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Dear Families and Friends

At Dayboro state school we celebrate difference and embrace every students’ unique qualities and strengths. This week we take time to acknowledge the importance of the message “Everyone Belongs” and reinforce this valuable ethos with all our students.

While Harmony Week is a very important event on our school calendar, it is important that we not just “talk the talk” but “walk the walk”. Every day our students and staff should be living the message that “Everyone Belongs” From the first welcome every morning at the front gate, to the classroom and in the playground, Dayboro staff and students strive hard to embrace and celebrate that everyone belongs here at Dayboro.

Parent Teacher Conferences

Parent teacher conferences here at Dayboro have begun! They will continue over the next two weeks. Thank you to those parents who have already organised their times and attended their conference. Our teachers go to a lot of effort to prepare for these interviews and look forward to sharing the progress of every child in their class, so it is important that all parents take the opportunity to attend.

Below is some information supported by the Australian Government and Social Services Dept., about what to expect at Parent Teacher Interviews, particularly if you are a first-time school parent.

Parent-teacher interviews at primary school: what to expect

Throughout your child’s time in primary school, you might be asked to attend parent-teacher interviews, or conferences, usually once or twice a year.

These interviews are usually just short meetings – about 10-15 minutes – between you and your child’s teacher or teachers. Every parent is invited to attend at least one interview a year. Being invited to a parent-teacher interview doesn’t mean there’s a problem with your child’s progress.

Interviews might be held during school hours, before or after school, or in the evening. It’s good to make a time when both parents can go along, if you can. If you can’t manage any of the available times, you could call the school to arrange another time.

It’s important to be on time for parent-teacher interviews. But be aware that teachers might be running late because previous interviews have run over time.

Why it’s worth going to parent-teacher interviews

Parent-teacher interviews give you a great opportunity to:

learn more about your child’s academic, emotional and social development
meet and get to know your child’s teachers
help your child’s teachers understand more about your child
make plans with the teacher about how you can both support your child
build a relationship with your child’s school

If you don’t have any particular concerns, you might wonder whether it’s worth going to parent-teacher interviews. But going along is one way to show your child that you’re interested in their learning and what’s happening for them at school.

Of course, if you do have concerns, it’s a chance for you to raise them with your child’s teacher if you haven’t done that already.

LEARNING AT DAYBORO P-2 ENGLISH

This term we have seen the Preps, Year 1 and 2’s embrace the power of story telling. Preps have been learning how to share stories with others (spoken of course) and make connections with events and ideas in the books with events that happen in their own lives.

Year 1 have been retelling favourite stories and focusing on including the parts of a story that make it more interesting like the events and the problems in stories. They have also been making connections between the texts and their own experiences to help them better understand what is going on.

Year 2 have been adding into a favourite story about friendships or family relationships. The part they add in should explore further the relationships between the characters and develop a problem in the story.

EASTER HAT PARADE THURSDAY 28th March P-2

CHOIR VISIT CONVERSATION CLUB, THURSDAY 21^st MARCH

This Thursday our Choir will be visiting the local Conversation Club group to sing Easter songs and have a chat after. Over 30 students are now part of our Choir and we are looking forward to be able to spend the morning with our community members. We hear there might be a special Easter treat for our Choir students. Look out for photos on FB and thank you to Di Evans and the other wonderful ladies who work with us to help spread some cheer at special times of the year!

Happy Easter Everyone

Thank you

Mrs Ryan!