2021 Senior shirt orders

Senior shirt order forms were given to all grade 5 students by P&C Uniform Shop Convenor, Yvonne Starr, in term 3. The deadline for orders is THIS Friday, 9 October 2020. Should the order form not have arrived home, please collect from the Uniform Shop, or email Yvonne ASAP at yerongassuniformshop@gmail.com.

Tuckshop now open Tuesdays

In response to feedback provided by our school community through the P&C Planning Survey, we are trialling opening the Tuckshop on Tuesdays from week 1 in term 4. Orders can now be made via Flexischools and our Tuckshop convenors, Yvonne and Stacey, are excited to be able to feed our children for an extra day each week. 

Volunteers play a huge role in ensuring our Tuckshop menu is as affordable as possible for our school community. If you are willing and able to help in the Tuckshop on Tuesdays please email yerongasstuckshop@gmail.com. Tuesdays in term 4 will be a great opportunity for new volunteers to learn the ropes as we expect this will initially be the quietest day of the week. Volunteering is fun and a great way to get to know fellow YSS family members. Our kids also get a kick out of seeing family members helping at school. No experience is needed!

Photo: Volunteering in the Tuckshop is rewarding and fun!

'Gingerbread fence people': Seeking volunteers to add final touches - 17 and 24 October

Term 4 provides a great opportunity for school community members to come together to help with final stages of the 2020 'gingerbread fence people' project.

The next stage is 'touch ups and outlines' for the designs painted by YSS children in term 3. Enjoy an afternoon of light painting and chat with fellow YSS family members while adding minor enhancements (outlines) to the designs of the students (no changes will be made to students' designs). No expertise is required, just a steady hand. Please wear clothes for painting and sign up for your preferred time here: www.signup.com/go/mnpBbsF. The 'final touches' working bee will be held at the home of YSS family, Sue and Jeremy Tape, and the address will be emailed to everyone who signs up to help.

The final 'fence people' volunteering opportunity will be to add the 'fence people' to the fence! This working bee will be held at school over two Saturdays - 14 and 21 November and volunteers can sign up here: www.signup.com/go/SnAFdhw.

P&C meeting - Tuesday, 20 October

The next P&C meeting is at 7:00pm, Tuesday, 20 October, in the Resource Centre and via Zoom. There is a limit of 12 people in the Resource Centre so a videoconferencing link will also be sent to members with the meeting agenda. We look forward to seeing you there. If you haven't already signed up as a P&C member, it's not too late - you are welcome to join via our online membership form: www.surveymonkey.com/r/2020ysspandcmembership. 

We have streamlined processes for P&C meetings to make them shorter and more inviting. For more information on our new meeting processes and requests for funding support please visit: www.yerongasspandc.org.au/index.php/general-monthly-meetings-requests-for-pc-funding-support/.

Term 4 extracurricular activities

The P&C is pleased to offer a range of extracurricular activities before and after school for YSS children. The details of all extracurricular activities are listed on the P&C website, including days/times, booking and contact details - please contact providers directly for more information or to book in your child/ren for an activity: www.yerongasspandc.org.au/index.php/extracurricular/.

Activities include:

• Private and two child guitar lessons offered by experience guitar instructors Kurt Lucas and Rowan Russell (see P&C extracurricular web page for contact details)
• Private piano lessons with Rachel Ryan
• Tennis, Netball and the Active Kids program with RISE Sport
• Art and craft classes with Sophia Dias, Kids Art Fun
• Chess classes offered by Chessmates.
  
  

Auskick at YSS - 20 October to 24 November

Auskick - an inclusive introduction to the basic skills of Australian rules football (AFL) for boys and girls aged between 5 and 12 of all abilities - will be offered at Yeronga State School on Tuesday afternoons in term 4.

Kicking off on 20 October, the 6-week Auskick program is open to all YSS children and will be held on the Junior School Oval from 3:15pm to 4:15pm. To book your child/ren in head to the online registration page for Yeronga State School.

The program cost is $80 per child and includes a special Auskick pack for each child, including a football to practice skills at home, a ball pump, footy cards to play with friends, and a selection of other item/s in the AFL club colours.

YOSHC Manager changes

On Friday, 2 October, we said 'a huge thank you, goodbye and best wishes' to immediate past YOSHC Director, Charlee, who is embarking on the next stage of her career as a teacher. On behalf of the P&C and all families who access the YOSHC service, we sincerely thank Charlee for her 5.5 years of service caring for YSS children, including nearly two as YOSHC Director.

The P&C is currently recruiting for a new YOSHC Manager to lead the service - information about the role is available at:

www.yerongasspandc.org.au/index.php/were-hiring-pc-job-vacancies/.

During this transition phase for YOSHC we thank Cate Jordinson for stepping into the Acting YOSHC Manager role, and Alec Higgins for taking on the Acting Deputy Manager role. Between them Cate and Alec have more than 8.5 years' experience working with YOSHC in Deputy Manager, Assistant Coordinator, Educator and inclusion support roles. Please don't hesitate to reach out to Cate or Alec if you have any questions about the YOSHC service.

Cate Jordinson, Acting YOSHC Manager:                    Alec Higgins, Acting YOSHC Deputy Manager:

 

YSS P&C a finalist in 2020 P&C of the Year Awards

Our Yeronga State School P&C has been named a 'Band 9 Finalist' in the 2020 P&C of the Year Awards! This is a great acknowledgement of our amazing school community and the contribution made by the P&C to our school over many years. According to P&C's Queensland, ours was one of several outstanding nominations received which outlined the hard work and dedication of P&C teams across Queensland and the extraordinary benefits realised for students and school communities.

To enter we needed to provide:

• an essay that detailed our most successful P&C activity or achievement and how it has added value to our school and/or community - we chose to describe how our community united to air condition our whole school from 2015 to 2019, and you can read our entry here.
• a digital presentation to promote our P&C and its activities to the school community - this is available on the home page of our P&C website: www.yerongasspandc.org.au/.

P&C of the Year Award winners will be announced at a gala awards night in Brisbane on Friday, 6th November. We'll be sure to let you know the final outcome!

2020 P&C of the Year Awards video entry: http://yerongasspandc.org.au/.

P&C Facebook page for latest news: 'like' and 'follow'

To keep up-to-date with the latest YSS P&C news, updates and activities, please 'like' and 'follow' the P&C Facebook page: www.facebook.com/YerongaSSPandC. It's a great source of information for our school community, and is regularly updated by the P&C team.