Dear families,

Our staff will shortly begin working in professional teams to explore class configurations and student placements to meet the social, emotional and academic needs of all students.

When formulating classes several factors are considered including academics, student wellbeing, interpersonal relationships and additional needs. Decisions are also informed based on the number of students in a cohort, class size mandates, gender balance and school staffing budgets.  At Campbell Primary School, this generally involves a mix of straight class groupings and some multi-age class groupings.

If your circumstances have changed and you do not intend on returning in 2022, it is essential that you notify the front office immediately. This information is critical and can have a significant impact on class configurations and school staffing.

In our week 10 newsletter the school will publish the anticipated class configurations and the teaching teams for each cohort.  Please be aware this may be subject to change as new enrolments occur over the December and January period.  Prior to the commencement of the 2022 school year, families will be notified of their child’s contact teacher.

 

2021 School Satisfaction and Climate Survey

The School Satisfaction Survey has been extended until the 19 November.

Each year, the Directorate surveys all parents and carers, school staff and students in Years 4 to 12 about their experience of public education. The survey results will help us to continue to make quality informed decisions about how to improve our school. No personal identifying information will be provided to any school or college. 

For the results to reflect the opinions of our whole school community, we need as many parents and carers, staff and students as possible to complete the survey. Your feedback is important, and we hope you will take part.

Please click the link below if you have not yet completed this survey. 

https://acteducation.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3pY9mos4i1T1tR4

Once you have completed the survey, to show our appreciation we would like to give your child/ren a special gel pen.  Please complete the form below by clicking on the link or return the note that went home last week.  Each child in the family will receive a gel pen, so please make sure to add each of their names and classes.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1dyBgaI1idDQPaQvnn9aF0X7QggL7reRNDmK3VfTOTKU/edit

 

Campbell Primary School Modernisation Update

As you are aware, work has recommenced on the modernisation of our school in Campbell. However, like many of the construction works across the ACT, the wet weather and COVID-19 restrictions has impacted and created delays to delivering these buildings on time. As a result, the new learning spaces will not be ready for the start of 2022 school year.

The following information outlines the new arrangements that will be put in place for the end of this year and the start of the 2022 school year, ensuring the safety of staff, students and your school community is prioritised and disruption to classes is minimised:

Timeframe	Arrangements
Weeks commencing 29 November and 6 December 2021 (wk 9 and 10)	Library will be relocated to existing staff room. Original library will be configured into three learning spaces.
Week commencing 13 December 2021 (wk 11)	Removalists will attend the school site to support the end of year movement of furniture and resources. Students will be participating in transition activities in preparation for 2022. Further details regarding classroom allocations, classroom teachers and class configurations will be released through the school newsletter towards the end of term.
Start of final school holidays in 2021	Lend Lease will commence the demolition work on the existing junior wing.
Weeks 1 -10 of term 1, 2022	The three learning spaces and transportable classrooms will continue to be used from the start of 2022. Classes allocated to these spaces will be determined by reviewing existing and new student enrolment numbers.

Weeks 1 -10 of term 1, 2022

The three learning spaces and transportable classrooms will continue to be used from the start of 2022. Classes allocated to these spaces will be determined by reviewing existing and new student enrolment numbers.

If you have any questions about class arrangements, please contact your school Principal, Paula Kinsman at email at: info@campbellps.act.edu.au or phone: (02) 6142 3580.

For construction questions or information please contact: phillip.morton@act.gov.au.

 

Voluntary Contributions 2021

We have had some recent inquiries regarding families wishing to make their 2021 voluntary contribution to the school.  Upon request, please see below the communications sent earlier this year.

2021 Voluntary Contribution https://campbellps.schoolzineplus.com/_file/media/1640/voluntary_contribution.docx

Have your say on better places to play!

Calling Canberra kids and parents! You can now have your say on the future of play spaces in the ACT.

The draft ACT Play Space Strategy sets the direction for the future of our play spaces to make sure they are happy, healthy, inclusive and sustainable.

Canberra has among the highest number of play spaces per capita of all Australian cities, with over 500 owned and managed by the ACT Government, and we want to make sure they keep getting better as our city changes and grows.

The ACT Government is also currently seeking feedback on a proposed new play space and recreation park for the inner north, to provide a wider range of outdoor recreation opportunities for residents of all ages and abilities. To learn more and provide feedback, visit YourSay.

Both consultations close 14 December 2021.

Last Friday we enjoyed a ‘reimagined’ assembly, where students viewed photographs and artefacts, and heard stories about the local area and school’s past.  It was wonderful to celebrate the history of not only our wonderful school, but also of our suburb and local community. The school and community that we are all a part of are a culmination of many years of history and people’s stories.

Did you know that the sandy banks of the Molonglo river, just down the road, were considered a significant place for meeting for the Ngunnawal people for many thousands of years? And that the expanse of 5000 acres of land surrounding our school, including the plains and the hills near the Molonglo River and in the Majura Valley, were given to Robert Campbell by the Australian Government in 1825? This was as compensation for the loss of his ships that were wrecked when he sent them to secure more food supplies for the small colony of people living near the, then flooded, Hawkesbury River.

The children and students alike had a great time learning about the history of our school and local area, as well as celebrating being a part of this incredible community!

60^th Anniversary Fundraiser

Don’t forget to order your 60^th Anniversary aprons and calico bags (as modelled here by the wonderful Ms Jessie, Mrs Penney and Ms Minehan)! The bags are $10 each and the aprons $20 each, and both are high quality products.

If you have not received an order form, please contact Jaimee or Dani in the front office.

Here’s a closer look at the ‘Wordle’ image (on the apron), which summarises perfectly what Campbell Primary School is all about.

Semester 2 Summative Reports are due to be emailed to families on 9 December. Schools will continue to make decisions on what reporting outcomes (or Achievement Standards) they have been able to gather evidence of learning for, and will report against.  

Along with the Summative Reports, Years 1-6 will be given an A -E grade. These grades will be determined by using holistic on-balance judgement against the relevant Achievement Standard based on all of the assessment evidence collected over the semester, during both face-to-face and remote teaching. Grades are determined by consideration of evidence from multiple assessments.

Kindergarten to Year 6 students will receive a General Comment at the end of their Summative Report. The General Comment section will provide families with a comment that reflects the whole semester and celebrates your child/ren’s achievements and acknowledges work completed both during the remote and face-to-face periods.

For any queries please contact Erin Minehan on 6142 3580 or by emailing campbellps@ed.act.edu.au.

School Camps at Home!

School Camp at Home is a fantastic resource for Teachers and parents alike. Developed by the Office of Sport with COVID-19 lockdown in mind the activities can be done in a wide range of environments - parks, backyards, green spaces, balconies or even inside!

This can be a great way to break up a student’s day, the self-distancing and social isolation. Maintaining the public’s physical and mental well-being is now as important as ever. Where possible, it is important community members continue to exercise, so long as social distancing is practised and rules around public gatherings are complied with. Some of these you can do with your child, or set them free in the backyard, make a cup of tea, or catch up on work.

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.

Lock it Down! is a newsletter about life in lockdown by the ACT Children and Young People Commissioner, and issued by the ACT Human Rights Commission.

The newsletter is aimed at children and young people and provides child-friendly information, advice and activities on living under COVID-19 restrictions. If you're interested please follow the link to the Lock It Down Newsletter: COVID info for kids - ACT Human Rights Commission.

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 exposure 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.