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District Athletics

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How Children Learn to Read Workshops

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Free Dress Day (Student Council) supportingRSPCA – wear Purple and Green

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ICAS Maths Competition

16August

Ekka Show Day Holiday

Principal’s ReportAs we move towards the middle of Term 3, I am pleased to saythat there is much energy and commitment to learning apparentacross our campus.

In Week 2 our senior students (Years 3 – 6) participated intheir annual Athletics carnivals (field and track events). Thestudents showed Resilience and Persistence with their efforts

on Wednesday which was certainly a ‘challenge’ weather-wise.Thank you to our keen supporters for attending these events.

The District Athletics competition will be held on Thursday3 August and Friday 4 August. Well done to all students whowill be representing our school at the competition – there havebeen some very impressive PB times in numerous events.

Last week a group of Year 4 – 6 students visited the QUT Cubeas part of their Entrepreneurial program. I am sure that theygained much from this exciting opportunity.

The school will be offering an information session on ‘HowChildren Learn to Read’ by Maureen Burnes (Literacy Coach)and Elaine Felstead (Head of Curriculum) on Thursday 3August. There will be two sessions (9:30am – 10:30am and6:00pm – 7:00pm). It is essential to RSVP for these sessions. Iam sure that parents will enjoy hearing about Reading from ourtwo very talented team members.

This Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 4 – 6, a large numberof Camp Hill children will participate in the National Aerobics,Dance, Glee and Cheer competition on the Gold Coast. I amconfident that they will be proud representatives of our school.Go Camp Hill.

On Thursday, August 10 a number of school teams willparticipate in the Beenleigh Eisteddfod. We wish themsuccess.

National Science Week is held from 12 – 20 August. Ourschool has a very large number of activities to celebrateScience. Dr Katherine, our QUT Scientist in Schools, will leadnumerous activities and we are very lucky to have hercontribution to the celebrations. A program will be providedto all families – but I do encourage families from the JuniorCampus to watch out for a town that will appear on campus.

A reminder that Wednesday 16 August is the annual RoyalNational Show public holiday for the Brisbane area. Enjoyyour day off school. OSHC will be closed on this day.

Our school is focusing on Dr David Rose’s Reading to Learn(R2L) program across all year levels. To ensure consistency ofprofessional practice the school has ensured that all teachershave participated in the full professional development program,and that teachers new to the school also have the opportunityto attend relevant PD. Our commitment to the program isbased on analysis of research, peer review and working withother R2L schools. The program is exciting, engaging andcertainly stretches our expectations for student’s engagementand understanding of literacy. An analysis of school dataindicates significant gains across all year levels. I have to saythat I have been very impressed with our student’s deepunderstanding of literacy – certainly not ‘word barking’, but realunderstanding of text.

While we have only just passed the half way point in the schoolyear we are already commencing our planning for 2018. I askparents of students who may be leaving Camp Hill at the end ofthis school year to advise Mrs Somerfield (Enrolment Officer) sothat we can forward plan with accurate student enrolment data.I am pleased to see that most of our Year 6 cohort are visitingtheir future secondary schools.

Best wishesDeborah Driver

Deputy Principal’s ReportIt was two weeks ago that eighty-six weary but happy Year 6students and seven staff (myself included) landed at BrisbaneAirport after six days in Sydney, Canberra and the snow. Aftera very early flight to Sydney on Sunday morning, we made ourway by coach to Canberra. Our first excursion was a guidedtour of the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) on Sundayafternoon. On Monday we visited the Museum of AustralianDemocracy at Old Parliament House, “New” Parliament House,Mt Ainslie and Questacon. Tuesday was spent tobogganingon the slopes at Smiggin Holes in the Snowy Mountains. OnWednesday we visited the National Library, the National PortraitGallery and the Australian War Memorial. Wednesday night wasspent at the AIS participating in the “Sports Experience” beforewatching the Men’s World International Volleyball final betweenAustralia and New Zealand. Australia won 3-0! Thursday wasspent at the Australian Electoral Commission, the RoyalAustralian Mint, the Australian Museum and the National

Arboretum. We packed up early on Friday to travel to Sydneywhere we spent the day visiting Taronga Zoo before our lateflight home to Brisbane.

The Australian Government recognises the importance of allyoung Australians being able to visit the National Capital as partof their Civics and Citizenship education. To assist families inmeeting the cost of the excursion, the Australian Governmentcontributes funding of $60 per student under the Parliamentand Civics Education Rebate program towards those costs.This rebate is paid directly to the school upon completion of theexcursion.

It is great to report that guides, officials and general membersof the public regularly commented on the exemplary behaviourand manners of the children. Well done all Year 6 Camp Hillstudents and staff!

Larissa Wills

School Opinion Survey Now Open!Parents/caregivers, school staff and a random sample ofstudents are encouraged to have their say in this year’s SchoolOpinion Survey by providing their opinions about what ourschool does well and how our school can improve.

Access details for the parent/caregiver survey were sent homewith students last week and parents/caregivers are welcome tocomplete their survey online. School computers can be madeavailable if required. Please note that the access code youwill receive is unique and cannot be passed to other familymembers once it has been used.

The survey is open until Friday 25 August 2017.

If you have not received your invitation letter or require furtherinformation, contact either school office or visit the Educationwebsite via the link below.

http://www.education.qld.gov.au/schoolopinionsurvey/

Jump Rope for HeartOur school is participating in the Heart Foundation Jump Ropefor Heart program and we would love your support!

Heart Foundation Jump Rope for Heart is an exciting andnon-competitive program which encourages children tobecome more active through skipping, learning new skills andraising vital funds for heart research and community healthprograms.

Skipping is an excellent way for children to keep fit and healthy.Over the next few weeks, Camp Hill students will be learning arange of fun skipping skills and new tricks. We will emphasisethe importance of regular physical activity and the importanceof healthy eating for a healthy lifestyle.

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At the end of the program, on 7 September, we will be holdinga Jump Off. Parents are invited to come along and join in thecelebration and watch how much fun the students have beenhaving.

National Collection of Data on SchoolStudents with Disability

Collecting data on school students with disability helpsteachers, principals and education authorities support theparticipation of students with disability in schooling on the samebasis as students without disability. All Australian Governmentshave agreed to work together on the annual collection of dataon school students with disability.

All Australian schools participate in this annual data collection.

The data provided to the Australian Government is aggregateddata only. Please be reassured that the Department will notprovide to another organisation any data that can identify anindividual student. The only data being collected at the schoollevel to be reported nationally is the:

Consultation with parents is important not only for the datacollection but also to ensure awareness of the adjustmentsbeing provided to support your child. We will therefore continueto consult with you.

While only data that cannot identify your child will be submittedoutside of the Department, if you do not wish for your child’sdetails to be included, please let the school know.

Information and fact sheets are available to help you make adecision from the Department’s website:

http://education.qld.gov.au/curriculum/disability-data-collection.html

Australian Government Department of Education:

http://education.gov.au/nationally-consistent-collection-data-school-students-disability

Alternatively, if you have any queries about the collection or useof this data I encourage you to contact Mrs Brown our Head ofSpecial Education or Mrs Driver directly.

Habits of the MindIn preparation for the Leadership Programthe Year 5 students are engaged in HoM 5‘Metacognition – Thinking about YourThinking’. The students are looking at:possibilities; how our actions affect others;consequences; and being mindful and

employing strategic planning. As they apply HowardGardener’s Multiple Intelligences, the students are getting to

know themselves better, how they think and feel and theirstrategies for solving problems.

All students are being mindful of being aspersistent as possible especially whenengaging in challenging or boring tasks. Wegive it our best shot, try not to be quittersand stay focused on our goals.

Sports News

Senior Campus Athletics Carnival

Early in this term, we had the Senior Campus Athletics Carnival.The event was held over two days with students competing infield events, running races and tabloid events.

Congratulations to the 2017 winning house – McIlwraith!

The 2017 age champions were:

Age Girl Boy

8 years Rebecca S Rhys P

9 years Kisha Jade M Wyatt C

10 years Naysa T Joshua P

11 years Grace O Thomas W

12 years Sumalee M Brady S

13 years Emily S

Good luck to our forty 10-12yr old students who have beennominated to attend the District Athletics trials this week.

District Representative Sport Opportunities

Students turning 11-12 years old in 2016 (born 2005-2006), areable to nominate to attend district sporting trials. The trials areof a very high standard, as they are a representative opportunityand we have thirty-three schools in our district.

To be nominated, students should have current or pastinvolvement in that particular sport or similar and it is suggestedthey play in the highest division at their club. Students must benominated by the school as we are limited to numbers that weare able to send. For more information, the district website isavailable via the link below:

https://bulimbass.eq.edu.au/Extracurricular/Sports/Pages/Lytton-District-Sport.aspx

Sports to have trials for Semester 2 are:

• number of students in the school who are providedwith an adjustment to address a disability;

• level of adjustments we provide for those students;and

• broad category of disability.

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To register interest, please see Mr Bourke.

Lunch Time Basketball Coaching

We are very lucky to have Spartans Basketball coaches,running skills and development sessions for our Senior Campusstudents.

Sessions are run on the outdoor multi-purpose courts and areat first play break from 11:15 -11:40am. This began in Week 3and continues through to Week 9.

Days are:

Numbers are limited to thirty students each session. First liningup each play break will get to participate.

T20 Blast Cricket Schools Cup

Year 5 and 6 students interested in playing in the school T20Blast cricket teams, have trials and training from 12:15 -1:15pmevery Friday. These students will participate in cricket trials,instead of the Year 5 and 6 intra-school sport rotations. Teamletters will be given out within the next few weeks.

The carnival date for the T20 Blast is Friday 8th September atWhites Hill Reserve. There will be a bus fee for those studentsinvolved.

Primary Schools Volleyball Cup

Year 4 - 6 Boys Volleyball training will be held at 8:15amTuesdays in the hall.Year 4 - 6 Girls Volleyball training will be held at 8:15amThursdays in the hall.

The carnival date is Thursday 24th August 2017.

Library News

Children’s Book Council of Australia Book Week

It is Book Week from 18th August – 25th August 2017 with thetheme – Escape to Everywhere!

Visit our library catalogue to view the shortlisted books in ourlibrary.

Book Week Book Character Parades

Junior Classes (P-2) will be participating in our annual BookWeek Parade this term:

DATE CLASSES

Wednesday 23 August Prep Blue, Prep Purple, 1C, 2A, 2C

Thursday 24 August Prep Red, 1A, 1B, 2B, 2E

Friday 25 August Prep Yellow, Prep Green, 1D, 1E, 2D

The Parade starts at 9:00am sharp in the hall. We should befinished by 10:00am. Parents are invited to stay and watch theparade.

For ideas please visit the library.

P&C News

The Fair is back in 2018. Save the date “July 28”!

A huge welcome and thank you to Kylie Trew, for volunteeringto be our new Fair Convenor. The planning has started and withKylie at the helm, we can ensure it will be another sensationalevent.

Reminder for Tuckshop Volunteers please

All we are asking for is 2 hours (9:00am – 11:00am) once aweek/month/term, especially on a Thursday & Friday.

Please contact Sharyn directly on 3900 9429, emailtuckshop@camphillpandc.com.au or pop in and see her.

Date Saver – October 7. ADCG Fashion ParadeHigh Tea

Tickets will go on sale mid-August, so stay tuned as it is alimited ticketed event.

Tuckshop Tidbits

The new tuckshop Winter Menu is now available. Perfect forwinter, is the new Butter Chicken & Rice or the homemadeRoasted Sweet Potato & Coconut soup. All your winterfavourites are back as well.

Afternoon Tea service is available on Wednesdays, Thursdaysand Fridays.

Remember that Flexischools cut off time is 8:15am for 1st and2nd breaks and 12:00pm for afternoon tea.

SharynTuckshop Convenor

• Girls Cricket

• Boys Cricket

• Years 4 - 6 – Wednesdays

• Year 3 – Fridays

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Uniform Shop News

Stock Update: New tights have arrived forthe girls with all sizes available. We are soldout of Size 8 Boys Shirts. Stocks are startingto run low and our next shipment is due lateSeptember, so any orders will be placed onback order. Please consider our good qualitysecond hand uniforms in the meantime.

https://schoolshoponline.net.au/camphillipss

If you cannot make it to the shop, please email us. We arealways happy to help.

Uniform Shop trading hours are Tuesday and Thursday 8:15 –9:30am under “D” Block, Senior Campus.

Lee-Anne CurrieUniform Shop ConvenorEmail: uniforms@camphillpandc.com.au

OSHC News

Monday the 24th of July marked the openingof a long-awaited project…the opening ofour new Loose Parts Village. Closed for lessthan ideal reasons, we decided to take thesilver lining approach and ensure theremediation process left us with something truly remarkable forthe children. In line with our philosophy and pedagogy at CampHill OSHC, we wanted an area that fostered careful,considerate play where children can be constructive andcreative and do so in a natural setting. We wanted an areawhere children were encouraged and stimulated to pushappropriate boundaries, overcome challenges and buildresilience. We believe our end product exceeds expectations.

Massive thanks must go to the school faculty, especially theprincipal Deborah Driver for her unwavering support for us inthis project. Our remediation plan was not the easiest, or themost cost effective. It was simply the best outcome for thechildren and this was made clear to the Department. We aredelighted and thankful to have been included as designers andadvisers in the process and we are very excited to implementand observe some amazing play outcomes.

The team at OSHC

CHAPPY NEWS

AusIdentities

During the holiday break Chappy Mal was able to attend anexcellent Professional Development course called AusIdentities.It is a system that is based upon the four Temperaments, whichwere originally introduced to the public arena by American

Psychologist David Keirsey. These four Temperaments are thenlinked to various Australian animals, the Eagle, the Dolphin, theKangaroo and the Wombat. The benefits of understanding theviewpoint and different learning styles of our young people isimmense, not least because we can communicate better andoften anticipate their needs ahead of time. Take the test andsee what animal you are!

https://ausidentities.com.au/the-four-types/

Legendary LEGO League (LLL)

LLL will now be held on Thursdays in Room 26 at both breaks(Years 3-6) for the remainder of Semester 2. The focus this termwill be on Random Acts of Kindness and “Striving to be Kind”with the goal being to have a school LEGO display in the LEGOshow at the end of September at Chandler.

Local Chaplaincy Committee (LCC)

The LCC is currently looking for people to join the chaplaincyteam to ensure chaplaincy is supported well into the future. Ifyou would like to know how to volunteer at chaplaincy eventsor have any questions about Chaplaincy, please contact us atcamphillchaplaincy@hotmail.com.

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