Eleanor represented Tasmania in the 2022 Bruce Cup National Teams Championship and National Singles Championship being held in Canberra this week as part of the School Sport Australia’s 12 & Under National Tennis Program. Well done Eleanor!

We are thrilled to announce our Canteen Service has been approved as Gold by the School Food Matters Association for another 2 years.  We have been commended for our whole school approach to health and wellbeing. 

This accreditation is based on: 

• Food Service guidelines and procedures
• Food Safety
• Foods Sold
• Whole School Approach Activities   

Please see more inforamtion on the ordering process later in this newsletter.                             

The LPS Parents & Friends Assosiation have approved funding for our School to be involved in this unique reading support program to help our students to become life-long readers.

The teachers love this program, the students can’t wait to read and the program works!

• Do you have a dog that is well behaved, gentle and is happy around children?
• Can you spare a couple of hours a week?

Benefits to your school and students:-

• Year 2 students receive one on one time, approx 20 mins, with an accredited Dog Team, the dog handler and the dog.
• A reading support program that gets results – see web site for more details;
• Minimal class disruption – the dog does not go into the classroom unless invited by
  the classroom teacher. All reading sessions are outside of the classroom in a quiet
  space nearby;
• A new and exciting spin on reading for your students.

How the Program fits into your school:-

• Reading sessions take place in a quiet area of the school grounds, such as the
  library or the verandah outside the classroom.
• A reading session is approximately 20 minutes long, where each child is one-on-one with the Dog Team.
• The Dog Team will visit on the same day at the same time each week, seeing the
  same 4 – 6 Target Students.
• Books are chosen to suit the child’s reading level. Story Dogs does supply books
  and books can also be from the classroom or library.
• During the session the handler often speaks through the dog, such as; “Simba
  doesn’t quite understand what is happening on this page could you help him out?”
  The child becomes the teacher; confidence soars!
  

If you have a dog that may be suitable for the program and you are willing to volunteer your time, please call or email Story Dogs for more information.

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. 

Public Health has changed close contact requirements and rules for people who test positive to COVID-19. COVID positive cases and close contacts of COVID-19 cases are no longer required to isolate. However, Public Health continue to recommend COVID positive cases and close contacts do the following:

• Stay home if unwell,
• Wear a mask indoors,
• Avoid high risk settings,
• Avoid large gatherings and indoor crowded spaces,
• Avoid people at risk of severe illness,
• Inform Public Health of their positive result,
• Notify their workplace.

Requirement for children and young people or other visitors who are close contacts or test positive to COVID-19

• They should stay home and test if they have, or develop, any symptoms
• In schools, it is recommended that children and young people (or their parents and carers) inform their school that they are a COVID positive case so the school can monitor the number of cases within the classroom.
• In other sites, it is recommended that visitors consider rescheduling and inform their contact prior to their visit/appointment.
• Students who are close contacts or test positive to COVID-19, may attend schools (except Support Schools) if:
    o they are well and asymptomatic, or
    o they have recovered and their acute symptoms are resolved.
• Children and visitors who have tested positive to COVID or are close contacts should wear a face mask in all indoor settings for 7 days.
• It is recommended that secondary students wear masks while primary students are encouraged and supported to.
• Students can ask for a mask at school.
• Students or visitors who are close contacts or test positive to COVID-19, must not attend Support Schools for 7 days from their positive test.

For more information, visit the Tasmanian Government Coronavirus website.

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

LIL sessions are on Friday mornings at 9am. We look forward to seeing you all.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.