13 March 2026

Welcome to week 6 - 2026!

“A brave heart can turn any day into a lucky day.”

IN THIS EDITION:

• From the Principal
• Our Decisions Empower Us
• Food for thought 
• My Pocket
• Cleaning Australian Day
• Meet the Music teachers: Grant Welch and Steven Rea 
• Upcoming events and promotions

KEY DATES 

              📅 Good Friday Public Holiday: 2 April

              🎖️ ANZAC Day Assembly: 24 April

              📅 ANZAC Day Public Holiday: 27 April

NOTES

😘🚘 Kiss and Drive - Please watch the video blow: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNwT5xc9K5w

P&C

🌸🐰 Easter Raffle Donations Needed! 🐣🍫

Thank you to everyone who has already contributed. We have already received some lovely donations! The P&C are seeking donations for this year’s Easter raffle. Think Easter themed arts and crafts, toys and of course chocolates! 

Donation baskets can be found at the front office, where you can also collect additional raffle tickets.

Hop to it and help us make this year’s raffle eggcellent! 🐰🥚

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Our Decisions Empower Us

You might have heard your child come home with some conversations about making good decisions. Above is an image, famously popularized by James Clear in Atomic Habits, perfectly illustrates our school’s focus for this year: "Decisions have consequences." Last year our focus was on ‘’Be your best self’ which built on the previous year ‘do the right thing when no one is looking’.

Our children need a framework to help them make sense of this world and be able to navigate it through conscious considered thought. This needs to be taught. Every day is a series of "forks in the road" small, decisive moments that may seem insignificant in isolation but, when stacked together, determine the entire trajectory of a student's day.

The Power of the Decisive Moment
As the diagram shows, a single "Good Choice" in the morning creates a pathway to more positive options. Conversely, a "Bad Choice" can narrow a child’s path, making a "Good Day" feel increasingly out of reach.
Because every action is the result of a decision, we are committed to helping our students understand that they are the architects of their own outcomes.

Decision Making is a Habit
We cannot always rely on willpower alone. This is why our focus is on positive habits. By practicing consistent routines and decision-making processes, we help students:

• Automate Excellence: Positive habits turn difficult "fork-in-the-road" moments into easy, automatic wins.
• Build Resilience: Habits provide a safety net; even after a poor decision, a strong habit can help a student "reset" and find the next upward branch.
• Develop Agency: When children master their habits, they realize they have the power to steer their lives toward success.

Practising for Success
Decision-making is a skill that requires practise. Throughout this year, we are supporting our children with the tools to pause, consider the consequences, and choose the path that leads upward.

We invite you to join us in this mission at home. By highlighting these "decisive moments" in daily life, we can collectively empower our children to make choices that lead to a "Good Day," every day.
Children - Start by ‘Making your Bed!

Food for Thought

Learning is not only about finding answers. It is also about having the courage to question our own thinking. When we consider ideas that challenge what we believe, we begin to recognise both what we understand and what we still have to learn.

Sometimes new information invites us to rethink views we have held strongly in the past. While this can feel uncomfortable, it is often where real growth begins.

In our school community, we value curiosity, reflection, and open minded thinking. When we are willing to listen, learn, and adapt, we show our children that learning is a lifelong journey.

In My Pocket 

Year 6 students took part in a moving and thought-provoking incursion from In My Pocket, based on the book of the same name. They explored the story of Jewish children who were evacuated from Germany to the UK during World War II. Through art, students responded to the journey of one young girl who found safety with a Scottish family but was separated from her parents forever. The activity encouraged reflection on courage, loss and hope during a difficult time in history.

🌏✨ Happy Australian Clean Up Day! ✨🌏

A big thank you to all the amazing students participating in Australian Clean Up Day today! Your effort to care for our environment shows real leadership and responsibility. Every piece of litter you collect helps protect wildlife, keep our communities beautiful, and create a healthier planet for everyone.

Be proud of the difference you're making today. Small actions together create big change! 💚♻️

Meet The Music Teachers 
 

Grant Welch

Grant Welch is a graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts with a Bachelor of Music Education. He is an experienced musician who has been involved in music programs and performances since primary school. Grant continues to develop his teaching to share the joy of music with younger students. He teaches at Coolbinia Primary School on Thursday and Friday and at Sutherland Dianella Primary School from Monday to Wednesday.

Mr Welch teaches music to students in Years 1 to 4, covering a range of topics from the Western Australian Music Curriculum. Students sing and play instruments including percussion, glockenspiel and ukulele while developing musicianship through individual, ensemble and class activities.

The CPS school choir runs each Friday morning before school in the music room from 7:45 to 8:15 am for students in Years 1 to 6. Students sing together, learn new songs, and enjoy performing. Choir members also participate in performances during the year, including community events such as One Big Voice at RAC Arena for students in Years 3 to 6.

The Instrumental Music School Services program is delivered by Department of Education teachers. Mrs Jade Martin teaches violin, viola and ensemble, Ms Sarah Clare teaches double bass, and Ms Elizabeth Moss also supports the program. The CPS string ensemble for IMSS students in Years 4 to 6 takes place before school on Thursdays in the music room. Students are tested from Years 2 to 4 for entry into the program.

Steven Rea 

Steven Rea is a Senior Teacher and who has taught Music at Coolbinia Primary School for 3 years. For over 35 years he has played as a drummer, vocalist and guitarist in many bands across many different musical styles - playing around Perth, in our region, interstate and in the UK. He currently plays in WAM award-winning band Good News Now We Can Eat All the Vampires, as well as Country infused The Stumblers.

For over 10 years he held the Music Specialist role at Sutherland Dianella Primary School and has brought that same passion for teaching the skills and understanding of Music to Coolbinia Primary School. Through a program linked directly to the Australian Curriculum, students will be supported to make music on a range of tuned and untuned instruments and respond to a broad range of musical styles so that they can decode music and become composers themselves. 

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