Camelot Rise Primary School Newsletter

From the Principal 

Student Reports and Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences Thursday June 27th 3:40pm-5:30pm and 6:00pm - 8:00pm

As our teachers are formally reflecting on your child’s achievements during the first 6 months of this year within the Semester 1 reports, it is worth remembering that all 

students (regardless of year level) are individuals and develop physically, emotionally, and academically at different rates. As educators it is our role to provide students with every opportunity to help them achieve their goals and reach their potential. This will vary from child to child, and is why we see our students as individuals, rather than students who we can compare against other students.

 

I know parents appreciate the many hours of work that go into these reports. Teachers review their assessments and moderate within their teams to ensure that each student’s report is as up-to-date and accurate as possible. 

Each report includes areas of achievement as well as future learning goals. These goals will be worked on in Semester 2.

 

Our student reports will be ‘live’ on Compass on Friday, 21st June from 3.30pm. Our Student / Parent / Teacher interviews will be held on Thursday, 27th June between 3.40pm – 8.00pm. 

 

Information about booking interviews will be communicated with families via Compass soon.

 

Parents will have the option to either attend ‘in person’ or ‘online’. The Compass communication will contain the individual links to the teacher’s Webex accounts for parents that request an ‘online interview’.

Congratulations

Congratulations to Amber Liu, who was selected and represented our school in this year's NEVR Youth Concert, run by the Department of Education's North Eastern Victorian Regional office, playing in the String Orchestra.

 

The feedback from the conductor was outstanding as per the report below 

 

I would like to report that Amber had displayed a high level of competence with her instrumental skill as well as exceptional level of resilience enduring 2 separate days and totalling 12 hours of intense rehearsal under my ruthless baton among the almost 100 other students from across our region. Amber was not only fearless when facing the overwhelming challenges of playing among the mostly secondary school students, many of whom were experienced orchestra players, but she was also one of the most cooperative and best-behaving students who contributed greatly to the overall success during rehearsals.

 

Given the fact that there was only a total of 9 students from primary schools among a field of almost 100 players in the orchestra, I sincerely hope that Amber’s tremendous effort would be appreciated for the benefit of music education in our public schools.

 

We are very proud of Amber’s efforts!

 

Divisional Cross Country 

Congratulations to the following students that participated in the Divisional Cross Country last Tuesday.

 

Thomas M, Isla, Aimee, Thomas D, Emilia, Charlie, Alex, Husayn and Ruth.

 

To even make this level of competition is a great achievement and testament to the talent and hard work of these students!

 

We are thrilled to announce that we had three students that have progressed to the regional level of competition.

These students are:

  • Thomas D (1st place at district)
  • Thomas M (2nd place at district)
  • Isla (6th place at district) 

Well done to all students that participated in the Division Cross Country – we are very proud of you all.

 

The next level of competition after the Division Cross Country is State level!

Junior School Council Karaoke Lunchtime Event

We are pleased to announce that our Junior School Council led be Miss Eaves and Miss Gabrielle will be running a karaoke event in Week 9 (11th June to 14th June) in the gym. 

  • Wednesday, 12th June - Foundation to Year 2
  • Thursday, 13th June - Years 3 & 4 
  • Friday, 14th June - Year 5 & 6 

Students can sign up individually or as a group (up to 4 students) and sing whole/part (depending on number of groups) of their selected and teacher-approved song. 

 

All students will have access to a sign-up sheet in their class tub. All sign-up sheets are to be completed by next Friday and handed back to Miss Gabrielle.

 

Thanks to Miss Eaves and Miss Gabrielle for organising and leading this very popular event!

Science Talent Search

We are pleased to announce that Camelot Rise Primary School is again participating in the Science Talent Search. Our school has 25 entries which is the maximum number of entries. There are 39 students involved and some are in teams. Mrs Lorna Vinar will meet with students over the next few weeks to discuss their entries. This event was open for students from Foundation to Year 6. The students will be competing in a variety of areas such as board games, creative writing, experimental research and posters.

 

Thanks to Mrs Vinar for leading this fantastic event and we wish our students all the best with their entries.

 

The Science Talent Search (STS) is organised and managed by a volunteer committee with administrative support from the Science Teachers’ Association of Victoria. 

Entry to the competition is primarily schools-based through a central school STS coordinator.

STS Aims

STS has three broad aims:

  • To stimulate an ongoing interest in the study of sciences by:
    • Encouraging independent self-motivated project work amongst students of science;
    • Giving students the opportunity to communicate their achievements to a wider audience;
    • According recognition of effort and achievement in a scientific enterprise.
  • To promote the direct involvement of the students in the processes of science and its communication.
  • To give the public at large an opportunity to see the quality of work being achieved in science, by both primary and post primary students.

Book Fair

Scholastic Book Fair is up and running at Camelot Rise Library! All students had the opportunity to visit the Book Fair last Friday to create their ‘wish lists’.

 

The Book Fair is open between 8.15am – 8.45am and from 3.30pm – 4.00pm until Wednesday, 5th June.

 

It is great to see the students so excited looking at the books and working out which ones 

they would like to have. Another benefit of hosting the fair, is that based on the number book sales we have, we will receive a commission from the company. So, the more books families purchase, the more books the school can purchase for our library and our students.

 

Thank you to Mrs Jo Hewett who has done a fantastic job coordinating this wonderful event for our school community.

Our new playground

We would like to share with you the design for our new playground that we hope to have installed over the upcoming school holidays. This playground will be a welcome addition to our school. This playground will be placed next to the Dome area (which is still staying).

 

The image below shows what our new playground will look like.

 

We have also ordered four cubby houses for our Junior Playground. We anticipate these will be installed at a similar time.

 

We look forward to these items being installed at our school for our students to enjoy.

National Simultaneous Storytime

All students and staff at Camelot Rise Primary School recently participated in the National Simultaneous Storytime.

 

National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) is held annually by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). Every year a picture book, written and illustrated by an Australian author and illustrator, is read simultaneously in libraries, schools, pre-schools, 

childcare centres, family homes, bookshops and many other places around the country. Now in its 24th successful year, it is a colourful, vibrant, fun event that aims to promote the value of reading and literacy, using an Australian children's book that explores age-appropriate themes, and addresses key learning areas of the National Curriculum for Foundation to Year 6.

 

This year’s book was ‘Bowerbird Blues’ written and illustrated by Aura Parker.

 

Thanks to Mrs Giannopoulos for coordinating this event for our school.

ICAS Assessments

Students from Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 are invited to participate in this year's ICAS Assessments. This is an optional extracurricular activity offered by the school. In 2024, the following dates and times have been set aside before school for students to sit the assessments.

  • ICAS Writing Tuesday, 6th August 8:00 am 
  • ICAS English Tuesday, 13th August 8:00 am 
  • ICAS Science Tuesday, 20th August 8:00 am 
  • ICAS Mathematics Tuesday, 27th August 8:00 am

See Compass for additional information 

 

National Consistent Collection of Data (NCCD)

 

The Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD) is a yearly count of students by all Australian schools across the country. The aim of the NCCD is to provide the Australian Government with information about the number of students with disability in Australian schools and the type of adjustments they need in order to access and participate in education on the same basis as other students. From 2018, the NCCD will be used by the Australian Government to inform funding for schools, known as the ‘student with disability loading’.

 

If you are a parent, guardian or carer of a child with disability who requires ongoing adjustments at school, a teacher or another school staff member will consult with you to understand your child’s needs. This collaborative approach ensures the most appropriate adjustments are chosen to support your child’s learning and participation at school. In some cases, an individual education plan (IEP) or personal learning plan (PLP) may be developed to document specific educational goals and to review your child’s progress over time.

 

Your child will be included in the NCCD if they require ongoing adjustments at school due to a disability as defined by the Disability Discrimination Act 1992This link will open in a new window (the DDA). This is a very broad definition of disability, which includes physical and intellectual disabilities, learning disorders such as dyslexia and dysgraphia, and mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression.

 

The Disability Standards for Education 2005 (the Standards) set out the obligations of schools towards students with disability. Information for parents, guardians and carers on the DDA and the Standards about how schools can work with students and their families is available at Disability Standards for Education: A practical guide for individuals, families and communities.

 

If your child has a disability, your child’s school will provide information about them for the NCCD, including:

  • your child’s year of schooling
  • the category of disability that best describes your child’s difficulties (one of four categories is chosen by the school team to reflect your child’s greatest area of need: physical, cognitive, sensory or social/emotional)
  • the level of adjustment your child receives at school (one of four levels is chosen by the school team to reflect the type of support your child requires: quality differentiated teaching practice, supplementary adjustment, substantial adjustment, or extensive adjustment).

The information collected by schools for the NCCD will ultimately be provided to the Australian Government Department of Education. In some cases this will involve the school passing the information directly to the Department. In other cases the school will provide it to its state or territory government agency (or other relevant body) in the first instance, and that agency will then provide the information to the Department.

 

While it is not possible for schools or families to ‘opt out’ of the NCCD, the privacy and confidentiality of all students and their families is treated with utmost importance. Data is collected within each school, and personal details, such as student names and other identifying information, are not provided to local or federal education authorities.

King's Birthday Public Holiday June 10th

A reminder to all families that the school will be closed due to the public holiday on Monday, 10th June.

 

Students will attend school on Tuesday, 11th June.

 

Matthew Coney & Ben Heys