Principal's News
Book Week – Fabulous Parade!
We LOVE reading at Dayboro State School so what a way to celebrate books than Book Week! Mrs Wilkinson and Mrs Barratt have done an amazing job talking to our students about Book Week and encouraging them to explore new texts in our school library. You should take a visit to our library to see the amazing displays!
Today at the parade, we marvelled at the fantastic costumes and most importantly talked to each other about which character we were from which book. What a buzz about reading!!! Thank you to all of our amazing parents and carers for your efforts in helping, reminding and making props and costumes!
Being a Dayboro Learner
We have been working very hard this term to explain our qualities of being a Dayboro Learner and each fortnight practising these qualities. Last week we were focussing on Collaboration which is such an important part of learning. It has been wonderful to see our students collaborating in:
Science
Lego Robotics
Maths
This fortnight, we have introduced Quin the Quokka who is a Critical Thinker. The staff are working hard with students to unpack the traits of a Critical Thinker. Please encourage your little learners to be critical thinkers.
2024 Date Claimer- 150yr celebrations
Next year, we will be lucky enough to celebrate 150 years of our school. We are currently planning with our committee events for both Friday 26 July, for the school children, and Saturday 27 July for families, past students and community members. Keep updated through our FaceBook page (it is scheduled as an event).
Parent teacher Conferences start week 8
Our teachers are looking forward to meeting with parents and carers from next week to discuss the students’ progress this year. Interviews are offered across the last three weeks of the term, depending on the individual teacher circumstances. Two later evenings are planned for Tuesday 29 August and 5 September. Please book now via our booking website: https://eq.sobs.com.au/pt3/parent.php?schoolid=70654. Booking will close each Sunday evening (for the week) so that Teachers are aware of the interviews that they have scheduled. Please BOOK IN now.
Dayboro Digital Learners for the Future!
As discussed in the last newsletter, our current Year 3 parents will be invited (via email today) to an information session outlining the optional Dayboro Digital Learners for the Future program. This program allows our Year 4, 2024 students to bring an iPad to use as a tool for learning. The details for any interested parents/carers:
What: An information session to introduce the Dayboro Learners for the Future Policy
When: 4:30pm Thursday 31 August
Where: Our year 3 classrooms
After this initial information session, we will host a series of drop in and chat afternoons for parents to engage with our staff, asking questions, and learning more about the program. We look forward to supporting our students in this engaging opportunity to enrich their learning.
*Please continue to keep an eye out for our Parent Calendar each Newsletter, to ensure that you stay informed, as we update our events. Considering feedback, I have labelled this update Term 3 Parent Calendar Updated V2.
Student Success!
Our Pine Rivers Athletics team members, selected from the recent districts, attended the Regional Track and Field Carnival over the past two days. They have had an amazing time competing at this level. Early results are:
Emily – 1st in Shotput, 2nd Discus, 1st in the Tetrathlon (..this is really hard)
Heidi – 2nd in Long Jump 4th in High Jump
In Breaking news...
We just heard that Makynli has also made the Met North team as a participant in the Tetrathlon!
Congrats to all of our team.
We have also had several of our students following their passion and focusing on cheerleading. Many of our DSS students competed last weekend with results including 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Congrats to the teams!!!
QParents – Please sign up for consents! Urgent news re excursions/incursions
After our Administration Officers spending multiple hours on the phone this year chasing up payments for incursions and excursions, we will unfortunately now be withdrawing students who haven’t paid from these events by the cut off day. We do send multiple reminders to families encouraging them to complete the payments, or a payment plan. Class Teachers also send emails to remind parents. The easiest way is to sign up for QParents to keep a track of permission forms and invoices.
QParent invitations have been sent to each family, but if you need assistance, please see Jill in the office on Mondays, Tuesdays, and odd Wednesdays. SIGN UP TODAY!
and finally from me this week...
Mrs Mac Retirement!!!
I am sure that EVERONE knows Mrs McDonald our amazing Admin Officer who has worn MANY hats over the years here at Dayboro State School. Mrs Mac has helped so many students and their families over the last 35 years of service! We will certainly miss her enormous breadth of knowledge about everything Dayboro State School and her quick wit. It will be a sad day for our staff and students when she hangs up her DSS hat at the end of this term. We will be in contact about Kay’s farewell details in the last two weeks.
Have a great week! Gabrielle