Colour Run SUCCESS!

What a great afternoon we had recently for the colour run! Our P&C really outdid themselves in organising such a fun, engaging community event. Of course, we were focussed on fundraising for a new playground and fundraise we did!

The P&C have raised approximately $15,000. A big thank you to all the families who fundraised for our school.

Our class winners with an average/student:

Prep J: $119.13/student

Prep C: $117.27/student

3C: $112.29/student

With class results so close, the P&C would like to offer both Prep classes their choice of a movie afternoon or pizza party, students can discuss with their teachers. 3C will receive an ice cream of choice for each student.

Some individual students below will be contacted via their parents regarding prizes for their phenomenal fundraising efforts:

Erling $900

Wyatt $870

Charlotte A $805

Chase B $650

Charlie $620

Jacko $520

Hudson $385

Mia $360

Orlando $310

Aubrey 310

Isla D $305

Kalyn $305

Oliver $270

Willow $270

Amity $265

Staffing news

Saying Happy Retirement to Mrs Costelloe at assembly on Monday was super memorable. We acknowledge Lorelle’s 25-year commitment to our school as a teacher aide. Lorelle and her brothers also attended Dayboro State School as students. Mrs Costelloe has been a long-time support for our DSS students and staff. She has listened and encouraged MANY students to read and learn in all areas over her time here as a teacher aide. In her community roles as President and now Vice President of the Lion’s Club, she has been a huge support for our beautiful school. We know that we will not say "Goodbye” to Mrs Costello as a DSS friend, but we farewell her as a staff member. Have a wonderful trip Lorelle and enjoy the chance to finally put your feet up and let your family look after you.

I am taking some long service leave from the end of this week through to the middle of week 1, term 4, and travelling over to Europe with my family. Karen Ryan will capably step up as Acting Principal during this time and Dee Mathieson as Acting Deputy Principal. I know these ladies will be in touch around any important end of term communications.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you the parents for your support during term 3. It has been a busy community event term and rich with learning for our students. I do not underestimate your role in ensuring that our children are here and ready for learning each morning. Our staff are extremely committed to your children and also lucky to have your support.

Have a wonderful Spring holiday!

School Calendar

Please find attached our latest school calendar V6 to keep you informed of our last couple of weeks of our term 3 events.

I have also attached the draft version of Term 4 Calendar to give you the heads up about our upcoming events. We will publish the official Term 4 Parent calendar in the last week of this term.  

Have a great week!
Gabrielle

Dear Families and Friends

JUNIOR ATHLETICS CARNIVAL FRIDAY  29th AUGUST  9am

CHOIR IS BACK!!!

Our amazing Instrumental teacher Mrs Reed is forming our Choir again. Students from Year 1-6 are invited to be part of our school choir. All interested students are asked to meet Mrs Reed in the Music room this Wednesday at eating time 11am. Please bring your first break food with you. Practice will run until 11:50am. Choir will be on every Wednesday at first break every week so it is important that any students wishing to participate make a commitment to attend practices every week.

FATHER’S DAY STALL- DATE CLAIMER

Wednesday 2nd September -

Our P&C and their band of helpers have been working tirelessly to prepare for our Annual Father’s Day stall. Once again, the children will be very excitedly choosing and purchasing their gifts for their Dads’. There are special Dad packs available.

We hope all our fathers, grandfathers and special others have a fabulous day.

Positive Behaviour for Learning - Focus for Week 7 and 8. 

This week our Explicit Teaching Classroom focus is on Playground Expectations and how to be safe and respectful in the playgrounds at break times.

Our specific areas focus will be on the area of Tuckerbox and Office and the expectations around how to Be Safe, Be Respectful and Be a Learner in these areas.

Thank you from Mrs Ryan

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

 

Upcoming Excursions and Incursions

The following excursions/incursions have now been invoiced to those who have provided consent:

As we now must gain consent prior to invoicing students, only students who have provided consent will have received an invoice. If you are yet to receive an invoice, please contact our Business Managers. All consents/permissions must be provided via Qparents. If you are not yet signed up to Qparents, we strongly encourage you to do so. If you are having any difficulties with Qparents, please contact Jill in the office for assistance.

If you have a credit on your child’s account (including siblings), you can use the credit for the above excursion. 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 assist families to ensure every student has access to every opportunity.

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:

1. Clicking on the link on the invoice, which will take you directly to the BPOINT page.
2. 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.

Statements

Families will soon be receiving Debtor Statements via email. These are to show what invoices remain owing on student accounts. Only students who have an outstanding invoice or credit will have received the statement. It is important to understand that this is not another invoice being issued to families. If you are in credit (i.e. a negative amount), this can be used against any current or future invoices you may receive, including school camps.

Please check through your statements thoroughly and advise the School if there are any discrepancies (for example, you have been invoiced for Instrumental Music however your child did not participate). Please email all discrepancies through to bsm@dayboross.eq.edu.au.

If you have a credit on your account as well as an active invoice, please contact the School to advise us if you wish to use the credit against the invoice. We cannot apply credits automatically, so please let us know and we can do this for you. This also goes for sibling accounts, as we can apply the credits from one sibling to another siblings active invoice.

If parents/caregivers have questions or concerns regarding statements, please don’t hesitate to contact one of the Business Managers – we are always more than happy to help.

Kind regards,

Clare Gault and Nichole Anderson
Business Managers

COLOUR RUN RAISES $15,000

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

We would like to thank each and every one of you who participated in our bi-annual colour run.  We hope you enjoyed the day as much as we did!

This isn’t just a run—it’s our biggest fundraiser of the year, and your help and contribution has helped us raise funds for:

 A brand-new playground for our kids to climb, laugh and play
❄️ And air conditioning for the school hall - because even learning deserves to be a breeze!

Days like this are not possible without the help of many.  The P&C would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all who fundraised, all businesses who generously donated prizes, our volunteers and everyone who ran. 

You are the reason our 2025 Colour Run was such a great success

thank you!

The Tuckerbox

French Day – Friday 12^th September

The much anticipated French Day is approaching.  Keep an eye out on School 24 – Events Page for the menu options.

Volunteer Opportunities

We would love your help!  Any time you can give would be greatly appreciated.

Father’s Day Stall – Tuesday 2^nd September

• 8:40am – 11am
• 12:00pm – 1.30pm

Music in the Park – Sunday 7^th  September

• 11am – 2.30pm
• 3:00pm – 6.00pm

Next Meeting – Monday 8^th September (on Teams)

Our next meeting is being held via teams and we welcome any members of the community who would like to attend.

If you have any items that you would like to discuss, please send them to Steph at secretary@dayboropandc.org.au so it can be added to the agenda.

Rhiannon Fealy

P&C President

president@dayboropandc.org.au

Book Week

Our annual Book Week character costume parade took place last week and didn’t you all look fabulous!  Thank you everyone for joining in with our Book Week celebrations last week, it was great to see such a wonderful variety of book characters represented.  We hope that everyone spent some time reading and talking about books during book week. A special thanks to all the parents and other family members who helped our students with their costumes.

Congratulations to the students who entered our library competitions and were successful in winning a prize.  Please remember to collect you competition entries from the library.

Congratulations to the following students who have been drawn from the lucky draw over the last two weeks:

Naomi   1D

Leilo    Prep J

We hope everyone enjoyed the Meerkat Productions performances of “The Garden of Broken Things” and “Small Acts” as part of our Book Week celebrations. 

Premier's Reading Challenge

The Premier’s Reading Challenge reading period has now ended.  Please ensure your reading recording sheets are returned to your teacher by this Friday so that you ensure you receive your certificate acknowledging that you have completed the reading challenge.  These certificates will be presented later in the year.

The winning house for our interschool Premier’s Reading Challenge House Cup will be announced at assembly on Monday.  Good luck everyone!

Have a great week!

Mrs Wilkinson

Book Club

Book Club for Term 3 is now open.  Brochures for this issue of Book Club will be distributed to students as soon as they arrive and the catalogue 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 Thursday the 4th of September.

SUBWAY Day...

On Monday in week 10 of this term, 15^th September, the Student Council is holding a SUBWAY DAY.

Funds raised with go towards school improvements. The students have asked for sporting equipment to be available in classrooms for student use!

The eldest in the family will bring home a flyer this week, which you can keep somewhere safe.

Please use the following link to order your child's lunch. 
This link is active now, so feel free to order at your earliest convenience.

Thank you for supporting our school.

Hi lovely families, 

This coming school holidays I will be on team at the Murrumba SHACK Day camp. This is a 3-day fun faith-based holiday program that may interest your primary aged child/ren. Please see the details below to register now and feel free to touch base with me if you have any questions ??

Kindly, 
Chappy Hannah 

French Day – September 12

French Day at Dayboro SS will take place on Friday,

September 12 (Week 9).

Dress-up Day

All students are encouraged to dress in French theme. This could be the colours of the French flag (dark blue, white and red), a popular French structure such as the Eiffel Tower, a French food item, a bottle of perfume, a famous French person from history or the present, or a character from a cartoon, movie or story. I am asking students to be creative and use what they have at home. They can also use ideas and costumes from previous years. There are lots of DIY ideas that come up in an online search. There is no cost for dressing up.

Other ideas: a mime artist, French traditional costumes, Madeline, an artist or even the painting itself.  

French Tuckshop

Thanks to our wonderful tuckshop helpers there will be a sumptuous selection of French-themed food available for pre-purchase. Watch the events section of School24.

Orders must be placed by Tuesday, September 9.

Activities

Also, I am organising some French activities during playtime on French Day. More details to follow.

Learning another language is so much more than learning just words. It encourages us to think about what shapes our views and opinions of the world.

We all have a culture; it isn’t something that we need to look for.

Madame Shaw

French Teacher