Dear families,

As we come to the end of the year it is a time of mixed emotions as we acknowledge and farewell some of the staff who have supported students at Campbell Primary School. 

Each year in the ACT we have our teacher transfer round which enables teachers who are at their transfer entitlement date to move into different educational settings.  Amy Dean will be joining Hawker Primary School, Kate Marley will be joining Fraser Primary School and Danielle Woods and Emma Smallmon will join Throsby School in 2022.  

Each teacher has been with the school for several years, working tirelessly to ensure quality learning has been taking place in the classrooms and that every child feels a strong sense of purpose and engagement in the Campbell Primary School community.  The rapport that the teachers build with students and families is what makes Campbell Primary School a great place to be!  These exceptional teachers will be missed, but we wish them well in their new schools. Families are invited to take a moment to reflect on the contributions that the exiting teachers have made in your child’s educational journey and to perhaps let them know the impact they have had before they set off on their next big adventure.

I would also like to congratulate and announce that both Rachel Pace and Rachel Thane have been offered a permanent position at Campbell Primary School and welcome back Emma Johnston and Kylie Cheater who will be returning from maternity leave.

 

2022 Planning

We are continuing to review our students’ numbers for 2022, recently we have had several new enrolments which has had implications on class sizes and class composition.  As such, it would be premature to make an announcement regarding which specific teacher is assigned to a specific year group or class. We will provide this detailed information prior to the end of the year. At present, we have planned our staff into teaching teams, this is NOT an indication of straight and/or multi-age cohorts.  

 

Presently, our teaching teams are:

Transitions and orientations

Preschool and Kindergarten families should have received information regarding how school transitions are taking place for their little person.  In these communications families were invited to book a telephone conversation with Ms Kinsman or Ms Minehan to have a “get to know you” discussion, provided with dates to collect information packs, social stories and how children would be familiarised with their learning environment.  If you have missed any of the communications, please contact the front office on 61423580 to receive a copy.

 

Our Year 6 students have had visitors from Campbell High School including year level co-ordinators and student representatives.  This was an opportunity to hear about the programs and experiences offered at Campbell High School and for students to ask any burning questions regarding being a Year 7 student.

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.

We will be ordering our 2022 class book packs through Maxim Office Group. Book pack prices for each year level are shown below. Payment can be made through the front office by completing the note sent home on Friday 19 November. For your convenince a copy of this note can also be found in the CPS Drop Box by going to our school's website, clicking the tab titled "CPS Drop Box" and then opening the folder titled "Notes Sent Home". The note is also attached as a PDF. document below.

Each book pack contains stationery items and classroom resources needed. These include lead pencils, pens, sharpies, whiteboards, coloured pencils, pens, erasers, sharpeners, glue sticks, rulers, exercise books, scissors, and much more.

Book packs also include subscriptions to the following learning resources.

Students in Year 1 to Year 6  are encouraged to bring along a pencil case on the first day of school. We leave this item off our book packs each year as students often like to choose these personally and may already have one they would like to reuse.

Book pack payments are due by Friday 10th December.  

Please contact the school if you have any questions or queries in regards to the book packs or payment.

Kate Stear

Executive Teacher

PRESCHOOL PATHWAYS PROGRAM 

Starting preschool is an exciting time for your child and your family.

Each child’s journey to preschool is different. Your child might transition from home or an early childhood education and care service, they might attend a public preschool or continue into their early childhood education and care preschool program.

The Preschool Pathways program is designed to assist you to support your child in starting preschool.

You know your child best – you are their first teacher – and you play an important role in helping them on their education journey.

A set of resources is available under the Preschool Pathways program, including:

• Preschool Pathways map
• Transition to Preschool and COVID-19
• What is the EYLF
• Great books to read with your child
• Talking to your child about their day.

For more information visit https://www.education.act.gov.au/early-childhood/set-up-for-success-an-early-childhood-strategy-for-the-act/preschool-pathways

Do you have an experience or view of disability and education in ACT Public Schools?

We want to hear from you! Students with disability (both current and former), carers, families, advocates, school staff and the broader community are invited to join the ‘Community Conversation’ survey and help shape how we strengthen inclusive education in ACT Public Schools. To complete the survey visit https://services.contentgroup.com.au/inclusive-education-and-community-conversation

For more information about the survey and this work visit https://www.education.act.gov.au/support-for-our-students/students-with-disability/strengthening-inclusive-education

The ACT Chief Health Officer is reminding Canberrans not to eat wild mushrooms after several hospital presentations last week. You should not touch any wild mushrooms with bare hands and should keep children and animals away from them.

Inspections are being conducted across the ACT where death cap mushroom have previously been identified. If you think you have seen a death cap mushroom in a public area, you can report it to Access Canberra on 13 22 81. For more information about the death cap mushroom and poisoning symptoms, read Death Cap Mushrooms. Please share this advice with your school community.

Contact Health Protection Service on 02 5124 9700​​​​​​​.

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.

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.

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.