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Dear mums, dads, carers and colleagues
Thank you to parents and staff for their care and support for children on what has been a wonderful start to the 2023 school year. for them They are in their classrooms and engaged in learning. Check out some of the images captured this week.
Restructuring of some classes is coming soon
We were 'Oh so close' in our estimated class structure for the 2023 school year. Nonetheless, we will still need to complete a restructure of classes for some students so that we balance out these numbers and keep class sizes below department thresholds. This will happen around the 8th day of the school year and planning has already commenced. The parents of children affected by a change will be informed before we make the restructure.
Attendance at school in 2023
This is an area for some students that requires improvement. I need parents to ensure that their children are at school on time every school day, unless they are sick. If children are sick and cannot attend school, parents are required to inform the school. Our school attendance target is 95% which means absences of 10 days across the year.
School starts with roll call each morning at 8:30am. Please have your children in their classes before this time.
Chess club
Chess club starts on Wednesday afternoon from 2:30-3:30pm in Week 3. The cost each week pays for professional coaching and a teacher to attend the tournaments we compete in each term. Additional costs apply for tournament registration. Please contact Mrs McMurtrie for details. There is a limit of 40 spaces in the chess club.
Kind regards
Vic
Please use the lists below to organise 2025 year's stationery supplies. Children will need this stationery on their first day of school.
There is no preferred or recommended supplier, so shop around to find the best price / convenience for your needs.
Religious instruction: If your child is participating in Religious Instruction this year, you will need to arrange their student work books. These workbooks are always very hard to source, so to make things easier, our P&C is organising the ordering for families. You can order your work books through School24
Everything you need to know to have your children's iPad ready for the school year can be found right here.
- 2023 iPad requirements
- BYOD program check list
- BYOD program inTune set up for parents.
- BYOD program required apps for 2023
- Coomera Rivers cyber-safety expectations
- Coomera Rivers iPad expectations
For the 2023 school year, our school photos business partner will be Leading Image School Photography.
Why the change?
Following feedback from the school community last year, we started the process of investigating alternatives that might better meet the needs of our families. We feel that families will be very happy with the prices, quality, photo packages, ordering time frames and turnaround times that Leading Image Photography will offer.
When are school photos?
This year our school photos will be taken over three days from Wednesday 1 March to Friday 3 March. As the date gets closer we will share more details with families.
Our school has four sports houses. You can work out which house your family is in by following the system.
System: Families are assigned a sports house based on the surname of the oldest student enrolling. House allocations rarely change.
| House | Colour | Includes surnames |
| Colman | Red | A-E |
| Foxwell | Blue | F-L |
| Pedley | Yellow | M-R |
| Siganto | Green | S-Z |
Children will need a t-shirt in their house colour when they participate in the house sports carnivals this year. These carnivals focus on participation with Fun-Fitness-Friendship being the central elements.
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.
From the start of the 2023 school year, our school moved our online ordering platform over to School24. This is the new platform to place Café orders, order Religious Instruction Books, Sport House Shirt orders etc that once were managed via Flexischools.
Why the change?
Due to feedback from the school community last year, we started the process of investigating alternatives to Flexischools that might better meet the needs of our families. We feel that families will be very happy with how easy the School24 platform is to use, the fee structure and the reliability of the platform.
Sign up for your School24 account
Attached to this email is a guide on how to set up your School24 account and how to download the app.
Need support setting up your School24 account?
The attached guide is user friendly but, if for any reason at all, you are having trouble setting up your School24 account, you can contact the team by phone and / or email. These contact details can be found at the bottom of the attached guide.
No longer need your Flexischools account?
If, with the move to School24, you will no longer need your Flexischools account, a step by step guide on how to close and have any current balance refunded to you can be found here
Placed on order via Flexischools for Year Book, Religious Instruction books or Senior Shirts?
Orders placed with Flexischools for both items listed above will be received. Religious Instruction books will be issued during Week 2, Year Books we expect by the end of Week 4 and Senior Shirts will be issued, as planned, Friday of Week 4 of this Term.
A message from Kinetic Bus Services
Please be advised of this important notification in preparation for Term 1 2025.
Changed School bus runs.
School Bus Pass Notification – Term 1 2025
Who should apply / reapply?
- All students transitioning from Primary School to High School / Year 6 to Year 7
- Students with a 2024 bus pass who need to update or change any of their details
- Students without a bus pass wishing to travel on a bus.
Who doesn’t need to apply / reapply?
- Students who currently have a bus pass for 2024 which do not fall into the above categories
- Students without a bus pass not wishing to travel on the bus
Please visit the below links for more information on applying for a School Bus Pass through the School Transport Assistance Scheme (STAS).
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If you have concerns regarding your schools’ services or a student on the network, Kinetic can be contacted directly on 07 5552 2700 and select option 5, where you will be directed to the Customer Experience Team.
Useful links to follow and keep up to date on travel and road conditions:
To view the latest updates from Transport and Main roads please visit https://qldtraffic.qld.gov.au/
To view Translink service updates, please visit https://translink.com.au/service-updates
For all travel options, to and from school refer to the TransLink Journey Planner by visiting https://jp.translink.com.au/plan-your-journey/journey-planner or phone Translink on 13 12 30.
We appreciate your assistance in this process.
