Welcome back to Term 3, Lindisfarne Learners!

All state schools started the term with a Student Free Day, enabling schools to run job embedded professional learning. Teaching staff at Lindisfarne undertook sessions with a clear focus on improving outcomes for our students, including;

• Focus on Formative Assessment– communicating Learning Intentions and Success Criteria as part of reading and number rotations, prompting metacognition through reflective questioning
• Measuring System Progress – unpacking Department of Education platforms that are used to communicate summative data such as PAT testing, Australian Curriculum Ratings, Wellbeing, Attendance etc and how our work aligns with the DoE Strategic Plan
• Unpacking PAT data – how can we use this to better target teaching?
• Professional coaching session with teachers to identify personal improvement goals

It was wonderful to see our students back at school on the following Tuesday with amazing stories to share from their holidays. We have already kicked off the term with exciting opportunities to come together as a learning community. Our Green and Gold day was the highlight of the week last Friday, as people came wearing their colours proudly in support of our Olympians. There have been many classroom-based competitions, designed to draw out great educational outcomes from this event, and our students have been participating in Javelin (with a straw or feather), Mascot Design (with accompanying values proverb), and the numerous tallying activities. The chance and data strand of Maths is definitely the Gold Medal winner this term!

It was a sea of green and gold, too, at our Assembly on Friday where we welcomed the new SRC for the second half of the year. I would like to acknowledge all students who nominated for this role. It is a courageous act to put your hand up for a leadership role, especially when there are no guarantees that you will be successful in your nomination, and you should all be proud of yourselves. Our successful nominees introduced themselves to the school at the assembly, and we also introduced the executive. Congratulations to Sophie H, Liyng W, Ella W, Curtis S, Lucas M, Lihwa W, Demi C, Daniel J, Coco S, Claire V, Marlee K, Kurtis M, Soren S, Ollie B. Well done to Tom G and Sophie M on being elected SRC Presidents, and to Charlotte W and Jed B on being elected Vice Presidents.   

Assemblies happen once a month at Lindisfarne, and they are an opportunity for our students to share classroom learning and celebrate specific events. Assemblies are also designed to celebrate individual student achievement and growth in a number of areas, both within and external to the school. Students are provided specific feedback and recognition through our Lindisfarne Learners certificates, which are written and presented by classroom teachers to highlight a specific area deserving celebration. These certificates align with the Department of Education Values of Aspiration, Courage, Respect and Growth and we see examples of these values all day, every day at Lindisfarne. It is worth keeping an eye out on Seesaw too, as students who achieve their 100, 200 and 300 nights reading get their awards in classrooms and photos are uploaded to ensure that these great achievements are recognised.

And finally, we are absolutely thrilled to welcome a new Lindisfarne Learner to the world!

We congratulate Kel and Brooke Innis, and we know that Arlo, Jemima and Gretel will be the best siblings to Aubrey. We hope you are enjoying all the amazing newborn cuddles that you can get Kel, and we look forward to your return later this term.

Welcome back, everyone! 

Beth Osborne

Acting Principal