Lismore South Public School Newsletter

Dear Parents and Carers,

Students from Lismore South Public School and Lismore South Public School Ngulliboo Jarjums Preschool will continue learning from Goonellabah Public School to begin Term 2. It is forecast that temporary demountable accommodation at Lismore South will be completed in early Term 2, which will allow our students to resume learning at their regular school site location shortly. School Infrastructure NSW will provide an update on the timelines of this in early Term 2.

I want to thank Goonellabah Public School staff who have been so accommodating during the relocation of our school. I also want to thank the LSPS team for their incredible support, care and focus. I know that our students have especially enjoyed accessing the GPS canteen and the playground equipment. Special thanks to GPS canteen manager Alison and the District Office's Wellbeing team for ensuring everyone was well fed each day. Next term, families will be required to get back into the routine of packing lunch and recess. Students will also return to school wearing full school uniform.

As we wrap up for the term, I want to acknowledge your children for being adaptable, brave and courageous. Having your children back at school attending everyday will continue to be an important part of their recovery.  Please know we will continue to do all we can to support the unique and individual needs of every child and the families impacted by the catastrophic floods. We are all in this together, whatever it takes!

We hope you can take some time to look after yourself during these holidays in any way you can. Term 2 begins for all students on Wednesday, 27th April. The school office will reopen on Tuesday 26th April at 8.45am.

Kind regards,

Larissa Polak

Lismore South Public School Ngulliboo Jarjums Preschool will revert back to the 5 day fortnight model when we return to our temporary pop-up school in early Term 2. For now, we will continue the 3 day model Wednesday to Friday at Goonellabah PS.  

We are so grateful for small acts of kindness. The messages of support have brought a smile to our faces and filled our hearts with hope. Students from Xavier Catholic College Ballina recently sent us a special card and beautiful letters showing support for our students and staff. Thank you for your kind words and keeping us in your thoughts.

This week we held our ANZAC Day assembly with special guest Mr John Llewellyn from the Lismore RSL sub branch giving the ANZAC day address. Our school leaders did a superb job running the assembly and it was a pleasure to see our students listening respectfully. Thank you Mrs Golding for organising the assembly.

We had an exciting visit from the ADF’s 10th Force Support Battalion this week. Students had the chance to thank the soldiers and gain a better understanding about the ADF’s role in disaster assistance and peace keeping missions. 

The logistics team from Townsville were inspired by Company Sergeant Major Ballard to use the Return and Earn scheme to recycle cans whilst working in our area. With funds raised they purchased a new set of decodable readers for our P-2 students. We are so appreciative of the generous gift and the work done by the ADF supporting our community. 

We are immensely thankful for the progress made by the ADF and RAAF cleaning out our school site over the past three weeks. Thank you ADF ‘C Squadron, 1 Armoured Regiment’ from Adelaide and the RAAF personnel from Williamstown.