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- WHOLE SCHOOL REFLECTION
- SCHOOL CROSSING GUIDE
- YEP! PROGRAM
- KINDER - GRADE 2 ATHLETICS FUN DAY
- LEVIES AND OTHER OUTSTANDING INVOICES
- INTERSCHOOL ATHLETICS CARNIVAL
- SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
- LAUNCHING INTO LEARNING
- ASSEMBLY SCHEDULE
- READER'S CLUB
- IMPORTANT DATES FOR TERM 2
- PARKING
- SEESAW AND SCHOOLZINE
- AFTER SCHOOL CARE
- LUNCH ORDER SERVICE - BAMBINI BITES
- OTHER NOTICES
Welcome back to Term 2 to all our LPS Families! I know the few extra days added to our Term 1 holiday break really did allow for a restful break for my family. Upon returning to day one of Term 2, it was so wonderful to see and feel the excitement and energy amongst our students and our staff, reconnecting with friends, catching up on holiday news and ready for a term of learning!
Our committed team of teaching staff have communicated curriculum content and teaching program information for this term through the term letters, which were sent home to families last week. There are a number of upcoming excursions planned by grade teams to provide further learning opportunities outside of the classroom environment. Please use Seesaw to ensure that you are well informed about upcoming excursions and to also keep in touch with the learning taking place in your child’s classroom.
Last week our school leadership team spent a day listening to international education expert Tom Hierck speak on Bringing Clarity to Effective School Leadership. It was timely for us as a team, on the back on the data collected from our whole school review at the end of last year, to consider what the goal posts for improvement for our school are in the near future. One of the whole school professional learning foci for this year is looking at the way we provide effective feedback to students on where they are in their learning and where they need to go next.
Our students have had the opportunity to participate in a number of sporting events recently. Mr Kamano took a team to the Domain Athletics Centre to participate in the Inter-School Athletics Carnival last week, our K-2 students participated in their Athletics Carnival on Wednesday and our Grade 3-6 Cross Country Carnival is happening next week. Wednesday 17 May is also the starting date for this year’s Winter Sports Roster. We strongly encourage our students to make the most of these extra -curricular sporting events. Participation helps support an active and healthy lifestyle as well as providing an opportunity for individuals to build resilience and confidence in different settings.
We would like to extend a very warm welcome to Leah our new permanent Crossing Guide! Leah starts next week and is really looking forward to keep our LPS safe!
The Commissioner for Children and Young people is excited to announce that our new YEP! Program was launched on 9 May 2023. The program showcases opportunities for Tasmanian children and young people to have a say on decisions that affect them.
We would love your support in promoting this fantastic new program for children and young people by:
- Encouraging children and young people under 18 in Tasmania to become YEP! members via our online registration form (any eligible young person who registers by 9 June will be entered in a member’s draw for an iPad).
- Promoting YEP! and the newsletter to parents, carers, teachers, and others who support children and young people.
- Encouraging those in your networks to share opportunities for children and young people with CCYP to be showcased on the YEP! webpage.
Our K-2 Athletics Carnival was a smashing success this morning! So many proud little faces having a go and some awesome sportsmanship. Enjoy all these engaged and committed learners trying their very best!
Wow! We are heading towards mid-year already!
If you haven’t already paid your levies, we would very much appreciate you doing so as the year goes by so fast.
Thank you to those families that have started making regular small payments weekly/fortnightly using the information at the bottom of their invoice or setting up a regular automatic payment system with their bank. These are two of the many options available to help support you.
We ask if you do have any outstanding amounts with us to please address them as soon as you can.
As always, myself and my helpful and approachable Admin Team are always here to chat and help if you ever need to.
Band invoices will be mailed out very soon – thank you for your patience. Thanks also to those that have already paid the office.
Libby Ashlin
School Business Manager
Some great individual achievements at the interschool athletics carnival but the one we are most proud of is the glowing report from staff and parents of how our students conducted themselves respectfully and showed great sportsmanship across the day.
LPSA NEWS
Meetings
Our next meeting dates are below, and we’d love to see you at one. There is no commitment to coming along; you can come to as many or as few as you’d like, and your voice is welcomed.
All meetings will be at 7pm in the school library. Any changes to this will be advertised in the school newsletter and on social media.
Term 2 - Tuesday 6 June
Term 3 - Tuesday 8 August / Tuesday 5 September
Term 4 - Tuesday 31 October / Tuesday 28 November
Social Media
Follow us on Facebook for updates and information on LPSA events: https://www.facebook.com/LindisfarnePrimarySchoolAssociation
You can contact the Association by emailing lindisfarneprimarysa@gmail.com if you have fundraising ideas, have any questions about the association or if you have any items you’d like brought up at our next meeting.
Welcome all our new LiL families!
Launching into Learning will be run Friday mornings 9-10.30am with our Kinder Blue Teacher Rebecca Kaiser.
An enrolment form will need to be filled out and returned to the office before your first session.
If you have any questions please phone the school office on 6243 9232.
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.
Wednesday 17 May - 5/6 Winter Sports @ Lindisfarne North Primary School
Friday 19 May - Prep White & Blue Excusion to Gordon's Hill
Wednesday 24 May - 5/6 Winter Sports @ Howrah Primary School
Monday 29 May - Grade 3/4 Excursion to The Marine Discovery Centre
Wednesday 31 May - 5-6 Winter Sports @ Bellerive Primary School
Monday 5 June - Inter-School Cross Country
Wednesday 7 June - 5/6 Winter Sports @ Lindisfarne Primary School
Monday 12 June - Kings Birthday Public Holiday
Wednesday 21 June - 5/6 Winter Sports @ Lindisfarne Primary School
Wednesday 28 June - 5/6 Winter Sports @ Launderdale Primary School
Friday 7 July - Last day of term 2
Term 2 - 26 April - 7 July
Term 2 Holidays - 8 July - 24 July
Term 3 - 25 July - 29 September
Term 3 Holidays - 30 September - 15 October
Term 4 - 16 October - 21 December
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.
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 action 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 have a child who attends before or after school care and they are sick or away, please remember to contact Clarence City Council on 6217 9610 to let them know your child won’t be attending. After School Care is a separate service that is not provided by Lindisfarne Primary School.
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.
- Parents MUST send text message ONLY to 0400 948 649
- Copy of order receipt is required which will include the reference number for the order placed
- 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.
