Principal's News
School Opinion Survey
Thank you to all parents who have already completed the Parent/Caregiver Survey. If you have not had a chance to complete the survey yet, please note that the online surveys will remain open until Friday, 16 August 2024. This is your opportunity to provide feedback about what our school does well and how we can improve. To have your say, check your email for an invitation from the Department of Education titled School Opinion Survey for parents and caregivers, 2024. Can’t find your invitation? If your family has more than one parent/caregiver, check that they haven’t received the invitation and/or check your junk email folder.
Our Year 5 and 6 students have also been emailed a survey link and our teachers will work with them to complete their survey, providing their feedback about what they think that our school does well and what areas we could work on. We love to include student voice in our classrooms and our school decision making.
Learning Walks and Talks – collaboration with our local schools
Yesterday, we welcomed local Principals and our School Supervisor to Dayboro SS to engage in our English teaching and learning processes and planning. It was wonderful to introduce these educators to our Year 5 students so that they could discuss their learning. Our students again showed amazing confidence in their learning and were able to communicate their understanding of the curriculum they are learning, their current goals and what they know they are doing well and how they track their learning. How fabulous that our students can clearly communicate their learning.
Our Year 5 teachers along with our Head of Department (Curriculum) then welcomed these school leaders to their planning session where they discussed the current student learning, set goals and planned for the next steps in teaching and learning. We are so lucky to have amazing teachers at our school enacting our Department’s Excellence and Equity strategy!
150 Years – What a celebration!
It was so amazing to celebrate our 150th year of schooling in the Dayboro area at the end of July. The students had an amazing day on the Friday, engaging in traditional games and fair games that you would have been familiar with in your school days – marbles, knuckles, elastics, sack races and bowling. Funnily enough, a favourite was visiting the olden day classroom in one of our historic buildings, where they met the very strict Mr Makepeace or Mrs Appleby conducting letter lessons. The History walk in our library was also a highlight as they scoured through the artefacts and photos while also watching the amazing film our past students Jodie Neilson and Tracey Neller designed, and another past student filmmaker Rusty Russian compiled. Charcoal still life drawings wrapped up our student celebration with lots of oohs and ahhhs as the old school bell signalled rotation changes and breaks.
Our staff and students are so proud at the moment to wear the commemorative badge donated by the P&C. Thanks P&C!
We could not have had such an amazing school and community celebration without an amazing Organising Committee. This team spent about 18 months organising these special events. I know that you will join me in thanking the organising committee!
There were also many, many community members and organisations who assisted us with our celebrations. Could I formally thank the following from our community for their contributions?
Bullying NO Way! Wear it Purple!
Our Student Council have been planning our special inclusion days for this term and there has been a bit of a change this year. Bullying NO WAY is now a week of action with the theme this year being: Everyone Belongs. Purple is the new hero colour representing Bullying No Way: National week of action and our commitment to standing against bullying.
At Dayboro SS, this theme sits well with us as we have used it to celebrate all of our Inclusion Calendar items: Harmony Day, Light it Up Blue, Wear it Purple
Our staff will be using the resources from the National Week of Action with its resources to embrace that Everyone Belongs in our community and make it clear that bullying, for any reason, is not tolerated. This week of action will now include our ‘Wear it Purple’ themes of respecting others regardless of gender or gender expectations. At Dayboro SS, we value diversity and speak often about the value in diversity of our community. Please join us in reminding our students that ALL community members are welcome at our school and we respect and include different cultures, strengths and challenges our students may have including disabilities and genders. We promote equity amongst our community and respectful relationships.
On Friday 16 August, we invite our students to wear purple. In our CSA, our Student Council will lead our students in saying the Bullying No Way pledge. Thanks for your help with this important concept.
Please find attached our updated Parent Calendar V4.
Student Success – District Sports
Recently, our District Athletics Team competed, representing Dayboro State School. Thank you to Mrs Cassell for coordinating the student nominations and supporting the team on the days. All of the students competing represented their school with pride. Congratulations to the following athletes for their achievements on the day. These students will now compete on the Pine Rivers team at the Regional Championships:
Lachlan: (10yo) Tetrathlon - 1st place
Imogen: (11yo) Long jump (4th place), Discus - 3rd place
William: (11yo) 800m (2nd place), Long jump - 2nd place, High jump - 1st place, second overall in Age Champion
Heidi: (12yo) 100m - 3rd place, High jump - 2nd place
Arcarius: (12yo) Discus - 3rd place
Jake: (12yo) Tetrathlon - 2nd place
Have a great week!
Gabrielle