School Induction Ceremony

Last Thursday at the School Leaders’ Induction Ceremony we were joined by a number of parents, family members and students to celebrate the student leaders for 2020. We also hosted some special guests including: Mr Graham Perrett (federal member for Moreton), Councillor Nicole Johnston and Mr Terry Heath (Principal of Yeronga State High School) to present leadership badges. Our 2019 school captains, Morgan J and Liam C made a return to their primary school to “pass the baton” to Libby C, Ben T, Willow H and Aiden S. Our Year 3-6 cohort were excellent self-managers and the audience behaviour was commented on positively by many of our guests.

Fire Evacuation Practice

Last Thursday at school we had our first fire evacuation drill for 2020. The purpose of these drills is to ensure that all staff, students and visitors are familiar with evacuation procedures so that they can be followed calmly and safely in genuine emergency situations. Thanks to all staff and students for following procedures calmly.

Parent Teacher Interviews

Parent teacher interviews are a wonderful opportunity for you to meet with your child’s teacher to discuss their progress and learning goals for the year.

Interviews will be held during weeks 9 and 10 and an e-mail will be sent during the next fortnight, advising you of how to book.

Parent Information nights

It was wonderful to see so many parents in attendance at the parent information evenings held over the last two weeks. We have received positive feedback from a number of parents who were pleased with the format and information provided. We continue to welcome your feedback to help us refine these evenings further to ensure they meet the needs of our school community.

Halogen Young Leaders Day

On Monday 24th February Student Council Representatives from Years 3-6 attended the Halogen Young Leaders’ Day at the Brisbane Conference Centre with Ms McDermott and Miss Vaggs. During the day we had the opportunity to listen to a number of keynote speakers and participate in activities to inspire and encourage us in leadership roles.

Active School Travel - Let’s get active!

The AST Crew launches Active School Travel

Active School Travel’s ‘AST Crew’ of super travellers were special guests at our Junior assembly on Thursday 20 Feb and will be encouraging the senior school to get active on Thursday 27 Feb. Our students will discover how they can actively travel to school by walking, cycling, scootering, car pooling or using public transport.

Remember every Wednesday is our Active School Travel Day. Each child receives a passport and gets a stamp once a week on Wednesday, when they actively travel to school. The more stamps they accumulate, the more rewards they get! We are also having an inter-class competition, so actively travel with us each Wednesday to join the fun.

The inter-class star competition winners for Week 4 was P2. Congratulations to P2!!

Not only will we all arrive healthier, happier and ready to learn, the streets will be safer with fewer cars. Active School Travel is one of the easiest ways to incorporate physical activity into everyday life for all children. Learning to move is as important as learning to read.

The teachers of Yeronga will be starting the Walking Train this term. The walking train assembles at the River City Cycles shop across from Yeronga Train Station – assemble at 8:10am and begin walking at 8:15am. Thank you to the following teachers.

Class Assembly Performance

The class assembly performances are a lovely way for your children to demonstrate some of the learning that they have been engaging in over the year. The junior assembly starts at 2pm in the hall. Please see the timetable below to see when your child’s class performance is scheduled.

Junior Assembly Performances 2020

Religious Instruction

Religious instruction (RI) is offered at the school and is beginning in Week 6.

The faith group/s that provide/s religious instructors to deliver an authorised program is/are listed below:

Students are allocated to RI based on information provided by parents on the completed Application for Student Enrolment unless other written instructions have been provided to the school. The religious instruction permission form has been emailed out to you and you are required to complete the consent form every year.

Students who are not participating in RI will be provided with other instruction in a separate supervised location. Other instruction must relate to part of a subject area already covered in class and may include, but is not restricted to:

• personal research and/or assignments
• revision of class work such as creative writing or literacy and/or numeracy activities which could include online programs currently accessed by the students of that school
• wider reading such as independent reading appropriate to the student

Parents will be advised of any changes to the RI and other instruction programs to ensure they are able to make an informed decision on their child’s participation.

Learning Asset Morning Tea

The students at Yeronga State School are demonstrating their learning assets every day by being flexible thinkers, communicating and collaborating, researching and self-managing. To highlight these learning assets students in certain year levels will be asked to attend a morning tea with the Deputy Principal, Principal and head of Curriculum Inquiry to celebrate their achievements. This week 2 students from every Prep class and Year 6 class have been invited to attend the morning tea Friday 28 Feb and their special golden ticket has been sent home. At the morning tea we will ask the students how they use the learning assets and why they think they help them to learn.

Upcoming Events

We would love to see you at our upcoming events during this term.

They include:

- Harmony Day (Thursday 19th March)

- Senior Cross Country (Tuesday 10th March)

Enjoy the next two weeks!

Tracy Freeman and Louise Vaggs

Deputy Principals