SOCIAL TENNIS

Friday evenings – 6.30pm

Commencing 14 February 2020 Dulacca State School Tennis Courts

Anyone interested in a game of social tennis is welcome to come along.

Hope to see you there!

Phone Nicole 0488 097 508 if you have any questions.

Wednesday 5 February 2020 Term 1 - Issue 1

Dulacca State School Newsletter

North Road, Dulacca Q 4425 Phone (07) 46276155 Fax (07) 46276468 Mobile 0467735093 E-mail: principal@dulaccass.eq.edu.au Website: www.dulaccass.eq.edu.au

Every day counts at Dulacca State School!

Dear Parents and Community,

Welcome to the first newsletter of 2020!

We’re off to a great start to Term 1 with 19 students enrolled. A special welcome to our newest and littlest students in Prep and to our new and returning families. We are very excited to have you our Dulacca school community.

Thank you to those parents and caregivers who ensure that their child/ren are at school on time, in school uniform, with a healthy lunch and fruit break. Our students are eager and ready to learn and good routines and food help with concentration, alertness and overall wellbeing.

As we start the year, parents are reminded of the importance of sending children to school every day. Being at school every day counts, with one day absent each week quickly adding up to 2 months of missed lessons a year. Attendance plays a critical role in our students’ growth and development. Every day counts at Dulacca State School! Looking forward to a collaborative year, supporting our students to grow and learn!

Onwards and Upwards

Kind Regards, Tarnia Doughty, Principal 2019 Staffing Tarnia Doughty Teacher/Principal Emma Hinz Teacher Denise Gauld Teacher Aide Julie Haslop Teacher Aide Rebecca Sedgwick Admin Officer Campbell Wright PE Teacher Roxy Bidgood Music Teacher Cherelle Manuel Cleaner Jean Troutman Grounds Person

School Times 8:00 am First bus arrives 8:30 am Town students may start to arrive 8:35 am North bus arrives 8:45 am Fruit break 9:00 am Classes begin 11:00 am First break 11:35 am Stop play, put equipment away 11:40 am Classes resume 1:10 pm Second break 1:35pm Stop play, put equipment away 1:40 pm Classes resume 3:00 pm School finishes

3:45 pm Last bus leaves

Pick up and drop off information If there is an occasion where it is necessary for a student to arrive or be collected outside of these hours contact the principal to discuss arrangements.

Children on all buses are supervised in the afternoon until bus arrival. Students who arrive at school on a bus prior to 8.30am are supervised by staff. All students who do not arrive at school via bus are to arrive after 8.30am. Please notify the school if there are any changes to your child’s arrangements.

Returning student notices Throughout the year notices and permission forms are often sent home. Ask students or check their bags (particularly our younger ones) for any of these and if required, ensure they are returned in a timely manner. All forms can be placed in the ‘mailbox’ located outside the office. This ensures that we keep events running smoothly and can avoid time spent phoning home.

P&C The Dulacca State School P&C next General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, 18th February, 2020 at 3:30pm.

Agenda Items: Fundraising ideas for 2020 P&C School Donation 2020 Containers for Change AGM 2020 Please forward any further Agenda Items to Secretary, Claire York – scyork@bigpond.com

New members are always welcome!

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School Bus Contacts South Bus: Yvonne Bell

0428276319

Jackson Bus: Ken Brown

0427942982

School:0746276155

School Mobile:0467735093

Future Dates

February

7 - P&C Welcome BBQ

12 - M&D Basketball

14 - M&D Swimming

24 - M&D Cricket

28 - Cool Jobs, Chinchilla

March

4 - Leadership Day,

Columboola

23 - M&D Orienteering

27 - M&D Rugby/Netball

April

3 - M&D Football

PBL At Dulacca State School we are committed to providing a safe, respectful and disciplined learning environment for students and staff. Our Positive Behaviour Plan focuses on our three bee’s; Be a learner, Be respectful and Be responsible & safe. Our behaviour focus, each week, throughout Term 1 are as follows; Week 1: Be R&S—Line up correctly

Week 2: Be R—Raise your hand to speak

Week 3: Be R—Respect others and personal space

Week 4: Be R—Respect property and equipment

Week 5: Be R&S—Sit while eating/eat your own food

Week 6: Be R—Wait your turn

Week 7: Be L—Be organised for all learning activities

Week 8: Be R&S — Move safely in all areas

Week 9: Be R&S — Ask permission before leaving any setting

Week 10: Be R&S — Be sun safe

Please discuss these with your child and how they are ensuring that they are being respectful, responsible and safe learners. Staff are always on the look out and rewarding students demonstrating the correct behaviours.

This year we welcome Mr Campbell Wright as our new HPE teacher. Mr Wright is new to the Miles region and we are happy to have him supporting our school for lessons and at this year’s sporting events.

Hello from the Guidance Officer,

My name is Annette McLean this is my third year working in the Miles Cluster as the Guidance Officer. I have a varied role and enjoy working with students, staff, wider community networks and services that support youth and their families.

I work closely in conjunction with school leadership and support teams to assist in supporting student’s needs, socially, emotionally, academically and supporting career choices.

Some of the components of my role are as follows; undertaking educational assessments and developing support plans in collaboration with staff, individual counselling, career counselling, assisting with developing school programs and supporting students individually in their social skills, mental health and wellbeing.

The Guidance service requires parental consent and a referral from the student support team. Please feel welcome to discuss concerns with your child’s teachers in order to access the Guidance service.

Wishing the whole school community a wonderful, productive year.

Annette McLean , Guidance Officer.

Place all your school orders online with Flexischools

We are excited to confirm the introduction of a new online ordering system called Flexischools.

Flexischools is a well-established organisation allowing you to easily place all your canteen orders online at any time.

Members of our P&C have been trialling the new system with success and we are now pleased to advise that it will commence for all our families on Wednesday, 12th February, 2020 (Week 3).

Download the Flexischools app from the App store or Google Play for details on how to set up your account.

Once registered, you can start placing orders immediately. If you have any questions, please contact the Flexischools Customer Service Team on 1300 361 769, or you can contact them via their website.

We hope this step forward will support families with a more convenient and efficient process of placing canteen orders.