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Dear Parents and Caregivers
It was a pleasure to be joined by our Member for Pine Rivers, Ms Nikki Boyd MP as our school leaders were officially inducted into their respective roles yesterday. Our inductees were joined by their parents shortly afterwards for a special morning tea in their honour. A big thank you is extended to our parents for the wonderful morning tea yesterday.
Our Explicit Improvement Agenda in 2019
Our Explicit Improvement Agenda for 2019 continues to focus on Writing practices and processes, Reading strategies and Numeracy, in particular number facts fluency. Over the past six years our NAPLAN data has shown significant improvements in student performance and we are aiming at making further improvements in 2019. We are also continuing to work hard on improving our A-E data on the school report cards, in particular moving students who are achieving D and E ratings in Mathematics and English to a C rating. This agenda provides a clear focus for our professional development activities for the year, and importantly how we work together to improve learning outcomes for all our students. Our school budget will also place emphasis on these improvement areas and will utilise funds from the ‘Investing for Success’ program to provide human and physical resources to support our improvement endeavours.
When finalised, all our school planning documents will be published on the school website.
Free Dress Day – Friday March 8 – Townsville Flood Appeal
Dayboro State School is pleased to support the Red Cross Appeal for the victims of the Townsville Flood Disaster by holding a free dress day for students on Friday 8 March.
Students are welcome to come in free dress for the cost of a gold coin which will be forwarded to assist the people of Townsville.
School Attendance
I am pleased to advise that Dayboro State School achieved an excellent rate of school attendance in 2018 with a result of 95% across the school for the year. Thankyou to our school community for ensuring that “Everyday Counts at Dayboro, Every Day”.
In 2019 , a target of 96% has been set, however, I am concerned at the current high number of unexplained absences and the number of SMS messages which have been sent throughout the last two weeks. By law, the school must know where every student is and the reason why they are not in attendance at school on any particular day. The procedure for an absence is to call the school on 3425 6160 stating the child’s name and reason for absence.
I would be pleased to see, that as a school community, we work in partnership to ensure that our important child protection processes are enacted.
Prep Information – 2020
We are already receiving enquiries about our Prep program for 2020. We are pleased to provide information and enrolment information anytime at our school office. However, I am able to advise that our Prep Information and Enrolment Morning will be held on Wednesday 28 August at 9.30am in our School Hall and enrolment packs will be handed out on the day. This will be followed up with Prep interviews for all newly enrolled students from 14-18 October and a Prep Orientation Day on Tuesday 12 November.
If you have a child born between 1 July 2014 – 30 June 2015, he/she is eligible for Prep enrolment at Dayboro State School in 2019. Please note that Dayboro State School has an Enrolment Management Plan in place – please check at http://education.qld.gov.au/schools/catchment/ for further information.
I would be pleased if this information could be circulated to people who are known to you and are wishing to enrol in our Prep program in 2020.
P&C AGM Meeting
The P&C AGM will be held on Monday 11 March at 6.30pm in the school staffroom. This is a wonderful opportunity for our new families to become involved in our great school and be part of the decision making process. All welcome to attend.
Regards
Garry Drummond
Principal
Dear Families and Friends
Welcome to Week 4! The staff and students have spent the past few weeks getting to know each other, learning class expectations and routines as well as finding out exactly where they are in their learning and what their individual needs for improving are. The focus is now firmly on learning and the curriculum expectations are intensified as children begin working towards achieving their learning goals for the term. It is very important at this time that we encourage and support our students to work with a Growth mindset. Developing a Growth Mindset helps children to accept challenges, learn from their mistakes and renew their focus on what their goals are and how they are going to achieve their individual goals. It is important that as parents we support our students to adopt a Growth Mindset and even to model one ourselves.
- Whole school Assembly every Monday at 9am- All parents welcome.
- Instrumental lessons with our IM teacher John Smallcombe have started and band practice will continue to be Monday 8am. Notes and hire agreements for Instruments went out last week.
- Thank you to our teachers who hosted Pre-Service teachers in their classrooms for 3 weeks. It was the students’ last day on Monday. Dayboro school is proud of providing opportunities to share our quality teaching with other educational facilities and to help prepare future teachers for their chosen career.
- Thank you to those parents who attended the Parent sessions last week and thank you teachers for your hard work in preparing for these. Thank you also teachers for catching up with parents that were unable to attend.
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.
Payments are due for swimming. Last day for payments will be Wednesday 20th February. Children begin swimming the following day. Please return the permission slips even if you have paid on online.
Our Behaviour Focus this week is Week 4
Before and After School
Reading Material : Mental Health
Thank you from Mrs Ryan
Our Vision: “To inspire students to reach their full potential in a safe, caring and educationally challenging environment.”
The ‘Pine Rivers District - Primary School Swimming Trials’ take place tomorrow February 20th, at the Lawnton Pool. Mrs Cassell and Chappy Cam will be in attendance both as officials and team managers.
Good luck Cruz, Carla, Harley, Oscar, Georgia, Rose and Nate. 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 wishes to you all, we hope it is a great competition!
Mrs Cassell and Chappy Cam
Thank you so much for welcoming me back to Dayboro State School. It is so nice to be teaching PE here again, on a Monday and Tuesday, and seeing so many familiar faces are still at Dayboro. I am slowly remembering everyone’s names and learning those that were not here in 2017, before I went on maternity leave.
Term 1 is already turning out to be very busy with lots of School Sport events happening and students practising for their School Athletics Carnival in PE. Please help by ensuring that you send your child to school with their school hat and a drink bottle, not just for break times but also for PE lessons that may take place up on the oval. Further details, including dates, for district trials are below, and if you think your child will qualify at our school carnivals for district Athletics and/or Cross Country this year, please read carefully about the changes.
Pine Rivers District Trial Dates:
Week 4
Wednesday 20th February 2019 – 10-12 YRS Swimming Carnival
Week 6
Monday 4th March 2019 – 10-12 YRS Boys & Girls Hockey
Week 7
Monday 11th March 2019 – 12 YRS Girls Netball
Tuesday 12th March 2019 – 10-12 YRS Rugby League
Wednesday 13th March 2019- 10-12 YRS Girls Soccer
Thursday 14th March 2019 – 10-12 YRS Boys & Girls Touch Football
Week 10
Friday 5th April 2019 – 10-12 YRS Cross Country Carnival
For those that are new to the school or district sport, these trials are for students aged 10 – 12 years old (born 2007-2009). Only students who have played at club level and outstanding in their nominated sport, should be nominated for these trials. Students can only be nominated through the school. For students suitable and interested in trialling, they can express their interest by either writing their name down on the Sport Notices board (located in the CSA) or speaking to Mrs Braun directly. Please note that by adding your name to the list doesn’t automatically qualify you for the trials, it is simply informing Mrs Braun who is interested. When more information and paperwork for each sport becomes available throughout the year, students will then be approached by Mrs Braun to determine if they are suitable for nomination and to represent our school in their nominated sport.
Cross Country and Athletics
This year the dates for two of the big three major sport carnivals (Cross Country & Athletics) has changed because the National competition in these sports is being held in the Northern Territory. Rather than make the top sporting students in the country compete in extremely hot weather, the National events will be held much earlier in the year. This has a flow on effect because all the State events need to be held earlier to determine who gets to Nationals and so on. Therefore District Cross Country is being held in week 10 this term, instead of term 2. Our school Fun Run will still occur in term 2, however, for those wanting to trial for the district carnival MUST attend the training sessions being held this term on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at first break. Students in grades 3-6 who are wanting to join just for some fun and fitness, are also welcome. If you still require a permission form for these training sessions, please see Mrs Braun or ask a grade 3-6 classroom teacher. Mrs Braun is the coach for Monday sessions, Mrs Summers is coaching the Wednesday sessions and Mr Horne on Fridays. These sessions involve lots of running and some drills to build their fitness and prepare them for district and school Cross Country.
The grade 3-6 Athletics Carnival has also been affected this year and will be held this term, instead of term 2. This is for the same reason above, and is in the school calendar for Tuesday 26th March which is week 9. District Athletics will be in week 3 next term and does not affect those students in Prep – grade 2, so the Junior Athletics Carnival will remain in term 3.
I hope this helps and clarifies any confusion regarding dates and the district calendar for the year. If you still have any questions or concerns about these changes, please see Mrs Braun on a Monday or Tuesday.
PE Class of the Week
Congratulations to Prep J for remaining focused and trying your hardest in PE last week. This is a great start to your first year of school, and setting the standard high. I hope this continues and perhaps some older students can learn from you. Keep up the good work and you might be rewarded the trophy again. Well done Prep J!
Mrs Braun
PE Teacher
Hello, from the new Business Manager
Hello, and welcome to week 4! My name is Clare Ingham, and I am the new Business Manager for Dayboro State School, replacing Kayleen Giles who has retired.
I am absolutely thrilled to be at Dayboro SS, and have so far been very welcomed into the school and community. It is my aim to work with families to ensure all students are able to participate in every opportunity they are presented with. For any family that is having financial difficulties and having issues paying for excursions or other curricular events, please contact me and we can discuss your financial options as needed.
Voluntary Financial Contributions
Dayboro SS is seeking Voluntary Financial Contributions from families
In 2019, Dayboro State School is once again seeking parents to participate in the Voluntary Financial Contributions Scheme. The scheme operates at the school to cover the extra costs incurred by the school in providing the best possible learning environment and extra activities for your child/children.
The costs involved in the Voluntary Financial Contributions are:
- $50 per student; or
- $100 per family of two or more enrolled students.
The Voluntary Financial Contribution Scheme provides classroom resources and home readers for our Resource Centre to enhance learning activities for Literacy, Numeracy, Science, Art and Technology. Consumables such as specialised art supplies, coloured paper and card, cooking supplies and colour printer ink cartridges are just some of the items purchased from this money. Class activities and other classroom resources may be purchased with this contribution money as well.
Proceeds raised through the Voluntary Financial Contribution Scheme will benefit all students, so we encourage parents to participate in the scheme.
The Voluntary Financial Contribution Scheme is approved by the P&C each year, and is aligned to the Department of Education policy requirements.
Payments can be made from the following methods:
- Online payments - BPOINT
Dayboro SS and the Department of Education’s preferred method of payment is BPOINT. The web address below provides a direct link to BPOINT.
Enter the CRN (Customer Reference Number) and invoice number as listed below.
Enter the student/s name and the amount you are paying.
- Paying by phone.
If you do not wish to process payments online, you are able to pay by phone using a credit/debit card via BPOINT 1300 631 073.
Please quote the CRN and invoice number below.
- Paying in person.
You can pay in person at the Dayboro State School Administration using EFTPOS, Visa, MasterCard or cash.
Please note, to provide safety to our students and staff in carrying money through the school grounds and community, we are progressing towards becoming a cashless school. Payments made via BPOINT, phone or EFTPOS are encouraged over using cash.
Middle Years Swimming – Years 3 & 4
Payments due on Wednesday 20th February 2019
All payments for the Middle Years Swimming (students in classes 3M, 3OH, 4B and 4S) are due by Wednesday 20th February (tomorrow!) Payment is required prior to students attending.
If you have any issues with payment, please contact me to arrange a payment plan. We do not wish for any student to miss out on this opportunity due to their financial concerns.
Instrumental Music
Payments and Forms due as soon as possible
All students who are participating in the Instrumental Music Program have been invoiced for either one or two items:
- Instrumental Music Program: $60
- Instrumental Music Program, Instrument Hire: $120
All students should now have a letter to parents, outlining the costs involved.
Again, if there are any families that are having issues with payments, please contact me to arrange a payment plan.
Kind regards,
Clare Ingham
Business Manager
Sarah, Mary and Jane
Banking Co-ordinators
What’s happening at before and after school care 15 02 2019
Ph 0459 991 697
This week, we have been focusing on embedding multi-culturalism into our service through wet chalk drawing Indigenous symbols with Miss Katie and dot painting our handprints with Miss Mele. Some of our children also turned their footprints into some great art pieces including dolphins, dogs, birds and even a cactus!! Our prep children have been showing great co-ordination skills by skipping with the hula hoops, and children across various ages participated in a target game run by our sports co-ordinator Sophie.R and prep buddy Grace G. Our outdoor play has been restricted this week due to the heat, but it didn’t stop our creative skills with some of our children turning paper chatterboxes into puppets using googly eyes, feathers and other crafty materials they could find. We’ve also received some awesome ideas for the coming weeks through our children’s meetings, including handprint transformations, learning Japanese, touch football, oz tag and musical chairs. One of the biggest highlights of the week was seeing our prep buddies enjoying some time with the preppies, as well as the children getting into the spirit of Valentine’s Day by writing a kind message about someone else at the service.
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, our service has a 48hr cancellation policy to avoid being charged 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 is now back and running from 4:30-5:00pm Monday-Thursdays. 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 access 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
