Lambton Public School

Welcome to Week 5. Today, the students should bring home a note containing information about the upcoming P&C school disco planned for Thursday 11th March. Like all extra-curricular activities, parents and carers have the right to choose whether your child participates or not. Traditionally, the discos are great fun and enjoyed by the students that attend. Permission notes and money needs to be returned by 10am on Monday 8th March. 

The Kiss and Drop zone in Armstrong Street continues to be a convenient and relatively safe way for parents to pick children up from school after 3pm. Although the street is narrow and the junction with Croudace Street can slow the movement of cars down from time to time, generally speaking it works well. Over the past two weeks however, the school staff have observed a couple of things that cause us concern. Some parents have been seen moving off from Kiss and Drop with children who have not yet fastened their seat belts. This may be because drivers are not wanting to hold up the cars behind them in the queue. From our perspective, we would encourage drivers to wait a few extra seconds to ensure that children are safely secured in their seats before pulling away. The other concern relates to situations where children have been encouraged by parents to get into the car on the road side rather than the kerb side, possibly due to having a childseat secured on the kerb side in their car. Given how narrow the road is, this is quite dangerous. Can we ask all parents to ensure that your children always get into the car from the kerb side. We would rather that pick-up take a few extra seconds as children maneouvre into their car then see a child struck or hurt by other traffic using Armstrong Street. Also, to all Kiss and Drop users please continue to show patience and courtesy to others in the queue. If we work together, Kiss and Drop can continue to be a safe and convenient way to pick children up from school.

Finally, the zone swimming carnival is scheduled to take place tomorrow at Lambton Pool. I’d like to wish the 30 students representing our school all the very best as they compete. We are really proud of all of them regardless of whatever individual milestones that they achieve. Good luck team!

Have a great week

David Holland

Congratulations to the following students who were selected as the junior and senior students of the week for their work in Week 4 - Term 1

Sikander Singh : Junior Student

HyoMin Yang : Senior Student

This week we have updated the Skoolbag calendar posting details of a number of events scheduled for the year ahead. Whilst on occasions plans do change, using the Skoolbag calendar is a great way for parents and carers to look ahead and see whats coming up at school. We’d encourage you to review the Term 1 calendar this week and make note of any key dates relevant for your child/ren. 

The ongoing periods of wet weather have once again caused an increase in the mosquito population in our area. Teachers have started noticing a few more mosquitoes at school in the playground than usual. As always, the students are encouraged to bring a roll-on insect repellent in their bags to school which can be applied before heading outside for breaks. Please do not send aerosol repellent to school, only roll-on. 

Just a reminder that under our school Student Use of Digital Device and Online Services procedures, if it is a parents wish that a child be able to bring a mobile phone to school, students may do so with specific expectations to meet. Our procedures states that students’ phones are ‘off and away’, meaning that when they arrive at school, they are switched off and stored away in their bags. They remain the sole responsibility of the students at all times and they should not be switched back on until 3pm as they leave school. Any parents that need to get an urgent message to their child, are advised to do so via the office (preferably before 2pm to allow time to get the message to your child’s class). If you would like to read more about the school Student Use of Digital Device and Online Services procedures, you can view it on our school website here: https://lambton-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/about-our-school/rules-and-policies.html

In the coming weeks, Year 6 students will be provided with enrolment applications for Year 7 in 2022. In preparation for completing these applications, it is recommended that all families utilise the School Finder website to view the intake and enrolment areas for each high school. The online School Finder tool can be found here: https://my.education.nsw.gov.au/school-finder/index

Families intending on applying to Lambton High School can find specific enrolment information related to enrolling at Lambton High School on the LHS website: https://lambton-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/

1.       Lambton High School-Enrolment information

https://lambton-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/about-our-school/enrolment.html

​2. Lambton High School Enrolment policy:

https://lambton-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/doe/sws/schools/l/lambton-h/documents/enrolment-application/LHS_Enrolment_Procedures.pdf

3. Changes to Lambton Enrolment Intake Areas 2020:

https://lambton-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/doe/sws/schools/l/lambton-h/documents/enrolment-application/New_Lambton_PS_-_Community_Communication_-_Final_20_July_2020.pdf

Pokemon cards continue to remain popular amongst a range of our students. While ever the students are sensible with them and respectful of others, we are happy for students to bring them to school. One rule that we do have is that they are not to make ‘trades’ at school. Although it may be handy to trade cards that students have multiple copies of, trading does not always occur in a fair manner and it is difficult for teachers on duty to oversee trading when monitoring play and student safety is their priority. The students have been reminded at this morning’s assembly that trading is not to occur at school. If your child does bring Pokemon Cards to school, please reinforce this message with them at home. 

Thank you again for continuing to work with us to implement health advice.  This is a reminder for parents and carers to please keep children home if they are sick or showing symptoms. If students become unwell at school parents and carers will be contacted immediately to collect children.  They should stay at home until they are well. Thank you for your support.

It’s been a great start to the Cookie Dough Fundraiser with over 160 tubs already ordered! Of course, the more tubs that are ordered the more we make towards our fundraising goal. Please remember that the online ordering portal is open until Monday 15th March. Delivery will be 24th March – details for collection of orders to be confirmed closer to the date. 

Just a reminder that if you would like to purchase an orange LPS Harmony Day shirt, which can be worn to school on Wednesday the 17th March, orders can be placed via Quickcliq under the uniform section.  Each shirt is $10 and they come in sizes 4-16. Orders can be placed online between today and the 5th March. 

The school will be celebrating Harmony Week between Monday 15th March and Friday 19th March with a special school-wide Harmony Day celebration on Wednesday 17th March. In keeping with theme, students will be invited to wear something Orange to school on Harmony Day. Orange can be a tricky colour to find in children’s wardrobe, so our P&C would like to offer to make finding something Orange just that little bit easier. If you would like, you can order an orange T-Shirt for your child/ren through Quickcliq for just $10. Sizes will range from Size 4-16 and will contain the slogan ‘LPS:Everyone belongs’. Online orders through Quickcliq can be placed between 22nd February and 5th March with the delivery of shirts by the 15th March in time for Harmony Day. 

Sizes will range from size 4- 16,

Orders Open: 22nd Feb 2021

Orders close: 5th of March 2021

The Delivery of shirts will be to students via their class the week of the 15th, in preparation to wear them on the 17th of March with the LPS school Harmony Day celebrations. 

The 2021 Kindergarten meet and greet is scheduled for next Thursday 4th March. It’s for parents and Kindergarten students and will take place at Lambton Park, starting at 3:30pm. We’d love to see you there, if you are able to attend, please RSVP on the P&C Facebook page or email lambtonpandc@hotmail.com 

The P&C is pleased to share the updated uniform shop opening hours. From next week onwards, the uniform shop will open twice a week on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9:00-9:30am. Orders can be placed online through Quickcliq (this is still the preferred method) or in person at the uniform shop during the opening hours. Under the current guidelines, parents and carers may come on to the school site to visit the uniform shop. Please follow the normal process of checking in and out with the QR Code prior to entry. 

If you have any questions about P&C initiatives, please send your questions to the P&C email address at Lambtonpandc@hotmail.com . Also, there are a bunch of simple jobs to help deliver each of the initiatives for which we need volunteers. If you can assist, please send an email to the address above, we would love to share how you can help.