LAVINGTON

public school

A message from our Principal…

Welcome back! It gives me enormous joy to see all of our students return. The buzz in the classrooms and the playground has been incredible. The last 4-6 weeks has been a bit of a blur really. But what is important to know is that while students may have been off site for a small period, there is still over 25 weeks to go in the school year. Lots of time to be absorbed in engaging learning activities and I know the teachers will be doing their absolute best to make up for some lost time. The transition back to face to face learning has been overwhelmingly positive. With our increased number of students returning, we are asking parents to support keeping the school safe by: • Dropping off and picking up your child from the school gate. Social distancing between adults is still 1.5m. • Parents are asked to send children to school with a water bottle. School bubblers should not be used for drinking, only for refilling water bottles. Ensuring students cross only at the designated crossings when entering and exiting the school. If you have any questions, please ask at any time.

I am sure everyone – students, teachers and parents are genuinely excited about coming back to a more familiar routine from this week on. Kind regards, Brett

ISSUE 3

TERM 2 WEEK 6

4 JUNE 2020

IMPORTANT

DATES:

JUNE

8 QUEENS BIRTHDAY

PUBLIC HOLIDAY

12 BLUE DAY

25 ATHLETICS CARNIVAL

(To be confirmed)

JULY

3 LAST DAY OF TERM 2

21 STUDENTS RETURN

TERM 3 BEGINS

SEPTEMBER

15 SCHOOL PHOTOS

(MORE INFO CLOSER TO DATE)

Principal: Brett Davies

Telephone: 02 6025 1864

Website: www.lavington-

p.schools.nsw.gov.au

Email: lavington-

p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Facebook:

www.facebook.com/

lavingtonpublicschool

A big thank you to all families, staff and students for being flexible during this time. It’s so

great to have our school full of learning and laughter again.

HOME LEARNING

HOW DID YOU FIND HOME LEARNING?

KG– Isabelle “I hated it because I had to do lots of work and I didn’t get play time with my

friends”.

Lachlan “I liked it cause I got to see my Nan a lot more and I love her”.

KJ– Nevaeh Lea “I liked doing zoom in my unicorn pyjamas with Mrs Jacka”.

Bailee “I liked the playdough and lego challenges”.

KS– Indianna “It made me feel happy to be at home”.

Lukas “I missed school and playing with my friends”.

1/2GC– Raphael “I liked being home so I could play with my dog”.

Charlie.C “I liked being at home and watching lots of TV”.

1/2G– Eli “It’s better at school because you don’t get so muddled up”.

Charlie “Really hard with my sisters at home too cause Mum was really busy”.

1/2M– Jayden “I missed all my friends”.

Daisy “I missed getting smarter”.

1/2EM– Kade “I liked my Mum, Dad and grandparents helping me”

Leroy “I loved doing science experiments and sending them through to Miss Merkel”.

1/2B– Ruby “I didn’t like having to learn a new routine”

Aanya “I liked being at home because in breaks we danced to music and exercised”.

3/4S– Angus “ I missed my friends… it’s good to be back”.

Gabby “It’s easier to learn at school”.

3/4C– Tallon “I missed my friends and it was tough not having a teacher to explain”.

Jake “I really missed my friends, I found it really hard”.

3/4V– Kade “Peace and quiet, I loved it!”

Lucy “I loved playing with my animals once I finished all my work”.

3/4A– Alana “I liked it because I could choose which topics to do and just smash it out”

Isabella “It was okay learning from home but it was lonely”.

5P– Seth “I liked spending more time with my Nan and her helping me do lots of work”.

Mitchell “I didn’t like it, it’s much better to be back”.

5H– Shelby “It was weird at first and a bit scary. I’d rather face to face learning”.

Alyse “ I liked that Mum setup a classroom. I enjoyed home learning”.

5B– Sydney “Stressful and intense! It was tough sharing a computer”.

Ruby “Stressful sharing a device and we worked over school hours”.

5/6B– Izzy “It was nice to spend more time with Dad”.

Ebony “Good and bad, loved spending more time with the family. I did miss my friends

and I’d fight with my siblings”.

6N- Jack “ Too much work”.

Mitchell “After using the computer so much, I realised I needed glasses. Having them has

really helped my learning”.

6L– Miette “I liked it but missed my friends”.

Maya “I loved staying in my pyjamas all day!”.

SPORT NEWS

HIGHLIGHTS

CONGRATULATIONS

It is always nice to see members of the Lavington Public School community recognised in local publications. As a school community, we would like to recognise Mrs Cristy

Jacka for being named Albury’s Woman of the Year for her role in fundraising and providing resources

for families, with members diagnosed with cancer. Con-gratulations Cristy, you have done an incredible job!

ATHLETICS CARNIVAL

At the moment our Athletics Carnival and Cross Country are on hold until Covid 19 restrictions are relaxed. Our temporary date for the Athletics

Carnival is Thursday 25 June 2020 . We cross

our fingers for confirmation soon.

Congratulations to Ellie Lyons (Basketball) and Finn McDonnell (Swimming)

who were both recognised by the NSW Primary Schools Sports Association with a

‘Participation Certificate’ for the State Championships.

SORRY DAY AND NATIONAL RECONCILIATION WEEK is a time for all

Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures and achievements and to explore how

each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation.

Below are photos of Jonah from 1/2G and Miley from 3/4C with their artworks.

POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR FOR LEARNING

BLUE DAY 12 JUNE 2020

To promote our key school value of Responsibility,

students and staff are encouraged to wear blue

clothes next Friday. Now that we are back into school

routine it is important that we re-teach these

expectations. Blue Day is a day to re-invigorate our

PBL value.

Their Care are operating their Holiday Program again from

6 July to 20 July 2020

Please ring for further information 1300 072 410

For safety and security, Phones/Ipads/Ipods are NOT to be left

in bags. Please encourage students to put these in the office of

a morning, then collect after school.