Term 3

Please note that activity dates and times may change
       

Dear mums, dads, carers and colleagues

We have had a very busy start to the term with lots of learning and school activities. These have included:

Year 5 & 6 Health Days including a visit from an Olympic Athlete, Sara Carrigan, Gold medalist winner in Cycling in the 2004 Athens Olympics, who spoke with our Year 5 & 6 students.

NAIDOC activities which our students thoroughly enjoyed as well as a whole school assembly to celebrate.

AFL QSchools regional Girls competition today and our girls team had a win and some losses but represented our school well.

NAPLAN Update

Student reports were sent home today. Please contact your child's class teacher if you did not receive your child's NAPLAN report.

It is important to note that the rating scale for NAPLAN has now changed. Instead of numbered Band Scales, the following Proficiency Standards are now being used:

Kind regards

Jason

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.

A Concept to Foster Self-Regulation and Emotional Control

Created by Leah Kuypers, MA Ed., OTR/L

At Coomera Rivers, we use The Zones of Regulation to teach self-regulation by categorizing all the different ways we feel and states of alertness we experience into four concrete colored zones.  The Zones framework provides strategies to teach students to become more aware of and independent in controlling their emotions and impulses, manage their sensory needs, and improve their ability to problem solve conflicts.

A critical aspect of this curriculum is that all of the key people in a child’s life know and understand the zones language. This creates a comfortable and supportive environment for the children to practice self-regulation skills and also helps them learn the skills more quickly and be more likely to apply them in many situations. Over the coming weeks we will share with you how you can support this process a home.

Click here for more information.  

with Ms Waide

Prep gallery:

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.

with Ms Waide

Year 1 gallery:

with Mrs Gatti

Year 2 gallery:

Celebration of Learning

BOOM! CRASH! WHOOSH! This is how Year 2 students are learning to start their narratives so that the reader is hooked in and wants to keep reading. 2B have been writing and reading ‘Sizzling Starts’ that begin with onomatopoeia – not an easy word for 7 and 8 year olds to say! Students have also started using Green Screen to add themselves to our picture writing prompts.  

Year 2 classes have launched into a science unit that is out of this world!  2B began by learning about the 8 planets in our solar system (sorry Pluto!) and making beaded bracelets to represent the planets and sun.    

with Mrs Gatti

Year 3 gallery:

Celebration of Learning

During Term 2, Year 3 had fun in Math lessons learning about money, fractions and measurement. After working so hard all term, they were treated with an exciting culmination activity, where they used the knowledge they learnt in these areas and related them to a real life experience – reading and following a recipe to make ‘Hedgehog Slice’. It was a lot of fun and so delicious! 

with Mrs Gatti

Year 4 gallery:

Celebration of Learning 

In Term 3, Year 4 students will be exploring how natural processes and human activity cause changes to the Earth’s surface. This week, Year 4 students participated in a lesson and conducted an experiment on erosion where they used a cookie to simulate the concepts of weathering and erosion. The purpose of the experiment was to determine what happens to the amount of erosion when we change the amount of weathering and water poured on the cookie rock. Students formed a prediction following the ‘If, Then, Because’ strategy and were then required to work in small groups to complete the experiment. Observations were recorded via sketches, photos and words. At the conclusion of the experiment, students reflected on their predictions, if they were correct, and why/why not. Lessons and experiments this term will inform and prepare students on how to communicate and participate in scientific processes to demonstrate an understanding of natural processes such as weathering and erosion for their end of term assessment.  

with Mr Meijboom

Year 5 gallery:

Touch Star!

Congratulations to Zara who recently represented the Gold Coast at the State Cup in Rockhampton. The team won the grand final, undefeated in all of their games.

Zara was awarded a trophy for player of the game in the U10 girls. She played amazing!

Cybersafety with Grok Learning

Congratulations to those students who completed the Grok Learning Comp, pictured here with our CRSS Cybersafety Agents who congratulated them on their efforts.

https://groklearning.com/cybercomp/

with Mr Meijboom

Year 6 gallery:

6F Learning

6T Learning

Cybersafety with Grok Learning

Congratulations to those students who completed the Grok Learning Comp, pictured here with our CRSS Cybersafety Agents who congratulated them on their efforts.

https://groklearning.com/cybercomp/

Ruby our Horse Riding Star!

Huge congratulations to Ruby who recently competed at the Currumbin Waters Show jumping day. Ruby placed 2nd in the 80cm - open class. What an achievement!

Rugby League Legend

Bailey is fast making a name for herself in Rugby League. As well as being named in the boys representative rugby league side, she was also named in the Girls U12 Rugby League side. Bailey and the South Coast team will compete in Townsville in September. We wish you all the best Bailey.

Table Tennis Superstar!

It is quite incredible just how good Amy is at Table Tennis. She recently represented Queensland at the Table Tennis junior and senior para national championships at Sydney Olympic Park. She played well with the U13 girls team, and the team won the Bronze medal. Go Amy!

Orders now open

Each year we offer our graduating class the chance to purchase a signature bear as a memento of their time at Coomera Rivers.

The signature bears are available to order now via School24 with orders closing on Friday 23 August at 4pm. If you do require a deadline extension you MUST email the P&C prior to the deadline to request one.

Once the deadline has past, orders will then be arranged and personalised (with class of 2024 school logo) and will arrive in time to be distributed to class late in Term 4 with students offered the opportunity to have their bears signed by their peers and teachers before bringing them home.

If you require more information please email the P&C.

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.

Please email the P&C at pandc@coomerariversss.eq.edu.au for a TEAMS link.

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 attend our on-line meeting and contribute to your school community which forms a vital part of your children's educational journey.

We look forward to seeing you on-line at our next meeting.

Our online Father's Day stall is now open!

To order you can visit School24 to view our range of Father’s Day presents 

Our stock is limited so get in quick to make sure you secure your awesome gifts.

Orders close on Tuesday 29 August at 4:00pm if not sold out prior.