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Dear Families, Students and Friends,
School Leaders 2021
It is with great pleasure and pride that I present our School Leaders of 2021 to you. In our year of being ‘Aspirational’ and ‘Striving for Success’ I feel optimistic and excited about our future with this fantastic team supporting the leadership of our school. Congratulations to all of our elected school leaders.
School Captains
Logan and Lauren
House Captains
Latour: Jayda, Logan, Fran (Vice), Bryce (Vice)
Norfolk: Amelia, Zohen, Jorja (Vice), Billy (Vice)
Student Representative Council
Lauren, Zara, Jordan, Jhett, Amira, Gracie, Kiara, Aimee, Oscar, Lacey, Ruby, Ethan
Daily Fitness Leaders
Lauren, Amelia, Zara, Shealah, Jayda, Jorja, Ahlia, Bella, Tekoa, Fran, Anabella, Bill, Bryce, Mason, Jordan, Logan, Zohen, Jett, Lochie, Will, Blair, Billy, Jyden, Lincoln
Environmental Warriors
Izabella, Chloe, Maddy, Leila, Brianna, Lincoln, Jacob, Noah
Reading Ambassadors
Jordan, Chloe, Elizabeth, Fran, Amira, Gracie, Ashlyn, Lucia
Monitors
AV/IT: Bryce, Ryan, Owen
Bell: Sky, Ashlyn
Flag: Shealah,Zohen
So what does it mean to be a leader at Longford Primary School?
It means:
- You show up as a learner, every day
- You expect the best of yourselves and others
- You set goals, you plan against these goals and you work hard to achieve them
- You commit to building on your strengths and working on your areas of weakness
- That every day you aim to lift and improve your performance
- That you are persistent in the face of adversity
- That you are courageous in the face of challenge
In formally accepting their position as leader of our school, I have asked each individual to commit to holding themselves accountable to their work ethic and work outputs. To their behaviours and how these are modelled to their younger peers. To their uniform and how they present themselves within our school and community. To be a learner and approach learning and other school opportunities with courage, passion, joy and optimism. I have challenged this group to STRIVE FOR SUCCESS – To Stretch – To Grow. To Think about where they are right now, and where they aim to be at the end of the year and asked how do they plan to make these goals achievable.
Our School leaders will host two student only assemblies on Thursday the 25th of February and will support the staff in welcoming you all to our BBQ on Thursday the 25th of February. All school leaders are asked to attend the BBQ where possible and will be formally announced to our wider school community at 4:30pm (uniform not required).
Welcome BBQ / Fundraiser
Please join us for our first official whole school get together for 2021. The School Leaders and Staff warmly invite you to come along and share in our BBQ and enjoy some activities on the oval. Our School Leaders will be announced to the community at 4:30pm.
When: This THURSDAY
Where: School Oval
Who: All families of LPS
Time: 4:00-5:30pm
Purpose: To chat with staff and friends, and launch our 2021 fundraising campaign for our ‘Prep Nature Playground.’
Costs: Sausages and Drinks all $2.00 each
School Association
We have some parent and community vacancies on our Association. Please consider becoming part of our team by nominating yourself or a friend. Nomination forms are available at the office. Our AGM will be held on the 23rd of March in the School Boardroom from 9:15-10:30am. You do not have to be an elected committee member to attend meetings – everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend when they can. If you are new to our school, or you have not been to a meeting before, please consider coming along to find out what it is all about!
Cup Day Public Holiday
Just a reminder that tomorrow, Wednesday the 24th of February, is the Launceston Cup and a public holiday for all students – enjoy the rest day!
Grade 5/6 Camp
Letters have gone out to all 5/6 families this week. Please return forms as soon as possible.
School Facebook Page
Have you been keeping up with our Staff Introductory videos? If you have not seen our latest additions, take a minute to scroll through our page and take a look! We do include lots of timely updates and reminders on our FB page, so use this as a resource to stay updated if it works for you!
Launching into Learning
Our LiL sessions are up and running with Rachael Richardson. Please feel free to grab a brochure or stay updated on session times via the Longford Primary School LiL facebook page. All families within our community are very welcome to come along to the sessions Mondays and Thursdays.
Carolyn Sutton
Principal
AGM
Our first School Association meeting was held this morning. Our AGM is scheduled for Tuesday 23rd March at 9:15am. A strong School Association is vitally important to support our school.
We will have Parent and Staff vacancies if joining the Association may interest you. Please consider nominating yourself or a friend by completing the form available from the school office and returning it by Friday 19th March.
Second Hand Uniforms
If you would be able to help out the School Association by being involved with the co-ordination of the second hand uniforms sales, please leave your name at the school office.
Our sessions on offer in Term 1 are:
Kinder Connect Monday Group A 9:00-10:30am / Monday Group B 1:15-2:45pm
Play and Learn Thursday morning 9:00-10:30am
Baby Play Thursday afternoon 1:30-2:30pm
Please see the attached brochure for more information.
To launch our 2021 fundraising for a new prep playground, we invite all families and Longford community members to our 2021 Welcome BBQ. This will be an opportunity to meet and mingle with class teachers and enjoy some family fun activities to celebrate the new year together.
FUNDRAISING WELCOME BBQ
Where: School Oval
When: Thursday 25th February
Time: 4:00 - 5:30pm
Cost: Sausage $2-00, Drink $2-00
School photos have been taken today. Individual orders must be in by 4:30pm Friday 5th March.
Grade 3-6 Athletic Carnival
The Primary Athletic Carnival is being held on Friday 5th March at the Longford Football Ground. Parents are most welcome as spectators. Students will be under gazebos on the track and parents may either sit around the outside of the oval, in the grandstands or bring a chair to sit on the opposite side of the track to the students. Students need permission from their class teacher before they are allowed to visit spectators. If your child is unable to compete in the carnival could you please provide a note or explanation. Please ensure they have their hats, recess, lunch and plenty of drinks for the day. The finals of our field events will be run Thursday 4th March 9:30am-12:00pm at the Longford Football Ground.
Kinder-Grade 2 Athletic Carnival
The Early Childhood Athletic Carnival will be held on Monday 15th March on the school oval. It will commence at 9:30am and conclude by lunchtime. Kindergarten students who do not attend on this day will receive correspondence regarding their child's participation. The Parent Fundraising Group will operate the kiosk for parents between 10:00-11:00am - providing tea, coffee and biscuits/slices.
Reminders
Please ensure students have sunscreen applied before coming to school on the day of their athletic carnivals. Extra sunscreen will be available and students will be reminded at regular intervals to reapply this.
Any students who require asthma inhalers should check that they have these for the carnival. Don't forget your runners and extra water.
Phoebe, Jordan, Harley, Charlotte, Levi, June and Zeke.
| Student school banking on Tuesdays | ||
| Breakfast Club on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays | ||
| February | 24 | Launceston Cup Day public holiday |
| 25 | Welcome BBQ 4:00-5:30 | |
| March | 4 | Gr 3-6 Athletic Field Events 9:30-12:00 (Longford Rec. Ground) |
| 5 | Gr 3-6 Athletic Carnival 9:30-2:30 (Longford Rec. Ground) | |
| 5 | Individual school photo orders in by 4:30 | |
| 8 | Public holiday | |
| 15 | K-2 Athletic Carnival 9:30-12:30 (School oval) | |
| 19 | Ride2School Day | |
| 22 | Northern Midlands Athletic Carnival | |
| 23 | School Association AGM 9:15am (Staffroom) | |
| 31 | Term 1 concludes for students |
2021
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Term 1 |
Wednesday 3rd February to Wednesday 31st March |
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Term 2 |
Wednesday 21st April to Friday 2ndJuly |
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Term 3 |
Tuesday 20th July to Friday 24th September |
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Term 4 |
Monday 11th October to Thursday 16th December |
Longford Junior Football Club U14 girls football train on Wednesdays 4:30-5:30pm at the Longford football oval. Are you interest in playing football? Come along to training and see what it is like.
Leadership Staff
| Principal | Mrs Carolyn Sutton |
| AST | Miss Jacinta Doran |
| AST | Mrs Jen Copeland |
| AST | Mrs Mel Biffin |
| AST | Mrs Rhiannon Morrison |
Support Staff
| Chaplain | Mrs Bec Cameron | Tuesday & Friday |
| Psychologist | Mrs Allison Maloney | Tuesday |
| School Nurse | Miss Chanelle McCormack | Alternate Wednesday/Friday |
| Social Worker | Mr Steven Wright | Monday |
| Speech Pathologist | Mrs Paige Nilsson | Alternate Tuesday/Thursday & Friday |