This year saw another sensational Coolbinia's Got Talent, and what a lot of talent we have here! Acts included dancing, singing, instrumental solos, Tae Kwan Do routines and some whip cracking! The show was introduced by the choir singing 'Believe in Yourself' written...

Just ask our Year 6 entrepreneurs! This Year, our Year 6 fete was more exciting and creative than it has ever been before. As a year 6, it took a lot of work and effort but we finally made it. The staff of our school worked so hard to make our fete as special as it...

The P&C have organised Coolbinia Primary's first ever Colour Run and its going to be brilliant! Our original date was rained out - so a new date has been set for the event - 10 November.       This is a fundraiser for the P&C that promises to be...

THE END OF YEAR CONCERT WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY 6 DECEMBER Significant changes have been made to the concert ticketing allocation this year. To ensure that all parents will have the opportunity to purchase a ticket, there will be three separate performances at the...

    Please support our budding business tycoons in year 6.  The students have been working hard developing products (food, drinks, services, games and more), business plans, marketing concepts and selling their ideas in our school "Shark Tank" for the Year...

Department of Education Swimming lessons commence for Coolbinia students on Tuesday 10 October (first day of Term 4) and continue until Friday 20 October 2017. Lessons are for all students from PrePrimary to Year 6 and will be held at Terry Tyzack Aquatic Centre....

Gifted and Talented Parent Presentation Evening Tuesday 7th November  6pm at Mount Lawley Senior High School, in the Main Administration Building  (Blue Building) This session will be run  by the Department of Education Gifted and Talented Unit and will cover...

Check out the cauliflowers in ECL4s garden bed … what beauties!  These and other vegetables were harvested last week to the amazement and joy of the children....

Lets hope we never have to put this information to use... but just in case, lets be prepared. Bushfire Zone Register The Department of Education (the Department) is committed to maximising the safety of its students and staff. Coolbinia Primary School has been added...

Download your Faction Athletics Program here and bring it along on Monday 4...

Unfortunately due to a rather wet looking forecast for this week, we have had to postpone the Faction Athletics Carnival from Friday 1 September to Monday 4 September. If your child has ordered a special sports carnival lunch from the canteen - their order will...

Book Week begins on Monday and as always Coolbinia Primary are all set for a fabulous week full of fun and learning and reading. Take a look at all we have planned.       You can find out all about our Book Fair here too.        ...

One of the Year 3 Room 3 pavers is on the grow! Isn't nature fabulous?!!  

Our Cycle Safe incursions continue this week. Children who participated in last week's sessions were introduced to cycle safety learning through singing, dancing and discussing the key elements of keeping safe while cycling....

You may remember that lunchtime stalls were held last week as part of our NAIDOC Week celebrations.  Our Yr 6 Mentors and Ambassadors ran the stalls and raised $135 for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. Congratulations and thanks to these student leaders for their...

You may have already noticed the new signs in the student gardens.  These feature the Noongar six seasons and garden bed room numbers.  The signs showcase the art of our preprimary kids as well as Yr 2s & 3s, from the workshops they did with Sharyn Egan, Noongar...

Year 5 and 6 students enjoyed a series of rich learning experiences at Murdoch University last Thursday.  They learnt about different aspects of the river food web, attended a lecture on Swan River dolphins and went on an tour of the university grounds.  Another...

Mark the diaries for Wednesday 20 September and get those acts polished!  It's always highlight of our performing arts calendar. Here are the details on how to get involved this year.   ...

Our Yr 3 students held a photography competition last term to see who could take the best picture of a bee in action - as part of their biological science learning. Here is our winner! Congratulations to all our Yr 3 students for their great...

FREE TRIAL - FREE TAGS Smart Tags for the new RagTagd lost property system trial are now available from the front office. RagTagd is a fantastic Australian initiative aiming to reunite families with their lost property at school. New lost property shelves have been...

We would love your feedback! Coolbinia Primary School is very proud to  be a Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) school. We understand that improving student academic and behaviour outcomes is about ensuring all students have access to the most effective and accurately...

The COSCA Committee will convene a special general meeting to vote on a “Special Resolution” to cancel the Association on Thursday 7 September at 7:30pm in the COSCA building. Any interested school community members are welcome to attend. Please contact Rebecca Grant...

This Friday 28 July is National Schools Tree Day and all this week and in the weeks to follow our children are planting native seedlings in our school's bushland.  They make a small moat around the seedlings to prevent the water from flowing away. This lovely rain we...

Here's all the dates and information for the Term 3 Athletics calendar - including Cross Country, Jumps and Throws and Running and Games. Including wet weather back up days. Please mark your diaries and come down to support your children if you can - they love having...

NAIDOC Week celebrations took place over the during the school holidays - so we are celebrating this important event in Week 2 of Term 3. Our student leaders - Mentors and Ambassadors - are organising a NAIDOC stall for their Term 3 fundraiser.  This stall will be...

This week's trip to the Apple Store in the city - through the eyes of our Year 5 students. "We all hopped onto the local Transperth bus to head on our way to Apple!  We walked from the City's bus port to the Apple Store to learn about Apple's own application iMovie!...

Class garden beds of peas, beans, lettuce and barley are thriving with the recent rain.             The first shoots from the barley seeds, planted as part of the Curtin Uni Mildew Mania project, have emerged.  Baudin and Wyalkatchem...

Working with the amazing environmental artist, Angela Rossen, our Year 5 & 6 students painted this stunning artwork for the school, which will be on display at Artopia. The painting showcases the biodiversity of our wetlands.  These workshops were fully funded by...

“The residents enjoyed the visit enormously.  They haven’t stopped talking about it!” The Activities Coordinator at RSL Care Menora was so impressed after our student leaders performed there this week. Six Year 6 students talked to the residents about the different...

If you require emergency dental treatment during the July break - here are the contact details for assistance.

Our school has participated in Curtin University's outreach science program, Mildew Mania, since it started six years ago. Year 1 children (ELC2) are our Mildew Maniacs this year.  They are learning about the importance of barley as a Western Australian crop and the...

Last week ten Year 6 students attended a Councillor for a Day event to provide input to the City of Stirling’s Urban Forest Strategy. Our students, along with a hundred other children from different schools, used their critical thinking skills to develop strategies to...

Make sure you get the whole family to ARTOPIA this year. Wednesday 28 June - for one night only!!! 5.30pm for K-2 families 6.30pm for Yr 3-6 families  It's the highlight of our artistic calendar at Coolbinia and always a wonderful night and a chance to celebrate the...

Noongar educators visited the school this week.  They taught Year 3 students the Honey Bee Dance.  This dance links Aboriginal culture into the integrated Bee Project the students are doing all term. Watch out for the next assembly, as the children from Room 3 will be...

Term 2's School Rewards Bookclub Catalogue should have come home with students by now. In case it has not, here is a link to the online version. Book orders are due by Tuesday 13 June and books will then be delivered to students via classrooms on Friday 23 June....

The Uniform Shop is open this Friday 2 June from 8.15am. There is plenty of Winter stock available to keep out the cold. If you need a new school shirt for school photo day please get your orders in now to ensure availability, don't wait for the last minute. Please...

Hosted by our amazing P&C - Tickets Are On Sale Now Grab your capes, your super powers and a team of 8 and fly straight to the front office to register. Click on the poster for details. Prizes for best dressed, best decorated table and of course loads of other...

Download our Coolbinia Reading Rewards Poster to find out about how the Program works and help your child keep track of their reading progress to help their classroom reach Coolbinia PS...

Class, individual and sibling photos will be taking place in week 8 - week commencing 12 June. Our school photo day is coming! Approximately two weeks prior to the photo day every student will receive a Kapture Photography order envelope to bring home. The recommended...

Our Yr 5 and 6 students are working with the amazing Angela Rossen, Environmental Artist, this week. They are creating a stunning painting showcasing wetland creatures.  These workshops are being funded by River Rangers and have been fantastic.  The students were...

This week Coolbinia students from Kindy through to Year 6 are creating a massive masterpiece on the P&C sea container on the oval. The content of our WA History Curriculum is providing the focus for our mural.  Our students are working with Jade Dolman, a fabulous...

Our school's involvement in the Mildew Mania Project - run by the national Centre for Crop and Disease Management and based at Curtin University began 5 years ago.  The program now has more than 220 school participating and 16,300 students from Year 1 to Year 12....

A number of batches of epipens have been recalled by Alphapharm and the Therapeutic Goods Administration based on issues with their auto-injectors and activation. Details of the recall are here: If your child or family relies upon an epipen, we recommend you check the...

There is great excitement in the air as our year six students prepare to head off on camp next week! The students will be heading off to Dwellingup Adventure Retreat (DARE) on Tuesday 28 March and will be returning on Friday 31 March. Many exciting adventures are...

Pack a picnic and bring your grandparents, aunts, uncles & cousins if you want to. $10 is all it costs for your entire family! You can register your family by filling in the flyer sent home this week and return it in an envelope to the front office with your...

Our school is celebrating national Harmony Day on Thursday 16 March.  For a gold coin donation, children and staff are invited to dress up in national costume (or wear blue for boys and purple for girls).  This fundraiser is being organised by our Year 6 students who...

This week, our Year 3 students went on an excursion to the UWA School of Plant Biology to engage in activities linked to their current STEAM focus - Design Technologies; growing food on Mars using hydroponic systems. Students went on a guided tour of the facilities...

Our new School Rewards book catalogue from Beaufort Street Bookshas arrived. Orders need to be in by Wednesday 22 March so they can be delivered to students in the week of March 31. Catalogues and order forms went home with students last week. Ordering is easy! You...

All classes participated in Schools Clean-Up Day at the end of last week. This week Year 4 classes conducted a waste audit, separating and weighing different categories of waste, such as paper products, food scraps, glass and plastic. Next week, during their digital...

Answer:  Coltan This is a mineral used in many electronics including mobile phones.  But the mining of coltan has resulted in the clearing of habitat in regions such as the Democratic Republic of Congo - home to endangered chimpanzees and gorillas.  This mining also...

Everyone’s got to vote and everyone’s got to eat! It’s Election Day BBQ time! Bring some spare change for a sausage sizzle, something from the cake stall or a drink this Saturday 11 March, 11am-3pm, near the school undercover area. All proceeds go towards Coolbinia...

Program for Year 4-6 Faction Swimming Carnival on Friday 3 March

Our Year 5 TravelSmart classes participated in bike workshops this week. They learnt how to clean the chain and repair a puncture, amongst other aspects of bike maintenance. This knowledge may be used to care for bikes so they can be recycled, as well as promoting...

Last Monday, Sharyn Egan, Noongar artist, visited Year 2 and 3 classes to extend their artistic skills.  Year 3's painted pictures of their Dreaming stories, while the Year 2's worked on Six Seasons art. These sensational artworks will go on public display....

Get organised for winter and take advantage of their sale on microfibre track pants. Due to an oversupply of larger size track pants (microfibre only) we would like to offer the following discount to the school community. Microfibre track pants - were $27 now $15....

Connect is the software our school uses to communicate with students and parents about classroom activities, learning areas, upcoming excursions, permission slips and lots more.  It is the interface our teachers use to post photos from the classroom and it provides a...

Chaplain Referral Form 2017 Chaplain Larissa would like to welcome all our new and returning families to Coolbinia Primary in 2017. Chaplain Larissa offers pastoral care to our community and offers support for any emotional, social, mental health and, if requested,...

The P&C will hold their AGM on Monday at 7.30PM in the school staffroom - details here. 

All instrumental lessons will begin week commencing 6 February 2017. Violin/viola is on Mondays, Double Bass on Tuesdays and Cello on Wednesdays.  Please ensure your children have all the items they need on these days if they are involved in the SIMS program. Lessons...

See our student's beautiful art under the stars in Kings Park from Friday 10 - Sunday 12 February as part of the Festival of Perth In Term 4 of 2016, students in Mrs Greer's Year 3 class participated in an exciting art project creating a paper mache gum nuts that...

We have made a small adjustment to the timing of our school day to consolidate teaching blocks and learning opportunities. Please see below the updated school day breakdown. We are trialling bringing the lunchtime forward by twenty minutes.  The...

Welcome to the 2017 school year at Coolbinia Primary School. There is already a lot on the calendar for the year ahead and our busy teachers and staff are planning some fantastic events and activities in the coming months. Please join us next week on either Wednesday...

Applications for entrance into the Gifted and Talented Program close on 6 February 2017.   Students who are currently in year 6 are eligible to apply for the Program and will be able to sit the GAT test on 11 March 2017.  Parents are encouraged to lodge online...

MAKE SURE YOU GET THE RIGHT SIZE... (SIZING HAS CHANGED) A size range of the summer uniform is on display in the front Office.  Please note that the sizing of the polos, 'Westwear brand' are larger than our previous suppliers, ‘Tudor' and 'Uniforms West'.  Please take...

Recent photos of our graduating Year 6 students are online and available to order now.  All orders will be sent directly to home addresses so there is no need for school office involvement. To see and order photos - visit Kapture Photography website you will need to...

Mt Lawley Dental Therapy Centre will close on Friday 15 December for the school holidays. Please note emergency only dental treatment is available when Mt Lawley is closed. Details of emergency contacts are as follows: Between the hours 8.00am - 4.00pm December 19 –...

Students will need specific coloured t-shirts for the School Concert on 8 December.  These have been ordered by the school in order to ensure they are all matching. Please read this letter about payment for the shirts ordered.  Payment is due by Tuesday 6 December. ...