Deputy's News
Dear Families and Friends
TRANSITIONS
At this time of year, we start to look forward to a very important part of our role here at Dayboro and that is educating our students for all settings and preparing them for change. Not only do we start to think about welcoming and providing information to our future Prep students and families for 2026, but we also begin to prepare our Yr. 6 students for the next phase of their education journey- the transition into high school.
Our Partnerships with both early educators and high schools are very important to us and we encourage their involvement and participation in our school as much as we can.
PREP 2026
To help with the transition from Kindy to Prep we held our PREP INFORMATION 2026 session today where all parents enrolling their children in Prep for 2026 are welcome to attend and learn more about our school and our Prep rooms and teachers. We will follow this information session up with a series of visits to Prep for these students in Term 3 and 4.
Please also ring the school to book an interview time in October, if you havent already. Spaces are filling up fast.
JUNIOR ATHLETICS CARNIVAL FRIDAY 8th AUGUST
This term we have our Junior Athletics Carnival on Friday 8th August. We love parents and family members coming along to watch, so if you can, lock this date in your diaries for a fun filled day of sports and memories. Class teachers have also sent an email outlining the events for the day.
PREP CELEBRATING 100 DAYS OF PREP LAST FRIDAY.
Positive Behaviour for Learning UPDATE!
Our Values Awards are: Be Kind, Be Positive, Be Responsible, Be Respectful, Be Proud and Be Tolerant.
Our Behaviour Expectations Rewards: Every week we also have students who receive GOTCHA awards. These students are spotted by other teachers in the playgrounds and classrooms and rewarded for doing the right thing with a GOTCHA award. These GOTCHAS then go into the draw box where every week, 4 students names are pulled out of the box.
The winners receive a prize from the Prize Box and an ice block voucher.
This week our Explicit Classroom focus is about how to maintain Healthy Friendships and how to be a good friend to others. All teachers will be teaching lessons in class with an explicit focus on this area.
In the playgrounds, our focus will be on the area of PLAYTIMES and the expectations around how to Be Safe, Be Respectful and Be a Learner at Playtimes.
HAIKU CLUB
We have added a new club to our Lunchtime Clubs- HAIKU CLUB. Two of our Yr 6 students are running a club at first break eating times Wednesdays in Mrs Mill’s room.
Here are some examples that Isaac from Yr 6 has of HAIKU:
Silly dog, so fluffy
Eats a giant fuzzy sock
Now he looks like glum.
Only so many Hours.
And so much to get done.
I’d rather take a nap.
LUNCHTIME CLUBS
It is so amazing that our wonderful staff provide a range of lunchtime clubs and activities to provide our students with an interesting array of options at playtimes. Staff run these clubs in addition to their regular duties at play times.
We share the Lunchtime Club timetable at Assembly and in class, but it is also below if you wanted to discuss with your child the options available to them as well.
Thank you from Mrs Ryan
Our Vision: “To inspire students to reach their full potential in a safe, caring and educationally challenging environment.”