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Keynote Address “Diary of Coming Events”
Thursday 21st
April 2016
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Paterson Drive, Lynbrook 3975 Phone: 8787 5390 Fax: 8787 5385
Social Media
As we know, Social Media has become an integral part of our
modern society. Used correctly, it enhances our connectedness to
friends and family. Used inappropriately, cyber bullying, racism,
sexism and other forms of anti-social behaviour can have a
significant and negative impact on people. Young people are
particularly vulnerable as they haven’t yet developed the resilience
and capacity to deal with such comments. Just as importantly and
despite the school’s cyber bullying lessons in senior grades, many
young children don’t fully understand the impact of cyber bullying
on others. With this in mind, I encourage all parents to disable
student accounts for Facebook, Instagram, Snap Chat, etc. Every
year, we have issues with a small number of senior children who
have posted hurtful comments about their peers online. Parents are
often shocked when the school contacts them as there is often no
history of this type of behaviour from their usually well-behaved
and well-mannered son/daughter. It appears to me that from the
relative safety of their device, they make comments about or to
individuals that might not be said face-to-face. Cyber bullying
experts are unanimous in their pleas to not allow young children
access to social media. I hope I don’t need to call you in the near
future to discuss your child’s involvement in a social media issue.
ANZAC Day and Just One Day
An important role of schools and parents is to develop values such
as empathy and respect in the children. This week has provided
two opportunities to promote such values. Just One Day required
the children to live a little more simply for a short time in the hope
it would increase their awareness of the desperate plight of
children in some third world nations. The Anzac Day ceremony
will be an annual opportunity to learn about sacrifice and respect
and the role others have played in protecting our freedom and way
of life. Thank you to all our staff for getting behind these two
important events which I hope are significant moments in the
growth of our children.
PS. Thank you to the teachers who insisted the purchase of the rice
for Just One Day was paid for by themselves rather than the
school. As always, very proud of our staff and students!
David Payne, Principal
April
Fri 22nd ANZAC DAY Celebrations
Gr 6 Lightning Prem– LPS V Coral Park @ Coral Park PS
Mon 25th ANZAC DAY HOLIDAY -No school
Tue 26th CURRICULUM DAY– students NOT required @ school -Camp Australia is not running due to lack of numbers
Wed 27th CURRICULUM DAY– students NOT required @ school -Camp Australia is not running due to lack of numbers
Fri 29th Gr 6 Lightning Prem– LPS V St Kevins @ LPS
May
Mon 2nd Gr 2 RACV Road Safety Incursion
Life Edu Van Visit 1H &1S
Life Ed—Parents Information Session 2.15-3.15pm
Tue 3rd Life Ed Van 4C & 1P
Mothers’ Day Stall
Wed 4th Life Ed Van Prep L & 4E
Gr 6 Academic Challenge @ LSC
Thu 5th Life Ed Van Prep J, 4G & 1T
Gr 6 Transition to LSC 11.30-1.30pm
Fri 6th Mothers’ Day Celebrations
District Cross Country @ Endeavour HIlls
Mon 9th– Wed 11th
Naplan Testing Gr 3 & 5
Mon 9th Life Ed Van, 4F & 1G
Tue 10th Life Ed Van, Prep P & 4M
Wed 11th Life Ed Van, Prep W & 4A
Thu 12th Life Ed Van, 2S & 2H
Play Project Incursion FREE –1G, 5K, 2G, 2M & 5H
Prep- The Real Toy Story Incursion-
Fri 13th Gr 3 Design & Technology Excursion -McClelland Gallery
Gr 6 Lightning Prem
Mon 16-19 Education Week– Book Fair
Mon 16th Life Ed Van, 3v & 1W
Tue 17th ICAS– Digital Tech -sitting date
Life Ed Van, Prep B & 1K
Play Project Incursion FREE 3M, 3V, 1W, 1P & 1K
Wed 18th Life Ed Van Prep C & 3L
Play Project Incursion FREE 4E, 4C, 4G, 4A & 4F
Thu 19th Life Ed Van Prep G, 3M & 2F
Play Project Incursion FREE 6W, 6M, 6S, 2V &5C
Fri 20th LPS Aths Carnival Gr 3-6 @ LPS
Sat 21st Open Day for 2017 Prep children 10am-12pm
Mon 23rd Life Ed Van, 3S & 2M
Tue 24th Play Project Incursion FREE 3L, 3J, 3K, 1S & 1T
Gr 5 Immigration Museum Exc
Life Ed Van, Prep R & 2K
NO MORE HARD COPY NEWSLETERS– please download all your information
Please drive safely for the safety of our children.
STUDENT BANKING-Tuesdays
CANTEEN –Mondays– Open Tuesdays– CLOSED Wednesdays-Open Thursdays-Open Fridays-Open Canteen Menus are available on tiqbiz under CANTEEEN
PAYMENTS
In order to make online payments, parents will need to download
the tiqbiz app from the app store. When you are ticking the
school boxes, please make sure you tick on “whole school” and
the specific grades/years that apply to your child/ren. Once that
has been done, open up the school app and on the “whole
School” landing page scroll down until you come to the Qkr!
logo. Press the logo and Qkr! will open up. If you don’t already
have Qkr! installed, you will be taken to your app store where
you are able to download it. Inside Qkr! you will need to search
for the school—our code is LYNPS and register your children.
Activity Amount Due by
Local Excursions, Publicity &
Internet Permission Forms due back NOW ASAP
2016 Diary Gr 2-6 $7 Still available
Gr 3 Design & Technology Exc $10 Fri 29th April
Gr 2 African Drumming Inc $10.50 2nd May
All excursions will have the option of Qkr! payments.
It is hoped that parents enjoy the convenience that tiqbiz & Qkr! bring. Any inquiries may be directed to Michelle Robertson at reception.
STUDENT ABSENT LINE
8787 5390 Press 1 for Absences
Press 3 for Reception
Or record absences via tiqbiz
Keeping you up to date with all communications, download the App– tiqbiz
Keep up to date with payments download the App Qkr!
If you know of a family who may not have tiqbiz pls introduce them to it or bring them into the office to
help down load the apps
Available on any mobile device or desk top computer.
Please see office staff for more details.
Compulsory Hats
Just a reminder to parents it is compulsory for all students to wear hats at all times when outside from September through till the end of April. If students don’t have an approved school hat at school they are only permitted to play under covered areas. Please also ensure hats are clearly labelled so if it is misplaced it can be returned to its owner.
Hats are available from the office for purchase- $9.50 each
Curriculum Dates for 2016
Tuesday 26th April
Wednesday 27th April
Monday 5th December
Students are not required at school on these days
CAMPS, SPORTS & EXCURSIONS FUND (CSEF) APPLICATION FORM
The Victorian Government is providing CSEF funds to assist eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities.
If you hold a valid means-tested concession card or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible for CSEF. The allowance is paid to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, excursions or sporting activities for the benefit of your child.
The annual CSEF amount per primary school student is $125. Please contact the school office to obtain a CSEF
application form by no later than 24th June 2016
(It will be necessary for you to produce your eligible card at the time of making application).
Each family has received a receipt book which is numbered. This receipt book number is recorded next to your family name and is to be given to your child’s
teacher. CASH donations are also welcome.
(The receipt books will need to be returned to the school by FRIDAY 22ND APRIL along with all monies ..
Please DO NOT smoke on school grounds!
BUMPED HEADS
At Lynbrook Primary School we take the wellbeing of your child seriously - staff provide first aid treatment within the limits of their skill, expertise, training & responsibilities.
On any given day 15-20 children report receiving a bump to their head while at school. These instances can vary in severity from students running into a pole or hitting their head on the ground to being hit by a ball or simply touching heads with another student. Most of these incidents prove to be harmless, however if your child comes to sick bay after bumping their head and shows signs of an obvious serious injury you will receive a phone call to collect your child.
All children who report to sick bay with a bump will have their condition monitored for 15 – 20 minutes by our first aid attendant who will check for signs of injury and observe the students for the presence of headache, dizziness or nausea. A cold pack will be applied to ease any discomfort.
Students who receive a mild bump and display no physical symptoms may return back to class with a sick bay slip for their parents advising of details of the injury, time spent in sick bay and the medical response to their injury. Time permitting, parents may also receive a phone call follow up from the first aid attendant however this is not always possible as more serious incidents may take priority.
It is important that whenever parents pick up their child from school and they have concerns for their child’s wellbeing that medical attention is sought from a qualified practitioner.
Flute Ensemble
‘The music program at Lynbrook Primary School has
continued to grow this year with the addition of a special Flute
Ensemble Program taking place every Friday afternoon. Abby
and Bethany who have been learning to play the flute for 12
months with the Lynbrook School of Music were eager to help
their classmates Tahlia, Ava, Sharifa, Marcus, Sophie, Shivesh,
Jennifer, Avia, Alex, and Ryan, who all played their flutes for
the very first time last Friday.’
Please DO NOT leave your car in the 2min drop off zone!
Year 7 2017 Information Evening
WEDNESDAY 27th April, 2016
50 Stately Drive, Cranbourne East
School Tours: 5.30pm- Meet at the LRC
(Library-Blue building)
Year 7 Information: 6:00pm – College Theatre
(Red building- near Gymnasium)
Parents/guardians and students are invited to an information evening to learn more about Cranbourne East Secondary College.
The evening will commence with an informal tour around our school, followed up with an information session in the College The-atre. At this session, parents/guardians and students will be given information about:
Uniform Booklists Levies Curriculum
School Values and Philosophy Structure of the School Day
CESC Lesson Procedure Expectations
There will be an opportunity for questions after the presentation.
All enquiries please call 5990 0200. Otherwise we look forward to seeing you then.
Hampton Park Library Photography Competition,
The Hampton Park Library Teen Photography
Competition is open to all teens aged 13-18
who are members of the Casey-Cardinia
Library Corporation.
Great prizes up for grabs!
Check cclc.vic.gov.au/photocomp or visit
Hampton Park Library for details.
Entries close April 29
Is your Lollipop person the sweetest/
nicest person?
Nominate your Lollipop person for the 2015/2016 School
Crossing Supervisor of the year award.
Pick up a nomination form online at
www.schoolcrossingsvictoria.com.au.
Your support of this program will help ensure your School
Crossing Supervisor is shown the appreciation they deserve for
their commitment to the ongoing safety of our children.
Entries now closing Friday 20th May 2016
Help your child to attend school each day
Welcome back to all our families,
Over the last two weeks children have engage in lots of activities and been learning lots of new things from our
educators.
This term children are working on Our Better Buddy Bear Leaders Program. This gives all children the opportunity to show skills and knowledge they may have in different areas. We encourage all children show respect for those
around them, take responsibility for their belongs and our equipment, begin to show resilience in some situations &
to reflect on their own behaviour and how they can improve it.
Our main aim this term is to help children, families and our wider community understand and utilise Organisations
like The Alannah and Madeline Foundation. We feel this helps our children begin to create good strong Leadership
skills that they can use through out their whole life.
Note from Kerri-Anne:
I would like to thank our families and school staff for supporting Taylor and the educators working within the
program over the last three months, while i was helping at a different school. It has been great to return to hear all
the positive feedback and know they were supported by everyone.
While i was away there have been a few changes to our regulations regarding Extra Curricula Activities for
children attending our service.
We ask that all families are aware that we are no longer able to drop off or pick up children from their activities.
Also our permission forms have changed to now show the teachers or coaches name. We ask that if you haven't
sign new permission forms for term 2, that this is done before your child's next activity.
Any questions please either drop in to see us or your can email us on [email protected]
Thank you
Walk for Western Port 2016
Sunday, 1 May - Hastings Foreshore.
All money raised supports DRI's
research and education programs.
Register now or on the day at
Hastings from 9am onwards.
Family fun, dog-friendly walkathon,
face painting and magic!
$5 child, $10 adult, $25 family (2 adults, 2 children)
This is our fundraising
progress - see how much
you can help ....
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