Principal's News
How do our students know how to be successful?
This term, our teachers have been collaborating to plan for the teaching of English (and Maths). Each year level team meet each fortnight with Dee Mathiesen our Head of Curriculum, and Karen or I to review their students’ learning and their students’ responses to our learning questions:
- What are you learning and why?
- How are you going?
- How do you know?
- What do you need to improve?
- Where can you go for help?
By reviewing the student learning, and our students’ responses about their learning, allows us to collaboratively plan for delivery of lessons for the next two weeks. When we understand what our students already know, and what they will need to learn next to be successful, it allows our teachers to target their teaching to the students’ very next steps.
Back in the classroom, our teachers then work with their students, providing feedback, so that their students understand what they will need to learn to be successful in their learning. Learning walls have been established in the classrooms to record all of the artefacts the teachers and students are working on together during their learning cycle. Teachers also include super examples of student work, showing students how they can ‘bump up’ their writing. Teaching certainly is an art!
Why don’t you ask your child what they are learning about this term in English, specifically writing?
Successful students!!
We love hearing about our students following their passions and interests. Over the first weeks of this term, we have seen several of our students participate in school or community events. Congratulations to them all, GO DAYBORO!
Lily competing in equestrian
Many of our students qualified and ran in the District Trials for Cross Country, with Lachlan, Karsyn and Will making the district team - Photos in PE News
Matilda, Florence, Hattie and Juno competing in barrel racing at the Rodeo on the weekend!
Bronte shared her art expertise!
QParents – consent management
We are continuing to establish our consent management process through QParents. Unfortunately we still have very few parents signed up to use QParents, which is a one stop shop for all your consents, invoices, payments, absence messages and report cards. Invitations have been sent but if you need assistance, please see Jill in the office on Mondays and Tuesdays, and odd Wednesdays. SIGN UP TODAY!
This term, our report cards will be sent via QParents initially. A day later, we will push them out via email.
Go Blue for Autism
We continue to use our Student Council to listen to our student voice. This week, our students have opted to increase awareness of Autism by promoting Wearing Blue for Autism on Friday 5 June. Please note this is not a fundraising event.
We celebrate diversity at Dayboro SS each day, and our staff will work with students this week to understand autism diversity so that we celebrate the inclusion of all of our community members.
Updated Parent Calendar for Term 2
Our term is already off and running! Please find attached below the updated Parent calendar to assist you in keeping on track and organised. We hope it helps?!
Have a great week! Gabrielle