Dear Families

We are now into our second week of the school year. Classes are very settled, and students are well into the swing of learning in their new classroom, with their new teacher and peers.

I know families are keen to hear about the learning occurring in classes. Our usual platform for this is See Saw. This year we will be using the new, paid version of See Saw, courtesy of DECYP. This new version will take a greater level of setting up than we have had in the past. We ask that you are patient while we work through the requirements and as soon as this has been established and See Saw is ready to start, we will let you know. Keep an eye on the newsletter (even weeks of term) and news and notices (odd weeks) for updates.

To increase opportunities for you to be engaged with your child's learning in 2025 we will be hosting open classrooms in terms one and three and sharing assemblies in terms two and four. Dates will be provided soon!

Students are enjoying using a greater area of the oval with the higher fence along the rivulet track edge. We are expecting four soccer goals to be delivered soon which will allow three soccer games across the oval. An added advantage – only one ball over the fence so far!

A reminder that week 4 (Monday 24 – Friday 28 February) is parent teacher meetings. The purpose of these meetings is to meet your child’s teacher and for you to share information with the teacher that will help support your child’s learning. Bookings will be via SZapp and open tomorrow. They close next Thursday 20 February.

Regards

Anne Reeves

Friday sushi needs your help!

Can you help out for 1.5 hours per school term? We need volunteers to keep our sushi program running in 2025. Please email sohoparents@gmail.com with your name and contact details.

Sushi Friday is the biggest fundraiser we have, and the kids LOVE it!

Please note that sushi recommences THIS week, Friday 14 February.

Thank you.

Scholastics book club issue 1 is now open! The catalogues are coming home today. 

If you’re new to book club, check out this link https://issuu.com/scholastic_australia/docs/scholastic_book_club_parent_guide or follow the easy steps in the graphic below. Every purchase earns reward dollars for the school library to buy more books. Win win!

Orders close on February 23rd. 

In order to receive effective communication for your child(ren) could families please subscribe to your child's class (eg. 1A) and their year level (eg. year 1) on SZapp. You will need to do this for each of your children. Please do this as soon as possible so that communication can be made in a timely manner.

Please also ensure that your email addresses are correct on the validation forms sent home today.

Thank you. 

Parent teacher meetings will be offered in week 4 of this term (Monday 24 - Friday 28 February). The purpose is for teachers to let families know how students have settled into the new school year. A further purpose is for families to provide teachers with information about their child that will enable them to receive the most effective support for success at school.

Students do not attend these meetings. 

I strongly encourage all families to take this opportunity to develop a positive relationship with your child's teacher.

Below is a link to the bookings for the Parent/Teacher Meetings. Bookings open at 9 am on Friday 14 Feb and close on Thursday 20 Feb at 12pm.

 https://sthhobartps.schoolzineplus.com/view-session/25 

Dear Soccer Family,

We are excited to reach out and encourage your participation in the 2025 Soccer Season, and what an amazing season we have in front of us.

The season will kick off with our FunDay on Sunday the 23 March (previously communicated as the 16), an amazing day of fun and community for all. 

Saturday games begin on the 3 May, and all teams will be automatically entered in a soccer competition that takes place over the end of August and the first weekend of September.  

On the 26 July we will come together for the Soccer fundraising quiz night.  An evening to remember and a community to share it with.

On the second weekend of September we will have our end of season Funday - join over 400 family members celebrating a beautiful season.

There's no limit to the fun. During the year there will be a range of competitions that we will seek to involve teams and families, The Southern Cup In April, the Devonport Cup in July and the Launceston Cup in September.  South Hobart Primary School Soccer Association teams have not only performed well in these competitions; they have thrived, and that's why, this year we will be looking to take a team to a national competition run in Brisbane.  Regardless of ability, we have opportunities for every child who wants to play the game. 

We are also establishing a structured development program for the coaches who would like to use it.  The program will provide training content to help coaches to support team development.   We will also organise regular Master Class sessions for the children to focus on a key skill, or area of the game.  Futsal has also taken its place in the development program, year round indoor 5 v 5 in a small playing area - the results are astonishing, players are really able to accelerate their development and fun.

Complete the following form to express interest in your child/children joining their mates in the school soccer.: https://forms.gle/T8B1veREfpZQmk9j8 

Coaches! We only manage what we do, because of the kind and generous time given by parents who volunteer to help out. Without the coaches, the none of this would be possible. Please join other parents in helping to run the soccer teams.  For the first time this year we are establishing Team Admin to help with the organising of team activity and keeping families up to date.  Volunteer either of these roles on the form above. 

Essential for finding out all the latest information and gossip, is our facebook page.  Follow our page here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61565897851602

What's next?:

1. Fill out the form above.  We will then contact you to propose teams,
2. You will then need to re register or register with Football Australia  
3. Lock in the 23 March for the Funday Day
4. Wait for communication from the coach and team admin people 
5. Prepare for kick off on the 3 May 

Clothing / kit 

• The blue t-shirts. we will give each coach enough shirts fort all players  
• Red shorts - you can buy them or purchase form us for $20, by getting in contact or, on the FunDay  
• Red soccer socks - you can purchase them or purchase from us by getting in contact or, on the FunDay  
• Shin pads - you can purchase or you can purchase from us by getting in contact or, on the FunDay.

Volunteering 

The Soccer Association is run by volunteers, we have no paid staff and the registration fees we charge cover only minimal equipment. So fundraising is central to all activities, activity that is only possible with parent involvement. We are making a call for support with Coaching, Admin and communication of teams, Funday helpers, quiz night helpers - so please; get in touch.

We can't wait to see you and your little ones.

In solidarity,

South Hobart Primary School

Soccer Committee

Dear families,

We are excited to continue our French program this 2025 school year! 

 Our classes are designed to be interactive and fun, and focus on listening and speaking skills, with activities that can be continued at home to share the joy of learning with the family.

They are run in our partnered Primary Schools by a native speaker, from 8am (before school class starts). 

Please check out our brand new website created to make the whole booking and payment process easier for you, and for further information: https://www.funlearning.com.au/book

Classes start next week (week of the 17th of February) and places are limited - please be sure to enrol on time.

You can now choose to enrol for the term, or the full year. Siblings discounts are also available.

As the online platform is brand new, please do not hesitate to reach out to me if you encounter any difficulty or issue.

We are so looking forward to starting/continuing our learning journey with your child(ren). 

Thanks again for your support, and happy start of the year!

Platypus Party

The Hobart City Council are holding a platypus party on Saturday 22 February at Cascade Gardens on the Hobart Rivulet from 1:00pm – 5:00pm.

The free event is a collaboration between the City of Hobart and Hobart Rivulet Platypus. 

The afternoon will include a platypus dress-up competition, platypus t-shirt printing as well as Bush Adventure events for kids and families. 

Local platypus legend Pete Walsh, the inspiration behind the documentary The Platypus Guardian, will share the stage with Hannah Moloney as they talk all things platypus. 

The celebrations will include a rapid introduction into the watery world of waterbugs and how they are being used to monitor the health of platypus habitat in the Hobart Rivulet. 

Bonorong Wildlife Hospital head vet Luke Gregory will talk about what makes our platypus so special and how we can all help protect Hobart's platypus populations. 

PLATYPUS PARTY MEDIA EVENT

The HCC has asked if 4 – 5 students, who are passionate about the platypus, would be interested in being involved in a media event at the Cascade Gardens, the day before the party, on Friday 21 February at 12:00pm.

Due to the short time frame, the school is unable to organise permissions and transport to this event. If students are interested parents would need to provide permissions to the HCC, sign the student out, take them to the event and return them to school.

Please contact me if your child is interested. anne.reeves@decyp.tas.gov.au Obviously there are only a small number of spaces for this so not everyone will be able to be part of the media event. However, everyone can attend the Platypus Party on Saturday!

https://www.decyp.tas.gov.au/learning/term-dates/