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Central News Lockhart Central School

Rewarding Positive Behaviour for Learning

On the 21st of July our LCS students who had received a Silver PBL Award went on a rewards

Excursion to Wagga. After watching Despicable Me 3, the group headed to the Botanic Gardens -

filled with popcorn - to have lunch and enjoy the sunshine.

After spending a couple of hours at the zoo and on the flying fox, the kids returned to school for an

hour of sporting activities.

I would like to thank the staff for their help on the day and the students for their exemplary

behaviour.

Miss Buckley

Student Success

Congratulations to Olivia McDonnell who

travelled to Sydney on Friday 21st June for

the NSW All Schools Cross Country

Championships.

She was the first Riverina female from her

age group to the finish line and achieved a

very impressive 16th amongst 98

competitors from across the state.

A fantastic result!

Mr Donaldson

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Enjoying Learning

Last Term Lachlan created a delicious

Supreme Pizza in Food Technology

Upcoming events

July

Week 2

28th Regional Athletics

August

Week 3

1st Year 10 into 11 RAP information night

3rd School Photos (forms to be brought in on

the day)

4th Southern Riverina PSSA Athletics

Primary News

Mobile Library Tuesdays

Bank Books Thursdays

Book Club Due Monday 7/8/17

Order online -Scholastic.com.au/LOOP

Fun in Music

Students in Year 7 and 8 have been really

enjoying learning to play the guitar during first

semester. They help each other out when it

comes to learning a new skill and they all

participate when playing the song together.

Mr Robertson

Last day of Term 2

Students and teachers played multiple games

of basketball

LOCKHART CENTRAL SCHOOL

Phone: 02 69205209 Fax: 02 69205635 Email: lockhart-c.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Web: www.lockhart-c.school.nsw.edu.au P.O. Box 70 Halliday Street, Lockhart, 2656

Assesment Tasks

Years 7&8

Week 3 Geography

Week 4 PDHPE

Years 9&10

Week 2 Agriculture

Week 3 Maths

Week 4 Geography

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Kindergarten/Year 1 Learning

Independent reading

Reading with partners

Learning through play

Learning through technology

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School AttendanceEVERY DAY COUNTS

Going to school every day is the single most important part of your child’s education. Students learn new things at school every day – missing

school puts them behind.

Why it’s important

We all want our students to get a great education. The building blocks for a great education begin with students coming to

school each and every day. If students miss school regularly, they miss out on learning the fundamental skills that will set them up for success in the later

years of school.

There is no safe number of days for missing school – each day a student misses puts them behind, and can affect their

educational outcomes.

Each missed day is associated with progressively lower achievement in literacy and numeracy.

Getting in early Attendance patterns are established early – a child regularly missing days in kindergarten or in the early years of school will

often continue to miss classes in the later years, and receive lower test scores than their classmates. It’s vital that students go

to school every day – even in the early years of primary school.

What we can do The main reasons for absence are:

Sickness – There are always times when students need to miss school, such as when they’re ill. It’s vital that they’re only

away on the days they are genuinely sick. Setting good sleep patterns, eating well and exercising regularly can make a big

difference.

It's vital that holidays are planned during school holidays where possible, and not during the term if it can be avoided.

Day off – Think twice before letting your child have a “day off” as they could fall behind their classmates – every day counts.

Truancy – This is when students choose not to go to school without their parent’s permission. There can be many reasons for

truancy. The best way to address this is for schools and parents to work together.

If for any reason your child must miss school, there are things you can do with your school to ensure they don’t fall behind:

Speak with your school/teacher and find out what work your child needs to do to keep up

Develop an absence plan with your school and ensure your child completes work provided.

Remember, every day counts. If your child must miss school, speak with your school/ teacher as early as possible.

Parents are required to explain the absences of their children from school promptly . An explanation for absence must be

provided to the school within 7 days of the first day of any period of absence

Openly communicating with your child's school about all absences is a good way to prevent attendance issues being escalated

to a Home School Liaison Officer. A Home School Liaison Officer has the authority to follow up attendance issues. Attendance

issues that are escalated can lead to an Infringement Notice.

If you’re having attendance issues with your child, please let your school/ teacher know so we can work together to get your

child to school every day.

Further information

https://education.nsw.gov.au/policy-library/policies/school-attendance-policy