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Protect your personal information
Please remain vigilant when it comes to protecting yourself from those attempting to obtain your personal information. J
j It is expected that hackers, scammers and other dodgy people will use a crisis, an accident, or a targeted time of the year to try and compromise people.
j For example, scammers are impersonating trusted entities such as governments to exploit people’s concerns and desire for information about COVID-19.
Be aware of email, phone & SMS phishing. Features may include: - generic greetings - email addresses and links that don't look right - poor grammar and spelling - direct requests for personal and financial information
Wednesday 24 June 2020 Term 2 - Issue 8
Dulacca State School Newsletter
North Road, Dulacca Q 4425 Phone (07) 46276155 Fax (07) 46276468 Mobile 0467735093 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.dulaccass.eq.edu.au
Dear Parents and Community,
Welcome to Week 10 of Term 2.
Wow, what a term it has been! The global COVID-19 pandemic has thrust upon us many changes. Despite the various changes, I am very proud of our school community’s ongoing response. Our students, staff, and families have banded together to make the most of a very challenging situation.
I would again like to thank everyone for adapting to the circumstances, showing resilience to change, supporting one another, and doing so with a positive attitude that truly reflects the great culture we have within our school community.
It was through all of this that we were able to continue the education of our students and successfully transition back into the classroom at Dulacca State School.
With the progressive easing of restrictions across our state there is a sense of optimism that things are returning to a greater level of normality. The latest Operating Guidelines for Schools, effective from June 19th, provides information about the resumption of school assemblies, sport, excursions and camps throughout the next semester. I will continue to advise you of information as it relates to our school context and can ensure you that our decisions are based around what is best for the health and safety of students, staff and the community.
Wishing you all a safe and happy holiday.
As always, ‘Onwards and Upwards’.
Kind Regards, Tarnia Doughty, Principal
School Opinion Survey Each year we send home details providing you with the opportunity to have a say about our school in the School Opinion Survey. Last week we were advised that it is going to be slightly different this year. The department is conducting shorter, sharper School Opinion Surveys this year. The surveys will comprise a short number of questions about schooling during the COVID-19 lockdown, as well as a small number of the regular SOS questions that more broadly reflect the entire year.
I would like to encourage everyone to take a moment to share their feedback. This information is valuable as it enables us to reflect on our practices and continue to ensure we are providing the best opportunities for your children.
Participation in the survey is anonymous. The survey form has been designed so that it can easily be completed on a computer or smartphone. The online survey will be available until Friday, 17 July 2020, and should take less than five minutes to complete. To access the survey, please copy the link below and paste it into your web browser:
Parent survey – https://survey.qed.qld.gov.au/form/Parents-HaveYourSay
Please contact the school if you have any questions about the survey.
School Annual Report Our 2019 Annual Report is now available on our school website. Hard copies are available upon request from our school office.
M&D Sport Inter-school and representative school sport activities will recommence utilising a staged approach from 10 July 2020.
Schools and regions are getting ready to recommence training, competitions and programs in a safe, responsible and low risk manner that complies with the latest health advice.
For a revised calendar of M&D sporting events see the back page of this newsletter.
Premier’s Reading Challenge The 2020 Premier’s Reading Challenge continues until August 28th. Students in Prep-2 are documenting the books they read at school. Students in years 3-6 have the opportunity to record books they read by completing their own form. Parents can help by encouraging students to read.
P&C The next P&C general meeting will be held Tuesday, 21st July, 3:30pm. Please forward any agenda items to secretary, Danielle Millar - [email protected]
We look forward to seeing you there.
Tuckshop Tuckshop will recommence in Term 3. Please note that the day will be changed to Fridays each week to ensure the availability of our volunteers. Our students are looking forward to the reopening!
School Uniforms If you would like to purchase new school uniforms, please contact our uniform coordinator, Tabitha Scotney on the details below to arrange a time. [email protected] or 0458 733 702
Payment is to be made at the time of purchase.
School polo shirts - $22 School hat - $7 School winter jacket - $40
Containers For Change We are now a registered school with Containers for Change. Unfortunately due to COVID-19 restrictions it is taking time to get up and running. As restrictions ease, we hope to have this organised soon. In the meantime please consider saving your extra containers for donation to our school.
SCHOOL WATCH 13 17 88
School Bus Contacts South Bus: Yvonne Bell
0428276319
Jackson Bus: Ken Brown
0427942982
School:0746276155
School Mobile:0467735093
Future Dates
25 - Celebration Day
26 - Last day of Term 2
JULY
13 - First day of Term 3
31 - Report cards home
PBL Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) is a whole-school framework used in our school to promote positive behaviour. PBL helps us to develop a safe and supportive learning environment, build positive relationships and improve student learning outcomes. Our school community has worked together to establish simple, clear and explicit expectations for behaviour: Be a learner, Be respectful and Be responsible & safe. Student behaviour improves when students know what is expected of them and when good behaviour is recognised. Our school takes a proactive, preventative approach, ensuring that all students receive the appropriate level of support to help them to succeed. Week 9: Be Respectful - Use appropriate voice level
Week 10: Be a Learner - Be a good sport
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 expected behaviours.
Cyber safety Teaching our children to be cyber safe will help them to engage with the online world safely, responsibly and discerningly and can assist to protect them from online risks. Our local police officer, Shane, has provided us with some information sheets and activities that can be used to assist parents and children to be safe in our growing digital world. Each fortnight, we will include a
sheet with our newsletter. If you have any concerns regarding cyber safety please let us know. The first fact sheet outlines the Top 10 Cyber Safety Tips for Youth. An important one to remember is:
Don’t give out any private information over the internet or mobile phones
about you, your family and friends, or other people you know.
I would like to acknowledge and say thank you to the unsung heroes working behind the scenes who keep our school running smoothly and well maintained to provide a safe, healthy and engaging environment. Our amazing support staff are an important part of our school community and we appreciate and respect their work and the role they play supporting our school and students. Thank you Rebecca Sedgewick, Cherelle Manuel and Jean Troutman for all that you do!
Dulacca Art Gallery
Celebration Day
