11 November 2016

Newsletter Articles

Principal’s Report

Dear Parents & Caregivers,

Wow the weather and year is certainly hotting up. With only 4 weeks of school remaining for 2016 please remember to check emails and book mark dates as we have many fantastic celebrations coming up.

Are you leaving us at the end of 2016?

We such a transient population on the Gold Coast we may have families that may be leaving us. So if you know that you are not returning to Coomera Springs State School in 2017, could you please let the school office know (this does not include our Year 6 students transitioning to high school).

Coomera Springs Behaviour Committee

Parents are valuable partners in supporting the school and their child's learning and behaviour. Parents have valuable insights about how to best support their child's behaviour and learning. The Coomera Springs Positive Behaviour for Learning Committee is seeking a parent of the school to join our committee. If you would be interested in nominating yourself please email Taylor Haley at thale22@eq.edu.au.

Thank you to the parents who have already nominated themselves, the window of nomination will be open for another two weeks.

Coomera Springs State School Mo Bro’s 2017

This November 14 of our male staff are raising awareness for men’s health by participating in Movember. Throughout November you may see the male teachers rocking some glorious facial hair all in the name of charity. We will be holding a fundraiser on the 22nd November where the students will be able to get a Mo of their choice painted on by one of the Mo Bro’s for a gold coin donation. We are also selling raffle tickets to go in the draw to win a Manper (male hamper) with goods and prizes to the value of $500. Keep an eye out for them at the front of the school Monday, Wednesday & Fridays before school or outside the tuckshop. They will also be available at the Prep BBQ on the 17th November. Unfortunately due to legal reasons we are only able to sell tickets to people over the age of 18, therefore parents will have to come in to purchase them.

If you want to donate directly to the Coomera Springs State School Movember page follow the link below. We all appreciate every donation as it all supports men’s health.

Gold Coast Health Oral Health (Dental) Services

Gold Coast Oral Health Services are offering free dental check-ups to children in Prep to Year 6. This service will be provided on-site by the Mobile Dental Clinic.

Hours of operation for this clinic are:

Monday – Wednesday 8.00am – 4.30 pm.

To arrange an appointment for your child telephone:

The Oral Health Client Service Centre
Number: 1300 300 850 Monday – Friday 8.00 am – 4.30 pm (Excluding Public Holidays)

Child Dental Benefit Schedule Vouchers are accepted. When your child’s $1000 cap is reached, there will be no out-of-pocket expenses provided your child meets *eligibility criteria.

* Eligibility – All Queensland resident children aged four years or older who have not completed year 10 of secondary school.

Awards, Christmas Concerts and Graduation Events

Term 4 marks a time in the year for many celebrations. Please add these important dates to your calendar.

• Tuesday 29th of November - Christmas Concerts
• Monday 5th of December - Junior and Senior Award Ceremonies
• Monday 5th of December – Year 6 Graduation Dinner
• Wednesday 7th of December – Year 6 Final Roll Call

Kind Regards
Taylor Haley/Acting Principal

News from our Deputies

Booklists for 2017

Booklists for 2017 are currently being prepared for online ordering by our supplier, Kookaburra. As soon as the online portal is ready, we will email all parents with the information and a link to the website.

The Online Ordering system is now open for you to commence purchasing school books for next year. Please follow the instructions in the attached document. We strongly recommend that you get your ordering done early to ensure delivery in time for the start of 2017 school year. Kookaburra have great products on offer for reasonable prices, and it will be delivered straight to your door. Please note that money DOES NOT come through the school for any booklist purchasing – it all goes directly through the Kookaburra Ordering Portal. Please note that some of the lists are for 1:1 iPad/laptop classes. If you have already purchased the 1:1 device for your student you will need to ensure you select the 1:1 option for the relevant year level.

If you would like to purchase the required items yourself, please collect a list from the ladies in our office.

Prep Enrolments 2017

Prep Enrolments for 2017 are now open! The sooner you are able to enrol any younger siblings, the sooner we are able to plan our classes, teachers and learning programs for 2017. Enrolment packs are available from the office! Please see below for some important dates for those students who have been accepted, and for those future in catchment enrolments.

Coomera Springs State School takes great pride in our programs and learning opportunities, and we have many wonderful teachers who are dedicated to providing a supportive and productive learning environment for all of our students.

Prep 2017 Calendar of Events

• Prep enrolment interviews: Nov 7—Nov 18 (Week 6-7)
• Parent information sessions:
    - Wednesday 9th Nov @ 5:00pm (Children are not required to attend)
    - Wednesday 16th Nov @ 9:00am (Children are not required to attend)
• Future Springers Sausage Sizzle: Thursday 24th Nov @ 3:30pm
• Orientation Days: Monday 28th Nov —Friday 2nd Dec (Week 9)

Report Cards

Our teaching teams are busy not only finalising report card comments, but more importantly, teaching and assessing student knowledge and skills within their classrooms. If you are planning going on a short break and taking your child out of school at any stage this term, please understand that important assessment is taking place and that this may have an impact on the level of evidence that teachers will have when reporting on your child. Report cards will be distributed in the last week of term. As we always recommend, if you have a concern about your child’s academic development before report cards are released, please always feel confident in accessing your child’s teacher as your first point of contact.

2017 Year 1 and 4 iPad Program

The response to our 2017 iPad program has been immense, thank you to those families from Prep and Year 3 with children going into Year 1 and Year 4 next year.

The purchasing portal has been very busy in processing all of the orders. Please remember that if you have returned the EOI’s you are then required to jump on the link below and purchase.

The Pre-Christmas delivery deadline of the 24th of October for orders to arrive before the Christmas break has now passed. The next important ordering cutoff date is the 14th December. Orders placed between now and the 14th December will be delivered and ready for use Day 1 Term 1 2017.

The portal will remain open after that, however delivery will not be day 1 Term 1.

Please note: For parents that have already ordered can you please confirm receipt of sales reference number starting 99XXX as confirmation of your order, if this confirmation email has not been received please contact jon.tapia@compnow.com.au to confirm your order has been placed.

There are multiple payment options provided and these are all detailed on the website.

Please select the following link to access the portal.

Graduation

As the year fast approaches its end we move toward a very busy time full of many events to mark in our calendars. One such event is our Year 6 Graduation. This year will are fortunate to be celebrating and acknowledging our Year 6 student at Movieworld on Monday the 7th December from 6:30pm to 9:30pm.

Remembrance Day

This Friday our school will commemorate Remembrance Day. At 11:00am on the 11th day of the 11th month we will stop and observe one minute silence in memory of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in all wars and armed conflicts.

This year 11 November marks the 98th anniversary of the Armistice which ended the First World War (1914–18). Remembrance Day in Australia is dedicated to Australians who died as a result of war, particularly from World War I onwards. A minute of silence is dedicated to the deceased, especially for soldiers who died fighting to protect the nation. Remembrance Day is annually observed on November 11 although it is not a public holiday.

Lest We Forget

Acting Deputy Gabby Raffin/Acting Deputy Ben Morris

News from our Hoses

Bunnings Visit

SEP students will be given the opportunity to participate in a one off workshop run by Bunnings on the 17th November. This session will be held in the SEP during the middle session from 11:15-12:45pm.

Bunnings have kindly donated their time and resources to enable our students to create a DIY craft project.

Permission notes will be going home this week. If you would like your child to participate in this workshop please return the permission note to your child’s class or SEP teacher no later than the 15th November.

SEP High School Transition

This term our SEP team will be working with the local high schools and our Year 6 students on transition programs.

Students attending Pimpama High School the transition days, times and an outline of the activity are listed below.

Week 4 - Tuesday 25th October - 9:00-10:15am - Getting to know you
Week 5 - Tuesday 1st November - 10:10-11:20am - Scavenger Hunt: Map activity
Week 6 - Tuesday 8th November - 9:00-11:15am - My PSSC Passport
Week 7 - Tuesday 15th November - 9:00-10:15am - Art activity
Week 8 - Tuesday 22nd November - 10:10-11:20am - Using computers and laptops
Week 9 - Tuesday 29th November - 9:00-10:10am - Timetables Tournament
Week 10 Whole School Transition Day

News from our Guidance Officer

TIPS FOR BEING A NURTURING PARENT

Being a parent is the most important role you can ever have.

Children need to feel loved and treasured in order to develop to their full potential. Children learn by example; they learn by watching what you say and do all the time, every day.

• Tell them regularly that they are special, loved and wanted.
• Make sure you hug and cuddle often.
• Choose your words with care when disciplining your child; children need love, even whenthey misbehave.
• What you say to your children can determine how they feel about themselves, and how they feel about you. Children tend to believe what their parents or carers tell them; if the words are hurtful, they may develop low self-esteem.
• When they misbehave remember to tell them it is the behaviour you do not like; criticise the
• behaviour, not the child. Make sure your child knows that bad behaviour won’t mean loss of your love even for a little while.
• Harsh, hurtful, abusive words can have very negative effects, and can result in children believing they are useless, no good and will never amount to anything.
• Children learn right from wrong by copying; if you hit them, they‘ll think it is okay to hit too.
• Be constructive in your criticism; talk to children about how they could do things differently.
• Show children what they should do – not just what they shouldn’t do.
• It is easier as parents to see the bad behaviour, and not notice the good behaviour. Learn to look for good behaviour and let your child know how pleased you are. Let them know when they do things well by using encouraging words.
• Praise their smallest achievements.
• Acknowledge, and respect their talents.
• Make time for your children, find out what is happening in their lives, how they feel, what they think. Help them feel heard and understood.
• Take time to have fun together and get to know more about your child.
• Let them know you are available to talk with them about their feelings and worries.
• Encourage children to share their feelings, and share your feelings with them too.
• Stop what you are doing and listen when your child talks to you; respect and acknowledge their feelings. These actions give powerful messages to children about how important they are to you.
• Children think some amazing thoughts. If your child knows you will listen, you are more likely to find out what is going on.
• Try to address any stress in the family. Children are sensitive to adult tension and may misbehave as a result.

Remember to use words that HELP not hurt.

TELL CHILDREN YOU LOVE THEM – THEY NEED TO KNOW THAT!

News from our IT Department

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News from our PE Department

Parents, sporting enthusiasts and Google experts……have a go at our Sports Quiz question of the week!

SPORTS QUIZ QUESTION

Who is the reigning rugby league World Cup holders?

Healthy fact:

Drinking water is the best way to quench your thirst. Even better, it doesn’t come with all the sugar and energy (kilojoules) found in fruit juice drinks, soft drinks, sports drinks and flavored mineral waters.

Drinking water instead of sweetened drinks also prevents dental problems, while the fluoride found in tap water can help strengthen teeth and bones.

CSSS Sporting Achievements

All Schools Touch Football Competition

On Saturday the 7th and Sunday the 8th of November, the Coomera Springs Touch football sides competed in the All Schools Touch football competition. The side did themselves and the school very proud and competed brilliantly over the two days. The Boys B side won the Bowl cup, with the Girls B side runners up in the bowl cup. Both Coomera Springs boys and girls A sides finished in the top 16 teams for the carnival. Well done!!!

The Coomera Springs Annual Swimming Carnival is being held at the Coomera Anglican swimming pool on Friday the 2nd of December. The carnival will start at 9:30am and finish at 2:30.

News from our Music Department

Music Count Us In

Congratulations to the Combined Junior and Senior Choir who led the school on Assembly on Monday, it was great to see and hear the whole school singing “Let it Play” and celebrating the importance of Music in our school and in our lives. We hope to make Music Count Us In an annual celebration at Coomera Springs!

Music Centre of Excellence – Forms Due

If you wish your child in Year 2 to be considered for the Music Centre of Excellence Class in Year 3 2017 your Expression of Interest Form is due at the Office – Closing date Friday 11th November.

Instrumental Music – Last Chance

We are in the process of selecting our Strings and Band beginners for 2017. If you would like your child in Year 2 (Strings) or Year 3 (Band) to apply for the Instrumental Music Program but you haven’t yet returned a note please email Mrs Alison Murray (amurr51@eq.edu.au) ASAP – we will be doing our final testing of students next week!

Music Shirts

Our performing ensembles are looking amazing in their new Music Shirts. If your child is in Band, Strings, Choir or Drumline now is the time to order your Music Shirt – available from the uniform shop for $28. Music Shirts can also be worn to school on Thursdays.

News from our Librarian

Dear Parents and Carers,

I am pleased to announce that our Annual Book Fair has once again been a great success. The students have thoroughly enjoyed picking out books or other items that they could put on their wish lists. Just a reminder, the last purchases are able to be made 1st Break Friday 11th November.

As it fast approaching the end of term, please be advised that all borrowing will cease at the end of week 7. All books, library and home readers need to be returned by the beginning of week 9.

Happy Reading,
Sue Marriott.

News from our Classrooms and around the School

Day for Daniel 2016

Prep

Prep enjoyed some Melbourne Cup races

News from our P&C President

Disco

Our ROCK & ROLL themed disco is on 17th November. Have you purchased your ticket yet?

$10 per ticket gets you: Entry, Glow product, drink and choice of Hotdog or Pizza or Egg & Bacon Frittata.

We will have plenty of games and prizes to give away on the night and as this will be our last disco for 2016 it is set to be a big one!

Christmas Stall

We will be holding our Christmas stalls on 22nd, 23rd and 24th November. Please keep an eye out for more information.

P&C Secretary and Vice President

We currently have an opening on our executive team for a P&C Vice President and Secretary. If you would like to be involved in the P&C and would some more information please contact the P&C for more information.

If you have any questions or would like to assist the P&C in any way, please do not hesitate to contact me at pandcpresident@coomeraspringsss.eq.edu.au.

Sharon Sharp
P&C President

Community Notices

Upper Coomera Physio

What is UC Physio?

UC Physio offer physiotherapy services including musculoskeletal, paediatric, women’s health (pre & post-natal), neurological, pre and operative rehabilitation and respiratory conditions. We are able to offer a range of exercise programs that improve and maintain physical strength and function.

Sprains & Strains
Aches & Pains
Sports
Children
Pre & Post Pregnancy
Incontinence
Clinical Pilates
Hydrotherapy
Aqua Bump Classes And
WOMEN’S HEALTH PHYSIOTHERAPY SERVICES

Where is UC Physio?

Level 1
21 Coomera Grand Drive
Upper Coomera QLD 4209

We are opposite the trade entrance to Masters in the Coomera Grand Complex

Phone: 55 618 111
Fax: 55 618 344
e-mail: admin@ucphysio.physio

PO Box 327
Upper Coomera QLD 4209

General Physiotherapy

• Musculoskeletal problems
• Spine (Back/Neck)
• Shoulders
• Poor posture
• Sport Injuries
• Pre & Post-Operative Rehab
• Respiratory
• Osteoporosis (vibrodisc)

Women’s Health

Did you know that a Women’s Health Physiotherapist offers assessment, treatment and education for a number of issues within the community?

A Women’s Health Physiotherapist will help people with pelvic floor issues (eg. Incontinence, prolapsed), pregnancy discomforts (eg back, pelvic, and leg pain), Pre & Post op Gynae repair education & pelvic floor retraining, Pregnancy & post-partum exercises Pelvic floor safe exercising, Toileting issues with children – bedwetting, constipation, hesitancy, won’t sit for poo and post pregnancy issues (eg abdominal separation, mastitis and breastfeeding issues). All appointments are conducted in a private treatment room, allowing patients to discuss freely their concerns and symptoms. We are equipped with HICAPS so patients can claim private health insurance whilst at their appointment.

If you are experiencing any of the above, please request your appointment with Nadine when phoning our clinic.

Kids Physiotherapy

Babies and children often require specialised assessment and treatment that can’t be effectively assessed unless the clinic is specially set up to look at these i.e. developmental delay, movement disorders and neuromuscular conditions.

Workcover, DVA and Third Party

With appropriate referral from your doctor we are able to assess and treat, and report back to your referring doctor.

Clinical Pilates

Clinical Pilates is an excellent way to manage poor posture and ongoing chronic problems. It is especially effective in the hypermobile and post-operative populations. Specific DMA assessment and treatment is also very effective at treating dysautonomia when there is a spinal contribution.

Aquatic Physiotherapy

Aquatic physiotherapy programs can be used for joint pain, gait re-education, strengthening, postural control, fitness and balance. It is suitable for many conditions including muscular dystrophy, arthritis, chronic pain conditions, rehabilitation post injury and post-surgery.

Phone: 07 5561 8111

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