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Dear Parents and Caregivers
Welcome to the second edition of our new electronic school newsletter. I hope everyone is enjoying the convenience of having our school information delivered directly to your device or home computer. The newsletter is still in its infancy, but as it unfolds our goal is to include more class happenings, regular columns from our specialist teachers, student work samples, and hyperlinks to articles of interest to our parents and community. Remember to click on the Calendar at the top right of the newsletter to see whats on in our school community. We are working on a "Whats on" section which will show the current week or two. But in the meantime everything is in the calendar.
Our Day 8 enrolment for 2019 is 355 students. Our enrolment is a little lower than this time in 2018 due to a very large cohort of 59 Year 6 students leaving at the end of 2018 and an enrolment of 46 in Prep this year. Once again, we have maintained staffing levels and it has not been necessary to adjust any classes for the beginning of the school year.
Thank you again to our school community for the positive and successful start to the 2019 school year. I look forward to working with our community, teachers and students to progress our improvement agenda in Writing, Reading and Numeracy over the next four terms.
New Chaplain
I would like to introduce Mr Cameron Quirk to our school community as our new School Chaplain. Chappy Cam is an experienced School Chaplain having completed over ten years in the role in several Mackay schools. Chappy Cam will be at our school on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and every alternate Monday. We look forward to welcoming Cameron to our school and our wider community.
School Leaders Induction Ceremony
The 2018 school leaders will be inducted at a special assembly next Monday 18 February at 9.00am. Our special guest will be the Member for Pine Rivers, Ms Nikki Boyd MP who will present our new leaders with their badges of office. All welcome to attend.
Before School Procedures and Playgrounds
Students at Dayboro are encouraged to arrive after 8.15am in the morning and are required to assemble in the CSA where supervision is provided until the school bell at 8.40am. This policy ensures that all students are safe and assists if an emergency situation arises at the school. Students arriving at school after 8.50am are required to attend the school office to obtain a ‘late slip’ for presentation to the class teacher. I would also like to remind parents that as no staff supervision is available, the use of playgrounds before or after school is discouraged and not supported by the school.
Student Council 2019
Congratulations to the following students who have selected by their class peers as class Student Council Representatives for 2019. Our four school captains are automatically members and leaders of the Council.
I look forward to working with our representatives at our meetings. The Student Council representatives will be presented with their badges at the Student Leaders Induction on Monday 18 February.
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Class |
Representative |
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2/3P |
Sienna L |
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3OH |
Makayla G |
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3M |
Maddie G |
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4S |
Hollie S |
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4B |
Lexi S |
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5M |
Georgia K |
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5H |
Lucy S |
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5/6F |
Lily L |
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6C |
Clare P |
Garry Drummond
Principal
Dear Families and Friends
Once again what a fantastic start to the year our students have had. Week 3 is a very busy week for our school with Parent Information sessions the main focus of the week. We look forward to seeing you at these sessions as we believe the partnership between home and school is the key to maximising learning for our students.
See further information below:
PARENT INFORMATION SESSIONS
Please see below the timetable for the Parent Information Sessions for this week.
The intention of these sessions is for the class teachers to provide information about what will be happening across the year level and in individual classes throughout the 2019 school year.
It is also an opportunity for you as a parent to clarify any key points raised.
During this time, there will not be an opportunity for you to discuss individual needs or concerns regarding your child.
I know you will respect the fact that, should you have something to discuss with the teacher regarding your child, you will follow the protocol of organising a meeting with them. This will allow for a more personal approach and for the teacher to be prepared and fully present at the meeting.
- Whole school Assembly every Monday at 9am- All parents welcome.
- Our Special Leaders Induction Assembly will take place on Monday 18th February at 9am
- Instrumental lessons with our IM teacher John Smallcombe. will start Week 3 Monday 11th February for continuing students and notes and instruments for beginners have been sent home yesterday, ready for them to start next Monday. Please email Mr Smallcombe or phone the office if your child is not continuing.
- Prep Vision forms need to be returned to the Prep class teachers by this Wednesday.
PE Swimming Lessons Term One for Years 3 and 4
Lessons for Years 3 and 4 begin next week! Thanks for the tremendous response in returning permission slips and payment. Please make sure that all swimming gear, and school uniforms are clearly labelled to avoid things getting misplaced and lost.A reminder that ALL students require swimmers, sun protective shirt, swim cap, towel and goggles all clearly named. Swimming starts Thursday 21/2 and finishes Friday 22/3.ABSENCES
Please ring the school and give a reason for absence if your child is going to be away. School starts at 8:50 am and if children arrive after this time they are to go to the office for a late slip. All children departing early from school need to be signed out at the office first. It is important, especially in the first few weeks, that students attend regularly and for the whole day. Teachers in the first few weeks are setting expectations, establishing rules and routines and testing students to help cater for students needs and if children are absent during this time they miss out on this important beginning of year establishment phase.
Thank you from Mrs Ryan
Our Vision: “To inspire students to reach their full potential in a safe, caring and educationally challenging environment.”
Dayboro State School supports students diagnosed with anaphylaxis or at risk of anaphylaxis and uses a range of strategies to reduce allergens in school.
We have one student in Year 4 with a NUT allergy and ask parents in Year 4 not to send any nut containing products in lunchboxes. Parents in other grades are kindly requested to refrain from sending nuts also. This is not a ban, but a strategy in place to reduce the chance of a student at risk of anaphylaxis coming into contact with their allergen.
Our strategies include: not sharing food, handwashing, reduction of foods and empty food containers in school activities and education for students and community members.
If you would like to know further information on Anaphylaxis Management: https://education.qld.gov.au/students/student-health-safety-wellbeing/student-health/health-support-needs
Dayboro SS staff are attending an Anaphylaxis training with a trained professional tomorrow afternoon in the library.
Tracey Hammond
SEP TEACHER
4B have been busy working on some poetry based on getting to know me. Here are some fantastic examples of their work.
Well done 4B!
We have had a busy start to the new year. Students have already been visiting with their classes (and at lunch time) to borrow books for reading. We have had a substantial number of books very generously donated to the library and many of the titles are proving to be very popular with the students. We would like to say a very big “Thank you” for all of our wonderful new books.
The Library is also proving to be a popular place to visit during lunch breaks. Students have been very busy creating amazing items in our makerspace. We have had some fantastic donations of craft materials to this section of the Library. Our students have wonderful imaginations and they are able to use even the most ordinary items to create marvellous things. Since the start of term coloured paper, straws, wiggly eyes and paper punches have been in constant demand with the students.
We have also seen an increase in the number of students coming along to play board games and to use Osmo (iPad problem solving games) during the break. Board games not only provide students with a fun distraction during their break times, but they also foster skills with teamwork, coordination and strategizing. All students playing board games during their breaks are to be congratulated for taking responsibility for the games they are using and ensuring that their equipment is cleaned up correctly.
Students are reminded that they will need a library bag to provide protection to Library books when borrowing. For the next few weeks, students who do not have a Library bag have an opportunity to help make a Library bag in the makerspace for their own use. We have a limited amount of previously donated fabric to use for this purpose, and we would have also had some very welcome donations of pre-sewn Library bags that we have been passing on to students who are keen to borrow and do not have a Library bag available.
We would like to say a very big “Thank you” to all of the people in the Dayboro community who have made these very generous donations to the library. These donations go a long way in supporting our students. We truly appreciate it.
Kind regards,
Mrs Wilkinson and Mrs H.
The ‘Pine Rivers District - Primary School Swimming Trials’ takes place next Wednesday February 20th, at the Lawnton Pool. We are pleased to say that eight Dayboro State School children will be attending on this day. Selection is based on meeting certain qualifying times (set by district management), and these times were obtained from the Senior Swimming Carnival held late last year.
Congratulations to: Cruz, Carla, Harley, Oscar, Georgia, Rose, Nate and Zeke. Thank you to all parents who have made themselves available to attend these swimming trials – this is very much appreciated. Don’t forget that there will be a $2.00 entry fee for spectators. Please remember also to pack a good meal and plenty of fluids for your children, along with all necessary swimming gear (including a swimming cap – important!) and a change of clothing. There will be a canteen available on the day. Best of luck to you all, we hope it is a great competition!
What’s happening at before and after school care 13/02/2019
Ph 0459 991 697
Children this week have been participating in silent ball, basketball, netball, dancing and relay races. These activities have helped our children develop their teamwork skills, confidence, resilience and social skills. Inside the house we have been getting creative with marble painting, drawing, mobilo and magnetic tiles. The children were very keen to see their marble paintings on the wall with a silhouette of their profile in the middle. Role play continues to be a hit with the children, particularly prep children, with the latest scenario being driving cars and re-fueling at the petrol station. Our prep buddies have been great supporting this role play, pretending to fill their car with petrol and role-playing shop attendants for the children. Children were also keen to learn about earthquakes and how they are formed with Miss Jenny.
Our afternoons have been filling up very fast and we currently have a waiting list for some afternoons. We still have a handful of spaces every morning, so if you are interested in booking your child/ren in please see below on how to do this to secure your spot.
If your child/ren are going to be absent for a session, they can be marked absent on the iParent Portal by clicking the day and session you would like to mark absent and clicking the red x on the right-hand side. The service will receive a notification when this occurs. Please note, we require 7 days notice of cancellations to avoid paying for the session. If you need to change your bookings, this can also be done on the iParent Portal. One of our friendly team will be happy to assist you if there are any issues with this process.
Homework club will be returning from next week from 4:30-5:00pm. Please let one of our friendly team know if you would like your child to be included in this.
We welcome all new families to the service, Helping Hands Dayboro requires online enrolment forms to be completed before attending the service. Online bookings and enrolments can be made through the iParent Portal which can be accessed through the Helping Hands Network site by selecting Dayboro as your service and signing up following the prompts.
If you have any issues, please contact Jenny at the service on 0459 991 697 or our customer accounts on 1300 612 462
