Good afternoon parents,

Apologies for flooding your inbox with communication this week. I had intended to do a 'mini' Newsletter last Friday afternoon, however other priorities came into play so I didn’t quite get there!

We are so proud of the way our community supported us yesterday by keeping children home. We had 31 students of permitted workers attend, and they had a wonderful day accessing their learning from the DoE ‘Learn at Home’ Website, with the support of onsite teachers. Thankfully, we welcomed all students back today and except for all adults wearing masks, it is business as usual.

We are currently well into the process of forming class structures and groupings for 2022. You may be aware that students have all submitted their five friend preferences, and we always guarantee that they will be in a class with at least one friend from their list. If you have any concerns or requests about your children moving into 2022 can you please email me at kel.innis@education.tas.gov.au before C.O.B Wednesday, 27^th October.  We will not be accepting any teacher requests, however, we understand that parents sometimes have concerns about friendship issues, so I will need these in writing please.

If you have been onsite this term, you would have noticed the enormous amount of work that has been completed in our playground. Brett and his team (Granton Excavations) have done an amazing job of creating new pathways, fencing, and seating, as well as many new retaining walls to secure and make our embankments much safer. We have also have removed some trees from the courtyard, along with some of the old shade structures which no longer serve a purpose (please note that all trees that have been removed were posing a threat to either student safety or underground works). We will be continuing to redevelop the courtyard over the summer holidays, influenced by student voice as well as making it more conducive to our play-based learning pedagogy.

Warm regards,

Kel Innis

Principal

Hello everyone, my name is Penny, and I am the new School Health Nurse for Lindisfarne Primary School. I will be at your School every Wednesday and look forward to meeting you all. This is the first time Lindisfarne Primary has had a School Health Nurse, and I am new to School Nursing, hence my priorities for this term will be meeting as many staff and students as possible and learning and understanding how your School operates. I look forward to this exciting opportunity.

I have been nursing for over 25 years and have a Child and Family Health background.  My last position was working at the Royal Hobart Hospital in the peri-operative unit, looking after children and adults. In my spare time I enjoy gardening and bush walking and we have three cheeky but adorable dogs. Most of our family are on the mainland in QLD and NSW, my husband and I love this beautiful state called Tassie and have lived here for many years.

School Health Nurses work quite differently to what is often expected, we aren’t taking over the first aid responsibilities. We work under a primary health care framework providing health education and health promotion to students and the school community. Along with health assessments for all kindergarten students including vision and hearing screening, other primary students will also be screened if there are specific concerns by teachers or parents. Please note a consent form must be signed by a parent/guardian prior to all health assessments.

Along with health assessments for kindergarten students, I will also be engaging students from all grades in lessons and group activities surrounding health and wellbeing. Some of these lessons and activities will include education on nutrition, personal hygiene, handwashing, dental care, sun safety, growth and development, positive mental health and mindfulness.

My first official day at Lindisfarne Primary will be Wednesday 27^th Oct. If you would like to speak to me, I can be contacted through the school office. I look forward to meeting you all and becoming part of the school community.

Kind Regards,

Nurse Penny

We are finalising enrolments for Kindergarten 2022. Children must either be living within the LPS Intake Area or be a younger sibling of an already enrolled student at LPS. If you have a child ready for Kinder next year, please phone the school office on 6243 9232 to get the enrolment process started. 

Pre-Kinder sessions have begun, and are only open to those students who are accepted. If you have taken enrolment forms already, please return these to the office ASAP. 

Entry forms and payments for this year's School Triathlon Challenge are now due to the office. If your child wishes to participate in this event, please ensure their completed entry form and $25.00 entry fee are given to the office before 3pm tomorrow. We will not be able to accept entries after this time. 

 Tasmanian Government schools resumed usual operation with all students returning to school onsite today.

Public Health has announced some preventative health measures to keep everyone safe.  It will continue to be mandatory that facemasks be carried and worn when outside of the home for people aged 12 years and over until 6PM Friday 22 October. In our schools, this means that students in Years 7-12 will be required to wear a facemask while at school.

In line with other current preventative measures we encourage everyone to: 

• continue to practice good hygiene by washing your hands regularly and coughing into your elbow.maintain physical distancing where possible 
• stay at home if you have any cold and flu symptoms and for parents to arrange a COVID test 
• ensure you are wearing a mask if you leave the house
• if you enter a school site make sure you check in using the Check In TAS App

To continue to keep up to date with the situation please visit www.coronavirus.tas.gov.au