Dear Families, Students and Friends,

I take this opportunity to acknowledge the recent passing of Mrs Katherine Moore after her long and courageous battle with MND.

Katherine was a dedicated educator at Longford Primary School for 26 years, retiring in 2020.  Katherine will be forever remembered as a creative, bubbly, strong and committed teacher who loved her job, her colleagues, children and families.  We hold many memories of an incredibly talented teacher and a special friend to many.

Our deepest condolences go to Katherine's husband and children, Luke, Lachie and Sarah and all who have known and loved her.

Our school will continue to prioritise our fundraising efforts for MND research in 2023.  If you can, please consider contributing to :  http://hub.fightmnd.org.au/for-Katherine

Congratulations to our Grade 6 Leavers of 2022

Remember our values and be courageous, respectful and aspirational in whatever you choose to do.  Remember to embrace new opportunities with confidence.  Remember to be aspirational with your dreams and whatever you choose to do, do it with love, purpose and commitment.

Celebration Assembly

Congratulations to our 2022 Values Award recipients: Mason, George, Ruby H, Olivia, Albert, Effie, Ruby Q, Ruby W, Phoebe, Piper, Lacey B and Lily F.  Each of these students have lived and modelled our Department Values every day.  I thank each recipient for their outstanding contribution to Longford Primary School.

To our Care for People award recipients – Frankie and Indy; to be recognised by the staff of Longford Primary School for your outstanding commitment to caring for others is something to be so proud of.  Congratulations, may you forever continue to model such important and special attributes.

Congratulations to Ashlyn and Jacob on your scholarships to your chosen high schools in 2023.  We know that you will thrive in your new learning environments next year.

Kasey was recognised as the LPS Sportsperson of the year.  Competitive, but friendly and respectful at all times – well done Kasey! 

To our Grade 6 Award winners – congratulations! Thank you for your outstanding commitment to learning, growth and living our department values.

Thankyou to all of the staff and volunteers who supported a successful and joyous final celebration assembly for 2022. 

To our very generous sponsors – we thank you for your ongoing support for our students and the Longford learning community.  It was my privilege and pleasure to personally present awards on behalf of:  The Northern Midlands RSL Sub Branch, Perth Lions Club and Longford Rotary Club.

Thank you to the following staff members and parent volunteers for making our Leavers Dinner incredibly special for our Grade 6 students.  Many wonderful memories were made and celebrated.

• Katrina Richards – Organiser
• John Collighan – Entertainment
• Paula Voss – Caterer
• Bethany Chugg – Baking and donating the Leaving cake
• Leith McEldowney and her many helpers for preparing a beautiful space for the dinner to be held.

The leavers dinner gave us an opportunity to thank and celebrate with Mrs Spangaro as she farewelled Longford Primary School along with her leaving students on Monday evening.

Thank you to our Chair, Leith McEldowney and all members of the School Association for your support in 2022.  You have warmly welcomed new faces to our beautiful school community and worked hard to ensure we stayed focused on our shared purpose – to build and rebuild community connections.  The members of our elected association, and all parent members help Longford continue to be a special place to learn, play, work, thrive and flourish.

Our Kinder-Grade 3 students celebrated the end of year with an excursion to the Theatre and a play in the park.  Our 4-6 students celebrated with a pool day at the Aquatic Centre.  Thank you to our staff, students and families for helping us celebrate a fantastic year of learning with these fantastic experiences.

Please take some time to watch our staff videos as a way of introduction to your child’s teacher for 2023.

Introducing our Teaching and Leadership Teams for 2023

• Mrs Jane Archer – Launching into Learning
• Mrs Jen Hayes – Kindergarten
• Mrs Amelia Crawford – Prep
• Mrs Alison Taylor – Prep
• Miss Laura Wright – Grade 1/2
• Mrs Jessica Jackson – Grade 1/2 (with the support of Miss Ella Ross)
• Mrs Rebecca Viney – Grade 1/2
• Mrs Jemma Duncan and Mr Rich Talbot – Grade 3/4
• Mr Ben Lasky – Grade 3/4
• Mrs Shanley Freeman and Ms Courtney Brown – Grade 3/4
• Mrs Renee Oates – Grade 5/6
• Mr Justin Nobes and Mrs Katrina Richards - Grade 5/6

Our Specialist Team

• Mr Dan Ellis – PE
• Mrs Sandra Seen – Music
• Mr Rich Talbot – STEM / ICT
• Ms Monica Possee – Garden
• Mrs Katrina Richards – Student Support
• Mrs Jan Scott – Library

Our Leadership Team

• Mrs Carolyn Sutton – Principal
• Mrs Jodi Claxton – Early Years (Lil – Grade 2) Team Leader
• Mrs Jen Copeland – Primary Years (Grade 3-6) Team Leader
• Mr Justin Nobes – Numeracy Coach

Farewell and thankyou to our departing staff: Mr Tantari, Mrs Spangaro, Miss Kearns, Miss Bovill, Mrs Hardman and Ms Bishop.  I wish you all the very best in your new learning spaces in 2023.

• Our LiL brochure will be published on our school and LiL FB pages early in Term 1.  Our LiL days will be Monday and Friday starting on Monday the 20th of February in the Kindergarten room.

Today we celebrate our last day together for the 2022 school year.  School concludes at 2:50pm following a ceremony of farewell and ‘bell ringing’ by our Grade 6 leaving students.  Families are invited to watch our students as they leave our school through a guard of honour at the front entrance – a chance to say goodbye to a special chapter and welcome to new beginnings.

All students (P-6) will be on the front lawn with their bags and can be collected from their class group at the end of the day.

Students (P-6) will return to school on Wednesday the 8th of February 2023.  Please note that our Kindergarten students have a staggered start to the school year and this information is contained in Kindergarten information packs.

Finally, as we finish the year together, I take a moment to consider and reflect on the tragedy of Hillcrest Primary School, December 2021.  May our children lost, rest in rainbows and those affected find their peace.

May your holiday break together bring you opportunity to hold your family close and show them how much you love them.

Thank you to the following Members of Parliament and Local Government, community organisations and patrons for their continued support and sponsorship of our Grade 6 and class awards.

Anglican Christ Church
Brian Mitchell MP
Guy Barnett MP
Jeff Carins
Jen Butler MP
Jock Bryan
John Tucker MP
Link Technologies Tasmania
Lions Club of Perth
Longford Over 55s Friendship Group
Masonic Lodge Longford
Minister for Education, Children and Youth – Roger Jaensch MP
Mark Shelton MP
Northern Midlands Council
Northern Midlands Councillor - Dick Adams
Northern Midlands Councillor - Janet Lambert
Northern Midlands Councillor - Mayor Mary Knowles
Northern Midlands RSL Sub Branch
Probus Mens Club of Longford
PSST/NMPSSA
Rebecca White MP
Rotary Club of Longford
Senator Claire Chandler
Tania Rattray MLC

Kinder - Mrs Jen Hayes

Prep A - Mrs Amelia Crawford

Prep B - Mrs Alison Taylor

1/2 A - Miss Laura Wright

1/2 B - Mrs Jess Jackson

1/2 C - Mrs Rebecca Viney

Please click on the link below

https://youtube.com/shorts/JbQyT1KIVfo?feature=share

3/4 A - Mrs Shanley Freeman / Ms Courtney Brown

Please click on the link below

https://youtube.com/shorts/5a_J8eyMqLI?feature=share

3/4 B - Mr Rich Talbot / Mrs Jemma Duncan

3/4 C - Mr Ben Laskey

5/6 A - Mrs Renee Oates

5/6 B - Mr Justin Nobes / Mrs Katrina Richards

PE - Mr Dan Ellis

Team Leader (LiL-Grade 2) - Mrs Jodi Claxton

THANK YOU LONGFORD ROTARY CLUB

All Kindergarten students were fortunate to have a visit from members of Longford Rotary last week. Each student was presented with a quality book to take home and spent time enjoying reading with the Rotarians.

THANK YOU JAKOB LEFEVRE

Longford Primary would like to extend a thank you to Jakob Lefevre Stonemasonry & Monumental  for their kind donation of pavers for the Grade 5/6 belonging space.

In 2023, Longford Primary will be introducing parent access to Canvas – our school’s Learning Management System as a replacement for Class Dojo.

To take advantage of the platform’s capacity to also share information between home and school, we will be using Canvas Parent to enhance the way our school communicates with families about the learning progress of their children. Canvas Parent will enable families to contact their child’s teacher/s, keep up to date with the learning occurring in classrooms and receive announcements and reminders.

Supporting information on how to access and log in to Canvas Parent can be accessed below.

• Access Canvas Parent at:  https://canvasobserver.education.tas.gov.au/
• How to log in to Canvas as a parent
• Other support documentation can be found here: https://www.education.tas.gov.au/canvas-parent/

It is important to note that accounts are created using the email we have listed with parent information in our student enrolment system. If you are unable to log-in to Canvas please refer to the Canvas Parent FAQ. We will work with families over the next few weeks to review and update parent/carer email information where required.

We look forward to starting this journey and strengthening our connection with our parent community.

Leadership Staff

Support Staff