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Dear Parents and Caregivers,
Welcome to the 2022 school year. We have commenced the school year with 357 students, including 47 new Prep students. I would also like to say welcome to our new and continuing families and look forward to your educational partnership with Dayboro in 2022 and beyond. It was a pleasure to walk through classrooms today and witness smiling faces and students ready and willing to engage with learning.
I would like to say welcome to our new staff members, Ms Victoria Cook (Year 2C) and Ms Tracey Barath (Teacher Aide) who have joined our team this year. We look forward to our new and returning staff settling in and making a great connection and contribution to our local school community.
Our teaching staff commenced work on Wednesday 19 January and engaged in a professional development program ensuring that the focus upon our explicit improvement agenda remains sharp and consistent throughout the school. With the delay to the school year, the teachers continued to work on preparing for the school year when they were not required for supervisory duties. Their dedication and energy throughout this time was first rate and something which conveys confidence in our commitment to ensuring a high standard of teaching and learning.
Our School Explicit Improvement Agenda will be published in the school newsletter in the next few weeks. As a community school, we encourage involvement in our school activities and invite our parents to become involved in our many events and activities throughout the year. Our P&C is always open to welcoming new members and meets every second Monday of the month. Please discuss with your child’s teacher about the opportunities for involvement at the school.
Could I also convey my thanks for the manner in which our school community has followed the COVID-19 restrictions. The safety and wellbeing of our school community is paramount and your support is much appreciated.
School Facilities Update
Over the holidays the finishing touches were made to the new senior playground. It looks terrific and will be a great asset to our school. We are just waiting on the final certification and look forward to it being in service very shortly. The accessibility ramp project is continuing to unfold with the majority of the concrete works completed. The section leading to the oval is currently under construction. The handrails are also currently being fitted and hopefully completion of the entire project isn’t too far away.
The school is scheduled for a full external repaint in the first half of this year. Tenders are currently being assessed for the job which will enhance the aesthetics of our school greatly. Paving at the front of the school is to be replaced and a new school entrance is also planned. A new electronic school sign will also be installed at the front of the school in the first half of this year.
Students in Year 1 and 2 will also soon enjoy new furniture courtesy of the Department of Education’s School Refresh program.
P&C Meeting and Volunteers
Our first P&C Meeting for the year will be held next Monday 14 February commencing at 6.30pm via Teams. An invitation is extended to parents and community members to attend and be part of this important parent decision-making body in our school.
The P&C has once again proposed a full schedule of events for the year. However, unless the human resources are available to assist with the events, they will not be able to be held. Please consider if you are able to assist when the call out to volunteers occurs, usually via the P&C Facebook site.
Garry Drummond
Principal
Dear Families and Friends
We would like to extend a warm welcome to all our returning and new families to Dayboro school this year. 2022 is already off to an excellent start with our “Meet and Greet” session held last week, albeit in a socially distanced way. Parents had the opportunity to visit classrooms and students could briefly meet their teachers before the first day. Thank you teachers for providing this opportunity in a week that is already very busy with staff meetings, professional learnings and preparing classrooms. We hope it helped to relieve some of that first day chaos for parents and students, especially when you have to drop more than one child! The first day of school also went very smoothly and the teachers reported that students were highly positive and eager to learn.
Welcome also to our new Student Leaders for 2022. Makayla, Annabelle, Ivy and Xavier. We wish them all the best for the year ahead and their leadership journey.
Finally, our School Vision is “To inspire students to reach their full potential in a safe, caring and educationally challenging environment.” Our staff and students are committed to this vision and we are looking forward to a great year of learning and growth for all our students!
In 2022 we also continue to embrace our values of
“Be respectful, be responsible, be positive, be tolerant, be proud and be kind.”
MUSIC NEWS
*Instrumental Music Lessons and Band practice will now be every Tuesday. Mr Yates, our Instrumental teacher will notify everyone when the first lessons and band practices will commence.
We also welcome back Music teacher Mr Jesse Moulds. We will let you know days and times of Choir practices as soon as possible.
*There will be NO Assembly in Week 3-6. First assembly for 2022 will be Week 7 Monday 7th March.
Now that the days are starting to get warmer please remember that it is an expectation that all children wear hats during play times and PE lessons. The rule is “No Hat, no Play!”
Children that do not wear hats are expected to be in the CSA areas during break times.
SWIMMING – Years 3 and 4.
Swimming starts this term for Yr. 3 and 4 students at the Dayboro pool. Classes 3P, 3R, 4B, 4H will be swimming from Week 7 -Thursday 10th March until Week 10- Friday 1st April.
They will swim every Thursday and Friday for a 1/2hr lesson for 4 weeks. Notes and invoices will be sent home soon. The cost will be appr. $85. These lessons are an important part of our curriculum and all students are expected to attend.
Thank you
Mrs Ryan!
Our Vision: “To inspire students to reach their full potential in a safe, caring and educationally challenging environment.”
WELCOME TO 2022
Welcome to all returning and new families! The P&C Association is excited to get the year underway, with a renewed focus on supporting the things that matter to students and families.
After some successful years of fundraising and careful saving, there will be planning undertaken to prioritise funding initiatives that support our objective of enhancing the school experience of all students. Additionally, with volunteers becoming scarcer, there will be changes ahead to accommodate the reduced support for key services and events.
2022 will be an opportunity to get back to basics, with the P&C providing an avenue for families to engage with the school and other parents, share insights and feedbacks, raise suggestions and concerns and genuinely contribute to our school and students’ success.
WELCOME TO ALISON HIBBERD
We’re pleased to welcome Alison as Tuckshop Convenor. Alison will leverage her many years of Outside School Hours Care experience and has already kicked off the new year planning for the first day of service on Wednesday 16 February.
Alison can be contacted on tuckshop@dayboropandc.org.au
or just pop in and say hello!
TUCKSHOP – WEDNESDAYS ONLY FOR TERM 1
You would now have received a letter via email containing key updates. This includes information regarding the unfortunate announcement that the Tuckshop will not open on Fridays for Term 1. Due to a lack of volunteers, the tuckshop simply does not have enough hands on deck to serve our children. With the support of families, we hope to turn this around for Term 2.
NEXT MEETING
We invite all parents and interested community members to come along to our first general meeting on Monday 14 February at 6:30pm via Teams. Please contact secretary@dayboropandc.org.au to be provided a link to this virtual meeting.
Thanks,
Mareeta, President
Welcome back to a new year. It is a very busy start to the year in PE and District sports as usual.
Swimming Carnivals:
Due to the current health climate the Pine Rivers District Swimming Carnival has been cancelled. Students who made the times provided by the regional organisers will be nominated directly by schools to the Met North Regional Swimming Carnival. Those families have already been emailed and permission forms will be sent home.
Cross Country training:
Any students in Years 4 – 6, who are wishing to train for our School Cross Country Carnival and District Cross Country Trials, are invited to participate in a training program at school. Training will occur three days a week from 21/2/22 (week 5) until 18/3/22 (week 8) unless it is raining. The School Cross Country Carnival will be on Tuesday 22nd March 2022.
There will be no training the afternoon before the carnival. Students are not expected to attend every session.
Monday afternoon 3.10-3.40 with Mrs Marks
Wednesday morning 8:00 - 8:30am with Mr Horne
Friday morning 8:00-8:30 with Mr Reis
If you wish your child to attend the cross country training please either collect a permission form from the office or download the attachment from the newsletter and return as soon as possible.
District Sports Trials:
The Pine Rivers District run trials through year as a development pathway for students. If your child turns 10-12 this year and performs at a very high level in their chosen sport they may be eligible to trial. Attached is list of the current trial dates, although these dates are frequently subject to change. In the weeks prior to the trial, an Expression of Interest form will be on the sports noticeboard for students to write their names on. Parents can also contact me to express interest on cxmar5@eq.edu.au. It is the student’s responsibility to inform me of their interest.
For more information, and the trial dates, please read the attached letter ‘District Trial Information’.
Clare Marks
Dayboro State School (M-Tu)
A little bit about me - I am married and have a 7-year-old son. On the holidays my family loves spend time in the great outdoors with our family and friends. Camping is our favourite way to unwind. Before I was a Chappy, I worked as a primary school teacher. I also enjoy reading, sport, music and photography.
The school chaplaincy service is broad and looks unique in every school, so I’m hoping to help define it through a small series of articles in the newsletter this term. In short, the role of a state school chaplain is to provide social, emotional and spiritual support to students, parents and staff. A school chaplain is a safe person for young people to connect with at school and provides a listening ear and caring presence. Chaplains run positive, fun activities for students and assist in fostering supportive, caring school communities. Chaplains work with the principals and teaching staff to assist with the school’s wellbeing.
Thank you for all of the support so far, I have felt very welcomed into the Dayboro community!
Chappy Rachael
Welcome to all our new families, and welcome back to our current families. We are excited to have another fun year running, jumping, skipping, baking, experimenting and creating!
Please ensure that all items are correctly labelled, especially hats and drink bottles. We have accrued a few items over vacation care in our lost property bucket outside the service, so please encourage your child/ren to check this next time they attend.
What happened over vacation care?
We:
- Explored the Brickman Wonders of the World exhibition at the Queensland Museum.
- Decorated our own ceramic elf money boxes.
- Designed and flew our own kites.
- Participated in a soccer skill clinic hosted by representatives of the Brisbane Roar.
Children also had opportunities to construct with blocks, play board games, help prepare morning tea and afternoon tea, participated in a melting snow experiment, and read stories to each other. Vacation care is a great opportunity for children to strengthen their peer relationships, developing a sense of belonging and promoting positive social skill development.
Our next vacation care is gearing up to be loads of fun, so stay tuned for the program to be released later this term. Current families will be notified when bookings open.
A new year means a perfect opportunity to review your bookings via the parent portal. This helps us to plan effectively from educators and meal times to activities on offer.
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.
MBRC Parking Patrol Program
Moreton Bay Regional Council (MBRC) Local Laws Unit undertakes a School Parking Patrol Program where officers complete scheduled school patrols, both in the morning and afternoon, to ensure that vehicles are parked in a safe and lawful manner. The primary aim of the program is to ensure that students and family members/caregivers are able to safely move around the school area as part of dropping off or picking up students from the school.
The Moreton Bay Regional Council Local Law No.5 (Parking) 2011 and Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 control parking or stopping of vehicles on footpaths, bicycle paths, marked yellow lines, shared paths, dividing strips and nature strips, along with vehicles parking across residents driveways and within ‘No Stopping’, ‘No Parking’, and ‘Bus Zones’ and Pick-up / Drop -off zones. Council is legally required to enforce these areas and the School Parking Patrol Program forms part of this process. Drivers are reminded that footpaths and nature strips are in place to promote pedestrian movement in a safe manner along roadsides and that drivers and residents must not stop on a bicycle path, shared path, dividing strip or nature strip. Please also note that vehicles that are parked with two wheels up and two wheels down is not considered as a lawful parking practice.
Local Laws officers conduct enforcement through the issuance of Penalty Infringement Notices as part of each School Parking Patrol. Please be aware that Council officers may take photographic evidence of vehicles stopping or parking illegally with Penalty Infringement Notices to be issued via mail at a later date to the offending vehicle’s owner.
Visit www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/parking for further guidance on parking restrictions.
For any further information, members of the School community are welcome to contact Moreton Bay Regional Council on 3205 0555.