Dear Families,

On Thursday members of the school leadership team and I attended the AI Curriculum Connect Symposium at the State Library. Thought leaders shared the challenges and probable future role Artificial Intelligence will have in our lives and the implications for a responsive and responsible education system.

Key take aways.

• Critical thinking and literacies must be taught to children from the early years.
• Extent of user vocabulary and conceptual understanding will determine the quality of generated AI content.
• Assessment of learning process will have higher value than product and content in education.
• Discerning reliable information sources in a ‘post truth’ world will be critical.
• Prosocial behaviours, empathy and community will become more important for education including the importance of ‘struggle.’

Additionally, this week school staff engaged in contemporary science of reading. Scarborough’s Reading Rope informs our approach of the ‘simple view of reading’ that is, word reading and language comprehension. In the early years significant instructional time is committed to learning to decode and encode words while gradually becoming more proficient at reading and writing for meaning and purpose. Frequently referred to as ‘learning to read’ in the early years and ‘reading to learn’ in the middle and upper years of schooling. Did you know that the extent of our vocabulary is predictive of later academic success. Time spent reading and talking each day increases one’s vocabulary exponentially! Research shows 15 minutes to 1 hour per day reading is causal to how extensive our vocabulary becomes.

Road Safety and Staff Car Parks

Thank you for your ongoing cooperation to keep our students, staff, and community safe when moving in and around the school site.

Adhering to road rules and respecting school carpark expectations is critical. The carpark in-between the Tuckshop and the school Administration Building is especially dangerous due to the driveway visibility as cars enter and leave. School carparks are reserved for staff and commercial deliveries. Disability parking is the only exception for families and students using school carparks.

Have a wonderful week!

Eunice Webb

Principal

School Photo Days coming up

School photos are coming up on the 18th, 19th and 25th of June. Photo forms have now been sent home with students, with instructions on how to order school photos. Silbing photos forms are available at the office, and silbing photos will be taken before school on the photo days.

A full timetable will be sent out at the end of next week, once times are finalised. 

Teacher Classroom Roadshows

Last week, our teachers had the valuable opportunity to visit each other’s classrooms and engage in peer learning focused on the use of the ‘third teaching space’.

This concept has been a key focus for our school in recent years, with an emphasis on how the physical environment supports student learning. In our classrooms, walls are not just decorative—they are purposeful learning tools. Students interact with the visual resources daily to reflect on their progress, revisit key concepts, and build deeper understanding.

Year 1 Bring a Special Person morning

A beautiful morning in Year 1 today with students and their special people. Adults and children shared school experiences and talked about change over time. 1B also shared some timeless songs they have been learning. Thank you staff and families for a wonderful morning of connection.

100 Days of Prep - 25th of July

Prep families are invited to attend our 100 Days of Prep Celebration early next term.

Have you seen our new Reconciliation Week display?

Following our heartfelt Sorry Day Assembly, every student at Yeronga State School had the opportunity to reflect in class on this year’s powerful Reconciliation week theme: “Bridging Now to Next.”

Students from prep to year six were encouraged to share their thoughts by writing on and decorating a symbolic leaf. These individual reflections have been brought together to create our new display — a visual bridge made of these leaves, representing our collective journey of understanding, growth, and moving forward together.

We invite you to come and take a look at this meaningful collaboration!

Winter Concert

Next Thursday June 12 is the school's Instrumental Music Winter Concert and everyone is invited! The school community can look forward to a fabulous program of musical items that will showcase our fantastic school string orchestras and concert bands. The concert will also showcase some of the Yeronga State High School music ensembles. All strings and band students will be performing. The concert will be held at Yeronga State High School Cultural Center hall. Performers need to wear full formal uniform and arrive by 5:30 for instrument tuning and warm-up, with the concert starting at 6pm.

Year 4 Junior Strings and Band workshops

• Southside Junior Strings Workshop- 17-18 June- Coorparoo State School- Year 4 strings students
• Southside Beginner Band Workshop- Thursday 19 June- Yeronga State High School- Year 4 band students

School Music Ensemble photos

School strings and band ensemble photos will be happening on Wednesday June 25. All strings and band students will need to bring their instrument to school for the photos.

Musically yours,

Tamsyn Eastgate (strings) and Alex Grodecki (band)

Junior and Senior Sports Carnivals Coming Up

Our Athletics days are fast approching, please find the full schedules for our Junior and Senior sports carnivals below! 

The Junior Sports Carnival (Prep to Year 3) will be held on the 16th of June
Click here for the Junior Sports Carnival Program

The Senior sports carnival (Years 4-6) will be held on the 20th of June
Click here for the Senior Sports Carnival Program

Running Club

Running club will continue until the end of Term 4 on Mondays and Tuesdays, with Mr Bateman. Mr Sutherland has commenced his sessions on Fridays. The sessions will take place unless the weather makes it impossible to run safely. Sessions will be held on Mondays, from 3:15 to 3:45 and Tuesdays from 7:45 to 8:15 with Mr Bateman. Mr Sutherland will hold 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 oval. Parents are most welcome to participate.

Regional Cross Country Report

We were fortunate to have 7 selected though. Congratulations to Milana S, Jonah S, Harry G, Lennox Mc, Ruby B, Xavier T & Hudson M. These runners competed in the regional cross country on 28 May. All of runners put in fantastic efforts but were, unfortunately, unable to qualify for the state championships. Congratulations to all

Interhouse High Jump Competitions

Please be watchful for a schoolzine message tomorrow giving a schedule for these events for 9 to 12 Years Boys and Girls over the next week

Congratulations to Our New District Representatives

Congratulations to Finley C for being selected for the Eastern Taipans 10 – 12 Cricket team.

Important Sporting Dates Term 1 & 2, 2025

6 June 2025 – 10 – 12 Years Girls Cricket Nominations Due

6 June 2025- Yeronga SS 1500m races 1:45

16 June 2025 – Junior Athletics (Prep to Year 3) Reserve Day 17 June

20 June 2025 – Senior Athletics (Years 4 to 6) Reserve Day 23 June

Gala Day Season One Wrap-up

A big congratulations to all the students and staff that participated in Gala Day season one. We had 173 students from Years 5 and 6 play across Teeball, Basketball and Soccer. Also, a big thank you to the Yeronga High School students that volunteered to help officiate games.

Boys A Soccer Teams

The Junior and Senior A Boys soccer teams had another great day playing at Sunnybank Hills State School. Like Gala Day One the games were only 12 minutes long but they proved to be very entertaining. It was fantastic to see the improvement in both teams over the day. The final results have not been released the boys are hoping they have done enough to win the premierships.

Senior Boys: 4 Wins & 2 Draws

Junior Boys:  3 Wins & 2 Draws

Girls Soccer Gala Day

Huge congratulations to all the Girl’s Soccer teams who played in the final Gala day. We were a few players down so a big thanks to Cassie, Charlie and Ellia who played in different teams on the day to ensure everyone got a run. Great team spirit girls!

6A had a great day, playing one game for points (2-0) and the rest friendlies (0-1, 2-0, 3-0). They were really supportive of each other and had a plan for each game- it was great to see their teamwork and camaraderie. Well done girls!

Our 6B1 and 6B2 teams were very impressive! Being down in numbers and having no subs meant it was a long 25 minutes of game but spirits were high and everyone gave it their all.  Most importantly we had a lot of fun and showed great sportsmanship.

6B1- 0-2, 1-1, 1-1, 2-1                    6B2- 1-1, 4-0, 0-1, 0-1

5A dominated on every field and came away with the pennant! Their teamwork was unrivalled, their determination clear- they came to win and they succeeded. Looking forward to seeing them continue into the SEQ Cup! Final scores: 6-0, 3-0, 8-0, 8-0. Amazing job team!

5B showed some great teamwork and excellent sportsmanship in every game as they faced the field with no subs and taking on some positions they’d never done before. No one gave up and played their best game all the way up to the final whistle. A few losses this round, but a lot of fun was had and we learnt a lot from the experience. Can’t wait until next year! (1-4, 1-3, 0-4)

Tee ball Wrap for 2025

A huge congratulations the year 6 boys tee ball team who won the premiership! There was some fierce competition from the other teams, but the Yeronga boys held their nerve, bonded as a team and played amazingly to reign supreme. Well done!!! Also, very big thankyou to our wonderful teacher aide, Alisha who kept them calm and focussed over the gala days. 

Congratulations to the year 5 girls tee ball team who came in 2^nd place. A super effort with Mr Quirk guiding them ably. Looking forward to the 2026 competition where I am sure the girls continue to be equally competitive.

Finally, well done to the year 5 boys whose skills, team work and efforts saw them win several games too. I was very impressed with their improved batting and fielding.  

Miss Masselos (Tee ball Teacher)

Week 7, Get Ready for that Trivia Session!

The fantastical night of trivia and fun is happening tomorrow night! Make sure you have your tickets, raffle entries and costumes ready to go! It’ll be a night to remember!

DONUT DAY - MONDAY 16th JUNE 

Pre ORDER ON FLEXI SCHOOL NOW

OR     AT THE TUCKSHOP 

*****  by Monday  10am     10th JUNE *****

Volunteering Opportunities

As always, the events that the P&C organise need your great help! The following P&C and P&C adjacent events still need volunteers!

Tuckshop Assistance

Every school week!

Sign up on the Flexischools app

The YSS Tuckshop is always in need of volunteers! With the help we’ve already received, the tuckshop has been able to bring some exciting new items to the menu! Be sure to sign up on the Flexischools app to help out, and with the new promotion of Tuckshop credit when you help out, it’s a win for everyone!

Trivia Night

7^th of June 2025

Sign up link: https://signup.com/go/tbngFcZ

The Yeronga State School Trivia night promises to be an amazing night and you can help make it even better! This event will likely be one of, if not our biggest and best fundraising event of the year. The proceeds will help ensure all students have access to uniforms, lunches, resources and equal opportunities to thrive. So make sure you checkout the dedicated Trivia Night section of the newsletter for more information and we’ll see you there!

Vacant Position

The P&C Executive are still looking for a Communication and Marketing person to join the team. The purpose of this role is to promote P&C events and share news about our projects and priorities with the school community. This will include writing content for the school newsletter on a fortnightly basis, sharing information with the school’s parent rep coordinator, and overseeing our social media (Facebook) page. A knack for designing flyers and posters for events would also come in handy!

If you are interested in this role, please contact:

president@yerongasspandc.org.au

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YSHS Invitation to host a stall - Top Blokes Evening

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RISE Sports Yeronga

St James College Open Day