Dear Parents and Caregivers

School Opinion Survey has changed for 2020

Traditionally the School Opinion Survey has occurred during term 3 for students, staff and parents.  For 2020 only, the SOS will be replaced with a shorter online pulse survey that will take place over the next few weeks.  The pulse survey will provide an opportunity for reflection on schools’ and the department’s response to COVID-19 and an opportunity for us to reflect and provide feedback to the system to inform future policy. 

Again there will be three surveys- staff, students and parents – each of which will have its own individual link.  All responses, as usual, are confidential. The survey has been designed for easy completion on a smartphone and can be completed in less than 5 minutes.

The link for completing our Parent Opinion Survey is below:-

I would like to thank everyone in advance for completing the school survey.  The school will receive a report later in the school year which will influence our future planning. The survey is open until Friday 17 July.

Arriving to School Early

Could I please remind parents and caregivers that the optimum time for student arrival at school is between 8.15am and 8.30am.  Some students are arriving very early to school with limited resources for supervision. Our OHSC Provider, Helping Hands, is available to families who wish to take advantage of before and after school programs.

Rock Your Crazy Socks Day – This Friday

Our Student Council is holding a “Rock Your Crazy Socks” Day this Friday 19 June. We are inviting everyone to join in the fun by wearing your craziest, zaniest socks to school for the day! A gold coin donation will go towards Student Council fundraising for this year.

School Annual Report – 2019

The School Annual Report has been uploaded to our school website.  Please go to www.dayboross.eq.edu.au and look for the link on the homepage. 

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

As we begin to edge towards the end of Semester One, our students have been very busy finishing  work and assessment tasks, albeit, modified to allow for adjustments because of the COVID situation. Teachers are also busily in the midst of marking students’ work and writing report cards.

Please remember the Report Cards will be heavily modified and will be emailed to parents in Week 2 of Term 3.

 It is also at this time, as we return to normality, that I am reminded of our School Motto, “Cultivating Knowledge” as well as our School vision “To inspire students to reach their full potential in a safe, caring and educationally challenging environment.”

We strongly believe here at Dayboro school that our students should be engaged in the “richness” of learning and we strive to provide a diverse and challenging range of learning experiences that extend and encourage student creativity. We aim to provide a wide range of ways in which our students can present their knowledge and understandings and encourage all our students to have - a- go, take risks and do their best!

In my visits to classrooms this week, I have seen……  Yr. 1 stories created using Scratch on their IPADs, persuasive writing tasks encouraging our students to be mindful and active citizens, plays about our favourite fairy tales and Instrumental lessons and Choirs recommencing. Our new Chappy Andrew has also been helping out with Drama lessons for Prep and Year 1. Crochet Club and Footy Club have also started up again. The “richness” of learning thrives here at Dayboro and we celebrate our students and staff who support this ethos of a “safe, caring and educationally challenging environment.”

BEHAVIOUR - OUR RESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOUR PLAN

Our school has a comprehensive School Code of Behaviour with a published Responsible Behaviour Plan that outlines expectations and processes followed to encourage positive relationships and ensure students perform to their potential. This document is distributed to all school families on enrolment. Dayboro State School’s Responsible Behaviour Plan can be found on the school website or accessed from the Office.

To keep things simple our code focuses on five values that encompass the behaviours that we want to see in our children.

 Simply called the 5 B’s they are:

Be RESPECTFUL Of yourself, others and property

Be RESPONSIBLE    Be safe and aware

Be POSITIVE      Be kind, helpful and cheerful

Be PROUD      Take pride in yourself, your work and your school

Be TOLERANT    Be understanding of others’ ideas beliefs and feelings 

We also have a Kindness Award and a weekly Principal’s Award. Once a term, there is also a Sheriff’s Award given to a student who demonstrates these values consistently. Only the Principal and Sheriff’s awards have been postponed for now.

A REMINDER ABOUT MOBILE PHONES

Mobile phones are considered a valuable item and are therefore not to be brought to school by students. The risk of damage, inappropriate use or loss is extremely high.

If, due to special circumstances, parents require a mobile phone to be carried by a child, the phone must be given to the child’s class teacher for the duration of the day.

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.

Also, please remember that you need to ring our absence line or leave a message on Q Parents informing us of your child’s absence and reason for absence.

100 YEARS CELEBRATION AT DAYBORO SCHOOL!

Thursday 25^th June is a very special day for our school. It was on this date 100 years ago that the first building was erected on the school’s current site, now known as Dayboro State School. To celebrate we have some special events planned. Unfortunately, due to the COVID situation we have had to scale back our plans for greater community and parent involvement. The day will still be memorable for our students, however, with a celebratory cake, special tree planting and some olden day activities planned in classrooms. We have also commissioned a brass plaque to be installed on the original building to mark the occasion.

Look out for photos of the day on our new School Facebook site.

Thank you to all the cake makers for contributing cupcakes for our special 100 years celebration day. Thank you also to Mrs Taylor for creating the special tuckshop menu for the day. Don’t forget to get your orders in by Wednesday 24^th June. Bags and menus have gone home with children. Please note there will be no Flexischools orders for this day- via Bags only.

Thank you Mrs Ryan!

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

Invoices Due:

Students have been invoiced for the following activities:

Letters have been sent home to families. If you require a payment plan for the above, please don’t hesitate to contact the school.

Payment Methods & How to Pay

Payment plans are available for all families, whether you are experiencing financial difficulties or you would prefer to pay for excursions/incursions/camps etc. in a lengthy timeframe. Payments must be made regularly, and must be completed by the 27^th November 2020.

Dayboro State School accepts and encourages the below payment methods:

• Qkr! by Masterpass.

This is a new payment option to our school, and we have been very excited to introduce to our parents! It is very simple and easy to use, just follow the steps of the below image.

Qkr! is used by many high schools, including our feeder high schools, so it is a great opportunity to begin using it.

• 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, they are to bring it directly to the office and wait for a receipt – we no longer have the option for students to leave money in an envelope. At no time should a student give any money to classroom teachers for excursions, teachers will redirect them to the office to pay.

First Virtual P&C Meeting – a success!

Last week we held our first virtual meeting and it was a great success! It was fantastic to have so many join including parents join who previously have been unable to do so. All feedback received was positive with a real desire to see virtual meetings continue to be offered in the future. With that in mind, the next P&C meeting will also be a virtual meeting, scheduled for Monday 20 July at 6:30pm.

Tuckshop – Special Menu Day - Thursday 25 June – 100 Year Celebrations

Tuckshop will be open an additional day next week to help the school celebrate.

A special menu is on offer and a printed copy has or will be coming home with students shortly. Ordering will be by brown paper bags only and open to all grades. No Flexischool ordering will be available for this day.

Orders can be handed in to the tuckshop and will be accepted up to 9am Wednesday 24th June. Orders after 9am on this day will not be accepted. Due to the tight turnaround for preparations, if parents can hand orders in earlier (e.g. tomorrow or Friday 19th June) that would be even better, and much appreciated!

Wednesday and Friday tuckshop will continue as it does currently.

Mareeta

President

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 Changes

This week we have had a new display screen installed in the main Library space and it looks amazing!

We now have the ability to play instructional videos in the maker space as well as feature reminders for upcoming events and photos of students particpiating in activities from across the school.

New Activities

After the popularity of the on-line jigsaw we used during National Simultaneous Storytime, we have introduced jigsaw puzzles as one of the available lunchtime activities.  It’s always tricky trying to find exactly the right piece, but everyone has been working well together to complete these challenges.  We have started with smaller 100, 150 and 200 piece puzzles, and one day we may even be brave enough to try a 1000 piece puzzle!

Osmo is always a popular lunch time activity and in the last fortnight we introduced a new Osmo game called “Osmo Detective”.  It is a little bit like playing an interactive game of “Where’s Wally?” and it is already a favourite with the students.

Overdue Loans

The end of the term is almost here.  Any students with overdue books are asked to return them as soon as possible.  All students with overdue books will be given reminders over the next two weeks.  We would appreciate these books being returned in at timely manner.

2020 Premier’s Reading Challenge Reminder

The 2020 Premier’s Reading Challenge began on May 11^th and is open until August 28^th.

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

Our children enthusiastically participated in science experiments over the week with each of our educators. It was exciting to see children collaborate, inquire, hypothosise and experiment as a cohort; with children teaching each other what science was involved – experiments included balloon rocket, balloon experiment and colour changing milk.

We have also seen the return of children taking on leadership roles to run group games under educator supervision. These activities foster leadership among children and create space for children to engage positively together. Recently children have led games of Rob the Nest and Night at the Museum. Other games children have engaged in include Racing Rhinos, Toilet Tag, Dance Mirror, Dance Charades and Dodgeball. Educators have joined in these games, much to the children’s enthusiasm.

Vacation care bookings are open and we are busy preparing to ensure each day is filled with engaging activities of a variety of interest. Theme days include Tennis Fever, Superheroes Unite and Challenge the Educators. Please see the bottom of this segment for how to enrol your child/ren as this must be done prior to bookings/attending.

With winter here, please ensure children have a jumper and a drink bottle each session. Naming these items also helps to return items to the right person.

Below are some photos from the science experiment with Miss Jenny and Reconciliation Week

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.