Term 3 week 10 2021

Principal's Report

Thank you for a wonderful term 3.

There has been so much accomplished this term both within and out of the classroom. This week teachers were involved in moderateing students work samples for assessment. I was lucky enough to see first hand the high quality of work that students produced during the term. The staff and students should feel very proud of the work and levels attained. We have also had success on the sporting field in Soccer, Surfing, Netball, Rugby League and Cheer. Unfortuately not all of our wonderful eisteddfod performances got to take the stage, but they dazzled us during parade. Our music program had students attending workshops and performing and today our Rock Bands are on tour. We've had bike and environmental incursions, Heritage and Gold Rush tours, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Performance excursion and who could forget Book Week parade, and that the air-conditioning started! What a busy term, there has been something for everyone, we all sure deserve a break!! But not before we celebrate that this term we all focused on filling everyones buckets and being good people with the festival of colour. We can't wait for Friday afternoon to colour everyones world! Stay safe and have a wonderful break. We can't wait to welcome you all back for term four on Tuesday 5 October, with us all focussed on bringing back "COOLUM CARNIVAL" on Friday 22 October.

This week we farewell Mrs Shayrn O'Brien our wonderful Business Manager who will be heading to the High School for the next 6 months. While Mrs O'Brien is away we will welcome Mrs Rebecca Hann to Coolum State School as our new Business Manager.

Australia's Biggest Child Safety Lesson

Last week was National Child Protection Week.  Students at Coolum all viewed a live safety lesson on Tuesday 7 September.  Two different lessons were viewed, early years (P-2) and junior for all other year levels.  These lessons taught children critical personal safety strategies, particularly around reporting to a Safety Helper.  These videos are available on the Daniel Morcombe website.  

https://danielmorcombe.com.au/australias-biggest-child-safety-lesson-2/

News from PRT

Prep T have been learning about rhyming words this term. We can identify rhyming words and create more words that rhyme. We had a go at writing some rhymes of our own, all by ourselves!

News from PRH

On Monday 6 September the Preps celebrated Fathers' Day by bringing in their Father, Grandad or Poppy to engage in some fun activities. 

The dads were welcomed into the classroom with a very colourful tie especially made for them. The children then took them on an adventure of making some very fast and super paper planes, which were tested outside.  Some painted a picture of their dad, played with puzzles, made crowns to fit and created some great structures out of boxes. One pair made a satellite so that the mobile phone would work better at home!

When the dads got thirsty and hungry they were served a ginger beer punch paired with a cupcake and pretzels. These were much needed as some dads were seen to be concentrating very hard on cutting, folding, painting, colouring in and flying planes. 

The students then serenaded their dads with a song to finish the night off. The most popular activity of the night was making paper planes! 

Thank you to all that came along and had fun!  (Wendy Gaines )

Interschool Teams Chess Tournament

Congratulations to our Coolum Knights and Bishops who attended Buddina State School on Tuesday to participate in the Interschools Teams Tournament for the first time.  There were wins and losses with Harry, Fletcher and Kai all receiving merit ribbons but most importantly there was plenty of learning and skill improvement. 

If you are interested in Chess then come along to our club. Coolum’s Chess Club runs every Monday at second break, all welcome.

Saving Wildlife Homes Competition

We are very excited to announce a new volunteer led project, Saving Wild Homes, a children’s art and story competition. If you have a child under 13 or know of one who loves art and nature, they can help us send a powerful message to the State Government that we must save wild homes. 

National parks are really important for us to develop a connection with and grow our love of nature. I am sure we all have vivid memories of time spent in nature as children, which continue to inspire us to stand up for it’s protection today.

If you are passionate about art or writing and wildlife and their environment then this competition might be something you would like to be involved in.

Entries need to be sent direct to the competition runners as the closing date is October 1 2021 click here for more information: Saving Wildlife Homes

ICAS Results

Congratulations to all those students who have already completed their Mathematics and English ICAS test.  The results can now be found at https://www.icasassessments.com/results-portal/ using the online access code that was sent home with students.

If you have any difficulties accessing this information please call the office and ask to speak to Judith Moore.

Our last students will sit their tests in week two of term four – good luck.

Year 4 convict shoe video

Year 4 have been looking at materials and their properties in Science.  They were challenged to design,  make and test a pair of shoes for convicts in the harsh conditions of the Australian landscape.  They tested their shoes with a 60m run,  obstacle course and water course.  Aren't they fashionable? 

Leadership Incursion Year 5

The UPP team (Unleashing Personal Potential) returned to Coolum on Tuesday to deliver the Aspire Higher program.  All year 5s participated in an action packed leadership day.  Students were involved in three different sessions:

SESSION 1- LEADING WITH OR WITHOUT THE BADGE- through example, influence and kindness.

SESSION 2- THE EPIC RACE- outdoor, fast-paced team event (using our A.S.P.I.R.E. framework).

SESSION 3- KNOWING ME, GROWING ME- understanding my strengths and those of others.

https://www.unleashingpersonalpotential.com.au/primary

Instrumental Music

The end of term 3 was a very busy, but extremely exciting time for our music department! On the Wednesday of week 9, some very lucky Golden Ticket holders (from our Year 6 Music and Drama students) travelled to Brisbane to attend the performance of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” live on stage! And then on the final Thursday of term, our Rock Band stars headed off on our annual Coolum Primary Rocks Tour! Check out the photos below, and the sensational reports from our music leaders.

CHARLIE and the CHOCOLATE FACTORY!

On Wednesday the 8^th of September, 36 lucky year 6 music and drama students had an awesome day at Brisbane going to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. All the singing, dancing and costumes were spectacular, and it really finished with a bang with the huge confetti cannons going off at the end. A huge thank you to Mrs Nix, Mrs Guest and Mrs Mackay for organising such and amazing day and giving us all unforgettable memories.  (Kaitlyn Mackay - Music Captain)

On Wednesday the 8^th of September, some of Coolum State School’s music and drama students travelled down to QPAC, in Brisbane to watch an amazing musical ”Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”. There were bits that would take your breath away, amazing comedians and some fudge-ilicious chocolate bars! Thank you to the fabulous teachers, Mrs Nix, Mrs Guest and Mrs Mackay who took their time to organise the amazing trip. Thank you! (Lucy Ffitch – Music Captain)

COOLUM PRIMARY ROCKS – ON TOUR!

¯On Thursday the 16^th September, our Rock Bands and Vocal Rock Group – ‘Sugar and Spice’, ‘Majority Rulez’, and ‘Sonic Singers’, travelled to Palmview State Primary School, and Chevallum State School to perform. We had an AMAZING time and our lunch was great! I, on behalf of everyone else, would like to thank Mrs Mackay, Mr Preston and Mr Welch for organising the trip and for having to deal with us all day! (Lucy Greenland – Rock Band Leader)

And if we thought term 3 was busy, term 4 is set to explode in a fabulously Creative Arts-y way!

This Sunday, our gorgeous Year 2 Groovy Gals and Beat Boys, along with our Junior Year 4 Strings Ensemble, will be performing at the local Coolum HeARTs annual fundraiser – Sing Out! This event is run in conjunction with Mental Health Week, and we all know here at Coolum School how much being involved in the Arts, and being able to sing and dance, and make music with our friends helps to promote positive mental health. Our school is always incredibly proud to be involved with this wonderful local community group, that does much for many people throughout our amazing little town of Coolum.  The concert will run from 1-3pm, in the Pat Cavanagh Centre (PCC-school hall). Admission is via a gold coin donation, and everyone is welcome!

Week 4 will see our very first ‘Performing Arts Variety Spectacular Week … Each night (Mon-Thurs) in the PCC, concerts will take place between 6-7pm and will involved the following performances …

                   Monday 25 October - Eisteddfod Performance (Take 2!)

¯Choirs: Yr 3 Junior Voices, Yr 4/5/6 Senior Voices

¯Eisteddfod Drama duologues and monologues

                   Tuesday 26 October - Instrumental Showcase Evening

¯ALL Yr 4/5/6 Instrumental Music Students (Mrs Guest)

¯ALL Yr 3/4/5/6 Strings Students (Miss Anderson)

                   Wednesday 27 October – Dance Team Extravaganza

¯Dance team

¯Yr 6 Vocal Rock Singers

Thursday 28 October – Welcome to Wind Symphony

¯Year 6 Instrumental Music Students who are enrolled at Coolum High,

and will be joining the music program in 2022.

All of our Coolum School and community are invited to attend these wonderful performances and further information can be found via a quick visit to the Music Room!!

Coolum Primary Rocks! - Roz Mackay.

Sport

School Rugby League Update

Last Tuesday 7 September Coolum State School’s U12 Rugby League Team travelled to Beerwah Sports Complex to compete in the final of the Sunshine Coast Mark West Cup.

Six schools from the Caboolture, Glasshouse, Noosa, Coastal, Nambour and Redcliffe Districts participated in this competition. The schools were divided into two pools with finals being played between the leaders of Pool 1 and Pool 2.

 Unfortunately, Coolum were beaten by one try in the first two games and played against Pacific Paradise School for fifth or sixth position. Coolum were successful against Pacific Paradise with a score of 28 to 14.

The team played with courage and determination throughout the day and displayed great sportsmanship on and off the field. It was extremely difficult to name one player who deserved to be recognised above all others, as the whole team gave their best. Although, the coaches did praise Cohen for his defensive efforts throughout the day and Belle's amazing speed and footwork in attack.

A special thank you to the parents who assisted with transport and kept the players and coaches motivated all day!

SEQ Finals

Last Friday our Junior Boys Football team travelled to Maroochydore to compete in the South East Queensland Primary Schools Cup football finals. The competition pulls together the champion schools from each region in South East Queensland to determine the champion school for 2021. The boys won their two pool games 4-0 and 7-0 against Albany Hills SS (Brisbane North) and Highfields College (Darling Downs) respectively. These results placed the boys into the final against the winner of Pool B Yeronga SS (Brisbane South). After a tense and see-sawing game the boys found themselves tied at 2-2 at the end of regulation, the game would be decided in golden goal extra time. Unfortunately Yeronga seized an opportunity to score thus making it 3-2 and ending the game. I am incredibly proud of the performance of the team playing 3 games in unseasonably hot weather and the boys have made a pact to come back next year and try and go one better. Thanks to all parents, friends and family members who supported the team on their journey and to Mr Lidden for helping out with coaching.

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.

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!

Student of the Week

P&C News

COOLUM OSHC VACATION CARE

Book online at:

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

Peregian Digital Hub School Holiday Program

This school holiday, tech-loving youngsters are in for an action-packed program of creating, inventing and having fun with the latest technology. The Hub's holiday program has a wide variety of courses for girls and boys, taught by some of the region's most talented teenage technologists. Take your pick from robotics to 3D design & printing to making digital design to learning how to program.

For more information please visit: https://www.peregianhub.com.au/learn

USC School holiday program

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

Email: admin@coolumafterschoolcare.com.au