Principal's Report
How quickly we have come to midway through Term 1.
I would like to compliment our 2025 Prep students in the way they have moved into ‘big school’ – quietly confident and ready for the new experiences that happen in their Prep year. Congratulations to our families for preparing their children for this big adventure.
Recently I was reminded of a delightful situation I had a few years ago when a young Prep student came up to me on the first Friday of the new school year to ‘thank me for Prep’ – he believed that his Prep year had ‘finished’ after the first week. Explaining that there were another 39 weeks was the next step.
During the first few weeks of school we have had Year level Parent Information sessions and next Wednesday will have Term 1 Parent Teacher meetings – these meeting are important as they lay the foundations of home-school partnerships which are essential in achieving positive outcomes for every student.
I encourage families to seek information from either their child/ren’s teacher or a member of the school leadership team if you are unsure of any aspect of school life. If you would like a meeting, please contact the staff member to arrange a mutually agreeable time to discuss any issues.
I would like to acknowledge our amazing P&C for their support for our school. The P&C at Camp Hill oversee a large number of operations, including our Out of School Hours Care program (OSHC is a multi-award winning program and one of the largest in the State); uniform shop (Kerri’s support for all families is so valued); tuckshop (open every day for both breaks and providing a range of scrumptious food options) and Swim Club (who provide a program for nearly 200 registered swimmers). The P&C are all volunteers who are working on projects for ALL Camp Hill students. The 2025 P&C Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Tuesday 18 March. I encourage you to join the P&C (the minutes of meeting are very informative) and consider offering some time as a ‘casual’ member of the team. There are numerous diverse roles that family members can take up to support the team. It is so true that ‘many hands make light work’.
A special occasion each year is the P&C Prep Welcome BBQ – it is a wonderful opportunity for families of the Prep year to meet each other, members of the P&C and school staff. I know of several ‘Prep groups’ who are still meeting/going camping ten years after their preparatory year. Thank you to the P&C for hosting this valued event for our families.
Next year the school will celebrate our centenary – Camp Hill Primary School was opened on 1 July 1926. There will be a lot of information coming to families in the next few months regarding this very significant milestone. I encourage you to join in celebrations for our school, which has provided exceptional education programs for local families over the last 100 years.
I would like to thank Mrs Lloyd for the (considerable) work she has put into district sports this term.
There will be a Parent Information session on ‘Learning in Year 1” on both Monday 3 March (6pm) and Tuesday 4 March (9am). These sessions are highly valued and ensure that school and families have a clear understanding of their child’s learning program. I also encourage families to discuss your child/ren’s Term 1 Curriculum Overview with your children during the term. A great question is “can you tell me about …………… which you are learning about this term?”. I frequently ask my youngest granddaughter – “what did you learn today that you did not know this morning”, often the answer is from left field!
Thank you for your continued support for our school.
Best wishes
Deborah
Deborah Driver (Principal)