Yeronga State School eNewsletter

Dear Families,

Queensland Teachers Union Protected Industrial Action Day Wednesday 6 August

Please refer to my correspondence sent to all families on Wednesday 30 July morning. The email contains a letter from me with details advising of the upcoming Stop Work day on Wednesday 6 August.

Further advice will be sent to families from me on Tuesday morning Wednesday 5 August advising parents of drop off and pick up arrangements for children who are attending on the day. As communicated in my email, supervision of children attending school on the day will occur.

Stay and Play Afternoon

It was lovely to see so many families attending our open classroom/stay and play afternoon again. We aim to establish this as a routine opportunity for families to connect in Term 1 and Term 3 week 3.

BE BOLD BE KIND SPEAK UP

The national day of action against bullying culture in our communities and schools will take place over Bullying No Way Week 11^th-15^th of August.

If you are interested in what the Australian Government is doing through the Anti Bullying Rapid Review and to have your say please follow this link https://www.education.gov.au/antibullying-rapid-review

All children in our school need a safe person they trust to confide in. This will be a point of action for our school in the coming week.

Kindest regards,

Eunice Webb

Principal

100 Days of Prep

Last Friday we celebrated 100 days of learning, laughter, growth, and fun in Prep! From reading our first words, making new friends, and building classroom confidence — our Preppies have come so far. We’re so proud of everything they’ve achieved in their first 100 days of school.

Year 4 Camp Goodenough

Congratulations to the year 4 campers, who returned on Wednesday after an adventurous time at Camp Goodenough! The teachers would love to congatulate all students in showing persistance and resiliance when trying new activities.

Deadly Doors

Did you get a chance to check out our Deadly Doors after NAIDOC week assembly? If not, there is now a display near 3F and you can see them all!

Teachers and students at Yeronga were given the opportunity to take part in our Deadly Door Walk during NAIDOC week. The inspiration came from 4L who were making their own Yuendamu Doors.

The Yuendamu Doors are a powerful expression of First Nations culture, using art to share ancestral stories, pass on knowledge, and highlight the importance of place, language, and law. This project shows how tradition can live on in everyday spaces—like our schools.

Australian Primary Principals Day

Today our Principal and Deputy Principals proudly represented our school at a Reading Leadership Day—an inspiring professional learning event dedicated to advancing literacy outcomes of children across Australian primary schools. Coinciding with Australian Primary Principals Day, the occasion highlighted the vital role school leaders play in shaping students’ educational journeys. Their participation reflects our school’s ongoing commitment to fostering a strong reading culture and ensuring every student has the opportunity to thrive through literacy.

Celebrating Student Progress and Learning

At our school, we recognise and celebrate the effort, growth, and achievements of all our learners. Each step forward, whether big or smal, is a testament to our students’ resilience, curiosity, and dedication to learning.

A special congratulations this week goes to William, who has been recognised by Mrs Schirmer for making tremendous progress this term. Well done, William! We are proud of your hard work and commitment.

Keep up the great effort, everyone!

Book Week Is Coming!

We are looking forward to an exciting book week, with author visits, Book Parade and many other exciting events. One event we will be holding is a bring a book, and take a book with a gold coin donation to support ?– Fundraising for Indigenous Literacy ?

This year, Yeronga State School is proud to support Reading Out of Poverty (ROOP) during Book Week 2025, celebrating the joy of reading while helping close the literacy gap for Indigenous children in remote communities. Funds raised will help bring the joy of reading to Indigenous children in communities like Yarrabah, Far North Queensland, where access to early literacy resources remains limited.

ROOP is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to providing books and literacy support to children aged 0–6 years who are experiencing disadvantage. This year’s Book Week Fundraiser will directly support programs that give Indigenous children in remote areas the tools they need to thrive through reading.

Please help your child to dig through their book shelves to swap a book at the “Bring a book and take a book.

New Resources in the library from the Amazon Wishlist

Thank you for supporting Yeronga State School library. Here is a sample of the books that we have received from families. We are very grateful, and our students are very excited to get these books into circulation.

There have been some question which you may like to know the response to. Firstly, Amazon is the only stockist that gives us the opportunity to create and publish a wish list. The books do not have to be purchased from Amazon though.

We are delighted to get multiple copies for the school, as this also helps us build up our Classroom Reading Set resources, as well. If we receive more than a set of 8 of the same book we can create a set of eight books for the Classroom Reading Sets and put them on the library shelves. These then become readers that teachers can use for instructional reading. Our students in the upper school often get to select their own readers and enjoy reading contemporary books. Our students also like to create their own Book Clubs where a group of students borrow and read the same book and then discuss the book during lunch time.

We will keep our wish list open and will update it regularly by removing books we no longer need or adding to it. Our Head of Curriculum will also be adding books that can be used as curriculum reading.

Library Wish List: https://www.amazon.com.au/hz/wishlist/ls/1CJXHDRYGF4A2?ref_=wl_share

Thank you again for your on going support.

Ball Games

This important school event will occur on the 12^th of September. Please do come along to enjoy the colour, creativity and sporting prowess on show during our only class based sporting event with all classes across the school dressing in their class theme. I’ve included the program below for your convenience.

Ball Games Program

9:00: Prep to Year 2

Year Two Mixed Heat One & Two

Under Over Ball, Tunnel Ball & Take & Put

Year One Mixed Heat One & Two

Under Over Ball, Tunnel Ball & Take & Put

Year Two Mixed Heat Three

Under Over Ball, Tunnel Ball & Take & Put

Year One Mixed Heat Three

Under Over Ball, Tunnel Ball & Take & Put

All Prep Mixed Heat (Approximately 10:30)

Under Over Ball, Tunnel Ball & Take & Put