Dear Parents and Caregivers

The Annual General Meeting of the P&C was held last Monday night. It was wonderful to see so many new faces attending.  It is a pleasure that I announce the Executive who will guide our school through the next 12 months.

Congratulations and thank you to :-

President:- Jeff Hopkins-Weise

Vice-President:- Nathan Oldfield

Secretary:- Mia Gillies

Treasurer:- Amanda King and Kylie Juleff

In my report to the P&C last night, I acknowledged the previous executive and offered my thanks for the wonderful contributions made to our school. I would also like to extend my thanks to the new members who have joined the P&C this year and to the parents who have elected to take leadership roles in the P&C sub-committees. I look forward to continuing the great work of our P&C with the new team throughout 2019.

All parents are invited to P&C Meetings which are generally held on the second Monday of each month. The next meeting is NEXT Monday 18 March at 6.30pm in the school staffroom.

Parent Teacher Interviews

Parent Teacher interviews are being scheduled by teachers for the end of the term or early next term. Please look out for your invitations, which are currently being distributed.  Please take the opportunity, when you receive your invitation to attend the school and review student progress at this time.

Dayboro Community Fun Day – this Sunday!

The Sunday Fun Day is coming up fast !  The school has joined with Cr Darren Grimwade and Belgravia Leisure to host a day of fun and activities this Sunday 17 March at the Dayboro Pool. The cost of entry is a gold coin donation with all proceeds from the day going towards supporting our 2019/20 swimming program.

The day commences at 10.00am and will feature sideshows and amusements. This is a community activity and everyone in the Dayboro community is welcome to attend.

Absentee Data Correction

In last week’s newsletter, Year 4B’s attendance rate was incorrectly listed as 92.72%.  The correct rate of attendance for the first five weeks is actually 95.73%.

Everyday Counts at Dayboro – Arriving on Time   

The last couple of weeks have seen a spike in the number of students arriving late for school. This is becoming a larger concern with some students missing important literacy time in the first part of the school day. Ultimately, continued lateness will impact upon academic performance at school.

Could I please encourage our families to focus upon their children arriving at school on time (before the 8.50am bell) so that the learning day is maximised. Given that Dayboro is geographically isolated from many medical and other appointments, it is understood that sometimes picking up students from school early is necessary and unavoidable. However, minimalizing this to ensure a full day of learning is strongly encouraged, whenever possible.

ANZAC Day

Our first assembly in Term 2 on Wednesday 24 April is our ANZAC Day ceremony. Parents and community members are most welcome to join us for this service. The choir and school band will perform at this ceremony.

Our School Captains, the School Band and School Choir will also participate in the community ANZAC Day service on Thursday 25 April at the Dayboro Showgrounds. More details about our ANZAC Day commemorations will be provided in the coming weeks.

NAPLAN Dates Reminder

The National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) will be held from Tuesday 14- Thursday 16 May. NAPLAN assesses literacy and numeracy skills that students are already learning through the school curriculum. Friday 17 May is set aside as a ‘catch up’ day for students that may have been absent for all or part of the testing program. A full timetable will be published early next term.

Free Dress Day – Thank you

I am pleased to advise that the Free Dress Day held last Friday raised a total of $416 for the North Queensland Flood Appeal.  These funds have been forwarded to the Red Cross to allocate to those most in need in the affected regions.

Garry Drummond

Principal