26 July 2019

Newsletter Articles

Principal’s Report

Welcome to Term 3, 2019. This term is looking like being a real highlight for the Coomera Springs SS community. After much preparation and rehearsals, the school musical will be presented towards the end of this term. This is looking like being a very special and most memorable event for the school which happens once every two years.

In addition to the musical, we have Book Fair, Book Week and a range of other events and special focus occasions scheduled for Term 3, 2019.

Student Reporting

All families received student progress reports at the end of last term. We encourage families to read these reports carefully and use them to assist with feedback and goal setting for students. We are pleased to see that more students are receiving a C, B or A in key subject areas as well as more students receiving an A or a B level assessment. The vast majority of students (84%: English; 89% Mathematics and 91% Science) achieved a C, B or A level in key learning areas. This is an improvement in many areas.

I encourage all families to use the student report as important feedback and a tool to have discussions with regards to ‘next steps’ to improve in student learning. The ratings relate to achievement against the Australian Curriculum. Families can find more information here.

School Opinion Surveys

Our school is committed to being the best possible school for Coomera Springs students that it can be. Part of our work in continual improvement is obtaining feedback through opinion surveys. School Opinion Surveys will be conducted during August. Please see this information on School Opinion Surveys.

School Uniform Shop

The school Uniform Shop has now transitioned to new arrangements from the start of Term 3. The opening days are now Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings from 8:00am until 10:30am. The management of the Uniform Shop is transitioning to become a School Locker Campus Store. Over time, families will see many benefits of this change to provide a one-stop-shop for school requisites. Please see the information on our School Locker Campus Store in this newsletter.

Year 5 Camp

Our Year 5 students enjoyed a wonderful camp at the Currumbin Valley Farm School last week. The weather was a little cool whilst the sky was clear, and they experienced magnificent days working on their rescue theme. The students enjoyed the food provided, the new cabins and a range of new and challenging experiences.

Thank you to the staff members who gave up their family time to look after the Year 5 students on camp.

Chris McMillan
Principal

Parent Opinion Survey 2019

The annual suite of School Opinion Surveys will be conducted from 29th July to 23rd August 2019. All families, school staff and a random sample of students will be invited to participate. We encourage you to take this opportunity to have your say about what our school does well, and how we can improve.

Access details for the Parent/Caregiver Survey will be sent home with students this week. The survey can be completed via computers, tablets or smart phones with internet connection.

Survey queries or requests for translations can be directed to Petrina Lewis on telephone 07 5519 5300 or email plewi27@eq.edu.au

HOSES News

NDIS Parent Information Sessions

Ben Hugo, from NDIS will be presenting a couple of information sessions at Coomera Springs State School this term.

There will also hopefully be a representative from Uniting Care Early Childhood Early Intervention to support parents of students aged 0-6 years.

The first session (Monday 29th July 2019, 2:00pm - 3:30pm) will be Accessing the NDIS which will cover;

• An introduction to the NDIS
• NDIS eligibility criteria
• How to request access (apply for the NDIS) and what information to provide
• Examples of supports and services funded by the NDIS
• Where to go for more information.

The second session (Monday 5th August 2019, 2:00pm - 3:30pm) will be How to get the most out of your plan which will cover;

• The role of the LAC
• Portal (myplace) assistance and explanation
• What the NDIS bases it decisions on (reasonable and necessary – R & N)
• The 3 funding categories
• Understanding the Price Guide and how best to utilise it
• The difference between Self Plan and Agency Managed
• How to access supports.

The information sessions will be held in Activity Zone located in the Special Education Building.

Tea, coffee and light refreshments will be available. If you require child minding, please let us know.

Please inform Connie McLean (HOSES) if you are interested in attending.

Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD)

The Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD) is an annual collection of information about Australian school students with disability.

The NCCD enables schools, education authorities and governments to better understand the needs of students with disability and how they can be best supported at school.

The Australian government collects data on students who are enrolled at all Australian schools on the national census date. In 2019, the census date for the national data collection is 2nd August 2001.

Please refer to the attached fact sheet below for more information.

Head of Special Education Services
Connie McLean

Woolworths Earn & Learn

A very BIG thank you to the Coomera Springs Community for helping to raise 66,000 points. What a fantastic effort!

We are now in communication with Woolworths as to the resources we will be getting for our school.

We extend a HUGE thank you to one of our amazing parents Bec for coordinating our Earn and Learn Fundraising efforts. Thanks Bec!

Finance News

The payment window is open every morning from 8:00am until 9:30am for Cash or EFTPOS payments.

Coomera Springs State School is no longer able to take credit/debit card payments over the phone.

The school is requesting invoice payments now be made via BPoint.

To access BPoint, please click on either the link appearing on your invoice or call 1300 631 073.

IMPORTANT - To make a payment you will need the Biller Code, your customer Reference Number and Invoice Number. You are able to nominate the amount you wish to pay.

Library News

Book Fair Coming Here!

Our Book Fair this year will be held this term, leading up to our Book Week, Book Parade and Born to Read Celebrations.

The Fair will be held during week 5, starting on Tuesday 13th August until Friday 16th August.

The Book Fair will be opened before school, lunchtimes and after school.

The times will be stated on the notices that will be displayed in the classrooms.

This will be a lovely time for our parents and carers to come in with your child to purchase a book to read together. Adding 10mins or more of reading everyday matters and develops vocabulary to over a 1 million words.

Notices will be handed out to classes to show the types of books that will be available.

Please note once again, to make it easy for payments, you can pay either by credit/debit card, cash or by paying online and sending the order form back to school to purchase your item.

Thank you for your understanding and I hope this will be easier for all. If you have any queries, please contact me in the IZONE Centre (Library).

Born2Read – 21st August

Save the Date - Born2Read will be held at 9am on the 21st of August!

There will be a student character parade, school-wide picnic and more. Further information will be coming from classroom teachers soon.

Happy Reading
Sue Marriott
Teacher/Librarian

PE Department News

District Athletics Carnival results

11 students from years four, five and six competed at the Broadwater District Athletics trials on Wednesday and Thursday last week. 36 schools were represented across the two days of competition held at the Griffith University Athletics Centre.

We are very proud of our students as they tried their best and represented our school with pride and excellence. Congratulations for achieving these results;

Congratulations to Marlee, Tom, Kyama, Chelsea, Max and Riley who placed in the top 4 places for their event and have qualified to compete at the South Coast Regional Athletics trials on 29th and 30th July. We wish them good luck!

Year 4, 5, 6 Gala Sports Day - Tuesday 3rd September

This term students will play; AFL, Netball and Tee ball against Park Lake SS and Highland Reserve SS.

Students will need to wear: their school sports uniform, hat, sunscreen and running shoes – NO Football boots.

Students will need to bring: two water bottles, packed lunch and morning tea – NO TUCKSHOP facilities are available.

They may also bring a towel to sit on while they are eating or resting.

If your child’s contact details or medical condition has changed since term two, please contact your child’s teacher ASAP.

AFL Auskick

Aussie Hoops

Mrs Sarah Hodder
PE Teacher and Sports Coordinator

Music Department News

Beenleigh Eisteddfod

Congratulations to our SENIOR BAND, SENIOR STRINGS and DRUMLINE who performed at the Beenleigh Eisteddfod on Tuesday – we had a CLEAN SWEEP, with all three groups receiving FIRST PLACE – an amazing effort! Well done to their conductors Dr Postema (Band) Miss Williams (Strings) and Mr Lewerissa (Drumline) and congratulations to all students. Your behaviour and efforts on the day were outstanding, and your results speak for themselves. A great start to our Eisteddfod campaign!

Gold Coast Eisteddfod

Permission slips for the Gold Coast Eisteddfod have been handed out, and are due back at school by Monday 29th July.

Please take note of the dates and times for our group performances at the Gold Coast Eisteddfod. The times shown below are either section start times or the time we have been asked to arrive by – it is impossible to predict exactly how long the sections will go or what time our students will be on stage.

Tuesday 6th August – Junior Choir at HOTA
(11am start time)

Tuesday 13th August – Intermediate Strings at HOTA
(4pm start time)

Tuesday 20th August – Junior Band at HOTA
(9am start time)

School Musical Update – The Amazing Adventures of SUPERSTAN 2019!

Our Tuesday after school rehearsals have now commenced, and we would like to congratulate all students for their effort and focus, and excellent behaviour. It’s going to be great to be able to get through everything that is planned for a rehearsal, and even have time to go through some things twice!

Musical Cast Shirts were handed out at the end of the After School Rehearsal on Tuesday – please see Mrs Hodder in the Hall to collect your shirt if you were unable to stay until the end of rehearsal on Tuesday. Musical Cast Shirts can be worn to school any day in Term 3 EXCEPT Formal Fridays, and on TUESDAYS in Term 4. We would love to see ALL CAST in their Musical Shirts on TUESDAYS for After School Rehearsals as well! A huge thanks to Mrs Hodder and Ms Talbot for all their hard work in designing and ordering the shirts, they look SUPER!

Tickets for the Musical will be on sale ONLINE from 9am Thursday 1st August – the link to purchase tickets will be emailed to Musical Cast and posted on the School Facebook page.
Ticket prices: $15Adult $10 Child (under 12).

Poster Design/Colouring Competition Winners:

On assembly at the end of last term we announced the winners of our Superstan Poster Competition. The standard of entries was very high, and the judges had a very difficult decision to make! We look forward to seeing the finished posters on display around our school. Congratulations to the following students who were judged as overall winners and received a prize pack from Mrs Raffin:

Design Competition – Dominique 4A, Elayna 3E, Emily 4A, Jaxon 3E, Lacey 5A.
Colouring Competition – Harper 2E, Josie 2E, Seraphina 1E.

MUSIC SHIRTS

Our school Uniform Shop is selling the remaining stock of Music Shirts for the discounted price of $25 – get in quick and grab yourself a bargain!

Alison Murray
Music Coordinator

P&C News

Welcome back to all our Students and Staff.

Fundraising update/Calendar for Term 3

Fundraising for Term 3

Monday 29th July - Raffle

Prize - Reserved Car Park for the remainder of the year (1 prize only).
Drawn Friday 9th August after 2nd break.
Winner will have a car spot reserved towards the front of the staff car park for the remainder of 2019.
Tickets are $3.00 or 3 tickets for $5.00 or 6 tickets for $10.00 (tickets can be purchased from the tuck shop).

Wednesday 31st July – Red Day

Dress as your favourite sports person or sports fan - Gold coin Donation.
Cookies/Chocolate and Strawberry Mousse and Cookie day.
Served from tuck shop at breaks.
Mousse $1.50 (100ml) and a variety of Cookies 50c each.

Monday 5th August - Design a plate/Calendar/Mug fundraiser

All orders to be in by 20th August for delivery in mid to end of term 4, ready for Christmas (more information to follow).

12th August to 28th August – Father’s Day raffle

1st prize - Weber BBQ - donated by Michael Crandon - MP State Member for Coomera.
2nd and 3rd Prizes – Father’s Day Hampers.
Prizes to be drawn after 2nd break on 28th August.

Wednesday 21st August - Annual Book Parade

Sausage Sizzle and Hamburger day – orders can be made through flexischools. Parents/Carers/Staff can purchase over the counter on the day also.

Wednesday 28th August - Father’s Day Stall

All grades (class lists will be sent home the week before) nothing over $5.00.

Friday 7th and Saturday 8th September - School Musical

Canteen will be run by the P & C.

Thursday 19th September - School Disco

Pizza Night - $8 per ticket (Theme yet to be decided)

To date for 2019 our Fundraising has reached an AMAZING $18,397.67 – an absolutely FANTASTIC effort by all.

All fundraising for 2019 will all be going towards the air conditioning for our classrooms.

Air Conditioning Update

We are hoping to get our year 5 and 6 classrooms fitted with air conditioning during our next school holidays in September. As you can all imagine this isn't cheap. To give you an idea of cost, we are looking at approximately $46,500 to complete the 2-story building, a total of 16 classes.

I will keep you updated as the P & C work with the school on this project.

Uniform Shop

Just a reminder that School Locker has now taken over the uniform shop. The hours of operation are Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings from 8am till 10.30am.

No uniform orders can be placed through Flexischools any longer.

The P & C have quite a lot of excess uniforms left in our office which need to be sold ASAP. We are in the process of doing a stocktake and in the coming weeks we will be having a major sale. All uniform items which the P & C hold will be sold at a discounted price. Any monies from this sale will be going towards the school and not P & C fundraising.

If you have any questions, or are needing anything urgently, please see Vivienne in the Tuckshop.

Tuckshop

A MASSIVE thank you to our Fabulous Tuckshop Manager - Angela! Angela is doing an amazing job, but she cannot do this alone!

If you can spare anytime at all to help in the tuckshop, an hour/daily/weekly/monthly please contact Angela and she will welcome you with open arms!

At present our amazing P & C Treasurer, Vivienne Franklin spends every school day in the tuckshop alongside Angela, volunteering. We cannot thank Vivienne enough! Also, a MASSIVE thank you to all our volunteers. If it wasn't for our wonderful volunteers, our tuckshop would not exist.

P & C Meeting

Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday 14th August in the Staff room (next to the library) at 3.30pm. We hope to see you all there.

Meetings are held every 2nd Wednesday of the month.

Once again THANK YOU for all your ongoing support towards the P & C and fundraising.

Theresa Grima
P&C President

Uniform Shop

Tuckshop

Ellie’s Café

Are you passing the time scrolling through your phone as you wait to pick your children up from school each afternoon? Why not take advantage of the buy 4 and get the 5th drink free from Ellie’s Cafe? Drop in and grab your loyalty card from the tuckshop and start drinking your way to a free one.

We are open:

Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 7:30am – 3:00pm
Tuesday and Thursday from 7:30am – 2:00pm.

Frankie’s Tuckerbox

The tuckshop is open Monday - Friday and offers a range of healthy choice options.

Orders can be placed at the tuckshop between 8.15am - 8.40am or online via FlexiSchools at the link below.

FLEXISCHOOL THURSDAYS & FRIDAYS

All orders on Thursdays and Fridays can now only be placed through Flexischools. No bag orders over the counter will be taken.

Please use separate bags for each break, for each student if ordering at the Tuckshop counter. Please clearly mark the student’s name, class and break on each bag.

Lost or forgotten lunches will be replaced with a jam, vegemite or honey sandwich and a piece of fruit at a cost of $4.00. Payment can be made over the phone by EFTPOS or the bill will be sent home with the student.

All counter orders will incur a 30c processing fee.

Phone orders are no longer accepted.

If you would like to volunteer in the Tuckshop, please contact Angela in the Tuckshop

School Terms for 2019

School Directory

Camp Australia

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