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Family Dance Night – THIS THURSDAY!
This Thursday evening, we will host our Family Dance Night at Dayboro SS. What a wonderful way to allow our students to showcase their learning of Dance through the Dance Fever program this term. Dance makes up one of the five subjects in The Arts curriculum.
We look forward to seeing the students have a wonderful time starting with the disco and dinner, and then settling into their performances from 6:30pm. Please ensure that you pre-order your family’s dinner requirements via the order form sent through last week (and also attached to this newsletter) by Tuesday afternoon.
A reminder that we will ask for the parents of the students performing ONLY to enter the hall when that Year level is showing off their dance moves – this will limit the number of adults in that space. Please ensure that you are wearing a mask if you enter the hall.
Thanks for your consideration and we look forward to a fabulous night!
Teachers collaboration for moderation
Last Friday our staff worked hard to make great use of the student free day. The teachers worked with Mt Samson teachers to moderate work samples. Class Teachers took the opportunity to moderate their Unit 4 writing samples while our specialist teachers moderated in their subject specific areas. What a great opportunity to collaborate and dig deep into the curriculum expectations for our students. There was also time for the teachers to discuss teaching strategies and best practice around teaching.
Parent Teacher Conferences
It has been wonderful to see that many parents have booked in or already engaged in their Parent Teacher Conference. What a wonderful way to show your child that their learning is so important to you. The SOB’s booking platform has now closed to allow our teachers to prepare for their schedule. If you still need to book in a time, you will need to email your child’s class teacher, just being mindful they are working extended hours at the moment to facilitate the conferences.
Thank you to our amazing teachers for ensuring they are available to share your child’s learning journey with you. It will also be great to understand your child’s next steps to improve their learning in semester 2.
Have a great week!
Gabrielle
Dear Families and Friends
SUPPORT STAFF WEEK 13-17 September
Next week is an opportunity to acknowledge the work done by all our school support staff to help facilitate teaching and learning in our school. Education doesn’t happen without them! In particular, we acknowledge all the wonderful work our cleaners- Gav, Sel, Marlene and Mary (especially during COVD times), our Admin/ Office ladies, Kay and Jill, our Grounds Officer George, our IT support person, Brett and our Business Manager, Kylie do. We also want to say a BIG thank you to our hard working and dedicated teacher aides who go above and beyond to support the staff and students at Dayboro.
WRITING AT DAYBORO.
At Dayboro we value creative, authentic and engaging writing for a purpose. Our goal for 2021 has been to lift the engagement of our students in writing in all its’ forms and to celebrate successes in writing. Our teachers work hard to embed the teaching of high quality writing practices in their classrooms. Teachers meet regularly to discuss and share writing samples of students and it is pleasing to see our students working so diligently on their writing goals and becoming better writers!
Here are some examples of writing goals from students across our school.
“I am learning to add interesting noun groups to my narrative.”
“I am learning to write more complex and detailed sentences.”
“I am learning how to sequence steps correctly in my procedure/ recipe.”
“I am learning how to create mood in my narrative through effective use of similes and metaphors.”
Ask your child what their Writing goal is!
Best ways to support writing at home
- Provide a place for your child to write. ...
- Read, read, read! ...
- Encourage your child to keep a reflective journal. ...
- Provide authentic writingopportunities for your child. ...
- Be a writingrole model. ...
- Start a vocabulary notebook. ...
- Ask questions. ...
- Help your child publish her writing.
Our winners for our Creative Writing Awards are:
Jaxon Prep
Maya / Lewis / Ivy Yr1
Jace /Teyah Yr 2
Louie /Aston Yr 3
Samuel / Emily Yr 4
Makayla / Matilda Yr 5
Linda/ Alexandrra Yr 6
Congratulations to every child that entered and thank you to Helping Hands for donating the $50 and $20 gift vouchers for the winners. We look forward to our authors sharing their work in the Library soon.
Parent Teacher interviews have begun and continue until the end of this term. Please make a time to visit with your child’s class teacher as it is an excellent opportunity to check in on your child’s progress in all areas.
Our Spring Soiree for Instrumental Band and Choir students is on next Monday afternoon. September 13th, 3:15-4pm in the hall.
SWIMMING NOTES FOR PREP-2 WILL COME HOME TODAY. SWIMMING STARTS WEEK 2 NEXT TERM.
READY FOR PREP?
Prep Interviews for our 2022 intake will be held on Saturday 9th October. Please ring the office to secure a time.
Have a great week!
Thank you from Mrs Ryan
Our Vision: “To inspire students to reach their full potential in a safe, caring and educationally challenging environment.”
THANK YOU
We hope all the dads and grandads were spoilt on Sunday!
P&C MEETING UPDATE
In next week’s meeting, Mrs Douglas will be presenting the final proposal for a “mini” Student Resource Scheme for 2022. At this meeting the P&C Committee will have the opportunity to endorse (or otherwise) the proposal. Draft versions have been shared at previous meetings. Please contact secretary@dayboropandc.org.au if you would like more information on the meeting and to receive the meeting invite link.
The next meeting is 13 September at 6:30pm via Teams
DANCE FEVER FAMILY FUN NIGHT
This Thursday 9 September from 5:30pm – 8:30pm at the School Hall. Come along and watch your children show off their new dance moves!!
Pre-ordered meals available from 5:30 – 6:30pm only. Orders close at 3pm Tuesday 7th for cash orders (to the office) or late evening for Flexischools orders.
Volunteers also required for just a couple of hours. Sign up HERE
COLOUR RUN
We’re four weeks out from our Crazy Colour Day! We hope students are working hard towards their fundraising goals!
Currently we have raised $4,461 of our $10,000 goal which is a fantastic effort! Remember, the money raised will pay to brighten up our school with fun painted murals on some of our walls!
Just head over to schoolfunrun.com.au. Once you’ve created your page there are some great things you can do. You can sign up for online fundraising, pick your target prize and even become a fundraising superstar!
If you’re having any trouble setting up your student profile or fundraising online, please get in touch with the Fun Run team on 1800 FUN RUN.
Thanks for supporting us with your fundraising efforts, we look forward to celebrating with an amazing day!
Thanks
Mareeta
President
Maker Space
In addition to our regular activities, students have been busy creating their own pets in the maker space over the last two weeks – painting pet rocks was a very popular choice and everyone did an awesome job of keeping the paint out on the deck. ?
Please Return Library Books
As we are very quickly approaching the end of term, we would like to remind all children to return their Library books before the holiday break. Students in Years 4, 5, and 6 are welcome to renew their loans for the holidays.
Australian Reading Hour
Join people from all over Australia on Tuesday 14 September 2021 to celebrate the joy of reading!
https://dartlearning.org.au/excursion/australian-reading-hour-stories-that-matter-for-kids/
Families are able to celebrate Australian Reading Hour with this fun virtual event featuring some of their favourite Australian writers and illustrators. Come behind the pages and discover how the best books are made, discover the magic of illustration, and learn how to read the stars in the night sky.
Book Week Celebrations Change of Date
October 18th to October 22nd
Have a great week!
Mrs Wilkinson and Mrs H.
Vacation care is fast approaching, secure your place via the iparent portal ASAP. Please note, children must be enrolled prior to booking. To enrol your child, see below.
To see what theme days we are planning for and the upcoming excursions/incursions, please follow the link below.
New Staff
We welcome Mr Riley to the team! Mr Riley is our newest permanent educator and will be with us most days. Be sure to say 'hi’ and introduce yourself when you see him ?
Lost Property
Unfortunately, our lost property pile has grown immensely this term, with several jumpers, hats, drink bottles and other items included. Please encourage your child/ren to check this next time they are attending and ensure that all items are named correctly so we can help return these items.
Absences
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. Failure to notify us of absences in after school care means educators are having to search for children and a no-show fee may be applied to your account. A reminder that bookings with less than 24hrs will need to be made via contacting the service on 0459 991 697.
Looking to join in on the fun?
Enrolling your child/ren is easy and there are no enrolment fees. Visit www.helpinghandsnetwork.com.au , click Register on the top right corner, select Dayboro as your service and fill in all the details to register your iParent Portal account and enrol. When this is submitted, we will be in touch as soon as possible to support the finalisation of your enrolment and initial bookings. If you have any issues, please contact Jenny at the service on 0459 991 697 or our customer accounts on 1300 612 462.
