Dear Families and Friends

HARMONY DAY AND KINDNESS WEEK

Harmony Week 2025, which runs from March 17th to 23rd, celebrates Australia's cultural diversity with the theme "Harmony - we all have a role to play!".

To show support for Harmony Day, which is celebrated on March 21st, we wore something orange, as orange signifies social communication, meaningful conversations, and the freedom of ideas.

At Dayboro State School we celebrate difference and embrace every students’ unique qualities and strengths. This week we took time to acknowledge the importance of the message “We all have a role to play” 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 “We all have a role to play” 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 have already started. 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.

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 UPDATE

This term we have seen the Preps, Year 1 and 2’s embrace the power of story telling and the important role great characters play in bringing a story to life.

Preps have been learning how to share stories with others (spoken of course) and make connections with characters, events and ideas that they like in the books and making connections with events that happen in their own lives.

Year 1 have been learning to share with others their opinions about a character in a story.

Year 2 have been learning to share ideas and express an opinion about a familiar character and their traits in a story.

SWIMMING – Years 2 and 4.

Swimming lessons have been extended this term for Yr. 2 and 4 students at the Dayboro pool. Last lessons will be this week.

 Yr. 2 parents are invited to come along and watch the last lesson this  Friday. Swimming times are:  2C-  9:30-10   2D- 10-10:30am.

Happy Easter everyone.

Thank you

Mrs Ryan!

Our Vision: “To inspire students to reach their full potential in a safe, caring and educationally challenging environment.”