Dear Parents and Caregivers

I would like to take the opportunity to express my gratitude to the school community for the support of the Book Fair which was held last week.  Over $6000 in books were purchased by students and families resulting in a commission of about $1800 which will be used to purchase new resources for our Library.  A big thank you is extended to Mrs Wilkinson, Library Staff and P&C Volunteers for ensuring this was another great success for our school community. 

In other successes, our two teams who competed in the annual Readers Cup were successful in achieving a fifth and second place in a field of 36 teams from many of our district schools. The competition was held recently at Kurwongbah State School. This is a wonderful result for our school and one which reinforces the great emphasis we place upon literacy and reading achievement.  Once again, thankyou to Mrs Wilkinson for coordinating this event for our school and a big congratulations to all the students involved!

Thank you to our school community for supporting the recent Ice-Cream day raising over $350 for the Queensland Cancer Fund.  Another Ice-Cream Day to raise funds for Student Council Activities will be held in Term 3.

Staff News

It is a pleasure to welcome back Mrs Jess Hitchens from Maternity Leave in Term 3.  Mrs Hitchens will share Year 3OH with Mrs Oberg  and will work the first three days of every week. 

Also returning from Long Service Leave at the beginning of Term 3 is Mrs Susan O’Dwyer who will return to Year 2MO on Thursdays and Fridays. 

Cold and Flu Season

Winter is upon us, bringing cold and influenza season with it . Many 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?

Dogs in the School

Dayboro State School is a designated workplace, and as such strict Education Department policies exist around Workplace Health and Safety for staff, students and community members. As part of these policies, could I please remind our school community that dogs are not permitted inside the school grounds at any time. Service animals are excluded from this policy. Signs are erected on the school fences which display the Departmental policy.

I would like to thank everyone for your cooperation in ensuring that our school remains a safe environment for everyone.

Woolworths Earn and Learn

Thankyou to everyone who has supported this promotion to date. As of Monday 17 June, we have collected over 23000 stickers.  The promotion runs until Tuesday 25 June so there is still another week 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.

Winter Disco – This Friday Night 

Our School Disco will be held this 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.  All Dayboro State School Students are welcome to attend this free entry event.

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