Coatesville Primary School in Bentleigh East, Victoria | Primary School

Coatesville Primary School

Locality: Bentleigh East, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 9570 1652

Address: 21 Mackie Road 3165 Bentleigh East, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.coatesps.vic.edu.au/

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25.01.2022 Mr Camilleri and Ms Ferguson put on a wonderful musical performance for our students to help them celebrate our school value, Harmony. This concert marked the end of our JumpStart Program.

25.01.2022 With only three days until the school holidays start, please don’t forget to bring in any second hand items to the flexi space and we also have a few cake boxes left if your child would like to enter the cake box decorating competition. Thank you to everyone for your incredible support of the lead up to Carnival 2019!

25.01.2022 This week is all about HARMONY so kids, don't forget to bring your $1 coins to get the next badge in the series which is the orange HARMONY badge....and even more GOLD badges will be in the lucky dip. Make sure you get in quickly as we have sold out of both the Cooperation and Responsibility badges.

25.01.2022 The generosity of our local community in support of Carnival has been nothing less than astounding and I am so pleased to let you know that we have just been given $1000 worth of vouchers from Wise Fools Cafe. If you have not yet experienced the taste sensations of their smashed avo's, their Raw Superhuman Smoothies, Superbowls or wraps then do yourself a favour and bid on a voucher on the online auction which goes live on Monday - more details to come! Thank you so much James, your energy and your generosity knows no bounds! https://www.facebook.com/wisefools/ https://www.instagram.com/wisefoolscafe/?hl=en

24.01.2022 This is a final call out If you would like to advertise and showcase your business at the Coatesville Carnival through sponsorship of a ride or stall. Major sponsors will feature on our real estate boards and have prominence on the day. Please contact Georgie at [email protected] by this Friday (9th August) if you would like to take up this opportunity

23.01.2022 Happy Free Dress FriYAY!!! To further help celebrate Free Dress Friday, today will be a GOLD RUSH with only gold badges on sale so make sure the kids leave their school uniforms at home, bring some chocolate and a dollar for a badge and have a super fun FriYAY!!

23.01.2022 The music will be pumping and the lights will be flashing for this years school disco on Friday 2nd August Tickets are now available through QKR or payment can be made via credit card or cash at the office. Please see the attached flyer for all the details!

23.01.2022 Would your child like to enter the Cake Box Decorating competition for the Carnival cake stall? The first 100 kids who return the form sent home on Friday will be given a cake box and the chance to win a $50 Westfield Voucher with thanks to Click Celebrations www.facebook.com/clickcelebrations www.instagram.com/clickcelebrations... Please see the form for all the details!

23.01.2022 We are asking all students to come to collect their school resources on Thursday 16th July to help facilitate Remote Learning. Students will come on site without their parents to collect their resources and are encouraged to bring a bag/backpack to put these resources in. The collection will take place in the following way. 10:00 10:30 Students with the surname beginning with A-E ... 10:30 11:00 Students with the surname beginning with F-L 11:00 11:30 Students with the surname beginning with M-R 11:30 12:00 Students with the surname beginning with S-Z Classroom teachers will be in their classroom to assist students. We kindly ask that parents to wait outside the school gates and maintain social distance. Please note. Prep students will enter through Gate N as they are familiar with this gate. Thank you for your ongoing cooperation, please contact the office if you have any further questions.

23.01.2022 School finish time today at 2:30. Assembly will be held at 2:00 in the sports hall. We hope you all have a relaxing and enjoyable term break and Term 3 will resume on Monday 15th July

23.01.2022 Thanks to the team at Buxton Bentleigh, our Carnival boards are up and looking great outside school and very prominent spots at The Links and Duncan McKinnon Reserve! It looks like its official now and the countdown to all the fun is on!

21.01.2022 What day is it? Its Bargain Badge Day! As we still have LIMITED stock of three colours and we need all badges sold by tomorrow, today is Bargain Badge Day with 3 for $2. Get in quick for 3 more chances to win one of five amazing prizes - the sale may extend until tomorrow but only if stocks last!

21.01.2022 With the devastating fires continuing to wreak havoc, Coatesville's very own Josh, Ash and Lachie Lygris have decided to hold a garage sale style stall to sell their unwanted toys. ALL money made will be donated to one of the amazing charities helping to treat the wildlife affected by the devastation. Together we can do so much so the Lygris family would like to extend an opportunity to all Coatesville families who may have goods they would like to donate for this stall. The... stall will be for toys and household items that are in an EXCELLENT AND RESALABLE condition and we would please ask for NO CLOTHING. The stall will be held on Sunday 19th January from 12pm. If you have items to donate please reply and the address will be sent via private message for items to be dropped off. Lets show our wider community how amazing our Coatesville community is by joining together to make a difference! See more

21.01.2022 Due to a last minute cancellation we have a spot available for entertainment at Carnival. Ideally we would love a kids group performance for example singing, dancing, gymnastics, calisthenics, karate, or judo etc. Please contact Georgie on [email protected] if you can help assist fill this spot from 1:30-2pm

20.01.2022 This week is the final week for badge sales so last, but not least is the Achievement Badge. Don't forget the Lucky Badge Draw has become 5 times bigger with 5 prizes now to be won. The prizes are a $100 Westfield voucher, a $50 Westfield Voucher and 3 prizes of a 1 hr admission to Supaworld - a new huge indoor rock-climbing, trampoline park and activity complex in Keysborough so make the most of our last PINK badge to enter this huge prize draw.

19.01.2022 Our second Carnival Silver Sponsor is none other than Jacqui and Warwick from the Romcaffe in Fitzroy and Fitzroy Wholefoods On Carnival day you will find Jacqui serving coffee, hot chocolates and delicious lemon sorbet granitas as well as supplying all the fresh fruit and vegies that go into our other delicious food choices. Thank you for all you do to support our school!

18.01.2022 FACEPAINTERS NEEDED! Hi, today your class PCF will be sending out the links to sign up to help at Carnival. However, If you are able to help with Facepainting, please do not sign up to your allocated stall but instead contact Lori at [email protected] for more details. Thank you all in advance for giving some time to make carnival AMAZING!

18.01.2022 Congratulations to all the "teachers" who have made it through another term of remote learning. To all the amazing teachers at Coatesville, thank you for your dedication, determination and incredible support during Term 3. Congratulations to every "parent teacher" who has multi-tasked like a pro to continually help and motivate our kids to navigate through this crazy time, and an enormous thank you to all our kids who teach us on a daily basis the valuable lessons of persev...erance and resilience. Enjoy the school holidays and lets hope we can all come together again, back to our amazing school as soon as possible in Term 4. Georgie Slattery School Council President See more

18.01.2022 With Carnival fast approaching, we now have some great sponsorship opportunities available which include the following possibilities: Sponsor a ride or Carnival stall with your business logo and signage Display of promotional material at the Information booth on Carnival day Your logo and business information included in the Carnival program Your business logo placed on the CPS Facebook page and website... Gold sponsor logos will appear on our advertising real estate boards located in prominent local positions For more information, please contact Georgie at [email protected]

18.01.2022 CPS DADS LAUNCH EVENT - is now Live ! - Secure your ticket today and help support your CPS Dads community. Limited tickets available - So don't delay !!

18.01.2022 Just a reminder that July is our month for the Lucky Jars! Please see the details below and thank you again for all your Carnival support!

17.01.2022 Congratulations to the CPS Dads on hosting a sensational Father's Day event. Here are some amazing photos of Coatesville families celebrating Father's Day in their tents. Stay tuned for the next CPS Dads event to look forward to.

17.01.2022 Pedestrian Safe Neighbourhood Project Glen Eira Council are proposing changes to the neighbourhood and need your feedback. The Project Team will be at Coatesville PS next Wednesday - for an opportunity to speak to the Project Team and have questions answered, drop in between 3:00 - 6:00pm - flexi space behind the office or visit www.gleneira.vic.gov.au/neighbourhood-project

17.01.2022 Well we had a lot of sunshine, a little bit of rain, lots of delicious food, fun activities, laughs and smiles and even a few spooky screams so however you spent your time at Carnival we hope you had a fantastic day. An enormous thank you to all our sponsors, volunteers, entertainers and everyone who came to support our school today. Happy Carnival Day #thatsawrap

17.01.2022 This is nothing short of AMAZING! Our online auction will go live on Monday at 9am and here is the list of all the incredible donations we have from all the local businesses who have contributed. Thank you so much to all our supporters, we are so grateful!

17.01.2022 Who will have the longest bath I wonder?? 10:30 Mrs Byron 10:40 Mr Zuker 10:50 Mr Henshaw 11:10 Mr Azer... 12:40 Ms Curtis 12:50 Ms Abram 1:00 Ms Binding 1:10 Ms Halliday 1:20 Ms Thompson 2:40 Ms Macfarlane 3:10 Mr Cameron 3:30 Mr Camilleri 3:40 Mr Jones See more

17.01.2022 Coatesville Family Movie Night - this Friday 21st June. If you have yet to buy your tickets, pay at the office or through QKR.

17.01.2022 Rumour has it that Ms Hemming may be either A. Taking a bath tomorrow B. Being eaten by a crocodile C. Having the best time ever at 2:40pm D. A and C

16.01.2022 As our community starts to come to terms with the recent tragedy that has occured with the Holmes family, we wanted to give you the opportunity to show your support via a family organised community fundraiser. https://chuffed.org/project/lets-help-this-beautiful-family Please be assured that both families have a strong support network around them and they have everything else they currently need and it is important to respect their privacy at this time.

16.01.2022 Here we go Coatesville...Remote Learning 2.0! We did it once, we can do it again and we are all in this together. Be kind to yourselves, try not to stress and just do your best as no one can do more than that!

15.01.2022 For those of you who went to the Colour Run, you will know how amazing DJ Ash is, so it is with much excitement that I announce he will be back for Carnival! Ash has so willingly donated his time to both events and we are so appreciative of his support of Coatesville. #hismusic #ourmemories #sograteful

14.01.2022 To take advantage of the $10 discount on wristbands, please ensure you have ordered before 5pm on Monday 14th October. After this time the pre purchase discount will no longer be available. Orders can be placed via QKR or at the office.

13.01.2022 We are excited to announce that we are establishing a Parent Business Directory to help support the businesses of our Coatesville families. Please see the below attachment (or Konnective) for all the details, noting that this directory is only for families with currently enrolled students.

13.01.2022 I am so excited to announce that we now have another Silver Sponsor for Carnival. An enormous shout out goes to Matt, John and the team at One Call Demolition who are now the proud sponsors of the BBQ Stall. If you are looking for any demolition work, look no further than the team at One Call! Thank you for your support of Coatesville and we are excited to have you as our latest sponsors!

12.01.2022 And the Lucky Badge winners are... Congratulations to Amelie (5SH), Lenni (1MR), Sam (2LB), Mishka (2MA) and Eugene (2CA) The Cake Box Decorating Competition was won by Willow (PZP) who created this amazing box that absolutely showcased everything about Carnival. Congratulations Willow We also had a second mystery winner who put so much time and effort in to decorating their box...the only problem is we are not sure who the artist was so if you know who created this se...cond box please let us know. Congratulations to the winners, thank you to every body who joined in the fun of the Lucky Badges and who contributed a cake box and an enormous thank you to Click Celebrations for donating the Cake Box Competition prizes. All prizes will be presented at assembly on Friday

12.01.2022 Thank you to everyone who has donated to Carnival so far in one way or another. We are now preparing our silent auction and would love to receive any goods or services to auction alongside the amazing donations we have received so far from our local community. Please see the attached brochure for full details

12.01.2022 The AMAZING Bushfire Wildlife Fundraising stall is all set up and ready to go with incredible items and delicious cupcakes! Come down to see us at 63 Beddoe Avenue to support this amazing cause!

12.01.2022 The clouds are passing, the sun is out and the dunk tank is pumping!! Happy Carnival Day

10.01.2022 We would like to thank all parents/guardians for your cooperation so far with our new school procedures. Please see attachments for information regarding school drop off and pick up arrangments that will be made effective from Monday 1st June 2020.

10.01.2022 The team at Waterworx Plumbing, our Carnival Gold Sponsors, would like to wish all Coatesville families a very happy holiday season The team will be available during the holidays for any plumbing needs you may and will waive the call out fee for Coatesville families. Happy Holidays from the Waterworx team www.waterworx.com.au

10.01.2022 Vision Portraits For those who have booked a photography session with Vision Portraits this weekend, entry will be via the front gate (Mackie Road), after entering please proceed to the side door of the Flexi Space near the office. A member of the fundraising team will be there to greet you.

10.01.2022 If anyone is ‘waiting to see what happens’ with school tours for 2021 Prep Enrolments we ask that you please do not wait. With the current situation in Victoria it is unlikely that you will be able to come and see our wonderful school in the near future, so we ask that if you are in zone and interested in your child attending Coatesville Primary next year that you act now. If you have not yet enrolled your child at Coatesville Primary School for Prep 2021, we urge you to co...ntact the office as soon as possible at [email protected] to avoid missing out. Student numbers will be finalised in the coming weeks and successful enrolments will be notified in August. We would like to thank all families for their understanding and cooperation during these strange times. Thank you.

10.01.2022 Coming to a letter box near you ... The first batch of our 2020 FATHERS DAY CAMP OUT, CPS DADS Face masks are packed and in the posties satchel. If you have registered your participation on the CPS DADS website www.cpsdads.com - be sure to check your mail box this morning. If you have yet to register - please do so to ensure you receive your face mask before the event on Sat 5th September. The CPS DADS would love to see all the men in their face mask - so once received, pleas...e take a photo and share on our CPS DADS web page (and on here) and lets show our support for each other. Fathers Day 2020 - We may be in lockdown - but lets make this one the most memorable camp outs ever!

10.01.2022 Carnival is now officially only 2 months away and It gives me great pleasure to announce and recognise our major Carnival sponsors. An enormous shout out goes to our Gold Sponsor, Karl and Katie Forti at Waterworx Plumbing. A huge thank you for your support of Coatesville and we cant wait for all the fun and excitement ahead at the dunk tank!

10.01.2022 Just in case you are wondering when to come to Carnival, here is our fabulous line up of entertainment: 11:30 -12:00 Mini Groovers 12:00-12:30 Shine Dance 1:30-2:00 Highett Youth Club Calisthenics 2:00-2:30 Strathisla School of Highland Dancing... and in between all of these acts we have some very willing VICTIMS aka TEACHERS who depending on how good your throwing skills are, may or may not be dunked in the dunk tank See more

08.01.2022 Due to Footy Day activities tomorrow, today may be the last chance to purchase the orange HARMONY badge so please bring your $1 today while stocks still last. Every badge purchased is a chance to win the $100 Westfield voucher

08.01.2022 Hey Coatesville Families The Fathers Day Campout is fast approaching so please see below for all the details and make this years Fathers Day a year to remember

07.01.2022 Thank you so much to everyone who donated a Lucky Jar for Carnival They look absolutely amazing and we are going to have some very LUCKY recipients! These four really made me smile and are just a little taste of what we have in store for you A little jar of Sweetness A little jar of Craft ... A little jar of Chews and A little jar of Funny Faces See more

07.01.2022 Thank you to all the families who came and supported Coatesville’s Movie Night. We hope you enjoyed the movie, your slushies and popcorn Have a great weekend and rug up!!

07.01.2022 Last week there was so much excitement towards our lucky badges and we sold out of the first badge CO-OPERATION. Tomorrow we will start selling the next badge in the series which is the red RESPONSIBILITY badge and there will even be some more GOLD badges up for grabs. Make sure to come early in the week while stocks last and get another chance to win a $100 Westfield voucher!

07.01.2022 Just a reminder that the Garage Sale to raise funds for bushfire wildlife relief will be held this Sunday. Please see the attached flyer for all the details and if you still have goods you would like to contribute, please drop them off to Lori by tomorrow evening.

06.01.2022 We would love to capture all of yesterday’s fun in photos so if you have some great pictures please upload them to Instagram and tag #coatesvilleprimaryschool

06.01.2022 A few messages went out yesterday for help we still need for Carnival. We are desperately still needing: -Facepainters especially after 11am -People to fill the last remaining roster spaces: go to https://signup.com/go/ypugtnc -Someone to manage the Ticket Booth ... -Volunteers for set up on Friday and a pack down team on Saturday from 4pm If you can help with any position please either sign up online or contact Georgie at [email protected] See more

06.01.2022 Just a reminder that the first Carnival badge will go on sale this Monday. Kids, bring your $1 coins and start your collection to be in the draw to win a $100 Westfield Voucher! Will you be extra LUCKY and find a GOLD badge?

06.01.2022 Just a reminder tomorrow Friday 7th June is a Curriculum Day - student free day. Camp Australia is open all day tomorrow for anyone wishing to place their kids in care for the day. Bookings through Camp Australia.

05.01.2022 The fire is on for the gyros and what comes next smells absolutely delicious...a lunch you will not want to miss!! Happy Carnival Day!!!

05.01.2022 The countdown to Carnival is well and truly on with only 13 sleeps to go!! This is just a quick reminder of what is happening over the next two weeks: - This coming Friday (11th October) is Free Dress Friday as a fun way to say Thank You to everyone for all your help and generosity so far. Please have the kids leave their uniforms at home and bring in a family size chocolate bar which will be used as prizes on the day - We are still able to accept any Second Hand Stall dona...tions in the flexispace up until Friday this week - Wristbands are on sale until 5pm on Monday 14th October - With two weeks to go that means we have two badges still to collect. This week the RESPECT badge will be on sale and to further celebrate Free Dress Friday, Gold Badges will be for sale on Friday - until stocks last! See more

04.01.2022 Dear Coatesville Parents This is a two part message, firstly to address remote learning coming to an end and secondly to address the significant new changes to school life awaiting us. Today marks the end of a very unique time in the school life of our three junior years and leaves 2 weeks of remote learning for our senior kids. The past six weeks have been challenging, that is for sure. We have all had good days and some not so good days but together we have almost made it t...Continue reading

04.01.2022 Thank you, as always, to our Carnival Silver Sponsor, Etty Yefet from Guardian Childcare and Education. Etty has been a long term supporter of Coatesville and a sponsor of all fundraising efforts for years past so we cant thank you enough and we give a huge shout out to teams at Kids Time Early Learning Centres in East Bentleigh and McKinnon! On Carnival day you will find Etty at the Snow Cones, Popcorn and Fairy Floss stall so please come and say hi!

03.01.2022 We are very excited to welcome all of our students back to school on Monday, 12th October. We kindly ask that parents take the time to read the attachments to ensure the transition back to school is as smooth as possible for everyone. Thank you for ongoing support, Happy term 4!

03.01.2022 Today is National Primary Principals Day which gives us the perfect opportunity to acknowledge and thank our Coatesville Principals for everything they do. This year has been one that none of us could have ever imagined and Michael, Marg and Kirsty have shown extraordinary leadership during this craziness for the entire Coatesville community. They have shown an unwavering commitment to lead the staff, communicate with us as parents and an endless dedication to not only keep o...ur school safe but to also make our kids remote learning experience the best it can be. As parents, we don’t always see the immense about of work and effort that goes on behind the scenes or the countless hours worked often late at night and over the weekend but the commitment of our principals has been nothing short of incredible. Thank you for your calm and consistent leadership, your clear and timely communication and for leading by example of what Aspire Higher really does mean. Michael, Marg and Kirsty, we are extremely fortunate to have you leading our school and we thank you for everything you do to inspire our kids on their journey as lifelong learners and to nurture our entire school community. Thank You! Georgie Slattery School Council President

03.01.2022 Tomorrow marks the beginning of our Coatesville Learning at Home experience and the first days work is now available on Konnective. As the President of the School Council, and on behalf of all Coatesville families, I’d like to acknowledge and thank Michael Jones and the entire Coatesville staff who have been working tirelessly over the holidays to ensure this process rolls out as smoothly as possible. We may have a few hiccups along the way but let’s work together, communicate constructively and most importantly support and encourage our kids. Stay positive, stay well and hopefully we will all see each other soon! xGeorgie

02.01.2022 Spring is finally here! Yay! For those of you who are excited to get stuck into a Spring Clean, there could not be a more opportune time to launch 2ND HAND SEPTEMBER! Please bring any of your preloved items that are still in a good resalable condition to the Flexispace over the next few weeks. We will be happy to receive Toys, Games, CD’s & DVD’s, Books, Sporting Equipment, Furniture, Bikes and General Household Items and please note we can not accept clothing or electrical appliances.

02.01.2022 Earlier this year one of our students, Will was diagnosed with a brain tumour and is currently undergoing chemotherapy. The Coatesville Primary School community would like to extend our support to Will and his family and encourage you to attend 'Will's Bogan Bingo' which is aimed to raise funds to assist with his treatment and recovery.

02.01.2022 To our Coatesville Community, Child psychologist Dr Michael Carr-Gregg will be hosting a free webinar on Tuesday 25th August at 7:30pm for parents and carers to help build family resilience. Please see below further details on this event.... Event details - Dr Carr-Gregg's webinar, 'Managing the Coronacoaster - Tips for building resilient families in the coronavirus era', gives families practical skills, knowledge and strategies for managing the lockdown period and remote learning. When - Tuesday 25 August, 7:30pm Duration - 45-minute presentation followed by a 15 minute question-and-answer session Format - Online via Webex, please see link below to register. https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/managing-the-coronacoaster-

01.01.2022 If you are attending the snowsports camp in August here is a link to a group page for attendees Coatesville Snowsports 2019 https://m.facebook.com/groups/313823692881823