Term 3 week 8 2021
Principal's Report
Coolum is Community
On the last day of term we will celebrate "Coolum's Festival of Colour". Did you know that this event is steeped in tradition dating back 100s of years. Holi is a popular ancient Indian festival, also known as the 'Festival of Love', the 'Festival of Colours' and the 'Festival of Spring'. It originated and is predominantly celebrated in India and Nepal. Holi celebrates the arrival of spring, the end of winter, the blossoming of love and for many, it is a festive day to meet others, play and laugh, forget and forgive, and repair broken relationships.
It's back!! Planning for the best event on the Sunshine Coast calendar is in full swing. While we are excited to get on the rides, eat fairy floss, play games, chase pigs and be dazzled by the fireworks, we are looking forward to bringing the Coolum Community together for a magical event. Keep an eye on facebook and the school newsletter for updates.
News from 5S
Following on from the school wide Bucket Filling Poster competition, 5S have continued to be bucket fillers every day. This relies on the analogy that every person carries with them an invisible bucket.
Bucket-fillers are those who act in a way that fills another person's bucket and refers to those who practise kindness and good behaviour. Being kind to others fills others buckets and our own. Each student in 5S was asked to write about a time that they were able to help someone and fill someone and by filling their bucket.
Claudia – I helped Marley improve her combo jump on my air track and it made her feel very happy.
Jake – I helped my grandma when she broke her shoulder by reaching high places and feeding her dog.
Loki – I helped my dog Rocky by giving it a family because he was abandoned on the side of the road.
Deegan – I helped my brother find his lunch box yesterday he lost it when he was coming home from school.
Ella Mi – When my friend fell over on the hard, rough concrete I helped her get up and made her feel better and my other friend Marley and I took her to first aid.
Kahea – I taught my friend how to play footy and he’s getting better every game.
Ploy – I love to help my fabulous teachers with any kind of work like hanging posters or handing out sheets. They always help me so much by teaching me and I love to help them with any little thing I can do.
Ella Ma- When I was playing games with my friends and this nice kid we didn’t know asked to play with us, I said yes and he loved that but I can’t remember his name.
Roxy – I was able to help Ploy with her karate katas for a tournament.
Mitchell – My friend broke his arm at Noose North Shore so I kept him comfortable until my parents came to help.
Layla – I helped someone when my friend Evie fell off a beam at the school’s exercise equipment. She fell off so then me and my friend Amie brought her across the oval to the bag racks. After that I took out tissues and a Band-Aid. I got the tissue and wet them at the bubbler. Then we wiped Evie’s knee and put a Band-Aid on it.
Marley – I helped Ella when she tripped over on the concrete and she hurt her knee and her hand and it had quite a lot of blood. I took her to first aid and got her hat and pencil case and when we met her at P.E she had some Band-Aids on her hand and leg.
Amie – Layla and I helped my friend Evie when she fell off a beam and she also grazed her knee. She was able to walk slowly to the bag racks, once we got there I wet a tissue and let Evie dab it and Layla put a Band-Aid over it to stop it from bleeding and getting infected.
Tyson – I helped my Pop by seeing him a lot and giving him a cool drawing
Hudson – I helped my brother learn how to play a video game. He thanked me.
News from 3A
3A have been analysing poems this term as a part of our ‘Writing and performing poetry’ unit. This past fortnight we have been using nouns, verbs and adjectives to create Cinquains. Please enjoy the following poems.
Bucket Filling
Bucket Filler Poster Competition
All the voting is finished! We are counting to decide which posters will be printed in all our classrooms. Winning posters will be announced on the 10 September parade. Please preview the junior and senior finalists below.
Prep 2022 Enrolments now open
Do you have a child that is eligible to enrol in Coolum State School in 2022? If so, please see our Enrolments Officer Katie in the office to collect your enrolment pack.
Prep Fathers' Night
To Our Very Special Dads (Uncles/Grandads/Pops)
Please come to our Fathers' Night
Where: Our Classroom
When: Monday 6 September
Time: 5 – 6 pm
Sport
Up comming events:
Sept 7 Final Mark West Cup at Beerwah
Sept 15 Billy Moore Shield (Yr 5 & 6) at Maroochydore
T20 Cricket
Last Friday students from Coolum State School had the opportunity to participate in the Woolworths Cricket Blast School Cup at Tewantin Cricket Club. We had boys, girls and a mixed team participate in the competition on the day. The day consisted of four games for each team competing against teams from other schools. The majority of our Coolum players had only picked up a cricket bat for the first time in the training sessions leading up to the carnival. The inexperience of our players did not hold our teams back with all sides having success on the day.
Our mixed team ended up winning all of their division games, closely losing their other their game in the final. With standout performances from Cohen, Belle & Harvey with the bat and Zac, Malachi and Slater with some impressive figures with the ball. Our boys’ team had a similar result winning two out of their four games with Cruz, Ethan who put on impressive displays with the bat while Kai, Jasper & Tallow tormented the opposition with the ball. The Coolum girls put on an entertaining display of cricket racking up well over 100 runs per innings with a high score of 166. Stella and Natalie were exceptional with the ball while Jordan, Bonnie and Jati put on plenty of runs in their innings. Overall, it was a superb day of cricket with our Coolum Students having a positive attitude and displaying great sportsmanship.
Premier’s Reading Challenge 2021
Thank you to all the amazing Coolum readers! Lots of students were busy reading 20 or more books during the challenge period. Reading is such a magical gateway to another land. The proof of your love for books is evident in your amazing costumes today.
Mrs Moore, Miss Cassie and Mrs Gers have been busy adding up all the books that have been read throughout the challenge and have some special certificates and prizes for the students who have read the most books in each year level.
- Prep- Espy PRT
- Year One- Miley 1W
- Year Two- Goldie 2S
- Year Three- Alice 3J
- Year Four- Millie 4B
- Year Five- Ploy 5S and Phrare 5D
- Year Six- Patrick 6M
The student who has read the most books out of the whole school:
- Goldie 2S: a whopping 211 books!
The class that had read the most books:
- Prep T who read a total of 640 books.
The whole school read 9455 books
Let’s all congratulate our wonderful readers. Well done to all of the students who participated in the challenge. You will receive your special certificate signed by our QLD premier next term. Thank you to Mrs Moore, Miss Cassie and Mrs Gers for coordinating the event and arranging the special prizes and certificates for our amazing school. We look forward to beating our total number of books read next year!
Happy reading!
Child Protection Week
Finance
To ensure your child is able to attend any excursion, incursion or participate in an extra curricular activity please make payment prior to the due date.
Payment can be made by cash, EFTPOS or using the hyperlink on the invoice emailed to you. If you are experiencing finacial difficulty contact the office to arrange a meeting with the Business Manager, Sharyn O'Brien .
If you require further information about any activity please contact the office on 5471 9300.
Student Resource Scheme at Coolum State School
In consultation with the parent bodies and the P&C, Coolum State School will be implementing a Student Resource Scheme (SRS) of $100.00 per child in 2022. The SRS is designed to be a cost-effective way of ensuring your child has access to consistant, high quality resources while they are at school.
We are asking that families pay the invoice once it has been issued, whether in full or using one of the payment options outline in the information provided. Early in 2022 you will receive the participation agreement form which is required to be signed only once for the duration of your child's enrolment at Coolum State School.
Further information can be found in the document below about the SRS at Coolum State School. I encourage you to read this infoamtion and make a time to see Sharyn O'Brien, Business Manager to discuss ant concerns you may have.
Bookweek Performance - Rescheduled
Coolum State School Bigger, Better, Brighter CBCA Book Week LIve Performance has been rescheduled for Wednesday 15 September. This is a whole school incursion, meaning students will participate during classtime at school. Notes have been sent home and all of the initial information is still accurate apart from the performace date now being Wednesday 15 September. Please make payment of $7.50 via Direct Deposit, using the hyperlink on the invoice emailed to you, cash or Eftpos.
Gympie Gold Mine - Rescheduled
Coolum State School Gympie Gold Mine has been rescheduled to Thursday 2 September. This is a Year 5 excursion with the coast for this activity at $20.00. Students will travel to Gympie Gold Mining and Historical Museum on Thursday 2 September by bus, leaving schol at 9am and returning to school for normal finish atrrangements. Notes have been sent home and all of the initial information is still accurate apart from the excursion date. Please make payment of $20.00 via Direct Deposit, using the hyperlink on the invoice emailed to you, cash or Eftpos.
Eisteddfod - Cancelled
Coolum State School Sunshine Coast Junior Eisteddfod - Concert Band and Junior/ Senior Voices that was scheduled for August 3&4 has been CANCELLED.
For those parents that have already paid, you will receive a credit of $10.00 on your student's account to use towards future activities. For those parents who have not paid the invoice, you will receive a CREDIT ADJUSTMENT via email. Please note this is a credit of the unpaid invoice and no action is required.
Charlie & the Chocolate Factory
Coolum State School Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The Golden Tickets were handed out to the very excited lucky few last week. If your child came home with one, please read the information very carefully. You have now been invoiced $83.00, so plase check your email as it is to be paid immediately. The selected students will travel to QPAC on Wednesday 8 September leaving school at 10am and returning at approx 6pm. For further information please see Mrs Mackay.
Caboolture Historical Village
Coolum State School Caboolture Historical Village payment is due by Friday 3 September. This is a Year 2 excursion and students will travel by bus leaving school at 8.30am and will return for normal pick up arrangements. This excursion will occur over 2 days with classes 2P, 2S, 2Z and 2G on Thursday 9 and classes 2M, 2C and 2R on Friday 10 September.
Please make payment of $26.00 via Direct Deposit, using the hyperlink on the invoice emailed to you on Monday 16/08/2021, cash or Eftpos by the due date.
Learn to Swim Term 4
Learn to swim for Years 1 and Years 3 will commence in week 2 of term 4. All students are required to participate in the 6 lessons. Year 1 will attend their learn to swim lessons on Tuesday and Year 3 will attend on Wednesdays. Students are required to bring their swimming requirements to school, where they will change, travel to Coolum Aquatic Centre via bus, and return to school again to complete their school day.
Please make payment of $50.00 via Direct Deposit, using the hyperlink on the invoice emailed to you on Thursday 27/08/2021, cash or Eftpos by the due date.
Facilities
How good is the new sandpit looking.
Mr Stockton has been super busy - with a couple of helpers - building this amazing new monster of a sandpit. We are hoping the kids will be able to enjoy digging and building in it very soon!!
Thank you to the hard work that our Grounds staff put into making our school a fun place to learn and play!
Dental Van News
The school dental van is currently seeing Preps, Years 1, 4, 5, and 6 for check-ups and subsequent dental treatment if required.
Medical History/consent forms have now been handed out through class to all Year 3s. If you would like your child to be seen please return the form to their school teacher or the office.
Year 2 will be offered access to the dental van throughout the remaining year.
For any enquiries please contact the dental van on 0408 008 154.
Student of the Week
P&C News
COOLUM OSHC VACATION CARE
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www.coolumafterschoolcare.com.au
or contact the office on:
p: 07 5446 2026
m: 0419 614 111
Also online, our Full Sept-Oct Vacation Care Program
Community Notices
School Information
School Year 2021
Term 3 – Monday 12 July to Friday 17 September
Term 4 – Tuesday 5 October to Friday 10 December
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 PO Box 374 School Road, Coolum Beach. 4573
Phone 5471 9300
Website www.coolumss.eq.edu.au
Email info@coolumss.eq.edu.au
Parades Senior – 8.40 am Junior – 9.20 am
Tuckshop Wednesday to Friday
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Uniform Shop Hours
The Uniform Shop is located at the P&C Room and opens every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 2.00 pm – 3.15 pm.
Monday and Friday 8.00 a.m. – 9.00 a.m.
P&C Association
Meetings are the fourth Tuesday of each month, in the P&C Centre at 7.00pm. All welcome
Outside School Hours Care
6.00 am to 8.30 am and after school from 2.40 pm to 10.00 pm
Phone: 5446 2026
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