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Firstly, thank you for your continued support and patience as we prepare for remote online learning.
I am sure you have heard through media that many of our schools are becoming hotspots. For this reason, the ACT Government has asked that all children remain at home unless their parent(s) are essential workers who cannot work from home and/or they are identified as vulnerable. The school will have a small number of staff onsite to supervise those children who must come to school. If your child meets the above criteria and needs to be at school, please email to indicate your requirements: campbellps@ed.act.edu.au
We want to acknowledge that moving back to remote learning is confronting and challenging especially for our parents who have not been through this before. Please be kind to yourself, if you have any problems logging on do not panic, if it takes time to get into a routine at home that is O.K and if you need to juggle some of the learning around your working hours we understand. We are here to help.
Many of our children already know how to log on and access their learning, but in the event they do not, we have prepared a remote learning hub that is intended for parent support:
https://sites.google.com/ed.act.edu.au/cpsremotelearninghub/home
Access to our remote learning hub will also be available through our website. Just look for the 'Remote Learning' tab!
This page is in the early days of development but will be progressively updated as we move into our remote learning period. On the page you will find:
- Leadership messages
- Wellbeing Tips
- Log on advice and links
- ICT trouble shooting
- Information on staying safe online
- Contacting the school details
And much more to come...
Friday 20 August: Let's get back to learning!
We ask that all families prepare to be logged on for 9:00am, classroom teachers will have prepared a link for all students to attend a Google Meet. This is where we will be taking attendance and introducing the students to their timetables, work expectations and platforms. Each class will also have an afternoon meet scheduled for feedback and to respond to any questions that may arise. Please also check your emails or seesaw notification as some teachers have sent additional information specific to their year group.
Please note that the Sea Turtles and Dolphins Preschool groups will commence remote learning on Monday 23 August.
AGAIN: Do not panic if you cannot get on, we will work with you to resolve any hiccups along the way.
Teachers will be available at various points throughout the day to answer questions and the leadership team will also be supporting families struggling to log on. Remember, you also have the remote learning hub that may answer some of your questions.
Our priority this week is the wellbeing of our students, families and staff.
We know that being in lockdown can be stressful for some families. For the next few weeks, the most important thing you can do is support your child’s wellbeing – they may be feeling anxious or distressed. Older children may also be feeling overwhelmed with the information they are seeing on the internet and they may need some guidance to help them find the most appropriate information.
Keep in mind that children can express their feelings in many ways. I encourage you to speak openly with your children about what they are feeling.
As a parent or carer you can help your child with what they’re experiencing:
• Listen to their concerns – let them know you’re there for them and acknowledge how they’re feeling
• Make time to talk – provide a space for them to share their feelings and worries.
• Focus on strengths and hope.
There are a range of online and face-to-face services that can help you support your child. ACT Health has put together a page of information that families may find useful: Ways you can support your own mental health and wellbeing | Health (act.gov.au)
Campbell Primary students in Years 3 to 6 were excited during week 4 to commence a 4xweek tennis program as part of their Health and PE learning. This took place at the Campbell Tennis Courts adjacent to our school. With special thanks to specialist coaches Dan and Dan from Tennis 360, students are two weeks into the fundamental skills of tennis program that so far has including forehand, backhand, volleys and rallies. All students have been enthusiastically participating in the program with lots of laughs and wayward tennis balls to go with our learning.
There were some questions about the requirement for an excursion note for this activity. Under the recently revised ACT Directorate of Education policy, any movement of students outside of the defined school boundary, is subject to the excursion policy. The permission note provided for students in Years 3 to 6 will cover the tennis and any additional local area excursion for the remainder of 2021. If you have not yet returned this note, please do so asap by email – we would love to see all students able to participate. The note is available via the school website (go to “dropbox” then “notes sent home”).
While the tennis program is temporarily suspended, we hope to return for the remaining two weeks as soon as possible. In the meantime, we can’t hit the local courts, but, there are some creative ideas to practice your tennis skills while at home here: https://www.tennis.com.au/news/2020/05/01/home-court-tennis-time-to-get-creative . Even a balloon and some paddles is a fun and safe way to get some movement and have some fun!
This opportunity is thanks again to the Australian Government Sporting Schools grant program and includes a full class kit of tennis equipment so that we can continue our tennis learning into the future.
Book Club orders can still be made for issue 6. Parents are able to order online by heading to the Scholastic website and selecting the "Shop" tab or you are able to go straight to the LOOP ordering portal by following this link Scholastic Book Club Ordering Portal.
The close of issue 6 orders will be 9:00am Tuesday 7th September.
If you have any further queries regarding the Scholastic Book Club please contact Mel Rhodes at melrhodes@ymail.com.
See below for a pdf. of the current issue.
It is important to stay up to date with the information regarding COVID-19, including the exposure locations within the ACT. For the convenience of our school community please follow this link (COVID-19 Exposure Locations in the ACT) to remain up to date with the current exposure sites. We also ask that you follow the directions given by the ACT Government as follows:
"To keep our community safe, follow ACT Health directions and advice.
If you are directed to get tested for COVID-19 or to isolate at any time, you must follow the directions whether or not the exposure location is listed on this website.
ACT exposure locations
Close contact exposure locations in the ACT
If you have been to any of the following locations at the dates and times specified, you must:
- complete the ACT Contact Declaration Form
- immediately quarantine
- get tested for COVID-19 as advised by ACT Health
- remain in quarantine until advised further by ACT Health, even if you get a negative test result"
We ask that you please check this list regularly to ensure your saftey and the saftey of our school. Together we can stop the spread.
- Download the Check In CBR App from the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store.
- Register your details (required for the first time only).
- Open the app, select 'ckeck in now' and hover your smartphone camera over the venue's displayed QR Code.
- Add in any additional people - those who are with you without their own device or app.
- When the check in is complete, show venue staff the app successful check in screen.
The COVID-19 pandemic is not over. Restrictions are still in place - including in our schools - and we all need to be vigilant. This includes not sending children to school sick.
If your child has any kind of illness, even if it is just a runny nose, they must not come to school. If your child is unwell at school, you will be asked to collect them.
It is important that we limit the spread of disease during this pandemic. By doing the right thing we can help keep Canberra COVID safe.
