1 September 2017

Newsletter Articles

Principal’s Report

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

We are getting to the home straight for the end of Term 3, so just a few bits of information from me this week.

Book Week

Thank you to Mrs Marriott for organising our Book Week again for 2017. Given that our school is now over 900 students, it was with excitement and pride to be able to look on and see our students participating in our Book Character Parade. What an effort everyone at Coomera Springs went to. You know that I am constantly promoting the importance of reading to, with and in front of your children. So I was incredibly proud to see just how much excitement our students were experiencing from this parade. Another interesting point for me to reflect on is that we continue to have involvement across the entire school.

I would hope that the love of reading isn’t just something that we share with our children when they are little.

Many thanks to all of our staff for getting so into the spirit of the parade as well. I say it each year, but parents, next year I would love for you to become a part of the fun too.

Remember to keep reading as books are food for the brain!

Gold Coast Show Holiday

Don’t forget that this Friday 1st September is the Gold Coast Show Holiday, meaning that all schools on the Gold Coast are closed for the day.

What Are You Doing in 2018?

As we come to the end of Term 3, we also begin our planning cycle for 2018. So this is the time that we ask have you enrolled all of your children for 2018? Do you have a Prep student starting? Do you have friends that should be enrolling their child into Prep?

Plus the big question, will you still be with us in 2018? If at any point during Term 4 you know you will be exiting Coomera Springs State School, if you could let the office know so that as we begin drafting class structures we are aware of our ins and out.

Born to Read

Are you coming to our Born to Read celebration in Week 10? This will be the third year that as a community we celebrate the importance of reading in our daily lives with an afternoon of fun and entertainment.

This year we have given our celebration a facelift to ensure that we are inclusive of everyone in our campaign to get everyone reading. Hence the change of name from Real Men Read to BORN TO READ!

It’s a wonderful way to celebrate the end of term and to have an afternoon as a family. It’s possible our famous ‘Teacher Band’ may be making an appearance. We look forward to seeing you all there on Wednesday 13th September at 3.00pm.

Kind Regards
Martine Gill

NAPLAN Online Trial @ CSSS

The tables have turned and our students get to test the test!

In week 8 and 9 Year 4 and Year 5 students will be testing the NAPLAN Online platform to assist Education Queensland in its readiness preparation for NAPLAN Online in 2018. Our student will participate in an online trial test that is designed to test our network capability and ensure the test performs as it is expected to perform. There will be no formal results recorded for our students as it is the system being assessed rather than our students.

The benefit of participating in this trial is that the school will know that we have the infrastructure and devices required to successfully complete the real test in 2018.

For the students, they get a sneak peek at the online testing environment which will ease their mind in anticipation of 2018 and provide them a leg up because they will be familiar with the navigation and built in tools when the time comes for the real assessment in 2018.

For further information please visit:

Interested in 1:1 Student iPad Program

Have you completed your expression of interest form for the 1:1 Student iPad Program in 2018?

Download the Expression of Interest Form, complete it and then hand in at the office.

If you missed the information session please visit the below links for more information and keep your eyes peeled for the details of the Term 4 information session.

Visit our 1:1 Student iPad Program Webpage for more details-

Enrol in our 1:1 Student iPad Program iTunes U course

(link will work if accessing via ios device with iTunes U downloaded)

- Enrolment Code: FAB-DMK-FNL

Color Run is coming – Save the date!

Coomera Springs State School P&C is holding a colour run on Friday 20th October. More details will come to hand as we get closer. But parents and younger children are welcome to come and run on the day for a donation. Sponsorship forms and more information will go home at the beginning of Term 4. We are really excited to be holding this event. We will also have some prizes up for grabs..

HoSES News

Speech Pathology Week 20-26th August

This year the theme is ‘Communication Access- everyone gets the message’

Communication access is about creating a world where people with communication difficulties can communicate successfully with everyone, a world where everyone gets the message.

GC2018 Commonwealth Games

In less than 240 days, some of the world’s best athletes from 70 nations and territories will be arriving on the Gold Coast to compete in 18 sports and seven para-sports.

There are still many great tickets remaining to morning and evening sessions.

Your school community can look forward to inclusive, accessible and affordable ticket prices for GC2018 including half price children’s tickets for people aged 16 and under!

To find out more information about the sports, each session and their locations, check out our Ticketing Guide.

BOQ – Bank of Queensland

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South Coast School Sport – Track and Field 2017

From the recent Broadwater District Athletics Carnival, six students have qualified to compete in the South Coast School Track and Field Carnival next week. This is a fantastic opportunity to represent our school, we are very proud of the following students. We wish them good luck for their events.

Broadwater District Track and Field results

Here are the results from our CSSS team that competed last week.

Congratulations on your achievement!

If there is no result shown this means the student competed but wasn’t successful in the final round.

PE lessons – Rugby League

Last week our Prep classes were lucky enough to be visited by Darius Farmer, an under 20’s player from the GC Titans. The Titans great community partner NUCRUSH have joined with the club again in 2017 to support the delivery of Titans community programs to primary schools in the Coomera region.

Music Shirts

Our performing ensembles look amazing in their Music Shirts. If your child is in Band, Strings, Ukulele Band or Choir now is the time to order your Music Shirt for 2017 – available from the uniform shop for $28.

Music Shirts can be worn to school on Fridays in 2017.

Prep parents please be advised that the Music Shirts are only available from Size 6 upwards (it is not possible to make the shirt in a smaller size as the process would alter our design). Prep students in the Junior Choir should purchase a Size 6 shirt and wear it tucked into their formal bottom half.

Kids at Sea (Sindbad Sails Again)

Friday the 8th and Saturday the 9th of September, 2017

At the Upper Coomera State College Performing Arts Centre
Reserve Rd, Upper Coomera
Commencing at 6:00pm Sharp

Tickets

$13 Adults
$9 Children (aged 12 and under)
Available from the CSSS school office on Wednesday and Thursday mornings 8.15-9:00am
beginning Wednesday 16th August 2017

Breakfast is Served at Coomera Springs!

We have noticed a large number of students in the mornings either buying unhealthy food options at Hungry Jack’s (Slushie’s and ice cream) or eating their lunch whilst they are waiting for school to begin. We have opened up a breakfast menu to help combat these issues.

• Breakfast starts at 7am with cereal, toast, muffins and fruit available as well as juice.
• Wednesday is pancake day!
• Prices as below:

We are hoping that the menu will increase and we have more special days as we get busier. We are hoping that by offering a healthy breakfast the kids will have a great start to their day and won’t tuck into their lunches leaving them hungry later in the day.

Tuckshop Winter Menu

Please remember that Thursday’s and Friday’s are flexischool orders only.

Volunteers Needed

We are again asking our parent community for anyone who has some spare time to help.

We are needing volunteers to help with:

School Banking (Tuesday mornings)
Frankie’s Tuckerbox ( any time between Mon-Fri)
Frankie’s Fabrics Uniform Shop (Mon, Wed & Fri mornings 8.15 – 9am)

If you can spare some time please contact Kylie at the tuckshop or the uniform shop.

P & C meeting

Our next P & C Meeting will be held on Wednesday 11th October 2017 at 3:15pm in the resource room next to the library.

School Directory

Community Notices

UC Physio

UC Physio offer physiotherapy services including musculoskeletal, paediatric

(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), 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.

Level 1, 21 Coomera Grand Drive, Upper Coomera QLD 4209
Phone: 55 618 111 Fax: 55 618 344
Email: admin@ucphysio.physio

Gold Coast Health Oral Health (Dental) Services

****Please note: The dental van is no longer at CSSS, you will need to phone the Oral Health Client Service Centre # 1300 300 850 to make a time to receive a free dental check-up & any follow up treatment required.

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.

Further information on public funded oral health services can be accessed via URL:

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