Dear Families,

2021 has been another massive year at Launceston Big Picture School!

Our celebration night on Tuesday night was a culmination of the many and wide-ranging learning opportunities that our young people have had the chance to participate in throughout the year.

Congratulations must go to all award winners but also to the year 9 students, Jen and Brendan for their outstanding leadership and organisational skills in ensuring that the event was a success.

Josh and Genevieve did a great job as MC’s and I am sure that everyone will agree with me, the Boathouse was once again, a spectacular venue.

As a school it was important to us to continue to have our “special event” in our local area and we look forward to continuing to build a long partnership with the Boathouse and also the broader Inveresk precinct.

The Covid pandemic continues to present its challenges but it was fantastic to provide our year 12 students with an amazing conclusion to their LBPS journey and recognise our high achieving students from the year.

I would also like to announce and congratulate our graduates who will continue their studies at the University of Tasmania in 2022. Congratulations to the following students who recently found out that their applications were successful:

It is fantastic to see our young people being offered placements at university based on the quality of their Graduation Portfolio and the International Big Picture Learning Credential.

Data

As I said in our most recent newsletter, schools always review their progress, and I would like to share some further data with you that we recently received and that we are very proud of:

• 96% of families stated that they either agree or strongly agree that teachers at LBPS expect students to do their best.
• 96% of families stated that they either agree or strongly agree that teachers provide useful feedback about student learning.
• 96% of families stated that they either agree or strongly agree that they can talk to teachers about concerns or learning.

This is just a snapshot of our data but certainly something that as a school community, we should celebrate.

Staffing News

As a school we are continuing to grow. We now have a “waiting list” for enrolments!

I would like to announce the following staffing appointments for 2022:

• Grade 9 Advisory Teacher - Rob Lewandowski
• Grade 9 Advisory Teacher - Rich Talbot
• Grade 10 Advisory Teacher - Jen Fraser
• Grade 10 Advisory Teacher - Brendan Liddell
• Grade 10/11 Advisory Teacher - Daniel Smith
• Grade 11 Advisory Teacher - Ben Miller
• Grade 12 Advisory Teacher - Nick Hill
• Assistant Principal - Tanya Ringuet
• Support Teacher - Marianne Olsen
• Quality Teaching Coach - Marianne Olsen
• LTI Coordinator - Mel Van Asperen

I would like to acknowledge and thank Sonja Peters for her dedication and commitment to our school. Sonja will be leaving us to commence an AST leadership position at Flinders Island District High School for 2022. Sonja first started at LBPS way back in 2012.

Good luck Sonja.

We also farewell Tracey Vimpany. Tracy has worked as a teacher assistant throughout the year, building some fantastic relationships with staff and students. I would like to wish Tracey all the best with her future endeavours.

Awards Night and Celebration Dinner

The celebration dinner and awards evening at the Boathouse was an amazing night.

Our young people were simply stunning, the performances first class and our award winners were very appreciative.

Please have a look at some of the photos from the evening.

Congratulations to all Award Winners!

• Leading Learners - Kristin Van Wyk and Bridie Dwyer
• Big Picture Learner - Taleisha Lyall and Jarrod Smith
• Community Spirit - Nathaniel Butler and Charlie Hindrum
• Head, Heart, Hand - Harry Radbone
• Leaving to Learn - Sarah Dixon, Hayden Harper and Percy Aitken
• Most Improved - Annabella Aitken, Lucas Stewart, Seth Perry, Taya Rice and Taylor Kearnes
• Service to School - Cameron Maggs, Jordan Sutcliffe Noah O'Connell

Year 9/10 Learning Expo

Congratulations to all students and staff for their work with ensuring the success of last week’s expo.

The wide and innovative range of displays presented was first class and demonstrated some high order planning and thinking skills. The displays were an outstanding demonstration of learning and highlights from 2021.

Uniform Sales & Levy Payments For 2022

Please remember that our school is open for purchase of uniforms and payment of levies for 2022 at the following dates:

• Tuesday, 1st February : 1pm - 5pm
• Thursday, 3rd February : 10am - 2pm 

To all members of our school community, thank you for your support throughout 2021. Please have a merry Christmas and a safe and happy new year.

I look forward to seeing you all in 2022.

Adrian Dean
Principal