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26 April 201826 April 2018

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From the Acting PrincipalWelcome to Week 2

Again, I would like to welcome new families to Dalby. Since lastweek there has been a steady stream of student enrolmentswith numbers currently sitting around 625. There is no sign ofthis slowing up as we continue through the following weeks ofTerm 2.

This week we paused to remember the many servicemen andwomen who have served our country here and overseas inmilitary roles. Dalby State School hosted our annual ANZACService on Tuesday with many special guests invited toremember with us. Staff and students also participated in theTown Service and March on Wednesday. It was great to seeas many staff and students in attendance to pay their respects.Lest we Forget.

On Monday our Prep teaches along with members of theschool Strategic Team worked closely with Susan Main fromEdith Cowan University building knowledge and skills of theLetters and Sounds program that is currently running in ourPrep classrooms. Susan also presented a parent session toparents and carers on Tuesday night that was attended by anumber of parents.

This week we also pause to remember the fire that causedextensive damage to our school this time last year. It is fantastic

to see work is progressing at the front of the school and welook forward to watching the progress throughout the year aswell as the finished building later in the year. This week staffreflected on the positives that have occurred since the fire.Some include a strong togetherness as a staff, resoundingcommunity support, the resilience of our students as well asthe continuation of the school’s core business of teaching andlearning.

I would like to congratulate Emma Donaldson for making theBunya Districts Netball as well as Jamaya Alexander and EmmaRasmussen for making Bunya Districts Touch.

NAPLAN

A reminder for Parents and Carers as well as students of year 3and 5 students that NAPLAN will be occurring on May the 15th,16th and 17th.

The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy(NAPLAN) is an annual assessment for students in Years 3, 5,7 and 9. It has been an everyday part of the school calendarsince 2008.

NAPLAN tests the sorts of skills that are essential for every childto progress through school and life, such as reading, writing,spelling and numeracy. The assessments are undertakennationwide, every year.

NAPLAN is made up of tests in the four areas (or ‘domains’) of:

NAPLAN tests skills in literacy and numeracy that aredeveloped over time through the school curriculum.

• Reading

• Writing

• Language Conventions (spelling, grammar andpunctuation)

• Numeracy.

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Below are this week’s Cool Tools. The overall focus this weekis the safe and respectful use of the Toilets. It is important thatstudents understand the routines of using the toilet and realisethey are not a place to play.

ATTENDANCE

A reminder that our attendance target remains at 94%. Beloware the attendance figures for each of our year levels for thepast week. Don’t forget ‘Missing School = Missing Out’.Dalby State School has an obligation to follow up onstudents who are absent from school. This is done by avariety of different methods such as text messages, phonecalls, letters or home visits.

As we start to move into the cooler months attendance alwaysdecreases mainly due to the higher amount of sickness and thatis understandable. As a school we do not expect children toattend school if they are sick however it is extra important thatattendance occurs on days when sickness isn’t a concern.

ATTENDANCETARGET

94% CURRENTATTENDANCE

92.9%

Year to Date Term 1 Week 10

Prep 93.7% 91.1%

Year 1 93.2% 95.3%

Year 2 92.9% 94.7%

Year 3 93.2% 96.7%

Year to Date Term 1 Week 10

Year 4 93.1% 92.7%

Year 5 92.2% 94.4%

Year 6 91.3% 91.0%

Until next termBen EdmundsA/Principal

Sharp Tactics

OPTIMINDS

It is that time of year again when we open nominations forOpti-MINDS!

The Opti-MINDS Challenge is a problem-solving event forparticipants. Dalby State School students from Years 2 – 6 cannominate themselves to be part of a team. The year before last,one of our teams went to State Finals in Brisbane!

Through participation, students develop enterprise, critical andcreative thinking skills, sustainable thinking, cooperativeproblem solving, time and budget management,communication skills and responsibility.

There are between 4 and 7 students to form a team and DSSparticipates in Division 1.

All teams must complete a Long Term and a SpontaneousChallenge. Teams are given 6 weeks to solve an open-endedChallenge in the areas of Science Engineering, LanguageLiterature or Social Sciences. The solution must be dramatisedand then presented to a panel of judges and an audience(including family and friends) on Opti-MINDS Day, Sunday the26th of August 2018.

Students nominating must be willing to participate in allpractices leading up to the day and attend the event. If studentspull out of Opti-MINDS it puts their team at risk of not being ableto participate.

Only team members may work on the Challenge solution andpresentation. It is vital that students receive absolutely NOassistance from teachers, parents, siblings, friends etc. Parentsand teachers may assist with encouragement and teaching askill the team requires (but not as a direct part of the Challengesolution)....

The Spontaneous Challenge is a timed event where teammembers respond as rapidly and creatively as possible to anunseen Challenge. Due to the confidential nature of this section,it will be performed before a panel of judges only.

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Unlike many school events, Opti-MINDS looks beyondacademic achievement whilst encouraging the pursuit ofindividual excellence. To encourage creativity, teams mustpresent their Challenge solution using props, costumes andspecial effects. Imagine an earthquake proof towerdemonstrated by intergalactic warriors or a 2300 ADinvestigative reporter who must examine the truth of evidencepresented at the fictional trial of Albert Einstein, MargaretThatcher or Germaine Greer!

If you would like your child to participate in the Opti-MINDSchallenge please complete the form below or ring and askto speak to Sammi Sharples.

Return by the 5th of May 2018.

ICAS Dates and Times

Wow! What a response we have had to the ICAS testing. Wehave 45 students from grade 2 to 6 wanting to complete 171tests.

I am very excited to see so many of our students wanting toengage and extend their learning experiences. The dates for theICAS are as follows:

SUBJECT ICAS SITTING DATE

Digital Technologies Tuesday, 8 May 2018

Science Tuesday, 29 May 2018

Spelling Wednesday, 13 June 2018

Writing Thursday, 14 June 2018

English Tuesday, 31 July 2018

Mathematics Tuesday, 14 August 2018

Further information will be forthcoming in regard to times androom for the assessment task.

Sammi Sharples

Master Mutterings

Reading to young children: A head start in life.

The literature on between reading to children anddevelopmental outcomes is quite extensive. The results all pointin the same direction: there is a strong association betweenreading to children and developmental outcomes.

The frequency of reading to children at a young age has a directcausal effect on their schooling outcomes regardless of theirfamily background and home environment.

Penny De Waele(Master Teacher)

Dates to remember

Term 2 2018

Monday 30th April Bunya Cross Country

Tuesday 1st May DD Touch Football

Wednesday 2nd May Beginner Band Rehearsal8.15am to 9.00am

Chris Collin - Author Visit YearsPrep, 1 and 2

Bunya Tennis

Thursday 3rd May

Concert Band Rehearsal 3.00pmto 4.30pm

Friday 4th May Kids Yoga Club – 8.30am atKavney Hall (or MPC)

Monday 7th May Public Holiday

Tuesday 8th May ICAS – Digital Technologies

Wednesday 9th May Beginner Band Rehearsal8.15am to 9.00am

Thursday 10th May Concert Band Rehearsal 300pmto 4.30pm

Tuesday 15th May P & C Meeting Groom Hall6.30pm

Tuesday 15th toThursday 17th May

NAPLAN – Years 3 and 5

• Reading to children at age 4-5 every day has asignificant positive effect on their reading skills andcognitive skills (i.e., language and literacy, numeracyand cognition) later in life.

• Reading to children 3-5 days per week (compared to2 or less) has the same effect on the child’s readingskills at age 4-5 as being six months older.

• Reading to them 6-7 days per week has the sameeffect as being almost 12 months older.

• Children read to more frequently at age 4-5 achievehigher scores on the National Assessment Program –Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) tests for bothReading and Numeracy in Year 3 (age 8 to 9).

• These differences in reading and cognitive skills arenot related to the child’s family background or homeenvironment but are the direct result of howfrequently they have been read to prior to startingschool.

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Wednesday 23rd May Beginner Band Rehearsal8.15am to 9.00am


Tuesday 29th May ICAS - Science


Thursday 31st May Concert Band Rehearsal 300pmto 4.30pm

Wednesday 6th toFriday 8th June

Eisteddfod – Piano/Vocal

Wednesday 13th June ICAS - Spelling

Thursday 14th June ICAS - Writing

Friday 28th June Athletics Carnival

Friday 28th June Last day of Term 2

Term 3 2018

Monday 16th July First day of Term 3

Tuesday 31st July ICAS - English

Tuesday 14th August ICAS - Mathematics

Chris Colin - Author VisitWe are very fortunate to have an Author visit from Chris Collin,the author of - A bug called Doug, Funky Chicken: Chooks inSpace & Funky Chicken: A bush tale of Crocs and Chooks.Students from Prep, Year 1 and Year 2 are invited to attend.

Chris is an award-winning author of wacky, rhyming children’spicture books and lives on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland.His interactive presentations and workshops are a lively mixof narration, puppetry, song, dance, poetry, audio-visualslideshows, acting and art. Humour is a big part of Chris’philosophy and he incorporates plenty of this into his fun andfunky author visits; please return payment of $4 per student onThursday 3rd of May to the collection point in front of Adminbefore school.

You can purchase any of his merchandise (books, puppets andlibrary bag) in the link below, or if you have any of Chris’ books,he is happy to sign them on the day from 1.20pm - 1.55pm inKavney Hall.

http://www.funkybooks.com.au/

WHEN: Thursday 3rd of May 2018

COST: $4 each

PAYMENTDATE:

Thursday morning before 9am 3rd of May atthe collection point in front of Admin.

Student of the Week

Rebecca 1A Student of theWeek

Exemplary Behaviour

Alex 1A Student of theWeek

Curriculum Award

Charlie 1C Student of theWeek

ClassroomParticipation Award

Riley 1C Student of theWeek


Courtney 1E Student of theWeek

Making PositiveChoices

Heidi 1E Student of theWeek


Tristan 2/3E

Student of theWeek


Sasha 2/3E

Student of theWeek


Elijah 2A Student of theWeek

HPE

Sione 2A Student of theWeek

Making PositiveChoices

Sione 2A Student of theWeek

HPE

RicaMichaela

2A Student of theWeek


Cooper 2C Student of theWeek


Jesslyn 2C Student of theWeek


Ruby 2D Student of theWeek


Evelyn 2D Student of theWeek


Jaydin-Lee 3/4D

Student of theWeek

HPE

Jaeali 3B Student of theWeek


Jett 3B Student of theWeek


Lily 3C Student of theWeek

HPE

Molly 3C Student of theWeek

Exemplary Behaviour

Lara 3C Student of theWeek

Exemplary Behaviour

Elijah 3C Student of theWeek

Exemplary Behaviour

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Tate 4C Student of theWeek


Ava 4C Student of theWeek


Jamaya 6A Student of theWeek

School Values Award

Crystal 6A Student of theWeek

Curriculum Award

Sport News

Shot putShot put

DiscusDiscus

Kids Yoga Club

Starting 8.30am Friday, Week 3 (next week)!

Students, parents and teachers! Come and join us on Fridaymornings for our new Kids Yoga Club run by Mrs Liz Forbes(Yoga Teacher, OT and DSS Mum). It’s a fun way to focusyour mind, breathe and stretch your body in different ways thateveryone can do!

Where: Kavney Hall (or MPC). Keep an ear out for moredetails.When: 8.30am – 8.50am i.e. Friday mornings beforeschoolFor: Students, parents and teachersWhat to bring: No equipment required, water bottlesif desired (taps nearby) and any personal healthrequirements (e.g. asthma puffer).Benefits: In this day and age, children are exposed to alot of stress—increasing homework and projects, videogames, social network, peer pressure, and competitiveactivities. Yoga can help kids cope with daily pressureby enhancing self-awareness through non-competitivephysical activity, breathing exercises, and meditation.Yoga increases coordination and balance, improvesstrength and flexibility, and helps build concentration.

http://www.doyouyoga.com/

About Mrs Liz Forbes: “Our family is part of the DSScommunity. I am Mum to two independent thinking girlswho keep me very busy. In my spare time I am anOccupational Therapist who is lucky enough to work withkids and adults in our community that need assistance toachieve their everyday goals. A few years ago I decidedto become a Yoga Teacher as well because of theimproved wellbeing people experience when theypractice yoga and mindfulness. Last year I was able toteach yoga story time at the library and now I’m excitedto share yoga with you at school so that we can start theday calm and focused.”DSS Staff Contacts: Miss Wilkie, Miss Sharples, MrsElliott, Mrs Mills

Cybersafety – Learning Fair PresentationInformation

If you missed the Learning Fair presentations aboutcybersafety, and would like to see what it was all about, youcan watch the video here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JskOiLNaaVs

This video concerning students making sure that they onlycommunicate with people they know in real life while online wasshown.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKfUkIqlawU

Two pamphlets containing useful information you might like toread can be found here.

Links from CyberSafety presentationhttps://www.qld.gov.au/education/schools/health/cybersafety/

https://www.esafety.gov.au/education-resources/iparent

http://www.childsafetyhub.com.au/internet-safety-chatterbox/

https://esafety.gov.au/

https://www.esafety.gov.au/esafety-information/games-apps-and-social-networking/

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http://www.irules.co/builder/

https://blog.roblox.com/2017/03/keeping-community-safe/

https://corp.roblox.com/parents/

https://kidshelpline.com.au/

Kids Helpline - 1800 55 1800

Roblox would be considered a high-risk web site by DalbyState School for the following reasons. You will need to makeyour own assessment of the site when deciding if this is anappropriate site for your child.

The associated risks of this Roblox are:

Rating this as high-risk, does not make this an ‘evil’ web site,you just need to consider if the benefits of your child using thesite outweighs the risks. Ultimately as a parent the choice isyours.

School Crossing Supervisors – YellowRibbon Road Safety Week

School Crossing Supervisors play a vital role in keeping ourchildren safe. They improve the safety of travel to and fromschool for students in the city as well as regional and remoteareas, whether they walk, cycle or travel by bus or car.

Transport and Main Roads Road Safety Managers across thestate have said School Crossing Supervisors had providedinvaluable service to the school over the past 34 years and hadbecome an important part of the local school community.

In hot, cold or wet weather, the supervisors are there, ensuringchildren are kept out of harm’s way.

“Supervised crossings are an important part of Transport andMain Roads’ road safety program. I cannot stress enough theimportance of a school crossing supervisor’s role,”

“School crossing supervisors are the unsung heroes of schoolroad safety. They play a vital role in helping thousands ofstudents get to and from school safely each day.”

“Since 1984 there have been no deaths or serious injuriesrequiring hospitalisations on supervised crossings. It isestimated that over 150,000 students use supervised crossingseach day. Not only do they help children cross streets safely,they also educate students on how to use a supervisedcrossing.”

Next week is Yellow Ribbon Road Safety Week when we saythank you to those who assist us on the roads and help usstay safe. Please take time to acknowledge those that keep ourschool community safe.

All about School Crossings

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• School Crossing Supervisors assist children to safelycross roads

• They carry out duties within the parameters ofworkplace health and safety requirements

• A children's crossing is recognisable by the children'scrossing flags on either side of the road.

• At a supervised pedestrian crossing, motorists muststop before the crossing when the supervisor isstanding on the kerb or traffic island with a stop signheld to face the traffic.

• Motorists must not move off until all pedestrians andthe school crossing supervisor are safely on thefootpath or traffic island.

• If a vehicle has stopped to give way to pedestrians ata crossing, do not overtake the vehicle while it isstationary.

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Book Club

To avoid disappointment please submit orders by due date- any orders received after the due date cannot be processeddue to timeframe of online processing system.

Competitions

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Lift

Learning Is Fun Together

Monday, Wednesday and Friday from9.00am-11.00am

in Groom Hall.We ask that you bring with you:

a snack for morning tea; water bottle; a hat;and a fee of $2 a child or $5 for 3 or more children.

Uniform ShopTrading Hours Monday, Tuesday and Friday 8:30am – 9:30am

TuckshopTuckshop days are Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Don’tforget you can order your tuckshop online with Flexischools, toset up an account log in to the link below and follow the stepsto register. The traditional brown paper bag orders will still beaccepted but need to be filled out at home with the moneyplaced in the bag and delivered before 9am to the Tuckshop.

http://www.flexischools.com.au/

Community Notices

Positive Partnerships

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Dalby Junior Chamber

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