20 March 2020

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Principal’s Report

Support for Students as we deal with COVID - 19

We want our young people to be resilient, confident and optimistic. We are all abundantly aware of the relentless news we are receiving that may cause concern for us all. We have in our community, families who are being significantly impacted by the sensible measures to mitigate this threat, and we are all concerned for the impact of this on our young people. How we, as adults, respond to this threat will shape our children in their concerns and anxiety. We are a community with the common focus on our students and I urge everyone to be as positive as possible for our children. This will help them be confident and resilient and continue to be children at this time. Very skilled scientists are working on a vaccine, and our government is making decisions to protect our community. Our way of life will change in different ways for a period of time but we will get through this together. This is a challenge for us all and we will come out the other side. We all have a role to play in supporting our students at this time in the best way we can.

At the time of writing this newsletter, we have had a number of cancellations and changes at our school due to government responses to the Coronavirus. As this may change in the future, we have developed a central place on our school website, detailing  all changes and cancellations.

National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence

Students are able to wear something orange on Friday 20 March, 2020 as we stand together as a community against bullying and violence in all forms. Classes will be completing learning activities on Friday during the time we would normally have assembly.

P&C Annual General Meeting

The P&C held their Annual General Meeting on 11th March 2020. We take this opportunity to thank the outgoing executive for their voluntary work during 2019. The P&C held a number of successful events during the year and raised money which contributed to air conditioning classrooms at the school. We thank Theresa Grima, as outgoing President, for her strong contribution to the P&C during 2019. We welcome Darren Akers as incoming President.

Programs of excellence

• 2020 School Leaders Summit
• Yr 2 Swimming
• Chess Tournament
• Coomera Springs Pond
• Starlab

Chris McMillan
Principal

Finance News

Payment Options Available

IN PERSON:

Please Note - The Finance window’s opening hours have changed this year.

The Finance window is open for CASH/EFTPOS payments on Monday and Friday mornings from 8:00am to 11:00am only. Unfortunately, payments will not be accepted outside of these hours.

How else can I pay an Invoice?

Our preferred method of payment is BPOINT

Please see below our “quick and easy ways” to pay 24/7:

BPOINT

• Simply click the BPOINT link located at the bottom left hand corner of the invoice
• Enter your debit/credit card details
• Elect the amount you wish to pay
• A receipt will be emailed to you

Please note, you will need to do “individual” transactions for each invoice you receive due to the unique references pertaining to same.

BPOINT Phone:

• Phone 1300 631 073
• Ensure you have your CRN, invoice number from the BPOINT box at the bottom left hand corner of your invoice
• Enter your debit/credit card details when prompted
• Elect the amount you wish to pay
• A receipt number will be quoted at the end of the transaction approval process

Please note you will need to do “individual” transactions for each invoice you receive due to the unique references pertaining to same.

EFT

Payment directly to our School Bank Account

• School Bank Account: Coomera Springs State School
• BSB: 064-474
• Account Number: 10256819

Please ensure correct identification by including at least STUDENT’S SURNAME, CLASS, etc. Example SMITH, 1A Fees

Important

When paying by BPOINT/EFT It is advisable that you allow a “48 hour turnaround” to ensure payment reaches us before the deadline date.

For your information we have outlined below ALL current Fees/Excursions/Incursions:

From the Chaplain

Our Chaplaincy Morning Tea Program has been well supported this year by a number of organisations that value community. They have contributed financially and with generous donations of food. Please support them as they support our school community: Lions Club - Upper Coomera, Coles - Coomera City, Hillsong Church - Coomera

As members of our community experience difficulty and hardship at times, Hillsong Coomera makes food hampers available on Mondays and Thursdays. These hampers are available for pension and disability card holders at a cost of $15.50 each and include staples, fruit & vegetables and other food items. Their food pantry is also open to everyone on Mondays and Thursdays to purchase food items at a discounted price.

Let's look out for, and support one another during times of uncertainty. Anne Frank once said that she doesn't think of the difficulty or even misery, but of the beauty that still remains.

Desiree Geldenhuys
Chaplain

Music Department News

REGIONAL MUSIC AND EVENTS – COVID-19 UPDATE

We have received the following advice from the South East Region Music Coordinator in regards to planned Music Events for Semester 1 this year. We have highlighted in bold the events we have been planning towards at CSSS, Regional Music Camp for our selected Senior Choir students and Fanfare for our Band and Strings Students.

“Responding to most recent advice regarding COVID-19, we wish to advise that the following enrichment programs in our region will no longer go ahead as planned for this semester:

• Beginners Music Week (was week 8 term 2 at Chandler)
• Regional Music Camp (was week 10 term 2 at Tallebudgera)
• Further advice will be published regarding:
• if these events are to run in an alternate format,
• if they may be postponed to later in the year,
• or whether for this year they are to be cancelled.

Fanfare is a State event, so we will hear advice from Central Office later this week and will update you on the same.”

In addition to this advice from Regional Office, our school has been advised by both Beenleigh Eisteddfod and Gold Coast Eisteddfod that their school group events may need to be rescheduled or cancelled. We are still awaiting confirmation of what exactly will happen with these events.

FINAL CLEARANCE SALE OF MUSIC SHIRTS THROUGH THE P&C

Our school has a limited supply of “Mr Charles Brand” Music Shirts left in stock (from when we had the Uniform Shop at school) and these are on sale for $21 each, in child sizes 6 – 16 and Adult Size M. Please visit the Uniform Shop if you wish to purchase one of these shirts.

P&C News

2020 P&C Executive Team

Last Wednesday, 11th March the P&C held its AGM where we nominated and voted in the new Executive Team. Congratulations to you all.

The 2020 Executive Team is as follows:

President - Darren Akers
Vice President - Sue Eckford
Treasurer - Kirsty Duncan
Secretary - Kristy Penhaligon

Tuckshop Staff

Manager - Angela Billiau - cssstuckshop@gmail.com
Assistant - Vivienne Franklin - cssstuckshop@gmail.com

Once team member email addresses have been set up, Darren will update you all, but until then please forward all emails to the tuckshop - cssstuckshop@gmail.com

I would like to thank you all for your ongoing support and assistance throughout 2019. I wish the new executive team all the very best.

Kind regards
Theresa Grima

Uniform Shop

Tuckshop

Frankie’s Tuckerbox

The tuckshop is open Monday - Friday and offers a range of healthy choice options. Please refer to the 2020 Tuckshop Menu for more information.

Orders can be placed at the tuckshop between 8.15am - 9am or online via FlexiSchools (We prefer online ordering)

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 so it can be paid next day at the tuckshop.

All counter orders will incur a 20c processing fee.

Phone orders are no longer accepted.

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.

For further enquiries please contact:

Coomera Springs State School – Tuckshop
tuckshop@coomeraspringsss.eq.edu.au

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