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- WHOLE SCHOOL REFLECTION
- LUNCHTIME IN THE COURTYARD
- GO GREEN FOR THE JACKJUMPERS
- GREEN AND BLUE FOR UKRAINE
- DITTO PERFORMANCE
- CROSS COUNTRY
- WINTER SPORTS FOOTBALL/NETBALL
- SPSSA CHAMPIONS CARNIVAL
- LAUNCHING INTO LEARNING
- GREETINGS FROM NURSE PENNY
- SICKNESS/COVID
- KINDER 2023 ENROLMENT
- THE PREMIER'S READING CHALLENGE
- SEESAW AND SCHOOLZINE
- ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS
- LUNCH ORDER SERVICE - BAMBINI BITES
- PARKING
- OTHER NOTICES
Good afternoon familes,
The cold weather has arrived and temperatures are likely to continue their descent. Teachers and auxiliary staff are doing an excellent job of keeping classrooms at a comfortable temperature, but please remember to pack warm jumpers and jackets for outside play. This will be particularly important for students in Years 3-5 when we move into our Water Safety Program later in the term.
The Lindisfarne Primary School Association is a great way for parents and community members to be involved in school life and to make a positive impact for our students. The School Association had their Annual General Meeting recently and there are a variety of positions still available. If you would like to get involved with the School Association in any capacity, please contact the school office and ask to speak to Shae. The more the merrier!
Students in Years 3 and 5 have been undertaking NAPLAN Assessments over the previous fortnight and have done an excellent job. This was their first encounter with NAPLAN for both Year Groups, as NAPLAN was not held when the current Year 5 students were in Year 3 due to COVID. Great work guys!
As you would be aware, reporting to families looks different in 2022. This Term, parents will receive a mid-year assessment for their child’s learning against the new 9-Point Scale that adds further detail to the previous A-E system. There will also be an opportunity at the end of the Term to book in for a Parent/Teacher Conference. More detailed information about both of these elements will be sent home shortly.
School has been undertaking some repairs and upgrades to the plumbing outside the Admin Building that has required the walkway from the Loatta Gate to the ECE Courtyard to be blocked off. I appreciate the inconvenience this causes for students and parents, and I appreciate the support that has been shown by all. The works are drawing towards an end and will hopefully not continue too much longer. Thanks again for everyone’s patience on this.
Our Launch Into Learning Program is now able to run on-site again. This is exciting news and Miss Purdie and Ms Brown are running sessions at school every Friday Morning. Bookings are essential for these but there are spaces available. If you would like further information, please feel free to contact Miss Purdie or Ms Brown and booking information is on the School’s Facebook page and further details are within this newsletter.
Kind regards,
Shae Hickey
Assistant Principal
Our students have been enjoying their lunchtimes with some additional games and play ideas.
Thank you to everyone that supported our Go Green for the JackJumpers day, hosted by the Student Representative Council (SRC).
On Wednesday, 18 May, the SRC held a Free Dress Day to show our support for children impacted by the war in Ukraine. Thank you everyone for your wonderful support. We raised $560.65 for UNICEF.
Your child will have the opportunity to experience Bravehearts’ Personal Safety Education Program, Ditto’s Keep Safe Adventure Show on Wednesday, 25 May.
Ditto’s Keep Safe Adventure show has been educating Australian children since 2006, providing them with personal safety tools and strategies, while supporting positive self-esteem and resilience building.
If you do not wish for your child to participate in the Ditto program, please notify your child’s teacher or the office.
Our Grade 3-6 School Cross Country Carnival will be held on Thursday, 26th May, from 9-11am on Loatta Oval.
Races will not be timed as placings will enable us to form our interschool team.
Students are encouraged to dress up in their house colours to get into the team spirit. Students should also bring plenty of water to drink and warm clothes to wear when not racing.
Unfortunately, parents are unable to attend but we look forward to sharing photos with our school community throughout the day.
Our Winter Sports will start next week on Wednesday, 25 May. The Grade 5/6 students will have their first games of football and netball at Bellerive Primary school. Letters have been circulated to these children with further details.
Congratulations to our students heading off to the Champions Carnival to be held on Friday, 27 May at the Domain Athletic Centre. Letters have been circulated to these children. Can we please have their completed Transport and Consent Form returned ASAP, if you have not already done so.
Miss Purdie and Mrs Brown welcome our LIL families into our school.
Sessions run on Friday mornings between 9am and 9.45am.
To meet current COVID requirements we need to use this a booking system to ensure the number of participants meets the DoE COVID guidelines.
Participants are invited to participate once a fortnight to ensure equal opportunity for all families to attend.
Parents will need to book tickets for each person attending our LIL sessions within their family.
Connect with us on Schoolzine
1 - Download SZapp (Free from the App Store or GooglePlay)
2 - Create a profile using your email address.
3 – Select the School Calendar tab.
4 – Find the launching into learning session date you would like to attend.
(booking sesions will open weekly on Mondays)
5 – Click on BOOK TICKETS.
You will receive email verification once the tickets have been booked.
The Australian Government eSafety Commissioner has another parent webinar this month!
This time it’s for families of children aged 4-13 years, and it’s about Parental Controls for devices and apps.
Haven’t heard of the eSafety Commissioner? They are a government organisation that works to help Australians have safer, more positive experiences online.
This includes helping people who are experiencing online bullying or abuse, running programs and training on internet safety and helping organisations maintain the safety and rights of their online users.
You can register here:
https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents/webinars
They also have great general eSafety resources online:
https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents/resources#videos
School Health Nurse Penny| Department of Education
A friendly reminder to keep your child home if they are unwell or showing any COVID symptoms.
Rapid antigen tests are avaliable from the office.
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.
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!
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.
If you would like to purchase an Entertainment Book, the school receives $14 for every purchase. Follow the link below to do so.
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.
A FRIENDLY REMINDER
We have noticed an increasing number of parents using the turning circle to park or drop children off in the morning and afternoon collection times.
Our carpark is for staff use only
Please make sure that you obey all Tasmanian Road Laws when parking around the school. Be mindful not to park over driveways, or too close to corners and crossings.
