1 November 2019

Newsletter Articles

Principal’s Report

Multiple Excellence Opportunity for CSSS students

Our students have had multiple opportunities to shine through excellence events and programs so far this term. Behind these opportunities is a lot of work coordinating buses, meetings, rehearsals and practice. This school offers a rich and diverse range of excellence. Thank you to our wonderful students, families and staff members.

2019 School Opinion Survey

Coomera Springs State School is constantly looking for ways where we can improve. We use a variety of measurement data and feedback to help us to determine some ways to improve. Our School Opinion Survey is one key piece of information to assist us. We have recently received our school reports. These are the provided headline graphics with regards to the parents who completed the survey. We thank the 64 parents/families who took the time to complete the survey in August.

Overall, parents expressed an average of 94.9% satisfaction, with the Queensland average being 91.4%.

Overall, students expressed an average of 91.8% satisfaction, with the Queensland average being 89.3%.

School Car Parks

We have two car park student drop off and pick up areas. These car parks have clearly signposted parking and stopping areas as well as designated bus areas. Student safety is the highest priority and we all expect that vehicles in this area watch out for children moving about wherever they might be. We advise all drivers in this area that these areas are subject to Police traffic enforcement without notice.

2020 School Calendar

The 2020 School Calendar has recently been published by the Queensland Department of Education. There is a change to the gazetted Student Free Day, previously occurring in October to be on Friday 4 September in 2020. Families may download the 2020 calendar here.

Chris McMillan
Principal

Are You Leaving Coomera Springs in 2019?

If you are leaving our school for the 2020 school year, please inform the office staff. This does not include our graduating Year 6 students.

This information helps us immensely in the planning of classes for 2020.

Now Taking Prep Enrolments for 2020

If you have a little one born between 1 July 2014 and 30 June 2015, they are due to start Prep in 2020. Please enrol now to ensure you are included in all the communication about transition activities and events - the sooner the better!

Please share this information if you know anyone with a child due to start next year!

CSSS is under an enrolment management plan including a catchment area. Please visit this website to check your address:

We are proud to partner with local business leaders, Coomera City Centre!

HOSES News

Free tickets to Fleay’s Wildlife Park

Teenage Adventure camps QLD are holding their annual outing for local children with special needs and their families at Fleay’s Wildlife Park. Tickets have been sponsored by the local business community and are completely free.

This year’s outing day will be held on Saturday 14th December and next years’ on Saturday 22nd February 2020.

You have the opportunity to see all of the shows the Wildlife Park has to offer such as:

• Nocturnal House – sneak a peek at some of Australia’s rarest nocturnal animals
• Creatures of the night show – discover the mysteries of the animals of the night – gliders, possums & owls
• Wallaby Walk – meet some of Australia’s iconic animals as Park rangers feed the wallabies & emus
• Fleay’s in Flight Show
• Crocodile feeding
• Cassowary Quest Presentation
• Creature feature presentation – experience some of Australia’s native wildlife up close

There will also be a free sausage sizzle and drink provided on the day.

If you would like some of the free tickets for either this year or next year’s outing, please email Connie McLean cmcle38@eq.edu.au with the amount of tickets you would like and for which day.

***Please note, due to popularity/need for tickets, there is a limit of 50 for the December outing. There is NO limit for the February 2020 outing***

Mrs Connie McLean
Head of Special Education Services

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.

PE Department News

Year 4, 5 and 6 House Swimming Carnival

All students in years 4, 5 and 6 will be participating in the annual house swimming carnival on Friday 6th December. Students will be walking to and from Coomera Anglican College with swimming events commencing from 9.30am.

Over the next couple of weeks, students will nominate to swim in the 50m events. Students that place 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th in these 50m events earn points towards their age champion tally. Students can also elect to swim in 25m events or in the free swim activity.

Sports Opportunities

We have many sports programs run by private providers outside of school hours this term.

If you are interested in any of the sports below, please contact them directly. The school does not arrange bookings or payments.

Mrs Sarah Hodder
PE Teacher and Sports Coordinator

Library News

Overdue Library Books

With the end of the year fast approaching, we are asking Parents, Carers and Students to check at home for any overdue or lost library books. Please return these items to the library as soon as possible.

Kayleigh Loughlin
Acting Teacher Librarian

Music Department News

Lyneham High School Incursion – Symphony Orchestra Excursion

Over the past two weeks we have been very fortunate to be able to offer two fantastic music opportunities for our students. Last week our school hosted a touring high school band of Year 10 students (Lyneham High School from Canberra) and we were blown away by their talent and great song selections! The previous week our Year 4 Music COE students travelled to Brisbane to watch a performance of “Peter and the Wolf”, performed by the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. Fun for everyone and wonderful musical learning opportunities.

Senior Choir Yr 4-6 Music Count Us In (MCUI) Excursion

Next week Senior Choir students in Year 4 - 6 will represent our school with pride at a combined schools performance for the annual “Music Count Us In” (MCUI) day. This year the nationwide live broadcast is being hosted at the Gold Coast, so viewers all around Australia will see our students perform at the Surfers Paradise Foreshore – how exciting! MCUI gives us a wonderful opportunity to perform in combination with other school choirs, and is a great way to celebrate music in our schools. So that we can share this celebration of MCUI with our whole school community, the Junior and Senior Choirs will lead the school in singing the MCUI song for 2019, “We Are” on assembly today.

Instrumental Music Testing For 2020 Beginners

Thank you to everyone who has submitted an EOI form for Instrumental Music in 2020 – Year 3 Strings 2020 (current Year 2s) and Year 4 Band 2020 (current Year 3s). We have begun the process by administering a Musical Perception test (Selmer Test) for all Year 2 and 3 students, and will shortly be commencing the instrument testing phase where students have an opportunity to try out playing the instrument/s they are considering learning. If you have not yet submitted your EOI form please do so ASAP or your child may miss the opportunity to try out on an instrument. Instrumental Music acceptances and instrument allocations will be issued in the last two weeks of term.

Please note:

We are still looking for a few more current Year 2 students wishing to learn Strings in 2020. If your child in Year 2 came home from the Strings presentation yesterday asking about learning Strings and you would like to know more, please email Mrs Murray amurr51@eq.edu.au ASAP – late applications are still being taken for Strings but must close next week.

Alison Murray
Music Coordinator

P&C News

Term 4 Fundraising

We have now finalised the Term 4 Fundraising calendar. As this is such a busy time of year for everyone, we have just a few events planned.

Our first event is the Christmas Twilight Market on Friday 15 November 2019 from 4pm-8pm.

Next up is the Christmas Stall (for students to purchase gifts for family and friends) to be held at school on Wednesday 27th November during school hours.

Finally, our Christmas Disco will take place on Thursday 28th November, 4.30pm - 6pm (doors to open at 4.15pm).

CSSS Twilight Market – Friday 15th November – 4pm to 8pm

Our Christmas Market is fast approaching! If you have a small business or know anyone who has, and would like to take part in this market, please email me csssvp2@gmail.com for more information.

We have over 30 stalls plus food vans already confirmed and are awaiting confirmation on approximately 20 more stalls. It will be a great evening with art work from our students for the silent auction, food trucks, lots of raffles and wonderful performances from our students!

Please come along and support our school and local businesses.

P&C Meetings

Our P&C meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 3.30pm in the staff room.

Theresa Grima
P&C President

Uniform Shop

Click the link below to be taken to The School Locker Website

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 Calendar 2020

School Directory

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