Dear Families and Friends

Bullying No Way!

What is bullying?

• keeps picking on you again and again and tries to make you feel bad
• says or does lots of mean things that upset you
• makes fun of you a lot
• tries to stop you from joining in or make others not like you
• keeps hurting you such as hitting or punching you.

Bullying feels awful. You feel like you can’t stop it.

Bullying can happen in person or online.

It might be something people can see or it might be hidden.

Sometimes you might have a fight or argument with someone.

If it happens once, it is not bullying even though it can be upsetting.

It is also not bullying if you sometimes fight with a friend and you can sort it out.

It is important to have some strategies to help your child know what to say and do in response to bullying.

Tell a trusted person like a teacher, family member or a friend, that you feel you could talk to if you, or someone you know, is experiencing bullying.

Bullying is not OK. Every child has the right to feel safe.

 High Five Strategies

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:

1. Talk Friendly – use respectful words to tell the person about the problem in a calm way and suggest ways to solve the problem.
2. 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.
3. Ignore – Look away. Don’t smile. Distract yourself by thinking of something else. Do not speak any further with the person.
4. Walk Away – Move away from the student involved in the problem. Find a friend or go to the playground or library.
5. Report – Ask a teacher for help. In the playground look for the teacher on duty. Explain the problem to them in an honest way. Tell the teacher the strategies you have used already.

Parent Teacher Interviews

Parent teacher interviews here at Dayboro have begun!  They will continue over the next two weeks. Thank you to those parents who have already organised their times and attended their interviews. Our teachers go to a lot of effort to prepare for these interviews and look forward to sharing the progress of every child in their class, so it is important that all parents take the opportunity to attend.

Below is some information from the following website, supported by the Australian Government and Social Services Dept., about what to expect at Parent Teacher Interviews, particularly if you’re are a first time school parent!     

Parent-teacher interviews at primary school: what to expect

Throughout your child’s time in primary school, you might be asked to attend parent-teacher interviews, or conferences, usually once or twice a year.

These interviews are usually just short meetings – about 10-15 minutes – between you and your child’s teacher or teachers. Every parent is invited to attend at least one interview a year. Being invited to a parent-teacher interview doesn’t mean there’s a problem with your child’s progress.

Interviews might be held during school hours, before or after school, or in the evening. It’s good to make a time when both parents can go along, if you can. If you can’t manage any of the available times, you could call the school to arrange another time.

It’s important to be on time for parent-teacher interviews. But be aware that teachers might be running late because previous interviews have run over time.

Why it’s worth going to parent-teacher interviews

Parent-teacher interviews give you a great opportunity to:

• learn more about your child’s academic, emotional and social development
• meet and get to know your child’s teachers
• help your child’s teachers understand more about your child
• make plans with the teacher about how you can both support your child
• build a relationship with your child’s school

If you don’t have any particular concerns, you might wonder whether it’s worth going to parent-teacher interviews. But going along is one way to show your child that you’re interested in their learning and what’s happening for them at school.

Of course, if you do have concerns, it’s a chance for you to raise them with your child’s teacher if you haven’t done that already.

Please remember that children are expected to wait in the CSA before School between 8:15am until the bell goes at 8:40am. The children are supervised during this time. There should not be children playing on equipment or waiting outside classrooms before this time.

Thank you Mrs Ryan!

Our Vision: “To inspire students to reach their full potential in a safe, caring and educationally challenging environment.”