Thank you everyone who continues to support our P & C by coming along to meetings, volunteering their time at events and getting involved in P and C fundraisers.

At our last P and C meeting, members voted to continue to support the Visual Arts and Instrumental music programs in 2025 and to continue our support of the care and community fund:

• The P and C will provide $7000 to assist our wonderful strings teacher, Tamsyn Eastgate to continue to provide the school instrumental music co-curricular program. Students in the program benefit from the opportunity to learn the skill of playing a musical instrument. They also participate in a school string ensemble or band where they develop teamwork skills and have the opportunity to represent the school at music performances.

• We will provide $10,000 to the visual arts program. The funds will allow our amazing art teachers, Jess Greenfield and Liby Elcombe, to purchase art resources to allow all students to be able to participate in the YSS Visual Art program. The funding will also allow for the servicing of the school’s old pottery kiln! 

• We will provide $5000 to assist the YSS Care and Community fund. This important fund provides financial assistance to help families who may be experiencing economic hardship and are finding it difficult to pay school invoices for incursions, excursions and school camps

The P and C are proud to support these important school initiatives.

Of course, our capacity to do so depends on having a successful fundraising and business model. We are always looking for new fundraising opportunities, so if you have a suggestion, please reach out directly to the P&C at president@yerongasspandc.org.au or come along to a meeting on the third Tuesday of every month.

Tuckshop news

After consultation with teachers in the junior school, the school leadership team and the tuckshop convenor, the tuckshop is reviewing the amount of ‘treat food’ children can purchase at one time. As a first step in this process, children will no longer be able to purchase more than two ‘Zooper Dooper’ iceblocks at a time.

Events coming up...

#DemocracySausage  - Election Day BBQ Stall 26 October

It is the countdown to delicious goodness from our YSS Tong Team. On Saturday 26th October, the P and C will be hosting our famous election day sausage sizzle outside the tuckshop. We’ll have also coffee cart ready to satisfy your caffeine needs! We need volunteers to cook, serve and sell. If you're coming to vote, come join us for a 2 hour volunteer spot and mingle with some other school families.

Click here to sign up: https://signup.com/go/wVVdMTc

Thanks to our Sausage Sizzle Sponsors – Lauren McHutchison at Atlas Real Estate , Yeronga Vet and our very own Jabiru OHSC!

2024 Prep uniform fittings – Volunteers needed

2025 Prep uniform fittings are coming up! This is a big job for our uniform shop staff, and we are looking for volunteers to help any time between 10am-3pm on the following days:

Monday 18 November, Wednesday 20 November, Friday 22 November, Monday 25 November, Wednesday 27 November.

Can you spare some time to help out and make the fittings a welcoming experience? Please let us know via email uniformshop@yerongasspandc.org.au

Mango Fundraiser

Coming in week 10. Watch this space for more details

Art Soiree – Friday 22 November

The Yeronga State School Art Soiree is one of the biggest events on the P&C social calendar.  This adult-only event will see us sipping wine, enjoying cheese, listening to a live jazz band, whilst enjoying the beautiful artwork. How deliciously civilised! Watch this space for tickets, volunteer sign ups (including hanging of your children’s own art work!) and more. Contact gilbojones@hotmail.com for more details.

Fete / Events Coordinator

Yeronga State School has had some legendary fetes and fun fairs. We are looking for a special someone (or someones) to be Fete or Event Coordinator going into 2025. There is a ‘Yeronga SS Fete Bible’ to guide you through the process, and lots of willing volunteers to help out.

Get in touch with the Vice President at vicepresident2@yerongasspandc.org.au if you are interested.

Your P and C Executive Committe are: Alex White, Teresa Chase, Ali Martin, Lisa Silvester and Michelle Bell. If you see us around the school, please come say hi!

NEXT P &C Meeting 18 November 2024 at 7pm in the Curiosity Centre.

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