School photos have arrived and have been delivered. If you have ordered photos and have not received yours as yet, please call by the office and collect them.

If you had not ordered photos but would like to do so, the office does have a unique code for each student and family that had a photo done for you to order them online now.

Let’s make every school day count

Being at school is the best place for our kids. It’s where they learn and grow alongside their friends, and where they benefit the most.

The Department of Education’s new communication resources on School attendance highlight the importance of regular school attendance – watch the television commercial here.

Going to school not only promotes academic success, but also helps build important social skills, relationships and confidence. Every COVID-safe measure is being taken, so that every student can learn in class safely.

What we do know is that every school day counts. Bright futures begin at school, so if your child is well enough to attend school, being in the physical school environment is the best place for them.

For more information, please visit the Department of Education website.

If you need support translating or interpreting this information, contact the Translating and Interpreting Service on 131 450.

Rapid Antigen Tests are still available from the office, if you are unable to collect, please call the office on 6243 9232.

Department of Education Facility Services will commence plumbing work on Monday to rectify the overflowing downpipes outside the Administration Block.

For this work to be done, we will need to cordon off this area, which will effect the flow of people coming into and departing the school from Loatta Road and families from 1/2Navy will not have access to their external bag boxes.

Can everyone please use the Loatta Road bottom entrance closest to Henley Street while this work is being done. The alternative will require you to go around the back of the GP Room and back down.

Thank you for your understanding and flexibility over this period. All going well this work will be completed in approximately a week and a half.

Kinder enrolments for our 2023 classes are now open for children born in 2018. Children must either be living within the Lindisfarne Primary School Intake Area or be a younger sibling of an already enrolled student at Lindisfarne Primary School.

If you have a child ready for Kinder next year, please phone the school office on 6243 9232 to get the enrolment process started. 

Go Green for the Tasmanian JackJumpers!!!

Wednesday May 11 dress in green - No donation required

The SRC are encouraging students to wear green to school on Wednesday May 11 to congratulate the Tasmanian JackJumpers Basketball team on an amazing debut season. This is not a fundraiser so no donation required. GO JACKJUMPERS!!!

We have two main channels of communication here at LPS, Schoolzine and Seesaw. Schoolzine is where we issue things like this newsletter, important information relating to COVID and other essential communications that need your actions or attention.

Seesaw is an important communication tool that all of our teachers use to interact and share learning with families. We encourage parents to interact with staff through this portal and talk with you children about what we have shared. This is monitored during school hours. Please ensure you obtain the QR code from your children’s teacher and sign up to receive regular updates on their learning and photos of them engaging in lots of different activities.

If you have any urgent information that you need to give your children, the teacher or the office please call 6243 9262 as email communication can not be guaranteed with a prompt response.

1st Place - Milburn Family

2nd Place - Brett Sweet

3rd Place - Melody Voss

Thank you to everyone who purchased raffle tickets, a total of $1,700 was raised, what an amazing effort! Also a big thank you to Janaya and Riley Butterworth for alll their hard work putting the raffle together.

The Premier's Reading Challenge has officially started!

This year, the challenge begins on Monday 2nd May and ends on Friday 8th July. Students record the books they have read using the log books, which were distributed last Wednesday.  A returns box for completed log books will be located in the library, along with spare log books if extras are needed.

About the Challenge:

The Premier’s Reading Challenge (PRC) challenges students from Prep to Year 6 to make reading a fun part of their day and read 10 books in 10 weeks. This can be integrated with existing classroom reading programs. Students can negotiate with their teacher to have a large chapter book counted as being more than one book. Whilst reading 10 books means the student has completed the Challenge, they can read more. All Prep-Grade 6 students have been registered to participate.

All Students participating in the Challenge:

• Receive a PRC bookmark
• Go in the weekly draw to win a school visit from Hawka.
• There are 10 to be won, 1 for each week of the challenge.

All students completing the Challenge:

• Receive a certificate from the Premier.
• Go in the draw to win a $100 book voucher.
• There are 3 to be won; 1 prize for each region.

Happy reading eveyone!

Entertainment Books are available from the school

If you would like to purchase an Entertainment Book, the school receives $14 for every purchase. Follow the link below to do so.

https://www.entertainment.com.au/orderbooks/2405x96

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.