Welcome Back

It was great to see the parents and children returning to school so happily on Monday morning, ready for Term 3. I trust you all had the type of holiday that you were hoping for. Staff and children have been asking about my 6 week escape to Europe. It was a magical escape from reality, visiting England, Spain and France. My first visit to the continent has left me in awe of the visible history. You can almost hear, smell and feel those who have walked there before you. It made me appreciate the heritage listing of Yeronga SS. I can only imagine that the many people who visit our school during the 150^th in 2021 will appreciate the opportunity to see many areas of the school still recognisable from their school days. Planning for the 150^th celebrations will begin in earnest now, as the next school fete will encompass some aspect of this celebration.

NATURE PLAY

Thank you to the community for working with us to resolve concerns around the use of the new Nature Play area in the Junior school. It is great to see that nobody is entering the Nature Play area before or after school. This ensures it is respected in the manner that our P-1 children are seeking. Prep-1 children can play on the playgrounds under parent supervision before school from 8:30- 8:45am and after school from 3pm. Please make sure that they are wearing a hat and continue to follow school rules. No children should be playing under the Junior School buildings or on the Prep verandas. Please ensure you are supervising your children appropriately. All parents and students need to exit the school gates by 4pm.

DENTAL BUILDING UPDATE

We received news this week that the Dental Building has been handed back to EQ. Yeronga State School will begin the consultation process this finanacial year, including the planning and design stage with the view to being ready to begin the refurbishment next finanacial year. We are looking for a school hall, new accessible admin space and new classrooms, including replacing the demountable building in the Junior school. We will keep you informed of progress.

SCHOOL UNIFORMS AND SUPPLIES

A reminder for parents to ensure their children are wearing the right uniform each day including jumper and shoes. I encourage parents of the older students to do a check on stationery supplies (pencils, rubbers, rulers etc) at the halfway mark of the year too.

PARKING AROUND SCHOOLS

Brisbane City Council has advised that there will be an increased presence around our school as part of their efforts to ensure pedestrian and child safety. Officers will be conducting patrols during school pick up and drop off times. I encourage you familiarise yourself with parking rules at the council website www.brisbane.qld.gov.au Parking fines may be issued in cases where illegal parking is observed.

AIRCONDITIONING CELEBRATIONS

Staff and students are celebrating the news that every class in our school will be air-conditioned by the beginning of next term. This is the culmination of five years of hard work on the part of our community. We appreciate the phenomenal effort of the last four P&C Executives that have included work such as development of the Cool Schools report, reviews to ensure Tuckshop, Uniform Shop and YOSHC maximised profit, writing of  grant applications and coordinating fundraising events, both small and large. The many volunteers who gave their time to man stalls and snow cone machines and the families who donated to the Building Fund have enabled our school to become completely air conditioned in one year.

Our children will be able to learn all day every day over the course of the whole year due to these efforts. Thank you all.

Debbie Spanner
Principal