Dear mums, dads, carers and colleagues

What a fantastic week this week has proved to have been!  Every student had opportunity this week to be involved in some wonderful activities, both in classroom learning and on the sports field.  Learning how to be part of a team and represent something bigger than the individual is an important life skill.  It comes from understanding spirit and a desire to contribute.  So this week alone, our children represented:

• Their sports houses by participating in the sports fun days
• Our school sport teams at the Coomera Cup
• Our school STEM team at the pentathlon competition
• Our school at the district chess competition
• Performing in the school 'Flash Mob' each afternoon
• Their class with experts visiting us

Thank you sincerely to the teachers who were behind the organisation and running of these events for our children.  Teachers are not paid for these roles - they just want our children to be able to experience the most that our school and community can offer.

Parent-teacher interviews

Term 4 parent teacher interviews are now open for bookings.  

When:  Monday 11 October

Venue:  School hall

Link:  www.schoolinterviews.com.au 

Log on code:  nnmyk

Please follow the prompts and mark the details in your calendar.

Note for 1W families: Alternate arrangements will be provided to families in Term 4.  

Important messages for all kids

Throughout Term 4, all students at Coomera Rivers State School will be involved in the Daniel Morcombe Child Safety Curriculum and the Respectful Relationships Education Program. Both programs have been developed by the Queensland Government and the Department of Education.  In addition, students in Year 5 and 6 students participate in lessons around puberty which are in line with the Australian Curriculum.

The best way for children to learn about these messages is by receiving small amounts of age appropriate, factual information from parents and teachers in a gradual and ongoing process.

The personal safety and protective behaviours and puberty curriculums are an important responsibility for schools.  Further communication regarding these lessons will be shared via your classroom teacher.

Parent information session

We will be holding a parent information session to provide as much information to our parents as possible.  We will cover:

• the lesson content
• Q&A session to answer any of your questions

Session info:

• Tuesday 5 October at 4:30pm in the staffroom
• Tuesday 12 October at 1:45pm in the staffroom

Please register your interest for one of these sessions with Michelle McMurtire mmcmu43@eq.edu.au or 55968333.

On-line supervision across the vacation

Children will be looking to maintain connection with their friends and classmates while on school holidays.  What they forget to realise is that everythig they post on any form of social media or messenger, is both public and permanent.  Please speak with your children regularly about your family expecations and values when it comes to online behaviour.

Head lice love your kids

Please use the vacation period to check all of your children for head lice.  These little creatures - and their eggs - thrive in warmer weather and multiply and spread at an alarming rate.

The ONLY way to fix the problem is to check every second day and treat every time you need to.  Queensland Health supports the 'Conditioner and Comb' technique and when it is done properly, it is incredibly successful and inexpensive.  

I hope that everyone in our community has a safe and enjoyable spring vacation break.

Kind regards

Vic