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- WHOLE SCHOOL REFLECTION
- SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
- WASTE WARRIORS
- SCHOOL ASSOCIATION COLOUR EXPLOSION - FUNDRAISING UPDATE
- BOOK CLUB
- PROMOTING HEALTHIER CELEBRATIONS AT SCHOOL: AN ALTERNATIVE TO CHOCOLATES AND LOLLIES
- JAPANESE SPEECH CONTEST
- PLEASE PAY ANY OUTSTANDING INVOICES
- LAUNCHING INTO LEARNING
- READER'S CLUB
- IMPORTANT DATES FOR TERM 4
- KINDER 2024
- A MESSAGE FROM OUR LIBRARY
- PARKING
- ALLERGY AWARE
- COMBINED PRIMARY SCHOOL ANNUAL CONCERT TICKETS
- STUDENT ASSISTANCE SCHEME (STAS) 2024
- LUNCH ORDER SERVICE - BAMBINI BITES
- SEESAW AND SCHOOLZINE
- AFTER SCHOOL CARE
- OTHER NOTICES
From Mr Hickey’s countdown at 38 in the last newsletter, at the time of writing this we are now down to 23 days. As I cast my eye over our school calendar we head into December, it is absolutely jam packed! We sure are moving into the ‘silly’ season, where time just starts flying and before we know it Christmas has arrived. There are many class excursions, sporting events and end of year celebrations coming our way. Please make sure you keep in touch with our school’s methods of communicating with families at this busy time to stay in the loop of all the important dates relevant to your children, whether that be through Schoolzine, Seesaw or our school Facebook page. The leadership team and classroom teachers have given the message to our students that our ‘Be Your Best’ and behaviour expectations remain high until the very last day of the school year to ensure that all of our students can continue to come to school each day and learn in a safe learning environment. Well done to so many students in our school community who show us their best each and every day!
Many of the events on the school calendar towards the end of year will celebrate the time that our Grade 6 students have spent with us at LPS. The school community looks forward to sharing these moments with the Grade 6s which I know will bring about mixed feelings for our students. We are also busy preparing our newest students for when they start Kindergarten with us next year. We welcome all new families to our school community and look forward to developing strong home/school relationships over the coming years.
Good luck and thank you to all our students who will be representing our school in the last few weeks of school, whether it be as a member of a sports team, the Triathlon, Champions Swimming Carnival or performing in one of our end of year music assemblies! And to our wider school community, LPS staff and students look forward to welcoming you all to the many school events we are hosting between now and the end of the year.
The Waste Warriors have done a fantastic job this year of helping to start up the school’s paper and commingled recycling program and keep it running smoothly. They have demonstrated themselves to be passionate about and committed to making a positive contribution to helping the environment. Well done guys!!
SCHOOL ASSOCIATION COLOUR EXPLOSION - FUNDRAISING UPDATE
Incredible effort and dedication from everyone!!
Because of you, we have already raised a WHOPPING $8,165 out of our $5,000 goal!! Lets see if we can get to $10,000.
Let's keep the momentum going, fundraising closes today!!
#schoolrun4fun #funrun #australianfundraising #fundraising #colourexplosion
PROMOTING HEALTHIER CELEBRATIONS AT SCHOOL: AN ALTERNATIVE TO CHOCOLATES AND LOLLIES
As we continue our commitment to creating a safe and healthy learning environment for our students, we would like to address an important matter regarding birthday celebrations at our school.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, we discouraged families from bringing cakes to school and encouraged pre-packaged foods as a precautionary measure to reduce potential health risks. While we appreciate your cooperation during this challenging time, we want to continue promoting a culture of health and wellness at our school even as the pandemic recedes.
As you may be aware, our school is a proud participant in the "Move Well Eat Well" program, which aims to instil positive habits in our students when it comes to nutrition and physical activity. With this in mind, we kindly ask for your support in discouraging the tradition of bringing chocolates and lollies to school on your child's birthday.
Instead, we encourage you to consider alternative ways of celebrating your child's special day. There are various creative and healthier options available that can make birthdays memorable without the need for sugary treats.
We understand that birthdays are special occasions, and we want to ensure that they are celebrated in a way that aligns with our commitment to a healthy lifestyle.
The Japanese Speech Contest has been held for 2023.
A group of enthusiastic students met with Wedd Sensei once a week at recess since Term 2 to write and memorise a self-introductory speech in Japanese. They have shown commitment and growth in their Japanese learning journey. Congratulations to Avalon, Zoey, Charlotte, Estelle, Tess, Isla, Emily, Quillan and Matilda for your dedication to extending yourselves in Japanese language. Special congratulations to Lilly, who received an Honourable Mention in the Year 5 Division and Nina who received 2nd Prize in the Primary Tokubetsusanka Division!
PLEASE PAY ANY OUTSTANDING INVOICES
If you do have any outstanding amounts with us we ask if you please address them ASAP.
As always, myself and my helpful and approachable Admin Team are always here to chat and help if you ever need to.
Thank you
Libby Ashlin
School Business Manager
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.
Friday 24 November - School Assembly - 1.50pm GP Room
Friday 24 November - Evening Concert for Combined Schools Choir and Band - My State Arena
Tuesday 28 November - Champions Swimming Carnival
Tuesday 28 November - LPSA Fundraising Meeting - 7pm
Wednesday 29 November - Rose Bay Grade 7 Orientation
Friday 1 December - Grades 3-6 Triathlon
Thursday 7 December - Music Assembly
Monday 11 December - Swim Fun Day (Clarence Pool)
Wednesday 13 December - Colour Run 1.30pm - 2.55pm
Friday 15 December - Christmas On Henley
Tuesday 19 December - Leavers Assembly
Tuesday 19 December - Leavers Dinner
Wednesday 20 December - Whole School Picnic (Simmons Park)
Wednesday 20 December - Step Up Day
Thursday 21 December - Last day of Term 4
Will your child be 4 turning 5 in 2024?
Please ensure that you have completed an enrolment form for Kindergarten at LPS in 2024. Next year there will be 2 class groups, Kinder White: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Kinder Blue: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
First and foremost, the classes are put together to ensure equity in size and gender (where possible). A lot of thought is put into forming both class groups and we encourage you to attend our Pre-Kinder sessions. We will consider the individual learning needs of every individual with the intent to create the best possible learning environment for each child.
We will aim to notify you of your child’s class to at the beginning of Term 4 to allow plenty of time for flow on childcare and family arrangements.
Book Returns
A friendly reminder that books borrowed from our school library need to be returned to the school and not to the public libraries.
We are finding an increasing number of school library books being returned to public libraries, most recently Hobart & Rosny. When this happens, it requires the school to physically collect the books from these locations. When this occurs, you may receive a notification from our library asking you to collect the book and return it to school.
Overdue Books
We are over halfway through the term and still have quite a number of overdue books that need to be returned. Overdue letters will be coming home soon.
Please have a look at home if your children have overdue books. We know they can get easily hidden on bookshelves or amongst other books! A $10 fee will be invoiced to cover the replacement costs of any lost, damaged, or long-term missing books.
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.
COMBINED PRIMARY SCHOOL ANNUAL CONCERT TICKETS
Tickets for the Combined Primary School Annual Concert, to be held on Friday the 24 November at MyState Bank Arena, will be available for sale from Monday 11 September.
STUDENT ASSISTANCE SCHEME (STAS) 2024
Parents/Guardians who have not applied for STAS previously (and do not have an existing STAS file) can apply online for STAS 2024 at Student Assistance Scheme (STAS) or simply Google STAS to be taken to the link.
Letters advising of STAS approval (or otherwise) will be posted to all families with existing files in the STAS database in mid-November.
If a parent/guardian has received STAS in 2023 and wishes to add a new/additional student to their STAS record they simply need to email their name, the student’s full name, date of birth, school, and grade in 2024 and we will add them to the existing STAS file.
For queries please contact stas@decyp.tas.gov.au
LUNCH ORDER SERVICE - BAMBINI BITES
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.
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.