Deputy's News
Dear Families and Friends
We would like to extend a warm welcome to all our returning and new families to Dayboro school this year. 2020 is already off to an excellent start with our “Meet and Greet” session held last week. Parents had the opportunity to visit classrooms and students could meet their teachers before the first day. Thank you teachers for providing this opportunity in a week that is already very busy with staff meetings, professional learnings and preparing classrooms. We hope it helped to relieve some of that first day chaos for parents and students, especially when you have to drop more than one child! The first day of school also went very smoothly and the teachers reported that students were highly positive and eager to learn.
Welcome also to our new Student Leaders for 2020. We wish them all the best for the year ahead and their leadership journey.
Finally, our School Vision is “To inspire students to reach their full potential in a safe, caring and educationally challenging environment.” Our staff and students are committed to this vision and we are looking forward to a great year of learning and growth for all our students!
In 2020 we also continue to embrace our values of
“Be respectful, be responsible, be positive, be tolerant and be proud.”
As we begin a new year of learning and personal growth in 2020 I have included some ways of helping develop a positive Growth Mindset in our children.
Below are 6 tips for promoting a “growth mindset” in children.
- Help children understand that the brain works like a muscle, that can only grow through hard work, determination and lots and lots of practice.
- Don’t tell students they are smart, gifted or talented since this implies they were born with the knowledge, and does not encourage effort and growth.
- Let children know when they demonstrate a growth mindset. “I can always improve so I’ll keep trying.”
- Praise the process. It’s effort, hard work and practice that allow children to achieve their true potential.
- Embrace mistakes and challenges. Children sometimes learn the most when they make mistakes. Let them know they are a big part of the learning process. There is nothing like the feeling of struggling through a very difficult problem, only to finally break through and solve it.
- Encourage participation and collaborative group learning. Children learn best when they are immersed in a topic and allowed to discuss and learn with their peers.
(Based on research in Dr Carol Dweck- Revisits the Growth Mindset)
MUSIC NEWS
- Instrumental Music Lessons and Band practice will now be every Tuesday. Mrs Edwards our Instrumental teacher will notify everyone when the first lessons and band practices will commence
- We also welcome our new Music teacher Mr Jesse Moulds. We will let you know days and times of Choir practices as soon as possible.
- There will be NO Assembly in Week 1. First assembly for 2020 will be Week 2, Monday 3rd February.
PREP NEWS
Vision Screening opportunites are being offered to all of our Prep Families. Information envelopes have been sent home today. Forms are required to be filled in and returned to the classroom by the 7th of February.
BOOKLISTS 2020.
We are aware there have been delays in delivering of book supplies for some of our families. Teachers would like to reassure everyone that they will have supplies for children to get started in the first week.
NEW FAMILIES - Booklists are still available to be ordered through Kookaburra. They will keep the ordering system open through February. Existing families, you are welcome to continue ordering as well if you haven’t already. Please note that our school and office staff do not handle any Booklist requests and any enquiries should be made directly to Kookaburra Educational Resources. Details are on our school website.
UNIFORM SHOP
The uniform shop has new opening hours this year.
Weekly Opening time: Wednesday afternoon 2.45pm - 3.15pm
Thank you to Karen Hocking for volunteering to continue to run the uniform shop this year.
Now that the days are starting to get warmer please remember that it is an expectation that all children wear hats during play times and PE lessons. The rule is “No Hat, no Play!”
Children that do not wear hats are expected to be in the CSA areas during break times.
SWIMMING – Years 3 and 4.
Swimming starts this term for Yr. 3 and 4 students at the Dayboro pool. Classes 3P,3M, 4B, 4/5H (Yr 4’s only) and 4R will be swimming from Week 4 until Week 8. They will swim every Thursday and Friday for a 1/2hr lesson for 5 weeks. Notes and invoices will be sent home this week. These lessons are an important part of our curriculum and all students are expected to attend. 2/3L will swim together in Term 4.
Thank you Mrs Ryan!
Our Vision: “To inspire students to reach their full potential in a safe, caring and educationally challenging environment.”