Lockington Consolidated
School
Phone 03 54862474
8 Burns St Lockington, Vic 3563
[email protected]
www.lockington.vic.edu.au
Term 4 Week 4
Thursday 29th October 2020
We would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land where Lockington Consolidated School is situated. We would also like to acknowledge our Elders past, present and future.
A message from our Principal :
Hi Friends,A day doesn’t go by where I don’t take a moment to reflect upon, and be thankful for, the wonderful qualities of our students.
A great example of this happened at Athletics on Tuesday. The circular relay is a high-pressure situation, the whole school is watching and you are racing for your team, not just for yourself so there is a heightened feeling of responsibility. You can see the adrenaline kick in as they line up in their positions and wait for the horn to blow. No-one wants to be the one to let their team down so they put in every ounce of effort and push their legs and their lungs to their bursting points. But of course, in a race, there has to be a loser. Sometimes the other team is faster, that is the way of the world, and when you cross that finish line exhausted you feel a bit more vulnerable than usual, a bit more emotional. This happened to a young girl on Tuesday, where narrowly beaten, she sat down disappointed and a little upset. The crowd didn’t notice, their attention had moved on to the next race, but one of her bigger brothers did. He moved over to her, put his hand on her shoulder, looked her in the eye and then whispered in her ear “you did good”. No-one apart from me heard it. Her face lit up as he moved away to sit back with his friends. A three second action turned disappointment into elation.
It is easy to focus on the negatives, but there are golden moments, on even ordinary days that give the soul a little lift.
Athletics Day Jackson Gray is a legend. The hours that he puts in after school to ensure the kids get to experience the athletics day is far beyond what is expected of a teacher but year in and year out he does it without complaint. The day, even without the support of our wonderful parents, ran smoothly which is a testament to Jackson. The LCS spirit was on display and there were simply too many examples of great sportsmanship to name them all. What a great day!
World Teacher’s Day World Teacher’s Day (Friday 30th October) is a chance to recognise the amazing job our teachers do every day. Teaching is such an emotionally draining job. There are many nights where we wake up and can’t get back to sleep as we try to work out how we can better support a challenging student, or how we can help a student who doesn’t believe they can learn and doesn’t want to come to school. It is a rollercoaster ride of highs and lows as we experience, by proxy, the thrills and spills of learning with our students. It is not a 9:00am-3:30pm job (contrary to popular belief) and in a country school, where the roles and responsibilities are shared between fewer hands, the work load is almost endless. The staff at LCS, without exception, are A grade. Their effort does not go unnoticed and on behalf of the whole school community, I thank them for all that they do. Curriculum Day/Melbourne Cup Just a reminder that the students will have a 4 day weekend coming up (Monday is a curriculum day and Tuesday is a public holiday). Sorry school staff, you are still expected at school on Monday! Kind Regards,
Congratulations to Gold House on winning the athletic sports on Tuesday! Well done to everyone on participating
in such a fun and spirited manner. Our age champions are as follows:
9 year boys - Kiefer Haines
9 year girls - Raffy Giddings
10 year boys - Campbell Keele
10 year girls - Taya Tamblyn
11 year boys - Patrick Keele
11 year girls - Jaz Milligan
12 year boys - Nicholas Mitchell
12 year girls - Hannah Harbour
Athletic Sports
Raffy and Kiefer
Taya and Campbell
Nicholas and Hannah
Jaz and Patrick
Gold House Captains
James and Addison
Change of Date!
Our book fair will run a little
differently this year.
Students will be visiting the
fair with their class to have a
look at the books available
and then writing a wish list
to take home to you. Photos
of the books available at the
fair with pricing will be
post-ed on Facebook in the lead
up to the event. Purchases
can be made by Credit card
over the phone to the
school or by completing the
wish list payment form that
your child will bring home.
PINK DAY - Casual Clothes
(please wear a touch of pink)
THURSDAY 5th NOVEMBER
All funds raised will be donated to
“The Cure Starts Now’
https://give.everydayhero.com/au/team-moni-2020
Our School Values:
Courage,
Curiosity,
Community
and
Creativity
October 2020
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
25
26
Canteen Open
27
LCS Athletic
Sports Day
28
Pink Day Cupcake
orders close
29
30
31
Coming Events at LCS
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November 2020
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
2
Curriculum Day
Pupil free
3
Melbourne Cup
Public Holiday
4
5
Pink Day
Casual Clothes
6
7
8
9
Canteen Open
10
11
12
Junior Excursion
Gr 2 sleepover
13
14
15
16
Canteen Open
17
School Council via
Webex 7pm
18
Gr 3/4 Excursion
and sleepover
19
Gr 6 Sleepover
20
LCS Energy
Breakthrough
21
22
23
Canteen Open
24
Gr 5/6 EBT
Business Day
25
26
Curriculum Day
Pupil free
27
Gr 5/6 EBT Business Day School Captain Speeches28
29
30
Whole school
swimming program
commences
December 2020
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
