Dear mums, dads, carers and colleagues

It has been a busy week at school once again especially given the range of opportunities available to children at Coomera Rivers.  The list of extra-curricular options is long, especially as the students progress their way through the school.  I applaud the additional efforts of our school staff in providing these.  Well done.

Clean Up Australia Day

We recognised Clean up Australia Day this week.  Thank you to the Environmental Warriors who have led this activity at our school.  Ms Landers and her staff team have been super in promoting it.  Every piece of litter we manage to get to the bin is one less threat to our environment.

What we will get better at this year is:

Reading

Being a strong reader is central to being Good at learning.  Each day at school I am visiting classes during reading lessons.  I must say that the skills of our teachers are amazing!  These sessions are a true highlight for me as I watch the children learning.  Sometimes it is whole class lessons on sounds - other times I see the great work theyr are doing with comprehension and spelling.

On-time attendance

Every day at school is another great day of learning opportunities.  We need all of them to be Good at learning.  It doesn't make sense to me that some children don't come along.  They should only ever stay home if they are unwell.  

While missing one day of school each fortnight doesn't sound like much, it will really add up quickly.  This will equate to 20 days across the year or, to look at it another way, four weeks of learning time missed.  If this pattern was maintained across primary school, the students will miss 140 days of school or the larger part of one entire school year.  Kids who miss school are significantly disadvantaged.  

Remember, our attendance target is:

Character

Character is a cornerstone of being Good at life.  At Coomera Rivers, we teach it and talk about it all the time.  Respect for self and others, respect for rules and standards are just some of the things we aim to instil.  

   

Story dogs

Kind regards

Vic