We are nearly at the end of another eventful term! I must say that we are just so proud of how resilient our children – they have been able to settle into the Term beautifully whilst we have had many issues occur in our local community.  It was lovely to see so many parents engage in parent teacher interviews over the last two weeks – this is a valuable experience for families and school to connect.  We also thank our teaching staff as they are working tirelessly at the moment to create a safe, yet engaging environment for the whole school community.

SCHOOL ASSEMBLY

Please feel free to come and see your children on school assembly.  The junior school begin at 9am Friday on even weeks and the senior school begin at the same time on odd weeks.  Children enjoy seeing their parents attend – hopefully we will see you soon!

PREP PICNIC

This coming Saturday at 9am – 11am the P&C are hosting the Prep Picnic. This picnic was scheduled many times over this term and is now going ahead!! We look forward to you attending and making connections with other parents.

RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION

Queensland state schools embrace a multitude of cultural, religious and non-religious beliefs. Under the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006, schools are to provide Religious Instruction (RI) if approached by a faith group seeking to provide RI and students of that faith attend the school.  RI informs students about the beliefs and values of a particular religion. It is delivered by volunteers of a faith group using instructional materials approved by that faith group.

All RI instructors must hold a blue card and participate in compulsory Student Protection and Code of Conduct training. A school staff member will be present during the delivery of RI.

Participation in RI is not compulsory.  Any student (except Prep) may participate in RI if a parent has provided written instructions to the school – this is an area on the Student Enrolment Form.  This consent remains in effect unless the parent informs the school.

The RI program that is offered at the school is one based on the Christian Faith and will begin next term.

Year 6 Legacy Workshop

Last week, the year 6 students engaged in a full day Legacy Committee Workshop. The purpose of these legacy committees is for students to work together as a team of school leaders to improve our school and leave a legacy as they end their primary school journey at the end of this year.  Embedded within the legacy committees is the opportunity for all students to develop their leadership capabilities and lead improvement for our school.

The students worked with Mrs Webb, Miss Kirk and the year 6 teachers to set wildly important goals for the year within the 4 legacy areas aligned to our school improvement journey:

1. Wellbeing Committee - to create a mindfulness space within our school. The Legacy we will leave behind is the promotion of physical and mental wellbeing for students and staff.
2. Curiosity and Creativity Committee - to work within our new curiosity centre to design, make, build and create using a variety of materials and resources. The legacy we will leave behind is to encourage students to be creative and curious, and to showcase this in our new curiosity building.
3. Outdoor Play Committee - update Yeronga State Schools oval and multi-purpose court areas. Our initial focus will be upgrading our basketball area with basketball hoops and backboards.  We will fundraise to contribute to this goal.   The legacy we will leave is to encourage all students to play outdoors and engage in more physical activity. 
4. Sustainability Committee – to improve Yeronga State Schools green footprint. We will reintroduce Nude Food Mondays; conduct Emu Parades twice a term; and fundraise to fund the regeneration of the gardens and donate to some green charities. The legacy is to reduce waste ay YSSby incorporating recycling stations (paper, cardboard, soft plastics, pens, whiteboard markers and batteries) and reintroducing composting of brain snack/munch and crunch rubbish.

At the end of the day, students nominated themselves or a peer for the formal role of legacy committee representative.  Each committee has 2 representatives, who will be the spokesperson for the committee throughout the year.  These committee representatives will also be acknowledged on the Leadership induction ceremony and be presented with a badge on Friday 25^th March. 

Legacy committees will meet once a fortnight with their lead teacher (year 6 teachers) to work towards actions and fundraising ideas to support their legacy goal. Legacy committees will report to the school community about their goal progress and upcoming school fundraising or events via assemblies, newsletters and social media platforms.