If you require a additional copy of a permission note, please remember, all notes can be found in:

• in the CPS Dropbox tab on the school website (campbellps.act.edu.au); and
• in the Documents tab in the Parent Portal.

I'm Taite Gregg, and I am so pleased to be the new Defence Mentor at Campbell Primary School. Raised in a military family, I attended eight schools due to my father's 49-year army career.

I pursued a career in early childhood education, and afterward, I spent nine years working in an interior design studio in Canberra.

Now, I'm thrilled to be supporting this amazing school community in any way possible! I am employed by Campbell Primary School and funded by the Department of Defence to support students from active service Australian Defence Force (ADF) families, particularly through the challenges of frequent relocation and parental absence.

My role also includes connecting families to local community and defence support and opportunities. I am privileged to be a part of the Campbell Primary School support team that also includes our wonderful admin staff, dedicated Learning Support Assistants (LSAs), and our school psychologist.

It is my goal in the next few weeks to get into each classroom in a support role so I can get to know all students, defence or non-defence. If I see you around the school, please say "hi". I really look forward to meeting you all and learning more about the Campbell Primary community.

If you would like to contact me, below are my email and office phone number.

I work five days a week from 8:30am to 3:30pm and cannot wait to see how I can support you and your children in 2024.

Taite Gregg: taite.gregg@ed.act.edu.au

Phone: 02 6142 3581

Welcome back Campbell families,

Kindy families celebrated the commencement of Term 2 with a Friday afternoon play at the Campbell Playground. We are loving building a close-knit kindy cohort and look forward to more events over the course of the year.

Thank you to all the mothers, grandmothers, carers, students and staff who organised and supported the Mother's Day Breakfast on Monday. How wonderful to see such an impressive turnout from our community.

Our Mother's Day Stall on Tuesday was a great success. It was heartening witnessing the joy the students found in selecting the perfect gift for mum. Thank you to our wonderful Business Manager Belinda for curating the selection of gifts.

Save the date

P&C General Meetings

Our meetings are held at 6:30pm on the Thursday of Weeks 4 and 8 each term in the Year 5-6 LCC (follow the signs). Give yourself a night off supervising tooth brushing! Come down to the school and join us to discuss how we can best facilitate and enhance your children's school experience, make new friends and build your community.

Next meeting: Thursday 23 May, 6pm registration for a 6:30pm start 

Mum's Evening

Thursday 13 June, 6pm-8pm

Have a night off and finish those conversations you never conclude at the school gate. Ticketing information and further details to come.

Mid Winter Mingle

Term 3 - date TBA

All teachers, staff, parents and carers are invited to join us at this P&C sponsored evening.

Call for volunteers

Heading to the Athletics Carnival next Tuesday? Can you spare 30 minutes to help us run the canteen at the carnival? Please email kindy mum, Christie: christie.gunthorpe@hotmail.com if you're keen to help

Call for Sponsors

Do you own or work for a local business that could support the P&C through donations of food, drinks, graphic design services, raffle prizes or party favours? Please email Harriet: president@campbellpandc.com to discuss sponsorship opportunities.

See you around the school (or at our next meeting on Thursday 23 May),

Harriet Sutton

On Wednesday 1 May, our school gathered together to remember the brave ANZACs. It was a special afternoon filled with respect and gratitude for those who have served our country.

Our school leaders led the assembly, guiding us through the program with confidence and care. We watched in awe as the Australian Federation Guard showed their amazing Precision Drill. It was so impressive!

During the ceremony, we listened carefully to special guest speakers who shared stories about the ANZACs. They helped us understand why we remember them and why their courage is so important to our country.

The Campbell Primary Choir sang beautifully, filling the hall with a moving song that made us feel proud and grateful.

As we stood together, we remembered the bravery and sacrifice of the ANZACs. We promised to honor their memory by being kind, brave, and always standing up for what is right. It was a special time for our school to come together and show our appreciation for our nation's heroes.

On Friday, 10 May our Year 4 students were given a special opportunity to represent our school, thanks to an invitation from Harriet Sutton, the president of our P&C committee.

Amelia C , Asra and Muzhda N and Austin H showcased exceptional hospitality skills as they warmly welcomed important guests, including representatives from Australia, Japan, and America. Instead of a traditional wreath, Amelia presented a captivating history book, symbolizing our enduring friendship with Japan and America. Muzhda, on the other hand, offered a beautiful posy of native flowers as a gesture of remembrance.

In a touching tribute to those who bravely fought in the historic battle of 1942, believed to have safeguarded Australia, our students gently floated fabric poppies at the Australia-American Memorial.

Once again, our students shone brightly, demonstrating immense pride and confidence in representing our school. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone involved for this incredible opportunity.

Preschoolers will be automatically enrolled into Kindergarten for the following year where they attend preschool at their local Priority Enrolment Area (PEA) primary school or an Early Childhood School.

Campbell Primary School's PEA accommodates families who reside in Campbell, Duntroon, Pialligo, Russell and part of Majura.

Students attending preschool outside their Priority Enrolment Area (PEA) will need to submit a new enrolment application for kindergarten in the following year, which will be assessed under enrolment criteria. Please check with your current school if you are unsure what to do.

Regardless of where you attend preschool, you are guaranteed a Kindergarten place at your PEA school.

Thank you to all our families who have already signed up to utilise the Parent Portal.  We strongly encourage all our families to create or access their ACT Government Digital Account in order to connect to The Parent Portal.

The Parent Portal is a new, secure online platform for sharing key student information between schools and parents and carers.

The Parent Portal will help streamline the everyday school administrative tasks parents and carers need to do for their children by offering a one-stop tool and minimising printed documents in its second phase.

With winter around the corner, one of the best ways to help protect you and your family is to get the flu vaccine. It’s important to vaccinate your child as they’re at a higher risk of serious complications if they get sick and are more likely to spread it to others.

Help fight the spread of illness by staying home if you’re sick and wash your hands regularly. Please read the Winter Wellness flyer (465 kb PDF) from ACT Health or visit ACT Health Influenza (Flu) page for more information.

Road safety is in the spotlight this week, with all Canberrans urged to take a pledge to drive so others survive as part of National Road Safety Week. This is particularly important for our younger drivers who are disproportionately represented in casualty crashes.

Driving so others survive means, obeying the speed limit, wearing a seatbelt, not driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, driving to the conditions, and leaving the phone alone. Road safety is everyone’s responsibility, as the country works toward Vision Zero – no deaths or serious injuries on Australian roads. Share the attached colouring-in activity with students to help start a conversation about road safety. Find out more and take the pledge at National Road Safety Week.

The Online Safety (eSafety) Education team has developed a set of top tips to raise awareness about eSafety within your school community. These tips can be shared through your school newsletter and/or on your social media platforms. These online safety tips will be available to share with your families every fortnight.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to the Online Safety (eSafety) Education team at: EDUesafety@act.gov.au.

The Woden Library will be closed to the public from Wednesday 8 May 2024 until mid-August 2024 for upgrade works. A temporary pop-up library will be operating from 26 Corinna Street, Phillip, between 10:00 am and 5:30 pm Monday to Friday.

Libraries ACT apologises for any inconvenience this may cause and they look forward to welcoming you back when they reopen mid-August 2024. For more information on the services available during the closure, visit www.library.act.gov.au.

The Online Safety Education team are committed to supporting school communities to develop their online safety skills and knowledge. The team aim to increase the number of safe and positive online experiences students have and reduce the number of online safety incidents that impact on learning environments.

There are multiple webinars running each term with both afternoon and evening times available that will help your family be more confident and safer online by:

• understanding online safety and risks young people face
• learning strategies to prevent and respond to online issues
• supporting your child to be safe online
• knowing where to go for further support.

Register for the Parent & Carer Online Safety Webinars – 2024 online at https://bit.ly/2024_OnlineSafetyWebinar_RSVP

Share through your school newsletter the Do not touch, pick or eat any wild mushrooms (24 kb Word) information sheet and remind your school community of the risks of death cap mushroom poisoning.

The ACT Health Directorate is warning schools and preschools that death cap mushrooms are growing in the ACT. They are a deadly poisonous fungus.

If death cap mushrooms are growing on your school grounds:

• keep children and animals away

• remove the whole mushroom using gloves or a tool, including any part under the ground

• secure it in a plastic bag

• place it into a rubbish bin that cannot be accessed by children, to go to landfill, and

• wash your hands.

Also, monitor the site frequently for further growth and remove mushrooms before mowing to prevent spreading; and do not compost them.

Death cap mushrooms in public places can be reported at Fix My Street, or by calling Access Canberra on 13 22 81. More information is available at www.act.gov.au by searching death cap mushrooms, including some translated resources.