Dear mums, dads, carers and colleagues

I hope that everyone is enjoying a lovely summer vacation and is looking forward to getting into the 2025 school routine.  This newsletter contains a lot of what you need for a successful start to the school year.  

Kind regards

Vic

Emailed to families on Wednesday 17 January by 5pm

You will receive an email from your child's 2024 teacher on Wednesday 17 January (by 5pm), welcoming you to the class.  This email is important as it will contain details on teacher's name, class name, and room number.  You will need this information on Friday's book drop or Monday for the start of school.

The school will be open for families to drop off school stationery supplies and to say hello to the 2024 teachers.  

It is an early morning session to try to accommodate working families as well.  

Friday 19 January 7:30am – 8:20am

Our Café will reopen on Tuesday 28 January.

Orders can be placed via School24

Orders close daily at 8:00am sharp.

from the School Locker

You have two options to purchase new uniforms:

1. Place your order for uniforms by visiting The School Locker website.

Orders can then be collected from the on-site The School Locker uniform shop during their advertised opening times (provided below) or families do have the option of having their order posted to them.

    2. Visit The School Locker at their advertised opening times (provided below) to purchase over the counter. 

The School Locker on-site store hours of business in the lead up to the start of the 2025 school year are included in the flyer below.

For all your uniform enquiries, please email The School Locker.

IMPORTANT: Students Participating in Sports Events in 2024

The HPE team has met with current Year 4 & 5 students to explain the new process for students who would like to represent Coomera Rivers State School in interschool and extracurricular sports events, in which a team uniform must be worn. At this stage, sports on offer include: Basketball, Rugby League, Touch, Netball, AFL, Oztag, Soccer, Kakoda.

This information was shared with families by email and paper copy that was sent home with students and can also be found here. Please note the following key dates:

Friday of Week 2, 2024 (2nd Feb). Last day for Permission form to be returned. 

Friday Week 6, 2024 (1st March). Last day for Payment. Please contact Rosita Day (rday27@eq.edu.au) should you wish to discuss payment options.

The permission form acknowledges:

- the permission note covers ALL school sports events students elect to participate in.

- students must follow the CRSS Student Code of Conduct and Sports Team Code of Conduct.

- parents may opt their child our of the sports program at any time

- there may be additional activities through the year that may incur additional fees e.g. school athletics team, etc.

At this stage, sports on offer include: Basketball, Rugby League, Touch, Netball, AFL, Oztag, Soccer, Kakoda.

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).

https://www.qld.gov.au/transport/public/school/school-transport-assistance/apply-for-school-transport-assistance

 or

https://stas.forms.tmr.qld.gov.au/content/forms/af/TranslinkForms/STASApplication/STASApplication.html

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.

The School Watch program encourages everyone to look out for and report any after-hours crime in our schools.

Empty schools can become targets for unlawful entry, arson, stealing, graffiti and property damage, especially during school holiday periods. This comes at a cost to the whole community and not just the financial cost of repairs.

The School Watch program is a partnership between the Department of Education and Protective Services Group, Queensland Police Service, providing a way for members of the community to report anything they see that is suspicious, even if it seems minor.

On average, more than 700 calls are made to School Watch every year, helping to keep our schools safe.

Look, Listen, Report. Call School Watch on 13 17 88.

If you see a crime in progress, call Triple Zero (000).