Deputy Principal's Report
Deputy Principal's Report - 19 May 2022
The last couple of weeks have been a hive of activity at Campbell Primary School. With some of the COVID-19 health restrictions lifting we have had opportunities for families to return to the school site. It is starting to feel like a school community again.
Preschool Mother’s Day Celebration
Our Preschool team hosted their students’ mums or special person in their lives for a morning celebration. Our visitors spent the morning with their child, receiving a hand massage, manicure, reading stories, decorating crowns, and were entertained with a performance of Skidamarink Dinkee Dink.
Cross Country Carnival and Colour Run
Our first whole school event this year took place on Wednesday. The Cross Country Carnival and Colour Run were definitely a highlight this year. These events showcase how collaborative and encouraging our students are towards one another. We hope the students had as much fun as the CPS staff did and that all those colours came out of everyone’s hair. A big thank you to Al Scherer, Sarah Ebbage and Rachel Honner for organising this event.
On 3 June, North Gungahlin Cross Country Carnival will take place at Stromlo. Permission slips will be given out to our students that finished in the top five for their age group. We wish those students all the best of luck and our fingers are crossed that the weather is kind to you.
NAPLAN
Congratulations to our Year 3 and 5 students who over the last two weeks sat their writing, reading, language conventions and mathematics assessments. All the students were incredibly positive and despite some technical issues, persisted with their assessments.
Staff Planning Day (Pupil Free)
On Tuesday 17 May, we held the first of two Staff Planning days. The teachers utilised the day to prepare for a possible remote learning period, gathered in teams to create norms and routines when utilising the new learning environments.
Coming Up Events
P&C AGM and new building walk-throughs
On Monday 23 May, the P&C will be hosting a sausage sizzle, followed by their AGM and a walk through of the new buildings. Paula, Kate Herrington, Kate Stear and I will be available during those walk throughs to answer any questions. If you haven’t already, please reserve a ticket for this event through our Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/agm-sausage-sticky-beak-at-campbell-primary-school-tickets-334187101617
National Simultaneous Storytime
On Wednesday 25 May, our school will be taking part in National Simultaneous Storytime. This event is held annually and is organised by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). Every year a picture book, written and illustrated by Australians, is read simultaneously in libraries, schools and homes all over the country! This year, the chosen book is Family Tree, written by Josh Pyke and illustrated by Ronojoy Ghosh.
If you would like to read the book at home, please see the link: https://www.alia.org.au/nss
Nature Play Space
The last of our new play spaces will be unveiled on Friday. Next to the senior play equipment is our new nature play space (open to preschool to Year 6). This space houses new sandpits, large rocks and wooden steps and a water pump. The water pump will be an exciting addition to our play space which will be utilised in the warmer terms. Included in this space are several bike racks and a new sports shed. We can’t wait to see how the students utilise these spaces.