13 June 2019 - Coolum State School

13 June 2019
Dear Parent / Caregiver

With reports now being finalised for Semester One it is an ideal time for parents to be talking
with their children about how they feel they are progressing with their school work and
identifying areas of strength and areas of potential challenge.
Prior to completing reports the school has implemented some really strong processes around
the moderation of student work and achievement, which ensures that student assessment and
reporting are inline with the Austrialian Curriculum expectations.
Upon recieiving your child’s report I would encourage all parents to consider making a time to
meet with your child’s class teacher to discuss the report and celebrate any achievements.
As the saying goes ‘success breeds success’ and it is really important that we all acknowledge
the progress and efforts of the students after a semester of teaching and learning.

Choral Fanfare Finalist
The school received some positive news this week, with the award winning Senior Voices being
selected as a Regional Finalist in the penultimate stage of Choral Fanfare!
From our region, five Primary School Choirs have been invited to attend the Regional Finals
and our Senior Voices are one of them! The final will be hosted here at Coolum State School
next week, details are below:
Date: Monday 17th June.
What: Regional Finals Choral Fanfare
Program: Primary School final from 9.00am-11.00 am. High School Final from 11.30am-
1.00pm.
For those parents with a few hours to spare why not come along and support the kids in their
final – hope to see you there.

Attendance
Great to see so many students attending school regularly each day, with the school currently
having an attendance rate of 93.5%. For each student to reach their potential it is important that
they attend school regularly.
Keep up the great work here. If you are having difficulties getting your child to school, please
phone the office on 54719300 and ask to speak with a member of the admin team.

2018 School Annual Report
Coolum’s School Annual Report for 2018 has now been finalised and will be on the schools
website from next week. For those parents interested this is a great opportunity to find out a
little bit more about the schools achievements in 2018 and its plans for 2019.

Enjoy the long weekend
Mick Connors

Under 8’s Day– Thursday 13 June

News from 4R

We designed Food Trucks for an Art and
English lesson. We had to focus on making
our trucks stand out with bright colours and
show casing our food items we would be
selling.
My food truck is a Snow Cone Truck because
who does not like flavoured ice that cools you
down on hot days. (Tahlia)
My food truck is a Donut Truck because it is
the best thing ever to eat and they have
different toppings. (Mia)
My food truck is a French Fries, Burger and Drink Truck because it will make you love it and
want to eat more and more. (Lily)
My food truck has yummy Coffee and Cookies and I am always busy. It helps with stress for
adults so they can relax. (Grace)
My food truck has nice refreshing Slushies with
heaps of flavours to choose from. There are
three cup sizes and they taste nice. (Kayden)
My food truck is a Chocolate Truck because I
LOVE chocolate. It is a bit boring so I made it
colourful and called it Colour Chocolate and
you can get every kind of chocolate. (Kiarni)
My food truck is Slushy Puppy Stall because I
like slushy puppies with strawberry flavour.
(Tadhg)
My food truck is a Pizza Stall because I love pizza and it is awesome and that is why I made it.
(Josh)
My food truck is a Pizza Truck because pepperoni is so delicious and who does not like
pepperoni pizza! (Sam)
I chose a Donut Truck because they make
everyone feel happy but they make me the
happiest. They have so many toppings but
glaze is my number one favourite. (Harper)
I chose a Pizza Truck because pizza is the
best. You can choose so many different
flavours I even made a mystery pizza. (Ollie)
My food truck is called Curly Moustache. It is
an Italian food truck because I love lasagne
because it has lots of cheese. (Jati)
My food truck is a Chip Shop because every time I go to the beach we get chips and it is my
favourite food. The chips are so crispy. (Jake)
I have an Ice Cream Shop because every time I go out to the park I want ice cream and I love
the taste of ice cream. (Summer)
I have a Mexican Shop food truck because my Aunty is Mexican and I like Mexican food. (Mahli)
I did a Snow Cone Truck because if you get hot you can go to the Snow Cone truck and get a
cold refreshing cone of ice with whatever flavour you like. (Miller)
I did an Ice Cream Truck because if you get hot then you can get some ice cream and that will
get you cooled down. (Max)
I chose my food truck because I did not know what to do so I did as many different foods as
I could and I like all the food I put on it. (Charlie)

News from 4R continued
I did a Milkshake Truck so you can get hot one
day and you can go to my store and get some
refreshing drinks. (Meg)
I chose my food because I have seen them
everywhere, I love Hot Dogs, and they are really
yummy. (Cooper)
I chose The Multi-Food Van to give a message
that food vans are not just for tacos or pizza or
coffee or donuts. (Oliver)
I chose a Donut Truck because I like donuts. (Hunter)
I chose an Ice Cream and Donut Truck because they are my favourite foods. (Justice)
(Renee Proctor)

COOLUM ALLSTARZ DANCE TEAM
The Coolum AllStarz Dance Team have been extremely busy rehearsing three lunchtimes a
week and after school every Wednesday, in preparation for the upcoming competition season.
They had their first public performance at our wonderful Senior School Athletics Carnival, where
they performed their Pom routine in bright, colourful house shirts to an appreciative crowd. The
girls are looking forward to performing their Pom routine at Under 8’s Day and Pom and
Greatest Show at the end of term whole school parade. The team are very excited as their polo
shirts have arrived and the girls have been proudly wearing these on Friday’s. The first
competition for the Coolum AllStarz will be the Evolution Dance Competition, held at Kawana on
Saturday 27 July. More details will be posted in the newsletter closer to the date. (Sam Bollard)

Music news
Well, just when you think the news can’t get any better – it does!! Our sensational Senior Voices
have been selected as a Regional Finalist and invited to attend the Finals, to be held here at
our school hall, this coming Monday 17th June! From over 40 State Primary School Choirs,
Coolum was placed in the top 5 Choirs from our Region (extending from North Brisbane up to
Hervey Bay) and was selected by the adjudicator to be a part of the Regional Finals! I cannot
express how proud I am of all of these sensational singers, and how excited I am for them to be
able to showcase their talents amongst the best Choirs from South-East Queensland. I am sure
you will join me in wishing them the best of luck for this upcoming performance. (Roz Mackay)

Stem News
Robotics Success
Congratulations to Year 5 student Sunny (5P) and his robot 'Mr. Chicken Nugget' for reaching
the finals of the Sunshine Coast Sumo Robotics Competition last Saturday.
Mr. Chicken Nugget placed in the top 8 out of 100 teams which was a fantastic achievement.
Thank you to Sunny’s family for their support during the day.
Sunny has worked diligently with his team, along with other Year 5 and 6 students at lunchtimes
to design, build and code their EV3 robots. Their hard work and dedication has delivered
Coolum some amazing results in the competitions we’ve entered this year, especially
considering this is the first time Coolum has competed in such competitions. There are
lunchtime robotics and coding groups for all students in Years 1 – 6 and new students are
always welcome.

STEM Lunchtime Groups
Our STEM groups meet in the STEM room (next to the Junior Computer Lab) at the following
times each week.
Monday
Morning Tea: Year 1
Lunch: Year 2
Tuesday & Thursday
Morning Tea: Year 5 & 6 Robotics
Lunch: Year 5 & 6 Robotics
Wednesday
Morning Tea: Year 3
Lunch: Year 4
Friday
Morning Tea: Year 3 & 4 Coders Club
Lunch: Year 5 & 6 Coders Club       (Andrew Grummitt - STEM Teacher)

Monies Now Due
We work hard to ensure that your children have the ability to attend and have access to a wide
range of extra-curricular activities throughout the school year. I ask you to support us by
ensuring that all outstanding monies are paid by the end of the term. This includes all
outstanding camp payments, excursions, Instrumental Music levy’s and the Voluntary Financial
Contribution.
Payment can be made electronically or in person at the office.
(Sharyn O’Brien – Business Manager)

Sports Update
Upcoming events
Event                                Date                     Location
Junior Athletics Carnival.           6 Sep                    Coolum State School
(Ben Moody – PE Teacher) Active bodies….Active minds

Host Families Needed
Coolum State School will be hosting a visit by Japanese students in a program conducted by
AIIU from July 31 to August 11 2019.
    Daily program (Mon-Fri) organised by a Coordinator includes excursions
    Japanese language not necessary (students want to practice English)
    Normal family meals
    A Stipend (tax-free) $35 per night will be given to host families to assist with hosting
       costs.
For further information or if you can assist in hosting, contact: Kathy Roselt on 0439 866 321 or
email; hugh_kath@bigpond.com (Wendy Jonas)

Casual Position Vacant
A position exists for a Casual School Crossing Supervisor at Coolum State School and at other
schools in the area.

The Casual School Crossing Supervisor may be required to work five days per week in all
weather conditions. The hours of work for Casual School Crossing Supervisors are normally 1.5
hours a day and usually comprise of one hour in the morning and ½ hour in the afternoon.
Applications packages are available at the school office.
Applications close at 3.00pm on 21 June 2019.
For further information please phone the Road Safety Officer on 07 5452 1827.
(Sharyn O’Brien-BM)

P&C News
Friday Tuckshop Volunteers
If you have a spare hour on Fridays, our Tuckshop would appreciate your help. It might be cold
outside but the Tuckshop can promise you a warm welcome!

Hot Diggity Dog Day on June 20!Orange order forms are coming home today for Hot Diggity
Dog Day next Thursday. Make your selection and return with money to the school office by next
Tuesday June 18.

Coolum Colour Run
'I survived the Coolum SS Colour Run' Limited edition t-shirts available from the Uniform Shop
and online from Monday 10th June. Perfect to wear on the day - how colourful will yours look at
the finish? $12 for one or $10 for multiples. (Denise French-P&C manager)

Community Notices
Tennis with Jamie Fletcher: every day either before or after school. Lots of fun for all ages. Call Jamie:
0412 667327

                                    School Year 2019
Term 2 – Tuesday 23 April to Friday 28 June
Term 3 – Monday 15 July to Friday 20 September
Term 4 – Tuesday 8 October to Friday 13 December
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School Contact Details
Address                 PO Box 374
                        School Road, Coolum Beach. 4573
Phone                   5471 9300
Fax                     5471 9307
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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                        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 am – 9.00 am.
P&C Association
                        Meetings are the last Tuesday of each month, in the school staffroom at
                        7.00pm. All welcome
Outside School Hours Care
                        6.00am to 8.30am and after school from 2.40pm to 10.00pm
                        Phone: 5446 2026
                        Email: admin@coolumafterschoolcare.com.au