Yeronga State School eNewsletter

Office Update

Upcoming Payment & Permission Due Dates

Payment & Permission Due - Friday 10 September (Tomorrow)

Gala Day

Payment & Permission Due - Friday 17 September (Last Day of School)

Swimming – Prep – Year 6
Year 5 Camp
Year 6 Toohey Forest
Year 2 – Go with the Flow
Year 5 & 6 Senior Talk – Life Ed Incursion

Payment & Permission Due - Friday 8 October (Week 1 Term 4)

Year 4 – Bugs R Us – Pullenvale Excursion

Swimming PERMISSION LINKS

Please click on your child's class to access the Permission Link.

Prep	Year 1
Prep 1 – Amanda Harland	1C – Felicia Chapman
Prep 2 – Tammy McNeil	1FM – Emma Moller & Clarissa Fraser
Prep 3 – Annabel Wheeldon	1LS – Leanne Ford & Melissa Schirmer
Prep 4 – Charlee Young	1M – Sandy Mathias
Prep 5 – Debbie Quinn	1O – Chris O’Neill
Year 2	Year 3
2BH – Vidisha Bhatia & Sue Holden	3C – Gemma Chase
2C – Cameron Petersen	3D – Ronelle Dunn
2L – Corina Lancaster	3I – Maddie McGinn
2P – Emma Powlett	3J – Lindsey Jobbins
2W – Jessica Watkins	3W – Kathy Wallace
Year 4	Year 5
4H – Ryan Henry	5B – Desley Brassington
4L – Kathy Lyons	5C – Hamish Curness
4M – Katie McDermott	5L – Nick Landbeck
4N – Josh Newby	5TW –Kate Thomas & Kay Wheatley
Year 6
6HW – Aaron Hartin & Rachel Wise
6K - Kate Middleton-Pol
6M – Kalomira Masselos
6Q – John Quirk

MAGPIE ON THE GROUNDS

As some members of the community might be aware we have a magpie on the school grounds that has been swooping students and parents. Over the last week, the magpie has been most active in the Year 2-3 Nature Play area and the Prep 5 eating area.

As previously mentioned in the Principal’s report and in an email to parents dated 09/09/2021, the school has received advise from the Department of Environment & Science (DES) and the Department of Education Senior Workplace Health & Safety Advisor that the most favourable course of action is to try to live with the magpie during the 4 -6 weeks of nesting.

However, the school has recently received additional information from the DES that if the magpie activity is classified as extreme a DES registered bird relocator can be contracted to remove the male bird form the school grounds. The male bird is relocated up to 100km away.

School Administration has contracted the services of a bird relocator and the process has started to get the magpie swooping classified as extreme with the intention of relocating the bird. Due to a large demand for the bird relocator at this time of year the process may take up to 5 working days.

School Administration has tried very hard to balance the environmental concerns for native species with the health and safety of our students. We thank you for your concern and feedback during this time as we have searched to find a solution that meets departmental and legislative requirements.

The Office Team