Dear Families,

Thank you to all the people who attended the P&C Association AGM.  It was lovely to see such a variety of familiar and new faces at the meeting.  I would like to welcome and congratulate our new committee:

President: Rae Joyce

Vice President: Robyn Briese

Secretary: Keirin Joyce

Treasurer: Brenda Sebastian

CASAC Convenor: Natalie Barr

Canteen Convenor: Robyn Briese

Uniform Shop Convenor: Liz Hotschilt

The staff at Campbell Primary School look forward to working with you all to continue to deliver quality learning experiences for our children, through developing deep collaborative connections with our community.

I would also like to extend my gratitude to the outgoing committee; Natasha Burney, Sarah Knaggs, Julie Vey, Brenda Sebastian, Emma Lybrand and Liz Hotschilt for their commitment, hard work and determination to continue to deliver positive outcomes for our students, staff and parents throughout 2020 and the beginning of 2021. The contributions and connection a P&C brings to the school community are immeasurable and we are so very grateful that Campbell Primary School  has so many engaged parents who volunteer their precious time to support our school.

Building works

In each newsletter we share a brief overview of the week ahead in regard to the building works taking place.  Here are some exciting pictures of the progress we have made so far on Learning Community 1:  The floor plan of LC1, images taken Week 6, Term 2.

Campbell Primary School Facebook page

In some more exciting news, we are getting ready to launch our own school Facebook page. This is in response to some feedback received in the recent family survey about communication. The purpose of our Facebook page is to raise the profile of our school within the local community, as well as share information about the building works and general happenings in the school. It is not intended that it will be used as a platform for sharing information on student learning or as a means for familes to contact the school. We will not be including identifiable photographs of students on the page. You can find our Facebook page at @campbellprimaryschoolcbr – follow us for exciting updates!

eSafety – Parent/Carer live webinars

The Office of the eSafety Commissioner has released their new parent and carer webinar series: eSafety’s guide to parental controls. The webinars are designed for parents and carers of children aged four to 13 years. Participants will learn about:

• the benefits and limitations of parental controls and how to set up iOS and Android devices for safety
• how to set up popular games and apps like YouTube and Roblox safely
• using family tech agreements and other parenting strategies to manage online risks
• how eSafety can help when things go wrong.

Register for a date in June at eSafetys guide to parental controls.

COVID-19 reminder

A reminder that the COVID-19 pandemic is still with us and while many restrictions have been eased since last year, some restrictions are still in place in our school.

It is important that students stay home and get tested if they are unwell.

Visitors to our school, including parents and carers, should sign in using established processes, meet density requirements of one person per two square metres, and maintain physical distancing of 1.5m from other adults. Students and visitors also need to practice good hand and respiratory hygiene. You can find more information on COVID-19 and ACT public schools on the Education Directorate website.

Reconciliation Week

During Reconciliation Week our Cultural Integrity Committee and classroom teachers will be using the Australian Curriculum to deepen our students knowledge of Australia and place importance on The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures.

School playground Equipment: Friendly reminder

Student safety is our priority at Campbell Primary School, please remember that the playground equipment is not to be used before or after school as it is unsupervised.  From 3.00pm the equipment is hired by our before and after school care providers (CASAC) and should only be accessed by students attending the service and under the supervision of their educational leaders.