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How do we work on high impact teaching strategies to support all of our students?
As our Explicit Improvement Agenda this year, we have been working towards sharing teaching strategies to support our students to understand how they are going with their learning and how they can improve. Our wonderful teachers have set up their learning environments with the students to include specific tools for the students to use in their learning.
When Karen and I have been visiting classes, it has been wonderful to see how the students are engaging with their learning walls and contributing their ideas to share with their classmates. Our teachers are also discussing with students how they can also use these learning walls to get feedback on how they are going with their learning. Why not have a chat to your child about the earning environment they are setting up with their teacher.
Cross Country
We are super excited about our Cross-Country carnival next Tuesday morning. Mrs Marks has explained the program below. The students have been learning about cross country running and having a go at the course and many of our Year 4-6 students have been attending the trainings offered which is super to see how engaged our students are in fitness.
Students will wear their sports polos representing their houses and will definitely need a drink bottle that day. Parents are very welcome to come to cheer along, as the students have a go at putting their learning into action.
We will be celebrating the participation of all Prep-Year 2 students and Year 3-6 will be acknowledged with place getter ribbons. All students will receive a fruit ice block as a congratulations courtesy of the P&C. Thanks P&C!!!!
Every Day Counts towards learning!!
We are well into our crucial learning for semester 1. It is so important that all students attend every day and stay the whole day at school. Regular school attendance gives students a better chance at life. Our students achieve better when they go to school all day, every school day because:
- they have increased access to learning opportunities
- they maintain friendships
- they stay connected to the curriculum progression
- they develop self-efficacy as a learner
- they have better long-term life outcomes.
To help your child to be the best learner they can be and socially connected to their friends, please ensure that, unless your child is unwell, they attend every day and remain at school for the whole day. Important learning areas are still covered in our afternoon sessions. Thank you for your dedication!
P&C AGM Monday evening – urgently seeking membership
Would you like to help our school, to partner with parents and respond to the community’s needs? Why don’t you join us for our first face to face P&C meeting this term on 13 March 6:30pm (online option also available)? This meeting will also be our AGM where we elect our new committee.
It is important that we are able to fill our executive positions in order to continue to support the school. No previous experience is necessary….we all have fun learning together. We invite you to attend and /or nominate for a position or simply as a committee member for 2023. Position descriptions are below:
All welcome, come along to connect and help our school community! Please like the DSS P&C Facebook page for more details.
Gabrielle Douglas
Dear Families and Friends
Representing our school with pride
Well this year we are back to normal, which means excursions, attending community events like Dayboro Day and bringing back well-loved traditions on our school calendar.
It is important to remember that whenever we go to sporting events, instrumental/choir performances, camps or are just out and about in the community, our students are expected to represent their school with pride. This is an important part of being RESPECTFUL. This expectation can be shown in many different ways, from wearing the correct uniform to being considerate of others in the community. The feeling we get when someone outside of our school says, “Wow! Those Dayboro kids are really well-mannered” or “I am really impressed with their behaviour”, is really encouraging and something to be celebrated.
A few ways you can encourage your child to represent their school with pride is:
- ensuring they are wearing the correct uniform and it’s neat and tidy;
- discussing behaviours that are appropriate when out in the community;
- role-playing scenarios of interactions with others; and
- talking positively with your child about their school experiences and encouraging them to talk and think positively about their school.
Together, we can make a positive impact on the lives of your children and equip them with the skills to BE RESPONSIBLE, RESPECTFUL, POSITIVE, PROUD, KIND, TOLERANT citizens.
Talking about being out and about in our community- Yes our annual Easter Hat Parade is back on!!! We love how the whole community comes out to welcome us as we walk through the town and finish with a small concert on the stage to celebrate. This will be on the last day of the term Friday 31st March.
This year we have asked the Yr. 3 students to join in as they have missed out for the last couple of years.
There is more information about the Easter Hat parade below.
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. A reminder that all mobile phones should be put away in bags on entry and exiting the school. They should then be handed to the class teacher on arrival to class.
BUS BEHAVIOUR
It has come to our attention that some students have been behaving inappropriately on the buses. The bus driver has a very important job to do and that is to get our students safely home. They cannot be distracted by students that cannot control their own behaviours. Please talk to your students about appropriate behaviours on the bus such as sitting still, (not moving around) talking quietly to the person beside them (not shouting at others) and certainly keeping their hand and feet to themselves (not hitting or contacting others with objects). Please help to keep all our students safe by reinforcing with your students ow important it is that the bus driver can concentrate and get our students to and from school safely.
NAPLAN
A reminder that Years 3 and 5 will be taking part in the annual NAPLAN Online assessments from Wednesday 15th March until Friday 24th March. Please try to ensure that students are on time especially during this period and also please limit outside appointments during school time and planned absences if possible.
We would like to see if any parents in our Dayboro school community or outside our school, would be interested in coming along to a playgroup that would be run by and held at Dayboro school. We have already had about 5 families interested in participating. I will be ringing them shortly to discuss days and times. This is an exciting opportunity for parents of younger children, in our community, to meet and have their children engage in high quality play-based learning and socialisation activities provided by a trained facilitator, usually a member of our school staff.
If this is something you would be interested in attending with your younger child, please let us know so we can start to see if we would have enough interest so we can start looking at providing this wonderful opportunity for our Dayboro families.
Call our office 34256111 and please leave your name and phone number so we can start to get an idea of numbers interested. We will then ring you and let you know if we will push ahead and give you more details.
On Thursday 9th we held our first meeting to plan for our 150year celebrations in 2024!! We had a big turn-out of staff and a representative from our P&C who attended. We would love members of our community to be involved also. We would love any history buffs, past students or anyone interested in the life of our school here in Dayboro to come along and share their ideas and thoughts on how we can celebrate such an important milestone for our school. Our next meeting will be on Thursday 16th March. Please ring the office if interested in attending. 34256111
PREP VISION SCREENING IMPORTANT FOR PREPS
Every year we are fortunate to be able to provide free Vision screening for our Prep students. Please read the information below and follow the link to sign up for this free service. The testing is conducted by the School Health Nurse. It takes place at school on a school day.
The Primary School Nurse Health Readiness Program will be screening at your child’s school commencing on Thursday 23rd March 2023. We are a Queensland Government service that offers Free Vision Screening to all children enrolled in Prep. If your child is in Prep and you would like their vision screened, you will need to complete a consent form.
The following video explains the benefits of having your Prep child’s vision screened- “What is Prep Vision Screening?”
Please click on the following link to access the Online Consent Form and Parent Information
Alternatively, you can scan the QR code below:
PREP AND YEAR 1 Hearing Screening
In the same week as vision testing we are also holding hearing screening for Preps and Year 1’s. A permission note and Hearing Questionnaire have been sent home to all Prep and Year 1 students. The cost is $18 and will be conducted by the UQ Hearing Screening faculty. It is important that students have any hearing and vision issues identified early to help get on top of any problems that may arise from impaired vision or hearing in the early years. The date for Hearing Screening is Wednesday 29th March.
Week 10 important dates:
Monday 27th March- Prep Vision Screening – Free
Wednesday 29th March- Prep and Year 1 Hearing Screening -$18
Thank you Mrs Ryan!
Our Vision: “To inspire students to reach their full potential in a safe, caring and educationally challenging environment.”
Can’t quite believe we are in week 7 already, this term really is flying. We’re busily preparing for our AGM next Monday, as well as the upcoming Easter Raffle, Mother’s Day Stall and Dayboro Day.
AGM – Monday 13th March 2023, 6.30pm, Dayboro State School
We look forward to welcoming you to the AGM next Monday. It will be held at the School at 6.30pm, but we will also be providing a zoom link for anyone who is unable to attend in person. The time is a little earlier so we can still hold our normal monthly meeting after the AGM as there is plenty to discuss and plan.
Please come along and join us. We will be celebrating the amazing contribution of both Mia and Jo who are stepping down from their roles as Secretary and Treasurer this year and welcoming our new committee members.
We are still looking for volunteers to join our committee. It’s still not too late, please reach out if your’re interested in getting involved.
Tuckshop
Alison would love a couple more volunteers this Friday and next. Can you spare some time? Please contact Alison at tuckshop@dayboropandc.org.au or call on 3425 6111. It is wonderful to have so many students ordering tuckshop. To help avoid any delays some extra hands, especially on Fridays, would be greatly appreciated.
Easter Raffle
It’s that time of year again, the highly anticipated Easter Raffle. We have some exciting and generous donations from some local businesses and are asking our wonderful school families to consider contributing some donations to our raffle.
Keep and eye out in school bags for your raffle tickets next week, along with further information about our raffle and suggestions for donations.
We will be having a Packing Party to sort and wrap all of your generous donations and we would love some help. Please find below a link to our ‘Packing Party’ volunteer register.
Here’s a sneak peak at a couple of our Raffle prizes. NOM Handcrafted has generously donated $190 worth wooden easter toys, beautifully handcrafted right here in Dayboro.
Lacey Photography has donated a $100 gift voucher to one lucky family to contribute to capturing some beautiful memories to last a lifetime.
Rhiannon Fealy
P&C President
Australian Reading Hour
Australian Reading Hour is this Thursday 9th March. We would like to encourage everyone to set aside an hour for reading on the day. You can read whatever you like, wherever you like. For more information visit the Australian Reading Hour website. We’d love to see photos of you joining in!
Ideas from the Australian Reading Hour website: https://australiareads.org.au/
World Book Day
Last Thursday we celebrated World Book Day. The emphasis of this day is on reading for pleasure. This year we combined this day with a celebration of fairy tales – students were encouraged to read some of our traditional (and not so traditional) stories and then participate in a fairy tale character scavenger hunt or book bingo challenge.
Congratulations to the students who participated in the Book Bingo Challenge for World Book Day! It was very interesting to see which books were published in the year you were born and who your favourite authors were. Enjoy your prizes. ?
Maker Space
We have had a few donations of cardboard boxes, plastic times and ribbon donated to the maker space in the last couple of weeks. A very big thank you to these families – the students who make regular use of our space were very excited to see so many different types of boxes available for their inventions.
Book Club
Brochures for Term 1 Book Club have been distributed to students and can also be viewed online. In this issue you'll find award-winning books and bestsellers, as well as old and new favourites. The books included in this issue span a wide range of children’s reading levels and interests with prices starting at just $3.
It is easy to order. The Book Club LOOP platform for parents allows you to pay by credit card. Your child’s order is submitted directly to school and the books will be delivered to their class. You can place your child’s order at scholastic.com.au/loop or by using the LOOP app, which can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Play. Alternatively, order forms with payment can be handed in at the school office. All orders placed through Book Club help to earn free reading books for the school library.
Orders are due on the 17th of March.
Have a great week!
Mrs Wilkinson
Good Afternoon,
The kids have been practising the cross country course at their own pace. While some have been focussing purely on the running, others enjoyed the obstacles put out just for fun.
CROSS COUNTRY
The school cross country carnival is racing up on Tuesday 14th March. All Year 3-6 students will be running laps of a 1km course while the P-2 students will run a 500m course. The expected distances and program is as follows:
8:50: Yr 3-6 arrive on oval. 12yrs warm up.
9:15: 3Km Boys & Girls 12yrs DOB 2011
3Km Boys & Girls: 11yrs DOB 2012
2Km Boys & Girls: 10yrs DOB 2013
2Km Boys & Girls: 9yrs DOB 2014
1Km Boys & Girls: Yr3, 8yrs DOB 2015
FunRun. 1Km Boys & Girls: 9-12yrs
Lunch
11:50: Junior students arrive on oval
500m Boys & Girls Yr 1
500m Boys & Girls Prep
1Km Boys & Girls (2x500m) Yr 2
The boys will start their race. The girls will line up immediately after and as the boys begin to leave the oval the girls will start. As one age group begins racing the next age groups begins warming up.
These times are approximate. The day may run earlier or later than expected. Parents are welcome to attend but I urge you to arrive early to watch your child’s race, rather than risk missing it.
Students age 9-12yrs will be offered the choice to either run the full 2-3km distance asked of their age or a single lap 1km Fun Run. The 2-3km distance will be timed, ribbons awarded and times may lead to attendance at the District Cross Country for 10-12yrs. The Fun Run will not be timed, there will be no ribbons but all runners will earn points for their house for participating and giving it a go. Students in year P-2 will be receiving participation ribbons and will all earn points for their house.
On The Day
Family members and friends are welcome to come and cheer on their child/ren during their races.
- Students need to come to school prepared with:
- House shirt and shorts
- Appropriate footwear
- Sunscreen
- School sun safe hat (students do not have to run in their hats but they must wear them when not racing)
- Plenty of water and food.
Helpers
I will need parent helpers on the day to supervise a section of the course. I will rotate you around so that you do not miss any of the action. Please email me on cxmar5@eq.edu.au if you are willing to help.
Congratulations
Congratulations to Khyden, Kane, Tilly and Dakota who were selected for the Pine Rivers District Touch Teams. Good luck in the next level.
Congratulations to Imogen, Tilly and Isla who swam as part of the Pine Rivers District Team at the recent Met North Regional swim carnival.
Great job everyone.
Clare Marks
HPE specialist, Dayboro State School (Mon-Tues)
Hi everyone,
As always there has been lots on in the last fortnight!
“ yesterday we had the Chappy dance party. Look at all of these lower years students moving and grooving away! It was so much fun!”
Rock and Water
This term we are focusing on building self-confidence. As you know, this is something we all need in order to choose an appropriate responses to all types of life situations. Standing strong like a rock when it comes to your values and self esteem is important. Feeling confident of your best qualities are and using them to compliment the strength of others means you are able to go with the flow, like water. It has been heart-warming to see the students to reflect on the best parts of themselves and the people around them. We think they are all great in their own unique ways!
SUPA Club
The last SUPA club for the Term is on next Friday, 17 March 3pm – 4pm. SUPA club is going great guns! We have afternoon tea, play table tennis, foosball and have had guest speakers from within our community share about their life and faith. Please contact me for a permission form if your child would like to attend.
Moreton Bay Sports Camp 2023
I am helping to direct a sports themed day camp being held in the first week of the school holidays. Check out the flyer below for details on how to come along. Make sure you register soon to get your free sports camp t-shirt!
Breakfast Celebration – Last Day of Term (31 March)
On the final day of school this year we will be having a celebration breakfast. Children will be offered a free breakfast (muffins, yoghurt and fruit) and parents will be able to purchase drinks from a locally owned coffee cart. All of the proceeds from the coffee cart will go towards the chaplaincy service here at school. Come along to meet some of the other parents from our wonderful school community while we celebrate finishing Term 1.
If you have any questions or need support in any way I have lots of practical resources available. Please feel free contact me at:
rachael.woodrow@suchaplaincy.org.au
Chappy Rachael
