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Dear Families,
This week’s newsletter from me is merely a reminder of some key messages delivered last week. We are looking forward to seeing many of you next week at our Building Information Pop In and Parent Information Sessions.
Parent Open night and Building Information session:
Due to traffic management, COVID 19 restrictions and family access to different year groups, we have had to spread the sessions across the week. We appreciate this can be difficult for parents to attend multiple sessions due to work commitments and will make PowerPoint presentations available to families online after the event.
Due to social distancing regulations for indoor venues we can only have one person per student attend the classroom. We are currently working with ACT Health to organise a QR code for all attendees to use the check-in CBR app. A paper sign in will be available for those without access to the app.
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Monday 15 February: 3:30pm-6:00pm (All families are welcome this is a drop- in session) |
Building Information session: A pop-up information session will be held at the school on Monday 15 February 3:30pm to 6:00pm where you can learn more about the final designs, landscaping plans and the construction timeline. We will have people available from the Directorate and the construction company to answer your questions. You can pop into the school hall any time between 3:30pm and 6pm. Note - this is a COVID 19 safe event and you will need to register your contact details on entry. In the meantime, have a look at the visual flythrough of the new buildings by visiting the school website under 'Our School'/'School Modernisation Program'. |
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Parent Information sessions: |
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Monday 15 February: 4:00pm-5:00pm |
Kindergarten |
Year 4 |
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Tuesday 16 February: 4:00pm-5:00pm |
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 6 |
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Wednesday 17 February: 4:00pm-5:00pm |
Year 5 |
Year 3 |
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- Preschool families will be receiving getting to know you interview information shortly.
House keeping
Carpark: There seems to be confusion around our overspill carpark. Staff and visitors to the school MAY use this carpark facility for the duration of their visit to the school. People with business outside of the school are not permitted to use this area and may be subject to fines.
Before school playground equipment: Just a friendly reminder that in the morning before school, students are not permitted on the fixed equipment.
Mobile phone: As children are becoming more independent in travelling to and from school, we have seen an increase in students bringing mobile phones to school. Please be aware that classroom teachers will collect mobile phones at the start of the day and return them to students as they are leaving in the afternoon. To minimise the disruption mobile phones will be required to be switched off or on to silent. If students or parents need to communicate during learning time, please contact the front office on 61423580.
Lost property: Are you missing a jumper from last year? We will be sorting the lost property and returning any named items to classroom teachers. Unnamed items will be displayed during parent information evenings. Items will be held for an additional 7 days before being donated.
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Social Emotional Learning As part of our involvement with PBL, Campbell Primary School has identified the importance of teaching social and emotional development to our students. With the increase of mental health issues in young people and 2020 (need we say more), this is why we are implementing a Social Emotional Learning Program as part of our specialist timetable. Research shows that children and young people’s learning is influenced by a range of social and emotional factors. Children and young people with social and emotional learning skills have better academic outcomes, as well as improved physical health and a better quality of life. This year we are implementing the evidence based Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships program created by the Victorian Education Department. The program has been designed for teachers in primary and secondary schools to develop students’ social, emotional and positive relationship skills. Efforts to promote social and emotional skills and positive gender norms in children and young people has been shown to improve health related outcomes and subjective wellbeing. It also reduces antisocial behaviours including engagement in gender-related violence. The program covers 8 topics: ● Emotional Literacy ● Personal Strengths ● Positive Coping ● Problem Solving ● Stress Management ● Help-Seeking ● Gender and Identity ● Positive Gender Relations. Each topic contains age appropriate activities and increase in emotional and social development each year. Activities from this program will be modified further to better address the needs of our students here at Campbell Primary School. Within each newsletter I will provide further information on each topic, the evidence which supports the teaching of the topic as well as what you can do at home with your child/ren to better promote social emotional development. If you wish to know more about the program, please feel free to email me, or keep any eye on our newsletter! Nicole Carney Nicole.carney@ed.act.edu.au |
For the last few years, Campbell Primary School has been a Positive Behaviour for Learning school, like many in Canberra. You might have heard your child/ren talk about being a Safe, Respectful Learner or about receiving ‘stags’ for making good choices. Well we have gone under a little makeover, just like our school grounds, and have some updates to share. But first, a bit of an introduction for those of you new to our lovely community. Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) is a framework that schools use to get everyone – students, staff, families and the school community - on the same page to create a safe and supportive learning environment for all students. PBL is an international evidence-based whole school process which can be implemented in any school setting to support students from pre-school through to Year 12. What does PBL involve? PBL involves a clearly defined set of expected behaviours (expectations and rules) which is backed up by teaching procedures and procedures for acknowledging expected behaviours as well as responding to other behaviours. School communities also work together to decide on what happens when things don't go according to plan. PBL uses an educative approach so there is the opportunity for students to get back on track. Foundational Elements There are three foundational elements to classroom PBIS: ⊙ Evidence-based practices ⊙ systems to support classroom PBL Implementation ⊙ data to guide decision making about classroom PBIS implementation Classroom PBL Practices Classroom PBL practices are preventative and responsive. They are strategies teachers can implement with all students. When implemented with fidelity, classroom PBL practices lead to fewer disruptions, improved student behavioral and academic outcomes, and more time spent teaching. But what does that look like at CPS? In the next newsletter I will break it down. Or better yet, ask your child/ren about it! Ask them about Stanley and what he does at Campbell Primary School. Nicole Carney |
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Emotional Literacy |
Posters, STEPS, Dojo / school work eg year 3 |
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Work samples |
Dojo prizes |
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Personal Strengths |
Be You |
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Work samples |
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Please ensure you include your first name, your surname, your child's name and their roll class when sending communications to the Front Office, including:
- absences notifications;
- updating contact details;
- information requests; and
- general queries.
The nomination process for 2x Parent Representatives for the School Board opened yesterday (Tuesday, 9 February) and will close at 11:00am on Tuesday, 23 February.
Information was emailed out to all families on Monday, 8 February but if you require more information or a hard copy of the nomination form, please contact the Front Office.
