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- 100 days of Prep 2025
- Scholastic Book Club
- Bush Care - Tree Planting
- Parliament House/Town Hall Visit
- State Cross Country Results
- Brixihibition
- Extra Curriculum Articles
- Dates to Remember
Dear Families,
We commenced the term last week with some exciting discussions about our playground. Landscape designer, Louise, from Playstreet met with groups of students from Kindergarten to Year 6. Students worked with Louise to identify areas of the playground that are important to them and that they would like to keep as they are and areas of the playground where they would like to see some change.
Students had thought carefully about the playground and were confident to share their ideas to improve our play space.
Many students who did not get to work directly with Louise, worked with their class teachers to record their ideas and suggestions. Louise will incorporate these in a draft design. Watch this space for updates!
Grateful thanks to the School Association for their collaboration and support in the endeavour to improve our playground.
Many year five and six students have been or will be attending sports trials in soccer, football, netball and hockey. They are hoping to be selected for teams to play in the Winter Sports Carnival on 19 August for all sports except tennis which is on 29 August. Teams are made up of students from schools within our geographical area and on the day, they will play three games.
All the best to those who have attended trials.
On Tuesday our prep students celebrated 100 days of prep! They spent the day exploring the number 100, designing their own t-shirts and celebrating this milestone with their class. (Here’s a maths problem – how many more days until they will be going to trials for the Winter Carnival?)
Regards
Anne Reeves
Principal
| Correspondence sent home with students |
| Pre-school Outcomes Trial Information - KA and KB |
| Pre-school Outcomes Trial Opt Out Form - KA and KB |
| Science Week Excursion - 5A and 5B |
| Festival of Bright Ideas Excursion - 4/5A, 5A and 5B |
| Correspondence sent home electronically |
| THS Taster Day - Yr 6 Students |
| Headlice - Prep B and 3B |
Science Week: 11 – 15 August (week 4)
Book Week: 18 – 22 August (week 5)
Arts Week: 8 – 12 September (week 8). There will be visual art displays all week. Music/drama performances will be on Tuesday 9 and Wednesday 10 September. There will be performances in the morning and afternoon on each of these days. There will be more information closer to the time which students will be performing each session, along with specific performance times.
Three Way Conferences: 15-19 Sept (week 9)
Open Classrooms for Term 3
Open Classrooms – Tuesday 23 September (week 10) @ 9:00am – 10:00am
Whole school assembly – Tuesday 23 September (week 10) @ 10:10am.
Please note that open classrooms are for all classes! Families are warmly invited to attend to see what is happening with your child’s/grandchild’s learning.
Every school day matters! If your child misses one day per fortnight that equates to 40 days per year. That’s 8 weeks of the year!
If that pattern continues throughout their schooling from Kindergarten to Year 12, that is nearly 2 ½ years of school!
If your child is finding it difficult to come to school, please make a time to talk with your child’s teacher so we can work together to support them to attend school.
A reminder to families whose children are participating in the ICAS Writing and Digital Technologies competitions.
These will be held after school in room 7 and finish at 4:20pm. Students will need to be collected at this time. Please come to the front office.
ICAS Writing – Monday 4 August
ICAS Digital Technologies – Wednesday 6 August
We are pleased to confirm that the 2026 Year 6 camp will be held in term one on Monday 30 March through to Thursday 2 April.
(Friday 3 April 2026 is Good Friday.)
Please note this in your diaries and calendars! More details to come later in the year.
Our school will be participating in a trial of a new tool called the Preschool Outcomes Measure. This tool is designed to help teachers better understand a child’s learning and development in kindergarten. It focuses on a child’s language and problem-solving skills.
The trial is part of a National Applied Trial being conducted in schools across all states and territories, aimed at improving educational outcomes for children in the year before full-time school.
Only some kindergarten children may be invited to take part in the trial. If chosen, your child will participate in a range of familiar classroom activities as part of the process.
If you do not wish for your child to be included in the National Applied Trial, please return the ‘Opt-out form’ to your child’s teacher by Thursday 14 August. If our school does not receive this form from you by this date, your child may be included in the trial.
To find out more about the Preschool Outcomes Measure and the National Applied Trial, please read the attached fact sheet or ask your child’s teacher.
DECYP_Parents_and_Carers_Information_Sheet_Preschool_Outcomes_Measure_National_Applied_Trial.docx
In Prep B, our Inquiry unit for Term 2 focused on the concept of change. The driving question was “How are living and non-living things the same and how are they different?
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We have done lots of different activities to establish the differences and similarities between living and non-living things. We know the main needs of living things being: food, water, sunlight, shelter and air.
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In the next phase of our Inquiry process we started looking more closely at the physical attributes of fish, birds and reptiles. The students have learnt the names of their body parts and special features that distinguish them from other living species. We have learnt how to label a sketch showing the main physical features of different species. We have also discussed how certain animals are adapted to the environment in which they live.
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To conclude our Inquiry unit, the students have each compiled their own ‘Animal Discovery Book’ about fish, birds and reptiles. We hope that you like our writing and pictures.
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Please note, you can click on an image to enlarge it so you can read their reports more easily.
On Tuesday, the Prep classes celebrated their ‘100 days of Prep’ with lots of fun activities.
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We decorated plain white T-shirts and made crowns and glasses to mark the occasion. We had a full day of really hands on cool things to do. After lunch, we made fairy bread with ‘100s and 1000s’. It has taken lots of patience and hard work to reach this milestone, but it certainly was a special day to remember.
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Happy 100 days of Prep!
One Friday the 25th of July 2025, 10 grade sixes were chosen to help with Bush Care and plant trees around the rivulet with the Hobart City Council.
We were greeted by two people called Clare and Beck, they told us information about the rivulet and the plants and trees we were planting.
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Two groups got to plant a big Blackwood. The holes that were already dug for us weren’t quite big enough for these established trees so we had to spend time digging to allow them to fit. One of them took an unnecessary FORTY FIVE minutes and they ended up relocating because of a big rock and root that we couldn’t budge.
We also planted Blue Gum, White Gum, Flax Lilies and lasty Poa (a native tuft grass). Once each was planted we used a wire barrier to protect them from wildlife. While we were there we had people take photos and interview us as we went, you can see the write up and photos on the Hobart City Council Bushcare Facebook page.
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While we got muddy and a little bit cold, it was a fabulous experience. We look forward to seeing the trees continue to grow for years to come and are thankful to be part of something with our broader South Hobart Community.
By Saya (6A)
When we arrived at town hall, we all walked in. Most of us noticed the automatically opening doors, which were cool, because it was a really old building.
When we got inside, we put our bags down and sat on fancy and comfy chairs. Then Anna Reynolds walked in. She talked about the building’s history and other stuff about government.
We got to look in the guest book, which had been in the Town Hall since 1974. We got to look at all the signatures of the people who had visited since then.
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We then got shown around all the rooms, including the council chambers. Then we did a role play in the council chambers about how things work in the council chambers.
We then discussed matters like how Hobarts council works and other cool stuff and had no idea that such an old building could have automatic doors. In the role play we got to say an idea, debate on it, then vote, 6B voted that Hobart should get a new pool and there should be a three-day weekend. 6A voted on the idea to create a new science-based festival
targeting kids, and on the idea to build the stadium. The voting process starts with someone talking about an idea then other people got to share their opinion. After everyone who wanted to talk had talked there was a vote.
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After we went to Town Hall we walked down to Parliament House and went through security, after that we walked to the long room and two people were picked to do two roles, the clerk and the Sergeant at Arms, the clerks role was to make sure that everyone followed the rules and the Sergeant at Arms role was to protect the speaker and carry the mace. At Parliament House we did a scripted role play, the main roles were chosen by the teachers and then we all had to find a seat, we debated that every school should have a therapy dog.
Report by 6A, 6B and 5/6A.
We recently received our medals from the State Cross Country held at Symmons Plains. Congratulations to our Grade 3 Boys and Grade 4 Boys who finished 3rd in the State in the teams event. This was decided on our top 3 placing from the event at Symmons Plains.
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Congratulations to our amazing teams:
Grade 3 Boys Frankie, Louis, and Felix.
Grade 4 Boys Matthew, Austin, and Walter.
Matthew and Austin with their medals! |
Students are encouraged to submit items for the newsletter regarding their out-of-school achievements. All we ask is that items are submitted by COB on the Tuesday before publication. Items will be included in the newsletter at the discretion of Anne Reeves, the Principal. To submit a report please send an email, with all the relevant details to Anne Reeves and to the office at SHPS Admin.
Thank You.
| Term | Week | Date | Event | Help Required | Families Invited | FYI |
| 3 | Mon 4 Aug | ICAS Writing 3:05 - 4:10pm | Y | |||
| Tues 5 Aug | Australian Mathematics Competition:- 9:10am | Y | ||||
| Wed 6 Aug | Winter Sports at Home | Y | ||||
| ICAS Digital Technologies 3:05 - 4:10pm | Y | |||||
| 4 | All Week | Science Week | Y | |||
| Tues 12 Aug | ICAS English 3:05 - 4:10 | Y | ||||
| School Association Meeting- 6:30 for 7:00pm start | Y | Y | ||||
| Wed 13 Aug | Winter Sports @ Home | Y | ||||
| Fri 15 Aug | 5A and 5B Excursion to Elizabeth College | Y | ||||
| 5 | All Week | Book Week | Y | |||
| Mon 18 Aug | ICAS Spelling Bee 3:05 - 4:10 | Y | ||||
| Tues 19 Aug | SPSSA Winter Carnival | Y | ||||
| Wed 20 Aug | ICAS Science 3:05 - 4:10 | Y | ||||
| Winter Sports @ Campbell St | Y | |||||
| Thurs 21 | Book Week parade: 9:15-10:00am | Y | Y | |||
| Fri 22 Aug | Festival of Bright Ideas: 4/5A, 5A and 5B | Y | ||||
| 6 | Tues 26 Aug | ICAS Mathematics 3:05 - 4:10 | Y | |||
| Wed 27 Aug | THS Taster Day for Year 6 | Y | ||||
| SASS Parent Session: 3:15- 4:15 | Y | Y | ||||
| 7 | Wed 3 Sept | Yr 3-6 Swimming Carnival | Y | Y | ||
| 8 | All Week | Arts Week | Y | Y | ||
| Tues 9 Sept | Arts Week Performances: Morning and Afternoon | Y | Y | |||
| Wed 10 Sept | Arts Week Performances: Morning and Afternoon | Y | Y | |||
| 9 | All Week | Three Way Conferences | Y | Y | ||
| Wed 17 Sept | Winter Sports @ Home | Y | Y | |||
| 10 | Tues 23 Sept |
Open Classrooms: 9:00-10:00 Whole School Assembly: 10:10-10:40 |
Y | Y | ||
| Wed 24 Sept |
Winter Sports @ Home |
Y | Y | |||
| Fri 26 Sept | Last Day of Term 3 | Y | ||||
| 4 | 1 | Mon 13 Oct | First Day of Term 4 | Y | ||
| 2 | Thurs 23 Oct | Show Day Public Holiday | Y | |||
| Fri 24 Oct | Professional Learning: Student Free Day | Y | ||||
| Sat 15 Nov | SoHo on Stage | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Wed 19 Nov | K-2 Athletics Carnival | Y | Y | |||
| Fri 28 Nov | Schools Triathlon | Y | Y | |||
| Thurs 11 Dec | THS Orientation Day | Y | ||||
| Thurs 18 Dec | Last Day of Term 4 | Y |
https://www.decyp.tas.gov.au/learning/term-dates/