Dear Friends,

I trust you share with me, heartfelt best wishes for our Senior School Deputy Principal, Ms Stefanie Kirk. Stef is leaving today to commence maternity leave as she and partner Dan prepare to welcome their first baby. Stef has brought the very best of herself to the school over the past few years putting in place the Student Leadership Program and the review of our Student Code of Conduct. These are two major operational drivers in our school which Stef has lead with clarity and consistency. She leaves a legacy of strong systems putting students at the heart of our work. Stef will be very missed by all during her absence.

We welcome Mrs Talia O’Sullivan to our team as the Senior School Deputy Principal. Talia joins us as an experienced Deputy Principal and will become part of our Yeronga Community in no time. Please make her welcome.

I was sorry to miss the Colour Run as I attended the Regional Principal’s day. I look forward to hearing all about it and seeing the photos from the event. I congratulate the PandC and the community on the success of the event and exceeding the fundraising targets. Similarly, our amazing parents who volunteered their time to help out at the Colour Run event and the Mother’s Day Stall. The PandC supports so many of our programs that benefit students and the cohesion of our school community. On behalf of the school, thank you for your contribution in making these fundraising initiatives such a success.

Successful achievement at school starts with active engagement in learning. At Yeronga we refer to the Continuum of Student Engagement (A. Berry 2022) as a useful guide for assisting students to understand what active engagement in learning looks like and how we as teachers can identify and develop support strategies to assist students to be drivers of their own learning success. 

All of this requires our students to be attending and on time for school every day. Once a pattern of regular absence from school sets in, students very quickly develop a sense of disconnect and lack of belonging in their classroom. This can lead to a gradual creep of disengagement and a cycle of poor school outcomes for the child. Of course, illness and certain family events do occur and this is understood as reasonable absence from school. In the case of extended continuous absence from school and if the absence is to continue for more than ten days, an Exemption from Compulsory Schooling application is required. A 95% attendance rate or higher is the target which equates to approximately no more than 10 days absence in the year. As a school we are currently sitting at 94.2% which means we do have many children who are at 100% attendance. We thankyou for your cooperation in monitoring the attendance and successful engagement of every child at Yeronga State School.

To all our mothers, I hope you are made to feel loved and adored on Sunday. Happy Mother’s Day!

Eunice

Colour Run Wrapup

What a wonderful Colour Run day for our school community! Thank you to our amazing P and C, parent volunteers and teachers for making it such a success. Well done students for all of your fundraising, we loved seeing your happy faces today.

Mother's Day Stall

Happy Mothers Day to all our Mums and special people in our lives.

Thank you to our wonderful PandC for organising another fantastic Mothers Day stall!!

On Wednesday evening, sixteen of our strings students performed at St Peters Lutheran College for the Queensland Youth Music Awards. These highly committed students are in the school’s most advanced string ensemble; the Chamber Strings and they’ve all been diligently giving up a lunchbreak each week to rehearse for the performance, with one student performing even though the performance was on his birthday!

Yeronga performed last in the program so the students first listened to some other school ensembles perform. QYMA attracts a very high caliber of performances from state and private schools with award-winning music programs, so this was a great opportunity for the students to be inspired and motivated by the other performances. 

The students were both nervous and energised to be performing in the state-of-the-art 1000 seat Dron Auditorium. When they got out on stage they performed with fluency and conviction and represented the school fabulously. We weren’t expecting to receive a 1^st, 2^nd or 3^rd place, but the students were thrilled to still receive a Gold award for their performance which is the highest category awarded in QYMA. The adjudicator commented that he was very impressed with the student’s performance.

The Strings program receives additional funding from the P&C on top of the government funding our school is allocated for instrumental music. The time for the Chamber Strings rehearsals is only possible because of this funding and so we’re so grateful for all the families that have made such an effort to fundraise for the P&C Colour Run.

Congratulations to Michael T, Mackenzie M, Rayna L, Claire M and Anna N who recently completed AMEB exams on their string instruments.

Upcoming Music Events

YSS Winter Music Showcase- Thursday June 12, YSHS Cultural Center, all Strings and Band students- students arrive 5:30pm for a 6pm start.

Year 4 Southside Junior Strings Workshop- Tuesday- Wednesday 17-18 June, Coorparoo State School

Year 4 Beginner Band Workshop- Thursday 19 June, YSHS Cultural Center

Sports Days (Athletics) Early Preparation information 2025

(please note these dates and times may change if wet weather occurs).

1. Junior School Sports Day Monday 16^th June (Prep, Year 1, 2 and 3) Week 9
2. Senior School Sports Day Friday 20^th June (Year 4, 5 and 6 students) Week 9
3. Students born in 2013, 2014 and 2015 can qualify to compete at the District trials. These qualifications are based on District standards been met and a maximum of 3 qualifiers for track events and a maximum of 2 qualifiers per field event.
4. Trials for Field events will be held during Health and Physical Education lessons in Term 2.
5. Discus and High Jump finals will be held before the day (dates to be advised).
6. Friday 30th May will be Sprint trials for Years 4,5 and 6. These trials will begin at 11:50am. At 1:45pm the 800m finals for Years 4,5 and 6 will be run. Runners that finished in the top 10 of the cross country will be encouraged to participate. (Week 6)
7. Friday 6^th June the 1500m events finals will be held at 1:45pm for Years 4,5 and 6. Runners that finished in the top 10 of the cross country will be encouraged to participate. (Week 7)
8. Students that finish in the top 6 of the competitive sprint race on Sports Day or first or second in the 800m will qualify for the 200m race.
9. On Senior Sports day both competitive and non-competitive races and events will be offered to the students.
10. District Athletics is scheduled for 24 and 25 July at QSAC – Students will need to organise private transport to this event.
11. Parents helpers are welcome at the school carnivals. Please contact Mr Curness hcurn1@eq.edu.au if you would like to assist.

Gala Day One Wrap-up

Gala Boys Football (Soccer) Junior and Senior A 

Last Friday the Boys A Division football teams travelled to Sunnybank High School and played a number of games. The fields were very small and the games were short but the boys handled the conditions well. Both teams demonstrated plenty of determination and worked hard for one and another. With two more Gala Days coming up the teams are very eager to keep playing fast and exciting football.

Seniors: 4 wins and 2 draws

Juniors: 4 wins and 1 draw.

Gala Day Tee-ball

Congratulations to all tee-ballers for their recent competing spirit last Friday. All teams played with enthusiasm and showed great improvement in skills. The senior boys and junior girls had successful games with several wins and some draws. The junior boys played competitively and collaboratively despite their losses. Shout out to Carter, Nick, Jaxon, Levi, Maddy N, and Georgia for their batting and fielding efforts.  A great day was had by all.

Gala Day Soccer C (Sunnybank State School)

Our Soccer (C) teams had a fantastic day at Sunnybank State School!

The senior team went undefeated and impressively kept their opponents scoreless across all games (2-0, 3-0, 0-0).

Our junior team performed well in their first Gala Day. With help from some borrowed players from Sunnybank to boost our numbers, they played with determination and showed great team spirit. We were especially proud of how warmly they welcomed the visiting players. (0-1, 2-1, 3-0, 1-2)

Overall, it was a great day filled with strong sportsmanship and a wonderful display of our school values.

Welcome to Term 2!

The P&C would like to wish everyone a great Term 2! We’ll be getting to the halfway point of the year by the end of this term, but that doesn’t mean this term won’t be any less jam-packed with exciting events to raise funds for the school!

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!!FUNRUN UPDATE!!

Thank you everyone for such a great day! Our school raised over $40,000! Which means the share that the school keeps, completely covers the Music and Arts programs for this year! But don’t forget you can still raise funds up to 7 days after the Colour Fun Run, during this 7-day period you will be able to select what prize you would want to receive, after the 7 days the fundraising will close, and fundraising prizes will be locked in! Thanks to everyone again for helping and having a great day!

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THE FUNDRAISING:

If you haven't yet created a fundraising profile for your child, it's not too late! It's easy to sign up and you can source donations from wider family, friends and neighbours - every little bit counts - no donation is too small (or too big!).  Has your child's class reached their target of $1000 yet? 

There are still random draw prizes for students who have reached over $100 in donations!   

We've partnered with School Fun Run to provide the colour powder, materials and help with the fundraising platform and prize incentives. They are happy to answer your questions about prizes etc. Once the Fun Run has been run, your child will be able to order their prizes (currently they have created a wish list/goal only). They'll be delivered to and distributed via the school in the following weeks. 

If you prefer not to use an online profile, you could donate to a classmate's profile, or click here to donate to the generic P&C account for the school fun run here:

https://app.schoolfundraising.com.au/fundraising/p-and-c-e3092d4c-f6f3-488f-a79c-45abaeeba8ad 

This Fun Run is being organised by us, who are YSS parents just like you, who want the best out of the school experience for their child and yours too. The run will be a great day, the funds raised are paying for the Fun Run as well as supporting the music and arts programmes.   

Yeronga State School Trivia Night – Saturday 7 June

Books & Board Games is the theme and we're bringing the fun!

Join us on Saturday 7 June at Yeronga State School Hall for a night full of laughs, live music, prizes, and good vibes — all in support of our amazing school community.

✨ What’s in store:

✨ Live music from 5:30 PM

✨ Epic photo wall

✨ Beer garden chill-out zone

✨ Trivia kicks off at 6:30 PM sharp

✨ Dance floor & sing-alongs from 8:30 PM

✨ Prizes for best dressed (individual + table)

✨ Raffle with amazing prizes

✨ BYO food welcome | ⛔ No BYO alcohol

✨ Fully stocked bar – all proceeds go to the school

✨ Tickets just $20 – available soon via Flexischools!

We can’t wait to see you there! 

Bike Bus

The YSS Bike Bus is getting ready to roll in term 2/3! 

The organisers need your input to make it wheely ? successful.

Please help and complete this 5 min survey: forms.gle/dtyV4goQiTCUvZLV7

 “What is a bike bus?” You might be wondering. ??‍♀️????‍♂️

A bike bus is a group of people (children and parents/guardians) who cycle to school together. It’s called a “bus” only because there is a fixed route and schedule. It’s a fun, active and safe way to get to school! 

The Bike Bus program had an online informative workshop on Thursday night (01/05/25) and we’ve heard that there are over 40 people that have shown interest! Watch out streets of Yeronga… This bike bus will be taking over the morning commute!

Uniform Shop Winter Uniform Sale

Available on Flexischools and the Uniform shop

Microfibre Jackets  - $20

Size 14 and 16

Microfibre Tracksuit Pants - $10

Size 10, 12, 14 and 16

Limited quantities, while stock lasts

Tuckshop Volunteers Needed!

Our tuckshop can only exist if we have volunteers, and therefore, we welcome you to join in on the fun of being a tuckshop volunteer. We have a very friendly and fun environment and working in your child tuckshop is a Fabolous opportunity to meet other parents in the school. You will also have the bonus of seeing the enjoyment on your child's face when you are serving them from behind the counter.

Volunteers are rostered on twice a term from

9am- 11.30am     Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday

and you choose which day suits you.

No experience is needed, some of our tasks

• making muffins
• cutting up fruit salad
• making sandwiches
• packing orders
• washing up/ dishwasher
• making jelly cups

Come in and have a chat and a cup of coffee or tea.

If you are not a parent (grandparent) of a student in the school, you will require a Volunteer Blue Card to volunteer in the Tuckshop and to sign in and out at the main office.

When signing up to the tuckshop volunteer roster, enjoy a free meal deal (Main meal, drink & snack) valued at $11.75 for your child to use any time.

 you can contact Tracy by email tuckshop@yerongsspandc.org.au

 or come in at the tuckshop after 8am and have a chat.

Vacant P&C Position 

The P&C Executive are still looking for a Communication and Marketing person to join the team. The purpose of this role is to promote P&C events and share news about our projects and priorities with the school community. This will include writing content for the school newsletter on a fortnightly basis, sharing information with the school’s parent rep coordinator, and overseeing our social media (Facebook) page. A knack for designing flyers and posters for events would also come in handy!

If you are interested in this role, please contact:

president@yerongasspandc.org.au 

Not currently part of the P&C?

Sign up below to be the first to learn about what’s happening around the school. 

https://yerongasspandc.org.au/  

Or Follow us on Facebook (Link)

Chess Mates

RISE SPORT

Annual Sorry Day Ceremony @ Sherwood Arboretum

BSSSC

Yeronga Hyde Road Kindergarten

Yeronga Eagles FC

Yeronga Eagles FC still has openings for MiniRoos.

YERONGA SHS ACADEMIES

ACADEMY TASTER AFTERNOONS

Thinking about joining one of our specialist academies? Come along to our Taster Afternoons this May and get a real taste of what it’s like to be part of the program!

You’ll experience hands-on activities, meet our expert staff, and connect with current students - the perfect way to see where your passions could take you. 

? Dates & Times:

?‍♂️ Athletes Academy – Tue 13 May | 3–5pm

? STEM Academy – Thu 15 May | 3–5pm

? Art Academy – Tue 20 May | 3–5pm

?? Spanish Academy – Thu 28 May | 3–5pm 

Don’t miss your chance to explore, engage, and get inspired! 

Please click on the link below to find out more about our Academies. Enrol now for 2026! 

https://yerongashs.eq.edu.au/curriculum/specialist-programs 

Click on the link below to watch a video on our academies. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dk6R_wfrp5M&t=54s

ENROL NOW

 For enrolments, please complete and submit an Expression of Interest form on our website.

 For enrolment interviews, please bring:

•  Your child that is being enrolled
• Birth certificate/passport/travel documents
• Most recent school report card/NAPLAN reports
• Enrolment application documents

 To watch the Yeronga State High Video, please click the link below 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxI0tsaM6Ss&t=2s 

To watch Y Yeronga (Why Yeronga Video) please click on the link below 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYNam89UzIY 

Y-TOUR ENROLMENT INFORMATION SESSION 

Join us for an immersive experience at our Y-Tours! We eagerly anticipate the opportunity to welcome you and your family, providing a firsthand look at our exceptional facilities, introducing you to our esteemed leadership team and student leaders, and showcasing the unique Yeronga difference.

 This event is not just a tour - it's a chance for prospective parents to engage in meaningful discussions about subjects, explore aspects of the school, and gather essential enrolment information. 

All families are warmly invited to attend. Upcoming Y-Tour sessions will be shared on our Facebook page External link, Instagram page External link and school website. 

Please click on the link below to attend one of our Y-Tours. 

https://yerongashs.schoolzineplus.com/form/53 

Should you have any questions or require further assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at enrolments@yerongashs.eq.edu.au. 

Looking forward to sharing the Yeronga experience with you!

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