Lismore South Public School Newsletter

We are excited to roll out the Sentral for Parents app. All families will have received an email giving you instructions to register. The next step will be to load the app on your phone, log in and put in your child's specific access key. Please look out for an email from bounce@messaging.sentral.com.au titled Lismore South Public School.  

The Sentral for Parents app will allow families greater access to school information in one location. It will be easy for parents to explain absences, see the school calendar, access permission notes and message your child's class teacher directly. Please feel free to visit the office if you have any difficulties loading the app. 

Kind regards,

Larissa Polak

Throughout 2023, we are working closely with The Resilience Project to support the wellbeing of our school community.  Our Partnership Program consists of online presentations and weekly lessons for students, professional development for staff, and Parent & Carer Hub (inc. digital presentations) for our parent and carer community. This program is an important part of our school’s effort to look after the mental health of our community.

View the first parent/carers presentation of the series here:

Part 1: Meet Hugh and learn about The Resilience Project - https://theresilienceproject.com.au/2023-parent-carer-hub-inspire-hugh/

In this presentation, Hugh shares a personal experience about his sister's battles with mental illness. Note: This video contains a story about an Eating Disorder that may be triggering. Please consider this before watching. For mental health resources and support information, visit The Resilience Project’s Support Page.

Greg Inglis presented the MIND ED mental fitness program at Lismore South Public School over 5 sessions. Stage 3 students had the opportunity to listen and learn about Greg's lived experiences in conjunction with both simple physical and mental exercises that can improve mental health outcomes among users. The course focused on: 

● Mental health awareness (training and tools)

● Engaging students in conversation about mental health

● Identifying support services

● Engaging in help seeking behaviour and tools to alleviate stress

Greg Inglis’ Goanna Academy is the first accredited & Indigenous-owned mental health education provider in Australia. His mission is to help end the stigma surrounding mental health and improve social capacity to identify, talk about, and manage mental health for all Australians, in particular at risk groups such as Regional Males, Youth, and First Nations communities.

On Thursday 18th May, Stage 3 visited Southern Cross University. Across a full day of presentations discussions and games, students learned how to be an "Others First' leader, through focusing on hearing the opinions of others, helping with the little things, fostering happiness and demonstrating humility.  

The K-2 classrooms have been busy during the morning session, three days a week, engaging in play based learning. Staff participated in a three-day intensive professional development with a focus on embedding this approach into our weekly learning timetable. Students in K-2 engage in play based learning that is directly linked back to what the students are learning in all key learning areas. Students are deeply engaged in their investigations and thoroughly enjoy their "Walker Learning" days. If any families have clean recycled items, our K-2 classrooms would love to take them off your hands. For more information about Walker Learning please visit: https://earlylife.com.au/walker-learning/

Meet our Lismore South legend Cruz Robinson.  He was selected into the North Coast PSSA Touch football team and recently travelled to Sydney for the NSW State trials.  He played his best, giving his all when he was on the field.  We had the pleasure of watching online some of the games where Cruz and the North Coast boys play against a couple of other teams.  All the Year 5/6 students were so excited for Cruz, cheering him on. Cruz's highlights from his experience were: meeting famous players, stepping past 3 players in opposition and making friends from different schools.

On Monday 15th May, 9 students competed in the PSSA Netball Knockout competition. We arrived at the courts and quickly realised that our opponents, Lismore Public School, were quite a bit taller than we were. We didn't let their height, or the impending rain dampen our spirits.   

After a quick warm-up and our team captain Tash winning the toss, we eagerly took to the court. In the first quarter, Tahlia, Amelia and Tash were kept busy in defence while Ellie and Peyton desperately tried to get the ball back down to our attackers, Mia and Ariel.

In the second quarter Nevaeh and Dakota came on with plenty of energy, running around the court attempting to make intercepts and bringing the ball back down to our end. By the third quarter the girls had settled in and were much more familiar with where the various positions could go and how to find space on the court, passing the ball around much more confidently and trying their hardest to keep it in our possession.

At the final whistle, Lismore Public came away with the win, however all the girls showed great sportsmanship and finished the game with smiles on their faces. Thank you to the parents who helped with transporting students to the courts and to the girls for showing such determination and enthusiasm.

Emma Coleman - Organising Teacher

If you entering the school grounds for a meeting or an assembly, please note it is a Department of Education requirement that all visitors sign in.  This can be done by using the School Check-in QR Code located in the office foyer, or on entry to the school hall.

Please be aware that the Back to School - NSW program vouchers  closes soon - 30 June 2023.

Education Hardship Fund - $500.00 per student. This money can be used to pay school fees, school uniforms and excursions.  If you have any questions relating to the hardship fund and how you can use the $500.00, please contact the office to discuss your options further. Money needs to be used by the end of the 2023 school term.

Mobile phones, including devices which act as mobile phones are not permitted at our school. In fact, from 2021, student mobile phones are banned across all NSW Department of Education (DoE) Primary schools. Any student phones need to be handed in at the front office and then collected at the end of the day, as per our existing long-standing policy. The phone needs to stay in the their school bag until they have left the school grounds.  If there is an issue at school with your child/ren, the school will contact you.

Uniforms are available to purchase from the school office during office hours. If you wish to order online using a POP payment,  please contact the office to ensure  the items are in stock.  Some families still have Education Hardship Funds available which can be used for purchasing uniforms.

Please remember to clearly label hats and jackets with your child's name.  

Pie Drive order forms were sent home with the eldest child of each family last week.  Families are to place their orders by Tuesday 13th June. Orders are to be collected from the school on Wednesday 28th June, in time for the winter school holidays. If you are able to assist with sorting and collection of orders please call the school office on 66213433.

Hot chocolate ($2.00) will now be available from the canteen on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday mornings from 8.30 until 8.45am.

In Term 2, Canteen will open on Tuesday serving a weekly special ONLY.  Order forms will be sent out weekly and need to be returned by the Friday prior to the special day. Regular canteen items will only be available on Wednesdays and Fridays.

At the Lismore Gemfest, 20th & 21st May the P & C hosted a food stall as their major fundraiser for 2023. The Lismore Gem & Lapidary Club kindly offered this opportunity to the school for a second time due to its success in 2021.

The team would like to thank all of the parents, carers, students, grandparents, former students and parents, and community members who were able to assist over the weekend. A special thank you also to our local suppliers including Hutley Bros Butchery, Nimbin Bakery, Farmer Charlies, and Woolworths Bakery who were extremely supportive and accommodating with orders and deliveries.

The weekend was a great success and it was fantastic to see so many new volunteers become a part of the team. All of whom are warmly invited to join the Gemfest Volunteer Celebration following the next P & C Meeting at 5.15pm at the Lismore Heights Sports Club on the 14th June.

Raffle ticket sales were launched for the 2023 signed Melbourne Storm team Jersey kindly donated to the school by Kerry-Anne Cox. Tickets are still available for purchase at the school office for $5.00 each or 3 for $10.00 and will be drawn at the school assembly early next term.

Thank you for a wonderful term.

 

 

Monday, 12th June	King's birthday - Public Holiday
Tuesday, 13th June	School Photos - Preschool Echidnas
Wednesday, 14th June	P & C Meeting 5.15pm,  Lismore Heights Sports Club
Thursday, 15th June	Athletics Carnival Practice  - Riverview Park signed permission note required
Friday, 16th June	Assembly Yr 3/4 Wajung class item 10.15am
Friday, 16th June	North Coast Cross Country
Tuesday, 20th June	Athletics Carnival Practice - Riverview Park signed permission note required
Tuesday, 20th June	Preschool Echidna group Pyjama Day
Friday, 23rd June	Preschool Goanna group Pyjama Day
Saturday, 24th June	Lismore Lantern Parade
Wednesday, 28th June	Athletics Carnival Practice - Riverview Park signed permission note required
Thursday, 29th June	Semester 1 Reports go home
Friday, 30th  June	Assembly Yr 2 Binging class item 10.15am
Friday, 30th June	SRC/PBL Reward Disco
Friday, 30th June	Last day of Term 2
Monday, 17th July	Staff Development Day
Tuesday, 18th July	Term 3 starts for students
Tuesday 18th & Wednesday 19th July	Life Education Van