Dear mums, dads, carers and colleagues

The weather this past week has seen us go without our normal play opportunities.  We still have our breaks each day, but the playgrounds have been closed.  Keeping a class inside for a majority of each day can tend to breed some cabin fever, so well done to our staff and students on getting through the week so well.  

We broke up the week with a small disco where we learned some dances in preparation for the school disco in a few weeks.  We are hoping to impress the mums and dads with our YMCA and Nutbush.

NAPLAN testing is underway

Students in Years 3 and 5 are most of the way through their NAPLAN testing program and just have the numeracy test to go on Monday.  Thank you to our teachers for leading the students through these activities and the P&C for providing our 'Genius Water', fruit each day and a celebration box for when we have completed the testing program. 

3J celebrated the end of the reading test with a Just Dance session.  

Cybersafety sessions with the Department of Education

On Friday 6 May, Jacqui from the Department of Education, Cybersafety Reputation and Management team, visited Coomera Rivers and delivered Cybersafety sessions to our Year 4,5 and 6 students.

Jacqui talked with the students about their digital journey as a digital citizen and the importance of being safe online. She explained to our students how they are creating a digital footprint when they are online. Jacqui reminded our students that they must be over the age of 13 to have accounts and access most social media platforms. She also talked about privacy settings, password protection and personal information and what is safe to share online. Jacqui also gave the students tips on what to do if they experience problems online.

Jacqui shared the following websites that talk more about Cybersafety:

• https://www.qld.gov.au/cybersafety 
  
• https://www.esafety.gov.au/ 
  
• https://www.facebook.com/QEDCybersafetyAdvice/ 

We are always thankful to our mums, dads and carers for supporting their children to be safe when online and complying with age restrictions and account creation.

Good Start 

Our QLD Health program, Good Start, has commenced for Year 1 and 2 students this term. This program is offered to Māori and Pasifika students as it taps in to culture and customs of the Pacific Islands. This term, students are learning about the 5 food groups and what foods are needed for our bodies to grow strong and healthy. Next term, this will be offered to students in years 3 and 4.

Good luck Lyla

Best wishes to Lyla (4W) when she competes in both the State and National Championships for roller skating in the coming weeks.  

Simple maths games for home

We are making a series of short mathematics videos that are aimed at how parents can help their children at home to become better at their mathematics.  The videos are created by the very clever, Mrs Young.  This week, she is working with Ryder to practice skip counting.  This is a Year 1 skill but still appropriate for Prep and Year 2.  Click here to watch the video.  

Kind regards

Vic

Awful weather did not stop these top learners...

Prep

Prep Gallery

Prep Mother's Day

Year 1

Year 1 Gallery

Year 2

Year 2 Gallery

In mathematics this week, Year 2O and 2B focused on time and some delicious fractions.

In 2T we have been learning about team work and collaboration. We have spoken about the importance of working together collaboratively and how every member of the team is valued and needs to work towards an agreed common goal. The students are learning to take turns in sharing their ideas and working together to solve problems. Today they worked in groups with some materials and were asked to build anything they wanted. The only rules were that they had to work together and they all had to contribute to the construction. Mrs Taylor was impressed with the designs and what they had built together.

Year 3

Year 3 Gallery

Maths was fun in 3J this week when we were learning about using money.

Year 4

Year 4 Gallery

Year 5

Year 5 Gallery

Learning about citizenship

During this term in Year 5 the students are diving deep into the Global Goals for their Humanities and Social Sciences unit of work, "How can we use our understanding of the Global Goals to make a difference in our community?" Students are identifying local issues in their community, collecting information by interviewing members of the community, and understanding the different viewpoints relating to an issue in our community.

Year 5 have been very lucky to have different charities and organisations come to us and deliver real world insights into some issues that impact our community. We thank the following:

• Energy Matters (Global Goal #7 Affordable and Clean Energy)
• Boots for One and All Community (Global Goal #1 No Poverty, Global Goal #3 Good Health & Well-being)
• Rural Aid Australia (Global Goal #15 Life on Land)
• Care Kits for Kids Qld Inc. (Global Goal #1 No Poverty, Global Goal #4 Quality Education)
• Transplant Australia (Global Goal #3 Good Health & Well-being)
• Share the Dignity (Global Goal #1 No Poverty)
• Beddown (Global Goal #1 No Poverty)

These organisations make a difference in our community, and we are being informed on how we could possibly help. Student engagement, understanding and participation is to be commended.

Marshmallow team challenge teaches collaboration

Year 6

Year 6 Gallery

At the recent P&C Annual General Meeting, elections were held to select our P&C Executive for 2022.

We are pleased to introduce to you the 2022 Executive team:

• President - Corina Profke
• Vice President - Bridgette Raschke
• Treasurer - Heather Mulders
• Secretary - Gemma Del Re

We congratulate the team on their election and wish them all the very best.

District Cross Country

Congratulations to all of our students who competed in the Broadwater Cross Country Carnival last week. It was a little wet and a little overcast which made for some decent running conditions.

Congratulations to the follow students who finished in the Top 14 and have progressed to the South Coast Cross Country carnival on Tuesday 7 June.

Broadwater Team

• Zane - 4th
• Henko - 8th
• Mylah - 6th
• Maya - 7th
• Lana - 13th
• Remmy - 8th

NRL Gala Day

We have sought interested students for an upcoming NRL Gala Day. There is opportunity for selected boys and girls to attend. Once the weather clears, we will meet with students and have trials to select our teams.

Inter-school Sport

Unfortunately, we have had to cancel our first day of inter-school sport due to inclement weather. The updated dates are as follows.

• Friday 3 June (As scheduled)
• Thursday 16 June (New Date)

Broadwater District Sport - tennis trials

Any students who play tennis for a club are encouraged to see Mr Burrows or Mr Cope to discuss possible district sports trials.

Community sport opportunity

Happy Families premium account available to our families

Our P&C has invested in the emotional support for our entire community this year and has engaged Dr Justin Coulson to share his expertise with us. 

You may have seen Dr Coulson on television. He talks regularly about parenting, education and psychology issues for The TODAY Show, The Project, Studio 10, Mornings, The Daily Edition and Parental Guidance.

Families have FREE access to his Happy Families website. The P&C has paid the 12-month account membership for all of our families. You are welcome to access it when you wish.

The link to access your FREE Happy Families account can be found here.  Further details can also be found in the flyer below.   If you have any questions, please contact the P&C.

Get your Sport House colours ready!

With our Sport Fun Day event scheduled for late this Term, now is time to start thinking about those house colour accessories!

Our sports house shirts are made of a breathable fabric, have a collar for sun protection, school logo and, most importantly, your house colour and name!

Orders of these shirts are open now on School24 and Stock is limited! 

We have included below the size chart to assist with sizing for your orders. This chart is also accessible from the School24 site when ordering.

Please note

Sports House Shirts are now located in a dedicated uniform ordering section of School24. Please click on the Uniform Online - Order Uniform tab on the home page to access ordering.

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