Dear families,

This week is my first week back after being on long service leave for a brief period.  I would like to thank and acknowledge the amazing work of Erin Minehan as acting principal, Kate Stear as acting deputy and Kate Herrington and Alistair Scherer as acting executive teachers.  They all eagerly took on higher duties and continued to lead the school in my absence to an excellent standard.

Due to the continued staff shortages this has not been an easy task and the school would like to also recognise the flexibility and commitment of the teaching and support staff.  It is the continued commitment and adaptability of the staff at Campbell Primary School that has enabled us to keep the doors open and continue engaging students in face-to-face learning.

Thank you to all the parents who have supported us through this complex time. It was wonderful to be able to host onsite parent interviews, it is such a brilliant opportunity to meet and celebrate your child’s educational journey and discuss strategies for continued growth.  Please also remember to like our Facebook page as this is another small way, we keep you updated with all the wonderful learning taking place at school.

Next week families will be able to support the school’s improvement journey by completing our Annual School Satisfaction Survey.  We ask that that ALL families take the time to complete the survey so that we can capture the voice of all our parents.  The data attained through the survey is very valuable and helps the school recognise areas of improved growth and identify goals for the future.

Information for families

A message from the ACT Education Directorate: Keeping our students learning in Term 3

Every ACT public school is working hard to manage the impacts of COVID-19 and the flu in our schools to ensure minimal disruption for everyone and keep students learning.

Face-to-face learning in the classroom remains the core way students are learning this term; however, staff shortages may see them learning a little differently from time to time.

What can parents and students expect?

When schools do not have appropriate staffing levels to support students in their usual classrooms the following measures may be put in place:

• Older students may learn online in a supervised setting.
• Students may be engaged in a modified program of learning in their regular classroom with supervision from school staff.
• Students may participate in self-directed learning (supervised by other classroom teachers this may be via Google Classrooms or a pre-prepared activity).
• Students may be split into classes across the school, where children may engage in self-directed learning and/or the learning of their host class.
• Some activities may be put on hold (eg lunchtime clubs)

Where schools are no longer able to manage using the above strategies students may move to learning from home for short periods of time.

If this is the case your school will work with the Directorate ahead of time to make this decision and families will be provided with learning activities for use during this time.

Sometimes this decision will need to be made quickly. We appreciate that the short notice is difficult for families and, where we can, will ensure we give as much notice as we are able.

Non-essential events and excursions

There may also be the need to postpone/cancel planned activities and events offsite (eg camps, excursions, sporting days etc) from time to time, sometimes at short notice.

We appreciate any cancellation is disappointing and wherever possible schools will reschedule these missed opportunities.

Thank you once more to our parents, carers and staff for their ongoing support and commitment again this term.