Dear mums, dads, carers and colleagues

Parent-teacher interview bookings are now open

The booking system for parent-teacher interviews is now open.  The only way to make an appointment is via the link and instructions below. Appointment spots are allocated on a first-in basis, so get in early.

Info at a glance:

• Dates: Monday 8 and Tuesday 9 March (After school)
  
• Venue: School hall
  
• Interview duration: 10 minutes each
  
• Is there a COVID plan in place? Yes
• Bookings close to families: Thursday 4 March at about 9:00pm
• Do students attend the meeting? Yes, this is a perfect opportunity to discuss learning goals and your child should be part of that discussion
• If my child has moved classes, is it worth booking in an interview? Although your child might be new to the classroom teacher, this is a perfect opportunity to meet your child's teacher and help them get to know your child better. 

Make a booking:
Link: CLICK HERE
Event Code: 76jhh

Please follow the instructions as you go.

Thank you for working in partnership with your child’s teacher.

School review this week

This week, our school received its full school review.  This happens every four years.  We were privileged to have four very experienced Principal's spend the week at Coomera Rivers, looking at how we operate and the great work that is happening in our classrooms.  They spoke with over 330 students, parents, staff and community members in order to gain a really clear picture of our school.  Their report was extremely positive and we will use the information to create our next Four Year School Plan.  I will share parts of their 34 page report findings with the community when the full report arrives.

Thank you to Chris, Boyd, Lee and Anthony for their wonderful contributions to our school.  I would also like to extend my gratitude to everyone who participated so positively in the review, especially our staff who were showing the very comprehensive work we do to be Good at learning - Good at life.   

Kind regards

Vic

Tickets on sale now

Come along in your best fluro gear and leg warmers and join us at our 80’s Disco to be held on Thursday 29 April.

Whilst there might be the occasional moon walk, the majority of the music will still be that hip, cool and rad stuff the kids think is AWESOME!

Junior hipsters (Prep to Year 2) starts at 4.00pm and goes to 5.30pm with the Senior groovers (Year 3 to Year 6) starting at 6.00pm and finishing at 7.30pm.

Ticket sales now open on Flexischools and the footloose deadline to purchase your 80’s Disco tickets is Thursday April 22 at 4:00pm.

If, for any reason at all, you would like to attend the 80's Disco but can NOT meet the payment deadline, please email the P&C BEFORE the deadline and we will be able to assist. Unfortunately, once the deadline has passed no further tickets will be available.

PLEASE NOTE - Please take special notice of the information, on the flyer, around senior students NOT to be at junior disco and junior students NOT to be at the senior disco as well as the requirements for signing in and collecting students, as refusal on the night of the disco may offend.

These students have been MAGNIFICENT this week and have earned their class excellence award.  Well done!

Prep and Year 1

Year 2

Year 3 and 4

Year 5 and 6

A world of wonders in Year 3

On Monday, 34WH received a visit from Valerie's mum.  She came in to teach us about Chinese New Year as part of our HASS unit.  It was amazing. The children had so many fantastic questions.  Her mum taught us about the zodiac, Hong Kong, traditional clothing, food and dragon dancing.  She even had us make Ox envelopes. Such an awesome learning experience. Mrs Hardwick and Miss Wolbers are still excited with what they have learned too.   

Then on Tuesday,  Harlan’s mum came in and taught us about the Swiss celebration called Fasnacht.  This is a carnival that happens every year to start off the winter season and to scare off the ghosts or their dark winter using loud music, delicious food, confetti and colourful costumes. We tried a Schenkeli which is a crunchy donut type food. It was an another fantastic learning experience.

And to finish our week off we had Mr Ken come in to teach our class all about the Highland Games and Burns day. He wore his kilt and even read to us in Scottish.  We learned about Nessie and haggis.  It was a very special treat especially for the teachers.

6EL's 'Cyclone in a Bottle'

In this science lesson, students in Year 6EL needed to identify the similarities and differences between the formation and features of cyclones and a simulated 'cyclone in a bottle'. Our young scientists discovered the best way to make a vortex inside a bottle was to rotate the bottle in a clockwise or anti-clockwise direction.

YEAR 2 and 1/2 DRAMA

Just a reminder that if your child wants to bring a costume to school to wear as the character they have chosen for their drama speech, please do so next week. It can either be kept in the drama room until the assessment has finished, or can be taken home each week.  Here are some pictures of some students enjoying wearing their costume in our lesson this week. Please see the email from your class teacher for more information or EMAIL MRS BLYTH.  

Swimming

Congratulations to all of our swimmers who competed at the Broadwater District swimming carnival last week.   Special congratulations to Cooper and Zahra for qualifying for South Coast Regional Swimming Carnival to be held on 01 March and good luck to both athletes when they represent us.

Touch football tournament

Coomera Rivers sent away 3 teams to a touch competition organised by the Girls Sport Academy at Keebra Park.  Our girls played 4 games each, as well work on their skills and game play. For many of our girls this was their first game of touch, and it was great to see them giving it their best and working hard for each other. The sun was definitely shining and the heat was turned right up, but the girls didn't let that stop them.  

Thank you to the parents who came to support our girls who were out there playing.

Coaches from Keebra announced the following girls as Players of the Day:

• Coomera Blue: Remmy
• Coomera Green: Alicia
• Coomera White: Scarlett

Kokoda Schools Challenge

Our Kokoda Challenge team are conducting the first training session of the year at Purlingbrook Falls (very early) Saturday morning. Hopefully the weather will enable the students, teachers and parents to enjoy the hike and breath-taking views.

Pre-Service Teacher

You may notice another member of the HPE team working with our students this term. Her name is Claire Horn.  Miss Horn is a fourth year student from Griffith University. She will be working with us up until the holidays. 

Netball trials

Any outstanding netballers (aged between 10-12) are encouraged to trial for the Broadwater District squad. We will be conducting our school trials on Tuesday at second break on the outdoor netball courts (or hall in the event of inclement weather).

Hockey trials

Any students aged between 10-12 who are talented hockey players are encouraged to see Mr Burrows or Mr Raffin for information about the Broadwater District Hockey Trials.

2021 sports calendar

If you have any questions, please email the P&C.

Students have been excited to see the return of our cultural programs this year, including Deadly Choices and Good Start.

Deadly Choices this term involves our Year 3 and 4 indigenous students participating in activities to promote healthy lifestyle choices and also celebrate and acknowledge their cultural heritage with some traditional indigenous games thrown in for good fun as well.

Good Start is a government program for Maori and Pacific Islander students and also examines healthy lifestyles through fun activities and experiments. It runs after school on a Wednesday afternoon 2:30-3:30pm and will continue throughout the year. If you are interested in finding out more information about Good Start, please EMAIL MS WAIDE.  

Head lice are small, wingless insects that live in the hair on your head and can be challenging to eradicate. They can only survive in human hair, need to feed from the scalp several times a day and can only survive up to two days off the person's head. Though not dangerous, head lice are a common problem for children between the ages of 3 and 11 and have nothing to do with personal hygiene or cleanliness and do not carry disease.

Head lice can crawl onto your scalp when your head touches the head of someone with head lice and, although rare, they can be transferred through a hair brush or hat.

Lice eggs are called nits and are about the size of a small flake of dandruff, but cannot be easily shaken off or brushed out. Lice lay their nits on hair shafts close to the scalp and rely on the warmth of the head to hatch. Nits hatch within one to two weeks of being laid and once attached, the shell looks white or clear and stays firmly attached to the hair shaft. If lice are not treated, this process repeats itself about every 3 weeks.

The most effective way to manage head lice is to check regularly (each day), treat when required and tell the school.  If you find headlice on your children, you must treat them - either using conditioner and comb or a chemical wash (and remove the dead nits and dead lice).  It takes just one family to not check - treat - report for head lice to become a problem.  

CLICK HERE for more information on treatments and tips.

The Annual General Meeting of the Coomera Rivers State School P&C will be held on Tuesday 16 March at 6:00pm in Corporate Services.

A general meeting of the Association will be held directly after the AGM.

Hot Cross Buns

Bakers Delight are offering our school families to purchase delicious Hot Cross Buns delievered to school for collection.

Not only will you receive mouth watering Easter Buns, but you will also be raising funds for our school with a percentage from every packet ordered being donated to our P&C.

Available to purchase is your choice of:

• Traditional
  
• Choc chip
  
• Apple and cinnamon
  

The price for a half dozen packet is $8.00.

Orders are open now on Flexischools and will close at 4pm Wednesday 24 March.

Orders will be delivered on Wednesday 31 March.

Please remember, if your child has changed class, to update your child's class on Flexischools.

This ensures all orders, including Cafe orders, are delivered on time to the correct classroom.