We were delighted to welcome everyone back to school on Monday, 13th October. We hope you had the chance to enjoy some quality family time over the holiday break and the October long weekend, and that everyone is feeling rested and ready for the final term of the year.

Term 4 is always a busy and exciting time, and this year is no different. We have plenty of special events to look forward to, including: Sports events, World Teachers’ Day, Children’s University Graduation, Colour Fun Run, Yr 3-6 Dance Night, Transition programs for new Reception students and Year 6 students moving on to high school, excursions, sporting events, Jam Band, Celebration Night and Year 6 Graduation.

Please keep up to date with the Term 4 planner for all the important dates.

As we begin the final term, we’re also starting preparations for the 2026 school year. This will include planning class structures based on projected enrolments and finalising staffing arrangements. We’ll be providing more information about this as the term progresses, so please stay tuned.

Finally, we want to give a special mention to our Year 6 students and their families as they begin their final term in primary school. We hope it’s a memorable and rewarding time as they prepare to move on to the next stage of their schooling journey.

Bushfire Response Plan Reminder

With summer quickly approaching, it’s timely to re-take note of our school’s Bushfire Response Plan as well as your own bushfire survival plans.

The bushfire response plan ensures what action we need to take on days of increased fire danger or in the event of a potential or actual bushfire threat. The bushfire response plan also assists the Department’s Security and Emergency Management (SEM) unit in providing emergency services key information regarding the location of students and staff during a bushfire emergency.

It is important that families are familiar with our school’s response in preparation of a bushfire emergency. You can help us prepare for the fire danger season by:

1. familiarising yourself with the following information relevant to our school, which is rated as a R2 site.
2. talking to your child/ren about what will happen if a bushfire occurs when they are at school or at home.
3. making sure your emergency contact details are updated and made available to us before the start of the fire danger season.
4. having your own bushfire survival plan in place for days of catastrophic fire danger or in the event of a bushfire threat.

For days of extreme fire risk

Attendance at school is recommended by CFS but is ultimately a parental decision. Children may be collected at any time during the day by parents or authorised adults.

Some strategies that may assist the school and emergency services in case of wildfire may be:

• Avoid traffic congestion on the roads.
• Be aware that emergency vehicles have right of way.
• Please do not ring the school unnecessarily, as we need to keep the telephone line clear.
• If fires are burning in the district at the end of the school day, students will be kept at school until collected by parents or authorised adults

Our school’s procedures for Fire Danger Days rated as Catastrophic (Code Red)

‘Catastrophic’ Fire Danger Days – declared in advance

In the event of the Country Fire Service (CFS) declaring in advance (the day before), a ‘Catastrophic’ fire danger rating for the Mt Lofty Ranges, the school will receive confirmation from relevant department personnel (Education Director / Department’s Emergency Management team) regarding the closure of the School and Out of School Hours Care Service.

If and when this situation arises, no staff, students, volunteers or contractors will be able to attend Coromandel Valley Primary School or OSHC service.

Parents and carers will be informed via SMS and email – as listed on our school’s database. The following forms of communication will also be used, and can be accessed:

• Letters handed out to all students on the days if the alert is received prior to school dismissal
• Information posted on the school website www.coromandps.sa.edu.au / Schoolzine email, Seesaw notification and the Coromandel Valley PS Facebook Page
• Department for Education – Emergency Information Hotline on 1800 000 279
• CFS Website: http://www.cfs.sa.gov.au/
• Radio: tune into ABC Radio 89.7
• Information provided by the evening television and radio news services

****Reminder this is for the Mt Lofty Ranges District****

Parents / carers should make provision for the care of their child/ren on days declared in advance, as per their family’s bushfire survival plan.

You may also like to check in with ‘Involve Your Kids – Bushfire Survival Planning’ A great resource with many ideas about supporting and involving kids in personal bushfire planning and preparation.

End of Term Disco/Casual Day

Thank you to our school community for supporting our school disco at the end of term 3. Through the SRC, we raised $500 from gold coin donations, which was forwarded to the selected charity, World Vision Australia. It was wonderful to see our students support a great cause, while also having some fun on the last day of school.