Dear mums, dads and carers

We have nearly completed the 2020 school year but the final three days of school will be packed with activities for our community.  Please check the calendar for all events so that you are well prepared for each day.  The final edition of the school newsletter will be sent home next week and it will wrap up everything from the week and provide information about returning for the 2021 school year.

2021 school leaders

We announced the student leaders for the 2021 school year.  Congratulations to Maia and Si'u who will be Heads of School and to Angel-Rose who will be Head of Student Council.

         

Awards assemblies

We have completed the Year 4 and Year 5 Annual Awards assemblies this week and the remaining cohorts will be conducted next early next week.  We will provide the gallery of award winners in the final issue of the school newsletter next week.  

Year 5 Annual Award recipients

Staff changes for 2021 

We bid farewell to a small number of our staff team who are either transferring or retiring.  They have been very loyal and committed to our school community.  

Teachers

• Leanne McNamarra
• Melissa Bryant
• Nicole Rafton
• Nicole Muller

Assistant teachers

• Cheryl Pennell

Cleaning staff

• Jacqui Perry

Both Cheryl and Jacqui joined the Coomera Rivers team in 2011 and were part of the team who opened the school in that year.  

Report cards

We will email report cards to families on Tuesday 8 December.  Please check junk boxes as sometimes they deliver to there.  

         

Special extra holidays for schools this year

Please remember that school finishes for 2020 on Wednesday 9 December at 2:30pm. 

         

Important dates

We will keep making necessary adjustments to this calendar of events as we finalise our plans the conclusion of the 2020 school year.   Please check this list each week and add the pertinent information to your fridge calendars.  

Kind regards

Vic

Year 2 Water Awareness

Year 2 have been studying all things water, including the water cycle and the fact that it is must be conserved as it is a limited and renewable resource.  2MC have been making reminder posters for everyone in the school.

2M have created a Water Awareness Walk. The walk is based on the daily walk for water undertaken by some children in Africa.  The comparison that the students undertook was very impressive and it involved a meshing of maths, science, humanities and English.  Our Assistant Regional Director went on the learning walk with the class last Wednesday and was most impressed with the student explanations of their learning.  

Classes from all over the school also went on the water awareness walk with an expert from 2M.  Maya in Prep O was passionately inspired by what she learned that she shared her learning with her parents, and, with her mum and dad, has since made a donation to the United Nations World Food Programme to help other children around the world.   She is already becoming quite the global citizen and is demonstrating what our school promotes - Good at learning - Good at life.  

Excellence Awards 

Well done to these students on earning their Excellence Awards this week.  We work hard - right up until the last day of school.

Lorax dress up day

3GB and 3B enjoyed a dress up day party this week with a Lorax theme.  

Planning for 3D printing

Year 4 were busy this week as they designed their item for 3D printing.  This is a task that really challenges spatial awareness.  Well done everyone!

Team effort helps wombats

2A and 2W and their support team are official Wombassaders.  Well done to the students and families both these classes.  Together, they raised over $96 to support the much needed funds will pay for antibiotics to help our beautiful wombats, Elliot, Harry and Devikaa who are currently recovering at the Sleepy Burrows Wombat Sanctuary.  We feel so privileged to be part of such a special project.

A special thank you to our wonderful cleaners, Lyn and Jacqui, who organised the fundraiser and took all our our cans and bottles to the recycling depot.  These ladies worked closely with the staff at Sleepy Burrows to make this happen for our students.

Meeting some gymnastics idols

This week, Harlan and Orell met the AIS Men’s Gymnasts. They are currently on the Gold Coast for a week of training and for the rest of the week will train at Coomera Indoor Sports Centre.  This was a tremendous opportunity for these young gymnasts to meet their current idols.  

The boys were excited to be able to chat with Tyson Bull who will represent Australia at the Tokyo Olympics in Horizontal Bars and Chris Remkes who won Gold at the Commonwealth Games in 2018 on Vault.

Basketball success

In just his first season, Charlie has been excelling with the Coomera City Warriors Basketball team.  He earned selection in the A grade under 11 team for the Coomera City Warriors. He has also been selected to play in the under 12 Northern Gold Coast Seahawks team. Congratulations Charlie!

        
Pelicans are premiers in 2020

Underdogs for most of the season and finishing fourth following the season of matches, the Pelicans needed to play the top team last week in the elimination final.  They won and made their way into the grand final.  The final went down to the wire ... 19-19 at three quarter time.  But in the final quarter, the Pelicans pulled away to win the match by two points.  Our girls, Leah, Tiyahnn, Kiahnaa, were just so proud of their achievement.

Coomera Rivers Cricket

This week, we held the grand finals for the cricket competition that has been running through Term 4.  Congratulations to the following teams and the Players of the Match.

Coomera Rivers Soccer

On Monday, Foxwell brought 2 teams to CRSS to play our mixed soccer teams. It was a very windy afternoon, which allowed for the high scoring games. We were lucky to enough to get a win and a draw against their Year 7s.

That is the end of the soccer season for CRSS. Thanks to Mr Meijboom for helping out on the day and with training sessions. Our teams were very successful this year. We were undefeated against Picnic Creek, Pimpama (Futsal) and Foxwell SSC. Congratulations to the students involved for their effort and commitment this year.

We are excited to again offer the opportunity to our Year 5 & 6 students to be part of the Coomera Rivers Esports Team in 2021.

We have registered to again participate in The Fuse Cup, which has been very successful with many other state and private schools joining in the new national competition. The Fuse Cup competition provides students with a face to face, safe, competitive & challenging esports opportunity while also promoting Digital Wellbeing, Inclusion and Values.  Click here to see more about The Fuse Cup

The Coomera Rivers Team will practise one afternoon each week with additional practise during a lunchtime (optional). The team will collectively select a smaller team of 4 to represent Coomera Rivers at each of the 3 Gold Coast finals, one each term. A state and national final will be held in Term 4 if we are lucky enough to make it!

The program will again be run as an extracurricular activity after school with a cost of $15 per term.

Beginning Thursday Week 2 (February 4th) 2:30-3:30 pm

There is still time to register for your child to participate.

The School Locker will have their last trading day Wednesday 9 December between 1.00pm to 3.30pm.

Orders can be made online during the holiday break for collection the week prior to school starting and these days and opening hours will be advertised shortly.

Missed out on a 2020 Year Book?

We do have a limited number of 2020 Year Books still available. If you missed ordering and would still like a copy please email the P&C. Orders will be considered in order of receipt and only while our very limited stock lasts.

Are you missing a previous years Year Book from your collection? We do have a couple of spares from pervious years. Please email the P&C with the year the you are looking for and we will let you know if we have one available.

Thank you for your support of our 2020 Year Book. We hope you enjoy reliving the memories and milestones represented throughout the book.

"Technology gives students keys to open doors and releases their creativity."

We are here for learning and everything we do is focused on achieving this. We utilise the latest technologies and digital pedagogy to support and enhance student learning with the Australian Curriculum.  Our Digital Pedagogy Team and teachers work together to select the Apps that are the best for learning across multiple areas.  All of these allow the students to design, create and share their learning.  

Our family iTunes U course has been updated for 2021 and some new Apps have been added.  In the new year please review the 2021 App List section to ensure your child has all the required apps listed.  

For the full list refer to our iTunes U course.  Enrol code ECZ-BBL-YFL

Do you need some help setting up your child's iPad for 2021?

- creating an Apple ID
- setting up family sharing
- downloading the required Apps
- managing required settings
- adding iTunes credit to purchase Apps
- setting up restrictions or screen time
- cleaning up your child's device from previous year
- selecting a suitable cover and headphones

Our myLearn Support Team will be available to assist during the times listed below.

Please register for a time HERE. You will receive an email reminder early in the new year. Numbers are capped so please register early if you require assistance. Further sessions may be made available if required.

If you have any queries in the meantime please email: mylearn@coomerariversss.eq.edu.au

With COVID restriction continuing to ease, we are very hopeful that 2021 will see the return of volunteers to our school events and classrooms and we are so very excited to be welcoming our volunteers back!

As you know, to be a volunteer at Coomera Rivers, you must complete an annual induction and registration process. This ensures that we meet all regulatory requirements in the way of mandatory training required by the Department of Education.

To ensure that we meet these obligations, we have made some slight changes to the process to become an inducted volunteer.

In 20201, the volunteer process will continue to be an online process sent to volunteers to complete in the comfort of their own home and return to us for acceptance.

The change will be that all existing families of Coomera Rivers will only have until Friday 26 February to become a registered and inducted volunteer for 2021.

This means, if you intend to offer your assistance at an excursion, in the classroom, in the cafe, at school events or in any other capacity within the school community, you MUST have completed the registration and induction process before Friday 26 February.

No further inductions and registrations for 2021 volunteers will be processed after this date.

The flyer below contains all the important information and deadline dates.

We will be sending out registration and induction packs very early in the New Year. To register your request for a 2021 Volunteer Registration and Inductions pack please email the P&C.

If you have any questions in relation to this process, please contact the P&C.

As we near the end of the 2020 school year, it is time to start considering your before and after school care needs for 2021.

All current 2020 BSC and ASC bookings will cease after close of business Wednesday 9 December 2020. Bookings will not roll over to 2021. All families seeking care at Coomera Rivers OSHC in 2021 must complete a new booking request.

How does the booking process work?

Step 1 - Family submits booking requests

Booking requests are open now for families to apply for OSHC in 2021. Please ensure your start date for BSC and ASC is Wednesday 27 January 2021.

To enrol for BSC and/or ASC in 2021, please click here to submit a booking request.

Step 2 - Service sends booking offers

Booking requests received will be responded to within 2 business days.

Step 3 - Family accepts and confirms booking offer

Families need to accept and confirm booking offers within 2 days of receiving the booking offer email to finalise the booking process. This is done by following the steps that will be outlined in the booking offer email.

Please note the QikKids website is not optimised for use on mobile devices, including iPads and mobile phones. The enrolment process must be completed on a computer.

If you have any questions regarding this process please do not hesitate to contact the service via email

Vacation care bookings are open to ALL families of schools. You do NOT have to attend the before and / or after school service to be able to attend vacation care. Enrolments for vacation care are very welcome from all of our Coomera Rivers families.

There is no minimum number of days that you need to attend - just book for the days you need.

Price includes breakfast and afternoon tea.

All children require the following items every day of vacation care:

* morning tea
* lunch
* water bottle
* closed in shoes
* brimmed hat (no caps)
* sun safe clothing (no singlets or stroppy dresses)

The details of the upcoming program are attached. The program colour code is:

Green = Excursions
Orange = Incursions
White - In Service days

For bookings or further enquiries please contact us:
Phone: 5596 8377
Mobile: 0455 968 377
Email: croshc@coomerariversss.eq.edu.au