extremely popular pastime in Germany, and Germany is well known for its soccer prowess as a country! Want to try your German language skills with your friends, or perhaps give the language a go for the first time? Sing your heart out to German songs during Karaoke in the Lecture Theatre!
Bratwurst will be $3, Berliner $2 and chocolate milk $1, and all profits will go to a school selected charity program. We hope to see you there! Please contact Britta (bhartmann@friends.tas.edu.au) or Christine (cwittlinger@friends.tas.edu.au) if you have any questions.
Service Awards 2019
High School students are awarded a Certificate, Half Colours and Colours in recognition of their contribution to service within The Friends’ School and the wider community. Students applying for any of these Service Awards must maintain a Google Doc Service Record and obtain electronic comments (including email and phone number) from supervising adults to verify their Service, and share with the Service Coordinators: Karina Churchill, Lisa Arthur and Britta Hartmann. A copy of the Service Award (Record) Application Form and Application Guidelines are available on Seqta Learn. Applications close Wednesday 27 November 2019.