Dear mums, dads, carers and colleagues

A chilly start to the mornings again this week but the cold weather is expected to end in the next couple of weeks.  But before then, our instrumental band will be heading to the Gold Coast Eisteddfod to perform, and we will be acknowledging the significance of Bullying No Way day with a free dress day.

If you have not yet investigated the Crusaders Cafe, I can highly recommend it to you.  The menu has grown significantly and more developments are coming soon.  Read on in this issue of the school newsletter to learn more.

Bullying no way - National week of action

Coomera Rivers will be participating in the annual Bullying No Way - National week of action - once again this year.  We will be investigating and learning about bullying  and kindness and holding a free dress day on Friday 16 August.  We will ask for a gold coin donation from all staff and students.  The theme is PURPLE and we encourage all students and adults to come to school sporting this colour.  Click here for more information.

Inter-school sport commenced

I was proud of the students who participated in the first day of the inter school sport competition this week. At Coomera Rivers, The focus of inter-school sport at Coomera Rivers is to provide opportunities for students to:

• participate for fun - fitness - friendship, learning new skills and meeting new friends.
• represent our school through sportsmanship, service to team and pride.

Representing the school requires students to be wearing correct and full uniform. Choosing to not meet the team uniform requirements will mean students will not be participating on that day and will remain at school. The school will do its best to assist with any uniform problems up until the end of the day before. Please note that we do not have capacity to be contacting families on the morning of sport as we are already busy with other preparations.

Correct uniform means:

• Shoes - Plain black joggers to wear to & from the venue / Game shoes while playing (No slides, crocs or thongs whatsoever)
• Socks - All plain white socks must sit naturally above the ankle. Team socks are provided for some sports.
• Shorts - School sports shorts. Team shorts are provided for some sports.
• Jersey or team shirt
• Sport specific items like mouth guards / head protection / shin guards etc.
• School bucket hat
• School jacket
• Jewellery - No jewellery can be worn in sporting competition.
• Sunscreen - Cream that can be rubbed in to become invisible / No Zinc or face paint
• Phones - No phones can be left with students while at school or at sport. They need to be left with the school office.

Parent, family and player conduct:

It is vital that we teach our children the importance of playing for the values of fun - fitness - friendship. Remarks to referees and umpires or players from other teams that illustrate poor sportsmanship are never acceptable. Our players know the significance of this respect and understand that they will miss match time for breaches. These decisions are up to the coach and Principal. Unfortunately, students will also miss match time if parents or family members do not or cannot model the expectations.

Day 1 gallery:

Parent-teacher interviews

I am delighted to open the Parent-teacher Interview opportunity for Semester 2.

Details at a glance:

• Date: Monday 19 August
• Bookings open: Friday 2 August at 7:00pm
• Bookings close: Thursday 15 August at 7:00pm
• Venue: The hall

How to make a booking

• Link:  School Interviews
• Event code: q9j6d

Each of the bookings are 10 minutes in duration and are condensed snapshots of your child's progress so far this year. To make the most of the interview, please arrive early and prepare any questions or points that you would like to discuss with the teacher.