As the election results have now been declared, the 2022 Council begins its term tomorrow.
School Council holds its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 26 April at 7 pm, followed by the first meeting of the new Council. At the Annual General Meeting, School Council office holders are determined and the Annual Report is presented. If you would like to attend the A.G.M., please email the school for Webex details.
A full list of councillors will be published after that meeting and uploaded to our School Council website page.
Finally, next week we farewell Liv Mahon as she begins maternity leave and we wish her all the best at this exciting time. We welcome Mrs Ruth Field who will replace Liv in 4M.
Is your child beginning Prep next year? As local network schools have a new Prep Transition agreement and timeline, we invite families to enrol their 2023 Prep child. To ensure places for our neighbourhood families, please visit our website Enrolments page for all the necessary documents and the 2022-23 Prep Transition Calendar. We aim to finalise Prep enrolments by the end of May. |
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Friday 18 March is a day that will see our school awash with bright colours to acknowledge and celebrate the National Day of Action Against Bullying with a free dress day. This day reflects our school value of Respect and is one we are all looking forward to celebrating together through acts of kindness.
This week has been an exciting one for two of our Year 5 classes who undertook the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) field trial. This trial will inform the rollout of the 2023 TIMMS formal administration in 600 schools across the country. The incredibly positive feedback from the ACER quality control representative reinforced how proud we are of these upcoming 2023 student leaders. Well done, 5A and 5S!
Formal NAPLAN testing for Year 3 and Year 5 students is scheduled for May this year. To scaffold the transition into an online format, these students will be involved in a statewide Coordinated Practice Testing (CPT) day next Thursday 24 March. Today, Years 3 and 5 parents have received additional information via email, outlining the CPT requirements as well as the formal NAPLAN window.
Peer Mediation Training
On Friday 11 March, twenty-five Year 5 students took part in Peer Mediation training with Kristy from Restorative Pathways.
The students took part in a fun and interactive workshop, learning skills to support their younger peers in the playground. Some of the topics covered included; empathic listening, paraphrasing what someone has said, negotiating, compromising and helping others to be calm.
We are very proud of our Peer Mediators who all made fantastic contributions on the day through whole group, partner and individual reflections. We look forward to our Year 5 Peer Mediators being out in the playground, supporting students to have restorative conversations and solve problems.
Our Peer Mediators will receive their badges during Webex Assembly on Friday 18th March.
National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence
The 2022 National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence will be marked at LPS on Friday 18 March.
This key initiative from Bullying. No way! supports students to understand what bullying is, how to respond and how to seek help.
The theme this year is ‘Kindness Culture’ and to mark this, all students are invited to dress in bright/rainbow colours as a way to show kindness and inclusivity at LPS. Throughout the day, classes will be taking part in a range of classroom activities which celebrate the kindness culture at LPS.
Our Wellbeing Captains, Chloe and Nicola have been involved in the organisation of the day. Well done!
(Please note, face masks to be worn as per school guidelines)
For more information, click here.
For families who are new to the school, the LPS Bullying Prevention Policy can be found on our website here.The Preps have begun our Phonological Awareness program (which is continued in subsequent years). We have been learning about some letters and the sounds they make.
The letters we have learnt so far are:
Ss Aa Tt Bb Pp Ee Nn Oo
Every time we learn a new letter, we think of lots of words that start with that sound. We also learn the cued articulation for each sound. This is the action that goes with the sound.
To make our fingers stronger, we use fine motor skills to make a craft about the letter. For example, we made a pizza for the letter p.
For our language experience last week we played in the sandpit. We have explored vocabulary about our experience and read books about the beach. We are starting to use our sounds when we write. For example, sand starts with the sound /s/ and bucket starts with /b/.
Year 5
Year 5 students have begun using Google Classroom as another way to promote student interactions with their teachers and peers.
Students have been using the platform to foster research, typing and technology skills. They have published narratives, creative Maths tasks and inquiry learning about our Three Levels of Government. The Year 5 teachers have also been utilising the platform to distribute and collect some assignments, as well as videos, websites, PDFs and student work in our Civics and Citizenship focus.
LPS continues to use technologies to enhance learning and collaboration, whilst promoting the importance of eSafety.
Year 6
In inquiry this term Year 6 are learning about Civics and Citizenship. The students have been using role-play to explore how federal Parliament works and to understand how law making is passed through the House of Representatives. During these parliamentary debates, ideas have been tested, challenged, refined and ultimately accepted or rejected. A favourite law debated across the classes was, ‘Should the voting age in Australia be lowered to 16?'
In Science this term we are learning about marvellous micro-organisms. We conducted an experiment to find out what happens when combinations of yeast, sugar and water are mixed. We predicted a range of different outcomes. The final observation was that a test tube containing all three ingredients made the balloon fill up with air.
We are also proudly wearing our newly presented Year 6 and leadership badges around the school.
In the library, we have been learning the importance of reading picture story books from Prep to Year 6 and beyond. Picture story books often offer beautiful illustrations, captivating stories and subtle lessons. For senior students, some complex themes and messages can be explored through picture story books.
Although we encourage students to read all types of picture story books, we have discussed components including vocabulary, theme and detail of illustrations that help us determine why some picture story books are targeted at senior readers.
We have also learnt that many picture story book authors are also illustrators (how clever to be able to write the words and draw the pictures!!)
Fun fact: If there is only one name on the front cover of a book, that usually means the author is also the illustrator.
Students in the Junior School have been focusing on these picture story book author/illustrators:
Lynley Dodd, Nick Bland, Peter Reynolds and Leigh Hobbs.
Senior students have been focusing on the picture story book author/illustrators:
Colin Thompson, Lance Balchin and Shaun Tan.
Library bags
We are encouraging all students to bring a clearly labelled water proof library bag to their library session. A library bag protects books and keeps them safe and separate from other belongings, which in turn means the books last a little longer.
Class lists
We still have several families that are not on our class lists and communications have started going out to classes from our representatives. If you would like to ensure you don’t miss out on communications from us about upcoming community events/fundraisers, as well as important information from your child's teacher, please ensure you are on our class list by emailing parentsgroup.lps@gmail.com.
Easter Raffle – here again!!
Our annual Easter Raffle is here again! Raffle tickets have started to be sent home with students so make sure they deliver them to you. Money raised from the raffle will go towards funding the next priority project for the school.
Would you like to be involved in the school?
If you would like to be more involved in the school community, we invite you to come along to our next Parents Group meeting. We are a friendly and supportive group that focus on fundraising and community events that in the past have included the Colour Run, Mother’s Day stall, Father’s Day breakfast, the Fete & Barefoot Bowls (just to name a few!). Past fundraising efforts have helped provide great facilities such as the Laburnum Lab. We'd love new members to join and there is no expectation as to how much time you spend assisting on activities.
Join a fantastic group of parents committed to ensuring Laburnum is not just a school, but a community. For more information please email Vicky at parentsgroup.lps@gmail.com.
LABURNUM PRIMARY SCHOOL SECOND-HAND UNIFORM SHOP
OPEN First Friday of the Month Term Time Only: 2.30 pm - 4.00 pm All visitors to the school must show proof of vaccination and wear a well-fitted mask please. Thank you, | Cash transactions only ALL DONATIONS VERY WELCOME Please ensure donations are washed, clean and in good condition. Only school branded clothing (i.e. no Target, Kmart, Big W, etc. brands). nds). |
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The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund helps eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities.
If you have a valid means-tested concession card, such as a Veterans Affairs Gold Card, Centrelink Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card, or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible. There is also a special consideration category for asylum seeker and refugee families.
Payment amounts this year are $125 for eligible primary school students. Payments are made direct to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, excursions and sporting activities for the benefit of your child.
If you applied for CSEF through our school last year, you do not need to complete an application form this year, unless there has been a change in your family circumstances. Changes in family circumstances can include: a change of name/card details or a new student has started from the family.
If you would like to apply for the first time, please visit our website and download a form. This link has information regarding the program including eligibility, and information translated into Mandarin. A writable pdf is available for parents/carers.
If you have any questions, please email the office and return completed forms to the office as soon as possible.
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