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Learning!
We use many high impact teaching strategies here at Dayboro SS to support our students’ learning. One of these pedagogies is the Gradual Release Strategies – ‘I do…’, ‘We do….’, ‘You do…’.
The ‘We do…’ can be used to promote student collaboration to rehearse or practice the learning required for the independent representation. Our teachers are using many strategies to support our students to collaborate on their learning:
Year 3 are working together to have a go at using the OREO paragraph for writing a persuasive letter:
Year 4 are sharing their ideas about when they will use dialogue to enhance their characterisation in their Traditional Tales:
Prep students are sharing their story retell events before they represent these events in their writing:
Once they have had a chance to collaborate, our learners are confident to represent their learning independently. We love collaboration to support learning!
Lifelong Learners – our staff modelling!
Some of our experienced teachers have modelled what it is to be a life-long learners! They are collaborating to observe each other, have professional conversations to feedback to each other…. this is collegial engagement at it’s best! We also have wonderful conversations with our students about the need for everyone to receive feedback to learn and how to challenge yourself to be a lifelong learner!
These extremely capable teachers are striving together to achieve our first Explicit
Improvement Agenda (EIA) goal: Excellence – in pedagogy - investing in staff to enact high impact pedagogies matched to students’ next steps extending our student learning by challenging themselves to dissect their quality teaching practices, collaborate professionally and look for strategies to extend.
We are so lucky to have a teaching staff who embrace learning!!!
Dayboro Community at its best!!!
We love how our community work together to support each other and our wonderful school! Dayboro Day was an excellent example of P&C strategic planning and our willing volunteers supporting the stall. Thank you to everyone involved!
A huge thank you to our tuckshop volunteers as well for rallying around while Alison is away unwell. A special mention to Heather Oldfield for her dedication to ‘keep things running!’.
Thank you to all our P&C Executive and our Fundraising working party for the many hours spent on theses events!!!
Facilities – Look at our amazing grounds!
A few of our large projects have now been completed, allowing for some wonderful facilities for our students! Recently the Multipurpose Court was completed providing a valuable and flexible sporting arena as well as lunchtime club options.
Our Deck and Amphitheatre has also just been completed providing opportunities for outdoor learning as well as a plethora of lunchtime options for our creative and outdoor students. This deck is also wheelchair accessible, making it a very valuable outdoor learning space!
The next major facilities project commences next week with our B Block classroom extension/remodelling. This will be followed by the 2C and 1/32A D Block classrooms. Once completed, this early year’s precinct will enjoy spacious, modern classroom interiors with state-of-the-art technology, while retaining the charm of these beautiful old buildings! The D Block renovation also includes a learning deck to allow for another beautiful outdoor learning space for our learners…. We look forward to these finished facilities!
Student Voice!!!
Our Student Council representatives have been amazing at sharing their class’s contributions to the committee and making things happen! Our recent Ice Cream Day (thanks to Sargent Ken and his helpers) raised $409.30. The Councillors decided to contribute the funds to support Wildlife Rescue whose carers have certainly helped out our DSS critters from time to time.
Stay posted for our very exciting introduction of our Friendship Benches over the next few weeks, another Student Council Initiative!
QParents – Please sign up for consents!
Thanks to our parents who have already signed up to QParents and are receiving our digital excursion and incursion consent forms. Please note that we will NO LONGER SEND HOME HARD COPIES of permission letters. If you are not on QParents, you will need to access the consent from the teacher email or in person at the office window.
This term, our report cards will be sent via QParents initially. A day later, we will push them out via email.
QParent invitations have been sent to each family, but if you need assistance, please contact the office. SIGN UP TODAY!
Have a great week! Gabrielle
Dear Families and Friends
DAYBORO DAY was back!!! What a special day it was.
Thank you to our Band and Choir and Mr Yates and Mrs Anderson for their performances Sunday morning. Despite the cold and the nerves and being first to perform they did a wonderful job.
Also, a big thank you to our P&C who set up and served at our Dayboro School stall with lots of home-baked goodies on offer and a scrumptious looking Chocolate Drop.
UNDER 8’s DAY
On Friday 19th May we also held our annual event “Under 8’s day”
The Prep-2 students, many assisted by their wonderful parents, spent the morning doing a range of fun activities that supported the theme of Under 8’s week across Australia this year “Me, You and the Community.” We certainly celebrated with our community with our local Kindy groups, Helping Hands, our Fire and Rescue services, Sgts Ken and Paul, Leesa and Humphrey, the local Scouts and Bray Park High School helping to make the day very special also.
WINTER IS ON ITS WAY!
PLEASE SEE BELOW A REMINDER OF UNIFORM EXPECTATIONS AND OPTIONS FOR WINTER.
Thank you Mrs Ryan!
Our Vision: “To inspire students to reach their full potential in a safe, caring and educationally challenging environment.”
Dayboro Day Festival – Fundraising for the school’s ICT and STEM resources
A big thank you to everyone who made Dayboro Day such a fantastic event! We had many familiar faces stop by our stall to say hello, it was wonderful to share the day with you.
I would like to personally thank all members of our P&C and their families for their enormous effort in the lead up and running of our stall. You were all amazing and it was so much fun celebrating our school and community with you all.
A big shout out to everyone who generously donated their delicious baking to our stall, everything was sold and it all looked amazing.
Bek at Treasure Tribe was incredibly generous sharing their store room with us, enabling baked goods to be dropped off on Saturday and also easing our workload on Sunday. Thank you so much Treasure Tribe for your support!
Overall, we have raised just over $1000 towards the school’s ICT and STEM resources!
Uniform Shop – Online Ordering with School24 – Available from Tuesday 13th June
Time to get excited everyone, ordering uniforms with the click of a button!
We are thrilled to be able to share with you all that our new online ordering platform for Uniforms will be going live from Tuesday 13th June.
This is a very exciting step forward for our P&C and school community, and one that we hope will make ordering uniforms for our students that much easier.
For those who may not be aware, our Uniform Shop has always been run by volunteers, and all of the ordering, stocktakes and sales receipts have been completely manual. I’m sure you can appreciate how time consuming this has been for those involved. By moving to an online platform we will not only have complete visibility of our stock quantities at any given time, but can also offer parents the ability to order uniforms whenever is convenient.
We will continue to open the Uniform Shop every Thursday 8.30am – 9.30am to enable students to try on uniforms. This time will also be used to pack any orders placed and delivered to the office ready for collection.
We will be sending home a flyer with all of the details on how to access School24 so please keep an eye out for this in the coming days.
Tuckshop – Wednesday’s and Friday’s
We would like to say a big thank you to Heather Oldfield, who has been running our tuckshop whilst our Tuckshop Convenor Alison has been unwell. Thank you for stepping up Heather, without your support we would not have been able to open and continue to offer this great service for our students.
Alison is on the mend and we hope to see her back soon and send her our best wishes for a speedy recovery.
To help ensure that our Tuckshop always has enough volunteers we would like to put together a list of people who may not be able to commit to volunteering regularly, but would be happy to get a call last minute on the off chance they can help. Perhaps a retired family member? Someone who works part time? Please contact Alison at tuckshop@dayboropandc.org.au or call on 3425 6111 if you know someone who may be able to help.
Communication – how would you like to hear from us?
Each week, there are lots of exciting things we would like to share with you all. We appreciate how busy everyone is, so we are endeavouring to streamline our communication so you can get the information you need, when you need it.
What would work for you? Shall we continue with our Facebook updates? Would you like us to start a DSS P&C facebook group that you can join? Would you like to find more information on a website?
Please let us know, we’d love to hear from you so we can continue to improve our communication with the school community.
Next P&C Meeting – Monday 12th June – 6.30pm @ Dayboro State School admin building
Thank you to everyone who attended the May meeting at the school and online. It was wonderful to have so many parents around the table sharing ideas and collaborating on future initiatives. There are exciting times ahead and we would love to have as many respresentatives from the school and community as possible, so please reach out to Johanna at secretary@dayboropandc.org.au if you would like to attend our next meeting.
Rhiannon Fealy
P&C President
Remember to clearly mark ALL Belongings with your child's name if at all possible.
Any lost property found in the grounds is collected at the end of each break or end of the day and taken to the office. Named items can be returned directly to the student it belongs to. If no name is on the items it makes it very difficult to find their owners. All blue jumpers look the same!
Thanks
Admin
French Day – Friday, June 23 (last day of term 2)
French Day is always a highlight of the Dayboro State School calendar. This year we will be celebrating all things French with food, fashion and fun.
Food: All students will be able to order a delicious French-themed meal from our wonderful tuckshop.
Fashion: It is time to delve into the back of wardrobes and storage boxes to create a French-themed costume. All students are encouraged to participate.
Students can dress as a French icon such as the Eiffel Tower or a croissant; a famous French person; a painting; a cyclist or soccer player; a bottle of perfume; or anything else French. They could also dress in the French colours of dark blue, white and red; or wear clothes with French writing.
Fun: Students in years 4, 5 and 6 will participate in a fun-filled, French-themed activity during their lesson in week 10.
Look out for more details.
Madame Shaw
French Teacher
Library and Maker Space News
Library
This week in the Library we are offering students the chance to participate in a couple of competitions following our involvement in National Simultaneous Storytime. Students can enter a colouring in competition featuring our favourite sloth, Spike, or they can create an animation (in their chosen style) retelling part, or all, of story of “The Speedy Sloth”.
Thank you to the families who have continued to send used cardboard boxes along to maker space. We have many enthusiastic inventors who are always looking for just the right sized piece of cardboard to add to their designs and constructions. Your contributions are appreciated.
Overdue Books Reminder
A reminder to keep an eye out for overdue books. We have quite a few students who have had the same book on loan since February or March. We would like those books returned as soon as possible so that these books can be used by other students. Students with overdue books have been receiving reminders to return their books when they come to the Library each week.
National Simultaneous Storytime
We had a very busy morning with “The Speedy Sloth” last Wednesday.
Participating students joined in with children from all over Australia and New Zealand to listen to the story “The Speedy Sloth” at 11:00am. After listening to the book, our students participated in a variety of activities in the hall.
Event Reminders:
Readers Cup Competition
Premier’s Reading Challenge
The 2023 Premiers Reading Challenge reading period began on the 8th of May. To complete the challenge students in Prep – Year 2 need to read or experience 20 books, students in Year 3 and Year 4 need to read 20 books, and students in Year 5 and Year 6 need to read 15 books (this number of books acknowledges that older students are more likely to select longer and more complex books).
Have a great week!
Mrs Wilkinson
Book Club Reminder
Book Club for Term 2 has been issued to students. Families are also able to view the latest issue of Book Club on line. Orders for this issue of Book Club will close on Friday the 9th of June.
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.
Year 3-6 Athletics Carnival
Our Yr 3-6 Athletics Carnival will be held on Tuesday 13th June, week 9 with a backup date of the following Tuesday 20th June. Program is attached.
Time: 8:50am. Please ensure your child is at school promptly. Event will run all day.
Bring:
- School hat. Hat must be worn when not competing
- House polo shirt or sports uniform
- Suitable footwear
- Full water bottle
- Lunch
- Sunscreen
Parent assistance will be required during each of the field rotations. If you can help, please contact me on cxmar5@eq.edu.au.
Yr 3-6 800m
The yr 3-6 800m event will run the day before, on Monday 12th June, from 1:20pm. This event is not compulsory, but we encourage students to give it a go. Students in the 800m event may earn ribbons and gain points for the house championship trophy and individual age champion medallions.
10-12yr 1500m
The 1500m event is only open to 10-12 yr students, with the sole intention of selecting 1500m runners for the district carnival. As such, this event will be held after the athletics carnival, on Monday 19th June, at 11.00am. Students in the 1500m will not earn ribbons or gain points for the house championship trophy and individual age champion medallions. Students MUST nominate for this event by writing their name on the sheet on the sports noticeboard in the CSA. This ensures I have accurate recording sheets prepared with matching numbers.
Clare Marks
HPE specialist
Dayboro State School (Mon-Tues)
Hello Dayboro Parents and Carers!
We have some exciting updates and news to share with you about recent chaplaincy activities, so let’s dive right in...
Chappy Week Highlights: A Week of Fun and Appreciation
During Chappy Week, I was overwhelmed by the outpouring of kind words and appreciation from the community. The kids had an absolute blast participating in activities such as Gaga Ball, 9 Square in the Air and our handball tournament. Thank you so much to all of the parents, teachers and community members who supported me during this eventful week. Your help and participation meant the children were able to enjoy all planned activities without a hitch. Congratulations to the children who placed in the handball tournament and won the following prizes:
'Preps Playing Gaga Ball' 'Subway Lunch – yummy!' '9 Square in the Air at play time!'
Senior Tournament:
- Gemma G - $50 adventure gift card (BCF, Macpac, Supercheap Auto, Rebel Sports)
- Xavier C - Vortex
- Jayden J – Wahu Surfer Dude
Junior Tournament:
- Lewis R - $50 gift card
- Lachlan M - Vortex
- Ryan H – Wahu Surfer Dude
Rock and Water Program: Cultivating Gratefulness and Mindfulness
We are excited to share the success of our Rock and Water Program, designed to help children develop important life skills such as gratitude and mindfulness. Through this initiative, I have been working with Inclusion Teacher Mrs Tavelardis to teach the kids valuable lessons about self-awareness, emotional control and respectful interactions. We believe these skills will empower them to navigate life’s challenges with resilience and empathy. We have been focusing on having a ‘Gratitude Attitude’ and learning about ‘the Power of the Breath” this past fortnight.
SUPA Club: Growing Rapidly and Seeking Volunteers
I am delighted to share that SUPA (Scripture Union Primary Age) club is thriving and experiencing rapid growth. Currently we have 40 children attending, participating in various engaging activities. We are in need of additional volunteers to ensure that the club continues to provide a safe and enjoyable environment for all. If you have time and willingness to make a positive impact on the lives of young people, please consider joining us as a volunteer. Your involvement could make a world of difference.
Dayboro Day Raffle
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who supported my work here at the school as chappy by purchasing raffle tickets. The raffle raised $800 in total. Funds raised are crucial in ensuring I can keep providing the programs and support for students, teachers and families that I currently do. My goal is first and foremost to serve this community by being present at the school four days a week.
The raffle prize winners were:
- David McCafferty
- Susan Rosso
- Michael Rosenthal
Congratulations to Di Evans, Resident of the Year!
Di Evans, the secretary of my chaplaincy committee, was awarded Dayboro Resident of the Year on Dayboro Day. Di is an invaluable member of our community - she does a lot of work behind the scenes to help put on events like Pancake Day in our school. I am so grateful to have your support and want to again recognise the amazing work you do not just for chaplaincy but for lots of organisations in the Dayboro community. Congratulations Di!
If you have any questions or need support in any way I have lots of practical resources available. Please feel free contact me at:
