Please note that activity dates and times may change

Term 1

Please note that events may be affected by weather or other school activities   

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Dear mums, dads, carers and colleagues

The heat wave that ended our school week was certainly draining.  Rest assured that we can manage quite comfortably in extended periods of excessive heat.  Our classrooms are all air-conditioned, we have plenty of shade, we drink lots of water and we wear sunscreen and hats when outdoors.  We also try to stay out of the sun on these really hot days but convincing some kids can be a challenge. 

Decision on cross-country

The cross-country is scheduled for next Thursday.  I am a little concerned about the unseasonal heat continuing into next week.  If it does continue like it was today, we will postpone.  We will make the decision by Tuesday and notify families as I know many of you have made arrangements with your work.  At this stage we are going ahead.  The forecast is for a very warm day but the high heat from this week should be passed by then.  Time will tell.

NAPLAN testing           

We are over half way through our NAPLAN testing regime and I am delighted with the efforts and determination of staff and students alike.  This is a massive logistical undertaking by the school and things have been smooth thus far.

What is in our sights this year?

Our aspiration for every student is to be

Good at learning - Good at life

To achieve this in 2023, we will be focused on:

Reading

• We are focused on all students developing a deep love of reading and being successful in learning to read and comprehend texts. 
• We need families to read at home - a lot!

Deep learning

• We will be further developing character, citizenship and collaboration skills for all learners.  
• We need all students to attend school as a strong routine.  Our target is 95% attendance.  We need families to create strong school routines across each week and each day.

Does strong attendance make any difference?

Strong attendance leads to optimum learning outcomes and lower anxiety for children and stronger partnerships between parents and teachers - it is as simple as that.  

                              

Kokoda training

The first training session for the school's Kokoda Challenge was completed last Saturday at Burleigh Heads.  It was a spectacular sunrise and the children trained hard with their teachers and parents.  Our next training session is at Nerang State Forest tomorrow morning where we experience trail running for the first time this year.  

           

We are Ecomarines

        

This year Coomera Rivers has team up with Tangalooma EcoMarines to support our Environmental Leaders in creating and sustaining initiatives in our school. Our Environmental Warriors, Lila, Evelyn and Meah and our Cultural Leader Liliana, were presented with their Eco-Marine Ambassador t-shirts last Friday. They will wear these shirts when they attend the EcoMarine workshop in May.

On Tuesday, our EcoMarine Ambassadors met with Aaron from EcoMarines and Bree from the Gold Coast City Council to chat about the initiatives that we are currently doing in our school and brainstormed ideas for possible solutions for other environmental concerns that we notice at Coomera Rivers. We look forward to working alongside Tangalooma EcoMarines this year and the workshop at Tangalooma in May.

Harmony Day (FREE DRESS)

Friday 24 March

Wear your cultural dress, national costumes, national sports team apparel or national colours with pride on Friday.  Please also make a gold coin donation to our student council.

Earth Hour

We are switching off this Earth Hour Schools Day on Friday 24 March. Will you join us?  Sign up to #SwitchOff this Earth Hour at earthhour.org.au .

Autism awareness day

Kind regards and keep cool across the weekend

Vic

With Ms Waide

Student Excellence Awards 

Prep gallery           

Obstacle Fun

With the sand pit undetgoing some maintenance the preps had some fun with some makeshift chalk obstacles. Thanks Mrs Shepherd for setting it up.

With Ms Waide

Student Excellence Awards 

Year 1 gallery

On excursion this week

On Monday, our Year 1 excursions to Jacobs Well Environmental Education Centre commenced with 1K and 1J spending the day there. Students had a fantastic day exploring habitat boxes that were scattered around the centre and enjoyed learning about reptiles in the 'snake pit'.  The highlight of the day for all students proved to be the visit to the mangroves.  They loved getting muddy while learning about mangrove trees and going on crab hunts. The students' adventurous day led to some fantastic recount writing this week and was a perfect introduction for our Term 2 Science Unit. The remaining Year 1 classes will head off on their excursion next Monday and Tuesday.

With Mrs Gatti

Student Excellence Awards 

Year 2 gallery

Celebration of Learning in 2OH 

Going on a Bear Hunt to get some inspiration for our narrative writing!

With Mrs Gatti

Student Excellence Awards 

Year 3 gallery

Celebration of Learning

This week the Year 3 classes have worked hard to complete their NAPLAN tests. A big shout out of thanks to the P&C for our celebration boxes - we are looking forward to opening them on Monday after our last NAPLAN test - and for the Genius Water which is keeping the children hydrated. Thank you also to all parents who sent letters of encouragement, your children were delighted. Students have been using their perseverance and resilience to try their best on all their tests.   

With Mrs Gatti

Student Excellence Awards 

Year 4 gallery

Celebration of Learning 

In Weeks 7 and 8, the Year 4 cohort have completed their HASS Identity Deep Learning Task. This task required students to describe factors such as cultural, religious and/or social that shape their identity and sense of belonging. Students were asked to select an artefact from home, write a script and complete a voice recording to culminate into a final presentation for this assessment. A QR code was then created to be displayed in their classroom to create an interactive session for Identity Day. Students and families were able to scan the QR codes and learn more about one another.  

With Mr Meijboom

Student Excellence Awards 

Year 5 gallery

Marvellous Mapping in 5GH

Students in 5GH enjoyed an outdoors lesson on the courts where they used their mapping skills to search and locate, use grid co-ordinates and then return and design a map of their own.

NAPLAN Success

Well done to our students for how well they have coped with NAPLAN tests this week. The style of these tests are not common in primary school which is why we must always prepare our students so they are calm and have resilience to complete them. We must remember that NAPLAN is a National test at a point in time and is not used towards school report card grades.

It was nice to see siblings encourage their brothers and sisters :) We have 1 more official day of NAPLAN and then Tuesday will be catch-up from the test the day before.

Animal Adaptions in 5L

Collaboration in 5L

With Mr Meijboom

Student Excellence Awards 

Year 6 gallery

6T Celebration of learning

Representative Sport

South Coast Touch

Congratulations to Scarlet who was selected in the 12 Years South Coast Touch team.  She will compete in Cairns later in the year.  This is a huge achievement.

Broadwater AFL

Evie, Scarlet, Kaea, Lucan, Cooper, Pax, Carlos & Nash represented us at the Broadwater AFL trials this week. Kaea and Scarlet were selected in the Broadwater AFL team, and Paxton (only 10 this year) has been selected for Possibles v Probables. Great effort!

Broadwater Netball

Maxine, Honor, Shayla, Hayden, Harlow, Roxanne, Olivia, Lilliana and Frankie represented CRSS at the Broadwater netball trials this week. Roxanne and Shayla were selected for the Broadwater team and they will be competing against the other districts in the coming weeks.  Great achievement and good luck!

Broadwater Rugby League

Bailey, Keanu, Keondre, Onyx, Braxtyn, Kingston, Boston and Carlos represented Coomera Rivers at the Broadwater Rugby League trials this week. The players will attend an additional trial next week where the Broadwater team will be announced. Good luck everyone!

Equestrian

Ruby rode last Saturday and Sunday at Tamborine for the Nerang Pony Club and she really excelled. She won age champion - Saturday - Show Jumping Equitation and Sunday she did amazingly well once again and finished 3rd.  She is off to Warwick this weekend!  Good luck Ruby.

School sport

Cross Country

Cross Country is still scheduled for next Thursday 23 March.  Remember to wear your house colours, your hat and bring your water bottle. It might be a warm day.  If the heat wave continues into next week, we will make a decision on Tuesday, based on the forecast for Thursday.  We will not compete if the heat wave continues. 

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Our Sports House Shirt orders were due for distribution to families today however, due to a freight delay, we have not as yet received the order from the provider.

The tracking currently shows the stock in Sydney and we are hopeful that the delivery will be here Monday or Tuesday and we will then arrange immediate distribution of orders.

We are providing this update so families can make alternative plans if, in the unlikely event, the freight does not arrive prior to Cross Country next Thursday.

We will provide a further update via the school's Facebook page on Monday 20 March.

The provider apologises for the delay however the freight delays are outside of their control at present.

The Annual General Meeting of the Coomera Rivers State School P&C will be held on Monday 28 April at 5.30pm in the Corporate Services building of Coomera Rivers State School.

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

Thank you for your support of our Krispy Kreme fundraiser.

A reminder that orders will be available for collection on:

Thursday 30 March

1pm until 3.30pm

Courtyard area between the hall and staffroom.

Associate Professor Michael Cowling (Central Queensland University), Dr Joanne Orlando (Western Sydney University) and Dr Kwong Nui Sim (International College of Management Sydney) are undertaking an Australia-wide study for the federal government to help parents get the right support as children become more independent users of technology.

Can you help? They are looking for 15 families with a child aged 10-13 years to talk about the challenges they are facing with childrens’ online safety, and where you are getting it right.

Families participating will receive a $100 gift voucher.

Interviews can take place in zoom, in your home, or at a cafe near you. Interviews will take around 30 minutes.  Interested? We’d love to hear from you. Contact us on j.orlando@westernsydney.edu.au

Coomera Colts Soccer Club are looking for girls to play this season ages U8- U13.

Training is on Mondays and Wednesdays and games are held on Saturdays.

Cost is $470

Please contact Natacha Watson to get involved on 0405 678 139 or females@coomerasoccer.com