Dear mums, dads, carers and colleagues

We have continued to be lucky and dodge the storms this week.  We have received some great rain but the hail and damaging winds have missed us.  With the predicted drop in temperatures next week, we should see some lessening of storms.

Remembrance Day

We recognised Remembrance Day this week.  We all stopped at 11:00am to honour our returned and fallen heroes.  Thank you to the teachers for teaching our children about the significance of the day.  The tradition continues at Coomera Rivers.

Global Innovators shine

Across the past fortnight, students in Year 5 and Year 6 have presented their HaSS projects at the annual Global Innovator Trade Show in the school hall. There was a range of solutions developed for community issues such as road kill, pollution, cost of living, reef protection and more. Seven group projects were selected to pitch their ideas to a panellist, which comprised of 2 members from Gold Coast City Council, a representative from Ozharvest and Tangalooma Eco-Marines. The winning group in Year 5 was Mischa and Lyra from 5P, who developed a drink bottle, with a working filter prototype that turned dirty water into clean water. All groups are to be celebrated for collaborating in a team and thinking like entrepreneurs to develop products and solutions to target our community. 

Thank you to all of the wonderful teaching that has led to these opportunities for our children and thank you also to the families who were able to support the events during the school day.

Year 5 handball competition

Congratulations to Mathias (Champion) and Ricky (Sportsmanship award) on their success in this week's 4-square handball competition for Year 5s.  We start the Year 6 competition next week.

Enjoy a great weekend

Vic

  Commendable dedication was demonstrated by these students this week.

Awards Gallery

Celebrations of Learning

Prep

In Science lessons, prep students have been investigating the movement of objects including rolling, spinning, bouncing and sliding. We have explored classroom materials, discussed our findings and grouped the objects based on how they move.

Students have explored and created marble runs in small groups. This included working as a group to plan how their marble will travel through the marble run and building this while working collaboratively. Hearing our preppies working together, laughing and cheering when their marble successfully moved through the course was something truly special!

We had so much fun having a bowling alley in our Prep classroom for our Science Assessment. We had to pick two balls and explain why we chose those balls in a prediction and then discuss how many pins the balls knocked down. We wish we could have the bowling alley in our room all the time!

We also have been very busy writing back to our pen pals at another school, they sent us long letters with pictures and really made us excited and happy to receive them! We took our time to write back to them and even watched a video of them being posted by Miss Marlow. 

Year 1

This term, 1L has been diving into the exciting world of procedural writing! The students have had a blast following and writing various procedures through hands-on activities. So far, they’ve learned how to blow bubbles with bubble gum (shh… don’t tell Mr. Graham we had gum at school ?), crafted Halloween decorations, and made treats like fairy bread and popcorn. This week, they had fun creating slime and even made a special candle holder for Remembrance Day. It’s been a fantastic way to bring writing to life! 

Year 2   

Math in 2O this week: We covered a range of math activities, engaging students in both foundational skills and challenging concepts.

Remembrance Observance: We took time to honour those who served in wars, reflecting on their sacrifices.

Semester Testing Prep: Students have been diligently preparing for upcoming semester assessments.

Wet Weather Fun: Despite the rain, we enjoyed some indoor activities, keeping spirits high during wet weather days.

With one week of the school year to go, you still have time to enrol for Prep 2025. If you would like further information please contact our Enrolments Officer Kylie Finch.

  

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.

• Expression of Interest submitted ✔️
• Enrolment Officer has made contact for enrolment interview ✔️
• Booked 2/12/24 into your family diary for Year 6 into Year 7 transition day at FSSC ✔️

If you don't have an enrolment interview yet, please call (07)5555 3333.