Lavington East Public School Newsletter

Dear Parents and Carers, 

I would like to thank staff, students and families for a great Term 3. We have many end of year events in motion for the last term of the year.

Ms Prue Zak will be leaving us at the end of this term as she has taken up a placement at Kandeer School. We wish her all the best. Mrs Janelle Ward, who has worked at LEPS for a few years is taking up the opportunity to be with K/1Z as their class teacher in Term 4. Mrs Ward will do a fantastic job and has been working with Miss Zak this week, so that she builds relationships with the students and has a good grasp on their academic progress.

Have a safe and wonderful break, I am looking forward to the warmer weather that Term 4 has to offer as well as all the end of year events.

See you all back in the hive in the couple of weeks, 

Mrs Nic Williams

WOW! In 2 weeks we have almost reached the next reward of a whole school games day! The Legendary Lines was a huge success and thank you for the teachers being at their class lines waiting for students to reach their class in under 2 minutes. Great effort by all and the reward is getting close!

For this week and week 1 next term will be a revision of previous behaviour focuses. Let's keep our positive behaviours going and reach our games day early next term. 

Enjoy your well earned break! 

Whole School Assembly - hosted by the SRC

Thursday 25 September, 2019 - 2pm

Learning Awards

Ashlisha Majhi, Jordan Collins, Ahabar Bari, Clover Darwent, Ashton Taylor, Lily Hyland, Sean McDermott, Thomas Howard, Cohan Rollings, Ebony Waslander, Jack Fitzgerald

Merit Certificates

Lachlan Maskus, Lily Taskis, Kate Wu, Bryce Purcell, Imogen Kreutzberger, Helen Barakoti, Zunayed Saifi, Brian Warhurst, Jackson Darby, Kaleb Bartle, Caleb Forbes, Isaac Martin, Isabelle Anstis, Jensen Harrison, Asha Johanson, Emily Whiting

Positive Behaviour for Learning

Athirah Mohd Rizam, Skye Hall, Darcey Knight, Mikayla Aquilina, Tyson Bain, Kody Barker, Ben Hyland, Katelyn Deaves, Caleb Davy, Mia Johanson,

Positive Behaviour for Learning 'Certificate of Excellence' 30 Tickets

Shylaih Sklenar

Positive Behaviour for Learning 'Certificate of Excellence' 60 Tickets

Rowena Rimal, Archie Dakos, Acacia Putland, Braxton Witt, Divin Ayumva Baraka, Imogen Kreutzberger, Mikayla Aquilina, Murphy Darwent, Chase Neven, Clover Darwent, Coby Jones, Kapuku Kafwa, Linkin Thomas, Mason Jackson, Olivia Maskus, Yunisha Dhakal, Zenith Subedi, Muhammad Nafi, Cooper Letchford-Males, Alexis Vassallo, Willan Young, Barsha Rai, Atamai Tipene, Charlie Smead, Dibya Adhikari, Manroop Kaur, Kaleb Bartle, Safwat Hossain, Jessie Hoare

Positive Behaviour for Learning 'Certificate of Excellence' 90 Tickets

Grace Claridge, Malachi Thompson, Zoey Stern

Readers: Kade Whymark, Tyson Williams and Abigail Whichelo

Class: 3/4M

Congratulations to Kade, Tyson and Abigail who finished reading their novels. All our students are working at ‘reading up’, with children bravely selecting more challenging novels and increasing their reading stamina by reading for longer.

Reader Spotlight: Miss Maddie Smith

My favourite books: Enemy Pie by Derek Munson (2000)

A great book to read children to help them learn about kindness, courtesy, respect, and friendship.

In Week 9 the MCE class visited the Lavington Library to look at the Toys and Games from the Past exhibition. There were toys made from metal, wood and plastic. Dolls, prams, building blocks and cars dated back to the 1950’s. A display showed the most popular characters from Toy Story, it was interesting to see that Buzz was originally a different colour.

Students had to locate various toys and tick them off on a sheet of paper and Amber (Librarian), discussed the black and white photos that were displayed on the walls throughout the library.

A board game showed Albury/Wodonga in the 1970’s – very different from today. Back then, the Lavington library was in another location and local businesses and facilities that existed in the 1970’s do not exist now. The display is on for a little bit longer, take your parents / carers into the library and on a trip into the past!

LEPS students who attended Stewart House during Term 3 contributed to 'The Earth', a beautiful artwork signifying that we are all connected. The piece was displayed at the Northern Beaches Creative Space in Curl Curl as part of an exhibition called 'Out of the Earth'. 

What is Bullying?

Bullying has three key features.

It:  

• involves a misuse of power in a relationship
• is ongoing and repeated, and
• involves behaviours that can cause harm.

Bullying can also occur online. This is known as cyberbullying, which is using technology such as the internet or mobile devices to bully someone. It can include sending abusive texts and emails, posting hurtful messages and putting inappropriate comments on pictures of others.

Bullying of any kind is not acceptable in NSW schools, whatever the reason. Schools are committed to working with parents, staff and students to prevent bullying and respond quickly and effectively if it does occur.

If your child has just started reading a chapter book through our library’s ‘Operation Read Up!’ promotion, please send them to school with the book daily in week 10.

Our beautiful school grounds are constantly evolving with the seasons, we are always replenishing our vegie gardens, herb gardens and flower gardens. The Woolworths Discovery Garden pots are a wonderful way to propagate plants, we would appreciate any of the varieties and as many as you can spare. Our goal is to receive enough 'pots of fun for everyone'! Donations can be placed in the box at the front office.

Yesterday, Tahnee Bryceson, Alex Madsen, Kobi Dakos, Jade Plunkett, Tanuja Bhujel, Lily Taskis and Ruby Knight represented our school and region at the Trent Barrett Shield in Wagga.  The team showed fantastic sportsmanship, coming away with a win and two other very close games. 

Congratulations on your awesome result girls and Supercoach Miss S!

This Week

Week 10

Monday 23 September

• Stage 2 Excursion Albury Library, QE2 Square, Murray Art Museum Albury (MAMA)

Wednesday 25 September

• Multicultural Playgroup
  
  

Friday 27 September

• Year 6 Mini Fete
• SRC Casual Clothes Day - gold coin donation
• Last day to return Colour Fun Run booklets
  
• Last day of Term 3

Term 4 

Week 1

Monday 14 October 

• Students Commence Term 4 
• Canteen Closed (every Monday)

Tuesday 15 October 

• P & C Meeting 

Friday 18 October

• Summer PSSA Commences

All fundraising online and booklets need to be completed and handed in by 25 October, 2019. Anything handed in after this date will not be able to be processed or your child’s prizes ordered.

Get it in on time and all will be fine!

Just a reminder that the Canteen will not be able to provide any food services to our School Community on any Monday.

The Canteen is open for lunch and recess Tuesday - Friday, with hot food available for purchase. We encourage you to order online/lunch bag if you would like hot food at recess as we can not guarantee availability.

Our canteen will not be able to process sale items prior to 9am. We have a P & C member available to help  students place their lunch order and process payments but no items will be sold.

We appreciate your cooperation and continued support for our canteen.

Monday  CLOSED

Tuesday  9am - 2pm

Wednesday 9am - 2pm

Thursday 9am - 2pm

Friday 9am - 2pm

Did you know our canteen is run by our School P & C?

Did you know the canteen is registered for 'Work for the Dole'?

Do you have 2 hours to spare per week, month, term?

The canteen needs volunteers and is under 'New Management'. If you could lend a hand, the canteen runs Tuesday to Friday 9am to 2pm. However, we are particularly busy between 10am and 12pm.

Children love to see their family members behind the counter. The best part is that no skills are needed! Mums, Dads, Grandparents, Aunts and Uncles are all welcome! It's also a good opportunity to share ideas for menu items.

If you have previously volunteered, we would love to see you again! Please see the office for a form to update your details.