Parent/Teacher Interviews Week 3 (1-4 August)

We are very excited to be hosting our Parent/Teacher Interviews next week. If you haven’t already booked, please email our admin team and they can forward you information regarding our booking system.

As we are hosting the Interviews in the new buildings, the maps below are to help parents from getting lost. It includes information around where to enter, where to wait and where the interviews will be held. There will also be lots of signage around the school to support our families. The front office admin doors will be locked from 3:30pm so we ask parents to access the school along Vasey Crescent or from the oval (except for our Preschool families, who will enter the school from the bottom preschool gate).

Learning Community A (LCA) Kindergarten, Year 1, and Year 2

 Learning Community B (LCB) Year 3 and 4

Learning Community C (LCC) Year 5 and 6

Professional Learning- Embedded Visuals

Last Monday the Preschool to Year 2 teaching team engaged in a professional learning (PL) session run by the Education Department’s Allied Health team. The PL was facilitated by a speech therapist. She provided the team with ways to construct and utilise visual aids (displays) to support all learners. As we have now moved into the new learning areas our work will focus on how to best display all these visual supports in contemporary and flexible learning environments.

School Operational Plan- Responding the staff shortage

The Directorate is working closely with schools to ensure that there is continuity of learning for our students despite staff shortages. During next Friday’s pupil free day, the leadership team will create Campbell Primary School’s Operational Plan. This Plan scopes out the strategies we will utilise if/when we face extreme staff shortage. If all strategies have been exhausted, cohorts of classes may switch into remote learning for short periods of time. If cohorts switch to remote, Preschool to Year 2 will be provided with learning packs and our Year 3-6 students will access their Google Classroom.

Families would have received an email from Kate Stear in regard to our Year 3-6 families requesting a Chromebook in the event of a remote learning period. If you did not receive that email, please contact our admin team.

Staffing update

One of our wonderful Executive Teachers, Kate Stear has been offered a two year placement within the Directorate’s Office and will be leaving Campbell Primary.

Kate joined the Campbell Primary School community in the middle at 2019 as the team leader for Year 5. Over the last couple of years Kate has supported students and teachers across the school, drawing from her incredible pedagogy and teaching practice. Kate has lead several professional development sessions with our staff, focusing particularly on analysing our students’ writing and supporting our teachers setting personalised student writing goals. We will miss Kate’s positive energy and infectious laugh.

Kate’s last day will be on 5 August. We wish her the best of luck in her new role.

Keep safe

Erin Minehan

Acting Principal

Dear families,

It has been wonderful to walk around the learning communities and hear the happy buzz of students engaged in their learning. The students have settled back into their learning quickly and it is hard to believe that it was only one term ago that they moved into their new spaces.

Please see below for some important information and documentation around term overviews, NCCD and ILP/PLPs.

Term Overviews

Term overviews are due to families this Friday. The overviews highlight all the teaching and learning that will take place over Term 3. Included within the overviews are all the 'Important Dates' for Term 3. We will endeavour to send through reminders about our upcoming events via our other communication platforms, for example, Seesaw and Facebook.

Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD)

We have recently completed our NCCD. Each year data is collected around the number of students receiving an adjustment or support due to a disability and the level of adjustment they are receiving.

If you would like to find out more information about the NCCD please click on the link below. https://www.nccd.edu.au/sites/default/files/nccd_parent_fact_sheet_english_0.pdf

Individual Learning Plans (PLPs) Personal Learning Plans (PLPs) updated

During the reporting period teachers worked with students’ data to create, amend, and update their ILPs or PLPs. We do not meet with families during this review process; however, a draft updated Plan will be sent home with your child next week. We encourage families to read the Plans, make any comments and return to the school. If families believe the Plan is accurate, we ask that you sign it prior to returning it back to school. If you would like further information, please contact Erin Minehan: erin.minehan@ed.act.edu.au.

Please see attached a COVID-19 update from the ACT Chief Health Officer, Kerryn Coleman to our school community as well as some further advice below from the Education Directorate about COVID-19 safety measures in our schools.  You can also watch Dr Coleman in her video message on the Directorates Facebook page.  

COVID-19 safety measures in ACT public schools and mask wearing advice

While COVID-19 continues to cause some uncertainty in our community our schools and the Directorate are working hard to ensure students continue to access high quality learning regardless of the public health situation.

Please read the short update on safety measures in our schools below.

ACT Public Schools COVID-19 Management Plan for Term 3

The Education Directorate has updated its ACT Public Schools COVID-19 Management Plan for Term 3.

The Plan has been reviewed in consultation with ACT Health.

Your school will communicate with you if your child is affected. This includes any changes to how they will access their learning (if learning from home) and what that will look like, including for how long. 

A reminder about mask wearing

Masks remain an important measure to stop the spread of COVID-19 in our community and in our schools.

Alongside other COVID Smart behaviours, masks can help reduce transmission of COVID-19 respiratory illnesses in our schools.

Staff and visitors to schools must also wear a mask indoors when physical distancing can’t be maintained.

The Directorate, through your school will keep you updated over the term.

For more information read the updated ACT Public Schools COVID-19 Management Plan  available on the Directorate’s website.

ACT Health has developed an online resource on acute respiratory infections in children which you are encouraged to read.

Have a lovely week,

Kate Stear

Acting Deputy Principal

It is that time of year again when many of our families with serving ADF members receive their posting orders for 2023. It is the start of a very chaotic period for families with research, homefind, school searches, Toll visits and inventories, and a million other things (if you know, you know). It can also be an emotional time for the younger members of the family as they start to become aware of the prospect of starting at (another) new school and saying “see you later” to their friends here at Campbell.

Part of the Defence School Mentor (DSM) role is to support families as they prepare for this type of transition. This will predominantly take place during Term 4 in the form of small group sessions for students. During these sessions we will work through some age-appropriate art and other activities as well as new location research for older students designed to help prepare for the move. Further information will be provided directly to impacted families late in Term 3 or early Term 4. To assist with planning, I am asking families to let us know that they have received a posting order and are intending to relocate at the end of the 2022 school year, either via the front office or by email (details listed below). I am excited to hear about all the new adventures to come!

Defence Club is back for Term 3 for students from ADF families. Held during recess in the orange room in the BER on Monday (Kindy), Wednesday (Years 2 and 3) and Friday (Years 3 to 6), it is an informal opportunity for students to network with each other and share experiences while engaging with games, craft, play and activities. Attendance is completely voluntary and lots of fun.

Finally as we head in to parent teacher interviews a reminder about the entitlement for families who posted in at the start of this year to apply for DMFS’s Learning Support (tutoring) Scheme. There is additional information here. Also a great resource to keep in mind for those preparing to relocate, for after the move!

Should you have any questions or concerns I am available to CPS families Monday to Friday 9:00am – 3:30pm. Should you wish to make contact please call the front office or email me directly at Karyn.heitmann@ed.act.edu.au.

On a beautiful sunny winters day, students from Years 2-6 were excited to further preparations for the upcoming athletics carnival with a special session delivered by the Little Athletics Program for Schools (LAPS) team. The students were given the opportunity to develop event specific running, jumping and throwing skills through participating in highly active sessions on our oval with fully qualified Australian Track & Field Coaches Bianca and Mark.

Starting with our seniors from Years 5 and 6, students enjoyed a range of games and fun activities through the 40 minute session, while also confirming the competition technique requirements for shot put and long jump. Our teaching staff were also given the opportunity to refresh their athletics teaching skills and connect with online resources through the LAPS website. Hopefully students will now have the tools to participate in our athletics carnival successfully and confidently and win LOTS of points for their houses. Years 3-6 had their turn with the coaches today!

We wanted to extend our gratitude to both Mark and Bianca from LAPS for this wonderful free opportunity for Campbell Primary, their enthusiasm and encouragement had even the most reluctant of athletes having a go.  We hope we see them again next year!

P&C General Meeting Monday 8 August, 6:30pm

Come and meet the new P&C Committee and have your say in enhancing and developing our school.

Join your friendly P&C at the BER (CASAC Building) for nibbles and refreshments and share your ideas, issues or concerns. It’s a great chance to come see the amazing new buildings too.

Any questions, please contact Danielle at secretary@campbellpandc.com.  We look forward to seeing you there.

We are delighted to inform you that Campbell Primary will be participating in the world-renowned ICAS Assessments this year. ICAS is developed by UNSW Global, a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of New South Wales, with over 36 years’ experience in educational assessments.  ICAS is designed to target students’ higher-order thinking and problem-solving skills in English, Mathematics, Science, Spelling and Digital Technologies.

Each assessment celebrates students’ accomplishments by providing opportunities for recognition. Every student will receive a certificate and an online result report. Top performers will be eligible for medals and are invited to attend special award ceremonies to have their academic excellence publicly recognised.

The assessments are suitable for students wishing to extend themselves academically and take up the personal challenge of competing in an international assessment. Participating students will be presented with high-quality, expert-developed questions, allowing them to apply their learning without the need for prior study or revision.

ICAS Assessments are now online, a move that reflects a sector-wide transition to computer-based assessment. This allows greater accessibility for students and faster delivery of results.

Parents can access this service using this link:

https://shop.icasassessments.com/pages/pps

Campbell Primary School's unique access code is:  DHO635

The assessments will be carried out at Campbell Primary School during the sitting window. Sign up will close on Monday 1 August 2022. Please see below a list for the dates of assessment:

Please contact me if you have any further questions,

Sarah Ebbage (sarah.ebbage@ed.act.edu.au)

ICAS Coordinator

2022 School Satisfaction & Climate Survey - 19 August to 9 September

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 2022 School Satisfaction & Climate Survey will be available online from 19 August to 9 September. 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 each child in their family who attends an ACT public school, parents and carers will receive:

• An email about the parent survey, including a unique link to access the survey. Genuine survey invitation emails will have the title "The 2022 School Satisfaction & Climate Survey is now open!" and will be sent from EDU Surveys & Evaluation with 'from' address EDU@qualtrics-survey.com.

If you do not receive the survey invitation, please check your Junk email folder; if it is not there, send your contact details to EDUSurveysandEvaluation@act.gov.au to request a survey invitation.

The Parents and Carers Survey will be available online in other languages: Arabic, Burmese, Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Urdu, Vietnamese, Punjabi, Bengali, Spanish and Telugu. Respondents can select their preferred language when they start the survey. A shortened paper-version of the Parents and Carers Survey is also available in the following 5 languages: Dari, Dinka, Farsi, Karen and Mon. These surveys are available at the Front Office.

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. For more information, visit: https://www.education.act.gov.au/public-school-life/school-satisfaction-and-climate-survey

All families who complete the 2022 School Satisfaction & Climate Survey will receive a gel pen.

Kind regards

Alistair Scherer

Acting School Leader C

This time of the year is always a busy time for our school when enrolments commence for the following school year.

We already have a strong interest for Kindergarten next year and need to carefully plan ahead before accepting any new enrolments for Years 1-6.

We are sending this note home to all families this week so that we can anticipate enrolment numbers for 2023 in order to make decisions about class and staffing arrangements.

Please complete and return the form to the front office at your earliest convenience.

We would like to remind our families of the upcoming events:

Athletics Carnival (K-6),

ADFA Peter Pan (3-6),

2023 Enrolment Intentions (P-5) (by 10 August),

Limelight T-shirt order form (selected students), and

Limelight Rehearsal permission note.

To ensure your child is able to be included in each activity, please return the permission notes by the requested return date on each note.

Good afternoon parents and carers

The P&C are currently looking for volunteers to assist in the canteen on the day of the Campbell Primary School Athletics Carnival.

The canteen require assistance in preparing and handing out the hotdogs and juice boxes to the children on the day.

If you would like to help out with this (on Wednesday, 10 August), please email us at contact@campbellpandc.com and let us know!

Thank you,

The Casac team!

We are very grateful to announce, our wonderful Helen Scott has volunteered to manage the Scholastic Bookclub.

Going forward, all orders for Scholastic Book Club will need to be placed online directly with Scholastic.

Paper copies of the catalogues will still be distributed, however the front office will not be accepting cash and paper orders.

Orders must be placed directly with Scholastic Bookclub online. 

Distribution of orders will continue through class teachers.

Ordering can be done through Bookclub LOOP for Parents on www.scholastic.com.au (https://mybookclubs.scholastic.com.au/Parent/Login.aspx).  The Scholastic LOOP app is also available for orders through Google Play or Apple Store.  

For any queries with registering an account, please contact Scholastic Customer Service on 1800 021 233.