As Term 2 starts to draw to a close, the saying ‘Time flies when you’re having fun’ certainly rings true for us here at Lindisfarne Primary School! All our Lindisfarne Learners have been working hard to achieve their goals and are almost ready for a well-deserved break! Our term draws to an end with our last day together being Friday 8^th July. After our two weeks break, we will be having a Student Free Day on Monday 25^th July for staff to spend time reviewing our school wide priorities of reading and number and to engage in professional learning.

The last part of our term has seen our Grade 3 to 5 students participate in the Swimming and Water Safety program with each student demonstrating the Department of Education and Lindisfarne Primary School Values of Aspiration, Growth, Respect and Courage. I know that a highlight for many was the session at the deep end in the boat! Well done everyone for two fantastic weeks of learning in the pool.

This term, student learning has been shared with parents through the mid-year reports and we have also been excited to welcome back Parent Teacher Conferences on site. These meetings are a way for teachers to share with parents the amazing achievements their children have made. Another way teachers and our school communicate learning and information to parents is through Seesaw and Schoolzine. For anyone that does not have access to these programs and would like support to gain access please give the school a call or come into the office to see Tam or Andrea!

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Miss Hannah Walters for her work in the Prep/1 this term and to wish her luck in the future as she will be leaving us at the end of this term. Taking over the Prep/1 role alongside Mrs Hedge we welcome Miss Sam Vince back to Lindisfarne Primary. Also, at the beginning of next term, Ms Innis will be taking 6 weeks of Long Service Leave. The Principal position has been advertised and we will know by the end of the term who will be taking on this role for the first 6 weeks of Term 3.

This term has also seen our footballers and netballers in Grades 5 and 6 demonstrating Courage, Aspiration, Respect and Growth during the Winter Sports roster. There has been some disappointment along the way with some of these games being cancelled due to the weather, but our Lindisfarne Learners are resilient and have continued to be energetic and committed to doing their best at training and at each of the games they have played. Every player should be proud of their efforts! Good luck for your game next Friday!

Number has been one of our priorities for our school for the last few years. We have been working hard to not only develop our understanding of the Big 6 but to also find excellent resources to support student learning. One of these is the Essential Assessments program. This program allows our teachers to assess student understanding in different areas of Mathematics. It then provides students with differentiated activities that are designed to allow students to practise skills that they may have misunderstood in the assessment. We can’t wait to be able to share this program with families. Hopefully, an opportunity to do this may occur next term. Watch this space!!

Andrea Curran
AST