Welcome back families.

I hope you all had a wonderful break and are well-rested for another big term. 

Trial of the Student-Centred School Improvement Framework

Over the past eighteen months, the Directorate and school leaders have been designing an updated fit-for-purpose school improvement and evaluation model for our system.

The Student-Centred School Improvement Framework (SCIF) will place student learning, growth, development, and success at the centre of our work.

Based on international best practices and developed in consultation with experts in school improvement, the SCIF aims to fulfil student potential by supporting schools to sustain accessible, inclusive and effective teaching and learning.

This year, eighteen schools due for external review, including ours, will be supported by the Directorate to trial selected elements of the new model to conduct improvement evaluations and plan for the next 3-5-year improvement cycle. Students, staff, and the school community will be engaged in this process.

The SCIF panel will be visiting Campbell Primary School from 22 to 23 May. 

The SCIF panel visiting CPS are Kim McCormack (lead review) Stephen Gwilliam (Director of School Improvement) and Deb Lowrey (Principal from O’Connor Cooperative School).

The SCIF panel would love to meet members of our community. We will be hosting the Playgroup on Thursday 23 May, 9-10am in the Preschool playground. The School Board and members of the P&C Committee are meeting the panel during a morning tea on 23 May.  Kim, Stephen, and Deb will be available after school for a chat on Thursday too.

Adam Shipp- Cultural Integrity Committee

On Wednesday 1  May, the school’s Cultural Integrity Committee met with Adam Shipp. Adam is a Wiradjuri man from the Dubbo region of NSW, who is an advocate for teaching younger generations about First Nations knowledge systems and traditional ways of caring for Country. Adam led the committee on a tour of our play areas and is developing a teaching resource that will support the teachers in better understanding our native plants and discovering the ways these plants have been and continue to be traditionally used. The Global Concept for our Unit of Inquiries is Country and the committee is looking forward to sharing Adam’s knowledge across the school.

P&C Donated Djembe Drums

Mr Lawson and the students have been so excited to welcome the class set of Djembe drums. These drums were purchased from funds raised from last year’s Colour Run. Walking about the school and hearing the drums being played is very special. 

We hope they will be used to accompany the updated CPS school song that will be composed in Term 3 by our Year 6 students. The students will work with composer James Madsen to create a song that reflects our values of Curious, Connected, and Caring. For more information about James please visit: Home | James Madsen Music

I hope all our mums have a lovely Mother’s Day on Sunday and I look forward to seeing our families on Monday afternoon to celebrate Family Week and Learning Showcase.