Dayboro State School eNewsletter

Deputy's News

Dear Families and Friends

As we begin to edge towards the end of Semester One, our students have been very busy finishing off work and tasks they have been working towards throughout the term. Teachers are also busily in the midst of marking students’ work and writing report cards. It is at this time, that I am reminded of our School Motto, “Cultivating Knowledge” as well as our School vision “To inspire students to reach their full potential in a safe, caring and educationally challenging environment.” We strongly believe here at Dayboro school that our students should be engaged in the “richness” of learning and we strive to provide a diverse and challenging range of learning experiences that extend and encourage student creativity. We aim to provide a wide range of ways in which our students can present their knowledge and understandings and encourage all our students to have-a-go, take risks and do their best!

In my visits to classrooms this week, I have seen... poems being written, bean plants being grown, houses designed and built in 3D by Yr 1 children for the Three Little Pigs to live in, model solar systems being explored, media texts created using students voices and facial expressions to present humorous poems and animated films being produced. We have had students participate in STEM visits to local High Schools, Coding and Robotics challenges in the library and our Junior Choir has visited the local Conversation Club to sing for them. Our Chappy has been teaching Frisbee Throwing and our Yr. 5 and 6 children have been learning how to crochet. The “richness” of learning thrives here at Dayboro and we celebrate our students and staff who support this ethos.

TRIPLE P IN QUEENSLAND

The Queensland Government is taking the guesswork out of parenting by offering parents and carers the Triple P – Positive Parenting Program free of charge.

Triple P now offer free online courses. There are some great articles and advice on Parenting forums. The link for Triple P Parenting Online is below:

Free Triple P Parenting Program

Thank you to Mrs Almond, our Music Maestro, for preparing our “Little Dayboro Voices “ for their first public performance at the Dayboro Conversation Club on Friday. The students sang beautifully and it was wonderful to see our younger students interacting and talking with our local residents. The children sang a rousing rendition of “Waltzing Matilda” as well as a nostalgic piece by Peter, Paul and Mary, “Puff the Magic Dragon.” We can’t wait to visit again.

Thank you to our Prep, Year 1 and Yr 3 classes who attended the SEQ Water sessions last week. Feedback from the presenter was that our students were highly engaged, excellently behaved and asked great questions! Well done!

Below is a snapshot of what our students learnt at the presentations. We are very proud of our Water Investigators!