As the end of Term 3 is fast approaching I have been reflecting on the year so far and the range of experiences our students have been involved in during Term 3.

Despite some challenging weather and increased illness across the school – LBPS has not missed a beat.  In addition to ‘doing the work’ of their Term 3 learning plans, our students have explored their diverse interests through several out learning opportunities including

• 3v3 Basketball,
• NC Career Expo
• City Park Radio
• A variety of individual, small group and Advisory outlearning excursions.

In addition to this we have challenged our thinking and explored our interests by experts coming into our building to speak to our students, including:

• Young Tassie Scientists,
• Love Bites Relationship Sessions
• Health Careers Incursion
• First Aid Training
• Oz Harvest

This term we have seen an increase in our students connecting with mentors and participating in LTIs.  Both are essential elements of the BP learning design; engaging with and learning from experts outside of our building enriches the learning for all involved.  Over the past two weeks, it has been fabulous to see mentors attending Exhibitions, we look forward to seeing more of this in the future; it takes a committed village to raise a child – and our learners are super lucky to be learning and growing in this village.

This term we invited our local politicians, UTAS and DECYP staff to attend Exhibitions; we believe this is a great way for our community to learn about the BP learning design.  Our students sharing their learning are the best example of why our school and its approach to learning is so great. Thank you to those people who were able to schedule some time in to participate in this process.

We have celebrated our diversity and our interests through Book Week and RUOK Day.  It was fantastic to see students across our school participate in both events – well done to the students who planned these events for our school.  It was fabulous to see our creative students creating their own costumes for Book Week too.

All in all, I am proud of the growth we have seen across all our learning goals.  Through increasing self-belief and confidence, we have seen students thrive – having the courage to have a go at new learning, explore new interests, persist despite challenges, leave to learn and share their learning with increasing confidence at Exhibition.  This growth was particularly evident for our Grade 12 students as they presented their final Exhibition – reflecting on their 4-year journey at LBPS and shared their plans for life beyond school.  As a staff we couldn’t be prouder of them and excited for what lies ahead for them.

Thanks again for your continued support. Have a safe break, we will see you in Term 4.

Thanks,