Thursday 9 October 2014 Welcome Back – Term 4 We would like to welcome back all our staff, students and families for Term 4. We extend a special welcome to our new families. During the term there will be many learning opportunities and activities which our students will be participating in. Some of these include: In-class Learning, Coolum Carnival, Cheerleading, Music (Count Us In), Yr 6/7 Alternate Activities, Learn to Swim, Swimming Carnival, Carols, Firebirds Cup, Showcase Night and Yr 6&7 Graduation. We all look forward to a positive and productive term. (Pat Cavanagh) Prep Open Day - This Sunday 12 October This is a chance to come along and explore the school with your family. The school will be open from 911am for you to share the first school experience with your child. The only thing you must bring is your child’s full Birth Certificate in order to enrol into Prep – we need to keep a copy of the original. There will be hot and cold drinks and cake for everyone at no charge, provided by OSHC. Please spread the message in the wider community as we need to get everything ready for our 2015 Preps. Looking forward to seeing you! (Linda Morse) Yr’s 6 & 7 Guest Speaker - Eric Bailey Next Wednesday 15 October at 1 pm, Yr’s 6 & 7 will enjoy the opportunity to listen to Eric Bailey – a renowned ‘activational speaker’. A proud Australian, Eric draws on his unique life, successful careers in professional sport, executive management and sales, and a wealth of knowledge in the field of personal and organisational excellence to create powerful and inspiring presentations. With presence and personality, he commands a room like few can. Our Yr 6 & 7 students look forward to his inspiring words to assist in their transition to high school. (Christine McInally) Pupil Free Day Please note - Monday 20 October is a Pupil Free Day. (Pat Cavanagh) School Absences It is a requirement of Education Queensland that when students are absent from school a reason is given for the absence. For those parents who go online to register an absence, there is a provision to state the reason. If parents are using the phone or email then please state the reason for absence. Our administrative staff then enters these details onto the Department’s database. Remember “Every Day Counts” and unless sick, all children are to attend school. (Chris Chant) News from 4B What a super year we’ve had so far in 4B! Here is a bit of a snippet of what we have been doing. We all enjoyed Sports day and the Cross Country where all our true colours came out! In Science we have learnt about plants, life cycles, erosion, materials and ochre – doing lots of experiments! We’ve made up our own dances, convict plays and poems. We have written stories, designed posters, learnt about safe bike riding and Science fun - experiments with air. We had a fabulous time on Year 4 camp where we participated in many activities that were quite challenging and came home exhausted after 3 days of non-stop action! We made boats, cards and a protective package for an egg in Technology. We also did some online blogging during ICT lessons. From singing new songs and playing new instruments in Music to learning new games in PE, we have had a brilliant time! The most fun we have as a class is when we have Funday Friday on the last Friday of every month. We play team games, trivia quizzes and bring our own games in from home to play with our friends. Last term we had an Amazing Race, where we got to form groups with other Year 4 friends and complete different tasks around the school as a challenge, linking in with what we were learning about in English…Quest Stories - we had a ball! A group of 4B girls won the challenge out of all Year 4’s, great teamwork! We’ve had some great achievements in 4B with students making it into the school skipping team, Tournament of the Minds, representatives at District Athletics and a number of boys playing in footy tournaments, as well as keeping on top of our reading by entering the Premier’s Reading Challenge. Everyone in 4B cannot wait until Coolum Carnival this term! Wow, what a busy but fun year it’s been already! Yay 4B, keep up the great work!! FUN! FUN! FUN! ☺ Coolum AllStarz Shine!!! The fantastic Coolum AllStarz Cheer Squad have blitzed their competitors at the recent Australian All Star Cheerleading Federation State Championships and the World Cup Cheer and Dance National Schools Championships. A group of 25 students ranging from Year 4 to Year 7 at Coolum State School performed four routines at the first competition (AASCF State Championships) and placed in all four categories. The energetic and enthusiastic group of dancers came away with 1st place Hip Hop, 2nd place Contemporary, 3rd Pom and 3rd Jazz. The following week, the Coolum AllStarz competed at their second competition (WCCD National Schools Championships) and came away with some amazing results again… 1st place Variety Dance, 1st place Contemporary, 2nd place Jazz, 2nd place Hip Hop and 3rd place Pom. One of the Coolum AllStarz team members, Gabby, also placed in her two Dance solos – 2nd place Contemporary, 3rd place Jazz. A huge achievement from all involved! Well done girls! To place in all categories at both competitions is absolutely outstanding! A heartfelt thank you must go to the absolutely outstanding network of parent helpers…your help has been invaluable and so much appreciated! THANK YOU!!! Congratulations and well done Coolum AllStarz on another very successful year! COOLUM STATE HIGH SCHOOL – Junior Secondary 2015 Coolum SHS would like to invite current Year 6 and 7 students who have enrolled or who intend to enrol at Coolum SHS and parents to the Junior Secondary 2015 (Year 7,8) ‘Open Day’ Thursday 16th October, 8.30am - 2.45pm, Coolum SHS Students are to arrange their own transport to and from Coolum SHS on the day. Students are to bring along their own lunch or can access the Coolum SHS Cafe. Parents are invited to a Coolum SHS Tour/Morning Tea from 8.30 - 10.30am. For more information contact Robbie Koch on (07) 5471 5333. Do you have an hour to spare each week? If so, Coolum State School, would like you to be involved in one of our Early Years Literacy Programs. We are looking for people to be part of either Book Club, Ready Readers or SupportA-Talker. The Book Club Program and Ready Reader Program – Programs are early intervention activities designed to support Year 1 students who experience difficulty comprehending language and understanding stories. Your role would include: • Sharing and talking about picture books with 2-3 students. • Supporting students for a minimum of 1 half hour session per week (or more if you have the time to spare). We are flexible with days and times. The Support-A-Talker Program is – • Designed to build on speaking and listening skills, • Provide small group activities with a tutor. All programs are explicitly planned for and tutors and volunteers will be supported by classroom teachers. If you are interested, please contact Debbie Bryan on 54719300 and we can assist you in obtaining a Volunteer’s Blue Card. We look forward to working with you! (Debbie Bryan) Ready Reader and Book Club Tutor Catch-Up When: Friday 10 October Time: 8:40 am Where: Conference Room in the Admin building Support-A-Talker Tutor Catch-Up When: Friday 10 October Time: 10:00 am Where: Conference Room in the Admin building Come along for your chance to meet with fellow tutors and chat about how the programs are going. Student of the Week Classes Prep – Tahlia PRG, Jackson PRH, The Whole Class PRB, Sari PRS, Baylin PRJ, Dante PRM Year 1 – Jackson 1B, Alex 1P, Isaac 1S, Pippa 1W, Lucy 1F, The Whole Class 1H Year 2 – Locki 2B, Ryan 2C, Seth 2A, The Whole Class 2G/S, Izabella 2T Year 3 – The Whole Class 3Q, Eva 3A, Solomon 3P, Josh 3B, Amelia 3S, Lashaya 3D Year 4 – Sunni 4S, Oliver 4M, Kiannah 4R, The Whole Class 4B, Hayden 4K Year 5 – The Whole Class 5M, Braydn 5H, Lucy 5W, The Whole Class 5A, Oliver 5K Year 6 – The Whole Class 6W, Tyler 6R, Callam 6M, The Whole Class 6P Year 7 – Christian 7H, Maria 7N, Bailey & Charlie 7D, Jade 7G Specialists PE – 1W & 5M Library – 1H Music – 1H, 1P, Rock Band Tour Muso’s Languages – 5A Banking –Maddison 5M Learning Technology – 3S PREP Enrolments – 2015 PREP Enrolments for 2015 are now being taken. Please check the school website or contact the School Office for more detailed information especially relating to the Enrolment Management Plan. (Pat Cavanagh) Calendar Week Monday Tuesday 6 October 2 13 October 14 October Yr 1 Swimming 15 October Yr 3 Swimming 3 20 October Pupil Free Day 21 October Yr 1 Swimming 22 October Yr 3 Swimming 27 October 28 October Yr 1 Swimming 29 October Yr 3 Swimming P&C meeting 7.30pm 4 7 October Wednesday 1 8 October Community Notice Thursday 9 October 16 October Yr 6/7 Orientation Coolum SHS 23 October Friday 10 October Yr 6/7 Alternate Sport begins Sunday 12 October Prep Open Day 17 October 24 October Coolum Carnival 30 October 11am Music - Count Us In 31 October 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 Parades PO Box 374 School Road, Coolum Beach. 4573 5471 9300 5471 9307 www.coolumss.eq.edu.au [email protected] Senior – 8.40am Junior – 9.20am Tuckshop Wednesday to Friday QSchools App & Facebook Download the QSchools app (it’s free) for instant access to the school website or follow us on Facebook. Facebook. Uniform Shop Hours The Uniform Shop is located at the P&C Room and opens every Tuesday, Wednesday 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 6.00am to 8.30am and after school from 2.40pm to 6.00pm. Vacation Care 6.00am 6.00am to 6.00pm during school holidays. Ph 5446 2026 or http://www.coolumafterschoolcare.com.au School Year 2014 Term Term 4 – Tuesday 7 October to Friday 12 December Holidays – Saturday 13 December to Tuesday 27 January 2015