Friday 21st March 2025 - (Just The Facts Edition)

Our Vision, Our Mission

Dates to Remember ...

MARCH 

• 27th March - NIJSSA Swimming Carnival
• 29th - 30th March - Yr 5 & 6 Basketball Competition
  
• 31st March - Parent/Teacher Meetings 

APRIL

• 3rd April - Kinder excursion to Seahorse World
• 4th April - Assembly 
• 5th - 6th April - Yr 3 & 4 Basketball Competition
• 7th April - Prep Excursion to Tasmania Zoo  
• 10th April - Last Day of Term 1 for students
• 11th April - Pupil Free Day

Term 1 Overview 

SETUP FOR SUCCESS - BIRTH TO 5 PROGRAM

Every Wednesday from 9:00 am - 10:30 am in the Kinder classroom.

Bring a drink and a healthy snack.

Everyone welcome!

Fire Safety

A firefighter from the Tasmania Fire Service (TFS) is visiting our school this week to present a Home Fire Safety Program to our Prep to Grade 6 students.

Kindergarten students, whilst not receiving a structured lesson, can expect a visit from the firefighter who will leave some free fun activites for the students to complete.

The age appropriate program is designed to raise fire awareness in children and includes fun in class activities, videos, activity books, website www.tfseducation.com.au and giveaways.

Parents and other family members are also encouraged to participate by reading the information and assisting your child with the after school activities.

The TFS aims to deliver appropriate fire safety education to every primary school child in Tasmania and is  part of the TFS’s ongoing commitment to create a fire safe Tasmania.

TFS receives regular requests from preschools and child care centres asking for firefighters to visit and teach children about home fire safety.

TFS does not deliver structured fire safety programs to children below primary school age. This decision was made based on research carried out by the Mental Health Services of the Royal Children’s Hospital and the Metropolitan Fire Brigade in Melbourne. This research indicated that:

• Children under the age of five had low retention of the information they had learned; and
• In some children, the information had actually stimulated their curiosity about fire and they had begun to play with fire.

Parent/Teacher Interviews

Parent/Teacher Interviews for Kinder-Year 6 will be held on Monday 31 March, Tuesday 1 April and Wednesday 2 April 2025.

Interviews will be available to book on Monday 24 March 2025.

Kinder 2026 Enrolments

Enrolments are open for Kinder 2026.

If you have a child that is turning 5 next year, please send in your enrolment form now.

Current families who will have a child in Kinder next year, please contact the office to make an interview time.

If you have family or friends wishing to enrol here at Larmenier, please let them know. You can find a copy of the Enrolment Form below and on our website. 

Lunch Orders - Flexischools App

A friendly reminder to please ensure that you have updated your child's year level on the Flexischools App.

Volunteering and Parent Helpers

A reminder that all volunteers and parent helpers must have a current Tasmanian WWVP card, and they must bring a copy of their card in when they come into the school to volunteer.

Story Box Library

To login to Story Box, please click here 

Junior Hockey

Larmenier School Strategic Direction & Annual Plan

STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS AND 2025 ANNUAL PLAN

The Strategic Directions for the school 2025 - 2028 and the Annual Plan for 2025 are now published. The four domains from the Archbishop’s Charter of Catholic Identity, Learning, Leadership and Mission provide the framework and guidance for Catholic school plans. Our specific school focuses have been created to align with Catholic Education Tasmania’s 2025 Achievement Framework, using parent and staff surveys, staff consultation, the school’s response to the Archbishop’s Charter as well as student data and consultation. 

PBS = Positive Behaviour Support

The primary objective of PBS is to teach students appropriate positive behaviours and where needed, have strategies to improve their behaviour. The focus is to be proactive more so than reactive.

School Expectations, Be Respectful, Be Responsible and Be Compassionate, set the standard for what we expect to see at Larmenier Catholic School and what we value. These expectations are grounded and based on our Core values which are based in the traditions of the Sisters of Nazareth, founded by Victoire Larmenier.

PBS Matrix is used by teachers to teach students what is expected behaviour in various settings around the school. 

PBS Flow Chart shows our approach and processes as well as follow up when dealing with inappropriate behaviour.

Full copies of the documents can be accessed by clicking on the links below the images.

2025 Larmenier uniform

As we transition to our new P.E uniform, we realise that the uniform will be a bit of a 'mish mash' during this time. We acknowledge that and accept it as part of playing the 'long game.'

There will be a two-year change over period where we move from our current P.E uniform to our new one. This period can be longer for anyone who needs it to be. During this time either the old or new version of the uniform can be worn.

Please find attached a copy of the updated uniform guide, which also can be found on our website.