School News
Coolbinia Virtual Bushland Tour – 360 degree photography
Our Year Six students are currently developing a virtual tour through our bushland trail. When this is completed there will be a link to it on this page. For now see below a few of the 360 degree photos taken which will be included in the finished tour.
Our Ecological Footprint – what we are doing…
Coolbinia Primary has been an active member of the Sustainable Schools WA since 2009. This means we seek to reduce our impact on the Earth by Eco Footprint actions related to caring for Biodiversity, and being Waterwise, Wastewise, TravelSmart/Your Move and...
Cross Curriculum Highlights for 2020
Teachers across the school embed the three cross-curriculum priorities - Aboriginal, Asian and Sustainability - into their class programs. In addition to these learning experiences, the following aspects of the cross-curriculum priorities are whole school initiatives....
Chess for Life 2021
The Chess for Life Coolbinia PS Morning Chess Club will recommence in 2021, Term 1 Tuesday 9 February, in the library at 7.20 for 7.30am start, till 8.30am. Chess For Life has been operating its Coolbinia PS Chess Club since 2008. The club has been WA Primary...
2021 Kindy Term Planner
NAIDOC Week 2020
NAIDOC Week celebrations included a wide range of activities, such as, Robbie the mechanoid talking Noongar after being programmed by students, guided bush walks and a smoking ceremony with Neville Collard and bush walks for Kindy students who discovered Australian...
How to use Coolbinia PS Kiss and Drive
Outdoor Classroom in Our Bushland
View the fabulous Dept of Education video illustrating the learning experiences of our students in the school bushland: Click here please. Digital Technologies, Biological Science and Sustainability are all featured. Congratulations and thanks to the students, staff...
A taste of the Bushland Trail experience
Zamia Palm https://youtu.be/EcyMghqbGVg Moodja https://youtu.be/MbSEtN4n5EQ Balga https://youtu.be/-HEQf2LV7u0 Banksia https://youtu.be/QZsGzTfJr5c Jarrah https://youtu.be/oQb13nkHdEE Bushland and Bushfire https://youtu.be/pGewCPgbCxE Bushland Landscape...
Take 2 STEM
The Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation has launched a campaign to encourage students to take at least two STEM subjects in Years 11 and 12. No matter what you want to do in the future, you will need STEM skills. STEM skills - like problem solving,...
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Grok Learning for 2020
Coolbinia PS is continuing to invest in an annual school subscription to a Coding website called Grok Learning for 2020. About Grok Learning Grok (verb): to understand intuitively or by empathy. Grok Learning is a team of educators and software engineers who want to...
Connect – Online Communication
Connect is a secure, web based communication system developed and maintained by the Department of Education. It provides teachers, students and parents with secure access to a collaborative online learning environment via the internet. Coolbinia Primary School uses...
Double Success at Robotics FIRST LEGO League National – West Event!!
Congratulations to all of the after school RoboClub students who competed in the FIRST LEGO League (FLL) National - West event at Curtin University last Saturday. 48 teams took part on the day including our team, the Coolbinia Mechanics. The theme of this year’s FIRST...
Bush Trail Opening Day Success
The whole school community, parents and special guests joined Mort and Vivienne Hansen in our Yarning Circle for the official opening of the Coolbinia Bush Trail on Friday 30th August. The celebration began with a heartfelt rendition of Wandjoo by the students and...
Understanding the WA school curriculum
A new website has been designed to help parents and community members better understand the Western Australian school curriculum. The new website developed by the School Curriculum and Standards Authority, can be accessed by visiting www.scsa.wa.edu.au and clicking on...