Dear Longford Primary School Community

Welcome to another exciting year at Longford Primary School! We have had a calm and settled start to the school year, and it has been wonderful to see students returning with such enthusiasm and positivity towards their learning. The energy across the school has been fantastic, and our staff are committed to making this a successful and rewarding year for all. We deeply value working in partnership with families and believe that strong home-school connections are key to supporting every child’s learning and wellbeing. In the coming weeks we will have the opportunity to meet with families at our Welcome BBQ on Thursday 27th of February. In the meantime please know you are always welcome to chat with senior staff or teachers around any questions or concerns. We look forward to working with you in 2025 to ensure your child/ren have a positive year.

This year, we continue to focus on three key priorities:

Reading

Developing strong literacy skills is essential for every students' success. Our teaching teams will be using evidence-based strategies to foster a love of reading and improve reading skills across all year levels.

Mathematics

We are committed to strengthening students’ mathematical understanding through engaging, hands-on learning experiences that build confidence and problem-solving skills as well as lessons that include explicit teaching to strengthen student understanding in number.

Student Wellbeing & Attendance

A safe, supportive, and inclusive environment is key to student success. We encourage regular attendance, as every day at school is an opportunity for learning and growth. Our wellbeing programs will continue to support students in building resilience, friendships, and a positive mindset.

New Staff

This year we welcome several new teachers to our teaching team.

Mrs Nicki Gleeson – 5/6
Mrs Kat Dent – 5/6
Miss Lauren Gleeson – 3/4
Mrs Bindy Stephens – Arts
Mrs Glenda Tarnawsky – Student Support/EAL

In partnership
Candice Burnett

You may have heard the exciting news that a new Child and Family Learning Centre (CFLC) is coming to Longford.

CFLCs are friendly, welcoming places offering advice on health and family matters, education and training as well as wellbeing services from pregnancy to age 5.

Extensive community and stakeholder consultation, including the establishment of a Local Enabling Group, will be undertaken to inform the design of the new Longford CFLC and the services it will provide to ensure it is tailor-made to serve local families.

The first phase of community and stakeholder consultation for the new Longford CFLC will commence later this year, once the preferred site is confirmed, and construction is expected to commence in 2027.

We look forward to sharing more information about how you can get involved soon.

For information about the project, visit www.decyp.tas.gov.au/longfordcflc

Welcome to a new school year! Thank you to our parents for completing the form indicating they are able to volunteer help at upcoming events. Our volunteer group will be having Ice Creams after School this term, further information in this newsletter. Also our Welcome Back BBQ is on Thursday 27th February - BBQ is provided by our School Association volunteer group along with help from the Longford Fire Brigade, JBS Longford, JJ's Bakery and Banjo's Bakery.

The Association's first meeting for this year is on Thursday 6th March at 5:30pm in the staff room. Please feel welcome to come along.

• Uniform orders for jackets, rugby jumpers and winter tunics need to be at the school office by next Wednesday, 19th February.
• Validation forms need to be returned this week please. Students will not be able to participate at the Athletic Carnival or have school photos taken until we have received current permission consents.
• ICT agreement forms to be returned. Students will not be able to use devices until this form is completed.
• School lunch ordering starts this Thursday. Please refer to information in this newsletter or the note that has been sent home.

Welcome to a new year and another chance to start the year off with our Longford Reading Challenge

Hopefully your child has come home with their login details for the new and exciting app that helps make logging your books even easier. If you haven’t received these details, please ask your classroom teacher.

For those who are new to the challenge, the aim is to read for at least 10 minutes every night. This can be any form of reading you like (picture books, magazines, novels, comics etc.). Your child can read to you, read by themselves or another person can read to your child – it all counts!

Instructions:

Go to read.lps.au or scan this QR code:

Leadership Staff

Support Staff