On sale Now! Special 150th showbag

Limited edition end of year YSS show bags are NOW ON SALE. Secure yours before the end of the school year!

These bags are the perfect memento for all children and families, especially Grade 6 as their primary school journey comes to end - get all your friends to sign them as year level memories.

At just $10 each, they are a bargain given the value of the individual 150th merchandise items within the package totals $20, including:

• Commemorative 150th calico drawstring bag
• fabric pens to customise your bag - can be used on the calico fabric and also other uniform items children will sign on the last day of school (and for naming clothing)
• zipped pencil/storage case
• 150th artwork postcard
• 2 x 150th stickers.

Head to the Uniform Shop to buy in-person, or to Flexischools (under Uniform Shop items) to order for delivery to your child's classroom.

Sno Cones – Prep / Year 1 / Year 2 - Tuesday 7 December

To ensure children in Prep to Grade 2 don't miss out on the sno cones that are usually served on swimming carnival days, the P&C has fortunately been able to reschedule the date for volunteers to sign up and to offer our children the opportunity for a sno cone treat.

Children wishing to buy a sno cones are asked to please bring $2 on the day - Tuesday, 7 December. For grades 1 and 2, this coincides with your free swim date. Teachers will take children to the sno cone area after their swim at the Tuckshop area. 

Parents and carers are invited to please sign up to volunteer on the sno cone stall to ensure all children who would like a sno cone are able to buy one: https://signup.com/go/wAkwGfH

If you are available on the day please also just pop over and check if extra help is needed if the spots are full. Many hands make light work and you will bring much joy to our children! ?

 YOSHC Summer Vacation Care bookings now open

The YOSHC team has an awesome four weeks of activities have planned for the summer holidays. With a new theme and activities planned for each Vacation Care day, there's lots of fun in store for everyone. Themes include:

• Little Scientists
• Music Galore
• The Amazing Race
• Old MacDonald’s Farm
• Kids vs Educators
• Native Australian Animal incursion
• Rock Climbing
• Christmas Fever
• Water Inflatables Day
• Zone Bowling excursion
• Hawaiian Luau... and much, much more!

The new online booking system - My Family Lounge - makes booking a breeze. Just login, book the days you need for each child and, voila, you receive confirmation straight away.

When logged into My Family Lounge via the web you'll find Vacation Care bookings under 'QK Enrol' > 'Casual bookings' > 'Add casual booking'. When using the My Family Lounge app go to 'Bookings'. 

You can see how many places are available and book by clicking on each day in the calendar. Please reach out to the YOSHC team - admin@yoshc.com - if you have any issues with accessing bookings through My Family Lounge.

Uniform Shop: 2022 Back to School opening hours

To help families prepare for the 2022 school year, the Uniform Shop will be open the following additional days and times in January:  

Last week of summer school holidays 2022

• Monday, 17 January – 9:00am to 12:00 noon
• Tuesday, 18 January – 12:00 to 3:00pm
• Wednesday, 19 January – 9:00am to 12:00 noon
• Thursday, 20 January – 12:00 to 3:00pm
• Friday, 21 January – 9:00am to 12:00 noon

First week of school, 2022

• Monday, 24 January – 8:30 to 9:30am, and 2:30 to 3:30pm
• Tuesday, 25 January – 8:30 to 9:30am, and 2:30 to 3:30pm
• Thursday, 27 January – 8:30 to 9:30am, and 2:30 to 3:30pm
• Friday, 28 January – 8:30 to 9:30am, and 2:30 to 3:30pm

Price lists and other Uniform Shop information are available on the P&C website: www.yerongasspandc.org.au/index.php/uniform-shop/ 

During 2022 school terms the Uniform Shop will continue to be open on Monday (8.30am to 9.30am) and Thursday (2.30pm to 3.30pm), and you will also be able to order via Flexischools at any time for delivery to your child’s classroom.

Last chance lost property end of year display

It’s that time of year where everything needs to be cleaned out and tidy for the new year to come. The last chance lost property display will be on Thursday, December - from 2.00pm until 3:30pm. Anything not collected will be donated or disposed.

Just One Thing 2022: How would you like to help? 

As 2021 rapidly draws to a close, the P&C is already planning for 2022. Our 'Just One Thing' survey is a window into the myriad of ways you can get involved throughout the year. We are getting in early for 2022 because some volunteering opportunities start at the beginning of term 1, 2022, eg Prep Welcome Picnic, and there will be several P&C Executive position vacancies in 2022 which will need to be filled at the AGM on Tuesday, 15 February.

To sign up for these, and other volunteering opportunities that take your fancy for 2022, please head to: www.surveymonkey.com/r/YSS2022JustOneThing. It's easy - just tick the option/s you would like to do, enter your details and submit. Volunteering at school is fun and a great way to meet other wonderful YSS parents/carers.

 2022 P&C membership 

2022 P&C Membership is now open! If you're keen to hit the ground running in the New Year, it only takes a moment to renew your membership for 2022 - you're welcome to renew today, and it’s easy to do via the online form: www.surveymonkey.com/r/2022YSSPandCMembership. 

THANK YOU for your support

On behalf of the P&C, THANK YOU to all in our wonderful Yeronga State School community for your support throughout 2022. 

This year we celebrated the school's 150th anniversary with the Foundation assembly, and the tremendous Fete which was enjoyed by thousands of people and showcased the talents of our children and our community. Raising $90,000 to support our school, the Fete was only possible due to the help and dedication of all within our school community - Fete Committee and family volunteers, teachers, the school leadership team, sponsors, and our broader community.  

While the year has brought some challenges and event cancellations due to unfortunate weather and adaptations to covid restrictions, 2022 has also brought some major highlights including the renovation of the old dental building that will bring much needed and exciting new classrooms, STEM and arts spaces and administration spaces to our school, and the P&C-funded grounds renovation project that will provide new sporting, outdoor learning and nature play areas for our children and teachers. 

After a hiatus in 2020, we also enjoyed the return of some much-loved community activities like the Trivia Night, Mother's Day and Father's Day stalls, and sno cone stalls.

Volunteers are the lifeblood of the P&C and together you support our wonderful Tuckshop, Uniform Shop and YOSHC teams to provide vital services for our school community, and run a range of fundraising and community building activities, including the Easter raffle, World Teachers' Day morning tea, the Prep Welcome picnic, and Welcome Morning Tea for new families to our school. 

Thanks to you and our fellow parents and carers, terrific teachers, and school leadership and administration teams, and all of our P&C staff team members, our school is a vibrant, connected and supportive community that comes together to provide a range of important resources to support our children and their education. Your contribution to our school community is immense and appreciated. We wish you a wonderful summer holiday and Christmas festive season and look forward to seeing you back at school in January 2022.

P&C Website and Facebook for information and latest news

To keep up-to-date with YSS P&C information, news, updates and activities, please bookmark the P&C website - www.yerongasspandc.org.au - and 'like' and 'follow' the P&C Facebook page: www.facebook.com/YerongaSSPandC. These are key sources of information for our school community and are regularly updated by the P&C team.

Kym Mansfield and Hamish Townsend
Yeronga State School P&C Co-Presidents 
president@yerongasspandc.org.au
www.yerongasspandc.org.au