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Dear Parents/Caregivers
Welcome to Week 2 of the new 'normal' for our school.
Our students have all settled in much better than anticipated and are now engaging well with their curriculum work and projects. Once again, thank you to everyone for your continued support with the social distancing requirements and the staggered school finishing times.
One of the most frequent questions being asked is about school events and what the rest of the school year may look like. In short, the answer is wait and see as to what the Chief Medical Officer and the Director-General of Education will do in term of relaxing restrictions.
However, within the scope of what we are able to do we are re-introducing some of our 'normal' activities. Band lessons and choir practices have resumed and Dance Fever have been booked for next term. A “Rock your Socks” day has been planned for June 19 with a gold coin donation to a charity which will be selected by our Student Council.
Many of our school events such as sports days, camps, excursions, concerts have not been scheduled as we await the decisions about school activities. At present assemblies, sports days and school gatherings are not permitted. Depending on when, and to what level restrictions are relaxed will determine which of these events can be rescheduled this year. Unfortunately, non-essential visitors and volunteers remain restricted at this stage.
Another significant change will be to our report cards for this semester. Please take the opportunity to read through the Head of Department’s (Curriculum) section of this newsletter as it outlines what and how reporting will occur for this semester. Reports will be issued in Week 2 of Term 3 on Wednesday 22 July.
Once again, on behalf of our teaching team, thank you for your ongoing support during these unprecedented times for our school.
Prep Enrolments -2021
We are already receiving enquiries about our Prep program for 2021. 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 19 August at 9.30am in our School Hall. This will be followed up with Prep interviews for all newly enrolled students from 19-23 October and a Prep Orientation Day on Tuesday 10 November.
If you have a child born between 1 July 2015 – 30 June 2016, he/she is eligible for Prep enrolment at Dayboro State School in 2021. 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.
We have had several enquiries regarding enrolling at Dayboro Prep from outside the catchment area. Families who view Dayboro as their school of choice are very welcome to submit an enrolment application, however the outcome of the application will not be advised until late October when available places are allocated in the order of receipt.
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 2021.
Garry Drummond
Principal
Dear Families and Friends
Our first week back with all our students was a very busy one! We celebrated some key events in our yearly calendar even though it was in a socially distanced acceptable way.
On Wednesday we celebrated National Simultaneous Story Time day. The book chosen this year was Chicken Divas written and illustrated by Lucinda Gifford. Children across Australia all read this book at the same time and then were involved in activities afterwards. Our children were entertained at the library with activities and a special reading of the book. A special thanks to Mrs Wilkinson and Mrs Hetherington for organising this special day.
We also held our annual event “Under 8’s day” although it was a very scaled back celebration this year. The Preps had a PJ, Picnic, Play day and spent the day doing a range of fun activities that supported the theme of Under 8’s week across Australia this year “Play. Playfulness. Engaged Learners.”
Please remember that all children are expected to wait in the CSA before School between 8:15am until the bell goes at 8:40am. The children are supervised during this time. Prep and Yr 1 children will start classes at 8:40am. They will leave the CSA first at 8:35am, They will be collected by their teachers and taken to their classrooms. All other students in Yrs 2-6 will be let go from the CSA as per usual and walk straight to classrooms.
In the afternoons, Preps and Year 1’s will be released at 2:50pm and collected by parents in the garden area outside of the Prep rooms.(if needed) All other children will line up for buses, childcare and OSHC as per usual. The rest of the school will be released at 3pm and go home as they usually would.
DATE CLAIMERS TERM 2
Tuesday 2nd June Newsletter out.
Friday 5th June- World Environment Day
Saturday 6th June Queensland Day
Friday 19th June Fun Socks Friday
WINTER IS ON ITS WAY!
PLEASE SEE BELOW A REMINDER OF UNIFORM EXPECTATIONS AND OPTIONS FOR WINTER.
Thank you to our new Chappy Andrew and St Aidan’s Anglican church for organising the delivery of chocolates and home knitted beanies for our staff. We loved the beanies.
What a lovely gesture!!!
Exciting News! Dance Fever is back and we have the go ahead to run our usual program next term. So…during Term 3, as part of the school’s The Arts – Dance Program and Smart Moves Program, all students will be participating in weekly dance lessons run by the company Dance Fever, Australia.
The program of 10 thirty minute lessons will start in Term 3 on Thursday 16th July and continue every Thursday for the remainder of the term. Each class will participate in the lessons learning a range of suitable dances. The emphasis of the program is on enjoyment, social skills and learning something different in the way of physical activity. The program is designed specifically for Primary Schools.
Having participated for the last six years we are well aware of the benefits of the program and the enjoyment and skills gained by the students.
The cost of the program is $30 for the term, working out to only $3 per lesson.
Please assist us to make this program a success by paying promptly and ensuring full participation.
Dance Fever have adjusted their curriculum to ensure correct social distancing requirements and appropriate activities are in place for each class. A note will be going home this week and invoices have been sent out.
It’s timely to thank our Dayboro community for all they do to support the students at our school!
Thank you Mrs Ryan!
Our Vision: “To inspire students to reach their full potential in a safe, caring and educationally challenging environment.”
New Payment Method: Qkr! by Masterpass
Dayboro State School now has Qkr! by Masterpass. Qkr! by Masterpass is another one of the Department of Education’s preferred method of payments, and it is very easy to use.
Click on this link https://vimeo.com/185424067 to watch the demonstrational video on Qkr!
Qkr! is now up and running in the school, and you can process all school-based payments (i.e. Dance Fever, Swimming, Camps, etc.). All you need to do is to follow the steps on the images below. If you need any assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact the school to find out more information.
Kind regards,
Clare Gault
Business Manager
Good Morning Everyone
I'm sure parents and children alike are glad that all grades are now back at school. It’s reassuring to see a return to normality, though there's still a long way to go.
General Meeting
The P&C is pleased to announce the return to general meetings. Our next meeting is set to be virtual, a first for us, but necessary until its safe for visitors to attend the school grounds.
Monday 8th June 6:30pm
Virtual details to follow - please email myself or our P&C Secretary (secretary@dayboropandc.org.au) if you'd like to participate.
Tuckshop
Thank you to all parents for being flexible and responding so well to our plan for split grade tuckshop days. This has helped tremendously in being able to run the tuckshop well.
Split Grade Tuckshop Days
- Prep to Grade 2: Wednesday’s only
- Grades 3 to 6: Friday’s only
Ordering Deadlines:
Flexischools: 1am the day of service
Brownbag: First bell the day of service
Uniform Shop
We’re still taking your orders! Please email orders to uniformshop@dayboropandc.org.au or deliver them to the office. They will be processed on Wednesday afternoons and returned to the office for collection. Uniform Shop Order Form
Mareeta Herricane
President
Assessment and Reporting
Semester 1, 2020
Dear Parents/ Carers,
Remote Learning during Term 2 has resulted in a change to the way teachers will be reporting to parents on student progress during Semester 1, 2020. Education Queensland has determined requirements for all state schools in consideration of the time students have been ‘learning at home’ that means the school academic report you usually receive in Week 10 of Term 2 will look a little different.
At Dayboro State School teachers report to parents about:
- the learning expectations for the student;
- the student’s achievement against expected standards;
- how well the student is engaging with the expected learning; and
- how the student may be able to improve.
Key Changes to note for Semester 1 reporting:
- Only 4 Key Learning Areas will be reported on in Semester 1 (Years 1-6): English, Maths, Science & Health and Physical Education (HPE);
- English, Maths, Science & HPE will each have a rating of student achievement on a 5 point scale (A-E for Years 3-6; VH to SR for Years 1-2), but no teacher comment;
- An Overall Comment only will summarise student learning progress in Prep (no ratings in English, Maths, Science or HPE)
- All students P-6 will receive a rating for Behaviour (5 point scale from Excellent to Needs Improvement)
- All students P-6 will receive an Overall Comment on student progress for the semester.
To ensure fair and valid assessment for all students upon their return from Remote Learning, Semester 1 reports will be delayed until Week 2 of Term 3. Reports will be emailed home on Wednesday, 22 July.
Parent/ teacher interviews are scheduled for the end of Term 3, 2020, as per the school’s normal reporting schedule. It is expected that all Key Learning Areas for Prep to Year 6 will be assessed and reported on in Semester 2, as usual.
If you have any questions regarding the changes to the Semester 1 school report for your child, please contact Mrs Linda Smith or Mrs Karen Ryan via the school office.
Regards,
Linda Smith Mrs Karen Ryan
Head of Department (Curriculum) (Deputy Principal)
The University of Queensland’s Every Family project is offering a free live streamed Fear-Less webinar for parents and caregivers of children who are experiencing feelings of worry and anxiety.
The Fear-Less webinar provides parents and caregivers with strategies to help their child learn to manage their worries and anxious feelings. The 90-minute free live streamed Fear-Less webinar, presented by clinical psychologist Dr Ingrid Hawkins, will be presented on Tuesday, 16th of June 2020 - 7PM to 8.30PM
To register, parents and caregivers can email: everyfamily@uq.edu.au. For more information, please see the attached flyer.
HAMMOND, Tracey
Special Education Teacher
ICAS 2020 INVITATION
Dayboro State School will be participating in the world-renowned ICAS Assessments in English, Mathematics and Science this year. ICAS is developed by UNSW Global, a wholly owned subsidiary of UNSW Sydney, with over 35 years’ experience in educational assessments. ICAS is designed to target students’ higher-order thinking and problem-solving skills.
Each assessment celebrates students’ accomplishments by providing opportunities for recognition. Every student will receive a printed certificate and an online result report. Top performers will be eligible for medals and are invited to attend special award ceremonies to have their academic excellence publicly recognised.
We encourage you to consider entering your child into ICAS this year. The assessments are suitable for students wishing to extend themselves academically and take up the personal challenge of competing in an international assessment. Your child will be presented with high quality, expert-developed questions, allowing them to apply their learning without the need for prior study or revision.
ICAS Assessments are now online, a move that reflects a sector-wide transition to computer-based assessments. This allows greater accessibility for students and faster delivery of results.
Learn more about ICAS here: unsw.global/ICAS
If you would like your child to participate in any of the subjects listed above, please visit the new online Parent Payment System to make a direct payment to UNSW Global. The Parent Payment System is a simple and secure online payment service specifically for parents to purchase ICAS Assessments.
The web link is:
Our school’s unique access code is: QSM726
Online payment closes Friday, 17 July 2020.
Parent purchases:
IMPORTANT: Please enter your child’s name accurately into the system as it will appear on their ICAS certificate.
Privacy notification
UNSW Global stores, uses and modifies the ICAS Assessments data in order to generate reports, conduct research and analysis, and improve its products and services. UNSW Global will not hold or use ICAS Assessments data that constitutes personal information for longer than 15 years. As the parent or guardian of a student who intends to sit ICAS Assessments, you consent to the school collecting the ICAS Assessments data that relates to the student, disclosing it to UNSW Global and to UNSW Global’s use of it in the manner outlined above. You also consent to the school assigning this consent to UNSW Global.
Please do not hesitate to contact Mrs Smith if you have any questions.
Library and Maker Space News
National Simultaneous Storytime
We had an absolutely fabulous time celebrating National Simultaneous Storytime throughout last week. After reading the story, “Whitney & Britney Chicken Divas”, classes from the lower school joined in with creating their own amazing singing chickens, danced chicken dances, completed on-line puzzles and decorated the Library space with gorgeous colouring in pages.
Interested students are still able to access craft and puzzle activities about Whitney and Britney through the National Simultaneous Storytime tab in the Dayboro State School Virtual Library (access via The Learning Place Blackboard).
2020 Premier’s Reading Challenge Reminder
The 2020 Premier’s Reading Challenge began on May 11th and is open until August 28th.
Reading recording sheets are available on the Premier’s Reading Challenge website in the Downloads and Forms section. Recording sheets can be collected from the school Library.
eBooks Digital Library Reminder
To support home-based learning during Term 2, temporary access (at no charge) to the eBooks Digital Library has been approved for all students until 20 July 2020.
All students are now registered to borrow eBooks and audiobooks from the eBooks Digital Library until 20 July 2020.
What is the eBooks Digital Library?
The eBooks Digital Library contains over 45,000 eBooks and audiobooks, including fiction and nonfiction reading material for students and is compatible on almost any device. The collection includes easy readers, comic and graphic novels, science fiction, and fantasy. It is available via web browser, or the (free) Sora or OverDrive app.
How do I access the eBooks service on a laptop or in a web browser?
1. Open Sora (works best with Chrome) or open OverDrive Classic
2. Log in with your Department username (MIS ID)
How do I access the eBooks service on a mobile device?
1. Install the free Sora or OverDrive app.
2. Search for Education Queensland (in Sora) or Queensland State Schools (in OverDrive).
3. Log in with your Department username (MIS ID)
Please contact eResource Services if you have any questions or concerns. Happy reading!
Overdue Loans
A reminder to all students to please return all overdue books as soon as possible.
Thank you for you continued support,
Mrs Wilkinson and Mrs H.
Dear Parents/Caregivers,
Just a reminder to year 4,5 & 6 students about Crochet Club…
Crochet Club is on every Tuesday in my room during play time at first break.
If children would like to join, they need to bring two or three balls of colourful 8 ply wool and a size 4 or 4.5mm crochet hook (about $4 from Big W)..
They can give their wool and hook to me as soon as they are ready so that I can start a granny square for them. If you have wool at home which you would be happy to donate to our club, I would be most grateful. It will also be necessary for the children to have a bag in which to keep their crochet gear. A fabric shopping bag is ideal!
I have some students from previous clubs who are willing to join in and mentor their friends.
When they are confident, it is lovely to see them sitting under trees, or in our year 6 courtyard crocheting together!
Thanks for your ongoing support of our wonderful children.
Melinda Foord
Here are some photos from this weeks Club.
Issue 4 of Book Club is open now with book prices starting from just $3. If required, additional brochures are available from the school office and from the Library.
All book club orders placed help to raise money for the school Library to purchase books and resources suggested by students. Book Club orders can be placed on-line using LOOP (preferred) or orders with payment can be dropped off at the office. Orders for Book Club close on June 12th, 2020.
Hi Parents and Guardians,
Below are some tips and support around children who may be struggling to adapt after lockdown. This resource article is provided by good grief
Your sincerely
Chappy Andrew
Dayboro State School: Thursdays and Fridays
A big welcome back to all our children who returned to school last week – we have enjoyed catching up with you all. Our children over the last fortnight have been learning about why Reconciliation Week is when it is, and have been using Indigenous symbols in art activities and games to familiarise themselves with what each symbol represents. Octopus tag was well received after a child suggested this at the children’s meeting. These children’s meetings occur weekly and allow children to have input into the weekly program.
If your child/ren will be absent from a session, please ensure they are marked absent on the iparent portal. This is done under the bookings tab by selecting the date/session and clicking the red x on the right. Please see one of our educators for support if you are experiencing issues making or managing your bookings. Please also ensure you are able access your iparent portal – this is where you make and amend your bookings and receive notifications, messages and newsletters from us in addition to this fortnightly segment.
Vacancies are available for both morning and afternoon sessions on selected days, and we welcome all children and families to the service. To enrol your child, please visit www.helpinghandsnetwork.com.au, selecting Dayboro as your service and following the prompts to access the iParent Portal. If you have any issues, please contact Jenny at the service on 0459 991 697 or our customer accounts on 1300 612 462.
