Dear Families,

Thank you to family members who were able to attend our Book Week parade this morning. It was wonderful to see the incredible range of costumes and the wide range of books that our students and staff are reading! 

Thank you for all the effort that went into creating the amazing costumes on display today.  

Finally, a huge thank you to family members who dressed in a character from a book and joined in our parade!  

There will be more Book Week reports and photos in next week’s newsletter. 

Regards

Anne Reeves

Principal

Wednesday 3 September at Clarence Aquatic Centre. The carnival is for Years 3 – 6 students and will run from 9:30am – 2:30pm. 

If you are able to volunteer on the day for part or all of the day, please email Mr Nichols (mark.nichols@decyp.tas.gov.au) by the end of next week.  

All volunteers must hold a current RWVP, have completed the Safeguarding training and provided the certificate to school admin.  

Year 6 students who will be attending THS in 2026 will attend a Taster Day next Wednesday, 27 August.

Students will depart school at 9:00am and return before 3:00pm.

Students will need to wear full school uniform and bring their own recess, lunch, drink bottle and a pen/pencil.

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. 

A reminder to families that students who are enrolled in the ICAS Maths (Tues 26th, Aug) that the competition starts at 3:10pm and will  finish at 4:20pm.

Students will need to be collected from the office at the end of the competitions.

Thank you. 

Parents and carers are invited to attend the End of Year Assembly for our Yr 6 students, which will be held on Wednesday, 10th December, 2025 starting at 11:30am.

Dear Families / Guardians,

In Term 3 this year between 2nd September and 18th September, Grades 4-6 at South Hobart Primary School will participate in Consent and Relationship Education (CARE). The CARE program empowers children to understand that their bodies are their own and equip them to make positive, respectful choices for themselves and others. Topics covered over three sessions will include:

‘Felt Safety and Safety Network’

• Identifying early warning signs and connecting feelings to safe or unsafe behaviours
• Understanding and communicating safety
• Identifying trusted adults, support networks and resources

‘Our Bodies and Consent’

• Understanding consent related to concepts of body autonomy, privacy and safety
• Knowledge of correct anatomical body part names
• Identifying personal body rules

‘Consenting in Action’

• Understanding consent in context of spectrum of agreeance
• Understanding pressure, coercion, and force
• Strategies for communicating consent

On Wednesday 27th August at 3:15pm, we will be running a 1hr parent/guardian session at the school. The session will cover student content, information about sexual harm myths and prevalence, best responses to disclosures, and opportunities to ask questions from our educators.

CARE aligns with National Curriculum requirements for Consent and Respectful Relationships Education and is delivered by the Sexual Assault Support Service. If you have any questions about the program, please contact us on training@sass.org.au

Yours sincerely,

Christie Dixon

Primary Prevention Coordinator

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