23 July 2021

Newsletter Articles

Principal’s Report

Rocky Monster Show

Drum roll please…….

The ’Rocky Monster Show’ is coming……
Cue dramatic orchestral music….

Get ready to dance…
Get ready to sing….

We are very excited as we look forward to our 2021 school musical, the Rocky Monster Show.

A lot of work has been going on in the background and rehearsals are starting to increase. I acknowledge our school based teams working on props, costuming, casting and recording. Full cast rehearsals start this week. We are very excited as we look forward to this excellent musical.

Keep an eye out for information on ticketing shortly.

NAIDOC Celebration

We recently commemorated NAIDOC at the school. The school had a display at NAIDOC Showcase, students participated in learning activities as the week culminated with a special NAIDOC Assembly. I commend our Barnum Jarjum Committee and students who made this a special commemoration for NAIDOC 2021.

Kokoda Challenge

Congratulations to our school's five Kokoda Challenge teams who completed the 17 km school event last weekend. These students had to be selected, trained every week and also participated in event practice over three weekends with their families. We are super proud of these students who all finished in exceptional time.

Creating Bright Futures Together with students reading every day for at least 20 minutes!

We continue a short focus on the innovating work happening at Coomera Springs to support learning for all students. Learning and becoming proficient at reading is a key part of our work in a primary school. Like any learning, we become better by practice. This week, we highlight the huge difference that a small amount of time spent reading every day makes over the primary schooling years. Small changes repeated every day compound to huge differences over the seven years of Prep and Primary schooling.

Not only does this little change help students with their scores, it also assists them to better engage in life, have more choices for future employment as well as links to better life prospects. Little things, like 20 minutes reading every day, can be the best guarantee of bright futures for our students.

Term 3 Reminders

Please be aware of the following dates on the school calendar for our school.

Gold Coast Show Public Holiday – Friday 27 August (Camp Australia and school closed)

State-wide Student Free Day – Friday 3 September (school closed for students, Camp Australia tbc)

COVID – Response Level 1 and 2

We currently have changed restrictions in our area

Parents/Carers welcome

Parents/Carers recorded on OneSchool for contact tracing

Visitors sign in

Check in Qld required only for larger school events and functions

Adults wearing a face mask in the school if unable to social distance (School staff not required to have a face mask when working with students)

We monitor changes to Queensland Health directives and road map and school is impacted as these change.

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

We encourage student responsibility for own belongings as much as possible 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 Platinum and Gold Dojo, NAIDOC, Rocky Monster and Kokoda Challenge.

Chris McMillan
Principal

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.

SOS for Parents and Caregivers

Families with one or more enrolled children at CSSS will receive one invitation to complete the 2021 Parent Opinion Survey. The parent/caregiver to receive the invitation is selected based on information and email address in OneSchool.

• Participation is via invitation only.
• Parent survey invitations will be sent over a number of days in the week beginning 5 July. You will receive this via email and you will have until the 30th of July to complete it.
• The survey invitation email uses the subject line: School Opinion Survey of parents, 2021; please check junk email folders if it can’t be found.

Prep Enrolments for 2022

Coomera Springs is now taking enrolments for Prep in 2022. If you have a little one born between 1/7/16 – 30/6/17 then they are due to start Prep next year! Please come and see our lovely office staff or check on our website for an enrolment pack. Parent Information and orientation sessions will begin late Term 3, so the sooner you can enrol the better!

Finance News

THE PAYMENT WINDOW IS OPEN ON
MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY MORNINGS FROM 8AM TO 9.30AM
NO CASH PAYMENTS ARE AVAILABLE

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

News from our Music Department

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC NEWS

This semester we welcome a new Band Teacher, Mr Craig Alloway. Mr Alloway has already commenced working with the Junior and Senior Band students. Band lessons and rehearsals are on MONDAYS for the rest of the year. In order to accommodate this day change Junior Strings lessons and rehearsal have moved to THURSDAYS.

BEENLEIGH EISTEDDFOD GROUPS CANCELLED

Sadly, the recent change in COVID restrictions forced the Beenleigh Eisteddfod Committee to cancel the School Music Groups again for 2021 – our Junior Band, Senior Band, Senior Strings and Drumline were looking forward to competing once again, and we have no doubt they would have represented Coomera Springs with excellence. Well done to all these performing groups and Music teachers for the hard work in preparing performance pieces.

GOLD COAST EISTEDDFOD IS STILL ON AT THIS STAGE

Permission slips for the Gold Coast Eisteddfod were due back at school at the end of last term – if your child has not returned their note please send it in ASAP.

Please take note of the date and time for our Junior Choir performance at the Gold Coast Eisteddfod. The time shown is the section start time. It is impossible to predict exactly how long the section will go or what time our students will be on stage.

Monday 9th August – Junior Choir at HOTA
(9:30 am start time)

SCHOOL MUSICAL UPDATE – THE ROCKY MONSTER SHOW 2021!

Our Tuesday after school rehearsals have now commenced, and we would like to congratulate all students for their effort, focus, and excellent behaviour. It’s going to be great to be able to get through everything that is planned for a rehearsal, and even have time to go through some things twice!

Musical Cast Shirts were handed out at the end of the After School Rehearsal on Tuesday – please see Mrs Murray in the Music Room to collect your shirt if you were unable to collect it on Tuesday. Musical Cast Shirts can be worn to school any day in Term 3 EXCEPT Formal Fridays, and on TUESDAYS in Term 4. We would love to see ALL CAST in their Musical Shirts on TUESDAYS for After School Rehearsals as well! A huge thanks to Mrs Hodder and Ms Talbot for all their hard work in designing and ordering the shirts, they look AMAZING!

Tickets for the Musical will be on sale ONLINE from 9am Friday 6th August – the link to purchase tickets will be emailed to Musical Cast and posted on the School Facebook page.

Ticket prices: $15Adult $10 Child (under 12).

Poster Design/Colouring Competition Winners:

On assembly at the end of last term we announced the winners of our Rocky Monster Show Poster Competition. The standard of entries was very high, and the judges had a very difficult decision to make! We look forward to seeing the finished posters on display around our school. Congratulations to the following students who were judged as overall winners who will receive a prize pack from Mrs Raffin:

Design Competition – Jaxon A, Millah J
Colouring Competition – Van A, Taylor C, Jasmin C, Jasinder L.

Alison Murray - Music Coordinator

News from our PE Department

2021 Broadwater District Athletics Trials

During Term 3 we held our CSSS 3-6 Senior Athletics Carnival, from this carnival 21 students have met the qualifying time, distance or height to compete at the Broadwater District Athletics Trials being held on the 2nd and 3rd of August.

CSSS would like to congratulate and wish the best of luck to the following students for progressing to the 2021 Broadwater District Trials for 10-12 Years of age.

Nigel Bailey - Sports Coordinator

P&C News

Thank you to the wonderful ladies working in our Tuckshop.

Tuesday was the “Go Gecko” fundraiser for the P&C and Tuckshop. Students enjoyed eating the jolly little fellows. Amounts raised will be advised in the next newsletter. Money raised will go towards the replacement of Tuckshop equipment.

Please keep bringing in donations for the pantry items (Please see attachment for what is required).

Bunnings Sausage Sizzle on hold

Thank you to everyone who had volunteered for the Bunning Sausage Sizzle that was to be held on Saturday 3 July. Due to the COVID restrictions that were in place at the time, Bunnings cancelled all fundraising for that weekend.

Bunnings in turn, have issued us with $500 worth of Bunnings gift cards to the P&C Association to utilise.

Mid-Year Raffle - $2 per Ticket

Thank you to everyone who has already purchased tickets in our midyear raffle fundraiser currently underway. It will be drawn at 1.30pm on Friday 6 August 2021. Sincere thanks to everyone who has contributed towards the wonderful prizes. All information on how you can purchase your tickets is the attached link below. You can scan the QR code at “scan me” or via their website.

P&C Executive Committee Members

We still currently have vacant Executive Committee Member positions.

We are still seeking to fill the positions of:

• Vice President
• Secretary
• Fundraising Committee Members

If you or someone you know may be interested in being part of a wonderful working term to raise funds for school projects, please let myself or Erin Nichols know. We can be contacted on CSSS_PandC@coomeraspringsss.eq.edu.au or information can be obtained from the P&C Qld website at the link below or their Facebook site:

Follow up information from School Locker

School Locker (Uniform Shop) have advised us that the stock of girls Skorts are being returned to the supplier due to a manufacturing concern. The replacement stock will be made available as soon as possible.

The P&C are also investigating the costs of including an optional school bag to the Uniform List. We are still in conversations with School Locker regarding the final design and costs. As well as the inclusion of supplies for the Music programs conducted at the school. More information will be communicated once it has been fully discussed.

To enable these events to be run successfully, the P&C will need to establish a Fundraising Committee. If you have or know someone who has the expertise in assisting and becoming part of the fundraising team, please let the Executive know. We all know that many hands can make the task easier. Should you be interested in volunteering your time to assist please let us know at the above email. Our vision is that this committee meets separately to the general meetings. May be over a cuppa before, during or after school. A report will then be presented at the general meeting.

Again, please let the Executive know if you are interested.

Thank you and stay safe.

Ann Arthur - President

Uniform Shop

Tuckshop

Frankie’s Tuckerbox

The tuckshop is open Monday - Friday and offers a range of healthy choice options. Please click here 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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Community Notices

Keebra Park Rugby League Academy

You must register via the link below to participate. Registrations close Tuesday 3 August.

Any further questions regarding the event please email: bm@keebraparkshs.eq.edu.au

Surfside Buslines

Please find attached notices for Term 3 2021, School changes effective 12th July 2021.

The Kinetic Planning department have completed their term 3 changes to school bus services – Notices are currently being handed out by our drivers and we will have our website updated advising of changes by the end of this week.

Please continue to navigate the TransLink website when planning travel to and from school.

TransLink Journey-Planner

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3074

This service is being realigned to follow the new standard path throughout Coomera Springs. This improves coverage of the area and opens up Coomera Springs Boulevard where most student walk from.

3376

This run is being realigned to include the new standard route throughout Coomera Springs Boulevard. The route has been reduced from two separate loops to one whole loop.

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