End of Term 1

Well, here we are at the end of another term. I know there are a few tired children who are ready for a break and a few teachers who are feeling the same way. I hope you and your family get to spend some quality time together over the break. I know many of you will be taking advantage of the Easter break to get away. Personally, I’m off in my caravan on Saturday, heading towards Victoria’s western districts, across the border into SA and then back via the Gariwerd National Park, the Grampians, to camp with family. The weather forecast looks pretty good for the next few days at least, so let’s cross fingers for that to continue.

Attendance Awards

From my office, I can hear the excited voices of 1C who won this term’s Attendance High Tea for High Attendance. They have been called to their flight on LPS Airlines and they will be Flying High with Mr de Ley and his flight crew. It’s quite a production and something to behold! I think there have been some misunderstandings about the Attendance Awards and how they work.

Certificates are given each week to classes that have had 100% attendance. The rating though, excuses those who have been absent for “approved” reasons, i.e. those whose parents have called and given the school a reasonable excuse for the absence. We certainly don’t want to encourage ill children to attend school, but we do want to encourage parents to call the school and inform us and we do want to discourage frivolous absences like “my birthday” or “I needed new shoes”.

Parents have a legal requirement to ensure their children attend school regularly and on time. They also have a legal responsibility to inform the school of the reason for an absence and that reason needs to be acceptable. The school also needs to be informed “on the day of the absence”, preferably in the morning. Parents can let us know via text, email or phone call. There are lots of great reasons for getting your children to school.

There are lots of legal, but also safety and courtesy reasons, for letting us know as soon as possible if your child is absent. Finally, you’ll be helping your child’s grade be in line for next term’s High Tea for High Attendance!

Absences can be reported on:

Email: lyndhurst.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Phone: 03 8768 6700

Absence Hotline (Text Only): 0477 764 775

Student Leadership Presentations

Thanks to our Mayor, Councillor Amanda Stapledon, we had a very impressive Student Leader Badge Presentation at this week’s assembly. The mayor looked very grand in mayoral robes and it gave the presentation a great level of importance for the children.

They are a very impressive group and I am sure they will do great work and gain an enormous amount from their leadership roles in a year in which we are focused particularly in raising student voice, agency and leadership. For the first time too, we presented our senior leaders, School Captains and SRC Chairs with leadership blazers which they wore proudly and which will be used on special occasions at the school.

2019 Student Leadership Group

School Captains

Nick Schweden

Charmie Charmya

Our SRC representatives are:

SRC Chairs Sebastian Diaz Kleawpatinond

Allie Watts

Class SRC Representatives

3A Ryan Hunter

3B Isabella Kamran

3C Poppy Rouse

3D Max Brolly

3E Sriram Boyapati

4A Sirat Minhas

4B Anirudh Mysore

4C Georgia Argaet

4D Alisha Kamran

4E Ada Savasir

5A Ediah Jan

5B Dipika Hansraj

5C Lachlan Preyer

5D Gabi Koch

6A Aliah Rigo

6B Kisanth Prapakaran

6C Marion Liew

6D Sara Ali

Our subject leaders are:

Aanya Raghuram Art Leader

Sophia Mapili Art Leader

Mahasri Chapalamadugu Spanish Leader

Jesselyn Cheung Spanish Leader

Katelyn Nguyen Music Leader

Jordan Albert Music Leader

Charlie Watson Physical Education Leader

Rushika Munjal Physical Education Leader

Krissh Singh Environmental Science Leader

Oliver Sime Environmental Science Leader

Natalie Thomman Digital Technologies Leader

Kyle Chapman Digital Technologies Leader

Olivia Argaet Student Well-being Leader

Devmika Bogahapitiya Student Well-being Leader

Our House Captains are:

Chloe Passe Water House Captain

Anshdeep Singh Water House Captain

Alesha Mohammed Fire House Captain

Lucas Ghneim Fire House Captain

Savannah Casey Earth House Captain

Andre Ghunaim Earth House Captain

Samarah Haque Air House Captain

Luke Sayliss Air House Captain

House Cross Country

This Friday morning, we will be heading off to the wetlands for our annual House Cross Country. It’s always a very colourful event and it would be great if all of the children in year 3 -6 could come along in their house colors!

City of Casey - Student Leader Reception

Again, on the topic of student leadership, our senior student leaders, the School Captains and the SRC Chairpersons, joined me at the beautiful, new Bunjil Place to attend the City of Casey Mayoral Student Leader Reception. The City of Casey are very active in supporting the development of leadership in our young people and this civic reception is wonderful recognition of the importance of quality student leadership in our schools. The students were inspired by speakers like Elka Whalan (Graham) and Emma Stone, listened interestedly to the Case Youth Panel and enjoyed their “photo op” with the Mayor.

Pauline Richards MP Visit

Today, we welcome Local State Member of Parliament MLA for Cranbourne, Pauline Richards MP. We are always proud to host visitors and show off our wonderful school. Our school leaders will do the “meet and greet” and will have an opportunity to speak to Pauline, as well as help her on a tour of the school.

Reminder for Term 2 Start

A reminder that term 2 starts on Tuesday April 23rd, due to the Easter Monday holiday.

ANZAC Day

ANZAC Day is on Thursday, 25th April in the first week of term 2. On this day, some of our student leaders will be attending the ceremony at the memorial cenotaph at Clydesdale Square in High Street in Cranbourne. At that ceremony, the students will lay a wreath on behalf of the Lyndhurst Primary School community. The ceremony begins at 10.15am with a march and then a service at 10.30am.

I encourage any members of our school community to attend the ceremony with us. ANZAC Day is an important part of our historical and cultural understanding. It is a celebration of the freedom that we enjoy, and a recognition of the sacrifices made in the name of that freedom. I know that, whether directly or indirectly, many in our community have been affected by the loss and terror that war brings. ANZAC Day is a day on which we can celebrate the peace and tolerance of our country and show thanks for this wonderful country in which we all live.

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