Principal's Report 

Parent/Carer/Teacher/Student Conferences- Friday 4th July - Pupil Free Day

Mid Year Parent/Carer/Teacher/Student conferences will take place on Friday 4th of July. This is the last day of term 2. This is a pupil free day however it is an expectation that students attend with parents/carers. Your meeting time is 15 minutes, please be on time and be mindful of not running overtime as this impacts on others appointment times.

Specialist teachers (Art - Bec, PE/Health - Meagan and STEM - Tamsin) are not available on this day. Should you wish to arrange a conference time with a specialist teacher, please contact them directly on Compass or alternatively contact the office for support with this.

Semester one student reports will be available on Compass from Monday 30th of June 3.30pm.

We look forward to all families coming along on the 4th of July to share their child's achievements for semester one.

Our last day of term 2 for students is Thursday 3rd of July - dismissal time 3.15pm

SAKG and Swimming information for Semester Two

Term 3

SAKG - 1C and 6J - beginning week 1

Swimming - 1C and 4/5C & W - week 4 (no cooking for 1C this week) 

Term 4

SAKG - Preps - beginning week 2

Swimming - Preps and 6J - week 1

Why do we teach Auslan and what are the benefits to our students 

Incorporating Auslan into our school curriculum has many benefits for all of our children. Sign language enhances children’s educational and personal development, increases memory retention and motion processing, stimulates brain development and mental flexibility and increases enjoyment in communicating for both hearing and children with a hearing deficit (of which we have many at LPS). It is also hugely beneficial for neurodiverse students who find that Auslan communication can be an easier and clearer way for them to communicate emotions and needs for learning without having to rely on verbal communication. We are proud of the way we incorporate Auslan into all we do at LPS.

On our Professional Practice Day for all staff (Friday 6th June) our focus was the Victorian Model for Teaching and Learning 2.0 and we enjoyed a very practical and helpful session led by guest facilitator Gary Perrot (Northwest Region EIL – Education Improvement Leader). Gary often works with us at LPS and it is always a pleasure to welcome him back and share his knowledge. We also participated in a session regarding trauma and how this presents differently in different people/children and began our eLearning module of de-escalation understanding and strategies. A great day of learning for our staff.