As we near the end of another school term, we all know our school is busy with many activities occurring at any one time. The last few weeks have been no exception. Our children and staff have been involved in a variety of activities, including; SAPSASA athletics, Senior Choir performing at the Festival of Music, Yr. 6 Exhibition evening, Reception students visiting Monarto and Student-Led conversations just to name a few.

Congratulations to our Senior Choir on a wonderful performance at the Festival of Music last Wednesday night. It was an absolute pleasure to be part of the audience seeing our excited students have an opportunity to perform after all the preparation they have put in throughout the year.

Congratulations also to our R-2 students and staff for their wonderful dance concert last week. It was great to see so many family and friends attend. I know the students had a fantastic time and did an outstanding job presenting dances through the decades. Special thanks to Miss Maddie for teaching and leading our R-2 students.

Staffing Update

Karen Knox, who was appointed to CVPS from 2024 in an ongoing position will no longer be joining us as she has won a leadership position at another school.

Congratulations to the following staff who have been converted from contract to ongoing positions:

Dan Johnson 1.0

Kate Trengove 0.5

Alex Long 0.5

Early next term we will be developing class structures for 2024 and looking to appoint contract teachers into any extra vacancies.

Pathway Rectification Project

The Pathway and Access Rectification Project is progressing well. Issues with disturbance to the root zone of some trees continue to be a concern with two further trees to be deemed high risk by the Department for Education and were required to be removed as they presented significant safety concerns. As far as we are aware there is no further need for any more tree removal. It is highly likely that at the conclusion of the project, we will need to continually check and monitor the risk of all trees in this area. New planting of native species will take place once the project has been handed back to the school. This is currently scheduled to be the end of the first week back in Term 4.

Parent Reading Workshop

On Monday 18^th September Linda Clune presented a parent information session about our Playberry Laser phonology program. Thank you to the families that attended. It was a great opportunity for our parent community to hear all about what phonology is and how families can support children with reading at home. One important takeaway: Once students have 'cracked the alphabetic code', regular reading aloud is critical. Parents can help with this by sitting with children, following along with the text to monitor that children are reading the actual words that are on the page, and to check pronunciation. Short, frequent reading aloud sessions are best - daily for five minutes is enough - although, if your child loves reading, by all means continue for longer!

Progressive Achievement Tests

Currently, students are undertaking the annual Progressive Achievement Tests in Reading and Maths.

The Progressive Achievement Tests (PAT) are online reading comprehension and maths assessments aligned to the Australian Curriculum. The tests are administered each year and provide teachers with information about the learning strengths and needs of their students.

Planning for 2024

Planning is well underway for the 2024 school year, which includes organising staffing, class structures and placements. 

To assist with our planning, we would appreciate it if you could advise us if your child(ren) will not continue their schooling at Coromandel Valley next year. If this is the case, please contact the school via phone (82783693) or school email. This does not include any current Year 6 students. Thank you.