Showcasing Swimming

Our Prep-Year 2 Swimming Showcase and our Year 3-6 Swimming Carnival, both held in the last week, showed off our students’ determination and joy of participation. Well done to all of our swimmers, especially the seniors as they battled rain yesterday. Mostly their enthusiasm did not wane? and they participated through until the end of events.

Encouraging our students to learn safe swimming techniques is super important as a lifelong skill and we take this very seriously. Thank you to the Dayboro Pool for being our partners and their careful tutelage of our students this year!

Our swimming carnivals of course would not happen without the amazing organisation and support from our staff. A huge thanks to Mr D for organising the Junior Swimming Showcases and Mrs Cassell for the Senior Carnival organisation! All of our staff pitch in and help support our students. They are mindful of every student having a chance to participate and work hard to ensure that this occurs. Below are some photos from our Senior Swimming Carnival, See Mrs Ryan's section for Photos of our Junior Swimming Showcase.

Excellence in Learning at Dayboro - A Dayboro Learner

It has been wonderful to see the learning continuing in our classrooms this term. We have been encouraging our students to extend their thinking by being curious and creative.

Our staff are committed to engaging the students in rich learning tasks which stretch the students’ thinking. When given the scope, it is super satisfying to see how our students can represent their learning and how creative they can be.

4B invited me to attend their games showcase where they were super proud of their modelling the use of forces in games. Clever kids!

Student Leaders

Last week, we had the pleasure of hearing from our Year 5 students, who have nominated to be a student leader for 2024 speaking to our Dayboro senior students. It was so evident to see how proud our students are of their school and what they felt made Dayboro SS great.

Some of the students nominating for School Captain, Sports Captain or Vice Captains’ roles spoke about the impact their friends, teachers and parents have had on their learning and wellbeing, others gave examples of what makes our school so great and the opportunities they have had through their schooling. What was affirming was how confident our students were to stand up and speak before their peers about what a great school and community to which they belong.

Our students also learned more about voting and having a say in a super respectful way Such valuable lessons.

This week we look forward to the final panel for School Captains and the finalisation of the selection and voting of the Band, Choir, Sports Captains, Environment and Indigenous Ambassadors. I couldn’t be more proud of all of the senior students involved.

Next week we will farewell our well-loved Year 6 2023 cohort. While it will be with mixed emotions, I know that our students are well equipped and thoroughly prepared for their next step in education! This Year 6 cohort has worked hard throughout 2023 to lead our students, make the most of every opportunity and participate in everything Dayboro SS had to offer.

Congratulations to our class of 2023!!!

Christmas Disco

We are all getting super excited about the Christmas disco on Friday night. We are very thankful to our P&C and Chaplaincy committee for putting on this event.  It is sure to be a super fun evening. A reminder of the disco times:

• Junior 4:30-5:30pm (Prep-Year 2)
• Senior 6:00-7:00pm (Year 3-6)

Chappy DJ Rach will treat our students will to dance music and games. Best dressed in Christmas gear will be awarded prizes. Please remember to send a gold coin for entry. All donations will go to support chaplaincy at our school. Thanks to our P&C, each student receive an ice block when leaving. P&C will also provide coolers with water.

I spoke to the students on Monday at assembly about the guidelines for the evening:

• Once students have entered the hall, they will need to remain in the hall until they are collected by parents or a family member over the age of 18. Please ensure they have someone to collect them.
• Younger siblings are permitted to the disco (thinking the Junior disco). Please note that any high school siblings or non-Dayboro State School students are not permitted and will be refused entry.
• Students are encouraged to bring their water bottle for refill at the water coolers in the hall.
• No food or drinks will be for sale on the night. Ice Blocks are to be consumed outside of the hall once they are collected.

Looking forward to this fun way of celebrating with our community!

Student Success!

We love to celebrate our students’ success in and about in our community:

Nate was selected this year in the Velocity All Stars U8's Rugby League Team, they recently competed in "Battle of the Bridge" (North vs South) coming away with 25-12 win. Congrats Nate!

Planning for 2024

Next week we will release our final bonus school newsletter, where we will outline any staff changes for 2024. I will also announce all of our class teachers and specialist teachers for 2024. Student class placements will be emailed by the afternoon of Thursday 18 January prior to the Meet and Greet afternoon on Friday 19 January. This afternoon allows the students to bring up their 2024 school supplies and meet their class teacher and see their new learning environment. Pop it in the calendar?.

We are currently trying to plan effectively for class lists, new enrolments, facilities, resources and staffing for the 2024 school year. Please ensure that you contact our school administration team if your child/ren are not returning to Dayboro SS in 2024. Thank you for your support.

Have a great week!
Gabrielle

Dear Families and Friends

COMMUNITY  

Well, the term and year is almost over……

As always at this time of year, I am again reminded of my favourite quote:

“Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.” Helen Keller

At Dayboro how lucky are we that our community looks out for, supports and values our school and staff and that the community partnerships we nurture and appreciate help drive improved outcomes for our students and add to the caring safe and supportive school environment we provide! WOW! Of course, there are many people working busily behind the scenes making sure that our students don’t miss out on anything. Many thanks to our, Uniform, Tuckshop- Dayboro Tuckerbox and P&C helpers who contribute so much and have worked so hard to make sure some of our favourite events like the Colour Run and Father’s Day and Mother’s Day stalls happen. Chaplaincy, Story Dogs (Thanks Leesa and Humphrey), our local Kindies, Sgt Ken and the Sheriff’s Awards, our Emergency Services who visit for Under 8’s and Fire Education for Yr 1, our local MP , Ms Boyd and the list goes on!!!!  You all help to make a difference and contribute to the success of our students in so many areas.

Also, while Dayboro students continued to shine academically this year and excelled in a range of extra-curricular pursuits, what continues to define our students is their excellent commitment to the values and behaviour codes of our school. The support of parents is also highly important in ensuring our expectations around being safe, respectful and learners are constantly upheld. So .......Thank you students and parents for making Dayboro a great school!

Finally …. I could not do an end of year Newsletter without personally thanking our Student Leaders and the other Yr 6 students who have been invaluable in the journey at Dayboro this year- thank you to Archie, Dakota, Ella and Tilly as well as all the Yr 6 Sports and Music leaders and cohort. Thank you all for your helpfulness and responsible ways. All of you really do demonstrate and model for others Responsibility, Safety and Learning in so many ways but most of all you are wonderful humans and I wish you all the best for your future at High School. You will all shine!!!

Junior Swimming Showcase

Last Friday we had our Junior Swimming Showcase for Prep Year 1 and Year 2’s . It was a fun filed morning of kickboard, noodle and mat races followed by 25M races for Freestyle and Backstroke. A big thank you ton Mr D and the teachers for coordinating and a huge thank you to our Year 5 and 6 Sports Captains and School Captains for assisting in the pool.

PREP 

We have now finished our 2024 Prep Orientation process.  We enjoyed meeting all our new Prep parents and children for 2024. Thank you for taking advantage of this valuable opportunity to visit our school and learn more about our Prep classrooms.

Enrolments for 2024 are still being considered so please if you have an eligible Prep child for 2024 or know someone who does, come and enrol as soon as possible.

BOOKLISTS are ready.  

Bedrock Books are our preferred supplier for 2024.  The BOOK LISTS are on the Bedrock Books and our School website. Please make sure you order for the correct year level for your child/ren for 2024.

Booklists are ready to go and information on how to order is below:
ORDERS FROM BEDROCK BOOKS ARE DUE TO BE PLACED BY: Wednesday, 22nd November 2023.

Orders may still be placed after this date but will be subject to a $6.50 per child packing fee.

Please place your order as early as possible to ensure it arrives before school starts.
For guaranteed delivery before School, please place your order by 5pm on 3/1/24. Orders placed after this date may not arrive before school starts.

HOW TO ORDER YOUR BOOKLIST through Bedrock Books

ONLINE: Order your booklist online at www.bedrockbooks.com.au
Your school code is: DAYBORO2024

Bedrock Books Booklists https://www.backtoschoolbooklists.com.au/99999/home

CALL THEM: You can call the friendly team on 07 3881 1122 to place your order over the phone.

IMPORTANT ADMIN NEWS 

Collect your child’s medication from school

Remember to collect your child’s medication from school before the holidays begin and store them correctly at home.
Learn more about storage of medications such as asthma inhalers and adrenaline auto-injectors (for example, EpiPens) at the NPS Medicinewise website.

You should also check the expiry dates before taking medications back to school after the holidays.

Thank you from Mrs Ryan

Finally, I hope you all have a safe and happy holiday and a wonderful festive season in 2023!

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

We’re here, 2 weeks till Christmas Holidays! What a year it has been for our school and P&C.  Our P&C has had an enourmous year and we cant thank each of you enough for your contribution and involvement throughout the year. 

We would like to wish you all a wonderful Christams break and look forward to an even bigger 2024!

Thank you Moreton Bay Regional Council!

We are thrilled to announce that Elise secured a grant from the Moreton Bay Regional Council to replace our ‘old clunker’ BBQ.

Our parent and community volunteers will now be able to sizzle with pride when we fire up our brand new BBQ at future P&C events.

Tuckshop

Just a reminder that this is our last week of tuckshop service.  Our tuckshop will be closed in week 10 for stocktake and deep cleaning.

Christmas Disco

Our last P&C event for the year is here – the Christmas Disco!  Chappy Rach is turning DJ, and we want you to dazzle in our best Christmas attire.  Prizes await the most festive outfits!

Date: Friday, 1^st December

Time: 4.30-5.30pm Prep – Year 2

6.00-7.00pm Year 3 – Year 6

Cost: Gold coin (funds support the school chaplaincy program)

*Every child gets a cool ice block!

Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities

As we move into the final weeks of the school year, we would love some support at the Christmas Disco and the Tuckshop Stocktake and clean.  Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

1. Christmas Disco (Friday, 1^st December): Join us for an evening of disco lights and dancing. We would love some help to either set up from 2-3pm, or on the night. Please have a look at the different options on the School24 volunteer register.

2. Tuckshop Stocktake and Clean (8.30am-10.30am or 10.30am-12.30pm Tuesday 5^th December): Our tuckshop will be closed this week to enable a deep clean and stocktake, any help would be amazing!

To sign up for any of these upcoming events, please log on to the Volunteer Roster on School 24 and register your attendance.

Uniform Shop and Tuckshop Pricing

This is a courtesy message to advise that we are currently reviewing our pricing for both uniform shop and tuckshop for 2024.  The P&C strives to provide affordability and consistency while maintaining the quality of the products we sell.

Our uniform pricing has seen little to no increases on the majority of uniform items since 2020.  Unfortunatley the time has come where we have no choice but to increase prices in line with supplier increases.  The numbers are still being finalised but we wanted to be transparent and let you know that price increases will be effective from the end of term (Friday 8^th December).  Some items like our spray jackets will have a significant increase, while others will have more modest increases.

Tuckshop pricing will increase based on the increased cost of food we have seen this year.  We have worked hard this year to maintain the pricing set at the beginning of the year however some prodicts willnow need to be increased.  We are looking at each individual menu item so that we can hold prices where we can.

All uniform and tuckshop prices will be updated in School24 on Friday 8^th December in preparation for the start of the next year.

Next Meeting:  Monday, 12^th February 2024

AGM:  Monday, 11^th March 2024

Have a safe and happy holiday everyone,

Rhiannon Fealy

P&C President

president@dayboropandc.org.au

Library Books

A reminder that borrowing has finished for the 2023 school year.  Students in all classes who still have library loans need to return these items as soon as possible.

Notes for missing books will be sent home later this week.    

Summer Reading Club 2023

The Summer Reading Club begins on the 1^st of December!  The Summer Reading Club is an initiative promoted through the Moreton Bay Regional Libraries.  The goal of this program is to keep children reading and engaged with stories throughout the Summer holiday break.  More information can be found on the Moreton Bay Regional Libraries website.  There are a range of prizes on offer and parents can join in the reading fun too!

We are also offering Summer Reading Club challenge sheets at school.  Challenge sheets are available in the Library for students who are interested in participating.  Students who complete all of the reading challenges and return their signed challenge form in the new year will receive a prize.

Have a great week!

Mrs Wilkinson

Mrs Wilkinson.

Dear students, staff, parents, caregivers and extended school community,

I am sad to share that I will be leaving my role as the chaplain at Dayboro State School at the end of this term. I have accepted a teaching position at another school for 2024. It is a very bittersweet moment for me, as though I’m excited for the next chapter in my career, I have grown to love this school and the people in it. I will greatly miss seeing you all at the school gate or around town.

I am someone who has always lived in the suburbs of Brisbane, so this has been my first experience of being a part of a small town community. It really is special and I must say that I’m pretty keen to move out of the “big smoke” now! Who knows, maybe one day I’ll even move to Dayboro?

I want to say a huge thank you to everyone for allowing me to be a part of this school. The admin, teachers, staff, parents, students and extended community have been so welcoming and become like family to me. I have been honestly SO blessed by my 2 years here. Thank you to all of the people who have trusted me to be a ‘helper’ in their lives. What an honour to walk alongside you.

I also want to say a massive thank you to everyone who has supported me in my role. Chaplaincy is a service that is much bigger than the ‘chaplain’ themselves. There is a committee of volunteers behind the scenes who put in hours of work to raise approximately 70% of the chaplain’s income. Chaplaincy receives a small grant from the government, but is mostly funded through regular donors and fundraising. The committee also fundraise money to put towards resources for wellbeing programs, to send me to school camp as a helper and to provide community enriching equipment such as the 9 Square in the Air game or the Gaga Ball pit. They give up their free time to come in to school and put on chaplaincy events like pancake day or to help supervise SUPA club. These volunteers also pulled off the recent (and fantastic!) Dayboro trivia night at very late notice. Most of these generous volunteers don’t even have their own children currently attending Dayboro State School. They simply care about investing into the lives of the young people in this school. I am so grateful to each and every one of them.

The local chaplaincy committee are currently seeking people to fill the following roles from Term 1 in 2024:

Vice President

Treasurer

Secretary

General Committee Members

If you are keen to keep the chaplaincy service running smoothly at Dayboro, I encourage you to think about whether or not you can join the team. Many hands make light work. The meetings are held once a term straight after school. Keep an eye out in the newsletter for more information next year, or you can contact Mrs Douglas or Mrs Ryan, who also attend.

Thank you to the Dayboro Church, Dayboro Uniting Church, St Aidan’s Anglican, North Pine Anglican Church and Bridgeman Baptist Community Church for providing learning resources, volunteers, afternoon teas, warm clothes, food hampers, frozen meals, Christmas hampers and much more to families at our school. Thank you also to the team at Helping Hands, who donated supermarket gift cards to chaplaincy that were passed on to families in need.

If you know of someone who might make a wonderful school chaplain at Dayboro – please encourage them to apply! Prior work and life experience can often be taken into account in regards to qualifications, so don’t count yourself out. I am very hopeful that the next chaplain will be a great fit for this school and a big blessing to everyone here. You can send any enquiries about this to:

jennifer.nel@su.org.au

rachael.woodrow@suchaplaincy.org.au (e-mail account valid until the end of term)

Well, that’s all from me for now. Merry Christmas and have a great holidays! Don’t forget to say “hi” if you ever see me around town.

Chappy Rach