Dear YSS community

Thank you for a great turn out to our parent/teacher interview evenings over the last two weeks. There was a ‘buzz’ in the air with obvious rich conversations and I trust you and our staff both walked away with clarity of the next steps to further support student learning and wellbeing.

Student Code of Conduct

Our school, like any other state school in Queensland, is required to have a Student Code of Conduct that includes the school’s behaviour policy, with information about school rules, consequences and processes for addressing bullying and the use of technology. Our 2020-2023 Student Code of Conduct will be outdated at the end of this year and we are currently reviewing our Student Code of Conduct in preparation for next year and beyond. 

Our revised Student Code of Conduct will still reflect our collective fundamental belief that everyone has the right to be safe at school, all children have the right to learn and teachers have the right to teach. Our classrooms are supportive and caring learning environments and we are persistent and consistent in addressing behaviour concerns to ensure this is maintained. We do understand that changing circumstances impact on a child’s behaviour and take into consideration factors such as age, home environment and disabilities when considering next steps.  

We have sought feedback from students and staff and we will be seeking feedback from parents/carers at our next P&C meeting on Tuesday 15 August.

Queensland Health guidelines

Due to the tricky season of increased illnesses in Queensland, I am sharing the ‘Time out – Keeping your child and other kids healthy’ digital poster. The poster also includes ‘exclusion periods’ for managing COVID-19 and influenza. Please save this link so you can refer to if/when needed.

School Opinion Survey

The number of anonymous parent/carer responses for the School Opinion Survey has grown by over 50% since the last newsletter, to a total of 134 responses.  Thank you for taking the time to provide us feedback.

Please note, the cut-off date for completion is 18 August. If you would like to provide your feedback, please check your emails.  The invitation was sent a few weeks ago from the Department of Education, not the school, and it will have the subject line School Opinion Survey for parents and caregivers, 2023. 

Take care

Perry