We respectfully acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands on which we walk, live and learn, the Bullongin & Kombumerri people. We pay our deepest respects to Elders resting in the Dreamtime and to the Elders of today, who will continue to care, protect and nurture the Country that we gather on to learn and connect. We feel both privileged, and grateful to now be sharing and caring for the country on which we are living and learning.

Events, dates and times may change.  Please check the school calendar regularly to keep updated.

Term 2

Dear mums, dads, carers and colleagues

We are already halfway through Term 1 and things are about to become busy with parent-teacher interviews, school photos, colour explosion and cross-country (and more) still to come this term.   

One BIG challenge for many will be the road closures that are about to begin.  Not only will they affect car traffic to school but also the school bus runs.  Please make sure that you are aware of the changes.

2025 Heads of School

Congratulations to Emily and Nia, who are the Coomera Rivers Heads of School for 2025. They were presented their badge at a recent Assembly. We look forward to them leading our wonderful school in 2025.

NAPLAN is nearly here

NAPLAN is a national literacy and numeracy assessment that students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 sit each year. It is just one aspect of a school’s assessment and reporting process. It does not replace ongoing assessments made by teachers about student performance, but it can provide teachers with additional information about students’ educational progress. NAPLAN results do not measure overall school quality.

Our Year 3 & 5 students have undertaken practice testing and class teachers are providing further opportunities for students to practice in the online environment.

We encourage students and parents to familiarise themselves with NAPLAN Online by visiting the public demonstration site - https://nap.edu.au/naplan/public-demonstration-site on the NAP website.

Parents can refer to the NAPLAN information brochure for parents and carers and NAPLAN student privacy notice.

For further information, please visit ACARA NAPLAN Online website, ACARA's Assessment Platform and Advice for Parents and Caregivers about NAPLAN.

Students require an iPad with iOS17 or higher, the NAP 2025 app and headphones.

Students may be withdrawn from the testing program by their parent/carer. Withdrawals are intended to address issues such as religious beliefs and philosophical objections to testing. Please contact your child’s Teacher, Intensive Support Teacher and/or Deputy Principal, should you wish to choose to withdraw your child from NAPLAN.

Parents and carers of students with disability should discuss with their child’s Teacher, and/or Intensive Support Teacher, adjustments that may be suitable for their child.

The 2025 NAPLAN Online testing at Coomera Rivers SS will occur from Week 7, Wednesday 12 March to Monday 17 March following the below test schedule:

Writing Test (Wednesday 12 March)

8.50 - 9.50am Year 3

11.15 - 12.15pm Year 5

Reading Test (Thursday 13 March)

8.50 - 9.50am Year 3 (Writing catch-up Year 5)

11.15 - 12.15pm Year 5 (Writing catch-up Year 3)

Conventions of Language Test (Friday 14 March)

8.50 - 9.50am Year 3 (Reading catch-up Year 5)

11.15 - 12.15pm Year 5 (Reading catch-up Year 3)

Numeracy Test (Monday 17 March)

8.50 - 9.50am Year 3 (Conventions of Language catch-up Year 5)

11.15 - 12.15pm Year 5 (Conventions of Language catch-up Year 3)

Numeracy catch-up (Tuesday 20 March)

8.50 - 9.50am Year 3 & 5

* Catch-up testing each day, for students who are absent on any of the testing days, involves only the test from the day prior.

Parent-teacher interviews

We are inviting all families to make a time to speak with teachers about their children at the parent-teacher interviews on March 10.

There are many interview appointment slots available but they fill on a first in basis.  If there are no spots remaining, please contact your Deputy Principal who will follow up to ensure you have an appointment at another suitable time.  

Details are:

• When:  Monday 10 March
• Where:  All interviews are in the school hall

How to register:

• Site:  www.schoolinterviews.com.au/login
• Access code:  u2e4p
• Bookings close on Tuesday 4 March at 7:00pm.

Contacts:

Prep to Year 2 - Ms Waide

Years 3&4 - Mrs Gatti

Years 5&6 - Mr Meijboom

Around the school this week

Free dress day (where we recognised Rare Disease Day), the Enterprising Girls Program and the oval seating site works progress dominated our calendar this week.

School photos timetable

School photos days are Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 March.

ALL students MUST wear their FULL blues formal uniform on their photos day.

Please make sure that uniforms are clean, and in good state.  

** Please note that this schedule is subject to change so please check with your child's teacher if you have any concerns.

Have a lovely weekend

Vic

Congratulations to these outstanding students on their efforts this week.

 Award gallery

Celebrations of learning

Prep

Can you believe we are already half way through our first term in Prep! Prep students have settled in so incredibly well into their new routines and have worked hard to make positive friendships. Prep J students think the playground, sandpit, learning sounds and making friends has been their favourite part of prep so far.  

This week, Prep J have been so busy learning their sounds, we have even begun writing and spelling some small words in our books. We are all working very hard at writing our name correctly. We practise counting to 20 and have explored the classroom by looking for shapes. Prep J have enjoyed painting portraits of themselves. Mrs Small and Mrs Jensen are SO proud of everything Prep J have achieved so far this year!   

Year 1

1L’s Data Detectives! 

This term, 1L has been busy exploring how we can collect and present data in Maths. We started by using tally marks to record our favourite colours and pets, then transformed this data into pictographs. We discovered how graphs make it easy to compare information in a fun and visual way. 

On Friday, some of our students participated in their first session of Lolly Maths! Each student received a small packet of M&Ms or Skittles, sorted them by colour, and recorded their findings in a tally chart and pictograph. We then compared our data, noticing interesting similarities and differences between packets. It was a delicious way to learn about data collection and analysis!  

Year 2

There is nothing but jam-packed, action-filled, and exciting learning happening in Year 2 classrooms! From developing confidence to share and present character trait speeches to creating artistic props to accompany our talks, it has been nothing short of fun in the literacy strand. We have enjoyed filming our speeches and providing our peers with "tickled pink" and "green for growth" feedback. In maths, we have been building our confidence with numbers and place value while engaging in hands-on learning experiences. We have also been working on giving and following directions using the terms left, right, forward, backward, up, and down.

Congratulations to these dedicated students for their sensational efforts this week! 

Award Gallery  

OzTag All Schools

Well done to our Year 5 & Year 6 students who trialled for our OzTag All Schools teams.  Congratulations to the following students who will represent us in July on the Sunny Coast

GIRLS: Nia, Sammie, Maioha, Livie, Cleo, Aeries, Amania, Honey, Mischa, Kaysha, Alexis, Lilly, Lexie & Kaiah.
BOYS: Flynn, Chevy, Paxton, Riti, TJ, Hendrix, Mason, Mason, Grady, Maddox, Baylin, Tiaki, Taka, Haelan

Corey Parker 9s

Well done to Taka, Kyrie, Marley, Summer and Neko who competed at the Corey Parker 9s Rugby League last weekend. Looked like a great event.

Broadwater Sport

Netball: Good luck to Nia, Amelia, Liv & Maddison whop trial for Broadwater Netball this week.
Cricket: Good luck to Jeremiah who will trial for Broadwater cricket in the coming weeks.

Upcoming Broadwater trials

Boys Netball - Monday 3 March
Boys Rugby League 12 Years - Tuesday 4 March
Boys Rugby League 10-11 Years - Wednesday 5 March

Would you like to be eligible to offer your help on class excursions or in the classrooms or Café this year?  Then we want you.

But first, you MUST be a registered and inducted volunteer.  This is a legal and insurance requirement.  The deadline to register and complete the induction is approaching.

  
**The deadline is Friday 7 March**

Email the P&C for more details.
  

Please note: If, for any reason, you are unable to complete the event eligibility steps  by the advertised deadline, please contact the P&C PRIOR to the deadline and we will be able to assist. No further registrations can be accepted once the deadline has passed

A paper copy of the below information, along with a sponsorship booklet, was sent home by classroom teachers during Week 3.

For any questions please email the P&C.

The Annual General Meeting of the Coomera Rivers State School P&C will be held on Monday 28 April at 5.30pm in the Corporate Services building of Coomera Rivers State School.

A general meeting of the association will be held directly after the AGM.

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• in the classroom
• in Crusaders Cafe
• at school events or
• in any other capacity within the school community

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Get your Sport House colours ready!

With our Sport Fun Day event scheduled for late this Term, now is time to start thinking about those house colour accessories!

Our sports house shirts are made of a breathable fabric, have a collar for sun protection, school logo and, most importantly, your house colour and name!

Orders of these shirts are open now on School24 and Stock is limited! 

We have included below the size chart to assist with sizing for your orders. This chart is also accessible from the School24 site when ordering.

Please note

Sports House Shirts are now located in a dedicated uniform ordering section of School24. Please click on the Uniform Online - Order Uniform tab on the home page to access ordering.

If you have any questions, please email the P&C.

Please be ready for the short term inconvenience of road closures that will definitely affect our school.

Bus route changes

Oz Tag sign on

Family Open Day