Coomera Rivers State School eNewsletter

Dear mums, dads, carers and colleagues

With just 10 school days remaining for the term, it is going to be a rush to fit everything in after losing a couple of weeks to the COVID restrictions.

Changes to before school arrangements

The changes outlined below begin on Monday 6 September.

We are making some changes to the before school bell routines to provide teachers opportunities for greater flexibility in their own morning routines. The changes are:

From Monday 6 September:

Time	Activity
8:00am	Supervision begins and all students need to either be waiting in the appropriate waiting area or involved in one of the before school activities.
8:20am	A bell at this time will indicate that students should move to their classroom areas. Non-teaching staff will supervise students outside classrooms until the class doors open.
8:30am	Classroom doors need to be open by this time for instruction to begin. Please note that teachers are not required to open their classroom before the 8:30am bell. Please contact me or your child's teacher if you have any concerns you would like to discuss.

Our regular before school activities will continue as they currently are.

Play at school

We aim to play as safely as possible at school. Please remind your children that we cannot use tackling in games, rugby, soccer or touch football.

Parent teacher interviews

Parent teacher interviews will be scheduled in Week 2 of Term 2 (11 October). The booking schedule will be sent home in the next issue of the newsletter. (Issue 29)

Parking around school

I agree with everyone that parking around the school is a significant challenge. I would dearly love to have another carpark that we could access but this will not happen so we need to make the most of what we have and use it repectfully and safely.

Please:

Only stop or park in designated spaces
Never block driveways or traffic flow
Never push into a line of traffic and always join the back of the queue
Watch out for children of all ages - they will not watch out for you!
Use the Kiss n Go properly. Never park there during the drop off and pick up times. If your child requires support getting in or out of the car, please use the carpark.

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Sports days in Week 10

Our school sports days are planned for Week 10. The program is:

The schedule for Week 10 is:

Monday 13 September: Years 4-6 Sports day carnival
Wednesday 15 September: Prep/Year 1 Sports day carnival
Thursday 16 September: Years 2 and 3 Sports day carnival

The programs for all three days are similar.

School begins at 8:30am and students go to class first
Running events commence around 9:00am
Morning tea commences at approximately 10:35am
Rotational activities commence around 11.15am.
Events finish at 12:45pm.

# Please note that all times are approximate and we will alter the program depending on the circumstances of the day.

Coomera Cup

The annual Coomera Cup which is where our senior rugby league team take on Coomera Springs in a match here at school on Tuesday 14 September at 1:00pm. More details are available in the sports news section of this issue.

Chess club

Our chess club will be competing at two events across the next fortnight. Our First IV will compete at the Gold Coast FINALS on Monday 6 September. This is an invitation only event and is for the top four teams on the Gold Coast. Good luck to Jason, Michael, Oliver and Amity.

Then we will have two teams represent us at the Gold Coast North tournament in Week 10 - Wednesday 15 September.

Thank you to our super chess coaches, Mrs Hardwick, Mr Ingram and Mr Burrows for supporting our players.

Click here for rules and regulations for the events. I would like to wish our players the very best of luck for the competitions.

Keep well everyone!

Kind regards

Vic

We recognised these wonderful learners this week. Awesome!

Year 2 take on science

Year 2 were treated to an incursion this week which supported our Science unit about Living things. They participated in two programs: 'Plant power' and 'Living Things'. During the 'Plant Power' program, students were involved in a range of hands on activities where they identified the parts of a plant, looked at how a plant's nutrients travels up a stem and tested the ph level of soils. They even got to plant and take home seeds to watch them grow. During the 'Living Things' program, students got to sort items as living and non-living, imagine life as a bug and use magnifying glasses to explore the external features of living things.

Fathers Day in prep

Our prep students were able to recognise their wonderful dads and grandads this week with a pirate day.

Fathers Day in Year 1

And Year 1 students enjoyed an activity afternoon with their dads this week as well.

Sophia tightens the tension

Well done to Sophia this week on her fantastic writing. The class have been learning about how to tighten the tension in their written work. They are very talented.

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Cricket trials

Congratulations to Chris on his performance at the South Coast Regional Cricket Championships this week. Chris represented Broadwater District very well and his team going down in a nail biter last over in the Grand Final against Hinterland District.

Sports Fun Days

Week 10 is SPORTS WEEK at Coomera Rivers. Parents are welcome to attend. Please sign in using the Check in Qld app and comply with all mask wearing and social distancing requirements.

The schedule for Week 10 is:

Monday 13 September: Years 4-6 Sports day carnival
Tuesday 14 September: Coomera Cup (rugby league, touch, netball and basketball)
Wednesday 15 September: Prep/Year 1 Sports day carnival
Thursday 16 September: Years 2 and 3 Sports day carnival

The sports day programs for all three days are similar.

The running events are in the first session commencing around 9:00am and
The rotational activities are in the middle session commencing around 11.15am.

We will send out a program on Facebook next week. Morning tea and lunch times remain the same (or very close). Subway lunches are available on the day of sports day for the year levels and the cafe will operate each day as well. And we will have a coffee van for our staff and parents!

The sports day program is our house carnival where Colman, Foxwell, Pedley and Siganto compete for house points and the prestigious house cup. Bonus points for cheering, wearing house colours on carnival day, house area maintenance and parent support are made across the carnival too.

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Subway Lunch Packs are available to order for our Sport Fun Days next week.

Monday 13 September - Senior Sport Fun Day (Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6)
Wednesday 15 September - Junior School Sport Fun Day (Prep and Year 1)
Thursday 16 September - Middle School Sport Fun Day (Year 2 and Year 3)

The $8 meal deal includes a Sub (with your choice of toppings), a cookie (choice of chocolate chip or double choc chip) and a choice of drink.

How to order

Orders are open now, via Flexischools and close on: (Strict deadlines)

Thursday 9 September - Senior Sport Fun Day (Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6)
Monday 13 September - Junior School Sport Fun Day (Prep and Year 1)
Tuesday 14 September - Middle School Sport Fun Day (Year 2 and Year 3)

If you require any further information, please email the P&C.

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We will have a coffee van onsite from 8:00am until 10.30am on all three of our Sport Fun Days in Week 10.

Are you looking for that accessory to support your team at our upcoming Swimming Fun Days (Years 3 - 6)? Well, we have the answer!

Available through Flexischools now are silicon wrist bands and corkscrew hair ties in our house colours! Stock is limited so order yours today!

Prep and Year 5 will be the next lucky recipients of Woolies Breakfast!

A massive thank you to Woolworth Coomera East for their ongoing support of our Year level breakfasts. It is greatly appreciated.

All the details for the upcoming Prep and Year 5 Woolies Breakfast can be found on the flyer below.

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We have been putting a focus on team building over the last few weeks, programming some activities to help the children develop these skills. On Monday morning, the educators facilitated a trust walk for the children to complete. The children paired up with one of their peers, one child was given a blindfold to wear, and the other child was given the task of guiding their partner through a short obstacle course. This activity is a popular team building activity that focuses on building trust amongst peers as well as developing important communication skills. The trust walk prompted some questions and reflections around why trust is so important in our relationships, the guides responsibility for their peers safety as they navigate through the course and how this relates to everyday scenarios.

The children thoroughly enjoyed this activity, while gaining some important skills. We can't wait to see them apply these skills to real life situations.

Spring Vacation Care.

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 strappy 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

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The 2021 P&Cs Qld State Conference will be held at the Sofitel Brisbane Central on Saturday 11 September 2021.

For the first time, they have incorporated breakout sessions for parents. The sessions will offer you an opportunity to learn ways you can help your children through some of the challenges they may face.

Topics include:

Social Media & Cyber Safety
Parenting Kids and Adolescents
Career Future Planning

Radio 4BC & TV Presenter Robin Bailey will also speak about work-life balance and overcoming obstacles.

Coomera Rivers would like to invite you to join us at the conference.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER your place at the sessions or contact P&Cs Qld for more information.

#p&csqld #pcsqldconf2021 #strategy&adaption

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We would like to offer our Prep students the chance to create their own little masterpiece as a souvenir of their first year at school.

While saved artwork on paper can tear and fade, children’s art that is turned into any one of the products listed on the below flyer can be enjoyed for many years. And they make a great Christmas gift!

The items on the below flyer are available to purchase now through School24.

Please find below the important dates in relation to this opportunity:

Orders open: Now via School24
Orders close: Friday 23 August at 4pm
Templates completed in class: Wed 28 August - Tues 3 September
Orders delivered: Friday 15 November

If you do require a deadline extension you MUST email the P&C prior to the deadline to request one.

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2021 Year Book Sponsor.

Do you own or know of a local business that would be interested in advertising in our 2021 Year Book?

Year Book advertising opportunities are now available.

You can secure your business advertising in our 2021 Year Book for as little as $50!

Advertisers can choose (from the available class pages at the time of payment) which page or pages they would like their advertisement to appear on.

This sponsorship opportunity closes on Tuesday 5 October.

Advertising spots are limited so be quick to reserve your spot!

For more information, please email us at pandc@coomerariversss.eq.edu.au

The next general meeting of the P&C Association will be held on Tuesday 14 September at 6:00pm.

If you have an item you would like added to the agenda, please email the P&C secretary at pandc@coomerariversss.eq.edu.au by 9am Monday 13 September.

P&C meetings are a great way to keep up to date with what is going on around our school. The meetings also provide our families with an opportunity to have input and feedback on matters relating to school and community life. Meetings are open to all families and we encourage families to come along and contribute to your school community which forms a vital part of your children's educational journey.

We look forward to seeing you there.