Dear Families,

The Education Directorate, through its partnership with the Office of the eSafety Commissioner and the Australian Federal Police, will be hosting a live webinar for families on Wednesday 16 September 2020 from 7:00pm to 8:15pm. This webinar is suitable for adults and will provide an overview of the role and function of the Office of the eSafety Commissioner and the AFP. It will cover prevention tips and resources, difficult conversations, how to help your child be a responsible digital citizen and how to report inappropriate and harmful content.

Participants will be able to ask questions throughout the webinar through a secure link. Register for the best experience and full functionality. We encourage you to use a personal PC/laptop or mobile device.

Free Parent Assistive Technology Webinar: Literacy Accessibility Tool for Google Chrome

This one-hour parent/carer webinar provides an introduction to the fundamentals on Read&Write for Google Chrome to support reading and access to curriculum, writing tools and accessibility features such as text to speech, dictionary, vocabulary and more. All students enrolled in ACT public schools have free access to Read&Write for Google Chrome both at school and at home. To access the webinar, participants will need to register via the link on the flyer.

• Free Parent/Carer/s Assistive Technology Webinar - Read&Write for Google Chrome (264 kb PDF)

Learning journey and parent interviews

This afternoon, we are sending children home with their learning journey packs (digital or hard copy) The children are very excited to share their progress and demonstrate some of the activities they participate in during the school day. We hope you enjoy sharing this experience with your child and celebrating what they have achieved this year.  We understand this is just a brief snapshot and the classroom teachers look forward to sharing more information with you during parent-teacher interviews in week 9.  Please do not forget to book your appointment!!!

Campbell Primary School is thinking creatively regarding end of year school events!

It is recognised that end-of-year celebratory events are important events in our school calendars. However, in view of the risks associated with transmission of COVID-19, schools are required to consider carefully how to plan and host modified events.

The Chief Health Officer has indicated that end of year school events may go ahead, on the proviso that they operate in accordance to current guidelines. The Public Health Direction has been modified to enable certain end-of-year events to take place on school grounds.  These events may include modified school formals, graduation ceremonies and end-of-year assemblies.

Please be aware the current circumstances can change very quickly, and any planned events may be subject to change or cancellation due to a need to amend the public health advice and/or directions at short notice.

ICAS

ICAS assessments were finalised last week. Certificates will be sent to Campbell Primary School in the coming weeks.  I will notify families as to how and when certificates will be handed out. Well done to all who participated!

Spring Writing Challenge; Campbell Connects Classroom

This challenge is open to all students across the school.  Students will have the opportunity to receive feedback on their writing from Ms Kinsman, Ms Minehan or Mrs Stear and their completed piece will be published on our Campbell Community Classroom.

Classroom teachers will be collecting written pieces and will forward them to Ms Kinsman, Ms Minehan and Mrs Stear.

Happy Writing!

Due: Wednesday 23^rd September

Please see our Campbell Connects Classroom for more information:

https://classroom.google.com/c/Njc3MTAzODU0Nzla?cjc=z5fpq3b

Please contact me if you have any further questions.

Erin Minehan

Deputy Principal

Last Wednesday was National Health and Physical Education Day. We had a lot of fun at Campbell Primary School participating in a range of activities that had our bodies moving and huffing and puffing.

Many of us came dressed in our team colours which helped to raise awareness of sport in our community.

During the day, Kindergarten to Year 2 enjoyed their dance sessions with Footsteps Dance Company. The focus for last week was Indigenous storytelling through dance using movement to represent both land and animals. Year 5 also participated in dance.

‘DJ Carney’ returned for a special appearance leading an up-tempo disco dance in the Quad at recess.  Apparently, there was even a special guest appearance from 'DJ Kinsman'!

Volleyball Australia ran a clinic for 4C in the Hall and then coordinated a lunchtime ‘Come and try Volleyball’ session for interested students from years 3-6. So much fun!

Mr Lawson held his regular Dodgeball lunch time competition.

Junior students enjoyed a ‘Choose your Fave Rotation Activity’ which included a Ninja Warrior course, build up Tips, parachute dog-flipping, skipping, hula hooping and more.

'DJ Minehan' also had us moving and breaking into a sweat in our classrooms with several sessions of ‘Drop Everything and Move’ activity breaks throughout the day to tunes like “Let’s Get Physical”.

It was great to be out and about and enjoy the benefits of physical activity at school.

As we head toward the end of another very productive and busy term it has also been busy and productive for so many of our families with serving ADF members. Fresh from assisting with bushfires, many are now on the frontlines of hotel quarantine, border checks, contact tracing and medical support. We are so proud of our association with the ADF community and extend our best wishes to all professionals (Defence and civilian) that are assisting with keeping us safe and healthy.

There have been a lot of changes relating to posting orders this year due to the impacts of Covid. Delayed several times already they are now starting to trickle through, and we are sorry to be losing several families for the 2021 school year as they head off for new adventures.

If you are relocating for 2021 and haven’t yet notified us please email Karyn.heitmann@ed.act.edu.au or contact the front office as soon as practical. This allows for term 4 posting support planning as well as assisting with executive planning for 2021 school year for CPS.

Along with the delays in posting order releases is a significant amount of uncertainty about how border closures are going to impact families relocating on posting. Due to the fluid nature of the situation there isn’t a lot of information at this time, but I have compiled some resources from the Defence Families Australia newsletter as well as the Defence Community Organisation quarterly Canberra eNews that may be of help.

KidSMART, TeenSMART and FamilySMART

These DCO smart programs are aimed at helping ADF kids and families manage military life. These programs have been postponed until further notice in line with Australian Government guidelines on gatherings and events. If you would like your child to be placed on a waiting list, please email us at dco.canberra@defence.gov.au

Posting/Connect - Providing a simpler posting experience

PostingConnect is a new Defence platform that will streamline the posting process for members and their families and is currently on track to be available from September 2020. ADF members will receive an email invitation on the Defence Protected Network (DPN) inviting them to use PostingConnect once a posting order has been issued.​ Sign up to receive the monthly PostingConnect Newsletter to ensure you receive the latest updates or contact posting.connect@defence.gov.au or view the PostingConnect website for more information.

Postings during COVID-19 restrictions from Defence Families Australia (DFA)

The news cycle is working faster than we can ever remember.

Rules about where we are allowed to go and what we are allowed to do are changing all the time.

We do know of some families where postings have been cancelled, postponed, or are looking different to what was expected.

It’s safe to say nothing about 2020 has been expected.

What happens if you are getting posted during this time?

Firstly. Take the time to read the Toll Relocation guide so you understand the basics of how a posting works.

TollTransitionsYourDefenceRelocationGuide_July2020

Then, do some research into where you are coming from and where you are going to.

The advice will be different for each state or territory.

Keep checking with your state or territory government website regularly or with their social media pages as information can change quickly. You may need to download a border declaration depending on where you are relocating to. You may be required to quarantine.

Your Toll Case Manager will support and guide ADF Members and their families who are posting into a location that requires a quarantine period. Please do not hesitate to contact Toll with any concerns or uncertainty you have about your relocation.

If you have other questions, make sure you check in with Defence Housing Australia, Toll, or the Defence Family Helpline at Defence Community Organisation

We’re also here to advocate for you should you need us.

We will work hard to support families and students preparing to relocate throughout term 4. Please don’t hesitate to contact me should you have any questions or concerns by email Karyn.heitmann@ed.act.edu.au or phone 02 6142 3580. I look forward to seeing many of our families next week during parent teacher interviews.

2020 Voluntary Contributions

A big thank you is extended to families who have made their Voluntary Contribution payments this year. To date we have received $9,140. This represents 18.11% of families that have paid their voluntary contribution so far. A number of families have also made very generous contributions over the amount requested and on behalf of students and staff we thank you for this.

Making a voluntary contribution to school goes a long way in assisting us add value to our following programs:

• Student enrichment;
• Intervention processes/activities;
• Stem resources;
• Literacy and Numeracy programs/resources;
• Including, community events & the school musical.

The money is well spent on resources for students that we would be unable to purchase without parental support in this way.

The contribution requested is $150 for one student or $280 for a family with two or more children at school.

Payments can be made in full or by instalment at any time to the Front Office.  Payments can be made by using the EFTPOS machine at the Front Office or direct deposit to the school’s bank account, details as follows:

BSB:                    032-777

ACCOUNT NO:       00-1092

Or alternatively, ‘Make a Payment’ link on the website http://www.campbellps.act.edu.au/payment

Or via School’s Smartphone App (online credit/debit card facility)

For our families who are yet to start using the new Smartphone app – SZapp, please uninstall your current mobile app and install the new SZapp version.

Go to the link below for instructions on how to install the app on both apple and android devices.

https://campbellps.schoolzineplus.com/szapp

When you are asked for a secure passcode, please use the code 4972.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you need any further information.

For further information, please view any of the links below:

Click here to view SZapp FAQs

Click here to view SZapp Installation Guide

Click here for a Printable Installation Guide

Click here to download a customisable PowerPoint Presentation

This is reminder to help our children understand the importance of stranger safety and the need to report any unusual incidents or approaches to staff immediately.

If you become aware of an incident, or notice anyone acting suspiciously around a school or child, contact police immediately on 131 444 or in the case of an emergency call 000. If you witness incidents or if you have any information that could assist Police, contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Information can be provided anonymously.

Please support us to keep our children safe by having conversations about moving safely around the community and what to do if they ever feel unsafe. You may wish to visit the AFP website section on Child Safety for tips. In addition, the Safety4Kids is a nongovernment website that has useful information and links. The Constable Kenny website also has a number of tips for parents.

The school and the Education Directorate will continue to work with ACT Policing on this
issue.

Contact: schooloperations@act.gov.au
Ph: 620 53313