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Principal's Report

 Principal’s Report 21st July

School began with the usual buzz of excited staff and students welcoming Term 3. We look forward to the many experiences we share with our students and community. To start the term off, we had the following two events successfully take place. 

 

Masterclass Event

Lyndhurst Primary School hosted a Community of Practice Masterclass Event on Wednesday 12th of July. This involved 6 local schools working together on ‘Be the Change' projects. The aim of these projects is to make the world a better place through focusing on one of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development goals. The students have worked extremely hard and look forward to presenting to the school community throughout the rest of this year. 

 

Casey 360 Bus

The year 6 students enjoyed the experience of boarding the 360 Bus which parked itself at Lyndhurst last week. A mobile youth information centre for young people that services the suburbs of the City of Casey. The Casey 360 bus provides:

  • 2 youth workers
  • Information on a range of issues relevant to young people
  • 7 LCD TV screens for movies and games
  • 3 Apple iMacs with internet access
  • 5 PS4s, a Nintendo Switch and iPads
  • Board games, card games and sporting equipment

For more information on this free service for young people aged 10 - 25 years check the City of Casey website or watch the 360 Youth Bus video on YouTube.

 

LEADERSHIP TEAM UPDATE

A reminder that our Acting Principal, Nicky Walker, is on leave for the first six weeks. 

Moira McCann was the Acting Principal in week 1, and Mansi Vadera will be the Acting Principal for weeks 2 to 6. During this time, our sub-school leadership structure is as follows:

  • Prep-Year 1 Sub-school: Assistant Principal - Moira McCann, Learning Specialist - Shantelle Rizzo
  • Year 2-3 Sub-school: Assistant Principal - Emma Galvin, Learning Specialist - Jessie Morgan
  • Year 4, 5 & 6 Sub-school: Assistant Principal - Alicia Stevens, Learning Specialist - tbc

 

PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS- Curriculum Day - Tuesday 25th July 

This day is for our Term 3 Parent-Teacher Interviews, occurring between 11:30am and 7:30pm. This is an opportunity for parents to meet with the classroom teacher and discuss their child’s learning progress, in light of their Student Report. Student reports were made available on the Compass Parent Portal last term. Each meeting goes for 15 minutes. If you are yet to book in, please do so promptly, keeping in mind that the bookings system will close on FRIDAY 21st July at 4pm.

 

Team Kids will be running a student-free day program, please book with them ASAP.

 

POLICY UPDATE

LPS welcomes feedback and is committed to continuous improvement. We value open communication with our families and are committed to understanding complaints and addressing them appropriately. We recognise that the complaints process provides an important opportunity for reflection and learning. The Lyndhurst PS Complaints Policy has recently been updated. 

 

A hard copy of the School’s complaint policy is available from school administration upon request. To read and understand what the policy entails, please click on the link here: https://www.lyndhurstps.vic.edu.au/_files/ugd/9eed69_e9b3ab15d11c4df1917272604d597c17.pdf

Other information and resources: The department’s policy and advisory library (PAL)

Or the department’s website.

 

THE SHEPPARTON RUNNING FESTIVAL - Sunday the 27th of August 

Mrs Hunter will be running her first marathon (42.2kms) in The Shepparton Running Festival, one of Victoria's oldest running marathon festivals.

 

“It is truly an honour to dedicate this run to Craig Vorster (Mrs Vorster’s husband) and his family, who are coming to terms with Craig's recent brain cancer diagnosis. During my run I will channel the love, determination, and physical and mental strength that the Vorster family will create together as one, during this challenging time. The Vorster family have chosen my fundraising efforts to go directly to the Peace of Mind Foundation, an organisation who give support, courage and community to brain cancer patients, their carers, family and loved ones. From the bottom of my heart I thank you for helping me to support the Vorster family”. Here is Mrs Hunter’s fundraising link: 

 

https://celebration.peaceofmindfoundation.org.au/page/RunningfortheVorsterfamily 

 

Thank you for your support.

 

Moira McCann & Mansi Vadera

Acting Principals