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Edition 16 – 27th May 2015 -Week 6 Term 2
From The Principal’s Desk
Important Dates:
Congratulations to the year 5 & 6 boys who won the grand finals of the Rugby League
May
Development Cup last week!! Our Dalby State School team played against Pittsworth and were 28th
Eisteddfod
excited to win the game 16 - 0. Thank you to Mr and Mrs Kavney who coached the boys during
29th
Eisteddfod
the competition and also to the parents of our team members for their ongoing support and
enthusiasm.
29th
3:15pm Creekside
Market Meeting
A number of DSS students are involved in performances at Dalby Eisteddfod this week. Our
senior choir and individual classes will present their items either on Wednesday, Thursday or
June
Friday. Notes were sent home last week to inform parents about performance dates, times and
2nd
Choral Fanfare costume requirements for students. If you need more information, please speak to your child’s
Senior Singers
classroom teacher or contact the office.
3rd
Rugby League
Today students from Prep through to Yr 6 enjoyed the picture book, “The Brothers Quibble” as
Development Cup
part of National Simultaneous Storytime. Students from around Australia shared in the reading
Final
of this book at 11:00am. Mrs Rodgers and her 1/2R class participated in the event at the
10th
Super Six Rugby
WDRC Library. Don’t forget to ask your child what they thought of “The Brothers Quibble”.
League Finals
Although there are many things going on outside the classroom, it is very important that
12th
Art Through the Ages
students continue to focus on their learning inside the classroom. “Have a go, try your best and
6:30pm
get the job done” is an important message we are conveying to the students. Please support us
23rd
Athletics 200/800m
by talking to your child about this message. We want our students to have the positive
Races
attitude, resilience and determination necessary to be successful no matter what life throws at
24th
Athletics Field Events
them.
26th
Athletics Carnival
Next term, our school will be part of a school review, a government program through which
reviewers appointed by the school improvement unit spend several days at DSS and speak with Banking Every Wednesday
staff, parents, students and other community members. They will submit a written report
identifying areas for future improvement, after which the school will work closely with Regional Office to develop an
appropriate response and improvement strategies. The report will be published on our website. For any further information,
please visit www.education.qld.gov.au/schools/school-performance-assessment or see me.
Have A Wonderful Week,
Regards, Mona Anau
Dalby State School Creekside Markets 2015
Saturday 5th September 8:00am to 2:00pm
The organising begins
The first meeting for Creekside Markets will be held on
the 29th of May at 3:15pm in the covered area near
Kavney Hall. All interested parties welcome.
If you are interested in helping, or would just like to find
out more about the markets, please come along to the
meeting. We would love to see some new faces and
would welcome fresh ideas. We need coordinators for
each class level, so please don’t assume someone else
will do it.
If you would like to book a stall you can find the booking
form on the Dalby State School website
(www.dalbyss.eq.edu.au) or you can collect one from the
school office.
From The PBL Team.
Our Positive Behaviour Team has been working extremely hard this
term. Thank you to Mrs Bridget Prow who has taken on the
coordination role to ensure that our positive behaviour of learning
team continue to play an active role in supporting students’ behaviour
at Dalby state school.
So far this term the PBL team has

Endorsed the Dalby state school matrix, specifically focusing on
respect, safety and learning in all settings including the
classroom, play areas, sitting areas and stair wells. Our teachers
continue to reinforce specific prompt language each week and
this again reinforced at our whole parade.

Endorsed that students will need to achieve 75 dojos points at
the end of week 5 and rewards will be given on Friday 29th may,
supported by “Mr Whippy”. Students will receive a free ice cream from Mr Whippy if they have received 75 dojo points on
the classroom.

Continued to support the mantra of “No Hat, No Play”. It is
necessary for all students to wear their hat outside during play
time. Our school is a Sun Safe school and we continue to be
pro - active around sun safety. There are options given to
students who don’t have a hat such as stay underneath A block,
go to the library, or Kavney hall.

Supported the exciting initiative of “play is your way”, a
physically active social skilling program that is delivered by Mrs
Sankey to Year 1 - 3 students. This program enhances students’
ability to work in groups, improving self - esteem, building
resilient skills, determination, and self - control.
Subway (Soccer) Squirts - Football Dalby for 3-5 year olds
Please register at www.myfootballclub.com.au - you can pay
online or attend the
Cash/cheque payment day: Saturday 6th June (if you haven’t
paid online) – 9-11am at PCYC
$50 per child - program will run 6th 20 June & 25th July – 8th
August (9.30-10.30 am)
Sports News
The PBL teams meet fortnightly in the conference room, located in A
block. We are looking for a parent representative to join us every
second Thursday from 8am - 8:45am. If you need more information,
please contact the office and speak to Miss Sharples or meet with Mrs
Prow
Congratulations to all students who participated in DD
Cross Country
Beau Cosgrove - 9th, Jake Cosgrove - 19th, Lachlan
Thompson - 20th, Samara Gibson - 32nd and Shanaya
Sturdy - 33rd.
2015 ASG National Excellence in Teaching Awards
Nominate an inspirational teacher or educator now
Nominate online at asg.com.au/nominate by 31st July 2015. To request a promotional kit, visit asg.com.au/neita
For genera/ enquires call 1800 624 487
Weekly Attendance Data
Our overall attendance rate this week is 90.85%
Congratulations Year 5 students for having the highest
year level attendance rate.
Year Level: Attendance:
Prep
88.92%
Year 1
92.69%
Year 2
89.13%
Year 3
85.61%
Year 4
90.50%
Year 5
95.38%
Year 6
92.63%
Rating:
Cool Tool
No Hat — Play in
the Shade
Values
Respect, Safety
& Learning
Learning Is Fun Together
Monday, Wednesday
and Friday from
9.00am-11.00am
in Groom Hall.
We ask that you bring
with you: a snack for
morning tea, water
bottle, a hat and a gold
coin donation.
DSS STUDENT ABSENCE LINE—Phone: 4672 3660 (24 hour access)
DSS STUDENT ABSENCE E-MAIL - absences@dalbyss.eq.edu.au (24 hour access)
DALBY STATE SCHOOL CREED
“I am proud to be at Dalby State School. I will try my best to make the right choices
and will respect others, all property and myself. Ever Onward.”
Students thoroughly enjoyed a half hour touch footy session with visitor Terry McSweeny on the oval. Lots of laughs were
had and some pretty slick moves were practised during the fun activities.
National Day of Thanksgiving at Dalby State School
Dalby State School staff members were recently treated to a delicious morning tea organised by two local churches, St Joseph’s
Catholic Church and St John’s Anglican Church.
The morning tea was part of the National Day of Thanksgiving, an annual event that is supported by the Dalby Ministers’ Fraternal
Group.
Teachers and non-teaching staff enjoyed platters of delicious sweet and savoury goodies provided by Father Cooney, Reverend Tom
Bower and other volunteers to thank teachers and other staff for the great work they are doing at Dalby State School.
Class 1B and 1MC
performed “Ordinary
Dogs” at the Eisteddfod
today (27th May) and
proved that they are not
Ordinary Dogs by coming
second overall. A huge
thank you to Mrs Bayles,
Mrs MacRae, Mrs
Cosgrove, Mr McPherson
and the students for all
the hard work they have
put into this great
performance
UNIFORM SHOP TRADING HOURS - Monday - Friday from 8.30am to 9.30am
ATTENDANCE MATTERS AT DALBY STATE SCHOOL
MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT
Dalby State School
Proudly presents
Gallery 107 Dalby
Friday 12th June
6:30pm
Limited tickets available
Adults $20
Child $8
Light supper & complimentary
drink provided
Eisteddfod timetable for all classes
Class
Day
Session Starting
What to Wear
Senior Singers
Thurs 28th May
9am
Formal School Uniform
3/4E
Thurs 28th May
1:30pm
Brightly Coloured Clothes
5D/5J
Thurs 28th May
1:30pm
Jeans and Checked Shirt (cowboy
theme)
4C/4PC
Thurs 28th May
1:30pm
Colourful T-Shirt; black sport shorts
6B/6T
Friday 29th May
9am
Workers; Farmers, Doctors, Teachers,
Nurses, Construction Workers
5H/6M
Friday 29th May
9am
Toy Story Theme
3G/3K
Friday 29th May
9am
White T-Shirt, Blue School Shorts
2T
Friday 29th
9am
Black T Shirt (long or short sleeve);
Black Shorts; Black school shoes with
blue socks.
2K/2O
Friday 29th May
9am
School Uniform
1C/ 1/2R
Friday 29th May
9am
A coloured shirt not yellow; black
sports shorts (Some Yellow shirt)