Dear Families,

Welcome back to term 4. The final term of the year is always one filled with many community events and celebrations. I look forward to seeing many of you over the coming weeks.

Please note that this term is an 11 week term. The final and 11^th week of term will be supervision of students only as per the Premiers announcement earlier this year. A program of activities will be shared with parents in Week 9.

We are currently engaging staff and students in the design of our 2025-2028 School Strategic Plan. The school strategic plan is the guiding document capturing the vision values and key strategies that will drive the school operational priorities over the next four years. All parents are invited to our community forum to be held on the 15^th of October from 5-7pm (see flyer below). I will be facilitating the face-to-face forum and look forward to your input.

Have a wonderful long weekend,

Eunice

Week Of Wellbeing  - October 8-12

Next week, Queensland will observe Mental Health Week. The Wellbeing Legacy Committee has planned a variety of engaging activities to highlight the significance of mental and physical wellbeing. These events will take place throughout the day, including during both lunch breaks.

The WOW activities include dance, yoga, chess, mindful colouring, meditation, story time, soccer, chalk art, scavenger hunts, and obstacle courses.

Important Dates - End of Year Celebration Events.

Be sure to pencil in the celebration events at the end of the year. Keep an eye on our school calendar for other events.  

• Junior School Holiday concert: Tuesday 3^rd December
• Senior swimming carnival: Wednesday 4^th December
• Yr 1& 2 academic awards ceremony: Thursday 5^th December at 9am
• Yr 5&6 academic awards & sports away ceremony: Friday 6^th December at 9am
• Yr 3 & 4 academic awards ceremony: Friday 6^th December at 12pm
• Yr 6 graduation: Tuesday 10^th December
• Year 6 celebration disco: Thursday 12^th December
• Year 6 final walk out: Friday 13^th September, 3:00pm on the main oval

2025 Class Allocation considerations

Parents and Carers are encouraged to use the form below if they have any considerations you would like the school to know when allocating students to classes for 2025. This information will be considered alongside staff recommendations when allocating students to classes.

This form will close on Friday 1st November 2024.

You can access the form here: https://yerongass.schoolzineplus.com/form/994

Departing Students

In preparation for 2025, can you please notify the school if your child will not be returning to Yeronga State School in 2025. You can notify us via email on: studentdepartures@yerongass.eq.edu.au

Please provide the following information:

Student Name:

2024 Year level:

2025 Departing to (school name):

2025 Student Leadership

It’s hard to believe it’s that time of year again!  The year 5 students are buzzing with excitement as they prepare for the formal student leadership positions for 2025.  Year 5 students this week met with Miss Kirk for a leadership orientation session, and will be nominating for formal leadership positions over the coming weeks.   For more information on the student leadership nomination processes, please see the student handbook. Click below for the Student Handbook (PDF).

Year 5 students have also started their senior shirt design for 2025.  Students have begun collaborating on symbols and text that represent what is important to us here at YSS.  Students will be busy designing their shirts over the next 2 weeks, and then will design a fair voting system to determine the final design for next year.  We’re excited to see the creative designs!

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Get set for prep sessions

Conceptual Curriculum Term 4 

Staff Spot Light

Hello Yeronga State School!

My name is Jane, and I am thrilled to join you as your new Student Wellbeing Officer. Im so excited for term 4 and I can’t wait to meet everyone!

I grew up in Sawtell, NSW and moved to Brisbane when I was 18 to study Psychology. I loved learning about people so much that I decided to pursue a PhD in Developmental Psychology, which I’m nearly finished! In my free time, I love sewing, cooking, and spending time at the beach.

With a background in psychology and support work, I am deeply passionate about the mental health and wellbeing of young people. As the Wellbeing Officer, I will work closely with staff members to create a safe and nurturing environment that promotes the emotional, physical, social, and intellectual development of all our students. I’ll be at School on Tuesdays and Thursdays, so if you see me around, don’t hesitate to say hello!

Looking forward to a wonderful term together!

Warm regards,
Jane Minogue

In order to support learning within the Year 2 History Inquiry, students engaged in the Brisbane Now and Then Program offered by Educators at the Museum of Brisbane. They explored artifacts from the past and took part in a tour of the Museum and City Hall with an Experienced Educator.

Together Sing

Together Sing is a culminating week-long event during Mental Health Week, in which schools and community groups across Australia and around the world sing a specifically composed song. Together Sing raises awareness of the value of singing together and the culminating events involve children singing a song together, experiencing these positive benefits.

Students at Yeronga SSS have discussed the importance of the role that group singing plays and the cognitive, social and emotional benefits of not only singing together but also of music education in their classroom music lessons during term 3 music lessons.

The Junior Choir has excitedly been leading this initiative at Yeronga SS and have been encouraging other students to be a part of the 150 000 singers that participate annually with groups from every state in Australia and also some overseas.

A Big shout out to both the Junior choir and the senior school students at assembly this morning who sang their hearts out and had a great time doing so. I look forward to another great sing at the junior assembly next week.

Courtney Truce

Running Club

Running club will continue until the end of  week 8 (November 20) on Mondays and Wednesdays and Week 10 on Fridays, unless the weather makes it impossible to run safely. Sessions will be held on Mondays, from 3:15 to 3:45 and Wednesdays from 7:45 to 8:15 with Mr Bateman. Mr Sutherland will be holding his sessions on Fridays from 7:45 to 8:15. Remember that all of these sessions will occur on the main, or years 3-6. Parents are most welcome to participate.

Metropolitan West Athletics Representatives

Congratulations to all of the students listed below who have had their selections confirmed in the Metropolitan West Athletics Team; Hyuga B, Clara J, Nina J, Phoenix L and Mollie W. What a tremendous achievement. These students will compete from the 8^th to the 10^th of October for selection in the Queensland Athletics Team.

Ball Games Wrap-up

This important school event was on the 6^th of September. What a great day it was. Full of fun, colour and fantastic inter class competition. Unfortunately there had to be winners in dressing for and competing in the event. A big thank you to all the parents who came along to enjoy the colour, creativity and sporting prowess on show during our only class based sporting event. Thank you so much to the teachers who gave up class time to practice, organise and produce amazing outfits. Congratulations to all on a fantastic spectacle. Our winning teams were:

Prep is Non-Competitive

Year 1: 1M Magic

Year 2: 2P Piggies

Best Dressed: 2MR  M & M’s

Year 3: 3M Metallics

Year 4: 4P Penguin Protectors

Best Dressed: 4H Hyper-Cows

Year 5: 5K Krushing Kevins

Year 6: 6M Maniacs

Best Dressed: 6M Maniacs

Football Goals

Please remember, that although these goals are metal, they are not built to be climbed upon. Please do not climb on them as you will be endangering yourself, damaging the goals and be the unhappy recipient of a white slip.

Yeronga State School (YSS) District Trial Selection (Years 4 to 6)

The representative pathway for school sport is for students aged 10 to 12 years. Yeronga is part of a very strong district which consists of 28 schools (Eastern Taipans District).

In most sports we are encouraged to send only 2 students from the school that demonstrate a very high level of ability. The majority of these teams are under 12 teams. A good guide for this is:

• A representative club player
• A top performer in your sport outside of school
• Playing in higher age groups
• Consistently demonstrating outstanding performances in interschool sport fixtures and training sessions in the highest division.

In order to be considered to attend a District Trial students should make themselves known to either (Mr Bateman or Mr Curness) at least 2 weeks prior to the trials.

Important Sporting Dates Terms 3 & 4, 2024

11 October 2024 – Paper Nominations Due for 11 – 19 Years District Triathlon

11 October – Gala Day 2

18 October – Gala Day 3

25 October – Gala Day Reserve Day

4 December 2024 – Yeronga State School Senior (Competitive) Swimming Carnival

Pie Drive

Pie Drive Orders will close Friday 4th October at 5pm. Pies will be made fresh and delivered for collection Friday 18th October outside the Tuckshop. Please remember to pick up your pies on this day as we are unable to store them over the weekend.

#DemocracySausage  - Election Day BBQ Stall 26 October

It is the countdown to delicious goodness from our YSS Tong Team. On Saturday 26th October, the school will be buzzing with excitement as the community attends to vote. This year, we will be surprising voters with a sausage sizzle. Funds raised will help the P & C to contribute to school events and improvements.

Why not pop on a BBQ apron and flip some snags? We need volunteers to cook, serve and sell. If you're coming to vote, come join us for a 2 hour volunteer spot and mingle with some other school families. Volunteering is a great way to make new friends.

Click here to sign up: https://signup.com/go/wVVdMTc

Thanks to our Sausage Sizzle Sponsors – Lauren McHutchison at Atlas Real Estate , Yeronga Vet and our very own Jabiru OHSC!

2024 Prep uniform fittings – Volunteers needed

2025 Prep uniform fittings are coming up! This is a big job for our uniform shop staff, and we are looking for volunteers to help any time between 10am-3pm on the following days:

Monday 18 November, Wednesday 20 November, Friday 22 November, Monday 25 November, Wednesday 27 November.

Can you spare some time to help out and make the fittings a welcoming experience? Please let us know via email uniformshop@yerongasspandc.org.au

Mango Fundraiser

From week 10, you will be able to order a tray of mangos straight from Flexischools, with proceeds going to the P&C.  Orders will close on Thursday 24th October and will be available for collection in week 10 (ending Friday 6th December. Let your friends and family know and order for everyone!

Art Soiree

The Yeronga State School Art Soiree is one of the biggest events on the P &C social calendar. It’s coming up on Friday 22 November, and this year will feature a secret parent musical performance! The Art Soiree is an adults only event. Watch this space for tickets, volunteer sign ups (including hanging of your children’s own art work!) and more. Contact gilbojones@hotmail.com for more details.

Fete / Events Coordinator

Yeronga State School has had some legendary fetes and fun fairs. We are looking for a special someone (or someones) to be Fete or Event Coordinator going into 2025. There is a ‘Yeronga SS Fete Bible’ to guide you through the process, and lots of willing volunteers to help out.

Get in touch with the Vice President at vicepresident2@yerongasspandc.org.au if you are interested.

End of Term Celebration – Thank you

Thank you to everyone who came down to support the P and C End of Term Celebration at the Mooroooka Clubhouse. It was a great event, and we have been remiss in thanking a few people and sponsors. Thanks to the team at Yeronga Bakers Delight   for their very generous bread donations. Thanks also to Prestige Meats in Fairfield for their donations of gourmet sausages. A very big shout out to Shed Choir (Shed Choir | Facebook), who created such a happy vibe on the night. Finally thank you to our wonderful band of parent volunteers on the night!

NEXT P &C Meeting 15 October 2024 at 7pm in the Curiosity Centre.

Not currently part of the P&C?  Sign up here -  P&C Sign UP- to be the first to learn about what’s happening around the school.

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