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Loxton Primary School

Locality: Loxton, South Australia, Australia

Phone: +618584 7408

Address: Pyap Street 5333 Loxton, SA, Australia

Website: http://www.loxtonps.sa.edu.au

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24.01.2022 Today at our Assembly, we farewelled two staff members. Mrs Merylyn Rowe is taking leave at the end of this term after nearly 40 years of teaching. She will then retire mid-year. We wish Mrs Rowe all the best as she begins her new chapters. The children fondly elbow tapped Mrs Rowe as they left Assembly. We would like to thank Mrs Rowe for her contribution to our school and students and education across the state. Mr Andrew Baker has been supporting our school HPE program while Mr Kruger has been filling the Deputy Principal position this term. We would like to thank Mr Baker for his great work at LPS.

24.01.2022 Do you need some care for your children in the upcoming School Holidays? See the information in the pics regarding the Happy Haven OSHC program. Please book through Happy Haven.

23.01.2022 Well done to our netball team and Mrs Thiele. A wonderful day of netball played in great spirits. Well done! Congratulations to Saskia Gibbs, named MVP. A fantastic effort. Great job Mrs Williams for your organisation and running of the day - it was fantastic. ...

23.01.2022 Don't forget to add Thursday, January 21st into your diary - LPS Book Collection. We will see you then!

23.01.2022 Some great ideas and strategies here to support children to self regulate.

22.01.2022 Here is a great opportunity for parents to feedback and have input to the Department about Early Learning for our children.

22.01.2022 **Reminder ** Week 11 Assembly will be held on Wednesday April 7th, so that we can farewell Mrs Merylyn Rowe. 9am in the stadium, parents and carers welcome. ... We hope to see you there.

20.01.2022 While the weather was not always ideal , our Year 4 and Year 7 students did a fantastic job with Bike Ed in Week 10. The students certsinly showed our school values of Persisting - especially when it started hailing all of a sudden! Well done to all involved! Nature Play Department for Education, South Australia... #lovetheoutdoors#outdoorclassroomdayaustralia

19.01.2022 A fabulous day today for our Athletics Team, competing today in Waikerie. Mr Kruger, Ms Coombe and Mrs Gibbs did a great job supporting our super star athletes! Fantastic news to hear that we won the shield for large schools. Great work everyone! Some notable performances today: ... Notable performances Robbie Tripp: 1st 100m / 1st 200m / 2nd 800m Callum Ling: 2nd Shot Put Orianthi Johnson: 1st Shot Put (just mm short of the record) Jemma Pankhurst: 3rd High Jump Samuel Reichstein: 1st Long Jump Ashley Roberts: 3rd Shot Put Travis Richardson: 3rd Long Jump Lana Jaeschke: 3rd 800m Jett Dahlitz: 2nd 800m Holly Paull: 2nd 800m Maddie Groth: 3rd 800m Diesel Mayes: 3rd 100m / 3rd 200m Annalise Tripp: 3rd 100m / 3rd 200m Brok Duthie: 3rd 200m Billie Geraghty: 3rd 200m 3rd 10yr old boys relay 2nd 12yr old boys relay What fantastic team work from all participants. Well done to our Athletics Team for living our vision to DREAM BELIEVE LEARN & ACHIEVE.

19.01.2022 We are all loving Opposite Day! Assembly was awesome and we have lots of new ‘teachers’ doing great lessons... and the new ‘students’ seem to be fitting in too!

19.01.2022 Last Day = Funky Friday = Casual Day! Please remember to bring a Gold Coin Donation for SRC fundraising!

18.01.2022 Huge thanks to Ryan from Riverland Boxing and Fitness AND Jo from Eternal Yoga and Wellness for coming in and running sessions with our Year 5’s today!

18.01.2022 Please see information below regarding school uniform requirements. Uniform can all be purchased on book collection day - January 21st. Thank you.

16.01.2022 Are you interested in finding out more about what Loxton Primary School has to offer your child and your family? We are offering tours for interested parents and families. Please make an appointment for a new parent tour by calling 8584 7408.

16.01.2022 Please see information regarding tomorrow’s Athletics Carnival.

15.01.2022 Please remember - school will finish at 2.10pm this Friday, 9th April, as we head off to holidays. Have a safe and wonderful holiday!

14.01.2022 Congratulations to our football team and Mr Kruger . A great day of football enjoyed by all - and undefeated. What a wonderful result. Well done all involved.

14.01.2022 6/7B and 2/3WT enjoyed a lovely 'Buddy' picnic lunch together today. They were able to celebrate the great work they have completed together this term in their buddy time. Buddy classes are just one way our students work together everyday to reinforce our school values and vision.

13.01.2022 Are you unwell? Please stay home! Our friends at SA Health have created this handy pie chart to help you figure out if you (or your kids!) should stay home. #StopTheSpread Follow SA Health for COVID-19 news and updates.

13.01.2022 Wow! These look awesome! See details in the link for details.

13.01.2022 Let’s celebrate the end of Term 3...

11.01.2022 SCHOOL CROSSING REMINDER Please remember that at our school crossings, students need to give way to vehicles. That means, students need to make sure the road is clear both ways before crossing safely. The cars do not need to wait for pedestrians . Please ensure you escort your children over the crossings until they can cross safely. Thank you. ... Sally Wright

10.01.2022 Looking for some activities to keep your children busy during the holidays? These look great, thank you District Council of Loxton Waikerie. Give the Library a call to secure your pack!

09.01.2022 Don’t forget make sure to pack a water bottle with your children every day, especially with the weather warming up. Water bottles can be filled up at school but we are currently unable to have our water fountains open for drinking from, due to COVID-19 restrictions. Thank you Sally Wright

09.01.2022 What if we changed ‘which section would you run to’ for ‘Which book would you grab’? Pop your answer in the comments. I would go straight to ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’!

08.01.2022 Some important information to remember for our families utilising OSHC services in the upcoming holidays.

08.01.2022 Wow! Our best results in my memory . We have had 62 responses so far, to our request for information and insights into engagement of our parents and carers of students in their learning. Your responses give us great information. Please complete the survey using the link below if you haven’t already . ... https://educationsa.syd1.qualtrics.com//SV_eJ3AXNw9lsJQcdL Thank you Sally Wright Principal

07.01.2022 Some great safety ideas for grandparents to support their grandchildren online.

03.01.2022 Don’t forget - last day of Term 3 on Friday, 25th September. Students will be dismissed at 2.10pm and buses will run one hour earlier than usual. Thank you Sally Wright Principal

03.01.2022 Mr Kruger working collaboratively with some Year 6 & 7 students to make sure the rules of ‘9 Square’ work. The new rules introduced are very challenging - and being enjoyed by all participants. Mr Kruger was able to achieve King once today . He is going to keep persisting .

01.01.2022 Put your feet up with a coffee and read our final Term 3 newsletter: http://www.loxtonps.sa.edu.au/newslet//2020term3week10.pdf