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What a wonderful start to Term 2. It has been lovely to see our students and staff refreshed, rejuvenated and ready to learn and teach.
On Tuesday 27th of April, students from Grades 4-6 were inspired to make some incredible music with Jon Madin from Marimba Mania. Students were encouraged to get their whole bodies moving from riding bikes to making sounds, running on musical stairs and jumping on cow bells and taxi horns. Students in grades 1 and 2 were then treated to a performance from grade 6 musicians and a dance performance from their very talented teachers.
Our annual Swimming and Water Safety program (SAWS) for students in grades 3-5 has been hard work for our enthusiastic swimmers but the results speak for themselves. Several of our swimmers have shown great courage overcoming their hesitation to swim in their first few lessons to bravely submerging their bodies and pushing themselves to try new skills in the water. Students already confident in the water have been striving to achieve their best byswimming greater distances and improving their technique each day. Our students are to be commended for their efforts, positive attitudes and the way they have conducted themselves at the Clarence pool.
Lindisfarne Reader’s Club continues in Term 2 with our weekly club attracting an average of 29 students each week to read to our friendly volunteers. Our students love reading aloud to both adults and our grade 6 Reading Monitors. If you would like to volunteer, please join us on Tuesday mornings in the library from 8:30am to 9:00am.
Congratulations to the many students who have recently completed their 100 nights of reading. This is a huge achievement and demonstrates their commitment to reading and practising each day. These students will receive their certificates and book prize next week. It is wonderful to see so many enthusiastic readers.
A reminder that we are now completing week 2 of the Premier’s Reading Challenge. The reading challenge is an optional reading activity for students from prep to grade 6. Students are challenged to read ten books in ten weeks. If your child would like to participate please talk to your classroom teacher. Many prizes are up for grabs including Hawthorn FC guernseys and other merchandise.
All visitors to the school MUST sign in at the front office. Please remember to bring your RWVP card as you will need it to sign in.
Our school cross country for Grades 3-6 will be held on Thursday May 27th from 9am to 11am. The event will be held on Loatta Oval.
We are in need of a number of parents with WWVP Cards to support us as course marshals. The role of marshal is to stand at a specific spot on the course to direct and encourage runners as they go past. We are not timing these events as we only need the placings to enable us to form our inter-school team.
If you are able to help us hold this event for our students, please let me know by email tam.bloomfield@education.tas.gov.au by 3pm on Monday May 10th so we can finalise planning.
Thankyou,
Tam Bloomfield
SCHOOL BANKING DAY IS THURSDAY!
FROM 1/2 RED:
This week 1/2 Red has been learning to call upon a range of different strategies when we don’t understand what we are reading or come across a word we don’t know. This process is called self-monitoring and is asking students to be aware of their own thinking when reading. As a whole class we have been looking at strategies such as Stretchy Snake and Chunky Monkey. When asked the two questions below students provided the following answers:
“What do good readers do when they get to a word that they don’t know?
- Break the word up into smaller bits and see if that helps me understand (Luca D)
- I sound it out and keep reading (Jack R)
- I skip the word and read a bit more to see if that helps me work out what the word is (Archer B)
- I sound it out and if I still don’t know I ask a friend (Isla J)
“What do good readers do when they don’t understand what they are reading?”
- I look at the front cover and see if that tells me what the book is about (Nina K)
- I keep reading because it might make sense if I read a bit more (Harry B)
- I read the blurb or look at the front cover (Hugo A)
- I read it again and look at the pictures to see what it might mean (Marissa K)
Most students commented that their initial response when they come across a word they don’t know was to sound it out. This is a great foundational strategy, but as a class we are interested in finding other ways of helping us solve tricky words. Improving our range of strategies and ensuring students know what to do if they no longer understand is a key focus in our reading rotations and creates confident and resilient readers.
FROM 3/4 NAVY:
Each Monday 3/4N participate in Maths Rotations. At the moment our rotations consist of Teacher Table where we are investigating multiplicative thinking strategies, Mathletics, Mental Maths, Games Table and an activity that reinforces our recent learning.
2022 Kinder enrolments are now open to families living within the Lindisfarne Primary intake area, and to younger siblings of students who will be attending LPS next year.
Please visit the school office or email lindisfarne.primary@education.tas.gov.au for an enrolment pack.
Click the link below for more information on DoE Intake Areas:
On Wednesday, Mrs Innis visited 1/2 Red and they showed her their wonderful ‘Post Office’ play area. The children asked if she would write them a letter so she asked them to think about any questions they might have so she could write to them and provide answers. Here are some of them!
Adalyn and Isabel asked:
What’s your favourite thing about school?
My favourite thing about our school is all the wonderful people in it! I especially love how our students are so respectful, kind and resilient. Our teachers care about the work they do and our community support each other in every way they can.
What’s your actual name?
My actual name is ‘Kelly’, but my friends and family call me Kel. My mum usually only calls me Kelly when I'm in trouble!
What’s your favourite class?
I don’t have a favourite class, but I do love popping in on the LiL classes and seeing all the wonderful future students!
Leo and Marissa asked:
How do you plan all of the playgrounds?
The leadership team get together weekly and help me make final decisions about our school, however, we always ask the students and families what they would like to see happen in our playgrounds. Our most recent addition (up behind the Kitchen Garden) came from a suggestion from our SRC ?
How do you look after the school?
Looking after a big school like this is a team effort. I have a wonderful team who help me! Libby, Tam and Jodi in the office help with all the administration, Ms Osborne, Miss Hudson, Mrs Hoult and Mrs Curran make sure our teachers have access to the best teaching and learning, and Brett, Linda and Barry make sure our school is clean, tidy and full of wonderful play spaces, all our TA’s help out our teachers and of course there are all the wonderful teachers who look after you guys!
How do you know everyone on the school?
It’s such a privilege to work in a school this size because I can get to know so many wonderful young people. I have been a part of this school community for over 13 years, so I am very familiar with most of our families. I also try to get to know the LiL and Kinder students every year before they come over to ‘the big school’ and this makes it easier each year. Sometimes I get confused though - especially when you guys have big growth spurts over the holidays!
Luca and Hugo asked:
How do you put everyone in a class?
We have a very special computer program that helps us sort the classes so that there is a good mix of friendship groups, abilities and gender balance.
How did you end up a principal?
I was fortunate to work in some schools early in my career where I had a lot of wonderful role models and I was able to act in leadership positions. I decided early that I wanted to make a difference by becoming a leader in the school.
How do you remember everyone’s name?
I try to find a word that begins with the same letter of everyone’s name that reminds me of them- it works most of the time but it’s hard when there are multiple people with the same name in each grade!
When did the School get built?
Our school was built 66 years ago!
Albie and Archer asked:
Do you give Money to the grownups?
I don’t personally give the staff money but the education department pay all the adults to work in our school.
Are you scared of talking in front of the school?
Sometimes I get nervous before assemblies, but it helps to see lots of the smiling faces immediately in front of me.
When did people start going to this school?
1955!
Evelyn and Maci asked:
Why did you shave your head?
To raise money for Blood Cancer awareness. Some of my close family and friends have been affected and I would love to see a cure discovered soon. Shaving my head in front of the school was lots of fun!
Who picked you to be the principal?
I had to write an application to the Department of Education and then I was granted an interview with a panel of my peers, a representative of the School Association as well as the DoE Director of School Improvement.
How many times did you be a teacher?
I was a teacher for 15 years before I became a principal. I was a high school Drama and English teacher at Queechy High School, Reece High School, Bridgewater High School, Oatlands District School and then a 5/6 teacher at Lindisfarne Primary School!
How long have you been a principal?
I won my first Principal Job at a tiny school called Collinsvale Primary School in 2015. I was there for two years and then was at Lindisfarne North Primary School for 12 months before I came back to LPS in 2018!
How many people are in this school?
374 students from Kinder to Grade 6.
How many teachers are in this school?
Currently we have 29 teachers and 15 Teacher Assistants.
Joseph and Isla asked:
When is the new playground going to be open?
Hopefully within the next two weeks!
Why is the netball court so big?
There are actually two netball courts!
1/2 Blue:
As part of the HASS inquiry about ‘Our Special Places’, Grade 1/2s went for a walk up to Gordon’s Hill Reserve area behind the school to explore a local area of significance and to investigate “Where are my special places?”. 1/2White and 1/2Navy went on their walk on Wednesday 28th April and 1/2Blue, 1/2Black and 1/2 on Thursday 29th April.
Lead by Sara, the students explored the Reserve discussing the trees, nature, wildlife, Aboriginal names of the landmarks surrounding them and reflecting on what they could see, hear, and feel. Once at the top students created a sketch of something that they felt was special to them.
When back in the classroom, students and teachers discussed the explorations and reflections that occurred during the walk. These discussions were aimed to help students gather a deeper understanding of how they can explain what makes a place special to them.
It was a fantastic shared experience for all grade 1/2students of an area that should be visited by all Lindisfarne Primary students and their families when able to.
The grade 1/2 teachers and students would like to thank Sara and all the parent/guardian volunteers who came along on our walks.
3/4 Navy:
Our learning focus for our first week back was HASS, specifically ANZAC and family traditions. Students discussed their traditions with their families in preparation for constructing Family History Scrapbooks.
Our students worked with Sensei Wedd to create some brilliant koi displays for the Royal Botanical Gardens event celebrating Japanese Children's Day.
Head along to the Gardens this weekend to check out their work!
