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Dear Parents, Carers and Community Members
Our school was brought to life by Book Week last week. Tuesday was book parade day when staff and students donned costumes to represent their favourite characters. The usual array of Hermione’s, Spidermen and Wally’s roamed the school for the day and took part in our afternoon book parade. We also held a reading afternoon with parents and a book fair that continued into this week.
The highlight of the week was undoubtably the Masked Reader Competition. Members of staff dressed in inflatable costumes and read stories to classes. Students then tried to guess which staff member was in each costume, culminating with a grand reveal early this week. This was one of the best events I have seen conducted in a school. The corridors were full of excitement as students waited to see which costumed character would visit their classroom to read next. We know that students learn best when they are excited by the learning and the Masked Reader made a great contribution to creating a love for reading.
We have a number of initiatives in place to encourage student attendance at school, these include primary and secondary Hands on Learning programs, prizes for the homegroup with the highest attendance rates and a camp for secondary students who achieve in excess of 85% attendance. We know that every school day matters and we strongly encourage all students to attend each day unless unwell.
You may have noticed our new agricultural building taking shape beside the oval. The building is currently on schedule for completion in mid-November. You may notice trench works going on around the school. These are part of required upgrades to our fire hydrant capacity as a requirement of undertaking the new building.
We maintain a clear focus on our school priorities of literacy and continued improvement in explicit instruction and wellbeing. Our Parent Satisfaction Survey is now open and we value your involvement and input. We have parent-teacher interviews scheduled for Week 9. We warmly invite and strongly encourage our parents to attend. Students are also very welcome to attend the interviews with their parents. Information on how to make a booking will be communicated to parents next week.
We wish all all of our dads, grandfathers and other significant people in our students lives a great Father's Day on Sunday.
Kind Regards
Mike
On Tuesday 13th August, the RACT visited the Grade 10's to deliver the first part of their Driver Distraction program. Students were given key information about driver safety before having the opportunity to see how perception and reactions change with “beer goggles.” We look forward to the practical part of the program later in the year!
Tom Hodge and Yvonne Albers
Teachers
It turns out the Wether Challenge has a lot of Maths in it, so we incorporated it into our Statistics Unit for Essential Mathematics. Ty did such an amazing job of his assignment that Lauchlan West from Australian Wool Innovation sent through the following words:
“I am very impressed with the effort that Ty put into the scoring challenge. He has demonstrated a very important quality in maths and science, that is to clearly explain what he is doing. In that document he has provided better explanations than some of the students I used to work with while teaching and marking work at UTAS. I hope that he pursues some sort of science related studies/work going forward.”
We are VERY proud of TY!
Jill Bennett and Jodie Clegg
Teachers
The school garden is looking great! We have production, chickens and lots of wonderful mulch! Students are cooking with the produce!!! The garden is maintained mainly by two parents on a Monday afternoon from 3.00pm to 4.30pm. They could really do with some help!! If you know of any parents who love the school community garden scene, please put them in touch with Jodie Clegg, Yvonne Albers, Megan Floris or Claire Headlam. A flourishing garden is a great sign of a school with a healthy, community focused culture!!
Jodie Clegg
Teacher
A reminder that registration forms for the 2024 Fissure Sealant and Fluoride Varnish Program are due back to the office by Friday 20 September. The program is delivered to students in Kinder, Prep and Years 1, 2, 6 and 7.
Attention: Parents and Carers of students in Years 4 - 12
Student Wellbeing and Engagement Survey
The wellbeing of our students is important to us - we want to hear how students feel, and think, about different things going on in their lives.
Those in Years 4 - 12 at Campbell Town District High School will be taking part in the Student Wellbeing and Engagement Survey. The results from this survey will help us get a picture of the current wellbeing of our students, and what we can do to improve future wellbeing for learning. The more students who take part, the clearer our picture will be.
The Student Wellbeing and Engagement Survey is part of the Department’s Child and Student Wellbeing Strategy .
The details for the survey are:
When: 2 September to 6 September 2024
Who: Years 4 to 12
What do I need to do: You and your child do not need to do anything. The survey will be done in class time and will not require your child to prepare in any way.
A letter with more information has been sent home with all Year 4 to 12 students, including Frequently Asked Questions and a form to sign and return to the school if you do not want your child to participate in the survey.
If you would like further information, please contact Laurindah Taylor-Hambleton via the school office.
Thank you for supporting us to ensure that all our learners are safe, feel supported and are able to flourish, so they can engage in learning.
2024 TERM DATES
Term 3: Monday 22 July to Friday 27 September
(Friday 6 September 11/12 Moderation Day)
Term 4: Monday 14 October to Thursday 19 December
(Friday 1 November Kinder to Grade 10 Student Free Day, 11/12 students attend classes as normal)
