Leumeah Public School

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Kindergarten Parent Reminder

We understand that Kindergarten is a new experience and sometimes toileting accidents may occur. Please ensure that you pack a spare change of underwear, socks, short/skorts clearly labeled with your child's name in a plastic bag in their school bag.

Allergies: Student Lunch Boxes and Birthday Celebrations

We encourage families to keep food allergies in mind when packing their child/ren's school lunches. Many students have varied food-based allergies, including allergies to peanuts, dairy, gluten and egg. Some of these allergic reactions can lead to severe reactions such as anaphylaxis.

 

With COVID Smart Measures and child allergies in mind, families wanting to provide a birthday treat for their child are asked to either make a purchase through Mel’s Lunchbox (eg. iceblocks/individual cupcakes) or provide store bought/packaged cupcakes and ensure packaging detailing the ingredients is also provided to the class room teacher. If planning a birthday treat for your child please contact your child's classroom teacher to discuss if there are children in the class who may have a food allergy, to ensure no child is excluded.

School Photo Day - Save the Date

FRIDAY 3 MARCH 2023

 

Our 2023 School Photos are being held on Friday 3 March 2023. 

 

More information will be sent home at a later date. Personalised photo envelopes will be sent home on Thursday 23 February 2023 (Week 5). Sibling envelopes will be available for collection from the Office on Thursday 23 February 2023.

 

Please be aware that:

  • the school intends to obtain a copy of each class and student photograph for the purposes of maintaining historical and current school records and may use them to identify students in cases of emergency.
  • photographs will be held securely at school.
  • photographs will be retained and disposed of in accordance with NSW privacy legislation and the State Records Act 1998.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Office.

NAPLAN 2023

The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is a point in time assessment of literacy and numeracy skills. Each year students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 participate in tests for writing, reading, conventions of language (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy.

 

From 2023, NAPLAN is moving to Term 1 and will take place from Wednesday 15 March to Monday 27 March. The reason for this change is so that results can be returned to schools earlier in the year which will support teachers to understand the learning needs of their students and plan accordingly.

 

NAPLAN tests are just one part of our school learning assessment program and questions are primarily based on knowledge, understanding and skills gained from the prior year of schooling.

 

In preparation for NAPLAN 2023, our school will undertake activities to help students to become familiar with the format and functionality of the online tests. These activities are not an assessment of student ability and will not be marked. Students and parents can access the public demonstration site (https://www.nap.edu.au/online-assessment/public-demonstration-site) to familiarise themselves with NAPLAN and the types of questions and tools available. Excessive preparation for NAPLAN is not required nor recommended.

 

If you have any questions about NAPLAN, please contact your child’s teacher.