Firstly, I would like to start with how wonderful it is to be back at school. My time off was delightful. I spent my Long Service Leave with my family changing nappies, volunteering for parent help, running my big kids to dancing, soccer, hockey and to the 473 birthday parties they are invited to each week and I loved every minute of it!  It is so nice to be back though, and just in time to welcome the DoE External School Review team to come and spend two days with us. Their purpose was to talk to as many staff, students and parents as possible to give our Leadership Team feedback in two different areas that we have prioritised.

1. How effective are the school’s processes, systems, and strategies to support teachers to plan and differentiate curriculum delivery?
2. How effectively is the school creating learning environments and designing tasks in which all students are engaged, challenged, and have input into their learning?

Over the next few weeks the staff and I will look closely at the data and feedback they have provided and I look forward to sharing their findings with the School Association and the community very soon.

As part of our approach to communicating our progress with families, we will be sending annotated samples of learning for each student home before the end of Term. These will be sent to each family on SeeSaw and will be for English and Maths. If your child has a Learning Plan, the annotated sample will reflect one of their personalised goals. We encourage families to discuss the samples with your children and to celebrate the learning on display.

This week we held our very successful Swimming Carnival. Our student’s behaved and participated like little champions both in and out of the water. I received some lovely feedback from the pool and from some parents about how amazing they all were. Here is a direct quote from a parent that absolutely made me burst with pride:

“ ….the amount of support shown to the kids who went in this event but did it tough was very heartwarming. One girl stopped in her 2nd lap to check that another girl was ok in her 1st lap. This was just one example. Another young girl held the lane rope the entire 2 laps but never gave up and the screams of support and delight were awesome! I’m sure I wasn’t the only emotional one”.

At this time of the year we start thinking about classes and structures for the following school year. In doing this, we ask that any parent who has any information that can contribute to supporting class placements for 2023 to please email the school by the end of Term 3. A reminder that we don’t take teacher requests, however if you have any friendship or support requests that relate to class placements we will do our best to accommodate.

Congratulations to our Grade 6 students who received their Leavers Tops today!

Congratulations to our Senior Boys Futsal Team for taking out the Tasmanian Champion of Champions 2022!

First day of Term 4 - 17 October

Public Holiday (Hobart Show) - 20 October

Student Free Day - 21 October

Grade 5/6 Camp - 9-11 November

Grade 3/4 Camp - 10-11 November

Christmas on Henley - 16 December

Leavers Assembly - 20 December

Leavers Dinner - 20 December

Last day of Term - 21 December

Entries are now open for the Schools Triathlon Challenge, forms can be collected from the Office.  All entries and payment need to be back to the Office by Friday 30 September. 

We would be grateful if you completed our online survey about Lindisfarne Primary School. Your feedback is very important to help us inform our school planning and decision-making.

The survey is open from today until Friday 23 September 2022 and should take about 5 minutes to complete.

Take the online survey by clicking this link or pasting it in your browser: https://ncv.microsoft.com/XD1C8Rm2J2

Every year the Department of Education conducts School Satisfaction Surveys to find out what your child(ren)'s school does well and where it may improve.

The survey is carried out on a secure website and all responses are anonymous and confidential.

All families in this school received the same survey link and no identifying information is collected. A summary of the survey results will be provided to schools. Responses from individuals or small groups will NOT be disclosed to any Department of Education staff.

Please contact the school office if you require any assistance.

Thank you for taking the time to fill in this survey.

Attention: Parents and Carers of students in Grade 4, 5 and 6

Student Wellbeing and Engagement Survey

The wellbeing of our students is important to us - we want to hear how students feel, and think, about different things going on in their lives.

Those in Grades 4-6 at Lindisfarne Primary School have commensed the Student Wellbeing and Engagement Survey. The results from this survey will help us get a picture of the current wellbeing of our students, and what we can do to improve future wellbeing for learning. The more students who take part, the clearer our picture will be. 

The Student Wellbeing and Engagement Survey is part of the Department of Education’s Child and Student Wellbeing Strategy .

The details for the survey are:

When:                                        Monday, September 5^th – Friday, September 23^rd

Who:                                            Grade 4, 5 and 6 students

What do I need to do:                You and your child don’t need to do anything. The survey will be done in class time and will not require your child to prepare in any way.

A letter with more information has been sent home with all Grade 4, 5 and 6 students, including Frequently Asked Questions and a form to sign and return to the school if you do not want your child to participate in the survey.   

If you would like further information, please contact the school on 62439232.

Thank you for supporting us to ensure that all our learners are safe, feel supported and are able to flourish, so they can engage in learning.

Dear Students and Families,

I know it is hard to believe, but Spring is here!

Please remember from Thursday 1 September until the end of the school year, to have your hat at school every day. You will need to wear it when you are outside.

Department of Education Sun Protection Policy - This policy aims to ensure staff, students and children maintain a healthy UV balance all year round.

Being SunSmart in Tasmania means using sun protection when UV levels reach 3 and above, this occurs from September to April. This means implementing sun protection measures from the beginning of the school year until the end of April and again from the beginning of September until the end of the school year.

Thank you to everyone who has finalised their 2022 school levies. If you have outstanding levies, our School Business Manager, Libby Ashlin, will be making calls to touch base and work out a plan for you to finalise these. 

You should have received the invoices for Grade 3-4 and 5-6 Camps by now, it is our preference for all outstanding levies to be paid before camp payments are made.

If you are having any difficulties paying any outstanding amounts, please don't hesitate to contact us to make a payment arrangement that suits your needs.

Please email Libby directly at libby.ashlin@education.tas.gov.au or phone her on 6243 9232 and she will be very happy to assist.  

Thank you.

Reader's Club is being inundated with enthusiastic readers.  We would love the help of additional volunteers in providing the opportunity for all students to read aloud.  If you can spare some time, come and join us in the library between 8.30-9.00 on Mondays and Wednesdays.  It is a great way to start the day! All volunteers are required to have a Working with Vulnerable People Card and be Fully Vaccinated.

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.

Pre-Kinder is for all students who have been accepted into Kinder for 2022, this will start in term 3, all enrolment forms need to be returned as soon as possible.

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

We are very happy to be able to share with you that number restrictions have been lifted for our sessions on Friday mornings at 9am. We look forward to seeing you all in the GP room.

There will no longer be a booking system in place either. We do need to inform you that the situation could change at any time, but any updates will be communicated through our Facebook page. 

Thank you Miss Purdie and Mrs Brown.

A friendly remember to please return all sports tops back to the office, so that they can be used for the next sporting event.

Thank you

Mr Kamano, PE Teacher

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

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.

Public Health has changed the mandatory COVID-19 isolation period from seven days to five days. This means COVID-19 cases can leave isolation, provided they:

• are no longer displaying symptoms on Day 5 of their isolation period
• have had no fever for 24 hours prior to Day 5.

People that leave isolation on or after day 5 must wear a face mask in all settings for days 5, 6 and 7 – even if they are not displaying symptoms. People are strongly recommended to wear a face mask indoors on days 8, 9 and 10.

Students under the age of 12 and all primary school students are not required to wear face masks upon leaving isolation. This approach is consistent with previous Public Health advice regarding mask wearing.

For more information, visit the Tasmanian Government Coronavirus website.

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 a text message to advise. 

1. Parents MUST send text message ONLY to 0400 948 649
2. Copy of order receipt is required which will include the reference number for the order placed
3. We will need confirmation of your child's name, school, class & ordered items.

We will process a credit to your QkR account within 3-5 business days that can be use in the future.. 

This process will take effect from Monday 27th June. 

All order cancellations received after 7:45 AM will not be issued with a credit as after this time we will have prepared these items for lunch service. 

We are happy for orders to be moved to other children or parents to collect from the canteen at lunchtime on the day of order fulfillment instead.

Please note orders for Sushi can not be refunded as these are ordered from a third party supplier and are ordered in advance. 

These orders need to be cancelled via QkR prior to order cut off times (sushi specific) which is a day prior to normal order cut off times.