Dear mums, dads, carers and colleagues

This week's Paris Olympics competition saw the incredible success of the Australian teams and athletes continue - in the pool, on the court, the field, the track or the road.  And the team unity and bond of the women's water polo team was a standout for me, particualrly their celebration in the semi-final against USA.  

Parent-teacher interviews (OPEN for bookings)

I am delighted to open the Parent-teacher Interview opportunity for Semester 2.

Details at a glance:

• Date: Monday 19 August
• Bookings close: Thursday 15 August at 7:00pm
• Venue: The hall

How to make a booking

• Link:  School Interviews
• Event code: q9j6d

Each of the bookings are 10 minutes in duration and are condensed snapshots of your child's progress so far this year. To make the most of the interview, please arrive early and prepare any questions or points that you would like to discuss with the teacher.

Bullying no way - National week of action

Coomera Rivers will be participating in the annual Bullying No Way - National week of action - once again this year.  We will be investigating and learning about bullying  and kindness and holding a free dress day on Friday 16 August.  We will ask for a gold coin donation from all staff and students.  The theme is PURPLE and we encourage all students and adults to come to school sporting this colour.  Click here for more information.

Chickenpox is still here

We have another confirmed case of Chickenpox in Year 5.  Please click here to refer to the time out poster from Queensland Health.  

And remember to seek medical advice if you are concerned.

Musical tickets on sale now

Come and watch our students shine on stage in The Jungle Book musical.  It has been such a collaborative effort from our Coomera Rivers community involving everyone from teachers, P&C, students, parents, past students, prac teachers, ATs, our IT staff, groundsmen and helpful strangers (thank you FaceBook Marketplace). Let’s keep the community spirit going as our kids would LOVE to see many of you there!

Tickets are $5 or discounted for groups of 4+ and can be purchased following this links: 

FRIDAY SHOW: https://www.ticketebo.com.au/coomera-rivers-state-school-p-c/the-jungle-book-kids-fri-23-aug 

SATURDAY SHOW: https://www.ticketebo.com.au/coomera-rivers-state-school-p-c/the-jungle-book-kids-sat-24-aug 

Get ready for 2025

Are your leaving us next year?

If you know that your family is leaving the school at the end of this year, can you please let Mrs Finch know, either by email or phone 55968333.  This way we can create classes on as accurate a number as possible.

Have a lovely weekend

Vic

Congratulations to:

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Celebrating Prep

No Bullying Day 
“It’s hard to fix a wrinkled heart”. In preparation for No Bullying Day, Prep S did an activity to help us understand how bullying makes us feel. We wrote our name on a heart and when Ms Shepherd said a mean thing, students had to scrunch up our hearts, when she said something kind, we tried to fix our broken heart. The kids could see that even after kind words our hearts will always be a little ‘wrinkled’. 

Ms Waide Visit 
Mrs Kane and Ms Jones were so proud of Prep S’s Turtle writing, we decided to ask Ms Waide to visit. She loved reading all the interesting facts about turtles.

Celebrating Year 1

1/2B have been busy working on developing their math skills through hands on learning. We have begun exploring a See, Plan, Do, Check chart to answer addition and subtraction word problems and learning different strategies to solve the math problems. We further participated in Math rotations incorporating tactile and play approaches to our learning of word problems, multiplication groups, location and place value. Great effort 1/ 2 B! 

Celebrating Year 2

2O this week have been very busy with number, working out number problems using the thinking board and applying strategies such a using object to solve the problem given to us. We also played games like bingo to practice fact number recognition.

GEM (Gratitude, Empathy, Mindfulness)

Join the GEM Club at Coomera Rivers

Discover the joy of Gratitude, Empathy, and Mindfulness at the GEM Club, one of the exciting morning clubs at Coomera Rivers. Every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 8:00, students gather in the SWAG room to participate in activities inspired by The Resilience Project's GEM pillars. Here’s a glimpse of some fun activities from previous weeks:

• Paint by Numbers
• Paper Towel & Texta Patterns
• Diamond Art
• Gratitude Notes/Letters
• DIY Fidget Tools
• Mindfulness activities (yoga, meditation, breathing techniques)

GEM Club has something for everyone. We hope to see you on Tuesday and Thursday mornings!

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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The Week 10 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.

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.

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.

The school dental van is based at Coomera Rivers.