Hughes Primary School, ACT in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | Primary School

Hughes Primary School, ACT

Locality: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Phone: +61 2 6142 0730

Address: Groom Street, Hughes 2605 Canberra, ACT, Australia

Website: http://www.hughesps.act.edu.au/

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25.01.2022 Lest We Forget 2020 - This photo was taken during the Hughes Primary School ANZAC Day Assembly last year. Even though we are separated, we can still come together to pay our respects to those who have proudly served our nation. Please share moments of commemoration from your family as we remember from home.

24.01.2022 We are very fortunate to have an incredibly talented youth worker in Luke McKay. During the assembly tomorrow, Luke will highlight the importance of character strengths and host a game that fosters our understanding of character strengths.

24.01.2022 We are looking forward to having all our Hughes PS students come home!

23.01.2022 The Australian Literacy Educators’ Association has provided information for families to support literacy development. This information provides a helpful guide, particularly during this period of learning from home.

23.01.2022 Our Year 6 students have been Zooming with Dr Karl Kruszelnicki! Dr Karl answered lots of questions and prompted some further thinking. I would like to learn more about being able to bring animals that are extinct back to life because it seems impossible. Dr. Karl said it's possible to bring extinct animals back to life if people found DNA of the extinct animal. Dinosaurs can be brought back to life too, but they are already alive but they’re birds. Jeremy I will use what I have learned to be more sustainable at home. In doing this I will be more aware of what I’m chucking out and what I’m buying. Tom

23.01.2022 For the safety of all our staff and students, it’s important that you stay at home if you are feeling unwell. Listen to Director General, Katy Haire, as she explains how we can work together to prevent the spread.

22.01.2022 The Education Directorate is working in collaboration with the Office eSafety Commissioner and the Australian Federal Police and will be hosting a live webinar for families tonight Wednesday 16 September 2020 from 7:00pm 8:15pm. You can register for the webinar via a dedicated website. Please check email correspondence from Hughes PS for website information. This webinar is suitable for adults and will provide an overview of: The role and function of the Office of the eS...afety Commissioner and the AFP Prevention tips and how to support your child to be a responsible digital citizen How to report inappropriate and harmful content Hard to have conversations and resources to support families Other information about eSafety is available through the Office of the eSafety Commissioner’s website. See more

22.01.2022 Inside our little city beats a big heart. As we face a challenge like no other, Canberra is stronger together. Share how your community is keeping you and your family safe by leaving a comment below. #cbrtogether

21.01.2022 When face to face learning resumes next week it is important that adults continue to observe physical distancing. Listen to Director General Katy Haire talk about physical distancing. Click here to read more: http://ow.ly/gr8S50zFPWc

20.01.2022 https://hairwithheart.variety.org.au/fundrais/millielanham

19.01.2022 We were proud to support the Department of Home Affairs in welcoming 10 new Australians from 8 different countries. The citizenship ceremony, held in celebration of Australian Citizenship Day, included a performance from our school choir and the Australian citizenship affirmation led by our Year 6 school leaders. Our students are to be commended on their effort and performance.

18.01.2022 We are very excited to be part of Floriade: Reimagined. Our preschool students are eagerly awaiting the blooming of their bulbs. They have shared their joy and excitement with the community. Thank you to the Preschool Team and the Butterflies and Owls for this lovely event! https://canberraweekly.com.au/hughes-preschool-grows-commu/

17.01.2022 National Reconciliation Week 2020 - In This Together

16.01.2022 Dis Day Practising gratitude and demonstrating kindness have been the focus of our positive education lessons this year. We are very grateful to be back together at Hughes PS and we want to celebrate. TOMORROW IS DIS DAY. The Resilience Project coined the term ‘dis moment’. A dis moment is an experience that brings joy, awareness of the moment and gratitude. The students will have the opportunity to write letters to people who have helped during the COVID pandemic, and will ...explore and recognise things they are grateful for such as family, seeing friends and living in Australia. We will also spend time ‘in the moment’ having fun. As part of Dis Day, we will also be hosting a Dis Dance. The students are encouraged to dress in country attire on the day for the bush style dance. Dance is such a fantastic way to bring people together. Hughes Primary School students and staff are learning some line dances for the Dis Dance. If you would like to help your child practise these dances at home the tutorial and dance videos can be found here: https://bit.ly/3e9xDKH See more

16.01.2022 Hughes Primary School launched our little street library today! Including some original stories by HPS students! Come and visit and take a book, leave a book and share a book.

16.01.2022 We have been discussing our school values with students across the school and today launched our new school values of..BE KIND & TRY YOUR BEST. These were the two values that most resonated with all members of our school community and they meld seamlessly with our Positive Education Curriculum.

15.01.2022 At the end of last week, our kindergarten students celebrated 100 days of primary school. We are so proud of their many successes and look forward to seeing continued growth this semester. Congratulations KB and KP!

14.01.2022 Hello everyone It is time to turn the volume up and dance along with us at home! We hope you have as much fun watching the virtual disco as we had making it! Once it has finished you may like to have someone put some other songs on at home for you to dance to. We hope you have a wonderful weekend, we look forward to seeing you all soon!

14.01.2022 Happy Mother’s Day!

14.01.2022 As students and staff return to classrooms, we’ll be taking extra steps to protect our school communities. Listen to the Director General, Katy Haire, as she explains the additional health and hygiene measures for ACT public schools.

14.01.2022 Today our school was coloured with a beautiful rainbow. Next Thursday, our children will be rainbow coloured! We are hosting a Slime Spectacular School Run 4 Fun to help us fundraise for a multi-sport synthetic grass court. The Slime Spectacular includes the fun of being covered in non-toxic, water-based slime from head to toe! Make sure you visit plantadifference.com.au to create your profile page and share with family and friends to spread the word! ... As well as helping our school, every dollar you raise helps plant another tree in Australia’s recovering Yarra Yarra Biodiversity Corridor. #schoolrun4fun #funrun #schoolfunrun #australianfundraising #fundraising #slimespectacular #plantadifference

14.01.2022 Lots of fun was had as we participated in National Simultaneous Story Time!

13.01.2022 Our first virtual assembly was great fun. We are looking forward to connecting tomorrow and celebrating some of the many successes of this week.

11.01.2022 As part of our NAIDOC Week celebrations, we opened our Reconciliation Garden. Thank you to William Tompkins who performed a smoking ceremony and Welcome to Country to help celebrate this important event. The garden will serve as a reminder of the importance of grounding learnings, relationships and activities pertaining to reconciliation in truth, and in Country/place. We hope the garden will grow to become a site where true histories, cultures and contributions of Aborigina...l and Torres Strait Islander peoples can be respectfully shared. Our Reconciliation Garden is inspired by the Bogong Moth. According to an Aboriginal Dreaming Story, the Bogong Moth was once brightly coloured like our native wildflowers. Ignoring her husband’s advice, the moth went to explore the mysterious white mountain in the distance. As she neared her destination, snow fell, trapping her. Spring came and as the snow thawed, Myee the Bogong Moth was released. Taking flight, her bright and vibrant colours remained, soaking into the snow and leaving her a dull brown. And where this snow melted, beautiful flowers emerged. The story serves as a reminder that there is beauty in mistakes. Curiosity and an open and inquiring mind are qualities of the Bogong Moth. These character strengths are qualities present in the lifelong learners of Hughes Primary School students. See more

11.01.2022 Wow! What fun our Owls had today celebrating the Slime Spectacular. The count down is on for our whole school Slime Spectacular on Thursday. Happy Fundraising! Thanks to your generous support, we have raised $10 000 towards our multi-sport court. Make sure you visit plantadifference.com.au to create your profile page and share with family and friends to spread the word! As well as helping our school, every dollar you raise helps plant another tree in Australia’s recovering ...Yarra Yarra Biodiversity Corridor. #schoolrun4fun #funrun #schoolfunrun #australianfundraising #fundraising #slimespectacular #plantadifference

10.01.2022 Our preschool team were pleased to provide families with packs to support learning from home today. These packs have been carefully created to continue to inspire creativity and critical thinking in our preschool learners. We look forward to seeing photos and videos of the children engaging in the learning.

10.01.2022 As students and staff start returning to classrooms next week, our Director General, Katy Haire explains the steps parents and carers can take to help engage their children in good hygiene habits.

10.01.2022 Hughes Primary School 2020 Yearbook It is time to order your fantastic Hughes Primary School Yearbook. The Yearbook contains memorable moments for students and families to treasure. Each year level has created an engaging, fun snapshot of their class. In addition, every turn of a page highlights the amazing journey and activities that have happened during the 2020 school year. The cost of the 2020 Yearbook is $25.

10.01.2022 Don't let the travel restrictions stop you from getting out and exploring these holidays. We’ve put together an interactive world map showcasing some of the bes...t virtual experiences and resources available online from all around the world. Go on a holiday from home, and use the template provided to send a postcard to a friend, family member or your teacher. https://bit.ly/39WV2Mp See more

07.01.2022 This year has certainly highlighted the amazing generosity, kindness and connection of the Hughes PS community. The Hughes PS staff would like to express our sincere gratitude for the incredible gesture of coffee and lunch provided by the Hughes Dads’ Group. Thank you! We are all touched by this very generous and thoughtful gift.

04.01.2022 With 1 week to go, Ms McCabe is ready for our exciting Slime Spectacular. We are all looking forward to a slime-filled day of fun! Thanks to your generous support, we have raised $8 000 towards our multi-sport court. Make sure you visit plantadifference.com.au to create your profile page and share with family and friends to spread the word! As well as helping our school, every dollar you raise helps plant another tree in Australia’s recovering Yarra Yarra Biodiversity Corrid...or. #schoolrun4fun #funrun #schoolfunrun #australianfundraising #fundraising #slimespectacular #plantadifference

04.01.2022 Walk for Angelman Syndrome Great fun was had as we raised funds and awareness for Angelman Syndrome. The walk saw classes engage in a character strength hunt, spend time with buddies and lots of bubble play. Thank you to our school community for your generous donations.

03.01.2022 Thanks to the great work of the community to restrict the transmission of COVID19, ACT public school students and teachers can start attending school from Monday 18 May. More information http://ow.ly/rAII50zzclF

03.01.2022 Feeling excited yet? Our Slime Spectacular School Fun Run is next Thursday! Time is running out to fundraise for our multi-sport court. Plus! The more we raise as a school, the more we can do to help replenish the Yarra Yarra Biodiversity Corridor. Thank you to everyone who has donated to our school so far! We are so thankful for your support. ... #schoolrun4fun #funrun #schoolfunrun #australianfundraising #fundraising #slimespectacular #plantadifference

02.01.2022 Welcome Back! At the end of Term 2 we demonstrated our gratitude for our families, school and the broader community. We had such fun celebrating the ‘dis moments’. A dis moment is an experience that brings joy, awareness of the moment and gratitude. Returning to school together to begin Term 3 is certainly a dis moment for the Hughes Primary School staff. We look forward to a fun-filled term of learning. At this time, we would like to remind you of the measures in place to k...eep us all safe and healthy we thank our school community for working together during this time. Reminders EQUIPMENT All playground equipment is NOT in use before and after school. VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN SCHOOLS Parents/carers of students with complex medical needs are encouraged to consult a medical practitioner to determine the suitability for onsite learning during the pandemic. Family members who are aged 70 years and over; aged 65 years and over with chronic medical conditions; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and over the age of 50 with chronic medical conditions or compromised immune systems should consider their needs before entering the school site. PHYSICAL DISTANCING FOR ADULTS All adults, including parents, staff, volunteers and onsite visitors will need to practise social distancing requirements of 1.5m between themselves and no more than one adult per four square metres in an indoor environment. DROP OFF + PICK UP We encourage parents to drop off children from outside of the school gates on the Bimberi and Franklin playgrounds. HYGIENE PRACTICES FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF All staff and students will be reminded to wash their hands with soap and water and use hand sanitiser upon arrival and regularly throughout the day. ILLNESS If your child is sick, they must not attend school. Staff will also not attend school if they are unwell. If a child is presenting with cold or flu symptoms, a parent will be contacted to arrange for the child to be collected from school. ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANING With the support of the ACT Education Directorate, a school cleaning plan is in place to ensure the regular cleaning of high touch surfaces, frequently used objects, play equipment and bathrooms. WHAT TO BRING Students will need to bring their school bags packed with their normal school belongings. In addition, we ask families to ensure that all students have a drink bottle with the child’s name clearly labelled.

02.01.2022 Happy Father’s Day!

01.01.2022 Only 2 more sleeps until the big day our Slime Spectacular School Fun Run is on Thursday! Each year group will have a chance to run the course and get slimed! Our K-3 students will participate during the morning session (9am 11am). Students in Years 4-6 will have their turn after lunch (12pm 1pm). Kindergarten kick off the event at 9:30am. Information went home today reminding students to wear clothes that can be covered in slime. We recommend a white t-shirt to really... highlight the slime. Please also provide a change of clothes and a towel for after the event. Thank you to everyone who has donated to our school so far! We have already raised $11 000 towards our multi-sport court. Visit plantadifference.com.au to create your profile page and share with family and friends to spread the word! We are very grateful for your support. #schoolrun4fun #funrun #schoolfunrun #australianfundraising #fundraising #slimespectacular #plantadifference