Deputy Principal's News

Dear Families and Friends

Every year Dayboro State School students learn about our High Five Strategies. These strategies are tools students can use in the playground and school environment to help deal with conflict or a problem situation with other students.

We encourage our students to start at number one when dealing with a problem with their peers and work through the steps until the problem is resolved or needs further assistance.

When a student feels they are in a situation of conflict or disagreement they can do the High Five:

Talk Friendly – use respectful words to tell the person about the problem in a calm way and suggest ways to solve the problem.
Talk Firmly – Use a serious voice without yelling to get the message across. Don’t smile or wave arms about. Be assertive but don’t give put downs.
Ignore – Look away. Don’t smile. Distract yourself by thinking of something else. Do not speak any further with the person.
Walk Away – Move away from the student involved in the problem. Find a friend or go to the playground or library.
Report – Ask a teacher for help. In the playground look for the teacher on duty with a high five poster on the back of their folder. Explain the problem to them in an honest way. Tell the teacher the strategies you have used already.

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.

Dear Parents

The teachers will be holding beginning of the year Parent Information sessions in Week 3 this term. The dates and times for each class are as below. Teachers will have sent out class invitations for next week with more details. We look forward to seeing you all at these information sessions as they will provide you with a wealth of information about your child’s year of learning ahead.

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 have been sent home this week. The cost will be approx.$100 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.”