Camelot Rise Primary School Newsletter

From the Principal 

Welcome Back

We welcome everyone back to Term Three and we trust that you have all enjoyed the holiday period. The weather was certainly very chilly but we hope that everyone enjoyed some quality time with their family and friends.

 

During the break we have had some wonderful new additions to our school including:

  • Our New Senior School Playground
  • Our Cubbies for the Junior Playground
  • Softfall delivered for all playground areas

The new playground and cubbies have been extremely popular with the students, and we know that they will be a great source of fun, play, and learning for the Camelot Rise Primary School community for many years to come. 

Some exciting events that we are looking forward to this term are:

  • Year 7 Secondary School placement letter (Wednesday 17th July)
  • Victorian High Ability Program (selected Year 5 & 6 students begin their term 3 program next week)
  • Whole School Mini Olympics Day (Thursday, 25th July)
  • Celebration of 100 Foundation Days (Friday 26th July)
  • Gardiners Soccer and Basketball Gala Day (selected Year 6 students, 26th July and 9th August)
  • VHAP Maths Masterclass hosted at CRPS (1st August) 
  • Year 1 /2 Theatre Incursion (5th August)
  • International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) Assessments (Writing 6th August, English 13th August, Science 20th August, Maths 27th August) ** note closing date for applications is the 25th July
  • Year 5 / 6 excursion to Wicked the Musical at the Regent Theatre (7th August)
  • Junior and Senior School Disco (8th August)
  • Father’s Day Pizza Night (29th August)
  • Year 6 Level Photo (11th September)
  • Whole School Production Rehearsal (19th September)
  • Footy Fun Day & Roadshow Incursion (20th September)

NAPLAN Results

Ahead of NAPLAN results being provided to our year 3 and 5 students we would like to inform the community of some changes to this year’s NAPLAN reporting. These are changes being introduced nationally by the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA).

 

NAPLAN will continue to measure student achievement in numeracy, reading, writing, spelling, and grammar and punctuation but the results will now be pres

ented in 4 proficiency levels:

  • exceeding
  • strong
  • developing
  • needs additional support.

This change will give schools, parents and carers clearer information that details student achievement against new proficiency levels. Students’ NAPLAN reports will continue to show how they are tracking against their peers and provide an indication of their skill levels against national averages and where we would expect them to be, to get the most out of schooling. This provides valuable information to teachers about how we can continue to support your child.

 

Each set of NAPLAN results is an important milestone, but it’s also important that students know that one result does not define them. These results help us as a school reflect upon our students’ results—both at the individual and cohort levels—to see areas of strength and areas we will need to focus on in the future.

 

When we provide you with your results, you will also receive information about what the new proficiency levels mean. Australian Catholic University’s Jessica Holloway, an expert in educational data and accountability, recently noted, “conversations that parents have with their children about the results can really change the way that child thinks about themselves, not only in the immediate time but also for the future. Teachers are the ones who are on the ground. They’re the ones who know the students better than anybody. And they’re able to speak, really expertly, on the student’s progress and achievement level”. As ever, you’re welcome to speak to myself, Wendy Yoong or your child’s teacher with any questions about these changes.

Mini Olympics Day

Camelot Rise Primary School will be celebrating the 33rd Olympics on Thursday, 25th July. We invite parents to come along and watch children participate in the activities on the day.

 

Further information is provided in this newsletter and in an upcoming Compass feed.

Friday 16th August - Pupil-Free Day - Curriculum Day

Friday, August 16th, will be a Curriculum Day (Student Free Day at Camelot Rise Primary School). Our Camp Australia Out of School Hours Care program will be operating. You will need to book in with Camp Australia if you would like to access the program. 

Welcome to the Mathesi Greek School

We are pleased to announce that Camelot Rise Primary School will be hosting the 

Mathesi Greek School every Friday night commencing this week. This is an addition to the Korean Language School that currently uses our school facilities every Sunday.

It is a testament to our school community that these two excellent language schools have chosen to use our school and facilities.

We look forward to a long and rewarding relationship with the Mathesi Greek School. They will be here every Friday night from 5.00pm.

 

Matthew Coney & Wendy Yoong