Thank you Thank you Thank you…

On behalf of the entire school community, I extend my sincere thanks to Juliet, Lauren and their band of amazing parent helpers, for pulling together the extraordinary 2019 Yeronga State School Fete. It was such a sensory experience, filled with sights, sounds, tastes and so many delights. We are indebted to you all and so thankful for the countless hours that were put in by so many across our community. The event was most certainly a resounding success!

In addition to the efforts of so many at the Fete, we extend our thanks to the many volunteers who have been called upon in recent times to lend a hand with a range of initiatives, including the Nature’s Play Working Bee, Snow Cones at the Cross Country and the Democracy Sausage Sizzle. It has been such an impressive collective effort and really is at the heart of what makes our school community so great. It is inspiring to see our school motto of “Service before Self” being lived up to by so many across our school.

Below are some articles that students in 2H completed to show there appreciation for the Fete.

New Nature’s Play Area

The Yeronga State School P&C have been extremely active in ensuring that our children are provided with high quality natural outdoor experiences. It is with much excitement and anticipation that our Prep and Year One students have been able to experience the new Nature’s Play area in the Junior School, for the first time over the previous week. This attractive and shaded space will allow for so many open- ended play experiences for our children.

At Yeronga State School we believe that children can derive tremendous benefit from taking part in regular nature play and learning outside of the classroom. This can help to bring many school subjects/areas of development alive, as they focus on real results and consequences. Nature play also provides experiential opportunities allowing children to respond positively to challenges and responsibilities, to manage risk and to cope with change.

Yeronga State High School Open Day and Exceptional Learners’ Program

Our Year Five and Six students recently enjoyed a fabulous day at Yeronga State High School, where they were able to experience a ‘day in the life’ of a high schooler. The students gave extremely positive feedback about the array of different learning experiences on offer throughout the day. We thank the staff at Yeronga State High School for affording our students this exciting opportunity.

This week a group of students in Year Five and Six are privileged to have been selected to be involved in a two day ‘Exceptional Learners’ Program at Yeronga State High School. We look forward to hearing the student’s reflections about their new learnings experienced through the subject areas of Mathematics, Science, Performing Arts, Health and Physical Education, English/ Humanities and Media ICT.

Term Two Leadership

I look forward to crossing paths and interacting closely with a range of members of our school community during the next four weeks, whilst I am in the Acting Principal role. My personal thanks go to Tracy Freeman (Deputy Principal Prep- Year 2) and Kalomira Masselos (Acting Deputy Principal Year 3-6) for supporting me during this time. I feel fortunate to be a part of such an enthusiastic and collaborative learning community, where we continue to strive to create Connected Individuals, Curious Learners and Community-Minded Citizens.

At this point of the term, I would like to acknowledge the unwavering commitment and hard work of the Strategic Team at our school- Tracy Freeman, Liz Kemp and Clare Triggell.  This group hold a vast amount of collective expertise and experience. They carry out much of the ‘hidden’ and unseen work that happens behind the scenes, in both the strategic and operational aspects of running this busy school! It is my pleasure to work alongside and learn from this group every day.

Kate Paynter
Acting Principal