10 June 2022

Newsletter Articles

Principal’s Report

Year 4 Camp

We celebrate the recent Year 4 Camp and Runaway Bay Sport and Leadership Excellence Centre. The students were able to participate in a range of water and land-based activities within the international standard sporting centre. Students were excited about the activities as well as the food available. We share some photos from the camp in this newsletter.

School Review Feedback

Our school was recently involved in a scheduled full school review. Thank you to everyone who contributed in a variety of ways. We will receive the finalised reports by the end of this term and the Executive Summary will be published on the school website.

The following are some of the general findings that have been shared at the end of the review.

• Wonderful school community that is welcoming and respectful
• Teachers who are professional and dedicated
• Teachers know the curriculum
• Teachers know their students
• Teachers are given time to discuss their students and ways to meet their needs
• We support and include students with diverse needs as classmates and make sure that everyone is welcome
• Sometimes students might need some space, time or special assistance to get there and that is okay because that is what they need to succeed
• Our students are respectful and friendly
• Our students enjoy telling visitors about their learning
• Students love showing visitors their goal and how they work and use their learning wall to find out how to bump up their work
• Our students’ value and like their teachers
• Everyone knows that we work for the best outcomes for students
• The vast majority of students reach the expected standard and we have a number of students who are achieving well above year level expectations

Accessible Walkway

The accessible walkway (and ramp) connecting to the Tuckshop Undercover is approaching completion. We have some further landscaping and railings to finalise this infrastructure project. Once complete, this will really change up the accessibility into the centre of the school from the western drop off and parking area. This area also connects directly into the Coomera Springs estate allowing for safe and easy travel for the 35% of our students who live to the west of the school.

Students continuing learning during the cold and flu season

We thank our school families for keeping their students away from school with symptoms. This is keeping our COVID rate down which is vitally important at this time. If your child has mild symptoms and is capable of completing learning tasks, we would like them to continue their learning until they can return to school. Students may be able to complete work on OneNote or via learning that can be emailed home.

These are exceptional times, but we would like to see all students continue their learning wherever possible.

Current COVID Measures – COVID Normal

The Queensland Government has announced the relaxation of some COVID measures from 4 March.

• All staff, contractors and volunteers fully vaccinated
• Face masks not required but encouraged and supported
• Mass gatherings and events can resume
• Restrictions on parents, carers and visitors eased
• All assemblies, incursions, camps and excursions can recommence
• We continue our day cleaner to continually sanitise high touch areas during school hours
• Students who choose to wear face masks will continue to be supported
• We maintain a supply of face masks to support staff and students who request
• Anyone who is unwell or with symptoms to isolate away from school and get tested
• We maintain a supply or RATs for unwell staff and unwell students to take home
• Close contact rules have changed as of 6pm on Thursday 28 April provided close contacts test negative and wear face masks may leave home.

Our community keeping everyone safe

We are all very aware that coronavirus has been and is circulating within our broader community. We acknowledge and thank many families doing the right thing in getting tested and isolating if positive. The school has a supply of RATs to be sent home with students who are referred to sick bay with symptoms. Coomera Springs families experiencing symptoms at home can access testing through HAAN Respiratory Centre (100m south of the school) or any testing centre or RAT supplier. Testing and isolating if positive is helping to reduce the spread of the virus at school.

Confirmed cases of COVID are occurring within our school community on a daily basis. Vigilance in keeping students with symptoms at home and getting tested is still the best way to contain the spread at this time. Thank you for testing and isolating if positive or close contact. This is important at this time.

Celebrate Success

We are really impressed with the achievements of our students. Students achieving well in their learning and across other areas such as sport.

We celebrate Year 4 Camp and Kokoda Challenge practice in our slideshow in this newsletter.

Kind regards,

Chris McMillan
Principal

Prep 2023 Enrolments Now Open

2023 Prep Enrolments are now open!

Little ones born between 1 July, 2017 & 30 June, 2018 are eligible to start Prep in 2023!

Download an enrolment pack from our website or pop in and see Vicky and Janine in the office.

LATE ARRIVALS and EARLY DEPARTURES:

Explicit teaching begins at 8.40am and finishes at 3.00pm. Consistently arriving after 8.40am or departing before 3.00pm, may mean your child is missing quality learning time.

Arriving late, often means the class teacher has to stop the lesson, welcome your child, explain what they have missed and then return his/her attention back to the class who is trying to wait patiently.

Departing early, also means the class teacher has to stop the lesson, answer the call from the office, support your child to pack up belongings, and then return attention to the rest of the class who, again is waiting.

We believe that all of our students can achieve success at our school with our dedicated teaching staff, their expertise and research-based pedagogy but this can only happen if our students are at school, on time, learning every day.

We understand that some late arrivals and early departures are for legitimate reasons, but the effect remains the same.

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.

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News from our PE Department

Junior and Senior Athletics Carnival

Nigel Bailey
Sports Co-ordinator

News from our Music Department

Music Shirts – Clearance

The P&C have advised they still have remaining stock of Music Shirts from the old supplier (identical looking shirts) – these are available from the Tuckshop for $21 while stocks last. If your child’s size is not available at the tuckshop you are still able to order online via School Locker’s website.

Music shirts can be worn to school as a uniform option on Thursdays this year, and will be required for Choir, Band, Drumline and Ukulele Band for their upcoming performances.

Alison Murray
Music Coordinator

P&C News

Volunteers

To enable 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 myself 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 on CSSS_PandC@coomeraspringsss.eq.edu.au or information can be obtained from the P&C Qld website, or their Facebook site below:

Volunteers are required in the TUCKSHOP

Angela in the Tuckshop is seeking assistance with volunteers to assist her and Viv in the Tuckshop. Should you have a spare few hours and looking for some way to assist in your child’s school, please contact the School on 55195300 to be added to her roster. Or just drop by the Tuckshop and have a chat with Ang.

General Meetings

It was decided at the AGM that General Meetings will be held on the 2nd Friday of the month.

Next General Meeting will be held on Friday 10 June 2022 (week 8) at 3.15pm in the School Staff Room (Resource Centre).

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 here for the 2022 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

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

Dental Van

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