Principal's Report

The past few weeks have been busy ones!  Our Prep students have attended their individual assessment interviews and are now at school fulltime; our Tutor Learning team have been busily supporting Year 3 and 5 teaching teams and groups of students to prepare for an earlier NAPLAN this year; we have had parent/teacher meetings to share valuable insights that will support learning opportunities for the year ahead (Personal Education Plans) and our teachers have been working on professional learning, related to enhancing relationships and building a strong culture at LPS. 

School Council

I received the right amount of nomination forms for the places available.  The outcome of this is that our school council will remain almost identical to last year. 

Thank you to the following parents for their time and insights.  The school council members are as follows:

A Heads Up…

There will be an Easter Bonnet parade for all students on the last day of term Thursday 6th April.  Further details to come but you might like to start creating now! 

District Swimming

Congratulations to the students who represented LPS at the district swimming sports 2 weeks ago. They were presented with their ribbons of achievement at assembly this week. 

NAPLAN - From March 15th 

The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) for Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 students are held in March each year. In 2023, the NAPLAN test window is between Wednesday 15 March and Monday 27 March. NAPLAN tests assess student knowledge and skills in writing, reading, conventions of language (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy. The results of the tests provide information for students, parents, teachers and principals and can be used to improve student achievement. NAPLAN tests are delivered in an online format. This delivers many benefits including:

• a ‘tailored test’ design that adapts to correct and incorrect student responses providing a more precise understanding of student achievement
• innovative use of technology, including a more engaging test design and a wider range of item types
• an extended and more flexible test window, allowing schools greater opportunity to schedule the tests at times that suit them best and increasing student participation.

Thanks Mr Balzary and our Year 3 and 5 teachers for the preparation they have allowed for our students, so they are familiar with the testing environment. 

A public demonstration site is available for schools, teachers, parents, carers and students to familiarise themselves with the online tests.  

Further parent information here:https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/assessment/f-10assessment/naplan/Pages/parents/index.aspx

Attendance

Students must attend school if they are well. 

If your child is unwell and stays home, this must be reported to the school via SENTRAL. 

Our Gate and Access to LPS 

In the morning…..

Our school gate opens at 8.20am. No student should be here before that as the school cannot take responsibility for these unsupervised students. 

In the afternoon….

Our school gate opens at 3.20pm. Please wait in the ANZAC garden (not around main buildings) or at the front of the school until 3.20 when all parents, carers and high school students are welcome onsite. 

Our office….

Is always accessible throughout the day. 

Have a great fortnight, 

Mark Moorhouse