From the Principal and Deputy Principal

Semester 1 Reports: Student reports are all on track to be printed on Friday this week and will then be distributed by home group teachers at the end of the day. For any absent students, the reports can be picked up from the front office from lunchtime Friday or will be posted home during the school holidays. Please take the time to discuss your child’s report with them and then refine their learning goals and targets for the second semester. Please contact your child’s teacher at the start of Term 3 if you would like to discuss anything from your reports. 

School Holiday Hours: With so many roles at school needing to be covered and with so many students and staff away this term with Covid and colds/flus, we will be closing the school for the first week of school holidays to give everyone a rest. Please note on the door of the Library and Administration Building you will find phone numbers displayed for staff members who can be contacted if you need anything this week. Otherwise, we will be open again as of Week 2 of the Holidays to finish setting up the new classrooms and prepare for Semester 2.  

Lucindale Community Library and Administration will be closed from Monday 11th to Friday 15th of July. The library and office will re-open from Monday 18th to 22nd of July and the library will be open on July 23rd as per normal Saturday hours.  

Student Free Day Monday July 25th: Teachers will be working on Curriculum Development and review of student Learning Data to help ensure students are on track for the second half of the school year. We can’t wait to have all students back with us on Tuesday July 26th, recharged and ready to give their personal bests to learning. 

Mad Minute (Public Speaking for our Year 5s): Thank you to the parents who supported with the catering for the regional Mad Minute hosted at the Lucindale Town Hall, along with the Lions Club for coordinating across the region and providing the judges, timekeepers and helpers for the event to go ahead. Public Speaking is never easy (at least not for most of us) and the Mad Minute provides our Year 5s with a chance to practice in their class and then for 3 students to be selected to participate further. Congratulations goes to Naracoorte Primary who won the day for the large schools and to Lucindale Area School who have won the small schools section. Tom spoke so well that he won second best speaker on the day also. Well done Tom, Aden and Hannah on representing the school so well with support from Miss McKinnon.  

Buildings Update: Over the last few days of term, the students have done a wonderful job in tidying out lockers and moving furniture with staff and some volunteers. We will continue to set up the new Science, Art and classrooms over the break and will be doing some Ed Smart communications for helpers if anyone has time. We will also be installing a new purpose-built Hybrid Learning Classroom in the second week of the holidays and will spend some time painting/ and tidying up the current Year 10 room for its conversion. 

Outdoor Ed Camp: While it may be a little cold overnight, we have also had our Year 12 Outdoor Education Class away this week exploring the River Murray and backwaters in the Riverland as part of their independent journey in Kayaks. Have a look on our FaceBook page to see what they have been up to.

Working Bee: We will be holding a working bee during the holidays on Thursday July 21st from 10am until 2pm.  This is to prepare the school for the start of Term 3 and assist the transition into our new buildings. Jobs will include dismantling old furniture ready for disposal, tidying up the grounds, labelling, shifting furniture to new areas and perhaps a sneak peek at the new building. An EdSmart will come out with a response section for you to let us know you can come and with information on what you can bring along to assist. Hope to see you there.

Term 3 Events: Next term, we already have some events to watch for on our calendar and in our newsletter. Keep an eye out for School Photos, Show Camp for Years 8-12, SAPOL road safety sessions for Years 7-12, Choir in Adelaide, and fingers crossed, hopefully Open Day.  

We wish everyone a happy and safe holiday and hope it is a good chance to rest and prepare for Semester 2.  

 Yours sincerely,  

Adrian and Jane