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Welcome to Term 3!
It was lovely to see our students return for term 3 and we have certainly hit the ground running by diving into our Term 3 units of work. Staff work super hard to make the learning engaging and challenging. Our teachers have sent out your child’s Curriculum Overview for Term 3….this can be a great conversation starter when speaking to your child about learning. On the Semester one report cards, the teachers outlined some next steps for English and Maths. Students will be setting goals to match these next steps for learning. Please contact your child’s teacher if you would like to discuss their progress further. Formal Parent Teacher Conferences will take place at the end of this term.
Please find attached our Term 3 Parent Calendar V2. Please note that we will be having a Gardening Working Bee THIS SATURDAY 8-11am. If you and your family are available, please meet our staff near the fig trees (please note that children need to be accompanied by an adult for the morning). You are welcome to bring your own gardening gloves, we have plenty of children’s gloves. On our list for the morning is: Weeding, planting, rubbish removal. We look forward to making our grounds look beautiful!
150 Years celebration coming up!
We are getting very close to our 150years celebration days. Thank you to our hardworking committee which is made up of community reps, staff reps and P&C reps for all of their careful preparation of our historical displays, our student celebration activities and of course our community day which will culminate in the Bush Dance!
On Friday 26 July, all of our current students will participate in some fun events to mark this historical event. Please see the flyer below for details. Students will be welcome to dress up in historical clothing if they wish or wear a current or historical uniform.
Please let your child’s class teacher know if you would like to help out on the day.
We are looking forward to a fun couple of days!!!
Celebrating our P&C
On Monday, we celebrated our P&C on assembly, with students making some cards to share with this hardworking team. We are so grateful for everything this committee brings to our school and community.
Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD)
Every year, all schools in Australia participate in the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD). The NCCD process requires schools to identify information already available in the school about supports provided to students with disability. These relate to legislative requirements under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and the Disability Standards for Education 2005, in line with the NCCD guidelines.
Information provided about students to the Australian Government for the NCCD includes:
- year of schooling
- category of disability: physical, cognitive, sensory or social/emotional
- level of adjustment provided: support provided within quality differentiated teaching practice, supplementary, substantial or extensive.
This information assists schools to:
- formally recognise the supports and adjustments provided to students with disability in schools
- consider how they can strengthen the support of students with disability in schools
- develop shared practices so that they can review their learning programs in order to improve educational outcomes for students with disability.
The NCCD provides state and federal governments with the information they need to plan more broadly for the support of students with disability.
The NCCD will have no direct impact on your child and your child will not be involved in any testing process. The school will provide data to the Australian Government in such a way that no individual student will be able to be identified – the privacy and confidentiality of all students is ensured. All information is protected by privacy laws that regulate the collection, storage and disclosure of personal information. To find out more about these matters, please refer to the Australian Government’s Privacy Policy (https://www.education.gov.au/privacy-policy).Further information about the NCCD is outlined in the attached Parent Fact Sheet.
If you have any questions about the NCCD, please feel free to contact Gabrielle Douglas - Principal, or Alicia Taverlardis - Inclusion Teacher.
Student Success beyond the gates
We are excited for Lily who competed in the Interschools State Equestrian Championships over the holidays. Lily smashed a number of personal goals and had the following results:
- Primary Combined Training 45cm - 3rd in the State
- Primary Show Hunter - 7th in the State
- Primary Preliminary Dressage - 17th in the State
Lily has been invited to be on the Queensland State Team for the National Championships. We will be cheering Lily on from Dayboro.
Henry also competed in his second qualification round for Ninja and came first in his age group! He will next compete in the area championships. Go Henry!
Have a great week!
Gabrielle
Welcome back to term 3 families.
Term 3 is an exciting time of year when we really start to see our students make deeper connections with their learning and start to apply what they have learnt so far in more complex situations and across different learning areas. I can’t wait to see students continue to thrive, challenge themselves, learn from their mistakes and get out of their comfort zones to learn new things and have a go!
Positive Behaviour for Learning - PBL
This week, our explicit teaching of positive behaviour is in ‘All settings’. This is where we will explicitly teach in class how to Be Safe, Be Respectful and Be a Learner in all the different settings of our school environment.
Dayboro Learner
Our Dayboro Learner Focus is ‘Cocoa the Communicator’ for this week and next week. There are many ways we can become effective communicators and we will be looking for these qualities in class over the next two weeks:
Playgroup
There will be no playgroup for the first 3 weeks of this term due to the Junior Sports Carnival occurring on Friday in week 2 and our 150 Years School Celebration on Friday in week 3.
Dayboro State School Lunchtime Clubs
We are VERY LUCKY at DSS to have teachers who run exciting and engaging lunchtime clubs each term. We have Gardening Club starting up each Friday, this term, with Mrs Mackintosh where they will plan and re-vamp the different gardens around our school to make it even more beautiful.
Dance Fever
Woohooo!!! It’s time for students to get their dance shoes on and participate in Dance Fever starting this Thursday, 11/7/24. It is always SO MUCH fun with the best music in town and I can’t wait to boogie with the kids each Thursday in the hall. Parents, please make sure payment has been made and your child has brought back their permission note.
Have a great week
Mrs Mathiesen
We would like to extend a warm welcome back to Term 3, can you believe we are half way through the year already?
P&C Day
We were blown away at Assembly on Monday by the beautiful cards presented by each of the classes. Please pass on our sincere thanks to the students. We can’t wait to share the cards with the whole team at our meeting on Monday.
Our team genuinely enjoy what we do. We have formed some great friendships and love coming up with ideas in how we can help our beautiful school.
We would love to welcome more parents to the team. Being a part of the P&C does not mean that you have to attend every meeting and every event. Any time that you can give is valued and appreciated.
If you would like to attend our next meeting on Monday 15th July, please reach out to Johanna at secretary@dayboropandc.org.au. You would be most welcome.
Dayboro Show – Thank you!
Thank you to everyone who contributed to a wonderful day at the Dayboro Show. Whether you donated some baked goods, donated your time, stopped by the stall to say hello or purchased some items, your support was amazing. The team had a lovely time and we hope that you all did too.
The Tuckerbox
We are urgently seeking volunteers for the Tuckerbox this term, especially on Fridays. If you can spare a few hours either on a Wednesday or Friday morning, please jump on to the School24 volunteer roster.
Friday 19th July: Junior Sports Carnival
This will be a normal tuckshop day. Any orders for the junior school will be taken up to the oval.
Brian from Woodside Ceramics has kindly offered to bring his coffee cart up to the oval for the morning. He will have pre-made iced lattes available to purchase on the day. Pre-order coffees are also available, simply place your order through the EVENTS page on School24 - Coffee only Junior Sports Carnival.
Rhiannon Fealy
P&C President
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Join Q-Parents ..It's GREAT
Hi Everyone - Qparents will make your life easier..I promise! Schools are moving towards all of our permissions and consents being made available on QParents. No more 'assuming' the form that finally got handed to you, (after being in a bag for a week) and you dutifully filled in was actually put back into the schoolbag, was taken out and handed in at school - It's a lot to remember!
No more "my water bottle leaked on my form" or "my banana smashed onto my form" issues either... so, great from my end! You will be able to sign consents, pay for excursions, look back and see if you have already paid for something..and when you did. You can update records like new phone or address information. The good things just keep coming! Get on to it!!
LOST JUMPERS
It seems that jumpers are the new lost hats....
I assist families to ensure every student has access to every opportunity. have had lots of jumpers handed in to me that have NO names. I have taken them all home over the holidays and washed them and they await a loving home. Parents, please come and see if you can identify any of these lost souls.
Please name everything!!
Jill
If you have a credit on your child’s account (including siblings), you are able to use the credit for the above excursions. To check the credit amount, please contact the school prior to making payment.
Payment plans are always available for parents and caregivers. To arrange a payment plan, please contact the school and request to speak to one of the Business Managers. We are always willing to
Payment Methods & How to Pay
Dayboro State School accepts and encourages the below payment methods:
- Qkr! by Masterpass.
Download the QKR! App and register.
- Qparents
Payment can be made directly on Qparents. If you are not yet signed up, we encourage you to sign up today.
- BPOINT
You can use BPOINT in two different ways:
- Clicking on the link on the invoice, which will take you directly to the BPOINT page.
- Payment by phone using credit/debit card via BPOINT: 1300 631 073
- In Person
You can still opt to pay in person. Please note, we encourage using EFTPOS over the use of Cash, particularly in this current climate. If you are choosing to use cash, please ensure it is the correct amount as our office does not hold cash on site for change.
If students are paying by cash, please ensure they bring it directly to the office and wait for a receipt. At no time should a student give any money to classroom teachers for excursions, teachers will redirect them to the office to pay.
Kind regards,
Dee Camm and Clare Gault
Business Managers
Welcome Back
Welcome back! Hopefully everyone had an opportunity to squeeze in some reading during their break.
The Library is a busy time during Term 3 as we get ready to celebrate Australian children’s literature during Book Week which is held during the last week of August. Students from across the school will have the opportunity to create items to decorate the Library as part of our “Reading is Magic” displays in the lead up to Book Week.
Book Week
Our annual Book Week celebrations are scheduled for 19th – 23rd of August.
We have planned some exciting activities to help us celebrate Book Week. Our Character Costume Parade will be held on Wednesday the 21st of August from 9:15 a.m. on the oval.
This year we are changing our Character Costume Parade slightly. This year we would like to acknowledge more of the students who make the effort to come along in a book themed costume. The goal of our costume parade is to build excitement in children’s literature and to encourage maximum participation in Book Week. This year, each student who participates in our costume parade will have their name put into a lucky draw to win a book prize. There will be one book prize per class. The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prizes that have been awarded in previous years will not be part of our celebrations this year. However, we will still have certificates acknowledging costumes that align with our fun categories as well as other competitions in the lead up to Book Week. Remember, this year’s theme is “Reading is Magic”.
We cannot wait to see all of the awesome costumes! Students are welcome to come and work in the maker space on Fridays at first break to create costume elements in preparation for the costume parade in August.
We also have Meerkat Productions returning to perform a live-action retelling of two of the books that have been nominated to win prizes during Book Week. This year’s books are “Timeless” for lower school students and “Being Jimmy Baxter” for upper school students. We hope everyone is able to join us for these events. Invoices for payment for students to attend these shows will be sent to families in the coming week.
During Book Week each year the Children’s Book Council of Australia award prizes to Australian authors in 6 different categories. This year’s shortlisted books for the Early Childhood Book of the Year and Picture Book of the Year categories are shown below.
Our pick from the Early Childhood category is “Grace and Mr. Milligan”. This story beautifully captures how the power of friendship can help with loss and grief.
Premier’s Reading Challenge
The Premier’s Reading Challenge for 2023 is still running. To complete the challenge students in Prep – Year 4 need to read 20 books, and students in Year 5 and Year 6 need to read 15 books. Reading record sheets are available from class teachers and from the Library.
Have a great week!
Mrs Wilkinison
YEAR PREP:
During PE in term 3, students will develop the fundamental movement skills of dribbling a large ball with the hands as well as striking skills using a range of equipment. Students will be assessed on their coordination and movement patterns when dribbling the ball and striking a ball with equipment.
YEAR ONE and TWO:
During PE in term 3, students will develop the object-control skills of overarm throwing a small ball and controlling and hitting a ball with hockey sticks. They will also apply rules and fair play practices. Students will discuss characteristics of physical activity that takes place indoors and outside. Students will be assessed on their coordination and movement patterns when overarm throwing and striking with a hockey stick.
YEAR 2/3, THREE and FOUR:
During PE in term 3, students will develop catching, throwing and striking skills through games and activities linked to teeball. They will also develop skills to work in a team including respect and fairness and learn to identify game strategies such as positioning. Students will be assessed on striking skills, throwing and catching skills and on fair play and sportsmanship.
YEAR FIVE and SIX:
During PE in term 3, students will develop striking skills through games and activities linked to tennis. They will also develop skills to work in a small group including respect and fairness and learn to identify game strategies such as positioning of the ball. Students will be assessed on striking skills, game skills and on fair play and sportsmanship.
Have a great week.
Mrs Marks - PE Specialist
