We have been back at school for 5 weeks already and it has been amazing to see new teachers, students and families to our school settle in and get on with the important job of teaching and learning. We had a great turn out for our Welcome BBQ where our students led their families in tours of classroom while talking about the important routines of their learning environment and also showing off the work they are proud of!

Now that we have settled back into school for 2021, I thought it would be a good idea to find out what Lindisfarne Learners thought was the best thing about being back at school:

Sid B – Meeting my new teachers!

Ivy G - That I got to see all my friends and my new teacher and be in a new classroom.

Ellie F – Because I got to see my friends and I can make new ones.

Maisy B – When I get to play at Henley Tower.

Ryan B – Coming and finding my friends again and making a new best friend.

Lihwa W – Seeing my friends because its been a long time, seeing my new teacher and doing my work.

Bayley R – It was getting boring and annoying at home with my brothers so I’m happy to be back!

Isla J – Seeing my friends and playing with them. We get to do things altogether.

Archer B – Having new teachers and learning new things.

Mrs Innis – The best thing has been experiencing the positive culture across our whole school, where student learning is considered above all else.

Thank you to all our families, who have worked hard to make sure the transition back to school has been smooth for their children. We really appreciate the partnership we have with you in trying to provide the best teaching and learning environment for our students.

The School Association has also gotten underway for this year and welcomes all members of the school community to their meetings. Please see their section of this newsletter for more information on how to get involved and add your voice to the decision making body of the parent community. The School Association recently posted a Skills Survey on their Facebook page asking for interested parents to please complete. Check it out below:

We are thrilled to welcome a new member to the Lindisfarne Primary School community, Ruby Grace Sheehan. Congratulations to Mrs Sheehan and her husband Adam, who are absolutely in love with her. We can’t wait to me her!

Warm regards,

Beth Osborne

Assistant Principal

Call for Committee Members

Would you like to be more involved in the decision making of the School Association at LPS? We have two parent vacancies on our committee, and we would love to have some new members. Being on the committee means you have voting rights at our meetings and can also put yourself forward for positions like Chair, Secretary, Treasurer or Vice-chair. 

Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) is where we vote in new committee members and decide on our office bearer positions. If you would like to nominate to be a committee member, pick up a nomination form at the school office. All you need to do is ask one parent at LPS to nominate you and another parent to second the nomination and then hand the form back into the office. Closing date for nominations is Friday 19^thMarch. 

If you are wondering what this involves or if it requires lots of commitment or just have some questions just get in touch with Kel or myself via our FB page or the school office.  

Hope to see you at the AGM!

Sarah 

Chariperson, LPSA 

Easter Raffle

The annual Easter Raffle will be drawn on Monday 29th March. Raffle books have been sent home with students and can be returned with money to the school office. Spare books are also available from the office. 

Students are invited to wear free dress next Wednesday 10th March, and to bring along a gold coin donation.

Good luck to all who purchase a ticket. There are some delicious prizes on offer!

Southern Leadership Conference

On Wednesday 3^rd March the co-president and co-vice presidents of the Lindisfarne Primary SRC attended the 15^th annual Southern Leaders Conference at Huonville Primary school.  

The keynote speaker was Jordan Lovell. He used to do lots of sports but now he works at Bendigo Bank. The conference was about developing our leadership and teamwork skills. Jordan Lovell spoke about some of the leadership skills that he felt were important to him and others.

Positivity was one of the main ones. If you enter a room with your head down, not looking happy then others around you will catch onto your attitude and may not feel so good. If you walk into a room looking and feeling happy it will be contagious and everyone around, you will feel better. Another thing Jordan talked about was selflessness and putting others first. This is another good trait to have for being a good leader.

You don’t have to be president, captain or something else to be a leader. You can just be a leader by putting your arm around someone if they are sad or just feeling down. We took a lot of useful info away from the Southern Student Leaders Conference for 2021.

Abigail, SRC President

We listened to speakers and did fun activities. We learnt a lot on how to work in teams and how to be a good leader. All of this was so much fun, and I learnt heaps of things.

The one thing I liked the most was an activity where we got into two groups and had to get to the other side of the court by using paper plates. I really enjoyed this activity as we had to work in teams. I really enjoyed this great opportunity to meet other students around southern Tasmania and learn new skills. This excursion was awesome. Thank you.

Hamish, SRC President

After lunch Rob Banfield, who was the host of the event had lined up some leadership quotes all around the room. We read all the quotes and we had to choose the one we thought was best. The people who chose the same quote shared our thoughts on the quote.

At the end of the workshop everyone came together. We were given sheets of paper to fill out our ideas on how we could change the workshop for next year’s group of representatives.

Hayley, SRC Vice President

Doubles and Near Doubles in 1/2 Blue

This week 1/2 Blue has been learning about doubles and near doubles. During our Mathematics lessons and rotations, we have completed a range of activities including making ladybird doubles, playing double games, and sorting, answering and creating our own doubles and near doubles. We have also attempted to define these new words and concepts.

What is a double?

 “A double is two of the same numbers added together.” Emily K

 “A double two of the same thing or number.” Esther B

 “A double is two circles, two things.” Willem W

“A double is two of something.” Abigail O

“A double is a number, like 1+1.” Xavier C

“Copy the same number.” Henry B

What is a near double?

“A near double is a double plus one more.” Esther B

“A near double is like 5+6, it is close to a double. If you get 5+5 you know that it is 10 so you add one more. It’s a double plus one.” Ethan C

“Like a double, but nearly a double.” Cosmo

The aim of these strategies is to help students solve addition problems like 5+5, 9+9, 6+7 or 8+9 quickly and efficiently.  Once students are confident with doubles (e.g. 5+5 and 9+9), they can apply this knowledge to solve near doubles problems (e.g. 6+7 and 8+9). A near double problem is two numbers close together. They are either a double plus one or double take one. For example, 6+7 is a near double. Since we know that double 6 is 12, we can simply add 1 more on to make 13.

Growing our Kitchen-Garden

The new Kitchen-Garden program is going from strength to strength on a daily basis. Why? Student power, parent power, staff power, and community members. Our garden working bee in February was hugely successful in re-establishing the structure of the old veggie garden.  Cubic metres of rich organic soil have been wheelbarrowed to revitalise the raised garden beds; the worms in our farm are growing before student’s eyes; the potting shed is filling up with donations of seeds (thank you Woolworths shoppers for donating your promotional Discovery Garden mini seed pots); students are talking about sustainability; the Grade 3-4 classes are getting ready to organise a whole of school fruit and veg composting system; and, the garden shed door now opens and closes so student’s can access gardening equipment. 

Donations required!

Any donations of the following items would be greatly appreciated:

• veggie seedlings
• seeds
• shrub cuttings
• herbs
• fruit trees
• trailingplants suitable for hanging baskets
• bulbs
• PLANTS!!

The renovation of the student’s kitchen is steadily continuing with more electrical and plumbing work happening this weekend. We have been enjoying each other’s stories of favourite foods to eat and I think we’ve all learned a lot about who shares in the cooking at home! Currently we are looking for donations of any working kitchen electrical appliances including stick mixers, electric mixers, freezer, microwave, pots\pans\woks no longer needed in the home, cooking utensils, storage containers, measuring jugs, mixing bowls (stainless steel or glass) and glass jars (preferably with lids).  PLEASE ….WE NEED KITCHEN CONTENTS !!

Abundance of gratitude again to all students, parents, staff and friends. A special thank you to Malcolm MacLeod, Adrian Sweet, Oscar Tinker, Brett Gordon, Alecia Groom, Alice and Ian Reed, Jill and Athol Street.

Kind regards,

Deb Morgan

Kitchen Garden Teacher

WEDNESDAY 24TH MARCH

Information on how to purchase photos went home with students on Wednesday. Remember the same code can be used for all individual and sibling photos. Contact the office if you have misplaced the code.

We have been notified that Clarence City Council have received a complaint relating to how parents are parking around the school. 

It is important that all drivers around our school are following Tasmanian Road Rules. If you are unsure about where it is ok to park, please visit the website below to download a copy of the Road Rules Handbook:

If you see illegal parking, please contact Clarence City Council on 6217 9600 or the non emergency Police line 131 444.  

Well done to everyone who participated in this year's Athletics Carnival. Our students are all CHAMPIONS! The rain held off just long enough for us to get some of our Grade 3 – 6 Athletics Carnival events completed. t

Thank you to all the parents who braved the weather to support their children. Mr K will continue to host some events in P.E to make sure he has enough information to field the Interschool carnival team, and give all students an opportunity to enjoy participating in these events. He is also busy preparing for the K–2 Athletics Fun Day, to be held on Wednesday 17^th, with more information to come home soon.

The SPSSA Interschool Athletics Carnival will be held on Tuesday 16th March. Qualifying students will be notified by Mr K next week. 

2021 Levies have now been invoiced. You should have received your DoE invoice in the mail. Levies can be paid easily online (preferred method), via EFTPOS or cash in the office or at any Service Tasmania branch. 

LPS are once again fundraising with the Entertainment Book. Books are digital and can be used on up to 2 devices! 

Head to the link below to purchase your copy. 

QKR! ONLINE CANTEEN ORDERING

Bambini Bites works in association with CBA Bank/Mastercard and uses their online school canteen ordering system for the convenience of schools, parents and students called QKR! which can be downloaded to all Apple phones/IPAD’s and Android devices.

QKR! allows parents/staff to log into the app and place lunch order two (2) weeks in advance any time until 9.00pm the night prior the lunch is required.

Unfortunately, if you miss this cut off time, we are unable to assist with late orders. We recommend that you place your order as early as possible QKR! sometimes struggles near cut off times due to the high usage of all users Australia wide. This cut off time has been put into place to allow our kitchen staff sufficient time to prepare food for all lunch orders.

WHAT TO DO IF MY CHILD IS SICK AND NOT ATTENDING SCHOOL AND I HAVE PLACED AN ORDER VIA QKR!

We understand that little people can become unwell at the drop of a hat, to assist parents and families with this we request an email to advise. 

We need to receive notification no later than 9.00am the morning of the fulfilment of the lunch order, this will enable us to hold the order over for the next school lunch day.

Please note that due to the time of day we are unable to reply instantly and there could be a delay, we will do our absolute best to have contacted you within 24 hours.

Phone calls are not accepted as we need the details to hold onto the order and as you can appreciate are usually super busy preparing food to fulfill hundreds of orders for hungry tummies!

Please email bambinibites@gmail.com

please add to the email

·         Childs name and order date

·         Child/children’s class and items ordered

·         Please add the new date you would like to change the order to.

EG Sarah Bell, order date 02/03. Class 1/2S, 1x toasted cheese, 1 fruit tub, 1xbottled water. New order 07/03.

Please note that orders can be cancelled prior to cut off time via logging into the QKR! and selecting the order and cancelling, however this will apply a credit as no refunds will apply. The credit will be available next time you wish to place an order.