Dear mums, dads, carers and colleagues

Week 4 - Tick!  And it was filled with so much that makes our community and school special.

Staff Appreciation Day

Thank you to the students and families who thanked the school staff this week.  I am grateful for your kindness.  The staff at Coomera Rivers contribute so much to the lives and learning of our children and I am very appreciative of not only what they do, but also how they get it done.  

Thank you to our P&C for acknowledging the staff again this year.  It is nice to be noticed but very fulfilling to be appreciated.  

Free dress day

Each year on the last Friday of October we hold a free dress day to support the Daniel Morcombe Foundation.  This group focuses on keeping students safe and we show our support by fund raising for them.  This year we raised over $800 to donate from our RED day.  Well done Coomera Rivers.

Spooky Disco

Our Spooky Disco was held tonight and it was great to see the students really enjoying the event.  Congratulations to the mums behind the costumes.  You constantly amaze me with your ingenuity.  Thank you to the P&C for once again creating this opportunity for us and to the P&C, volunteers and staff who supervised and helped.  And great job once again to DJ Brett for providing a truly professional mix.

Help in the Kiss n Go

Each afternoon, school staff are deployed to assist children get safely to the parents, onto the school buses and to begin to safely make their way home.  It is extremely busy for about 20 minutes while over 1100 people make their way out of the school.  And this is where the school needs your help.

Please ALWAYS:

• Allow plenty of time to collect your children
• Follow the directions of the kiss n Go staff as they continue to call cars to the front of the Kiss n Go area.  
• Be courteous to your fellow school families.  One extra car ahead of you will make no difference to the time you get home.
• Insist that your children keep safe habits and routines - wear seatbelts in cars, helmets for bike riding, no scooters, use the appropriate crossings.

Please NEVER:

• Abuse staff because they have called you to move forward in the Kiss n Go line.  They know how the traffic works best in this space, and how to keep things moving for EVERYONE.  Your children are always able to walk the extra 20m to your car.  

School calendar

The Department of Education this week informed schools of some changes to risk assessment levels for various activities, particularly swimming and water-based activities.  The outcome is that we will need to make minor adjustments to our swimming carnival and some wider changes to the Year 6 celebration excursion to Wet n Wild.  Our school will always place student safety at the forefront of what we do, and any changes to our activities will only improve this further.

Please check the calendar regularly as events can change due to clash of commitments, weather and other factors.

Leaving in 2022?

We are beginning to complete our plans for the start of 2023.  If you are leaving Coomera Rivers, please let our school office know as soon as possible so that we can make preparations.  

Kind regards

Vic