Thursday 30 April 2015 Carol Pellinkhof’s retiring after great service to Coolum School This week we acknowledge the work of Carol Pellinkhof our long serving cleaner. Carol has been cleaning at Coolum SS for 32 years. Carol’s children and grandchildren have attended Coolum so she has a long association with the school and wider community. We thank you Carol for the care and attention you have shown the children, staff and parents of Coolum over many long years of service. We will miss your dedication and cheerful approach to the daily tasks. We salute Carol on her achievement and we wish Carol all the best in the future. (Pat Cavanagh) Carol preparing for her last shift! NAPLAN A reminder that NAPLAN testing is scheduled for the 12-14 May inclusive. You may be interested in the http://www.nap.edu.au/ website for more information. (Linda Morse) Jumpers Cool weather equals Navy Jumpers. (Pat Cavanagh) Semester One Reports 2015 Please be advised that Semester Reports will be emailed in future. Please make sure that the school has your email address. Let the office know of any changes or updates to your email address. (Pat Cavanagh) What is your child learning this term? Year level overviews can be found on the school webpage. Go to:- Curriculum Tab > Class Activities. (Linda Morse) African Choir Please go to the end of the Newsletter for information re the African Choir. (Ross Naumann) Monthly Absences Our attendance has dropped to 93.4%. This equates to about three classes of children away every day. Mondays and Fridays are our worst days of attendance with averages for the past 4 weeks being 92.7% (75 Children) and 91% (93 Children) respectively. Please endeavour to have your children at school every day. Their future depends on it. (Chris Chant) Dogs at School A parent has advised us that her child was bitten by one of the dogs which are tied up to the school fence after school. For the safety of the students and adults, we ask that dogs not be brought to the school. Should any further dog incidents take place, then these will be referred to the Sunshine Coast Council. (Chris Chant) Riding of Bicycles and Skateboards Please remind your children to walk their bikes and scooters between the two crossings. It is important that we are all concerned with the safety of ourselves and others. (Chris Chant) News from 4S 4S has been having some fun in Science throughout this year. We have been learning about environmental science. Last term we learnt about erosion and what we can do to stop or slow down the effects of erosion on the environment. We conducted a lot of different experiments to show what erosion does and we also created real life solutions to stop erosion from occurring. This term we are focussing on life cycles of plants and animals. We have already started growing seed heads in our classroom and observing their progress each week. Finally most of them are growing great tufts of hair. We have conducted an experiment to see if the medium that a seed is planted in will affect its growth. It is still early days for this experiment so we don’t have any conclusive results yet. We are also researching an endangered Australian animal and identifying its life cycle, habitat, appearance, and any threats to that animal and what humans can to stop these threats. We will be using Microsoft Publisher to publish a colourful poster outlining all of the information we have discovered. So as you can see it has been a busy Semester of fun scientific learning. Parent Workshop “Helping your child to read” Don’t miss out! Parents who have children in Year 1 or 2 are invited to attend a very exciting parent workshop presented by the school’s Instructional Leader, Debbie Bryan and Heidi Blair, Year One teacher. Come and learn about: what it takes to be an effective reader how to help your child to become a better reader how to share a love of reading with your child Date: Friday 1 May Time: 8:30am Place: Coolum State School Staffroom (Debbie Bryan and Heidi Blair) Sports Update Cross Country – Please Note: This event is dependent upon the weather – please watch Facebook for an update during Friday morning. Students have been busy preparing for our annual Cross Country event to be held tomorrow. The carnival will begin with the year 3 race starting at 12.15 pm. After lunch (1.20pm) we will promptly start the year 4 -6 races with the 12 year olds going first and finishing with the 9 year olds. I encourage parents to come along and support all students as they strive to achieve the goals they set at the beginning of the fitness unit. There are many vantage points around the course and we ask parents to make sure the children have clear running space. It is important that parents please stay out of the finish runway and the recording tent area. Parents please be extra careful when driving near the school on Friday afternoon, in particular around School Rd and Barns Lane as the course does extend through these areas. District Sport We have many students representing Coolum at a District level at the moment and we hope they enjoy the experience of playing their chosen sport at a higher level. We wish them all the best in their preparations. Netball – Lucy 6G, Lucy 6M Rugby League – Jake 5H, Antonio 6G, Izaac 5H, Rubin 5M, Marlon 6W, Justin 6S, Harry 6N, Angus 6S, Mathew 6N and Deklan 6S . Upcoming events Event Date Location Coolum Cross Country Friday 1 May Coolum State School Regional Netball Tuesday 5 May Caloundra netball courts District Cross Country Monday 18 May Kin Kin Development Cup Rugby League Wed 20 May Wises Rd Maroochydore District Tennis Trial Friday 22 May Noosa School Trials Touch Football (Boys and Girls) TBC Senior Oval Australian Rules (Boys and Girls) TBC Senior Oval Active bodies….Active minds (Ben Moody) Calendar Week 2 Monday 27 April Regional Basketball Tuesday 28 April Wednesday 29 April Regional Hockey Thursday 30 April Regional Football (soccer) 3 4 May 5 May Regional Netball 4 11 May 5 18 May District Cross Country 12 May NAPLAN 19 May 6 May Regional Rugby League 13 May NAPLAN 20 May 7 May Regional Rugby League 14 May NAPLAN 21 May 6 25 May 26 May 27 May 28 May 29 May 7 1 Jun 2 Jun 3 Jun 4 Jun 5 Jun Friday 1 May Regional Football (soccer) Coolum State School Cross Country 8 May 15 May 22 May Regional Golf District Tennis Student of the Week Awards PREP Evelyn PRG, Emmett PRH, Ocea PRP, Jayce PRS, William PRE, Henry PRM Year 1 Zee 1B, Maiya 1C, Braeden 1S, Samara 1W, Jasmyn 1F, Aden 1H,Telina 1T Year 2 Asher 2B, Mitchell 2C, Bailey 2G,Olivia 2A, Rhiannon 2M, Cash 2T Year 3 Shaylah 3Q, Lilsa 3P, Indiana 3J, Jack 3B, Levi 3S, Seth 3T Year 4 Max 4P, Finn 4M, Patrick 4R, Maddie 4B, Liam 4K, Hunter 4S Year 5 Jazmin-Lea 5M, Grace 5H, Chrissy 5W, Kloe 5T, Izzy 5K Year 6 Kitty Lee 6W, Josh 6S, Lucy 6G, Sophie 6M, Matt 6N Specialist Awards PE – 2G, 5M Music – 2M, 4S Library – 3B Languages – 4K Inst Music – Charlie 5H Banking – Jack 4S Foyer Display – 5M CASUAL POSITION VACANT – SCHOOL CROSSING SUPERVISOR A casual position exists for a School Crossing Supervisor at Coolum Primary School. The School Crossing Supervisor may be required to work five days per week morning and afternoon in all weather conditions. The current rate of pay is $27.49 per hour. Application forms and information packages may be collected from the School Office. Completed applications should be returned to: Private and Confidential Business Services Manager Coolum State School School Road (PO Box 374) Coolum Beach QLD 4573 Applications close 3.00pm on Monday 4 May 2015. For further information please phone the school on 5471 9300. African Children's Choir art competition Six students have the chance to place their handprints on the African Children’s Choir tour bus when it visits the school in June. The art competition is open to children up to 12 years and you can either make a 30-second movie or paint or draw a poster describing what Under One Sky means to you. Pick up your entry form from the school office, start drawing or filming and tell us what Under One Sky means to you. Submit your entries to the office by 29 May. The lucky winners will be announced on 19 June - you’ll not only win some cool gifts, you’ll also place your handprints among 100 other handprints being collected as the African Children’s Choir travels along the eastern coast of Australia, promoting friendship and understanding as part of its Under One Sky national tour. Community Notices RUN SUNSHINE COAST – SUPPORTING WISHLIST Run Sunshine Coast is coming up on Sunday 17 May 2015 and this year, Cotton On Foundation is introducing a 1K kids run. The course includes fairy gardens and smoke tunnels. 100% of registration fees go straight to Wishlist to help grow the Child Development Service here on the Sunshine Coast. For more information - http://sunshinecoast.runaustralia.com.au/ I AM JACK – A powerful one-man show, which explores the often overlooked insidious taunting and teasing bullies inflict on their victims. Lake Kawana Community Centre, Tues 19 May 10am and 12.30pm.Ph 5413 1400 www.scvenuesandevents.com.au for details. CALOUNDRA COMMUNITY KINDY 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS - We are seeking photos and memorabilia from past years. If you (or someone you know) can share their photos from the past, we would love to hear from you! We are especially seeking all photos from 1965 – 1984, and class photos from the years 1995 – 1999. Contact Kendall on 5491 1746, or email [email protected] SHOTOKIDS PRE-KARATE NEW TERM SIGN ON Tuesday and Wednesdays 4.30pm-5.15pm Teaching pre karate to students aged 5-7 Cost is $50 which includes uniform Lessons are $10 per lesson phone Instructor Michael Allen 0458792727 BLOOMHILL BUDERIM BURN The inaugural Bloomhill Buderim Burn is a 700m road race up the steep and challenging Ballinger Road in Buderim. The steep incline tests even the toughest of competitors whilst providing a challenging and fun event for families and weekend warriors alike. The unique nature of this race, set against the backdrop of the magnificent Sunshine Coast offers runners and walkers of all abilities a fun yet challenging morning out! Go to:- bloomhill.com.au/burn TENNIS with JAMIE FLETCHER (10yrs teaching at your school) BEFORE SCHOOL TENNIS in Term 2 is here!! Learn the FUN sport with similar aged kids + you can start anytime!! WHEN - Monday, Wed, Thurs & Fri mornings from 7.30am or 8am depending on age Make friends Improve on hand/eye co-ordination Trophy (1 per class) + a certificate on completion FREE rac included (conditions apply) ONLY $125 for the Term (10 weeks) Contact Jamie on 5449 3399 or 0412 667 327 Important School Info Remember to update your details by email or with the Office if you have – a new phone moved house started a new job changed your contact details School Contact Details Address Phone Fax Website Email PO Box 374 School Road, Coolum Beach. 4573 5471 9300 5471 9307 www.coolumss.eq.edu.au [email protected] Parades Tuckshop Senior – 8.40am Wednesday to Friday Junior – 9.20am QSchools App & Facebook Download the QSchools app (it’s free) for instant access to the school website or follow us on Facebook. Uniform Shop Hours The Uniform Shop is located at the P&C Room and opens every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday between 2pm – 3:15pm. P&C Association Meetings are the last Wednesday of each month. Staff room at 7.30pm. All welcome. Outside School Hours Care 6.00am to 8.30am and after school from 2.40pm to 6.00pm. Vacation Care 6.00am to 6.00pm during school holidays. Ph 5446 2026 or http://www.coolumafterschoolcare.com.au School Year 2015 Term 2 – Monday 20 April to Friday 26 June Holidays – Saturday 27 June to Sunday 12 July Term 3 – Monday 13 July to Friday 18 September Holidays – Saturday 19 September to Monday 5 October Term 4 - Tuesday 6 October Friday 11 December
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