Yeronga State School eNewsletter

Deputy Principals' Report

Thank you to all the parents and teachers that engaged in the parent teacher interviews. These interviews allow the school and families to connect in a genuine and caring way – we all have the same goal – for your child to have a successful year at school.

CLASS ALLOCATIONS 2022

Prep interviews for 2022 will begin next week. If you or someone you know is yet to enrol, please do so ASAP.
Student allocation for 2022 will commence shortly. If you have any information of an educational nature you would like us to consider when we decide where to place your child for 2022, please write to Mrs Freeman (tfree19@eq.edu.au) by Friday 17 October. Any requests received after this date may not be able to be considered.

PREP 2022 INTERVIEWS

Over the last two weeks we have been engaging in our Prep 2022 interviews. It has been lovely to meet and welcome younger siblings as well as new families to our wonderful school. The interview/ discussion give the school valuable information about new children to the school. This term we will complete all interviews and the embark on our Kindy/ Early Educator visits. We very much look forward to seeing the new children in their current setting.

ACTIVE SCHOOL TRAVEL DAY

Just a reminder that every Wednesday is Active School Travel Day. We are hoping that active travel to school will start to pick up again. Let us see who will win the gold star Active School Travel award these coming weeks. There will be a special Book Week dress up morning for Active School Travel on Thursday 9 September with special prizes being given for the outfits. Children are welcome to wear their book costume all day if they would like to.

CLASSROOM REMINDER

Just a gentle reminder that we are still following COVID-19 safety practices, these include:

Remaining in the downstairs areas for your children – if you need to talk to the class teacher at this time it would be better to send an email or arrange a time to meet
When volunteering in the classrooms please sign in at the office first and follow COVID-19 handwashing protocols
If you or your child are displaying any illness please do not come to school

BOOK WEEK PARADE

There will be a special Book Week Parade on 9 September at 9am for Years P- 2. Children are encouraged to wear a costume that represents their favourite book/ book character. We look forward to seeing the children in their wonderful costumes.

ACTIVE SCHOOL TRAVEL DAY

Yabby Snapping Positive Behaviours

The first Term 3 newsletter included information about Yeronga Yabby Snap

Snaps, which have replaced the thumbs-up awards. Over the past few weeks, students have received Snap Snaps from staff to recognise positive playground behaviours aligned to our school expectations and learner assets.

Snap Snaps have been given to those students who have been behaving safely in the playground and toilet areas, and those who have disposed of their rubbish at the end of eating time and used the recycling bins correctly.

*Students place their Snap Snaps in boxes [juniors or seniors] in the school foyer.

*Student Leaders lucky dip four Snap Snaps from the box on assembly and these students receive a Tuckshop Voucher.

*Deputy Principals count all Snap Snaps in the boxes. The class with the most receive the Yeronga Yabby class trophy for the fortnight.

*All the end of the term, the classes [one class in junior school and one class in senior school] will receive a whole class celebration.

This fortnight, the junior class with the most Snap Snaps was 1M, and the senior

class was 4L.

Hamish, Roshini, Charlotte and Thomas were the lucky tuckshop voucher winners whose Snap Snaps were randomly selected from the Snap Snap box at assembly.

Tracy Freeman, Stef Kirk, Lyn Wood
Deputy Principals