14 May 2021

Newsletter Articles

Principal’s Report

Parent – Teacher Interviews

It was wonderful to see so many parents and families come along for the Parent-Teacher Interview sessions on Monday evening and also at other times this week.

Please be aware that you are able to contact your child's teacher if there is anything that needs to be covered in greater detail.

I know that there is much to acknowledge and celebrate with regards to the learning progress and work of our students at school.

Depending on the age of the student, it is ideal if they have one or a very small number of things to work on in the immediate future. They will need to know what this looks like and also receive support to achieve it.

Monday evening was a slightly different approach to parent-teacher interviews. Thank you to the parents who provided feedback. This approach was supportive of families with their time and also for families with more than one student at school. It also enabled teachers to be structured in an efficient and effective way to support each child.

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

May is Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month

In May, we are reminded once again that domestic and family violence (DFV) is never acceptable. We all have a role to play in bringing an end to domestic and family violence. There are actions we can all take:

• modelling appropriate behaviours, for example, resolving conflict
• recognising DFV when it occurs, including gender-based comments that are disrespectful of women
• knowing what support is available through external support services
• engaging in appropriate intervention strategies (when it is safe to do so)

More information

More information on Domestic and Family Violence is available here. This also includes information on Coercive Control and Psychological and Emotional Abuse.

(WARNING: This contains information that may be disturbing, raise individual responses and may not be suitable for children. Domestic and family violence helplines)

Student Road Safety

From time to time, we receive reports of concerns for students on the road on their way to and from school. We ask parents to please check that your child/ren are:

• Wearing approved helmets when riding bikes and scooters
• Riding safely to and from school
• Aware of what to do when crossing a road
• Riding or walking directly to and from school safely

Creating Bright Futures Together with students setting goals and challenging themselves during Cross Country!

We continue a short focus on the innovating work happening at Coomera Springs to support learning for all students. Students grow by being appropriately challenged. Teachers help students to identify their current levels and what they need to work on to get to the next level. Students love seeing how they can achieve and grow as young people.

During the recent School Cross Country, students challenged themselves to achieve results beyond their previous attempt. This took physical capability, as well as determination and perhaps some strategies to ensure endurance across the entire distance for a big finish. We are proud of every student who finished and achieved a new distance or achievement.

Students also enjoyed working together towards a challenging goal with the cross country. To achieve this, they experienced some sense of challenge to push themselves in an achievable way.

Congratulations to our school place getters and Broadwater District Team.

COVID – Normal Classroom Arrangements

Parents/Carers welcome

Parents/Carers recorded on OneSchool or signed in at office for contact tracing

Maximum room capacity is 26 adults (including all staff)

Do not enter if unwell, experiencing symptoms or returning from declared Hotspots

Physical distancing of 1.5m inside and outside classrooms

Limit drop off time in room – 5 minutes

1 out and 1 in

As much as possible, we encourage student responsibility for their own belongings in order to develop independence.

Learning Excellence in 2021

We have a very full excellence program planned for 2021.

We share more of our students achieving excellence during the last fortnight. We celebrate our Junior and Senior Cross Country, Broadwater Cross Country and Kokoda Challenge Event Practice.

Chris McMillan
Principal

Coomera Springs Running Club is back!

When: Every Tuesday 7:50am – 8:20am
Where: Meet in the undercover area in front of the oval
What to bring: Hat, water bottle
What to wear: School uniform. Students can run in their sports uniform and sports shoes if they prefer, however, if they do not have PE on the same day, they need to change into their formal uniform and shoes.
Incentives: When milestones are reached (10km, 25km, 50km and more) students will receive a certificate and a special badge for their school hat to acknowledge the distance they have run.

How to Report a Student Absence at Coomera Springs

Just a reminder that all absences must be reported to Administration by any of the following methods:

• Leave a message on the school absence line Ph: 5519 5300 – dial 1
• Email Administration admin@coomeraspringsss.eq.edu.au
• Reply to the SMS message – please state your child’s name and reason for absence

You may also email your child’s class teacher, however Administration must be advised in order for your child’s absence to be recorded with the correct code.

Your assistance in following our absence procedure is greatly appreciated.

Finance News

The Payment window is open on Monday and Wednesday mornings from 8am - 10am

NO CASH PAYMENTS ARE AVAILABLE

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

PE News

2021 Cross Country Carnival

On the mornings of Wednesday 28th and Thursday 29th April, CSSS held our 2021 Cross Country Carnivals. We had a fantastic two days of racing in beautiful weather. All of our students from Prep to Year 6 showed outstanding effort and commitment to finish their races. Below is a list of students who achieved outstanding results and placed in the top 4 of their races.

Representative School Sport

During Term 1 and the beginning of Term 2, our school has had numerous students attending Broadwater District Sport Trials.

Broadwater District Teams

CSSS would like to acknowledge the outstanding achievements of the following students who were selected for the Broadwater District Teams to compete at the South Coast Trials.

South Coast Teams

A further congratulations to the following students who were selected for the South Coast Team to compete at the School State Championships.

2021 Broadwater District Cross Country

On Thursday 6th May, eighteen Coomera Springs State School students represented CSSS at the 2021 Broadwater District Cross Country Championships. They competed exceptionally well across three age groups - 10, 11, and 12 years racing distances of either 2km or 3km.

The students represented our school with great pride, exemplary behaviour and undeniable effort.

Congratulations to Mia V, Sienna R, Jaylie P, Kobe R, Kohen H, Dusty G, Alex R, Kobe T, Noah T, Kaleah G, Milly B, Julia K, Zane P, Kobi J, Levi S, Miah P, TJ M, and Kyama H.

Further congratulations to Mia V, Dusty G, Julia K, Kaleah G and Milly B who all finished in the top 20 for their age groups

For finishing in the top 14 Miah P, who placed 8th in her age group, will now compete at the South Coast Regional Cross Country Championships. Well done Miah!

PE Date Savers – Athletics Carnivals

Music News

Date Claimer: Music Showcase Evening

The CSSS Music Showcase Evening will be held on Wednesday 9th June at 5:30pm in our school hall. This will be a very exciting evening of music and entertainment. All of our Instrumental Music Ensembles (Band and Strings) will be performing, as well as our Junior Choir, Ukulele Band, Drumline and Music Centre of Excellence Classes! This is a great opportunity for parents of potential Instrumental Music students to come along and see what the program has to offer. Our whole school community is invited to come along and enjoy some wonderful entertainment!

School Musical 2021 – The Rocky Monster Show!

Rehearsals for the musical are now in full swing, with the whole cast busily learning songs and dances and the lead actors working on 2 scenes so far! We are very happy with how the musical is progressing. This week students in the musical also tried on sample sizes for their musical shirts, and were measured for their costumes. At the Week 6 assembly we will be announcing a Musical Colouring Competition (for Prep – Yr 2 students) and a Musical Poster Design Competition (for Year 3 – Year 6 students), so if your child has a talent for drawing or colouring, keep an ear out for what to do. Students do not have to be in the Musical to get involved with the Colouring and Poster Design.

Year 4 and Year 5 Music COE Symphony Orchestra Concerts

Our Year 4 and Year 5 Music COE students were fortunate to be able to travel to Brisbane recently to attend a concert by the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. Year 5 COE students experienced “Lights, Camera, Action!” which featured music from films such as The Incredibles, The Man from Snowy River, Star Wars and more! Year 4 COE students had the pleasure of hearing “Sounds like … An Orchestra!” which included an excerpt from the Peer Gynt Suite (In the Hall of the Mountain King) and music from Harry Potter. We were very proud of the way our students conducted themselves on these excursions, and their enthusiasm for the experience was evident.

Uniform Shop

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

Tuckshop

Frankie’s Tuckerbox

The tuckshop is open Monday - Friday and offers a range of healthy choice options. Please click the link below for the 2021 Tuckshop Menu.

Orders can be placed at the tuckshop between 7.30am and 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

School Terms for 2021

School Calendar 2021

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