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- Principal's Report
- Deputy Principal's Report
- Parent Portal
- Campbell Primary School Swim Team – Regional Carnival
- Reminder – Monday 29 April 2024 is a Pupil Free Day
- ANZAC Commemorative Assembly - Wednesday 1 May 2024
- New Representative sports shirts thanks to The Tradies Dickson
- Permission notes
- Congratulations School Board members
- P&C President's Message
- CASAC Assistant Director - position available
- ACT Children and Young People Commissioner Rights in ACTion! March newsletter
- Enrolment information session – Students with Disability, Developmental Delay and Diverse Learning Needs
- Circus Rio
P&C- AGM 21 March
The P&Cs Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held on 21 March. During that meeting, a new Executive Committee was elected for 2024:
President- Harriet Sutton
Vice President- Claire Miles
Treasure- Rob Bonora
Secretary- Belinda Bailie
It was lovely to see some new families attending the meeting. I am looking forward to working collaboratively with the P&C again this year.
I wanted to take this opportunity also to say some Thank Yous to Robyn Briese, James, and Danielle Hawley who have been the P&C president, vice-president, and secretary for a couple of years. Whether it was organising fundraisers, running whole-school events and managing the three P&C businesses, their commitment to the school and our students can be felt across the community.
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DSM Update
Our amazing Defence School Mentor (DSM), Karyn Penney is taking leave over Terms 2 and 3. All members of our community would know Karyn - she is such an incredible member of our staff who is always very busy either taking photos, applying for a range of sporting grants, organising external visitors, running Defence Cub, and generally being super invested in every little person at CPS.
Whilst Karyn is on leave, Taite Gregg will be acting in the DSM role. Taite will be joining CPS as of 11 April to shadow Karyn for the last couple of days of the term. Taite will send an introduction letter to all families early in Term 2.
Celebrating our Students
Author Archie McC from Year 6 shared with me his trilogy titled ‘Danger Oasis’. This three-part series was worked on during class time and was inspired by a piece of artwork. Ms Thane and Ms Penney supported Archie to refine, select matching imagery, and publish his work. I'd love to share a snippet of the trilogy, but it is just too scary! We are always very proud of our students who persist and show a commitment to their learning. Well done Archie!
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Celebrating our Staff
SoundWaves Professional Learning
The very knowledgeable Fleur Forster, aka Ms Fussy Forster, recently facilitated a SoundWaves workshop with all staff. The workshop aimed at providing the teachers with an opportunity to navigate all the resources including playing a range of games spelling games. Thank you Fleur for sharing your expertise, I know our teachers appreciated the session.
Last week of term next week and then time for a two-week break. I hope all families have a lovely break and look forward to seeing what Term 2 has to offer.
Take care
Erin Minehan
We have wrapped up community playgroup sessions for the term. Huge thank you to those families who came along and who have supported us to spread the word across the community. ALL families are welcome to bring their little ones along, they do not have to be currently associated with Campbell Primary School.
Playgroup will resume for Term 2 on Wednesday 8 May, then continuing each ‘odd week’ Wednesday. We are looking forward to welcoming lots of returning and new families then!
Year 2 Local Landmarks Excursion
Last week I was very fortunate to attend a fabulous excursion with Year 2, who have been learning all about important landmarks around the Lake Burley Griffin area. I won’t go into too much detail about the day, as below you can read some recounts written by the students! Big thank you to Mrs Dee and Mrs Wilson, and Ms Penney, for ensuring the day ran smoothly, and to the parent helpers who came along. We were all very proud of Year 2 for showing the public that Campbell Primary students are curious, connected and caring!
Tuesday, this week, Campbell Primary School went live with the launch of 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.
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.
Campbell Primary School Swim Team – Regional Carnival
This week we swapped “Gold hats at home time” for “gold caps at swim time”!
Congratulations to the 19 Campbell Primary students selected for the small (but mighty) swim team to take on around 15 other schools across 35 separate swim events at the Northside Regional Swimming Carnival at the AIS on Wednesday. To just make the team they not only had to finish in the top 2 overall from their Campbell Primary School swimming carnival heats, but they also had to meet minimum qualifying times – no easy feat! It was fantastic to see the pride and enthusiasm at the AIS pool, with plenty of Campbell Primary School gold caps giving their all in the water.
Official results are yet to be released but there were a significant number of Campbell Primary School students finishing top 3 in their events and we are confident that a select few will qualify to compete again at the State carnival next term. Regardless of the results we are incredibly proud of this crew of swimmers and their outstanding athletic effort, but more importantly of their sportsmanship and encouragement of all other participants. Campbell students are Safe Respectful Learners and it was great to see our PBL on full display to the region!
A special thanks to the parents and carers who took the day to support our students in getting to and from the AIS and preparing for their events. It takes a community to make these days a success and we are so grateful for ours!
Reminder – Monday 29 April 2024 is a Pupil Free Day
A friendly reminder to all parents and carers that there are 3 remaining student-free days for ACT public schools in 2024.
These are the first day of each school term:
Term 2 – Monday 29 April 2024
Term 3 – Monday 22 July 2024
Term 4 – Monday 14 October 2024
Student-free days are for staff development, enabling teachers and schools to plan in a student-free environment. The increase in student-free planning days from 2024 is part of our Teaching Staff Enterprise Agreement, which prioritises better teacher workloads for educational leadership, teaching and learning.
New Representative sports shirts thanks to The Tradies Dickson
Campbell Primary School has been the grateful recipient of support from The Tradies Dickson for a couple of years in the form of the very popular and incredibly beneficial Canberra Capitals Hoops Basketball Program.
Building on their fantastic community support and commitment to promoting sport and physical and mental health, they have again come on board to partner with Campbell Primary Schools in sponsoring custom sports uniforms for our representative teams. Designed for multiple sports and to be sun safe and comfortable the design is now with the manufacturers, and we are excited to receive them in the coming weeks.
Watch out for our school basketball, netball or NFL teams in coming terms looking amazing in Campbell Primary School gold (example below). We cannot thank The Tradies enough for this opportunity!
Upcoming events | Date of Excursion | Permission note due |
Cross Country | Wednesday, 10 April | no note |
ANZAC Day Assembly | Wednesday, 1 May | no note |
Athletics Carnival | Tuesday, 14 May | Tuesday, 30 April |
Congratulations School Board members
The Directorate’s Returning Officer has now appointed the following people to the Campbell Primary School board.
We welcome Phillipa Leggo as the P&C member, Andrew Ross as the Parent member and Angela Lawlor as the staff member of the Campbell Primary School Board.
Thank you to all those members of our community who attended the P&C AGM on Thursday 21 March. During the meeting, we extended our sincere gratitude to the outgoing President, Vice President and Secretary: Robyn Briese, James Hawley and Danielle Hawley, respectively. They all did an exceptional job, particularly in regaining momentum after COVID. Thank you.
The membership appointed new Office Bearers for the positions of President, Vice President and Canteen Coordinator. We are very fortunate to have members of our community continuing in the positions of Treasurer, Uniform Shop Coordinator and CASAC Coordinator.
President: Harriet Sutton (new)
Vice President: Claire Miles (new)
Secretary: vacant
Treasurer: Rob Bonora (continuing)
Uniform Shop Coordinator: Maria Papanicolaou (continuing)
Canteen Coordinator: Christie Gunthorpe (new)
CASAC Coordinator: Emily Andrews (continuing)
We would love another volunteer to come on board as the Secretary. It's a fun, social and friendly team of parents and a great way to be involved in your child's school. Please reach out to Harriet Sutton - president@campbellpandc.com if you are keen.
There are some exciting events and opportunities to come. I look forward to updating you all in the next newsletter once we have our feet under our new desks.
Fond regards,
Harriet Sutton
CASAC Assistant Director - position available
About the Role
Are you an experienced, fun-loving Education and Care professional looking to make a positive impact on the lives of children? If so, this position may be for you!
Campbell After School Activity Centre (CASAC) is looking for an Assistant Director to assist with the management of an exceeding rated Out of School Hours Care service.
Duties will include:
- Working alongside the Business Manager and Director to support the coordination of the service.
- Creating a supportive, safe and engaging environment for children and young people.
- Leading educators in the implementation and evaluation of a developmentally appropriate educational program.
- Contributing to the development of the service’s policies and procedures.
- Co-ordinating centre or service operations including Occupational Health and Safety, program planning, and staff training.
- Supervising all employees within the service.
Required Skills and Experience
- A genuine passion for working with children.
- A strong understanding of the National Quality Framework and Regulations as well as My Time, Our Place and the Early Years Learning Framework.
- At least two years of demonstrated experience in working directly with children.
- Diploma of Education and Care or equivalent (ACECQA-approved), OR Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood) is preferred.
- A current Working with Vulnerable People Registration (ACT) / or willingness to obtain one (essential).
- A current First Aid Qualification (HTAID012) / or willingness to obtain one.
- Suitable rights to work in Australia.
Benefits and Perks
- Above award wages for the right candidate.
- A permanent contract with flexible working hours available subject to meeting ratio requirements during core service hours.
- A permanent service location – no need for daily set up or pack down.
- A permanent office space located within the centre.
- Ongoing professional development, training, and support.
- Support a community by working for a P&C (Parents and Citizens) Association.
About Campbell After School Activity Centre (CASAC)
CASAC provides Before School Care, After School Care and Vacation Care for Preschool - Year 6 children attending Campbell Primary School. The service is a not-for-profit organisation managed by the Campbell Primary School Parents & Citizens Association.
We offer a dynamic and interesting place to develop your career, with plenty of opportunities for professional development and to build connections with the school and local community.
How to apply
Applications including a CV and Cover Letter can be submitted via Seek or emailed to casac@campbellpandc.com
Employer questions
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Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia?
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Have you completed a Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care?
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Have you worked in a role which requires a sound understanding of the National Quality Framework?
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How many years' experience do you have as an early childhood educator?
ACT Children and Young People Commissioner Rights in ACTion! March newsletter
The March 2024 Rights in ACTion newsletter is about exploring children and young people’s rights and wellbeing. This month’s newsletter celebrates the launch of ‘Your rights, in your words’ resources. These resources have been created to help young people understand their human rights. In the newsletter there is an animation, book and poster which can also be found online at Children & Young People – Your rights, in your words!
Share the newsletter with children and young people you know and encourage them to contribute to future editions. Children and young people can send contributions in any format they like about anything they want. They can also send messages to the ACT Children and Young People Commissioner on Instagram @actkids_CYPC, call on 02 6205 2222, send an email to actkids@act.gov.au or go to Young Thinker Forum to upload files.
The Directorate is holding an information session for families enrolling children and young people with development delay, diverse learning needs and disability who will be commencing in a new school in 2025.
The session focuses on the enrolment process and supports all children to enrol in their local school.
Information will also be provided about the enrolment process for families considering an enrolment in a specialist school for 2025.
This session will be held online on Monday, 8 April 2024 from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm.
Parents/carers can RSVP or ask any questions about the session, by emailing: EDUCommunityPartner@act.gov.au.
Please include the child’s school year they will be entering in 2025.
We have been generously gifted free tickets for Circus Rio Carnival held at the Queanbeyan Showground. Valid for any show between Friday 19 April and Thursday 25 April.
Tickets are being held at the front office. Any students interested in attending the Circus Rio Carnival are welcome to come to the front office to collect a ticket.