A big welcome back to Term 3.  It is wonderful to see students and families back on site this term.  Please remember that we still have many COVID restrictions in place, including:

1. Drop and Go can now happen in classrooms.  We ask that this be as brief as possible.  We recommend families sanitise on arrival in classrooms.
2. Adults are asked not to gather within school grounds.  Please only enter the school a few minutes prior to drop off and pick up and leave as soon as possible.
3. The school playgrounds are closed to families of an afternoon.
4. If adults need to be in the school for more than a few minutes they are asked to enter through the office doors and complete a COVID screening form when signing in.
5. 5/6 Sport is unable to have parent spectators at this stage.

We will continue to have senior staff support a Drop and Go zone from William Street (the White Zone) each day as an option for families.  Now that we no longer have mandated zones for drop off and pick up, we ask that you discuss pick up arrangements with your child so they are sure of where to meet you at the end of the day. 

Reports

Reports went home with students on the last day of Term 2.  If you have not yet received your child’s report, please phone the school office for a copy.

Riverlands and Robyn McKinnon

Riverlands have very generously donated funds to further support our community as we evolve from the COVID19 pandemic.  During this time, many members of our community (adults and children) have experienced a range of emotions, including anxiety, frustration, uncertainty, anger and grief; caused by COVID, isolation, or from other personal factors.  Through the generosity of Riverlands, we have been able to secure the amazing Robyn McKinnon (Mum and Mental Health Social Worker) to work with staff and families.  If you are interested in taking part in an informal session where you can hear and learn about some personal strategies to cope with big emotions, I encourage you to attend one of Robyn’s sessions next week.  RSVP will be required and is due by Friday the 31st of July by calling the school office.  Robyn recently ran an informal conversation with the LPS Staff and as a participant, I cannot recommend these session highly enough!  Community members welcome:

When: 3rd of August at 9:00am or the 7th of August at 1:45pm in the School Boardroom.

Learn to Swim

Student in Grades 3-5 and some Grade 6 students will undertake Learn to Swim at Hagley Farm School pool at the end of August and early September.  Timetables and permission forms will be sent home next week.

Launching into Learning

Welcome to all of our new Kinder Connect and Play and Learn families.  All LiL families can access the LiL room directly from William Street and complete the COVID screening form on arrival in the LiL room.  Miss Roxy Walls and Narelle are so excited to meet and work with you all. 

STEM

For Term 3 and 4 our students will be working with Mrs Bec Viney on our STEM program.  We are excited to be offering STEM as an additional program that all students will access in either Term 3 or Term 4.  

5/6 Sport

It is fantastic that 5/6 Sport will run in Term 3.  There were lots of nerves on Friday, but students showed great sportsmanship - congratulations to all who participated! 

Daily Line Up

Students are utilising our additional space in the Quadrangle for daily line ups.  This is a great time for us to come together as a school to hear some consistent messages and celebrate successes.

Matrix

Our Positive Behaviour Matirx has been launched and its language is embedded in our daily line up and classroom circle messages. Thank you to all students and families for your input.