'Gingerbread fence people': Can you help this Saturday, 24 October?

Thank you to the wonderful parent volunteers who helped at the 'fence people touch ups and outlines' working bee last Saturday. The second working bee will be held at Sue and Jeremy Tape's home this Saturday, 24 October.

Saturday, 24 October: 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.

14 & 21 November: 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 and volunteers can sign up here: www.signup.com/go/SnAFdhw.

Pictures: 'Zhooshed' fence people after the 17 October working bee

World Teachers’ Day at YSS - Wednesday, 28 October

Thank you to those who have signed up to bring a dish to help our teachers celebrate World Teachers' Day on Wednesday, 28 October. This is a great opportunity for us to show our appreciation for our teachers by providing a morning tea for them on this day.

The P&C invites you to contribute to the morning tea by donating a plate of sweet or savoury food on the day - donations can be dropped at the Senior School Staff Room between 8am & 9am on 28 October. Please click on our World Teachers' Day online signup page to let us know what you would like to bring. Thank you in advance for celebrating the amazing job our teachers do helping our children to do their best at Yeronga State School.

Boarding house update: Online form to report incidents of antisocial behaviour

In an effort to address our community's ongoing concerns regarding the behaviour of residents of the boarding house across the road from our school (117 Park Road), our Principal, Michelle D'Netto, and P&C Presidents, Kym Mansfield and Hamish Townsend, met with representatives of the Regulatory Services team within the Department of Housing and Public Works on 23 September. This is the Department responsible for licensing boarding houses in Queensland, and our meeting followed a briefing by the Department with Hon Mark Bailey.

During our meeting the Department representatives said that they have the ability to impose conditions on the operation of the boarding house if enough incidents of concern are reported to them to demonstrate that there is a risk to the community.

To facilitate the reporting of incidents to the Department, the P&C has created a simple online form (www.surveymonkey.com/r/boardinghouseincidents). We encourage all members of our school community who witness concerning, threatening or antisocial behaviour at or near this boarding house to report these to Police Link on 131 444 in the first instance. Please then record the details - including the Police Incident Report Number - in the online form. A report of all incidents will be submitted on a fortnightly basis to the Department. Working together in this way is the best chance we have to advocate for the change we are all seeking to protect our children.

Keep updated with YSS P&C Facebook and website

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. The P&C website also hosts handy information for 'all things YSS P&C', including extracurricular activities, Tuckshop, Uniform Shop, YOSHC and more: www.yerongasspandc.org.au.

Thank you Chappy Jenny and Hope Centre for bringing colour to school grounds

If you've noticed the extra vibrancy of the 'dots' and handball courts painted on the school grounds, this is all thanks to YSS' very own Chappy Jenny for arranging volunteers from Hope Centre to freshen up the school grounds ready for next year’s 150th anniversary celebrations. 

A big THANK YOU to the Hope Centre volunteer team for working hard on a hot day to zhoosh up the grounds for our kids and school. And thank you to Bunnings Rocklea for donating the paint. It makes such a difference!

Seeking handy people to help fix vandalised YOSHC timber battens 

A few weeks ago several timber battens under the YOSHC deck were vandalised. The P&C and YOSHC team will very much appreciate help from handy members of our school community to fix the damage. The timing of this work can be flexible to fit in with the availability of anyone who would like to help. The job involves nailing and screwing timber battens, so it will be ideal if you are able to bring along a hammer, cordless drill with phillips head attachment, and galvanised nails to assist with the job. A few slats also need some paint which can be supplied by the YOSHC team. If you are willing and able to help, or have some questions about the job, please contact Alec at YOSHC on 3426 0361 or email alec@yoshc.com.

School Banking: Re-starting week 4

The P&C has been given the green light to restart school banking in week 4 of term 4. From next Thursday, 29 October, students will be able to bring in their Dollarmites banking for collection in their classrooms. Banking bags from classrooms are to be delivered to the YOSHC office for counting and banking into the children's accounts. Many thanks to parent volunteer, Allyssa Elliott, for coordinating school banking for our children.