LPS VALUES

RESPECT RESPONSIBILITY

LEARNING COOPERATION

SAFE & FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT

Lalor Primary School

DATES TO REMEMBER Term 1

Friday 13th March -Grade 5/6 interschool sport St Johns v Lalor Tuesday March 17th -Grade 5/6 Space Excursion(2 grades) Wednesday 18th March -Grade 5/6 Space Excursion (2 grades) -Prep picnic (3.30pm-4.30pm) Friday 20th March -National Day of Action against bullying Tuesday 24th March -School Council Meeting Wednesday 25th March -Lalor District athletics carnival Thursday 26th March -Easter raffle drawn Friday 27th March -Out of Uniform day (gold coin donation) -End of term 1 Early finish-1.15pm

this issue

Principal’s report P.1

Community News P.2

Community News P.3

Student of the week P.4

I S S U E

12 th MARCH

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Issue 6, 12th March 2015

STUDENT OF THE WEEK

Grade Student Reason for Award

5/6BL Adam D For an excellent attitude and working hard. You do a great job when

you put your mind to it.

5/6O Peter For taking responsibility to complete learning tasks to the best of his

ability and on time. Keep it up champ!

5/6R Jeana Having a positive start to grade 5/6 and always being a great

classmate. I was very impressed with your persuasive writing.

5/6T Tamara For being a wonderful brilliant class member. Well done. Keep up

the lovely work.

3/4A Nedin For being a responsible and hardworking member of 3/4A.

Well done!

3/4E Alyssa You’re a brilliant class contributor! Thank you for always sharing

your knowledge and ideas during class discussions.

3/4 F Elma Well done on a great week of learning and smiling!

3/4 I Heifa For being such a positive and cheerful member of our grade.

1/2 H Nikita For always trying your best and for being an amazing detective in

reading groups. Well done!

1/2 J Mia For participating so well in our Scientwists incursion! Lots of great

questions.

1/2R Ali R For your excellent effort during reading groups . Well done. Keep

up the great work.

1/2S Imran For always being a wonderful role model and so kind and friendly to

others. Well done.

Prep L Abijot For being such a caring friend to all prep students, especially

during recess and lunch!

Prep M Veysel For his excellent attitude towards learning and for always trying his

best!

P-4 ICT 3/4E! For listening beautifully to instructions and completing ICT tasks

very skillfully.

5/6ICT Claudia For applying excellent problem solving skills and teaching me some-

thing new. Well done.

Performing

Arts

Manita For her willingness to help others during Performing Art classes.

Great job!

Visual Arts Hassan I For being so respectful, responsible and really focusing on learning

and facing challenges with your work.

Physical

Education

Lilyann Fantastic cooperation this week. You encouraged your team and

played fairly. Well done!

Kinda Kinder

Our free Kinda Kinder program starts next Tues-

day for all children from 0-school age.

I can highly recommend this program as the Vic.

University Preservice teachers put a lot of plan-

ning and preparation into making this a fun and

valuable playgroup experience.

Roadworks update

The road works in Maxwell Street supervisor has

informed us that the front driveway of the school

and the school crossing will most likely be broken

up on Monday next week.

This means that the staff and all cars will not have

access to the staff car park on Monday.

In consideration of the lack of parking and

entrance at the front of the school we are leaving

the back gate unlocked during the day. This means

that parents can park in East Court or around the

back of the school and enter via the lane way back

gate access at all times until further notice.

Easter Raffle

Our Easter Raffle tickets are coming home today.

We are still looking for contributions of

Easter eggs or small gifts towards our

Easter baskets.

Raffle will be drawn on

Thursday 26th March.

Principal's Report - 12th March, 2015

National Day of Action against Bullying

Lalor Primary School is holding whole school

activities next Friday March 20th from 9 – 10.45 am to

emphasise our support for this important day. Parents

are invited to attend during these sessions to show

their support for this action as well as join us for a

picnic morning tea on the oval if weather permits at

10.45 am. Keep a lookout for our article in the

Whittlesea Leader Newspaper about this event.

Thank you to Lana Richardson who has keenly

organised these events for the last two years.

If your child talks to you about bullying:

1. Listen calmly to get the full story. Try to find out

if this is a one off problem or an ongoing

issue.

2. Reassure your child that they are not to blame.

3. Ask your child what they want to do about it

and how you can help.

4. Check whether your child has told their

teacher and asked for help.

5. Visit www.bullyingno way.gov.au to find some

strategies.

6. Contact the school and speak to the classroom

teacher, Mrs Parrish or Ms Ryan are also glad to

help.

7. Check in regularly with your child.

Prep Picnic Wednesday 18th March

The staff are looking forward to meeting and greeting

all the new Prep parents of 2015.

The school will be providing sausages and drinks as a

welcome. The Year 5/6 buddies will be at the school

to organise activities from 3.30pm-4.00pm and the

Prep student s will perform a song that they have been

learning in Performing Arts at 4.00 pm.

Hope to see you there.

Rae Parrish

Assistant Principal

Assembly

Performance

At Monday morning’s assembly there will be a

group of students performing to the song,

Timber.

The performers are:

Jessica A

Natalie D Taranom T

Manita P

School Web Site

The new school web

site is up and running.

If you need any

information about the

school, please go to

lalorps.vic.edu.au.

It has the school

newsletters, what the

different areas are

doing, future events

and more.

Out of School Hours Care

Lalor Primary School

Before Care

6.30am - 8:45am

After Care

3.15pm - 6.30pm

Early Dismissal Days

1.15pm - 6.30pm

Student Free Days

6.30am - 6.30pm

Lalor Primary Combined OSHC is

licenced under Children’s Services

Act 1996 and the Children’s Services

Regulations 2009

OSHC Co-ordinator

Mrs Paula Yacoub

Tel: 9464 7500

ohsc.lalor.ps@edumail.

vic.gov.au

UNIFORM SHOP

The uniform shop is

open every Wednesday from 8.30am - 9.30am

and 3.30pm - 4.30pm

Order forms are available at the

office

Cash, cheque or credit

card are acceptable

EFTPOS is now

available

Please enter and leave

via the glass doors as

directed by the arrow

from outside the office

door.

Updating Student

Details

If you change address,

home phone number or

mobile number please let

the school office know

by filling out a Personal

Details Update Form.

This includes changes to

your emergency contact

people.

Kinda Kinder Kinda Kinder starts on the

Tuesday the 17th March

9am – 10 .00 am. This is a free program offered for all

preschool children from 0 – to school age.

The program offers playgroup experiences for

children with their parents.

Please see Debra in the office for an enrolment form.

Visual Art and The City of Whittlesea Community Festival

Our Year 3/4 students have been designing and painting their Dream Homes during class. Their art will be

on display during the Whittlesea Community Festival on Sunday, 15th March from 12:30 to 9pm.

The Festival is at the Public Gardens (158 Barry Road, Lalor).

Come along and enjoy the Festival and check out our beautiful art work.

From Merryn Austin, Ashlee Ierino, Gabby Furst, Jo Elhage and Samantha Arans.