Term 3

Please note that activity dates and times may change
       

Dear mums, dads, carers and colleagues

Welcome back to Term 3! It was wonderful to see everyone back enjoying time learning and reconnecting with friends. 

NAIDOC Week 

This week at Coomera Rivers State School we celebrated NAIDOC Week. National NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia in the first week of July each year to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for all Australians to learn about First Nations cultures and histories and participate in celebrations of the oldest, continuous living cultures on earth. As part of our school celebrations, Birin Cultural Group ran cultural activities for students in grades 2, 4 and 6 and also performed at our whole-school NAIDOC Ceremony. Some of our First Nations families engaged in a lovely breakfast catch-up with Miss Conroy, Miss Katie and Mrs Waide. Students were highly engaged enjoyed celebrating this beautiful culture.

Attending school regularly helps children feel better about school and themselves. Children who start building this habit in primary school learn that going to school on time and every day is important. Consistent attendance has a positive impact on academic progress and overall success. 

Days away from school can quickly add up. On your child's recent report card, it is listed how many days they have had away and how many days have been unexplained.

 How is your child attendance tracking?

There are many reasons that children are absent from school, from illness, to medical appointments, to attendance at religious or cultural events. While these situations are difficult to avoid or are planned ahead of time, there could be other circumstances making it challenging for your child to get to school regularly and on time. Please avoid keeping your child away from school for birthdays, shopping, visiting family and friends, if they sleep in, or minor personal care such as haircuts. 

Your child’s attendance at school is important to us. We are here to help, our staff members are prepared to support you and your child, so please contact the school if you have concerns you'd like to discuss. We value your continued partnership in your child's social and academic success.          

School dental van (Every day)

Players and families alike will be clear on the requirements for representing our school. 

1. Appropriate and respectful conduct both at school and on & off the field or court at sport is vital for continued selection in our teams. 
2. Our team uniform is the only apparel that students can wear and it needs to be complete. 
3. We demonstrate our sporting ethos of Fun - Fitness - Friendship in every game we play and our respect extends to all players and referees - without exception. 

We have been delighted with how the students have accepted these standards.  

We have the Rivermount Touch Friendlies coming up.  Good luck to all involved.  

We also have Interschool Sport coming up, starting in Week 4.

It is the player's responsibility to wear the correct team uniform.  Any players who are not in correct and complete uniform on the day, will not be able to attend, and hire fees and transport fees will be forfeited.

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.

On Monday July 24 we are offering families the opportunity to attend a FREE in person parent workshop presented by Dr Justin Coulson.

To reserve your seat, please visit https://www.trybooking.com/CJXTG

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.

Please find attached a flyer outlining what Dr Coulson will cover in his workshop session.

Tickets are limited so please make sure to get in quick and reserve your seats. We will be sharing this opportunity with the wider community from Tuesday morning of next week.