Dear Families, 

It has been exciting to witness the innovative learning opportunities that students are engaged in every day at our school.  Teaching and non- teaching staff willingly go above and beyond to ensure our young people are given the best possible opportunities.  When I walk around our school, I am continually amazed at the innovative projects that students are engaged with. Our “Maker’s Space” with its sewing machines, jewellery making equipment and 3 D printers is becoming very popular as is our visual arts wet area.

Exhibitions

It is great to see the school a hive of activity as students are busy organising, preparing and leading their first exhibitions for 2023. I have had the opportunity to witness some outstanding examples of learning and clever presentation ideas from our young people. From, engaging and interesting icebreakers, to the sharing of new learning from personalised interest areas, student exhibitions have been super impressive.  Congratulations one and all.

School Improvement Plan

As a school we have been working hard at finalising our School Improvement Plan for 2023. Our plan doesn’t identify all the work that we do, rather it highlights some priority areas of work for our team. After looking closely at our various data sets from 2022, we have established the following reading and wellbeing targets:

Communication/ Reading Targets

• 75% (60) of Grade 9 and Grade 10 students in PAT R will make medium or high gain
• 75% (80) of students will meet the Big Commitment Reading Goal of 120 minutes per week (2022 data < 50%)
• 90% (100) of students will log their reading progress on average twice weekly
• 80% (10) of active Grade 12 students will achieve the IBPLC Communication Level 2 standard and their literacy tick

Personal Qualities/ Wellbeing Targets

All year levels will have achieved positive growth (from Term 1 – Term 4) with regard to the resilience questions stated in the SWES survey

• 50% of Year 11 and 12 students will be in the high or medium range for resilience in the SWES 2023 (Increase from 38% to 50%)
• 65% of LBPS students will have an EOY 2023 attendance at school %, greater than that of the previous year
• 100% of staff will indicate that we are at the ‘embedding’ or ‘excelling’ in all seven areas of the PLC Maturity Matrix by Term 4

Attendance At School Matters- Making Every Minute Count!

In our February newsletter, I spoke about the importance of regular attendance. At LBPS we have a real commitment to supporting and ensuring students attend school. Our school day begins at 8.55 am and finishes at 2:45 pm.  We monitor individual student attendance closely and would really like to see all students work hard to increase their individual attendance percentage. I am pleased to say that our current attendance data indicates that over 75% of students are currently attending school more than they did during 2022.

Student Leaders

It was fantastic to recently recognise our 2023 student leaders. I know they are eagerly awaiting opportunities to be proactively involved in the improvement journey of our school. Regularly listening to the ideas of our young people is an important part of our work and to have a forum for our young people to talk about events and issues that affect our school is important. Congratulations to the following leaders:

Adrian Dean
Principal

Mas National

Career Development Team Leader / Women in Trades Representative, Hope from Mas National presented to our year 10 students who are interested in exploring a School Based Traineeship or an Apprenticeship. 

Hope can provide a wealth of knowledge and skills to assist students into a trade.  Hope spoke about different pathways by learning about industries with a Learning Through Internship placement. 

The benefits of learning and building on transferable skills for future employment. 

Hope is happy to support any young people in their future employment goals.

THA Hospitality Expo

The THA Hospitality Expo at Peppers Silo was a great success. Students with an interest in hospitality had a fantastic time: making coffee, decorating cupcakes, making mocktails, balancing plates and learning about a wide range of courses available to build skills in this area.

We want your help for our Learning Through Interest Program!

If you are a local business and have opportunities for students to engage in your industry, please contact Mel at melanie.van.asperen@decyp.tas.gov.au

We require host placements in the following areas:

• Information Technology
• Automotive
• Hair & Beauty

Mel Van Asperen
LTI Co-ordinator

Horse Riding

Ruby Hirst has a passion for horse riding and recently competed in the Tasmanian State trials. The event was over 3 days and involved dressage, cross country and show jumping. In a field of 45 riders, Ruby finished in first place - an amazing achievement!

Big Picture School Photography Exhibition

How good is the Big Picture School Photography Exhibition now on display at the QVMAG in Wellington Street? This was the brainchild of our very talented year 10 student, Armon.

It was fantastic to have many of our students attend the opening of the exhibition and witness not only Armon’s work but also the amazing photography skills of Big Picture students worldwide.

Grade 11 Leaving School Project

Grade 11’s have started their ‘Leaving School Project’ which is an important part of being prepared to leave school at the end of Grade 12.

Units include: Career Pathways, Wellbeing, Financial Literacy and Public Systems.

Over the past couple of weeks students have ‘gone walkabout’ to locate and identify important local services such as Centrelink, Post Office, Magistrate’s Court, Service Tasmania and others.

Many students have also taken the opportunity to appreciate some of Launceston’s amazing architecture.

Advisory 10C Exhibition

Getting ready for Exhibitions!

Students in Advisory 10C have been busy finalising their Exhibitions.  Some students have been making sure that their Icebreaker activity works according to plan!  Other students have been bringing in supporting props that they have found or created themselves.

Bridport Beach

On Friday 17^th of March, we, the Grade 12 Advisory, banded together to host a whole school beach day at Bridport. We all made contributions to the day to make it as fun and successful as possible, with help from the Launceston Big Picture School staff.

This project formed a large part of our learning this term as we developed project management skills such as collaboration, organisation, risk management, logistics and leadership. Our work has contributed to our Grade 12 Leaving School Project, which aims to develop our capacities for life beyond school.

Each student took on responsibilities to make the day successful. There was a lot of behind the scenes work from the logistics and food teams that included Fenix and Grace who were, unfortunately, unable to attend on the day. However their planning for the day was excellent and other team members stepped up to take on more jobs.

Tyler arranged a delicious barbeque lunch along with other food and snacks, and he also set up an indoor selection of boardgames. Zach organised a range of fun sports and activities along the beach, whilst Brayden and Aubrey set up a small music and art space on the grass for people less keen to get onto the sand.

James and Abbey took students on a scenic nature walk along the shoreline, and Liam put together a great day of fishing on the rocks. Students also got the opportunity to go swimming amongst the waves, thanks to Chloe and Kath Hawkins and the Bridport Surf Life Saving Club.

We’d like to thank everyone who came along, and we’d also like to thank everyone who helped and contributed to this wonderful day. We worked very hard all term to make this happen, so it was great to see our hard work all come together on the day.

Written by Brayden Cunningham and Jen Fraser

Big Picture Distinguisher 4:

Authentic Assessment

Each term the students exhibit their portfolios of work to a panel made up of the advisory teacher, family, peers, the mentor, and others from the community. They provide evidence of progress against their learning goals, and they reflect on the process of their learning.

 

Harley Perea - Grade 10B Advisory

Harley demonstrated his new found skills in butchering during his exhibition this term.

He deboned a chicken in front of his audience, giving another student the opportunity to try it for themselves.

Check out the video below to watch and hear Harley explain how it’s all done.’

Active Learning - Sport & Rec

Students with an interest and a passion for Sport and Recreation visited many community facilities. Lots of fun has been had throughout the term.

Active Learning - Workshop Redevelopment

Students and staff have been busy during Term 1 turning our new workshop space in to a safe, functional and inspiring learning space. Our workshop space was moved during the holidays to make room for the construction of our new downstairs advisory room. Some proactive students who were keen to use the workshop to it’s full potential, helped staff design and transform the space. This included moving large equipment, adding electrical outlets and organising resources, while using the space to create their own products. Students and staff are dedicated to making the workshop as innovative and functional as possible and are looking forward to continuing to develop the space to meet the needs of the whole school community.

Craft Group 

In our Craft group students recently made Easter cards. Students were able to look online for inspiration and create their own Easter designs.

Lots of fun and creativity was experienced when making these cards.

Aspiration, Courage, Respect, Growth

We are always looking for ways of rewarding positive behaviour at our school.

Students and staff are encouraged to nominate those people who have shown Aspiration, Courage, Respect or Growth. Winners receive a voucher from Bizy Bee  Café, Invermay Road and our winners this Term so far are:

• LILY BROWN:  Respect - For being very kind and helping with photography.
• ABBEY-LEE WAUGH-LUCAS:  Courage and Growth - Great work starting LTI at Interweave.
• CIARA KEATING: Respect - For offering to help Teacher Assistant with laminating.
• MADISON APTED:  Growth - Compared to last year they've improved a lot.
• ABBIE WHITE:  Respect - For cleaning the Art Pod and being nice & creative.
• CHARLOTTE HINDRUM:  Courage - For running town hall.

Tool Skool - Woodwork for Kids

Tool Skool offers kids a fun and educational activity, suitable for kids aged between 4 - 14 years. During this fun hands-on woodworking session, kids create their own wooden toy which is theirs to keep and enjoy.

Please click on this flyer for more information.

FACEBOOK POSTS 

As always, please remember that when engaging with any Department of Education page, to do so in a respectful manner, in line with our Terms of Use which can be found in the ‘about’ section of our page.

SCHOOL UNIFORM

Please ensure your student keeps their school polo top in their bag or keeps it safe in their Advisory room at all times.

It is compulsory for students to wear their school uniform when attending school excursions, interviews, LTIs or if they are representing the school at events. 

Uniforms can be purchased from the school office and are sold at cost price:

• Polo Shirts with school logo = $30 
• School Hoody with school logo = $65

Any pre-worn uniform donations would be very much appreciated and are used in our emergency uniform/clothing pool.

PARKING  

It is highly recommended that parents and visitors to the school DO NOT PARK along the nature strip in front of the school, along the footpath or on the grass area beside Aurora Stadium.

The City Council have recently approached the school and have informed staff that this area is being patrolled and $86.00 infringements are being issued.

Parents and visitors are advised to use the paid parking facilities at the Inveresk Car Park (next to Blue Cafe).

COMMUNICATION & USEFUL LINKS

I would like to remind families of some useful links and apps that you may use to assist with receiving communication from our school.

• SMS Only - 0427 016 460 to report student absences, please send a text to our short message service
• Schoolzine App & Newsletter - Our newsletter is published at the end of every month through Schoolzine. Schoolzine is an app that allows you to communicate with the school, receive notices and newsletters

2023 Student Leaders 

2023 Support Staff 

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Thank You

Just want to say a BIG THANK YOU to all the LBPS students who have contributed to this months newsletter, we really do enjoy reading your articles and stories of your personal progress.

If students have stories they would like to share, then please email your news items to me jennifer.kendall@decyp.tas.gov.au

Jennifer Kendall
School Business Manager