LPS eNews

17 November, 2022


Principal's Message

This eNews contains photos of our first Hall Assembly since 2020, generating much excitement about the upcoming Slime Fun Run! 

Thank you in advance to all families for supporting Parents Group's Slime Fun Run. We certainly had some excited people at assembly on Friday, following a surprise taste of this upcoming experience!

This is our first major fundraiser in a long time, aiming to raise money for our playground upgrade. Unfortunately, due to prolonged wet weather, our new running track will not be finished this week. As a result, we are rescheduling the Slime Fun Run to Friday 9 December.

Please register your child, using the Slime Fun Run booklet sent home recently.


All students should bring a tshirt to wear during 'sliming' if they wish to participate. They will all receive a free frozen Quelch ice stick after the event.

And there's more happening on this fun day - if your child wants a sausage straight from the barbeque, these will be $2 each.

Our 3/4 and 5/6 Choirs are looking forward to Carols in Blacks Walk, also on Friday 9 December. This is a traditional family picnic gathering with the choirs singing some festive songs to start the event at 4:30 pm. 

After almost three years without school events, we are all looking forward to these December celebrations. We hope you can join us!

Kim
 

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Next Generation Learning @ LPS

Playground Upgrade

This is School Council's 2022 Priority Project. It is supported by Parents Group fundraising, including the Slime Fun Run.

We have progressed to the next stage with Jeavons Landscape Architects.

Stage 1 - Design Development

  • Refined Layout Plan
  • Proposed site levels
  • Tree protection zones
  • Sketch design details, with levels
  • Indicative cross sections and elevations as required
  • Planting palette
  • Materials and surfaces palette
  • Play structures and products
  • Maintenance requirements

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What's Happening?

From the Assistant Principals, Kathy and Jo

At LPS we believe all students can develop their leadership potential.

As part of the Student Leadership Program, Year 5 students have now completed Part 1 - 'Personal Leadership' of the Young Leaders Program, learning about the mindsets and behaviours that will help them become confident role models.

At a recent meeting, our Year 5 students heard from some of our current captains who shared their insights and experiences during 2022. Year 5 students have the opportunity to express an interest in the following leadership roles for 2023: School, House, STEM, Library, Spanish, Green Team, Art, Music and Wellbeing. Our Student Leadership Policy is available here.

We look forward to attending the Student Leadership presentations later this term and presenting badges to our 2023 captains at assembly on Friday 16 December.

We will be farewelling our Class of 2022 Year 6 students at a special final assembly for the year on Tuesday 20 December at 9.15 am. We invite Year 6 parents/carers to meet for coffee/tea in the Staff Community Centre at the conclusion of assembly. 

Finally, we are concerned with the increasing number of children arriving at school (particularly via the Janet St gate) before 8.45 am. A reminder that supervision of the playground before school begins at 8.45 am and finishes after school at 3.45 pm.

Students should not arrive at school before 8.45 am, and they need to be collected by 3.45 pm, unless attending OSHClub.

Finally, as we approach a new school year, we have sent out some student medical forms or medical action plans to be updated. 
If you received forms for your child, please return them to the office by this Friday, 18 November.

If your child has recently been diagnosed with a medical condition that we should know about, please visit our Forms page to complete the writable pdf form, or email our office.


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Classroom Cuisine

Delivering from next Wednesday 23 November!

Thanks to the support of our Parents Group, we are restarting lunch orders with Classroom Cuisine.

The service will operate on Wednesdays and Fridays.

Information about the service can be found here or at Classroom Cuisine.

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Is Your Family Statement in Credit?

Parents have been emailed Family Statements on 26 October 2022, as well as links to our 2023 Parent Payments.

There are still a lot of families that have credit on their family accounts. This means that you can ask for that amount to put towards any school fee, excursion or payment, simply by contacting the office. This can include 2023 Parent Payments.

Family statements with a (-) minus in front of the amount, are a CREDIT. 

Examples of credits on Statements:

Unallocated Receipts      -$3.60

Unallocated Credit          -$210.00

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Junior School - Years 1 & 2

Year 1:

During Writing this term, students have been listening to fairy tales and using them as inspiration to create their own stories. They have created their own characters, settings, problems and solutions based on the original fairy tales but with a twist. For example, Goldilocks and the Three Bears was changed to Goldipaws and the Three Cats. We have loved seeing students’ creativity, using sizzling starts and a range of adjectives to improve their writing.

In Science this term, students have been exploring the unit ‘Spot the Difference’. They have been learning about how everyday materials change, such as pasta and ice, and recorded their observations. Students participated in a fun activity to investigate the properties of uncooked spaghetti. They worked in groups to collaboratively build a ‘Spaghetti Tower’.

  
  

Year 2:

Year 2 were delighted to be able to have lunch with their Year 6 buddies recently. Afterwards, students had the choice of challenging their buddy to a game of downball or enjoying a retro favourite – hopscotch!

  

Last Tuesday students were excited to participate in an hour long workshop with  Melbourne Stars’ youngest member, Hasrat Gill. The 16 year old leg-spinner demonstrated a variety of cricket skills for students to practise, such as throwing, catching and of course, bowling!

                        

In inquiry, students have been designing packaging for a food of their choice. They have had to think carefully about how their design can protect their chosen food and keep it fresh, as well as the materials used in order to be sustainable. Our plastic monster shows just how important recycling is. Look how much rubbish one class collected in a short period of time!

                      


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Middle School - Years 3 & 4

Year 3

In Writing this term, the Year 3s have been focusing on explanation reports. These texts report how or why something occurs and differ from an information report or a persuasive piece of writing. The reports can only be factual. Year 3 students used their research skills to locate information regarding a topic of choice and produced some interesting results. 

Topics covered included:

  • Why tsunamis occur
  • How bacteria spreads
  • How clouds are formed
  • How organisms are created
  • How waterfalls are formed.

In Maths, the students are focusing on applying different strategies to solve multiplication facts. They now know there are many different ways to solve a problem than doing vertical multiplication. Encourage them to explore these with you at home!

  
                    


Year 4
 

This term in Year 4 sport, students have been collaborating in teams in a round robin tournament style game. They have had to assign captains and managers to the team who are responsible for organizing the team and equipment. Students also need to referee games, which means they are learning many different roles that you would expect from team-based sports. It has been great to observe students showing the school value of resilience by never giving up and always giving it a go.

   
                    

In Writing, students created picture story books. Considering their audience of Prep buddies, they needed to think about a moral/lesson and think about the way in which images add to the meaning of the text. Students revised, edited and published their books to share with their buddies, who absolutely loved them, with some wanting to create their own.
              
              

A reminder if your child is moving to Year 5 next year, you have the option of purchasing the Laburnum Sports Uniform. See below for more information.


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Specialists: Library

Our Library has been thriving this term with all kinds of reading, activities, accessing of information, knowledge building, deep thinking and lively discussion.

Prep

Our Prep students have been learning how to reserve books from the New Arrival Area. They are very excited when the book they have reserved is ready for borrowing. They can’t wait to go home and share their new book with their family.



Years 1 and 2
Years One and Two have been learning how to find appropriate non-fiction books to borrow. They have learnt that the ‘Usborne Beginners’,’ I Am’ and ‘National Geographic Kids’ are great non- fiction books to read and extend their knowledge.

Years 3 and 4

Years Three and Four have been exploring different genres of books and where to find them in the library.

They have discovered that humorous books are sometimes presented in diary style. They have been exploring many diary examples such as ‘Dork Diaries’, ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’, ’Diary of a Zombie’,’ Ella Diaries’ and ‘Diary of a Soccer Star’ series of books

Years 5 and 6
              

Years Five and Six have been studying the genre Realistic Fiction and finding examples amongst the Senior Fiction books. They have learnt that Realistic Fiction seem like real life, with characters dealing with real life problems. The plot often takes place in the present time. The situations are true or could be, but the main characters are fictional.

They have enjoyed reading the ‘Ways to be Me’ series and the ‘New Australian’ series of Realistic Fiction books.

Before returning your library books please check that they belong to our library. We have had a number of books belonging to the Whitehorse library returned to us.

We have also recently received a number of emails regarding our library books being returned to other libraries.

There is also a large number of overdue books.  Reminder notices for overdue books will be sent home shortly.


A sincere thank you to all the families who have recently donated books to our library. They are very much appreciated.


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Contribute: Parents Group & Community News

  
   

Parents Group News

Election Day – Saturday November 26th

Yes we have another election approaching and once again it’s almost time to BAKE BAKE BAKE for LPS! Cake plate packs are available from the school office – please go and grab one or a few!

Cakes can be dropped off to the school on Friday 25th November 2-4pm or on the morning of election day – Saturday the 26th November.

We also need lots of helpers on election day too, please sign up here:

Cake stall and coffee cart: https://signup.com/go/ZeOvSVj

BBQ: https://signup.com/go/PmeOXQP

Plant stall: https://signup.com/go/bWZerNL


School Slime Colour Fun Run – now on Friday 9 December.

The excitement is building at LPS with the slime fun run happening on Friday 9 November. A couple of reminders:

  • Students are to bring a T-shirt to school (preferably white for full effect of the colourful slime)!
  • Send your child with $2 cash if they would like to buy a sausage for lunch

There are still spots available for parents to help out on the day with the BBQ, slime run set up and even to SLIME THE KIDS!!! To sign up, please head to:

https://signup.com/go/gWZPMpw

Approximate run times are:

12.00 Year 2 

12.15 Prep  

12.30 Year 1  

12.45 Year 5  

1.00 Year 3 

1.15 Year 4  

1.30 Year 6

For any questions, feel free to reach out on parentsgroup.lps@gmail.com

Thank you for all your support in the lead up and on the day!

 

Gingerbread House Kit Fundraiser – Delivery Date

Thank you to all who placed an order for a gingerbread house. Delivery will be around the 28th of November and an email will be sent out once the date is confirmed. 

 

Carols in Blacks Walk – Save the Date!

This lovely end of year all-school event is returning this year! Save the date – Friday 9th of December after school. More details coming soon.

 

Prep 2023 Parents Morning Tea

Parents group had a great time providing morning tea for the Prep 2023 families at their child’s first orientation session. It was so lovely to see such a fantastic turn out to this event after a few years hiatus!

                          

LABURNUM PRIMARY SCHOOL
SECOND-HAND UNIFORM SHOP

OPEN

First Friday of the Month:
next opening Friday 2 December

Term Time Only:

2.30 pm - 4.00 pm
Please enter the school grounds via Janet Street. Please go straight to the Uniform Shop, near the Performing Arts Centre.

Thank you,
Clarissa, Liz, Lucinda and Kate

 Cash transactions only
All items are $5 (including jackets and jumpers).
 
All monies go to the school to support our students.

ALL DONATIONS VERY WELCOME
We accept donations of pre-loved uniforms
Please continue to phone the school and speak with one of the office staff if you have uniforms to donate

Please ensure donations are washed, clean and in good condition. Only school branded clothing (i.e. no Target, Kmart, Big W, etc. brands).

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Parenting Ideas: Mind your language. How what you say creates your childʼs mindset.


One of the big ideas in education over the past 10 years has been Professor Carol Dweckʼs work on Growth Mindset. However, despite (or perhaps because of) the hype, much of Dweckʼs work has been misunderstood, or misapplied. Too often weʼve tried to teach about growth mindset, instead of teaching for a growth mindset. Importantly, the role parents play in helping develop a growth mindset in their child has been largely overlooked.

In this article I share a simple way you can help your child develop a more growth-oriented mindset.

About Mindsets
Your childʼs mindset is how they view their most basic abilities, like their talents and intelligence, and it has a profound impact on their learning.

A child with a fixed mindset believes they are fundamentally limited. Who they are today, is pretty much whoʼll they be in the future. For them, school and learning is a way to discover those abilities. Theyʼll ask if they are musical, or how smart they are. For these children, school becomes one long test to discover the answers to these questions.

A child with a growth mindset understands they have the capacity to develop their abilities. For them learning becomes a vehicle for creating and developing those abilities. Youʼll hear this child say things like “I want to become really good at maths, so Iʼm going to work hard to make that happen.”

Why parents matter
Contrary to what social media might say, you canʼt just tell your child to have a growth mindset. Their mindset is rooted in a lifetime of experiences.

As parents we play an important role in creating the experiences that develop our childʼs mindset. What we repeatedly say, value, and reward all shape our childʼs mindset. And I should know because I got it wrong.

What I did wrong
When my daughter was young, I encouraged her to try lots of different activities. She tried music, art, gymnastics, singing, the Maths Olympics. You name it, we tried it. And thatʼs fundamentally a good thing.

The problem wasnʼt what I was doing. It was the messages I attached to it. Sometimes when she wasnʼt keen to try a new activity, Iʼd say something like “Come on sweetheart, give it a go. You never know, you might be good at it!”

Can you hear the fixed message in there? “You might (already) be good at it.”

I turned trying something new into a test to find out if she was good at it. I promised her the possibility of instant success. To make things worse, if she didnʼt have instant success, Iʼd often console her with something like “Well, donʼt worry. You canʼt be good at everything.”

In other words, sheʼd failed that test. Now it was on to the next test to see if she was good at that instead. The unintended lesson: If youʼre not immediately good, give up.

Why did I do that?
If you just had an “ouch” moment, youʼre not alone. Parents say these types of things all the time. We say them out of love, and with the best of intentions.

When we see our child upset or struggling, our natural reaction is to want to protect them from that discomfort. But what I did was to provide my daughter with an excuse for struggle by saying “youʼre not that type of person.”

Perhaps youʼve provided your child with a similar excuse by saying something similar like “I was never good at that either.” The underlying message being “we arenʼt the right type of person to be good at that—we donʼt have those abilities.”

A nudge in the right direction
To help us be better parents and nurture a more growth-oriented mindset in our children, we need a little nudge. A reminder that helps us counter any unconscious bias and ensure we create more growth-oriented messages for our children.

Iʼve created lots of these nudges, for all types of situations. The one relevant to this situation is to remember that “Learning is about creating, not discovering.”

Learning is about creating, not discovering.
In the context of trying new things, this nudge reminds us that weʼre not trying to find out if my daughter has those abilities. Weʼre trying to decide if she wants to develop those abilities. So, now I might say:

“Darling, getting good at something takes time and the right type of effort. You need to decide if this is something youʼre prepared to invest the time and effort into getting good at.”

The nudge helps us repeat this message over and over, slowly creating a more growth-oriented mindset. They become more empowered and see life as being in their control. They recognise they can become whoever they want, or need, to become.

Itʼs like George Bernard Shaw said, “Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”

James Anderson
James Anderson is an international speaker, author and educator. In an educational landscape focused on teachers, Jamesʼ work focuses on learners. His signature work defines Learnership™ – the skill of learning. He answers the question: What does it mean to be a skilful learner? For further information visit www.jamesanderson.com.au You can also listen to James and Dr Justin Coulson discuss Learnership™ on the Happy Families podcast episode #529 (The Growth Mindset) and #559 (How to Create Skillful Learners).