WHOLE SCHOOL REFLECTION
Firstly, I want to say a sincere thank you to all of you for supporting your children and for making the first half of 2021 so successful for our learners here at LPS. We have experienced multiple successes, equally as many challenges, and through it all our learners have continued to improve and grow academically, socially, and emotionally. We are so proud of them.
Some of you would be aware that my partner and I are expecting our fourth child in the holidays, and therefore I will be taking parental/carers leave at the beginning of Term 3. Ms Beth Osborne will be Acting Principal for the first 5 weeks, Miss Purdie Hudson and Mrs Andrea Curran will share the Assistant Principal role. Mrs Tam Bloomfield will be acting in an AST position while I am away. I have full confidence that your children are in very capable hands!
I would like to sincerely thank Mrs. Yvonne Kerklaan for stepping into the Music role while Mrs. Brown has been on Long Service Leave. Mrs. Kerklaan will still be a valued member of our relief team so we will still have the privilege of having her around the school.
The new play equipment above the Kitchen Garden will open next term! The SRC trialled it this week and it was a HUGE hit. Thank you so much to our EFA, Brett Gordon, for making this once dead, barren space into such a wonderful nature play area that is bound to be a huge hit with all of our students! Also a big thanks to you as parents and friends, who through the School Association’s very generous donation, have funded this wonderful project. Thanks also go to Leigh Walker and TasNetworks for donating the wire drum, and to Rick from Granton Excavations. The final part of this project will also continue next term, where our indigenous students will continue to work with Aboriginal artist, Janice Ross to create a school mural on our Play Pod shipping container.
I hope you are all able to have a wonderful break. For those of you with interstate travel plans, please stay safe. The first day of Term 3 is a Student Free Day. All staff will be onsite participating in Professional Learning, so we look forward to seeing you all back on Tuesday 20th of July!
Warm regards,
Principal
