Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Welcome to the 2020 school year. We have commenced the school year with 375 students, including 58 new Prep students. This represents a growth of 20 students across the school when compared to the first day of 2019.  I would also like to say welcome to our new and continuing families and look forward to your educational partnership with Dayboro in 2020 and beyond.  It was a pleasure to walk through classrooms today and witness smiling faces and students ready and willing to engage with learning.

I would like to say welcome to our new teachers, Miss Melanie Delisser (Year 1M) , Mr Braedon Reis (Year 4R) and Mr Jesse Moulds (Music) and a welcome back to Mrs Carmel Bridger (SEP) who has returned after six months leave in 2019.  We look forward to our new and returning staff settling in and making a great connection and contribution to our local school community.

Our teaching staff commenced work on Wednesday 22 January and engaged in a professional development program ensuring that the focus upon our explicit improvement agenda remains sharp and consistent throughout the school. Their dedication and energy throughout this week was first rate and something which conveys confidence in our commitment to ensuring a high standard of teaching and learning. Our School Explicit Improvement Agenda will be published in the school newsletter in the next few weeks. As a community school, we encourage involvement in our school activities and invite our parents to become involved in our many events and activities throughout the year. Our P&C is always open to welcoming new members and meets every second Monday of the month.  Please discuss with your child’s teacher about the opportunities for involvement at the school.

School Facilities Update

I am very pleased to report that as at the commencement of the 2020 school year, all classrooms in our school are air conditioned. As announced at the end of the last year, a commitment was made by our state government to air condition the final two classrooms in B Block which house our Learning Support, Specialist, SEP staff and students. This work was  completed over the school holidays. 

Additionally, a comprehensive upgrade to our sewage and drainage systems across the school was completed during the holidays. Hopefully, the new box drains will redirect the water and solve the issues previously experienced, particularly in the main corridor from admin to the classrooms.

Prep students will enjoy the new classroom furniture which has now been installed in our three Prep spaces. Additionally, a new kitchenette has been provided in Mr Dunning’s  (Prep/1D) room.

We are very pleased that these improvement works have occurred over the school holiday break. This year further improvements are planned including a refurbishment of our office foyer, a new phone system and the introduction of an electronic sign in system for parents and visitors.

Parent Information Sessions

In Week 3, teachers will be holding their Parent Information Sessions. These meetings are a wonderful opportunity to engage with your children’s teachers about their plans for the year as well as re-establish the relationship between home, school and the student. Times and dates for the sessions will be published in next week’s newsletter. I strongly encourage all parents to attend these important meetings.

P&C Meeting

Our first P&C Meeting for the year will be held next Monday 10 February commencing at 6.30pm in the school staffroom. An invitation is extended to parents and community members to attend and be part of this important parent decision-making body in our school.

A Special Message for Parents & Caregivers - Novel coronavirus – 2019-nCov

As you may be aware, health authorities across the nation are currently responding to the emergence in Australia of the Coronavirus that has emanated from China.

I attach information from Queensland Health which includes advice that if children become sick (e.g. fever, flu-like symptoms, sore throat, headaches, breathing difficulties) after having recently had links to Wuhan or the Province of Hubei within China, or in contact with someone who is a confirmed case, they should present immediately to a doctor and not attend school while unwell.

Our school always follows the advice of public health authorities in these circumstances and I would ask you to be especially aware of this current situation in the interest of public health.

Thank you for your support in relation to this matter.

Congratulations Alison Taylor

On behalf our school community, I would like to congratulate our Tuckshop Convenor, Mrs Alison Taylor on being awarded the Moreton Bay Regional Council Citizen of the Year Award. This is a most deserved award recognising Alison’s many years of involvement in several of Dayboro’s organisations, including the Show Society and the CWA. Well done Alison – we are very proud of your achievements!

Garry Drummond

Principal