St Finn Barr's Catholic Primary School in Launceston, Tasmania | Primary School

St Finn Barr's Catholic Primary School

Locality: Launceston, Tasmania

Phone: +61 3 6326 3082

Address: 247 Invermay Road 7248 Launceston, TAS, Australia

Website: http://stfinnbarrs.tas.edu.au

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25.01.2022 Good Morning -- SNOW!!! St Finn Barrs is open today. Most staff are able to be at school. ... If you wish to keep your child home or if it is not safe to bring your child to school, please keep them at home and contact the office to let us know. If you do bring children to school, please remind them it is very slippery. Rug up, bring a coat and gloves. Drive safely, take care and enjoy this.

25.01.2022 Div 2 Boys into the Grand Final at 2:20 at Elphin.Div 2 Boys into the Grand Final at 2:20 at Elphin.

25.01.2022 It was brilliant to attend our Band Soiree tonight. Thanks, Ms Mowat and all our Music Tutors for all your work. Our students were brilliant and it was fantastic to be joined by our parents. Thanks for the entertainment.

24.01.2022 Little Fins tomorrow. All welcome. 9:00 or 1:00. Please enter through back car park.

23.01.2022 Thank you to our Parents and Friends who supported our community by providing gifts for Fathers Day. We hope you all liked them. Have you read The Examiner today. Some of our Year 1 Superstars feature. https://www.examiner.com.au//primary-school-students-sha/... Thanks to The Examiner for visiting us.

23.01.2022 This Sunday is the first Sunday of Advent. This video is a great way of explaining Advent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC0FGQLBp7w

21.01.2022 Tomorrow is a plain clothes day. We are raising money for St Vincent DePaul and the Archbishops Samaritan Fund. Please bring coins for our money line.Tomorrow is a plain clothes day. We are raising money for St Vincent DePaul and the Archbishops Samaritan Fund. Please bring coins for our money line.

21.01.2022 Science week 2020 - here is another experiment to try https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56diV8cdeDc&feature=youtu.be Dry Erase... Dry Erase - March 2018 Experiment of the Month at SFFE Materials: A glass plate, bowl, or picture frame Dry erase marker Water Instructions: Draw a simple picture on the glass. A stick figure is a good one to start with Pour water onto the plate or into the bowl slowly to lift up the drawing Swirl the water around to make the picture dance and move How does it work? The marker leaves behind mixture of pigments and a type of alcohol mixed together. The alcohol dissolves and the pigments are left behind as a solid. Glass is so smooth that the solid slides right off when it gets wet!

20.01.2022 National Science Week 2020

20.01.2022 Do you follow or regularly visit Office of the eSafety Commission. You can visit the site at: https://www.esafety.gov.au/ This site has excellent information for supporting parents and young people navigating online.

20.01.2022 Little Fins tomorrow 9:00 or 1:00. All welcome for Birth to 5 year olds. Hope to see you.

19.01.2022 Today 5/6 White shared their interactive science projects. They integrated their Science Unit and Digital Technologies to teach us about Space. They all did an amazing job.

17.01.2022 Nano Nagle Award. Each month we present a Nano Nagle Award. This is a really special award for students who: focus on showing compassion, love, empathy, reconciliation and service to others - by honouring the Charism of Nano Nagle and the Presentation Sisters. This month we had 2 recipients.... Hunter Cassidy for being compassionate and looking out for his friends. Ryan Wagg - for being amazing at Greet, Treat and Speak and filling others buckets. Well done Hunter and Ryan - we are super proud of you both.

17.01.2022 Thank you to our amazing St Vincent de Paul Group and Mrs Munnings. Our recent blanket drive was welcomed by St Vincent de Paul when dropped off today. Thanks to the families who contributed.

16.01.2022 Today we had our whole school technology Challenge. We all built Arcade Games. We began by planning and designing our game on Tuesday. Building and presenting our games today and tomorrow we will reflect on our work. Today we saw so many of our students flourish in a collaborative and creative space. Here are a few snaps.... I wonder what your child can tell you about today?

16.01.2022 Beautiful Launceston. Wow.

15.01.2022 A busy day of learning at SFB today.

15.01.2022 Well done to both our Year 3/4 Teams this weekend. Thanks so much to Harrison and Brayden who coached our teams so brilliantly. Special Congratulations to our Boys on winning the Divison 2 Grand Final.

14.01.2022 Science Week - How to make a Lava Lamp Are you looking for a Science Project for Science Week. Mrs McLeod has shared this one.... Lava Lamp Materials: A clean plastic bottle, try to use one with smooth sides water Vegetable Oil (or you could use Mineral or Baby Oil instead) Fizzing tablets (such as Alka Seltzer) Food Coloring Watch Scientist Joe as he makes the Lava Lamp Experiment here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGHTZImTvFY&t=8s Instructions: Fill the bottle up about 1/4th (1 quarter) with water. Pour the vegetable oil in the bottle until is almost full. You may want to use a measuring cup with a spout or a funnel. You may have to wait a couple of minutes for the oil and water to separate. Add a few drops of your favorite food coloring. Watch as the color sinks through the oil. Did your drops of color mix with the water immediately or float in between for a few minutes? Break your fizzy tablet in half and drop part of it into the bottle. Get ready here come the bubbly blobs! You can even get a flashlight, turn off the lights and drop in another half tablet. This time shine the flashlight through the lava lamp while the blobs are bubbling! How it Works: The oil floats on top of the water because it is less dense or lighter than water. The food colouring has the same density as the water so it sinks through the oil and mixes with the water. When you add the tablet it sinks to the bottom then starts to dissolve. As it dissolves it makes gas, carbon dioxide. Gas or air is lighter than water so it floats to the top. The air bubbles bring some coloured water with them to the top. When the air comes out of the coloured water blob, the water gets heavy again and sinks. It does this over and over again until the tablet is completely dissolved. Extra Experiments: What happens if you put the cap on after dropping the fizzy tablet in? What if you drop a whole tablet in? When it stops bubbling, try sprinkling some salt into your lava lamp. What happens?

14.01.2022 Science Week continued. Snow Fluff Materials:... 1 cup corn starch 1 cup shaving cream Food Coloring Instructions: Pour the cup of corn starch into a large bowl. Use a spoon to scoop the shaving cream on top of it. Put 5-10 drops of food coloring on top. Stir to mix. When the mixture looks like grated cheese, use your hands to squish the mixture even more. Pretty soon the shaving cream and corn starch will form a ball, about the same texture as dough. If your mixture is really wet and sticky after mixing, it needs a little more corn starch. If it wont stick together and falls into pieces, add a little more shaving cream. Thats it! Try sculpting snow angels, snowmen, or make a tiny snow fort! How does it work? The tiny pieces of corn starch get mixed into the shaving cream and suspended in the mixture. Shaving cream is mad of tiny tiny bubbles, and the surface tension on the surface of the bubbles helps float the corn starch particles when the two mix. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Sin3dR9wm8&feature=youtu.be

14.01.2022 The Nagle Award is a prestigious award that recognises students from St Finn Barrs Catholic Primary School who demonstrate the Charism of Nano Nagle in their everyday lives. The Charism of Nano Nagle is that of one who works to support those in need. To be like Nano Nagle is to be called to be compassion. Compassion means that we expand our circle of love to include all life, all beings. It was this compassion that drove Nano to dedicate her life to the poor. CONGRATULATIONS to Jack Arnold who is the August recipient of the Nagle Award. Jack has been working hard on his Personal Interest Project to raise money for the Cancer Council of Tasmania and he is also a compassionate and caring person to all he comes into contact with. Well done Jack

14.01.2022 This week, our Year 5 students have voted for our 2021 School Captains and Vice Captains. Congratulations to Leroy Gardner and Ava Radbone - School Captains 2021 and to Lucas Taylor and Isabel Archer School Vice Captains for 2021. We are very proud of all our Year 5 Students who will be amazing leaders of St Finn Barr's in 2021.

14.01.2022 Science Week in Kinder Gold Last week was Science Week and it was jam-packed full of fun and new learning. We are so fortunate to have not one but 2 dads in Kinder who work at AMC with boats. We were learning about why boats float so Charlie and Kobes Dads brought some amazing model watercraft to show us. They also brought some of the materials used to make boats, some heavy and some light. They were so patient with us as we asked many questions about building boats.

13.01.2022 Some great ways to help find out about our childrens day with a positive mindset.

12.01.2022 A BUSY DAT AT SFB. Today Year 3-6 Music Students had the music concert, Year 1 and Year 2 had their Athletics Carnival and Year 6 hosted City Park Radio. So many great things going on inside and outside the classroom.

12.01.2022 Thursday at St Finn Barrs. Breakfast Club, Kinder Art, Sleeping Lions and Little Fins Activities. We loved seeing so many Little Fins families this week - you are so welcome at our school and as part of our community. Thank you also to all our parents who have visited for Parent-Teacher meetings this week - we love celebrating your childs learning and growth.

12.01.2022 A few snaps from the most amazing day. Our students and staff had great fun today. #snowday2020

12.01.2022 Its National Science Week tomorrow! Although it may be a little different this year, there are still plenty of online events, virtual tours and stay-at-home science experiences. Find an event here: www.scienceweek.net.au #scienceweek #aussieED

11.01.2022 Today was another great day. Today we welcomed some of our Little Fins families back to school. It was so great to have them.

11.01.2022 A few more snaps of our Futsal Team.

10.01.2022 Congratulations to our amazing Year 6 Boys Futsal Team who today were named Tasmanian School Titles 2020 Champions. Well done Riley, Jordan, Thang, Declan, Tatye, Toby, Maxx and Gus. Great to hear what brilliant sports you all were today. Thanks Miss Hansen and Mrs Powell.

09.01.2022 Tomorrow at Little Fins we will explore colours and shapes through matching activities. When children are matching items, they are developing their ability to idenfity patterns and relationships between items. This can develop into conversations about the similarities and differences between items, strengthening childrens early problem solving skills. We hope to see you all at 9am tomorrow morning . Please remember our Covid guidelines by not entering the school grounds until 9am, Miss Davis will be waiting to greet you at the gate closest to the hall . Mrs Newman

08.01.2022 A reminder to all families that School Photos are tomorrow. Kindergarten to Year 2 students in PE Uniform and Year 3-6 students in Winter Uniform. SUBWAY Lunch orders return tomorrow. BAND Commences each Thursday morning at 8:30. If you are a BAND student please go straight to your Band lesson.

08.01.2022 Happy Wednesday to everyone. We had a really busy Wednesday - lots of learning, lots of fun and lots of activity. Year 3/4 Green enjoyed Hockey in PE; 1/2 Green enjoyed the sunshine practising their Gross Motor Skills; 5/6 Green had a Circle Time outside in the sun, Kinder played with the parachute and Prep had a visit from Fr Ben to help with their learning about the Church.

08.01.2022 Year 5 Camp 2020. Having a blast at Airtime.

08.01.2022 Little Fins tomorrow is at Heritage Forest. Hope you can come along at 9:00 or 1:00 pm. Don't forget your hat and sunscreen.

07.01.2022 We hope all our Dads, Pops Grandads, Uncles and friends have a great day.

07.01.2022 We are excited to be holding our Kindergarten Orientation this Friday 20th November. If your child is attending Kindergarten in 2021 we look forward to meeting with Group A at 9:00-10:30 am and Group B from 12:30-2:00 pm. We look forward to meeting with you all.

07.01.2022 The previously advertised CatholicCare Ludo signups for Friday N0vemeber 20 at SFB have been postponed.

06.01.2022 https://youtu.be/MgPlOnPDQKg A reminder to all that school returns tomorrow. Dont forget 40 in School Zones.

06.01.2022 Little Fins is back this week. Please read the Information in the Flyer before attending.

05.01.2022 Happy Fathers Day to all our Dads, Grandads, Pas, Uncles and friends.

04.01.2022 Science Week 2020 Our students from 3/4 Green have loved building and testing their Volcanoes.

02.01.2022 In preparation and waiting for Advent, 1/2 White last week made advent Wreaths.

01.01.2022 Happy Science Week. This might be fun over the weekend: https://www.scienceweek.net.au/diy-science-sherbet-fizz/

01.01.2022 Parents and Friends meeting tonight at 7:30 in the Staffroom. Hope you can come along.

01.01.2022 Attention Band and String Families. Next Thursday (26 November)is the End of Yer Music Concert at SPC. This year it will be live-streamed. For your child to be filmed, the attached form must be returned to school by Tuesday, November 24.

01.01.2022 Please find the link here to complete an initial application to our Ludo program. Please complete this form by Wednesday the 2nd December. We will then contact you in regards to the progression of your enrolment or waitlist information. https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSdBQ_41YCTDILlJ0/viewform