9 August 2019

Newsletter Articles

Principal’s Report

Dear Parents and Carers,

Our gazetted show holiday is Friday 30th August 2019 for the Gold Coast Show. Please be aware that Coomera Springs State School and Camp Australia (CSSS) will be closed for the Gold Coast Show Holiday.

School Opinion Survey

Our school seeks your feedback through the School Opinion Survey. Families have received a slip of paper providing details on how you can complete the School Opinion Survey. Please access this to provide your opinions of your experience with Coomera Springs State School. We encourage all families to complete this.

NAIDOC Commemoration – Week 5

Across Australia, we commemorate NAIDOC during July each year. As this coincides with the school vacation, we are commemorating NAIDOC at our school in Week 5.

NAIDOC has a long tradition to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and histories.

This is done significantly through provision of educational and cultural programs both in our communities and within our schools.

The Australian Curriculum: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures cross-curriculum priority, is working towards addressing two distinct needs in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education:

• That Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students are able to see themselves, their identities and their cultures reflected in the curriculum of each of the learning areas, can fully participate in the curriculum and can build their self-esteem; and
• That the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures cross-curriculum priority, is designed for all students to engage in reconciliation, respect and recognition of the world’s oldest continuous living cultures.

Students will be involved in NAIDOC learning experiences during class as part of our NAIDOC commemoration for 2020.

Students Achieving Excellence

We are proud of our students as they achieve excellence. This fortnight, we acknowledge the marvellous success of Coomera Springs State School students at:

• South Coast Regional Track and Field Championships
• Beenleigh and Gold Coast Eisteddfod competition, with many firsts achieved
• National Schools Diving Competition
• Commitment to rehearsals for our bi-annual Musical, Superstan

Chris McMillan
Principal

Year 6 Graduation – Tuesday 10th December

Graduation date saver update

Due to the local high schools locking their transition days into the 9th December we have rescheduled our graduation to Tuesday, 10th December.

NAIDOC Invitation – Friday 16th August

Jeans for Genes Day – Friday 13th September

I.T. Department News

Coomera Springs State School - 1:1 iPad Program - Parent iPad Insurance Guide

Check your iPads AppleCare+ Insurance Cover Status

Parents can confirm the status of their iPads AppleCare insurance cover at any-time by entering the iPads Serial Number at the website below:

Please keep any shown AppleCare expiry dates written down for your own reference.

Note: if the above link doesn’t open correctly, please Copy the link and paste it in a different web browser (e.g Safari, Google Chrome, FireFox)

Or alternatively, you can simply type “Check Applecare” in Google to reach the above website. - If no AppleCare cover is present, it means your iPads AppleCare insurance has expired

Check your iPads CompNow Tablet Insurance Cover Status (if applicable)

For those families who purchased the optional 3yr CompNow Tablet Insurance cover for their iPad purchase, you may check your remaining cover status via the website below:

• Simply click “Make an Insurance Claim” and type your iPad serial number
• If no insurance cover is present BUT you did purchase the 3yr CompNow insurance with your iPad Bundle, please email your classroom teacher. Your classroom teacher will forward your request to the school’s I.T. department, who will in turn, investigate this and assist with rectifying any discrepancy.
• Also please note, if it has been 3 years since your date of purchase – your insurance cover will have expired.

How to find your iPad Serial Number

1. On your iPad - Go to Settings App > click the General tab > click the About tab.
2. Look for your device's Serial Number.
3. Make note of the number.

Parent 1:1 iPads – Warranty/Accidental Damage Process:

The school can assist families who have active AppleCare insurance AND/OR active CompNow Tablet insurance, if accidental damage or warranty issues are present on the student’s iPad.

If you have checked your insurance status AND you would like the school to assist with lodging a claim; simply notify your classroom teacher regarding any accidental damage or hardware faults present on your iPad.

The classroom teacher will forward your request to the School’s I.T. Department.

The School’s I.T. Department will then investigate your claim and will contact you.

If your iPad is covered under AppleCare OR CompNow tablet insurance, the school will advise you on the cost of replacement, timeframes and back up procedure. The school may also communicate to you to Sign out of iCloud prior to claim lodgement (if applicable).

No claims can be submitted if iCloud is signed in to a parents Apple ID. iCloud must be Signed out first – this must be done by the parent/owner of the Apple ID.

For parent reference - the school utilises CompNow (Apple Authorised Reseller) as our main handler for AppleCare insurance claims.

The school simply acts as a lodgement centre and delivery point for your claim. The school does not receive payments for lodged insurance claims. Any lodged claims will be invoiced to the parent directly (via email) from CompNow who handles the actual claim and replacement of iPads.

The school makes no money by offering this service to families. All financial transactions are between you and CompNow (vendor).

Accidental Insurance Cost transparency – school lodged AppleCare claims will cost parents (Apple’s Service fee – subject to $65 and the CompNow’s Courier fee – including delivery from the school and return delivery to the school of iPad - $19) = $84 total will be invoiced to you from CompNow for a new iPad.

CompNow insurance claims cost – parents will simply pay the insurance excess as highlighted in the insurance policy ($100 + $19 courier fee) = $119 total will be invoiced to you from CompNow for a new iPad

For iPads covered under AppleCare insurance – a total of 2 claims can be made over the 2 year period of cover. This is an Apple policy, not CompNow or the Schools. Please refer to the below Apple website for reference. Your AppleCare insurance cover starts from date of purchase. The insurance window is present for 2 years from date of purchase.

Parent 1:1 iPads – Warranty/Accidental Damage Process (Continued)

1. Parents also have the option to directly take their iPads into to an Apple Store (located at Robina or Carindale). Please remember to check your AppleCare status before making the journey. Refer to information earlier in this document which highlights this process.
2. If your iPad serial number is covered under AppleCare insurance, Apple will be more than happy to process your claim and replace the iPad in store.
3. Again, they will charge you the $65 Apple Service fee for the new iPad.

Please Note:

Any new iPad received or processed through AppleCare/CompNow insurance, MUST be delivered to the School’s I.T. Department. The new iPad will be enrolled back into the School’s iPad Management System so our School apps to be redeployed to the device. If applicable, any “Home” apps can be reinstalled for free via the App Store using the Apple ID previously associated to the original iPad. This process can be done when the new iPad returns home with the student.

If you have any doubts, please email your child’s teacher. The classroom teacher will forward your correspondence to the school’s I.T. Department.

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 every day matters and develops vocabulary to over 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

South Coast Athletics Carnival Results

On 29th & 30th July, six athletes from years 4, 5, 6 competed in the South Coast School Sports Athletics Carnival. It is a great achievement to be representing our school at this level and we are very proud of their results:

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.

AFL – Coomera Sports Fields
Netball - Benowa Netball Centre
Tee ball – Flooded Gum Park Lake

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.

Mrs Sarah Hodder
PE Teacher and Sports Coordinator

Music Department News

Gold Coast Eisteddfod

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

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

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

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

Congratulations to our Junior Choir who performed beautifully at the Gold Coast Eisteddfod on Tuesday and received an HONOURS AWARD and a glowing report from the adjudicator – well done!

School Musical Update – The Amazing Adventures Of SUPERSTAN 2019!

Tickets for the Musical are now on sale ONLINE – the link to purchase tickets has been emailed to Musical Cast and posted on the School Facebook page. Ticket prices: $15 Adult $10 Child (under 12). Get in quickly to avoid disappointment - almost half of the tickets have been sold already in just a few days!!

A reminder our Musical Students have a compulsory DRESS REHEARSAL Saturday 24th August 9am to 1pm in our CSSS School Hall. Students will need to bring snacks and their BLACK SCHOOL SHOES for this rehearsal.

Date Claimer – Music Coe Class (Year 4 2020) Parent Information Session

We will be holding a Parent Information Session for parents of our current Year 3 students who are interested in applying to be a part of our Music Centre of Excellence (COE) class for Year 4 and beyond.

The Parent Information Session will be held in the Music Room 3.30 - 4pm on Tuesday 10th September. If you are unable to attend the meeting but would like further information about applying for the Music COE please email Mrs Alison Murray amurr51@eq.edu.au

Music Shirts - Sale

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

Last week we had a sports themed dress up day along with a chocolate/strawberry mousse and cookie day. A big thank you to all students who participated in this day.

We raised $826.85, bringing our fundraising total to $19,224.52 for the year so far.

Design a Plate/Clock/Drink Bottle Fundraiser

Your child would have now brought home the Design a Plate/clock/drink bottle brochure. If you would like to participate in this fundraiser pick up your design template from the tuckshop. Once your child has completed their design, return the template along with the money to the tuckshop no later than 20th August.

Book Parade

On Wednesday 21st August, our school is hosting our annual Book Parade.

The P & C will be having a BBQ - a variety of hamburgers, sausage sizzle, drinks and a yummy popcorn stand will be available. Student orders can be placed prior online (hamburgers only) through Flexi schools shortly.

2nd Hand Book Store

We are also having a 2nd hand book stall, so please if you have any books at home that you no longer want, it would be appreciated if you could donate these - send them to your children's class or drop them into the tuckshop. All money raised on this day is also going towards fundraising.

Air-conditioning Update

As you are all aware, we are hoping to install air conditioning to 8 of our year 5 and 6 classrooms in the coming holidays. However, we are still approximately $8,200.00 away from achieving our goal, so please if you can donate or be part of any of the fundraisers we are holding this term, we would appreciate it greatly.

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.

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:

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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Gold Coast Oral Health Services

SUPERSTAN Musical

Athlete’s Foot

Little Athletics

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