From the Principal
Student Reports and Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences
Thursday June 22nd 3:40pm – 8:00pm
Our student reports will be ‘live’ on Compass on Friday, 16th June from 3.30pm. Our Student / Parent / Teacher interviews will be held on Thursday, 22nd June between 3.40pm – 8.00pm.
Information about when the ‘booking site’ is live will be communicated with families via Compass soon.
Parents will have the option to either attend in person or online.
Class teachers will send their WebEx address to all families to enable you to ‘log on’ to the link for your interview time if you choose the online option.
End of Term 3 Dismissal: Friday23rd June at 2:30pm
End of term timetable for the last day of Term Two, Friday, 23rd June
Friday, 23rd June 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 – 1.40pm Lunch play
1.45pm – 2.00pm Whole school assembly
2.30pm Students dismissed from their classrooms.
Please note that there will be no ‘Student of the week’ awards presented at the end of term assemblies.
Our Camp Australia, Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) program commences at 2.30pm on the last day of term.
Movie Night
We are looking forward to our Movie Night on Thursday. We are very pleased with the number of students attending this event. We would also like to thank the parents and staff for assisting on the night to allow this event to occur.
Year 5 Camp to Sovereign Hill
It was wonderful to hear the positive feedback in relation to the Year 5 Camp to Sovereign Hill. This is a wonderful camp, and the students had many fantastic experiences learning
about life on the goldfields and how this time formed an important part of Australia’s history.
Thanks to the students and staff who made this trip so memorable for all.
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 23rd 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 ‘The Speedy Sloth’ written by Rebecca Young and illustrated by Heath McKenzie.
About the author
Rebecca Young is an award-winning author from Sydney. Her first book, Button Boy, illustrated by Sue deGennaro, was a Notable Book for the 2012 CBCA Awards and has been published internationally. In 2016, Teacup, illustrated by Matt Ottley, won the Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children’s Literature in the NSW Premier’s Literacy Awards.
About the illustrator
Heath McKenzie is an award-winning children’s book illustrator who has written and illustrated countless books for children. Heath lives in Melbourne with his wife, two kids, dog, and a fish that he considers more of a lodger than a family member.
Thank you to Mrs Giannopoulos for initiating and coordinating this event across our school.
The Mind Masters
Over the last two terms our Year 3 – 6 students have participated on some online learning sessions titled ‘The Mind Masters’.
The Mind Masters is a unique, Australia wide, in-school education program to build student mental health, wellbeing & resilience, and guide school communities towards long-term, positive mental health outcomes.
The program is a multi-faceted interactive experience including year-round livestream education events, alongside an e-learning wellness toolkit for students, teachers, and families.
The series of monthly livestream events provide convenient, accessible and interactive livestream lessons in mental health & wellbeing.
The Mind Masters livestream learning studio provides a flexible educational experience both in-school and at-home for the entire school community to meet social-emotional learning challenges.
The e-learning toolkit arms teachers and supports student capacity to build their resilience and wellbeing.
The Mind Masters program has been developed, delivered and tested in Australian schools by The National Theatre for Children (NTC), alongside a team of clinical psychologists.
NTC is a premium educational service provider and since 1978, we have formed connections and helped develop relationships between thousands of schools, families and communities. NTC’s curricula are designed to challenge students and our educational standards meet the Australian Curriculum Standards.
We are thrilled that our students are able to participate in such valuable programs such as these.
King's Birthday Public Holiday June 12th 2023
A reminder to all families that the school will be closed due to the King’s Birthday Public Holiday on Monday, 12th June.
The Annual Report 2022
Earlier in the year we completed the annual general meeting for 2022 as part of annual reporting process to the school community and the Department of Education. Our 2022 Annual Report is now posted on our school website for anyone who would like to read it. There is a lot to celebrate in our annual report and the results are once again testament to students, teachers and parents working together to provide a wonderful learning experience and environment for all. The annual report format is set by the Department of Education and all schools report on the same data sets. As you will see we compare very favourably. The link to our website follows: https://www.camelotrise.vic.edu.au/policies-and-plans
2023 Education State Conference
Yesterday I attended the 2023 Education State Principal Conference at the Melbourne Convention Centre. Hosted by the Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership, this day event brought together principals from across the state to hear from renowned educators and leading practitioners to discover new ways of thinking about leadership excellence.
Through the theme of leading people, this year’s conference explored key ideas around:
- leading coherence
- leading outcomes
- leading self.
Illness
We are experiencing a significant rise in flu/cold/Covid cases for both students and staff this term. As you would be aware, the Covid Guidelines have changed with the passing of
time, reflecting changing conditions. Current Covid Guidelines require staff to stay home for 5 days if they contract Covid. For students, the guidelines recommend a 5-day stay at home from school. Whilst it is not a requirement for students, we would strongly recommend that parents consider doing so to keep our school a healthy place to learn and work in. We ask that any student showing signs of illness do not attend school. As per department guidelines, any student presenting with compatible symptoms of sore throat, cough, fever, or cold-like symptoms a parent/guardian will be required to collect the student as soon as possible.
Camelot Rise Primary School always endeavours to cover staff absences with a Causal Relief Teacher. In recent weeks this has become increasingly difficult to do. Casual relief teaching agencies are struggling to meet the demands of schools to cover their increasing absences. We have had to split some grades and combine classes as well as use our specialist teachers in classrooms to help with deal with staff shortages. We would like to thank the students and staff for their flexibility during this time, and our parent community for their understanding.
We appreciate your ongoing support in minimising the spread of respiratory illnesses and viruses.
Matthew Coney and Ben Heys