Dear Parents and Caregivers

On assembly last week, Sergeant Ken spoke about general road safety for our students when they are moving about within our community. The safety of our students when they are travelling to and from school is a high priority and I would ask that parents reinforce the clear messages which were discussed. 

Firstly, students must use the school crossing in the mornings and afternoons when arriving and departing from school.  As parents, role modelling this practice with our children reinforces the need to be vigilant about our safety.

Secondly, if students are required to go down town in the afternoons, the safest method to do this is to cross at the school crossing and then use the crossing outside the butcher shop to cross again if necessary.  Some students are attempting to cross at the Dayboro Hotel near the three way intersection. This is a dangerous practice and is not encouraged. 

It is always concerning when I hear from members of our community about unsafe behaviour and I would appreciate it if parents could reinforce the importance of road safety to our students. 

Be COVID-SAFE

Thankyou to our school community for working with us to ensure that we are compliant with COVID-19 restrictions and Queensland Health requirements.  I would like to remind everyone of our protocols to ensure that we remain safe in our school.

Entry to our School :- Our school remains a controlled environment for Term 3. There is no general access to classrooms, Prep area or the school grounds. The office, however, is open via a side window for payments and other enquiries. Please do not enter our school if you have symptoms of cold and flu present.

Meetings and Interviews with Teachers : Our first preference for communication with teachers is via email or telephone. Teachers can hold face-to-face interviews at their discretion and invitation.  Please note that anyone attending a classroom is required to attend the office in the first instance to complete the COVID-SAFE contact register.

Future School Events:- We are making plans for ensuring that planned events such as our Prep Information Session, Fathers’ Day Stall, and Year 6  Graduation can go ahead following the COVID-SAFE guidelines.  There will be changes to the way these will run this year, details of which will be communicated closer to the time.

Keeping students at home if not well :-   Our school community does this well.  With some current concerns around vomiting and diarrhoea this becomes so much more important.

Our focus is on keeping our school community safe and well.  Thank you to everyone for your cooperation. 

Student Free Day

Our school will be closed on Friday 4 September for a Student Free Day. Our teachers will be engaged in a range of professional development and training activities throughout this day.  Please note there is no student free day in Term 4 this year.

Welcome to our new acting Business Manager

It is my pleasure to welcome our new acting Business Manager to our school today . Ms Kylie McIntosh has joined our team from Aspley State School and will be with us for the next 12 months. Our Business Manager, Ms Clare Gault is now on maternity leave awaiting the arrival of her new baby, on or about 4 September .  We warmly welcome Kylie to our school. 

Victory in the Pacific Community Commemoration

It is with great pleasure that our School Captains have been invited to speak at the community commemoration of the Victory of the Pacific on Tuesday 18 August.  Our Captains will each present a narrative about the involvement of six of the Dayboro soldiers involved.   The event will occur at 11am in Roderick Cruice Park. 

Prep Information Session –  Wednesday 19 August

Our annual Prep Information Session will be held on Wednesday 19 August at 9.30am in our school hall.  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. Dayboro State School operates within an Enrolment Management Plan and has a defined catchment area. Full details of this policy are located at the following link. Details of actions required for both in-catchment and out of catchment enrolments are available at this site. 

For this event, COVID-SAFE practices will be in effect including the required completion of a contact register and seat allocation in order to satisfy social distancing regulations. Entry to the event will be via the registration table which will be located in the school bus shelter. 

Garry Drummond

Principal

Dear Families and Friends

PARTNERSHIPS.                  

Here at Dayboro we are fortunate to have built and sustained lasting and successful partnerships with a range of education providers. At this time of year we start to look forward to a very important part of our role here at Dayboro and that is educating our students for all settings and preparing them for change. Not only do we start to think about welcoming and providing information to our future Prep students and families but we also begin to prepare our Yr. 6 students for the next phase of their education journey- the transition into high school.

Our Partnerships with both early educators and high schools are very important to us and we encourage their involvement and participation in our school as much as we can.

To help with the transition from Kindy to Prep we are holding a PREP INFORMATION session next Wednesday 19^th August at 9:30 am where all parents enrolling their children in Prep in 2021 are welcome to attend and learn more about our school and our Prep rooms and teachers.

 This Wednesday, Pine Rivers High School will be setting up a Science Immersion program here at our school for all our students.  Our children will be taking part in a range of experiments around Weather, Heat, Water Conservation and Salinity.

Ferny Grove High School have also invited our Yr. 6 students to participate in an online STEM learning course after school to immerse them in their ways of working in high school and to help advance their skills in Science.

We enjoy hosting visiting teachers from our local high schools to see how our students are progressing. We also communicate regularly with our local early childhood care providers and we have invited our early childcare teachers to come and visit our school to join us in workshops and to pass on information about our learning programs here at Dayboro. (Although this has not happened as much as we would like during the present situation!!!!)

Basically, we love getting to know our new students and we also love to pass onto others how amazing Dayboro students are.

Of course our most important partnership is with our families!

Even though schools look a bit different at the moment for parents visiting etc., we want you to know that we are still able to communicate through phone calls and emails. Even face to face interviews with teachers are welcomed as long as you arrange an appointment, follow safety precautions and check in at the office before going to the classrooms.

IMPORTANT PBL NEWS!       

Our Awards are: Be Kind, Be positive, Be Responsible, Be Respectful, Be Proud and Be Tolerant. The Principal’s Award was also given out last week.

Last week’s Assembly award winners are as below:

 

Every week we also have 4 students who receive GOTCHA awards. These students are spotted by other teachers in the playgrounds and classrooms and rewarded for doing the right thing with a GOTCHA award. They then go into the draw box where very week 4 students names are pulled out of the box. The winners receive a prize from the Prize Box and an ice block voucher.

Congratulations to this week’s GOTCHA award winners.

Thank you from 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 for the above activities have now been sent home, and students invoiced accordingly. If you have a credit on your child’s account (including siblings), you are able to use the credit for the above excursions/camps. To check the credit amount, please contact the school prior to making payment.

As the Year 5 Camp is more expensive than previous years (due to the smaller cohort), we are more than happy to provide a payment plan.

Upcoming Invoices:

Letters for the Year 6 Camp will be sent home today, and students will be invoiced overnight. Again, as the camp is a big expense we are more than happy to provide a payment plan.

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

Credits on Student Accounts

If you have a credit on your child’s account, it is the preference to use the credit towards any outstanding invoices. You can use a credit from a siblings account also to pay for outstanding invoices.

If you are unsure if you have a credit or not, please contact the school office and discuss with one of our Admin Officers.

Payment Methods & How to Pay

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.

Kind regards,

Kylie McIntosh
Acting Business Manager

Head of Department (Curriculum) Update

What parents can do at home to help their kids with reading PART B

Useful reading tips

When your child is reading and encounters words that are difficult for them, use the Three Ps technique ‘Pause, Prompt, Praise’ to support them.

Pause:  when your child comes to a word they don't know, try not to jump in straight away. Wait and give your child time to work out the word.

Prompt: if your child successfully works out the problem word, suggest they go back to the beginning of the sentence and re-read it (to recap meaning) before reading on.

If your child has not worked out the problem word, prompt them with some quick, low-key suggestions. Say things like:

• "Try reading on for a sentence or two, miss out the difficult word and see if that helps you to work it out."
• "Look at the sound the word begins with, use that clue, and think about what may make sense here? Look at the pictures."

If prompts like these are not working, simply tell your child the correct word.

Try not to spend too much time prompting, as your child will find it difficult to maintain the overall meaning of what they are reading.

Praise: praise your child's reading efforts and successes.

Things to remember about reading

• The goal of reading is always to make sense of what is read.
• Try to be interested, supportive and enjoy the time together.
• Read with your child anywhere and at any time; don't forget that many everyday experiences provide opportunities to put reading and writing into action.
• Visit and use a library near you. Borrow books for yourself as well as for your child.
• Talk to your child's classroom teacher or the principal for further help and advice.

http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/homework-and-study/english/english-tips/reading-with-your-child-at-home

If you would like any support with helping your child with reading at home, please see your child’s teacher or contact Mrs Smith in the LEAP room.

Regards, Linda Smith

P&C Meeting

Our next P&C Meeting is coming up next week, Monday 17^th August at 6:30pm. The virtual Teams Meeting link will be emailed to all members. If you are not a member and would like to attend, please let our Secretary know and we can share details: secretary@dayboropandc.org.au

We’re holding the School Fun Run’s Crazy Colour Day as a major fundraising event this year!  The event will be held on the 18th September 2020. We are really hoping to raise $20,000 which will help pay for a new playground for our senior students.

Already we have raised over $8,000!!! That’s a tremendous effort in our very first week. Well done and thank you!

Sponsorship forms were sent home with each student last week. Once you have the form, we encourage you to sign up for a Student Profile Page at schoolfunrun.com.au. You’ll be able to access online fundraising and can win a $20,000 Ultimate Family Experience! If you don’t wish to create an online profile for your child, you are more than welcome to collect and record cash donations in the sponsorship booklet (these need to be returned by the 11^th September).

Students who raise $10 or more will receive a reward, and the more money they raise the better the reward, and the more you help the school!

We’re looking for all students to participate, though it’s completely optional! It’ll be heaps of fun for our Dayboro State School students and such a fantastic way to end Term 3!

For those that are curious, the paint is made from non-toxic corn starch powder (coloured). Any old white or pale t-shirt is great for displaying all the bright colours. I picked up a t-shirt for $4 at Best & Less yesterday if you don’t have something handy. We will share more info about what to do on the day in the coming weeks!

If you have any questions about the Crazy Colour Day please contact me at president@dayboropandc.org.au

Tuckshop

We’re back to business now with full menu and all grades ordering both days. Thank you for your patience as we complete the changes on Flexi-schools.

Father’s Day Stall

We are continuing with our plans to host our Father’s Day stall this year. While it may be set up a little differently due to Covid restrictions, we’re sure our students will enjoy choosing something special for their dads! More information to come but mark the date, it’ll be Monday 31^st August!

Thanks

Mareeta

President

Prep J Poetry

Please enjoy the poems written by the students of Prep J.  They independently wrote a poem,    following four weeks of learning about rhymes, patterns and rhythms in simple verses.  Our focus for teaching and learning was to use familiar CVC words, simple patterns and non-words to create a humorous and engaging poem.  Each poem demonstrates letter and sound knowledge, onset and rime and high frequency words.  I have typed the poems exactly how the students wrote them so you can celebrate their amazing growth as early writers.  The illustrations are just as great. 

Please enjoy!

Mrs Johns

Maker Space

Over the last two weeks maker space has included activities celebrating World Tiger Day and National Tree Day.  In addition to our construction challenges, we have included some origami and paper based activities which have been very popular.  It has been wonderful to see children adapting these basic ideas to create their own designs.

We would like to say a very big thank you to our STEAM Team helpers from year 6 who have been very busy helping our younger students with the activities in the maker space over the last two weeks.       

Where’s Spot?

Our “Where’s Spot?” competition finishes this Friday.  Once you have filled in an answer for all ten mystery locations drop your competition form off at the Library for your chance to win a prize.

2020 Premier’s Reading Challenge Reminder

The 2020 Premier’s Reading Challenge ends on the 28^th of August.

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 or your classroom teacher.  When you have completed your reading challenge record sheet remember to hand your sheet to your teacher so that they can update the database with your progress.

 Thank you for you continued support,

Mrs Wilkinson and Mrs H.

Parentline Cyberbullying training for parents

Parentline Cyberbullying support training has been designed for use by all adults who care for older children and teens at risk of, or already have experiences with cyberbullying. To view the landing page and access the training resources: CLICK HERE 

This training is FREE and available 24/7 via any internet enabled device.

The Parentline Cyberbullying training will be helpful to parents, carers and grandparents who are:

• Nervous or fearful of using the internet or new devices
• Anxious about their young ones using the internet
• Concerned cyberbullying may be impacting their child
• Concerned their child may be engaging in cyberbullying behaviours
• Would like to learn how to identify when cyberbullying may be impacting their family unit

Would like supportive, practical information around starting uncomfortable conversations

Our highlights from the past fortnight include engaging in elastic games inspired from the 100year celebrations, poison ball and practicing our footy kicking. We have also been painting owls and wattle trees with Miss Jenny during before school sessions. It has been great to see our children taking turns to run activities such as drawing and group games to develop confidence and leadership skills. We also spent a morning making paper planes and seeing how far we could fly them – it was encouraging to see our older children supporting younger children to develop their plane making skills to increase the flight distance.

A reminder to please ensure the gates into the service are closed after entering/departing. This is to ensure we remain compliant with National Regulations and keep all children in attendance safe. We thank you for your co-operation with this.

Due to COVID-19, we are continuing our sign in/sign out area outside of the service; this means adults are not permitted to enter the building. Families will be informed when this restriction has been lifted and we appreciate your patience with this.

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.

Would you like to join in our exciting morning and afternoon sessions? Vacancies are available for both morning and afternoon sessions 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. 

Chappy's Thought of the week:

“Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones you’ll start having positive results”

To help our children to get along with others we need to teach them this type of thinking (self-talk)

• Being tolerant of others: We are all different. We all have good things about us.
• Thinking first: When someone has something that I want, asking “Can I play too?” or “Can I go next?” “Can I have that after you?”
• Playing by the rules: Following rules is good. Rules help us to be safe and happy.
• Social Responsibility: It is good to help others. It is good to make things clean and safer.

Self talk is very important in the way we think about ourselves and others. Encourage students to talk nicely, believe and be kind to themselves, and always find something positive about others.

 Have a great week, Chappy Andrew

Please remember the SU Qld SHACK Camp will be running during the upcoming holidays for any students interested in Grade 4-6.

Don’t sit around staring at your screens these holidays!  …come and get involved in NPAC SHACK

 North Pine Anglican Church

2 Wyllie St, Petrie

Tuesday September 29^th – Thursday October 1^st

9 am – 3 pm

$25 per day/$60 for three days

All food included

Grades 4 – 6

See Sharon children and families minister at NPAC 0410 213 572  for more details or register now at: www.sucamps.org.au