Learning using digital tools

We use digital tools in our learning at school. Planned use of devices, to enhance our students’ learning, can extend students’ application of their learning. We do not replace hands on learning, reading and writing.

In the first few weeks of this term, we have already engaged in ways to complement the learning with our devices. Some examples:

• Year 1 using devices in flexible ways during phonics instruction and timing fluency reading.
• Year 2 helping to record the photos for a scavenger hunt in the environment to kick off the unit.
• Year 5’s working on persuasive arguments by researching for the topic “what is the best chocolate bar?”  
• Year 6’s recording to develop their ‘news reporter’ presenting skills for their English persuasion unit.

We are mindful of providing our students with digital skills to navigate in the world as per the Australian Curriculum, particularly in Digital Technology. At Dayboro, our use of devices assist in the students’ learning, they are not THE learning.

Persuasion

Our students, in this term’s English units, are developing their Speaking and Listening skills. We are using the genre of persuasion. A warning to all parents: Our students are proving VERY skilled in the art of persuasion! Recently, a year 4 student even independently developed his own PEEL paragraph to present to me a persuasive argument for introducing a lemonade stand to Dayboro SS in the summer. Watch out to see if he was able to persuade me!

School Review  

Thank you to all community members who participated in providing feedback for our recent School Review. We have now collated this feedback, creating a draft report outlining Key Findings, Key Affirmations and Improvement Strategies/Next Steps. A Validation Team will now come to Dayboro State School on 12 and 13 August to work with our staff and community, finalising this review. The team of 3 reviewers would like to speak with members of our community to hear their feedback and align with our report. I will publish some opportunities for parent groups to feed back. Please consider taking part in the review.

School Opinion Survey

Our 2026 School Opinion Survey has now opened this week, and Invitations have been emailed to Parents / Caregivers of any student at a state school, directly from the School Opinion Survey Team. Please consider providing feedback for the 2025 school year.

Thanks for your help!

District Athletics Team

Our District Athletics Team represented Dayboro, competing in the district trials at Nudgee this week. Congratulations to all students for their efforts! We are super proud of their sportsmanship and extra training leading up to the event. Some students have been selected to compete at the next level forming the Met North Team. We will announce these students at assembly on Monday.

School Calendar

Please find attached our latest school calendar V4 to keep you informed of our term 3 events.

Have a great week!
Gabrielle