Clemes

News from our Careers and Pathways Advisors

Volume #4 Newsletter 15 March 2023

Features:

Relay for Life 2023

THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER FOR THE TEAM IS THURSDAY 16th MARCH (TODAY)!! Don’t miss out!

This year’s Relay for Life will be held at the Domain Athletics Centre from 1pm Saturday 18th - 9am Sunday 19th of March. Years 7-12 students are invited to join our team and walk for an hour or more with Friends’ (you don’t have to attend or walk the whole 20 hours!) to help raise money and awareness in support of the Cancer Council Tasmania.

To register or donate, go to https://www.relayforlife.org.au/fundraisers/Friendlies/hobart-2023 and support our "Friendlies" team.

Students will need to pick up wristbands for entry from Simone on Friday.

Please contact Simone Summers (ssummers@friends.tas.edu.au) for more information.

Choir Practice

4-5pm on Thursday's

Year 7/8 Choir Morris Music

Bella Voce The Farrall Centre, Auditorium

Man Choir The Farrall Centre, Green Room

For more information contact Estelle Levy.

Progress Checks

Clemes students will receive their progress checks on the 23rd of March. These are useful in flagging general and subject-specific concerns around student progress, and we encourage parents and carers to engage with these. There will be an opportunity to speak with your child’s teachers during Learning Conferences on the 29th of March.

MAT Problem Solving Competition

On Thursday 30 March, several of our budding young mathematicians have been invited to participate in the Mathematical Association of Tasmania’s Problem Solving Competition. The questions are designed to elicit mathematical thinking and may require students to apply their mathematical skills to topics outside of the standard curriculum or to link together different mathematics topics that are traditionally taught separately. Each question may require some experimentation and different approaches before a student makes significant headway. In the past, some outstanding Mathematics students have been identified. For each question, students need to explain their reasoning and show their working (using English as well as Mathematics as necessary) to gain full marks. Students may not be able to complete all questions fully in the time frame but they will receive a better mark if they answer some questions very well rather than many questions poorly.

Students interested in participating in this competition should ask their Maths teacher. The competition will run on Thursday 30th of March from 8.35am to 10.35am at Clemes.

Sexual Assault Support Service (SASS)

The Sexual Assault Support Service (SASS) will be presenting to Clemes students next week, the 24th of March, on consent and healthy relationships.

These sessions lay the foundation and context for all subsequent content, giving participants the skills to understand the nature of sexual assault, and by contrast, what healthy, intimate relationships look and feel like.

Awareness raising of intimate partner violence, sexual harassment and abuse
Sexual consent and the law in Tasmania
Introduction to ethical consent

We provide ongoing support to students for whom this session raises concerns.

Stories with Friends Event - Storytellers Wanted

Our Stories with Friends event will be held on Thursday 30 March from 3.30pm - 6.00pm (see the Whole School section of What’s On for more information). Our community has a diverse range of cultures and histories, and we would love to include traditional tales and stories from a range of cultures in our event. We ask families to get in touch if they would be willing to read a traditional tale from a book that they have, or tell an oral tale. Please email Sharon Ryan at sryan@friends.tas.edu.au if you would like to participate in this way.

Second-hand Book Fair: More Books Needed

As part of the Stories with Friends event on Thursday 30 March, we are hosting a second-hand book fair to raise money for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. Its success will depend on the number of good quality, undamaged, sellable books (fiction and up to date non-fiction) and magazines that are donated.

We would be grateful if you could check your cupboards and shelves for books and magazines you no longer want and that are suitable for young children, older children and adults. Donations can be left at the Morris Office, or the High School or Clemes Libraries.

Parent Secondary Campus School Tours

8.45am, Tuesday 28 March

Current families of children in Years 7-12 are welcome to join the Director of Community Engagement Bill Avery for a tour of The Friends' School, High School and Clemes Campuses. The tour will include a walk through of our newly developed Revell Sports Centre and WN Oats Centre. We will also visit important meeting rooms, class rooms and social spaces. This is an excellent opportunity to acquaint yourself with the 7-12 learning spaces and ask more about the L@F24+ Program.

Book here - numbers are limited

Important Dates

Term 1

Thursday 2 February - Thursday 6 April

Friday 7 April - Tuesday 11 April – Easter

Term 2

Wednesday 26 April - Friday 7 July

Friday 5 - Wednesday 10 May - Y12 IB Diploma trial exams

Monday 8 - Tuesday 9 May - TCE extended lessons schedule

Friday 12 May - Year 10 - 12 Careers Expo

Thursday 1 June - Year 11 - 12 Pathways Evening

Tuesday 6 June - Year 11 - 12 Subject Selection Information Session

Wednesday 21 June - Subject Reports emailed

Wednesday 28 June - Learning Conferences

Term 3

Tuesday 25 July - 29 September September

Friday 22 September - Year 12 Leaver's Dinner

Tuesday 24 October - Friday 10 November - IBDP Exams

Tuesday 7 - Friday 17 November - TCE exams

Clemes – Years 11 & 12 Office

Phone 6210 2255 clemesreception@friends.tas.edu.au

8am – 4pm Monday – Friday