15 November 2019

Newsletter Articles

Principal’s Report

Christmas Markets

This Friday evening, we have our school community Christmas Markets.

This is a wonderful opportunity to come along and support our students, local families and our extended community as well as to pick up some special items in the lead up for Christmas.

This is a major fundraiser for the P&C towards their goal of completing air conditioning in classrooms.

Do you have a little person ready for Prep in 2020?

We are in the midst of Interviews for Prep in 2020. There may be some families who have not finalised enrolments for 2020 and may wish to consider Coomera Springs.

The Department of Education has given our school a catchment ceiling for enrolments and we are required to provide for all families who live within catchment. It is possible that we have limited space in our Prep or other classes in 2020.

Contact the office for Out-of-Catchment enrolment applications. Once we have placed every In-Catchment enrolment we will look at the Out-of-Catchment where we have capacity.

2020 Booklists

Please see link below for ordering your 2020 book packs online through our preferred supplier, Kookaburra Educational Resources.

You may elect to purchase the required items from elsewhere if you wish. Hard copy lists will be available from the office next week.

If you choose to purchase elsewhere, please make sure you have the correct items as different year levels have different requirements for writing lines, pencil sizes, hand writing books etc.

PLEASE NOTE:

Home Delivery Orders placed by 5pm: Wednesday 18th December 2019 Will be delivered by: Tuesday 21st January 2020

Orders received after 5pm Wednesday 18th December 2019

• Will still be accepted.
• May not be delivered before the start of Term 1 Year.
• Associated fees and charges will apply.

All orders are Firm Sale (i.e. non-returnable).

Coomera Springs State School Official Facebook Page

We regularly have a large amount of information that we share on our school’s Official Facebook page. This is a very good way to reach our families.

We have many special events, excellence programs and student achievements that we share to this page and it is a wonderfully positive way to build our community.

You may need to check your settings to ensure you see our posts first in your Facebook feed. This is one of our ways that we communicate up-to-date information to our families.

Excellence @ Springs

This fortnight’s achievements of excellence by Coomera Springs students.

• STEM-X students technology design using 3D printing
• Winner and Runner Up - All Schools Touch Football Competition
• 2020 Prep Students and Family Welcome Barbecue
• Host site participation for Choir in National Music Count Us In event
• Gold Coast STEM Cup Top 20 Place
• Merrimac Debating – overall Second Place
• Coomera Rivers Debating – three Firsts

Our Community: Creating Futures

Congratulations to our 2019 Year 12 School Leavers

This week we send our congratulations and best wishes to past CSSS students and family members of 2019 School Leavers finishing school this week.

We know that your time at Coomera Springs will go with you throughout your lives. We are proud of you all.

Chris McMillan
Principal

Are You Leaving Coomera Springs in 2019

1:1 Student iPad Program

As communicated in each of the three 1:1 Student iPad Information Sessions, our program is going from strength to strength and ready for another cohorts of Preps becoming eligible for 1:1 in Year 1 in 2020.

Where possible our classes will be composed of 1:1 Student iPad Program participants in each cohort. In order to maximise opportunity for our families, we will not limit the number of places in each year level. This however may lead to a class per year level being composed of students with and without their own BYOD.

As with last year, parents have the ability to purchase a device that meets the strict requirements and specifications of our program from either the Comp Now portal or a vendor of their choice. With that being said, all specifications and components of the student bundle must be provided to be deemed eligible to participate in the 1:1 option at Coomera Springs.

Contrary to previous years, the life of our program is now from Year 1 through to Year 6. There is now no need to purchase another device in the transition from Year 3 to Year 4.

The Comp Now Parent Purchasing Portal is now open and ready for your orders! Orders placed before November 2nd are guaranteed to be delivered to school for parent pick up by the end of Term 4. Orders placed after November 2nd will be available for pick up in the first week of Term 1 2020.

STEM-X

STEM-X (Excellence) @ CSSS

Congratulations to the 28 students in each year level from 3 - 6 who have been offered their positon in the 2020 STEM-X program. We are very excited for the future of the program and the untapped possibilities that lay before us.

As outlined in our information sessions, our school’s STEM strategy is targeted to build capacity with our staff and students. This capacity is built in the manner in which STEM is lead, our understanding of the curriculum, implementation of school wide STEM units and methods to increase student engagement with STEM.

STEM-X @ Coomera Springs is a vehicle to challenge our students, stretching them within the Australian Curriculum and will also increase parent engagement.

Our Focus

In 2020, Coomera Springs will have STEM-X roll classes in Year 5 and 6, while Years 3 and 4, identified students would attend one STEM-X session per week with our STEM Champion outside of their roll class.

STEM-X Student Eligibility Criteria

In 2020, Coomera Springs will use a three tiered criteria to identify 28 students in each year level from Year 3 to 4 who will be offered a position to participate in STEM-X.

We will begin with Tier One and move through the Tiers if necessary in order to identify students that best fit the STEM-X eligibility criteria.

School Camps in 2020

This year we had a very successful school camp schedule in 2019!

Earlier this year we consulted with the P & C regarding the growth of the camp program at Coomera Springs. Next year, 2020 will see the following;

• Year 3 Sleep Over
• Year 4 - 1 night camp to Numinbah
• Year 5 - 2 night camp to Currumbin Valley
• Year 6 - 4 night camp to The Beach School.

As can be seen, the program shows a distinct progression over the year to better prepare our students.

Please find the approximate cost of each camp to enable families to plan for the future and not have any surprises.

Year 4 Camp - $100
Year 5 Camp - $200
Year 6 Camp - $400

High School Expo

Is your child currently in Year 5?

Join us on the 21st of November 2019 as we are joined by our local high schools to learn more about what they offer in 2021.

Our colleagues from Foxwell State Secondary College, Upper Coomera State College and Pimpama State Secondary College will lead sessions, informing our current Year 5 students of the programs offered at each high school in 2021. The information will give them an early opportunity to explore options and programs of best fit.

Foxwell State Secondary College will present @ 9am
Pimpama State Secondary College will present @ 11:35am
Upper Coomera State College will present @ 1:35pm

Parents are invited to come along.

Year 5 Student Leadership Opportunities

Our Year 5 student have completed their leadership passports and are moving to the next phase of the student leadership journey.

Week 7 will see them present their speeches to their peers which will culminate with the final stages of the election in Week 8.

Good luck to all candidates!

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

Years 4, 5, 6 House Swimming Carnival

All students in years 4,5,6 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, 4th in these 50m events earn points towards their age champion tally. Students can also select to swim in 25m events or in the free swim activity.

Please return the permission/medical note to class teachers.

Mrs Sarah Hodder
HPE Specialist & School Sports Coordinator

Music Department News

State-wide Honours Ensemble Program (SHEP 2019)

Congratulations to the following students who have been selected to perform in the State-wide Honours Ensemble Program for Primary Schools in Brisbane on Sunday 1st December. We are very proud of you and have no doubt you will represent Coomera Springs SS with distinction at this prestigious event, well done!

Instrumental Music Update

At the beginning of this term all students in Year 3 - 5 who are CURRENTLY in our Instrumental Music program (for Strings or Band) were given a “Continuing Strings” or a “Continuing Band” note to be completed and returned. If you did NOT receive a note from your child regarding Instrumental Music in 2020 please email Alison Murray amurr51@eq.edu.au ASAP.

As soon as we have received a response from all current students we will commence timetabling for 2020.

Instrumental Music applications for NEW STUDENTS (BEGINNERS) for 2020 are currently being processed. We are currently in the instrument testing phase, where students have an opportunity to try out playing the instrument/s they are considering learning (students are assessed in small groups).

Parents will be contacted regarding Instrumental Music acceptances for 2020 in the last 2 weeks of Term 4 this year.

Alison Murray | Music Specialist
Instrumental Music Coordinator

P&C News

After lots of organising and preparation, our CSSS Xmas Twilight Market is on this afternoon, 4pm till 8pm.

We have over 40 local businesses along with food vans ranging from coffee and hot donuts to hot food and desserts.

Our year 6 students have been studying “Business” so they will be having 18 stalls to help them understand what business is all about.

We also have our choir performing throughout the afternoon.

All our classes have been busy designing and completing a canvas artwork which will be auctioned off through a silent auction.

Please come along this afternoon and support all our stall holders and year 6 stalls. Come and have a bite to eat whilst listening to our fabulous school choir.

We are also holding a cent auction - each stall has donated a prize. A sheet of tickets will cost $5.00 and there are approximately 40 prizes in total to be won.

School Disco 28th November

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 Terms 2020

School Calendar 2020

School Directory

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Community Notices

Prep 2020

Prep 2020 interviews have kicked off!

All students interviewed will receive a special pack with some goodies and other useful information about starting prep.

Thank you to Coomera City Centre for your support to Prep Transitions at CSSS!

If you haven’t enrolled yet, please come in ASAP for your enrolment pack!

Year 6 into Year 7 2020 - UCSC Transition Day 2nd December

Enrol Now 2020 - Pimpama State Secondary College

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