LEPS AND BOUNDS 1 0 A P R I L 2 0 1 9 W E E K 1 1 , T E R M 1

Dates To Remember

TERM 1 THURSDAY 11 APR 2019

Cross Country 9:30am Years 2 - 6 @ Melrose Park

Cross Country 10:15am Kinder & Year 1 @ school

SRC Assembly & Cross Country awards. 2pm in Hall.

FRIDAY 12 APR 2019

Last day of Term 1

ANZAC Day assembly 10:30am in Hall

Zone Athletics notes & pay-ment due back

TERM 2 TUESDAY 30 APR 2019

Students return for Term 2

P & C Meeting

FRIDAY 1 MAY 2019

Mother’s Day orders due back FRIDAY 10 MAY 2019

Zone Athletics Carnival TUESDAY 21 MAY 2019

P & C Meeting FRIDAY 24 MAY 2019

Zone Cross Country FRIDAY 31 MAY 2019

Paul Kelly Cup

Lavington East Public School

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Awards

2

Principal’s Post 3

Attendance Stewart House Woolworths Earn & Learn

4

Opportunity Class 5

ANZAC Day Ceremony & March

6

P & C News 7

Community News 8/9

Before

NEW ROOF FOR LEPS During the holidays a new roof will begin to be installed starting with our front office block. This upgrade from the NSW Department of Education will cost approximately $500 000.00 and all old tiled roofs will be replaced with colourbond with appropriate ventilation, gutters and downpipes. The project will take the duration of the term 2. In that time classes will be moved to the library or hall to work for their safety and to minimise disruption to learning. We will inform parents of a rough time frame when your child’s class will be moved to an alternate room.

Let the LEPS facelift begin!

CROSS COUNTRY THURSDAY 11 APRIL 2019 Students in years 2-6 will run their Cross Country at Melrose Park starting at 9:30am and conclude at approximately 11:00am. Students in Kindergarten and Year 1 will stay on the school grounds and commence their run at 10:15am. All students will receive one free sausage in bread generously donated by the P & C. The canteen will be operating as per normal also. Ribbons will be awarded at the assembly at 2:00pm in the Hall to all students that placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd in the 8/9, 10, 11 and 12 years age groups.

Last day of Term 1

Friday 12 April 2019

First day of Term 2 Tuesday 30 April 2019

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Awards

Positive Behaviour for Learning Fabulous work in our ‘Positive Behaviour for Learning’ program by the following students:

Skye Hall, Tyson Williams, Chandra Tiwari, Jasmin Majhi, Ari Salske, James McCallum, Lucas Gurney, Ember Minall, Madison Osmond, Maggy Iragi Angalikiyana, Jacob Simpson, Genyen Rinzin, Acacia Putland, Blair McGrath.

Merit Certificates Congratulations to the following students who will receive ‘Merit Certificates’ at this week’s assembly: Jordan Collins, Rowena Rimal, Muhee-Ud-Doula Srijon, Angus Boyer, Aden Chomatek, Sassy Krimotat, Ayush Mainali, Ruby Giffin, Mason Howell, Caleb Davy, Ella Karthauser, Aliza Acharya, Keith Dela Rosa, Tahlia Males, Sarive Komba, Tallan Maroney, Victoria Madsen, Braxton Witt, Damien Whitby, Isabella Fairley-Brown, Lachlan Disley, Spencer Leahey. Learning Awards What a wonderful effort by the following students who will receive ‘Learning Awards’ at this week’s assembly: Kate Wu, Dominic Horvath, Lachlan Morton, Smerika Subedi, Scarlet Slater, Levi Lentholm, Mahsaiah Stockman, Banipreet Kaur, Lily Hyland, Ashton Doyle, Lily Hansted, Muhammad Abdul Nafi, Linkin Thomas, Anthony Payne. Positive Behaviour for Learning ‘Certificate of Excellence’ 74 Tickets

A fantastic achievement by the following students:

Tyson Young, Seth Ritchie, Phoebe Powell, Manase Masudi, Lachlan Maskus, Jeremy Cassar, Tebi Aulakh, Alexander Aquilina, Zak Thomson, Charlotte Clayton, Taiya Williams, Alex Payne, Sassy Krimotat, Ella O’Connor, Ayush Mainali, Leviticus Thompson, Emily Whiting, Pal Patel, Kobi Dakos, Bianca Shipard, Toby Shain, Noah Brewster, Tamirra-Rose McGrath, Amy Aulakh, Mason Demamiel, Lily Hansted, Iran Hussain, Allie Lions, Brody McPherson, Chloe Morton, Isabelle Neven, James O'Connor, Md Irfan Chowdhury Raeef, Lachlan Disley, Jade Plunkett, Alex Madsen, Xiannara Aleria.

The students listed below will be receiving awards at tomorrow’s assembly.

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Principal’s Post

Dear Parents and Carers, What a wonderful first term it has been at LEPS. I can honestly say that staff, students and the community have been so welcoming to me as the new Principal. I am absolutely loving my role and looking forward to leading LEPS into the future. This term staff have been working together, identifying where our school has been in the past and where we currently are with our teaching and learning, Positive Behaviour for Learning, community engagement and students’ sense of belonging. This information will support us in moving forward together as a school. After consultation with the staff, we are making a slight change to the lunch and recess times to support students appropriately playing at these times as well as have more consistent staff supervision. From Term 2 lunch will finish 10 minutes earlier (11:30-12) and recess will begin 10 minutes earlier (1:30-2). Have a wonderful safe and happy school break, looking forward to seeing you all back in Term 2. Happy Easter. Mrs Nic Williams Principal

Get in quick for your chance

to win this voucher.

The raffle will be drawn at

the first P & C Meeting for

Term 2 which will be held on

Tuesday 30 April 2019.

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Attendance

Stewart House Donation Drive Thank you to those families that have already returned their envelopes. Entry into the draw, to win a family holiday valued at $4000.00 to the destination of your choice, is only $2.00. Please fill in your details together with your donation and return to the office by Friday, 17 May 2019. This will ensure that all entries reach Stewart House by 31 May 2019.

This week we will be celebrating students that have attended school every day for Term 1. That means they have 100% attendance! Congratulations to those students. It is understandable that at times your child will become unwell and they need rest and recovery at home. The Department of Education has an Attendance Policy where we as a school are required to record explanations for absences. We would like to remind families that if your child has missed a day of school to please send in a note, phone the school or use the Skoolbag App ‘Absentee Form’ within 7 days of the absence so we can enter this into our roll system.

1 May - 25 June 2019

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Opportunity Class Placement 2020 - Year 5 Opportunity classes cater for academically gifted and talented students who may otherwise be without sufficient classmates at their own academic and social level. These schools help gifted and talented students to learn by grouping them with other gifted and talented students, teaching them in specialised ways and providing educational materials at the appropriate level.

Applications for opportunity class placement are considered mainly on the combined results of the Opportunity Class Placement Test and school assessments. The Opportunity Class Placement Test will be held on Wednesday 31 July 2019.

The closest Opportunity Class is in Wagga Wagga. If you would like to have your child considered for Year 5 opportunity class entry in 2020, you need to apply soon. You will need to apply on the internet using a valid email address (not the student’s email address).

Detailed instructions on how to apply online will be available from Tuesday 30 April 2019 at https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-5

The application website opens on Tuesday 30 April 2019 and closes on Friday 17 May 2019. You must apply by the due date.

I will be speaking about this to all Year 4 students this week. If you would like further information, please contact me.

Carol O’Connell

Assistant Principal

Making things safe for the Cross Country Thank you to our G.A Rob Young and some helpful senior students for making sure our grounds are safe for the Kindergarten/Year 1 Cross Country tomorrow.

Great effort boys for showing our values of Effort, Respect and Responsibility!

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This year ANZAC Day falls in the second week of the school holidays, Thursday, 25 th April 2019. The Albury RSL has organised the ANZAC Day March to occur on this date and ANY students from K-6 who are available and who would like to participate in the march, are welcome to attend. In particular, we encourage our Captains, Vice Captains and SRC representatives to attend where possible. We understand that families have commitments over the school holidays and may be unavailable. For students intending to march, winter school uniform is requested to be worn, including winter long pants or skirt for the girls; long grey pants, school grey shirt for boys with the school windcheater and black shoes for all students. It is important that students are there to form-up by 8.45am in Macauley Street on the north side of Dean Street. Staff from LEPS will be in attendance from 8:30am and schools are placed in alphabetical order with all primary schools following along behind the High Schools. The march will conclude in Townsend Street with parents able to collect their children outside of the Fernwood Gym. A further reminder about the march will be provided to students next week before the end of the school term. Our school ANZAC Day Service will be held in the school hall at 10:30am on Friday, 12 April 2019, which is the last week of Term 1. Stage 2 (Years 3 and 4) will organise this assembly and we look forward to having parents and visitors come and join with us for this important commemoration.

ANZAC Day School Service and March

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P & C News

Fundraising: Easter Raffle Thank you to all the families that donated goodies for the raffle. We managed to make up over 30 prizes. Winners will be notified by phone if not in attendance at the Easter Hat Parade today. Hot Cross Bun Drive Hot Cross Buns will be available to pick up from the Hall on Friday, 12 April 2019, at 2:00pm if this is the option you chose on your order form. Mothers Day Stall The Stall will be held on Monday 6 May 2019. Order forms have gone home with the youngest in each family. These are due back on Friday 3 May 2019.

Canteen: Today the Canteen had some wonderful Easter goodies on offer for the children. Thanks to all those that contributed.

Uniform Shop: Polar fleece jackets are now available for $32.00 each.

All winter vests drastically reduced to $24.44 each. Available in sizes 5-16.

Be quick to grab a bargain.

If you need to contact the P & C please leave a message for them via the office on 6025 1157.

Uniform Shop new open hours are Tuesday and Thursday only

8:30am-10:00am

EFTPOS now available for Canteen & Uniform Shop purchases (Minimum purchase $5.00)

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Community News

PO Box 969

518 Daly Street

LAVINGTON NSW 2641

Phone: 02 6025 1157

Fax: 02 6040 2332

E-mail: lavingtone-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

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Community News