student wellbeing attitude is everything
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Welcome to Yeronga!9 February 2021
Gavin BrycePrincipal
Matt RoweP&C President
Who we are…
2020 in reviewQuality Pathways to Success
Junior Secondary Enrolments
Year 7 Year 8 Year 92018 (day 8) 108 103 101
2019 (day 8) 115 120 112
2020 (day 8) 105 117 126
2021 (day 8) 131 115 127
Primary School #
Yeronga 34
Junction Park 17
Moorooka 15
Salisbury 6
Acacia Ridge 6
Durack SS 7
Other state schools 38
Home schooling 2
Independent schools 6
Your class of 2026……is made up of 131 students
…has 8 students who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
…come from 39 different primary schools
…60% identify as male (79) and 40% female (52)
Country of Birth #
Afghanistan 4
Australia 88
Bhutan 1
Brazil 1
Burundi 2
England 2
Eritrea 8
Ethiopia 1
Guinea 1
India 4
Indonesia 2
Iran 2
Country of Birth #
Kenya 5
Malawi 1
Malaysia 1
New Zealand 1
Pakistan 1
Phillipines 1
Rwanda 1
Solomon Islands 1
Somalia 1
Sudan 1
Switzerland 1
…were born in 23 different countries
…speak more than 23 languages!
• Acholi
• Amharic
• Arabic
• Dari
• English
• French
• Greek
• Hazaraghi
• Indonesian
• Japanese
• Kinyarwanda
• Kirundi
• Malayalam
• Mandarin
• Persian
• Portuguese
• Punjabi
• Serbian
• Somali
• Swahili
• Tamil
• Tigrinya
• Vietnamese
This is your class of 2026…
Engage, Connect, Challenge, EmpowerPromoting a Growth Mindset in young people
ENGAGE• With their education• Embrace new skills and content• Focus on feedback and improvement of learning
processes and learning from mistakes
EMPOWER• Provide individual and collect opportunities that
empower growth and change• Embrace difficulties and challenges as
opportunities for improvement of self, others and the world
CONNECT• With their peers, teachers and community• Get involved in all aspects of the school
CHALLENGE• To reach their highest potential as an individual
and a group• To strive to be the best school we can be whilst
ensuring we focus on each unique individual
“Words are our most inexhaustible source of
magic.”J.K. Rowling
And when they face difficulties…
Communication (with each other,
with you, with their teachers)
Resilience is key…
“I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose
to become.”Carl Gustav Jung
Junior Secondary Curriculum
• Core Subjects – English + History, Maths + Science
• Philosophy – 21st Century Thinking
• Digiminds
• HPE/ Elective – FAM (Film + Media), Drama, Music
• Chinese OR ACL/ACN (Literacy and Numeracy intervention and extension)
“What is your goal this week?”
“What mistake did you make that taught
you something?
“What did you try hard at today?”
Did anything challenging
happen today?
“What did you learn today?”
“Did anything put you out of your comfort
zone today? How did you cope with that?"
Sport – Term 1
• Basketball• Tennis (girls)• Volleyball (boys)• Touch football
Cross Country – Week 8Gala Day – Week 10Athletics – Term 2
District notices@ O Block
• Performing Arts• Debating• Volleyball• Badminton• Futsal• Music
Y-Clubs
Coming up...
Assessment calendars (year level/individual) - Week 3
School Photos – Thursday Week 3
Mini House Cup – Week 5
Science Excursion – Week 6
Immunizations HPV1 & BOOSTRIX – Week 8
Gala Day – Week 10
Reports e-mailed home – Week 10
Yeronga Celebrates 60 Years and Community Open Day
Sunday Week 7
Parent/teacher interviewsWeek 3
NAPLANWeek 5
Term 2 Key Events
Laptop expectations• Charged overnight, every night
• Bring every day
• Homework is often on the device
• Please follow the broken device process (library)
• How-to guides for parents on website soon
Student Planners• Students expected to bring and use it every day
• Timetable is at the front
• Homework and assessment should be recorded in planner
• Uniform and absence notes, messages to/from teachers
Opportunities to Fly...
Upper 2 Bands Maths Project
Accelerated Numeracy (ACN)
Program
Philosophy –critical and
global thinkers
Accelerated Literacy (ACL)
Program
STEM Initiative –Invitational
Program
Advanced Manufacturing
TRACTION (bike building)
Streetwise (martial arts)
Rocket (rock-climbing +
growth mindset)
Opera QLDCreative
Generation
Musical Production
(Term 3)
Debating Music ExtensionPerforming Arts
Club
Year 7 Camp –Connect, Challenge, Collaborate
• Nov 3-5 (Wednesday to Friday) at Mapleton in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland, run by Queensland Conference and Camping Centres.
• Focus on building connections with peers in activities that require creativity and collaboration.
• Activities such as abseiling, canoeing, archery, orienteering and more – all professionally supervised by experienced organisers.
• Feedback from 2019 cohort was extremely positive. Lots of new friendships built
• Approx. $250 – 300 (can be paid off in advance through additional payments during year)
Arts Opportunities
Wednesdays - Performing Arts ClubMondays – Music Rehearsals
Petrina ZagamiHead of Department – English3249 [email protected]
Holly Haswell-Smith
Literacy Coach
Literacy and English@ Yeronga
• Make reading visible and accessible
• Share books on a daily basis
• Boys need to see that reading is valuable to them
• Converse about books
• Make time for reading
• Explain the meaning of new words
• Use graphic novels and popular fiction (e.g. Marvel, movies) as an entry or re-entry point for reluctant readers.
• Read anything, read about anything!
Ben HabermehlHead of Department (Maths)
3249 1455
Numeracy + Maths @ Yeronga
Vlasta BirosNumeracy Coach
“Numeracy is a life skill. Being numerate goes beyond simply 'doing sums'; it means having the confidence and competence to use numbers and
think mathematically in everyday life.”
Susan GilchristHead of Department (I.T.)
3249 1453
I.C.T. and Resources @ Yeronga
Teaching & LearningManuj GokulDean (Pedagogy & Performance)[email protected]
Science + HPE
Steve SmithHOD (Science/HPE)[email protected]
Thank you!Enjoy the BBQ!