Deputy Principals' Report
We are coming to the end of the 2022 school year. The children are engaged in various activities over the last week of school. The teachers are constantly amazed with how much the children have grown over the 12 months. We are grateful for our parent community that supports the learning that takes place at school. As a leadership team, we look forward to seeing you all at the many events that are scheduled over the next week.
AFTER SCHOOL ON SCHOOL GROUNDS
Just a gentle reminder to follow school rules before and after school. We love having children in the school grounds after school and understand that it is a lovely time to connect with families in the community. However, there has been some children playing in the nature play areas before and after school – we ask that this does not occur as this is not a before or after school play area. We thank you in advance for this.
Swimming Carnivals
The weather was on our side this week for the Senior and Junior Swimming carnivals. Students in year 1 enjoyed participating in freestyle and backstroke, and some year 2 students swam breaststroke too. It was so lovely to see so many children trying their best. The competition was fierce in the senior carnival, with many students swimming the 50m events and even a setting a few new records.
All students participated well, and contributed to house points.
Lawson took out the winning title...their third big win of the year after winning sports day, cross country and now the swimming carnival! Way to go Lawson!! Its been a long time since one house has won all three carnivals.
A special thanks to all the House Captains, who supported all students both in and out of the pool at both carnivals. Their initiative to help out where needed, and lead their teams by supporting their peers was outstanding. Thank you captains!
Our biggest thanks to Mr Bateman and Mr Curness, who quietly work for weeks bringing the carnival together. There are many moving pieces to such big events, and we certainly couldn’t do it without all the staff and community support. Thank you to all of our helpers!
Art Soiree and Art Exhibition
Last weekend, we celebrated our student art works at the Art Soirée. Our Curiosity Centre was filled with thoughtful and inspiring art works created by all students from prep to year 6. It was so lovely to see students express themselves, and important world issues through their art.
A special thank you to our Principal Eunice Webb, who has passionately brought all things art into the spot light at Yeronga State School this year. To our dedicated art teachers Jess Greenfield and Liby Elcome, we say a huge thank you! You have worked tirelessly all year to nurture our children’s inner artists, and showcase their talents on such a wonderful night.
Thank you to those who came to the Art Soiree to celebrate our students and to the PandC for organising the refreshments. It was lovely to see so many families visiting the Curiosity Centre throughout the week to explore the art works.
PREP ORIENTATION/ PREP AND YEAR 1 MOVE ON MORNING
Recently, the Prep teachers hosted the new 2023 children and families. It was a lovely morning where children were welcomed into classrooms, met the prep teaching team and engaged in activities. This morning also was set aside for the current Prep children to go to the year 1 building and learn all the wonderful things they will do next year. The Year 1 children also moved on to Year 2 – once in the Year 2 building they learnt about the different eating areas, toilet spaces, playgrounds and learnings. This transition was set up to ensure children have a sense of what next year will look like. Over the coming week children will inquire into what the following year will look like, sound like and feel like – this is organised by teachers in an effort to create a smooth transition to the next year level.
E-Safety Kids
This week’s E-safety kids message focuses on Sharing my personal information online. The E-safety commissioners webpage has some great information and steps to follow to support students. Personal information is as precious as the keys to your house. Giving these keys to the wrong people, even by accident, can be like allowing a stranger into your house without you even knowing.
Personal information may include your:
- full name
- address
- phone numbers
- which school you go to
- date of birth
- email address
- usernames and passwords for online accounts or email accounts
- parent or carer’s bank or credit card details
- photos that show where you live or your school uniform.
How can I protect my personal information?
- Avoid using your full name online — choose a screen name that does not include your real first or last name or use a nickname instead.
- Don’t lie about your age — lots of social media apps have a minimum age rating of 13. This is because some of the content may not be safe for kids.
- Only friend or follow people you know — if you receive a friend request from someone you don’t know it is best to delete their request.
- Keep your email and phone number private — your email address might contain your name and you don’t want to get unwanted texts, calls or emails.
- Don’t fill in all the fields on forms — if you sign up for something online, like a competition or quiz, only fill out the fields that are marked with an asterisk (this symbol *).
For more information to share with your children about being safe online, click here: https://www.esafety.gov.au/kids/I-want-help-with/personal-information-online
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
Wishing each and every one of our children and families happy and safe holidays. We hope you get some time to engage in activities with your close and extended family and friends. We look forward to seeing you all at the beginning of the 2023 school year.
Tracy Freeman and Stef Kirk
Deputy Principals