From the Principal
Attitudes to Schooling Survey
Every year all Year 4 – 6 students complete an ‘Attitudes to Schooling Survey’. This survey is completed online and enables students to reflect on their experiences at school. Our
results are always excellent; however, we are always looking at ways to improve these results even further.
We are still unpacking a lot of the data we received but we would like to share with you some of the initial results:
Effective Teaching Practice for Cognitive Engagement | % Positive responses |
| Effective Teaching Time | 90% |
My teachers tells us what we are learning and why | 89% |
My teacher asks questions to check what we understand | 95% |
My teacher asks me questions that challenge my thinking | 89% |
My teacher explains difficult things clearly / My teacher helps me understand things | 88% |
My reading and writing learning is well supported at school | 94% |
Differentiated learning challenge | 92% |
My teacher understands how I learn | 86% |
My teacher gives extra help when students need it | 95% |
My teacher helps me to do my best | 94% |
My teacher gives me work that stretches my learning | 86% |
Stimulated learning | 85% |
My teacher makes learning fun | 88% |
Effective Classroom behaviour | 85% |
My teacher expects students to pay attention | 98% |
My teacher sets clear rules for classroom behaviour | 95% |
Teacher – Student Relations | % Positive responses |
| High expectations for success | 96% |
My teacher expects me to do my best | 97% |
My teacher believes I can do well at school | 94% |
I usually pay attention in class | 91% |
My teacher expects nothing less than our full effort | 94% |
My teacher cares about how I am feeling / My teacher looks after me | 90% |
Learner Characteristics and Disposition | % Positive responses |
| Learning confidence | 85% |
| I am good at learning | 84% |
I can do challenging work | 85% |
Motivation and interest | 86% |
I want to learn new things | 94% |
Self-regulation and goal setting | 88% |
I try very hard at school / I try my best at school | 87% |
I ask my teacher for help when I find my work difficult | 88% |
Attitudes to attendance | 93% |
I always try to attend school | 94% |
My parents believe that going to school is important | 98% |
Social Engagement | % Positive responses |
School Connectedness | 88% |
I like this school | 94% |
I am happy to be at this school | 93% |
I feel like I belong at this school | 86% |
Sense of inclusion | 92% |
I have lots of chances to be part of class activities | 84% |
I have friends at this school | 96% |
My teacher makes me feel like I matter | 88% |
My teacher makes sure all students feel included | 97% |
My teachers gave me enough help to settle in at this school | 90% |
I know who to ask for help at this school | 100% |
Student Safety | % Positive responses |
At this school, there is a teacher or another adult who cares about me | 90% |
There is a teacher or another adult at this school who believes that I can be successful | 86% |
At this school, there is a teacher or another adult who listens to me when I have something to say | 89% |
I know where to get help if I feel bullied / I know where to get help if someone hurts me or I feel upset | 84% |
I feel safe at this school | 89% |
There is a teacher or another adult at this school who tells me when I do a good job | 95% |
Respect for diversity | 82% |
It is okay to be different at this school | 91% |
These are excellent results, and we will continue to strive to improve to ensure Camelot Rise PS provides the best learning environment for all our students.
Staffing news
I will be on Long Service Leave from Monday, 21st July to Thursday, 14th August
(inclusive). Ben Heys will be Acting Principal and Tennille Giannopoulos will be Acting Assistant Principal.
Thank you to Ben and Tennille for doing this. They will do an amazing job.
Mrs Sue White will be teaching 1G every Monday to Wednesday and Mrs Mary Katsigiannis will continue to teach 1G every Thursday and Friday while Mrs Giannopoulos is in her role as Acting Assistant Principal.
Hayley Lonsdale will be on leave for the duration of Term Three. 3L will be taught by Christine D’Souza.
Simon Judkins will be on leave for the remainder of the year. Simon will be replaced by TBC.
We have appointed Susan Vukovic to an Office Education Support role (Wednesday and Thursdays in Term Three). We welcome Susan to the Camelot Rise Primary School community.
School Reports and Parent Teacher interviews
School Reports will go live on Friday, 27th June at 3.30pm.
Parent / Teacher Interviews will be held on Thursday, 3rd July between 3.40pm – 8.00pm.
A Compass feed will be sent soon to outline the process for booking in an interview time.
Parent Teacher interviews
Please be reminded that as well as our upcoming Parent/Teacher interviews where each
family is allocated 10 minutes to discuss their child’s academic progress and wellbeing, all of our staff are always available before and after school for chats of an informative nature. The Parent Teacher interviews for Specialist Teachers are 5 minutes in duration.
The before and after school times are not ideal for discussions pertaining to academic or wellbeing issues. You can always, and we do encourage you to, make a mutually appropriate time to meet with your child’s teacher to discuss matters of this nature. As well as this, Mr Heys and I are available to discuss any concerning issues you may have at a mutually appropriate time by contacting the office and requesting an appointment.
ICAS 2025
Camelot Rise Primary School will again be participating in ICAS Assessments this year.
ICAS is an online academic competition that gives students the opportunity to challenge their higher order thinking and problem-solving skills. This year our school will participate in English, Mathematics, Science and Writing.
Every student who participates receives a printed certificate in each subject area, and an online results report to track development each year.
In 2025, students from Years 3 to 6 will have the opportunity to participate in the following subjects:
| Subject | Sitting date | Cost Per Test (incl GST) |
| ICAS Writing | Tuesday, 5th August 8:00 am | $24.95 |
| ICAS English | Tuesday, 12th August 8:00 am | $20.95 |
| ICAS Science | Tuesday, 19th August 8:00 am | $20.95 |
| ICAS Mathematics | Tuesday, 26th August 8:00 am | $20.95 |
Please note: All assessments will take place before school. Please arrive at 7:50 am for an 8.00 am test start. There are no test re-sits or other make-up times.
How to participate in ICAS *** CLOSING DATE FOR ENROLMENTS : 18th July ***
If you wish for your child to participate in ICAS this year, please:
- Read the Privacy Collection Statement below.
- Read the terms and conditions: icasassessments.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023-ICAS-Assessments-Schools-TsCs_S2023.V6-1.pdf
- Go to the Parent Portal to sign up to chosen subject areas at: https://shop.icasassessments.com/pages/parent-payment/DKP383
- Enter our school’s access code – DKP383
- Enter your child’s details, select the subject areas your child would like to participate in, then proceed to payment.
After payment is made via the Parent Payment System, you will receive an order confirmation email, please keep this for your records.
End or Term 2 Dismissal-Friday 4th July at 2:30pm
End of term
Timetable for the last day of Term Two, Friday, 4th July
Friday, 4th July is the last day of term and the timetable for the day will be slightly different.
9.00am – 10.40am Students in class
10.40am – 11.10am Recess
11.10am – 12.50pm Students in class
12.50pm – 1.00pm Students eat lunch in class
1.00pm – 1.50pm Lunch play
1.50pm – 2.30pm Students in class
2.30pm Students dismissed from their classrooms.
Our Camp Australia, Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) program commences at 2.30pm on the last day of term.
Raising Children Network - The Australian Parenting Website
We just wanted to take the opportunity to inform you all about the Raising Children Network. This website provides parenting videos, articles and apps backed by Australian experts. The Raising Children Network is designed for busy families and full of tips and tricks for you to try, the content is easy to find and easy to digest.
Please click on the link below to access all the free content. It has been very useful for our own families.
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Happy holidays
On behalf of all the staff we would like to wish all students and families a wonderful holiday. It has been a great Term Two at Camelot Rise Primary School, and we look forward to this continuing in Term Three.
We welcome the community using our facilities during the holiday break as it is great
seeing children and families being active and playing outdoors, however, if you see anyone acting suspiciously or inappropriately around the school grounds, please contact the Glen Waverly Police Station 9566 1555 or contact 000.
We look forward to seeing you all back at school on Monday, 21st July.
Matthew Coney and Ben Heys