Dear Parents and Caregivers

Winter is upon us, bringing cold and influenza season with it.  Some of our students (and staff) have already felt the effects of the flu season. Queensland Health’s influenza page, www.qld.gov.au/flu covers the symptoms, how to protect yourself and others from getting sick and discusses appropriate treatments.

Our school is helping to prevent the flu from spreading by :

• Encouraging children, staff and visitors to cover their mouths and noses when they sneeze or cough
• Making tissues readily available and ensuring used tissues are disposed of immediately
• Ensuring children and staff wash their hands regularly
• Cleaning our facilities and resources regularly
• Encouraging staff and children with flu-like symptoms to stay at home

If your child catches the flu, please seek medical advice and keep them home until they are feeling well again. Any assistance that can be provided by parents in supporting our school in keeping the flu at bay as much as possible would be most appreciated.

Lost Property

The winter season has just begun and already our lost property receptacle is looking quite full. The students have been reminded about the need to check the stockpile for lost clothing or lunch boxes. If any parents are aware that a child is missing some pieces of clothing, please check and see if it can be recovered from the lost property in the CSA. Are all pieces of clothing clearly marked with student’s names.

Woolworths Earn and Learn

Thankyou to everyone who has supported this promotion to date. As of Monday 3 June, we have collected 9800 stickers.  The promotion runs until Tuesday 25 June so there is still plenty of time to collect and return the stickers. Spare collections sheets are available at the school office.

In 2017, we were able to purchase about $3000 worth of classroom supplies for our students as a result of the Earn and Learn campaign.

P&C Meeting

The next P&C meeting will be held next Monday 10 June at 6.30pm in the school staffroom. All welcome to attend.   

School Attendance

Thankyou to our school community for the excellent school attendance during Term 2.  An attendance target of 95% has been set for schools in the North Coast Education Region. As a school we have achieved a rate of attendance of of  93.2 % to date for Term 2. There continues to be a substantial improvement in students arriving for school on time, which I am hopeful will continue.  Attendance rates for individual classes are listed below.  At Dayboro, ‘every day counts’ and regular, whole day, on time attendance is strongly encouraged.

To report an absence from school please call 3425 6160 and leave a detailed message, including the reason for the absence.  Absence notifications can also be forwarded to the school via QParents.

Winter Disco – Date and Theme Claimer

Our School Disco will be held on Friday 21 June  ( P-2: 5.30pm-6.30pm and Years 3-6 : 7.00pm-8.30pm). Our Student Council has decided upon the theme of “The Wild West” for this year’s event.  More details will be provided closer to the date. 

Prep Enrolments -2020 

We are already receiving enquiries about our Prep program for 2020. We are pleased to provide information and enrolment information anytime at our school office.  However, I am able to advise that our Prep Information and Enrolment Morning will be held on Wednesday 28 August at 9.30am in our School Hall.  This will be followed up with Prep interviews for all newly enrolled students from 14-18 October and a Prep Orientation Day on Tuesday 12 November.

If you have a child born between 1 July 2014 – 30 June 2015, he/she is eligible for Prep enrolment at Dayboro State School in 2019. Please note that Dayboro State School has an Enrolment Management Plan in place – please check at http://education.qld.gov.au/schools/catchment/for further information.

We have had several enquiries regarding enrolling at Dayboro Prep from outside the catchment area. Families who view Dayboro as their school of choice are very welcome to submit an enrolment application, however the outcome of the application will not be advised until late October when available places are allocated in the order of receipt. 

I would be pleased if this information could be circulated to people who are known to you and are wishing to enrol in our Prep program in 2020.

Garry Drummond

Principal