in some extra-curricular opportunities at school

Coomera Rivers is committed to offering our students as many additional opportunities as we can.  Below is a list of the activities on offer this term.  Some are privately provided opportunities held at school but most are run by our school staff.  Most activities are free or very reasonably priced.  Please contact the co-ordinator for more information if you are interested in your child participating.

As you will see, the older the students are, the greater the number of opportunities that exist for them.  This is due to department regulations around competitive sport and other aspects of school.

Thank you sincerely to the staff teams who provide their time and expertise for the students.  I am very grateful for their generous contributions.

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Dear mums, dads, carers and colleagues

Welcome back to Term 3.  This term has 49 school days (with 44 to go), so I urge families to build a strong attendance ethic and set attendance goals or targets with their children.  If your child is sick, please let the school office know so that reasons for absence can be recorded.  

Our headline event this term will be our musical, The Jungle Book.  The cast and crew have been rehearsing hard and the production will be one to remember.  The excitement is already building.

The best way to keep up with everything that is happening at school is to check the newsletter calendar regularly.  

NIADOC celebrations at school

For the first time in a long time, NAIDOC Week fell inside the school term.  It usually falls while we are on school holidays.  So to celebrate this significant event, this week students learned about this year’s theme, ‘Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud.’

On Thursday, students and teachers attended a NAIDOC assembly where Biren Cultural Group performed traditional song and dance. A number of students were invited up onto the stage to dance with the performers, celebrating and appreciating First Nations culture.

Three lucky students also won a colouring book featuring artwork by a First Nations artist, after making a commitment to celebrate the culture and keep the fire burning. Congratulations to Harper, Bailey and Avarli.

Respectful behaviour at school

Our school promotes full inclusion of cultural differences and diversity - we celebrate peoples' differences.  Very recently we celebrated our Cultural Awareness Day and the school climate was both electric and exciting.  

Our school imparts the values of a just, democratic and harmonious Australian society.   All members of the school community – staff, students and parents - have the right to a safe and productive teaching, learning and working environment, free from racism and discrimination.

I encourage all families to support this and teach and model appropriate behaviours with your children.  There is no place for racism, discrimination or social exclusion in our school and community.

The latest round of the FairPlay vouchers program is now open.

The FairPlay Vouchers program is designed to assist those families who can least afford - or may otherwise benefit - to join a sport or recreation club. Parents, carers or guardians can apply for a voucher valued up to $200 for their child, which can be used towards membership, registration or participation fees with registered activity providers. There is a limit of 1 voucher per child per financial year.

Please note:- Where a child is named on a valid Centrelink Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card, they can complete the normal application process. These children do not need to utilise one of our vouchers.

Coomera Rivers has been granted a small number of vouchers to provide to families. If you would like to obtain one of these for your child, please email Mrs Jenkins.

Vouchers will be issued in the order of requests received and should your request be successful, you will be advised via email. Please ensure that your child/s names are included in your email.

You can check the key dates information on the website to find out when vouchers must be presented to an activity provider.

Check if your child is eligible

• You can apply if your child is a Queensland resident aged from 5 to 17 years (inclusive) at the time of application and you hold a current Medicare card for your child.

Make sure your activity is available

• Search the list of activity providers to check that your chosen activity is listed and/or there is a registered provider near you.

Read the terms and conditions

• Read and understand the FairPlay voucher application terms and conditions.

Should you have any queries regarding FairPlay Vouchers, or if you would like to check whether your sporting club is registered to accept these vouchers, please visit the FairPlay vouchers website.  

Should you have any queries regarding FairPlay Vouchers, or if you would like to check whether your sporting club is registered to accept these vouchers, please visit this website FairPlay vouchers     

2025 student leadership will be different

Student leadership will look different at Coomera Rivers from next year.  We will be looking to remove a majority of badged positions and replace them with opportunities for more students to learn about and practice what it takes to be a leader and serve others. Fortnightly lessons will be conducted for all interested students in Year 6 next year, to learn about the character virtues of service and leadership.

We will still use a merit based process to select two Heads of School in Term 4 this year and these students will serve as representatives of the student body.  

Service to the school will be recognised across the year in various ways.  We will explain this at a later time.  

2024 School Opinion Surveys are coming

Families will receive an email in the coming weeks containing information and a link to complete a satisfaction survey.  Staff and senior students will also have the opportunity to provide feedback in the coming weeks.

More information about the survey is available here.  

Congratulations to these students on their awards this week.  What an outstanding way to start the semester!

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Celebrating learning

Prep
Our prep students celebrated reaching 100 days of school this week. To mark the milestone they were invited to dress as either a 100 year old person or in bright colours to signify that ther were so much 'brighter' since commencing prep. It was a fun way to celebrate their learning journey so far. Our teachers have also been looking out for students to award GEM awards to in class. These are given to students who show gratitude, empathy and kindness or demonstrate mindfulness.

Year 1
Year 1 students have been having fun retelling beloved picture books in a variety of ways - including making their own story character puppets. As per other year levels, the students also explored what the meaning of NAIDOC week and visited the Yarning Circle to share in some first nations stories.

Year 2

2M have settled back into learning after the school holidays with excitement about the term ahead. We have already learned what an onomatopoeia is and how we can use it at the beginning of a story to create a sizzling start and grab the reader’s attention. We have been deep diving into shapes, exploring both 2D and 3D forms. 

In Science this term, we are looking forward to Outer Space Exploration and studying Celestial Objects in the Solar System. HASS has also produced some excitement as we explore the Geography of our Universe, identifying people and places around the world and understanding how we are all connected. 

AFLQ

Thank you to AFL Queensland who took our HPE classes this week to promote their AusKick program. Their AusKick program will begin on Monday 22nd August and will go for 6 weeks.

Rivermount Touch Friendly

Thank you to the students who represented us in touch footy on Thursday afternoon against Rivermount College. It was great to see all the families down supporting our teams. Thanks to Ms Lambert and Mr Meijboom for their support as well.

Representative Sport

Good luck to Shayla (6P) who will trial for the South Coast Rugby League team on Thursday.  

GEM (Gratitude, Empathy, Mindfulness)

The Week 7 home-made meal is

Don't forget to order your Wholesome Wednesday

We our committed to making the Crusaders Café menu one that all of our students and staff love.   

The only way to achieve this is through honest feedback and continual change and, with this in mind, we want to thank those families and staff that have provided their honest feedback. Please trust that any suggestion is being reviewed and considered.

Cafe volunteers needed next week

We are looking for a couple of Crusaders Cafe volunteers for next week.

To sign up to volunteer, simply register on the School24 App - Click on "Volunteer Roster" select "view roster", select "register" under the date you can help and then "ok" to confirm your registration.

Thanks in advance for your assistance.

The school dental van is based at Coomera Rivers.