LCS Band performs

You might not have heard of this band but Mr Stewart has created a Launceston Christian School "Community" Band. It comprises of teachers and talented music students from year 6 to 12 that have come together to perform some items in our local community.

From classic to contemporary, jazz to modern, this Band performed at Regis and the Prospect Plaza Shopping Centre recently and had a great time entertaining clients and the general public. Clients at Regis were very keen to hear more so we hope our partnership will continue to grow in 2020. Well done to an amazing team of inspired musicians!

Junior Celebration Assembly

What a great time we had at this week's assembly. Our Junior School Celebration Assembly is a key event for our community; it forms part of the process of looking back and looking forward. It is an opportunity to publically acknowledge our thankfulness for God’s goodness toward us and to respond by celebrating together as a community. Throughout the year we have encouraged our Junior students to work diligently and humbly; we want them to know that they learn and serve as part of a community where each is unique and that growth and change is part of God’s plan for our lives. Classes presented items based on the themes of Thankfulness, Celebration, Community and Growth and it was a brilliant show of creativity and talent. Thank you to everyone who attended - it was a full house!

The Rite Journey

Last month a group of LCS staff underwent training for The Rite Journey, a programme being implemented at LCS next year with year 9 students. It acknowledges the lack of ’rites of passage’ in western culture and reinvents this transition into adulthood using the elements of a Hero’s Journey including and expanding on: separation, transformation and reincorporation. Christian principles are inherent in its design and delivery.

Part of the training involved participating in activities in which the students will be engaging and then discussing their purpose and outworking to encourage self-reflection around being responsible, respectful, resilient and resourceful. It allows time and space for participants to learn how to examine their own values, prejudices and motivations in the light of new awareness and knowledge.

The programme is designed to support the emotional, social and relational maturity growth of girls into women and boys into men through 4 themes throughout the year: Who am I really? How do I get along with others? Is there something more? What do I have to give?

We look forward to sharing more information next year about this exciting program being run in our school in 2020.

End of Year Middle School Party

Our year 9 students had a great celebration last night at the Annual End of Year Middle School Party. Lots of food, fun and teachers sharing - one of the highlights included Mr Barber who couldn't resist getting out his guitar for a tune. Great pizza, music and a fantastic time was had by all. Thank you to everyone who organised this event (there were many staff involved) and a special thanks to Mrs Ferguson for her creativity!

Thank you from Mr Richard Sansom

Dear LCS Family. It has been a great honour to serve the Launceston Christian School community throughout the past three years. Although a relatively short time, it has been long enough to establish connections with many students, families, colleagues and other supporters of the school to develop relationships I will treasure for many years to come.

I will be keeping up with what happens in the next exciting chapter of the school’s story, albeit from afar, with great interest. What the Lord does at LCS in the years to come will be exciting no doubt! Thank you very much for allowing me to serve at Launceston Christian School. It has been a privilege, an honour and a joy.

God bless you,

Richard Sansom

Junior Christmas Assembly

Our Junior School Christmas Assembly was held at Riverbank Christian Church last week and it was a lovely celebration. One of the highlights was our Prep - Year 2 Choir who totally filled the small stage with smiles and songs. Thank you to all the families that attended and for our LCS staff that put such a joyful event together with our students.

Year 4 visit Regis Legana

Our Year 4 students visited Regis Legana last week to share some Christmas joy! It was a beautiful time of singing, student items and celebration - a wonderful example of how LCS students can build relationships and share Jesus' love with others in the community.

Maria Island Camp Highlights

Maria Island camp is one of the favourites in our Senior School and this year's was again a huge success. Thank you to all our teachers, parents and support staff who facilitate this camp, ensuring our Year 10 students have an awesome time. Check out the pics below to see some of the action had.

Relief/Swimming Teachers needed for 2020

We are seeking applications from suitably qualified teachers to join our Junior School Relief pool. Relief teachers may be called on at short notice to cover sickness and absences of regular classroom teachers.

Applicants will need to be:

Practicing Christians, actively involved in their local church and able to subscribe to the School’s Mission Statement and Educational Creed
Registered with the Tasmanian Teachers Registration Board
Registered with a current Working With Vulnerable People (Employment) Card

To apply, please download the Teaching Application Form below and email your application to Mrs Katrina Barracu – barracuk@lcs.tas.edu.au

We are also seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified individuals with current (or previous) AusSwim qualifications to assist with our Junior School Swimming & Water Safety Program. Successful applicants will work under the direction of the PE Teacher to provide swimming instruction to Junior School students. Please contact our Head of Junior School, Irene Niebuur - niebuuri@lcs.tas.edu.au for further information.

Changes to General Bus services from January 2020

The Department of State Growth wishes to notify changes to general access bus services to take effect in the North of the state from 19 January 2020. Students using these services will therefore be affected from the start of the 2020 school year.

The changes form part of a state-wide review of bus services and follow a broad community consultation carried out from April to June 2019 where the community were invited to provide feedback on the proposed changes which have been informed by analysis of patronage, catchments, routes and times.

Under the changes, some school routes will be combined or removed which may impact the timing of services and mean that students need to change buses in the Launceston CBD. There are also some changes to the numbering of bus services, as well as some changes to where services drop off and depart in the Launceston CBD.

New bus timetables and more information about the CBD stop changes will become available at www.transport.tas.gov.au throughout the month of December, 2019.

Schools are encouraged to let students know about the upcoming changes through their regular channels including their newsletters and Facebook pages and to remind students to keep an eye out on the transport website in the lead up to the start of the 2020 school year.

Specifically the changes may affect:

Students living in Beauty Point, Beaconsfield, Exeter, Legana, Rowella, Riverside that use Manions’ Coaches:

Students should refer to the new timetables for confirmation of services that travel via Riverside and Newstead schools.

Students living in Scottsdale, Bridport, Lilydale that use Saintys North East Bus Service:

Students should refer to the new timetables for confirmation of services that travel to Newstead schools.
Students from these areas needing to travel to St Patrick’s College or Riverside schools will need to transfer in the Launceston CBD.

Students living in Cressy, Longford and Perth that use Tassielink services:

Students should refer to the new timetables for confirmation of services that travel to Riverside schools
Kings Meadows High School and Glen Dhu Primary School students that need to travel to Cressy in the afternoon can now complete that journey on the Jacks school bus

Students living in George Town and Low Head that use Lees Coaches (East Tamar bus lines):

Students should refer to the new timetables for confirmation of services that travel to Brooks High School, East Tamar Primary, Mowbray Heights Primary School and Launceston Church Grammar School Senior Campus
Students from Low Head going to St Patrick’s College, Launceston College, Newstead College, St Thomas More’s Catholic Primary School, Scotch Oakburn College, Queechy High School, Prospect High School and Riverside High School will need to transfer in George Town to/from a student only service. George Town students travelling to these schools can travel direct on the student only service.

Students living in St Helens, St Marys and Avoca that use Calows Coaches:

Students should refer to the new timetables for confirmation of services that travel to Newstead schools, including school boarders.

Students should always check if there is a contracted school bus services which they can access to travel to school.

Student only services

Please be aware there are also some upcoming changes to non-Metro contracted school services. Notification of these changes will be via a separate process which will be communicated directly to schools.

Metro school buses

Changes will also be occurring for students that use Metro school buses in Launceston. For more information please visit www.metrotas.com.au/timetables/schools/

2020 School Fee Update

A new LCS Fee schedule has been published for 2020 - this has been updated on our website and you can download a copy below.

2020 Calendar has been updated

Our calendar for 2020 has been updated - please download the newest version below

Windsor Park Entry Gate

A reminder that from Term 4 there will be no access to the school via the back school gate (Windsor park side) from 9.30am-2.45pm daily as it will be locked.

This gate will be open at the start and end of school as per normal but only be locked from 9.30am to 2.45pm.

LCS Vimeo

Did you know that our school has a vimeo channel where you can see the many films our Visual Production & Design Team create about our school community? Vimeo is a great way to show prospective families more about our school as it allows the opportunity to explore school areas and programs at leisure. You can click on the Vimeo logo on our website, view some creations on our Facebook page or use the link below to see all of the audio visuals that have been created by our team. Below is one sample of what you can see on our page and we'd love you to follow us!

LCS Vimeo home page - click HERE

Events

End of Year Assemblies