From the Principal

1 March 2019 Page 1

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Yeronga State High School

Newsle er # 1

Dear Parents/Carers and Students

Welcome to the first newsle er of 2019. Quality communica on between the school and home is an important process in building and sustaining confidence throughout our immediate and wider school community. Enrolments

Our Day 8 school enrolment was 754 students. This figure is 21 more than last year’s Day 8 figure. However, as in previous years, our enrolments will con nue to grow to over 800 this year. Our steady but increasing enrolments have enabled the school to receive addi onal human and financial resources and provide for more flexible curriculum offerings. Our Year 7 Cohort is the largest ever with 115 Students.

Congratula ons to the Seniors of 2018

100% of students who were OP eligible received an OP 1 ‐ 15.

90 students completed QTAC applica ons and 100% have received offers to a variety of ter ary ins tu ons. Other students have been successful in gaining entry to various TAFE courses and appren ceships and a significant number of students have gained full‐ me employment. It is also very pleasing to note that 83% of students received their first QTAC preference.

100% of Year 12 students graduated with their Queensland Cer ficate of Educa on (much be er than the state average of approximately 93%).

More than 20 students had guaranteed university entry as a result of their university linked program.

53 students completed a diploma in conjunc on with their Year 12 studies.

The majority of our 2018 graduates are in their preferred course of study or training area, or they have started work. This exit achievement reflects our school's commitment to academic standards and appropriate and tailored pathways through excellent teaching and learning and a commitment to our school vision “Quality Pathways to Success”.

Literacy and Numeracy Improvement Funding

Our school has again received substan al funding as part of the “Inves ng for Success” program enabling us to develop and consolidate evidence‐based strategies and ac ons to further improve literacy and numeracy. It will also strengthen and obtain consistency in our pedagogical prac ces across the school.

Recently, all Year 7, 8 and 9 students were tested in PAT M (Maths) and PAT R (Reading) tests. These tests are na onally recognised by ACER (Australian Council for Educa onal Research) and provide a point in me evalua on of how students are travelling in the areas of “Numeracy and Literacy”. Later in the year students will be tested again to gauge the level of improvement made. Our interven on and support strategies last year saw students significantly improve in both areas.

The Year Ahead

As Yeronga SHS forges ahead as a quality learning organisa on, our dedicated and enthusias c staff are eagerly looking forward to another successful year of providing a high quality educa on for your children. I wish to assure the school community that my focus will con nue to be on "academic achievement”, as well as on providing the appropriate suppor ve learning environment that suits the needs of all students, whether they be academically or voca onally oriented.

A mo o that students hear regularly will be that we are about “the business of learning”. As usual, we will con nue to focus on learning by an unrelen ng focus on the 5Ps ‐ Being Punctual, Being Prepared, Being Posi ve, Being Produc ve and Being Proud.

I look forward to your con nued support in 2019 and encourage you to contact me, or other members of theschool’s execu ve team, Bob Logan, Di Goodison, Jessica Walker, Manuj Gokul or Jo Muir at any stage throughout the year if you have any queries or concerns. There are so many exci ng things happening in the school and I encourage you to join us in the 2019 learning journey and be part of the Yeronga State High School family. Terry Heath

Principal

Terry Heath

Deputy Principal - Junior Secondary

Welcome Class of 2024! The Year 7 students look smashing in their new school uniforms. The standard of uniform this year has been set very high with members of our local community commen ng on how smart the students look. Ms Rothwell, Ms Corsbie and I will be working hard to ensure the high standard at the beginning of the year is maintained throughout the year. Remember: ALL students wear their white formal uniform to and from school on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. The ONLY day students may wear their sport uniform to and from school is Wednesday.

All students have been assigned their laptops and the Year 7 Digital Literacies classes have begun in

Semester One for ½ Year 7 students. The remainder of the Year 7s will complete the comprehensive ICT induc on

program in Semester Two.

Di Goodison

From the Deputy Principals

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Year 7s enjoying their first few weeks of learning at High School

Philosophy & Reasoning classes have begun in Years 7, 8 and 9

With the introduc on of Philosophy & Reasoning into Year 9 this year, feedback from both students and teachers has been very posi ve. The first three weeks are spent learning the process of reasoned inquiry and protocols of how to engage with each other in a planned and respec ul manner. Students will quickly move onto the first theme introduced in Term One.

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Di Goodison Deputy Principal Junior Secondary

dgood108@eq.edu.au

Welcome all new students and families to Yeronga State High School!

We have students coming from all over the world to be part of the “Best School in the Universe”! We

are beginning 2019 with a popula on of students who were born in 70 different countries – we are

very proud of our harmonious diversity.

I’m looking forward to what I am sure will be a wonderful 2019 school year. We are already over half

way through the first term and it’s been lovely to see our students commi ng to their studies,

determined to do their best this year.

Save the date…

We truly are a GLOBAL VILLAGE and I am looking forward to celebra ng our diversity at our 2019 #YerongaCelebrates

FESTIVAL on Friday 16 August, 2019. Our whole school Fes val only comes every second year, so make sure you save

the date! Our en re school community is invited – I will share more details in future newsle ers.

Yr 10 Forum – Science of Happiness

In 2019 Year 10 Forum me has created an opportunity to discuss “The Science of Happiness” with students and share

with them daily prac ces that are scien fically proved to increase their happiness levels and thus create greater

resilience and opportuni es for success. Two very simple strategies we have discussed are:

Daily gra tude – wri ng down something you are grateful for each and every day

Random acts of kindness – giving someone a small gi , giving a compliment, doing something nice for someone

else for the simple pleasure of bringing some joy to another person.

Why not give these prac ces a try? They’re guaranteed to brighten your day!

Graduate Women of Queensland: Sunshine Coast – Holiday Program

For two weeks during the Summer holidays, Year 12 students Per na and Jeanine were sponsored to a end the Lexis

English language school in Maroochydore by the Sunshine Coast chapter of the Graduate Women of Queensland. They

were selected to a end as they are both very mo vated an conscien ous students. In 2019, Mr Dilly & I will be

selec ng different Year 11 students to a end the program over winter, September and summer holidays. It’s a

fantas c opportunity as you can see from the report that the students have wri en on page 4…

Jessica Walker

Deputy Principal - Middle Secondary (Years 9 & 10) and Student Services

Year 7 Term 1 Iden ty – Who we are? Existence. Listening A en vely, Seeking Clarifica on from others, Developing Criteria, Ques oning

Year 8 Term 1 The Perils of Indifference ‐ The rela onship between individuals and communi es. (Poli cs), Right and Wrong (Ethics)

Year 9 Term 1 Making Judgements ‐ Necessary and sufficient, Jumping to conclusions, Reasonable assump ons, generalisa ons, iden fying faulty reasoning

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Our experience….

On the 5th of January, we were given an opportunity to a end the Graduate Women English Program for two weeks at

Lexis’ English School on the Sunshine Coast. During those two weeks at Sunshine Coast two different families hosted

us. Week one we stayed with Carol and Ron, and week two we stayed with Janet and Keith.

The Program helps refugee students who are learning English as their second language. It helped us to improve our

grammar and our English communica on in general.

Every weekday, we were brought to school and picked up from school by many different people who just enjoyed

volunteering and wanted to make sure that we got to school and home safe. Every day it was different person who

would pick us up and take us back home. Every day a er school we were taken to many beau ful places such as the

beach and shops. We also did some mountain climbing and some cooking for fun. Some mes a er school we would go

to one of the members of the Graduate Women of Queensland Club to have dinner.

This was a very great opportunity for us, we really enjoyed it and also leaned many things that we didn’t know before.

For example, the English we speak in Australia is not exactly as Bri sh English and also Bri sh English is not exactly the

same as American English but guess what? It’s all English. For example, in America when some people are wai ng for

something they call it a “line” and in Bri sh as well as Australian English they call it a “queue” – but it all means the

same thing. In America they say “drug store” but in Australian and Bri sh English they say “Chemist”. Those are some

interes ng things we leaned, and many more. We really want to thank the school, that includes Ms Jessica Walker and

Mr Sam Dilly, and The Graduate Women of Queensland for this wonderful opportunity.

Wri en by: Jeanine and Per na (Year 12)

Jessica Walker

Deputy Principal ‐ Middle Secondary &Student Services

jwalk382@eq.edu.au 3249 1418

Per na and Jeanine with one of the host families they stayed with on the Sunshine Coast

Spotlight on Leadership of Teaching and Learning – A New Academic Year The new academic year commenced with a buzz of programs for staff in prepara on for our school priority of quality teaching. Amongst the many staff development programs, an informa ve and insigh ul session on High Performance Teams was presented by Dr Lisa Ehrich. This provided an excellent grounding for teachers as they formed Professional Learning Teams (PLTs). This year, all teachers will be par cipa ng in PLTs where they iden fy a need for student improvement and develop relevant programs, strategies, and assessments to improve teaching and student learning outcomes. For Term 1, we have teachers working collabora vely in twenty‐five PLTs. Since the start of the year, our students have par cipated in a range of in‐school and off‐campus learning programs. At the start of

February, I had the pleasure of accompanying students in Legal Studies to conference held at Griffith University, Nathan Campus. Our

students par cipated in a range of workshops, including Family Law, Street Law, and

Refugee Law.

As at Friday last week, I visited 26 classrooms. It was wonderful seeing:

A zest for learning amongst our students

Students engaging in respec ul interac ons with teachers and peers

Energy and enthusiasm from teachers in their presenta on of quality learning experiences for students

A very se led and thriving learning community I finished the week buzzing with confidence in the high quality of teaching and learning at our school. I look forward to con nue with my visits to classrooms.

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From the Deans

Dean of Pedagogy and Performance

Manuj Gokul

Dr Manuj Gokul

Dean of Pedagogy and Performance

mgoku1@eq.edu.au

Deputy Principal – Senior Secondary (Years 11, 12)

Bob Logan

Our Year 11 and 12 students are now well into the business of learning with our theme for this

year of ‘Take Control of Your Learning’. With this statement we are challenging our learners to

take ac ve steps to make sure they are in the best posi on to make progress.

Students can do this by –

Mapping out an assessment plan for each term which includes assessment deadlines and

ac vi es such as part‐ me work, recrea on, homework and the like.

Speaking up in class. It is smart to ask ques ons.

Seeking help when you might be down.

Being punctual, prepared and produc ve. Make the most of every opportunity.

Staying posi ve and

Being proud of your efforts.

On behalf of the teaching team, I look forward to seeing how our seniors progress. Take control

everyone. Bob Logan

Deputy Principal— Senior Schooling rloga1@eq.edu.au

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Senior Schooling News

Phuong Truong

Kathy Fortescue

Dean of Senior Secondary (Years 11, 12)

kfort7@eq.edu.au

Welcome back all of our con nuing senior students and welcome to Yeronga SHS for all of our students new to the school. It has been a busy but se led start to the year. All of the Deans, the Guidance Officer and Student Services are now located on the bo om floor of D block. I have been very impressed with many of our students, in par cular the Year 11 and 12 leaders who assisted in the running of the Year 7 BBQ on the 12 Feb; how fabulous it was to see them working together to organise and cook food and run ac vi es for all of the young people present. Well done to those students. This year I am also the Year 11 Coordinator. We have held our Student Representa ve Council vote

and I would like to congratulate those students who are on the Council. The Year 11 speciality

por olio is to organise Recrea on and Leisure ac vi es within the school. I look forward to working

with the students to facilitate these events.

Dean of Students—Senior Secondary (Year 11, 12)

Kathy Fortescue

New Office The Senior Schooling Office have moved! We are now located on the top of D block. Please feel free to come visit us. Traineeships and Appren ceships New traineeships are being adver sed in the school no ces daily. Students who are interested please see Mrs Dibble in the Senior Schooling office. For students who are looking for an appren ceship, it is important they start knocking at the doors of poten al employers and hand out their resumes. Students are also encouraged to get their manual driving license. This is important especially for senior students seeking a full me appren ceship a er school. Year 10 Work Experience All Year 10 students will be par cipa ng in Work Experience in Term 3, Week 10 this year.

During forum, students would have completed their applica ons online. Students having

difficul es pu ng in their Work Experience applica ons are to come to the Senior Schooling

Office for assistance.

Phuong Truong

Head of Department ‐ Senior Schooling

ptruo7@eq.edu.au

Year 12

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I would like to welcome everyone back to the new school year. I am exci ed to be working with this cohort as their Year Co‐ordinator. For Year 12 students this is their last year of high school with only 33 weeks of school le .

Monday 11 February, I was proud to be on stage as the Year 12 students were inducted as leaders of the school. The School Leaders, House Captains and all Year 12 students received their senior badges. Students also took pledge of office in front of the whole school. The Year 12 students demonstrate outstanding leadership and set a very high standard for the rest of the students. Therefore it is important they set the example by wearing the uniform with pride and interact with others with respect and kindness.

This is the year to get involved and enjoy all your school has to offer. It was great to see many Year 12 students par cipate at the swimming carnival last week. Although it will be a busy year for the students, I encourage them all to make most of their remaining me at school. Time will fly before they know it. Do not leave school having regrets of not being involved.

Students who ordered a Senior Jacket at the end of last year are now able to pick them up from Mrs Hudson in the D block office.

As the year ramps up there will be mes when things get a bit tough. We have talked about “Grit” as a characteris c of successful students. It can be described as:

Finish what you begin S ck at it! don’t give up Effort more than your ability determines your outcome.

Year Sevens Soaring Our Year Seven students are off to an incredible start to their high school careers. Many new friendships have been developed and old ones strengthened as the cohort se led in for their first four weeks of high school. Some responses from our Year Sevens when asked what they are liking about high school:

”I like that I get to learn so many different things.” “The teachers are nice.” and my personal favourite: “I’ve made a best mate.”

A big thank you to all those parents who joined us at the Year Seven BBQ – it was a pleasure to meet you all. For those who did not a end, please note that expression of interest forms for camp will be heading home soon. These must be returned with a $50 deposit by 11/03/19. Approximate camp cost is $290 and it will be held from 22‐24 May (Week 5 of Term Two).

Soon, most curriculum areas will reach their ‘pointy’ end with students knuckling down over assessments and exam prep to demonstrate all their wonderful learning. A great way to support your child during this busy me is to help them create and manage an assessment schedule, provide encouragement, and to learn alongside them.

We look forward to comple ng a great Term One with all these bright, young minds!

Junior Secondary Team – Di, Imogen and Jess.

Plas c Container Collec on

Our Year Seven Green Team raises important funds for sustainability projects within our school through the collec on of refundable containers. Recently, your child may have brought home an orange mesh bag. Please place any plas c or n in this bag that has ‘10c’ somewhere on the label. Once full, these bags can either be returned to the school or taken to envirobank collec on centres – we will be refunded 10c per acceptable item. Items must be clean, uncrushed and without a lid. If you are returning your bags to the school, please ensure there is no glass. If processing them yourself, glass is fine. Our school’s unique collec on code is C10002268.

Phuong Truong

From the Year Co-ordinators

Year 7

Jessica Corsbie

Phuong Truong

Year 12 Coordinator

ptruo7@eq.edu.au

Jessica Corsbie

Year 7 Coordinator

jxcor3@eq.edu.au

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In the second last week of the school holidays, over three days, Kat and I were lucky enough to a end the Griffith

university future leaders retreat held at the Gold Coast campus. Over the three days of the retreat we were able to meet

and get to know other school leaders. Each day of the retreat gave students the opportunity to listen and learn from

guest speakers on a variety of topics including public speaking skills and the future of work for our genera on. The

retreat also gave students opportuni es to tour the Griffith Gold Coast campus and experience what university is like. I

was lucky enough to take part in the law and business workshop. This allowed me to learn more about both criminal law,

global finance and marke ng. Students also had the op on to par cipate in a den stry and engineering workshop.

Overall, the Griffith university future leaders retreat was a very rewarding experience as students got to learn from very

interes ng and knowledgeable speakers as well as get an insight into university life. Therefore, I would recommend this

program to other students going into Year 12.

Georgina, Year 12

Griffith Uni

During the holidays I was lucky enough to a end the Griffith University Future Leaders Retreat. This was a three‐day retreat at Griffith’s Gold Coast campus where we par cipated in a number of fun ac vi es, listened to a variety of different lectures and got the chance to ask real Griffith students any ques ons we had about uni. We got to meet many new amazing people with approximately one hundred other Year 12 students a ending and 10 uni students there to help out. There were ac vi es such as a karaoke night, which not only was great fun, but also gave us the chance to get to know each other. The lectures were also very interes ng and informa ve, my favourite being Stewart Gillies’ Dynamic Presenta on Skills talk. Overall, it was a fun and educa onal experience making me even more excited to start university. Kat, Year 12

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Lions Youth of the Year Lions Youth of the Year is an annual senior public speaking compe on that seeks to support students in the areas of leadership, personal development, sportsmanship, ci zenship and community involvement. A huge congratula ons to Kat Bain, winner of the 2019, Ekibin Lions Youth of the Year. We wish Kat all the best for Saturday, as she competes at the district trials. Deba ng Over the weekend, The University of Queensland hosted a number of Brisbane schools and budding debaters. Well done to our junior deba ng team who had an enjoyable day, par cipa ng in the deba ng workshop. Much experience was gain out of the day and we wish both our deba ng teams all the very best in the upcoming compe on rounds.

English News

We would like to welcome new students who have enrolled from Milpera State High School and from primary schools around

Brisbane. This year we welcome new students from almost every corner of the world including:

* Afghanistan * Norway

* China * Pakistan

* Columbia * Papa New Guinea

* Cuba * Philippines

* Democra c Republic of the Congo * Republic of Congo

* Eritrea * Saudi Arabia

* Ethiopia * Somalia

* Fiji * South Sudan

* Guinea * Sri Lanka

* India * Syria

* Iran * Tanzania

* Japan * Venezuela

* Kenya * Vietnam

* Liberia

Homework Club A reminder that homework Club is back on every Thursday un l Week 9. Any students

who require addi onal support with their homework or assignments are encouraged to

head down to I Block from 2:40 – 4:30.

EALD News

Our school proudly provides these students with addi onal language support so that they can access mainstream schooling. It is important to note that learning a new language takes me and that students are encouraged to read at home whenever it is possible. I am looking forward to the Parade of Na ons at our biennial

‘Yeronga Celebrates’ fes val in August this year. It is going to be

fantas c to see our students proudly represen ng their na on in

front of our school

community.

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Welcome to 2019 at Yeronga! This year brings a new combina on of the Humani es, LOTE and Interna onal departments at Yeronga. Watch this space for news in these areas. We started the LOTE and Interna onal year with a celebra on of Lunar New Year: What a wonderful term to begin with at our Confucius Classroom in 2019. We celebrated the Year of the Pig at the beginning of February then our Year 11 students visited UQ and had a wonderful taste of Chinese for a day. We tasted Chinese food, par cipated in Chinese lectures at UQ.

The ac vity was called “Taste of China” it introduced students to three separate learning areas. The first area was spoken Chinese, in which we prac ced some common Chinese tongue twisters that came from the song (meaning speaking Chinese) by S.H.E. A er prac cing the tongue twister we had a mini compe on in which the winner got prizes. The second area explored was wri en Chinese and the third was the Confucius Ins tute in which we learnt about Beijing opera, paper cu ng. Apart from introducing us to Chinese cultural, the University of Queensland explained some of their university Chinese language courses and the opportunity of scholarships. In all, it was a fun and educa onal day.

Humanities, LOTE and International News

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Welcome to SPORTS in 2019. House Captains Congratula ons to the House Captains who have been appointed for 2019. These leaders will foster and develop house

spirit and play a major role in school carnivals this year.

Eastern Taipans District

This event took place on the 13 February at the Yeronga Park Pool and our swimmers had a great event, with 2 of our

swimmers being selected to be part of the Eastern Taipans District swimming team that will compete at the Regional

Trials held at the Sleeman Aqua c Centre on Wednesday 27 February.

Well done and good luck at this event:

Upcoming Yeronga Sports Dates

Summer Interschool Gala Days Year 7, 8 and 9 students in the school are currently trialling for summer spor ng teams in their Wednesday sport lesson. Junior students will compete in a gala day for these summer teams in Week 10 on Tuesday 2 April. Senior students wishing to play in a summer sport should have signed up and have begun trialling and training. Their Summer Gala day is in Week 7 on 14 March.

March

13 Wednesday Week 7 Senior Summer Gala Day (Cricket Only)

14 Thursday Week 7 Senior Summer Gala Day (All Sports)

20 Wednesday Week 8 School Cross Country Carnival

April

2 Tuesday Week 10 Junior Summer Gala Day

5 Friday Week 10 School Track Events Day

Sports News…...

AVOCA

Lyan Mary

KADUMBA

Patricia Jame

SHOTTERY

Sam Ruth

Claudia Lily

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District Sport

Note: Informa on regarding district trials are regularly posted on the sport centre no ce board and in the student

no ces. This is the first step towards represen ng Metropolitan West Region or Queensland. Please check the board and

see Miss Askin if you are interested in trialling for any of these sports.

District Trials for March:

Yeronga Spor ng Clubs This term there are a number of spor ng clubs available to students, during lunch break and a er school. For more

informa on please talk to Miss Askin.

Sport Age Level District Date

A.F.L 13‐15 yrs ‐ Girls Tuesday 5th March (PN) A.F.L 10‐12 yrs ‐ Boys Monday 18th March A.F.L 10‐12 yrs ‐ Girls Wednesday 20th March Basketball 16‐18yrs ‐ Boys & Girls Thursday 14 March Football 16‐19 yrs ‐ Boys & Girls Thursday 7th March Football 13‐15 yrs ‐ Girls Tuesday 12th March Football 13‐15 yrs ‐ Boys Thursday 14 March Hockey 13‐19 yrs ‐ Boys & Girls Wednesday 20th March (PN) Hockey 10‐12 yrs ‐ Boys & Girls Monday 11th March (Boys PN) Netball 10‐12 yrs ‐ Girls Thursday 7th March Rugby League 11‐12 yrs Boys Tuesday 19th March Rugby League 10‐11 yrs ‐ Boys Tuesday 19th March

Sport Venue Day Time

Soccer Senior Veto Cup Top Oval Thursday 2:55pm – 4:00pm

Football (All Top Oval Mon, Wed and Fri 2:55pm – 4:00pm

Cricket Sports Centre Wednesday First Break

Basketball (Girls Senior) Sports Centre Thursday 3:00pm‐4:00pm

Touch Football (Senior) Bo om Oval Thursday 3:00pm‐4:00pm

Volleyball (Senior) Sports Centre Wednesday First Break

Badminton/Tennis Club Sports Centre Wednesday 3:00pm – 4:00pm

Spiritual Meetup Group for Bible Study

This group meets each Monday lunch me in Room F2. Students are welcome to study the Bible together to learn about

life and faith. The group is supervised by Geoffrey Tacon, the Minister and Youth leader of Moorooka Presbyterian

Church. Students are required to return permission forms prior to par cipa ng. Forms are available from the school

Chaplain, Myles Larsen in F Block, and only need to be completed once.

Myles Larsen

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The Australian Senior External Examina on provides another OP pathway for students of Arabic, Modern Greek, Russian, Punjabi, Korean, Chinese, Spanish, Polish, Italian , Japanese and Vietnamese. Students need to be fluent and be able to Read, Write, Listen and Speak in their language. The benefit of si ng for this exam is that a pass in Foreign Language a racts an extra Rank point for the QCE. In 2018 all thirteen Yeronga students successfully fulfilled the requirements for the examina on and achieved creditable results. In 2019 twenty five candidates have already completed the prac ce examina on.

Senior External Examination

Distance Education

Bonjour! My name is Makissi. I come from Guinea where French is the na onal language. I studied French in Guinea for thirteen years.

At Yeronga SHS I have studied French through the School of Distance Educa on for Years 11 and 12.

The University held a welcome day for all senior French students in Brisbane. The day was great fun and I was finally able to meet my teacher and my virtual classmates. We learned about French courses at the University. Some students win scholarships to travel to France and live there for a short me. I would love to do that one day.

We enjoyed all the ac vi es and food and it was wonderful to speak French for a whole day!

Vive la France!

Makissi Year 12

Elizabeth Stewart Supervisor Senior External

School of Distance Education French Excursion—University of Queensland

Distance Educa on is a great avenue for senior students (Years 10, 11 & 12) who wish to study subjects not offered at Yeronga SHS. Those who experience a clash in their metables can also elect to study their subject via Distance Educa on. Lessons are virtual and students need to log into lessons two or three mes a week as required. Exams are supervised at Yeronga SHS while other assessment items are submi ed online. This year students have chosen a diverse range of subjects, which they plan to use in their future careers. These subjects include Japanese, Philosophy & Reason, Psychology, Modern History, Economics, Physics, Business Studies, and Digital Solu ons. Students interested in future studies can see the list of subjects offered on the Distance Educa on website.

Thuong Nguyen and Elizabeth Stewart Distance Educa on Supervisor

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YSHS Performing Arts Support Group P & C Sub Committee

Key Events Planner for 2019

Term 1 Monday 11 March All drama students to see The Stones period 3 Term 2 Week 1 : 25 April Anzac Day Concert band performance with Yeronga State school Week 10 Thursday 26 June: Performing Arts showcase (Performing Arts club/MADD/Music concert band guitar/keyboards) Term 3 Week 1 Crea ve Genera on (Kiera Deakin working on the show) 5—10 students in the choir (parents to supervise) Week 5 Mul cultural Day Friday Aug 16 (Various performing arts sec ons) Term 4 Week 6 Remembrance day Monday 11 Nov —Concert band Awards and Gradua on night performances Week 7 Year 10/11/Drama night assessment Week 8 Junior Community arts event 7/8/9 Drama/Music/Madd Promenade performance : Wed 27 November Week 10 Circus performance with Circa

Photos were taken of the Concert band, Choir and Opera

Ensemble.

Individual photos were taken of students with instruments.

Details of collec on will be advised.

Extra curriculum ac vi es (s ll room for more students)

Weekly

Monday Concert band : 7:45 –8:30am N14

Monday Choir: 2:45—4:00pm N17

Wednesday Performing Arts club:

2:45—4:00pm Auditorium

From Drama and Music

The Drama department was approached to work on The Bullying No Way Campaign. 10 of our

talented students were selected a er an audi oning process and we will be part of the

Na onal day of Ac on which will be launched on Friday 15 March

“We would like to help volunteer” - brings music to our ears—if this strikes the right chords with you please get in contact via email or phone our secretary….

Yeronga State High School P&C Association All parents are invited to the attend the Yeronga State High School Parents and Citizens (P&C) meetings on the second Monday of each month at 6:30 pm. The Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held at 6:00pm on Monday 11 March 2019, followed by the regular P&C meeting. All parents are invited to attend the AGM, and to nominate for a position on the P&C Executive. The following positions are open for nominations:

President

Vice-President

Treasurer

Secretary The position of Treasurer is often a difficult one to fill. However, our outgoing Treasurer, Louise, has developed a great system that will be easy for the new Treasurer to use. If you have bookkeeping or accountancy experience, your P&C needs you! If you don’t have that experience but you’re keen to learn and contribute to your child’s school, you will be given great support to learn the ropes. Nominations for P&C Executive positions can be sent to office@yerongashs.eq.edu, or dropped in at the school office, by 8 March 2019. Please complete the form below. IMPORTANT P&C DATES Friday 8 March 2019 Due date for P&C Nominations Monday 11 March 2019, 6:00pm P&C AGM Monday 11 March 2019, 6:30pm P&C meeting Second Monday every month P&C meeting

Yeronga State High School P&C Nomination Form I, ____________________________________________ , wish to nominate myself for the posi on of:

President

Vice‐President

Treasurer

Secretary

OR

I wish to nominate ________________________________________ for the posi on of:

President

Vice‐President

Treasurer

Secretary

Name: ___________________________________ Signature: _____________________________________

Seconder: ________________________________ Signature: _____________________________________

Date: ____________________________________

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Term 1 2019 6—8 Mar Year 11 Recreation Camp 20 Mar Cross Country Carnival

6 Mar Year 7 Immunisations 21 Mar Harmony Day

12 Mar Y Tour 2 Apr Junior Summer Gala Day

13 & 14 Mar Senior Summer Gala Day 4 Apr District Cross Country Carnival

Enrolment Information and Enrolment Interview Sessions

The next Enrolment Information and Interview sessions are below:

In the enrolment interview session, you will be able to enrol your child for 2019

You will need to bring:

Most current Report Card * Proof of birth (birth certificate or travel documents) Enrolment application forms * Your child!

Term 1 Extracurricular Activities

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Before school Concert Band N14

7.45 - 8.30am

First break Year 7 Futsal SPORTS CENTRE 10.55—11.35am

Cricket Club SPORTS CENTRE 10.55—11.35am

Dungeons and Dragons P06

Chinese Speech Club P07

10.55—11.35am

After school Choir N17

2.45—4.00pm

Performing Arts Club AUDITORIUM 2.45—4.00pm

Badminton Club & Table Tennis Club SPORTS CENTRE

2.50 4.00pm

Girls Soccer Club BOTTOM OVAL

3.00—4.00pm

Soccer Club TOP OVAL

3.00—4.00pm

Open & Yr 10 Basketball O Block Court 2.50—4.00pm

Homework Club

2.50—4.15pm

Soccer Club TOP OVAL

3.00—4.00pm

Term 1—Week 7 Tuesday, 12 March 2019 9.00am—10.30am Informa on Session (Y Tour)

Term 2—Week 3 Tuesday, 7 May 2019 9.00am—10.30am Informa on Session (Y Tour)

Wednesday, 8 May 2019 3.00—5.00pm Enrolment Interviews

Term 2—Week 10 Tuesday, 25 June 2019 9.00—10.30am Informa on Session (Y Tour)

Wednesday, 26 June 2019 3.00—5.00pm Enrolment Interviews

SCHOOL UNIFORMS Please make sure you are wri ng

your student's name on all of their belongings as it makes it much easier

to return items to them when they end up in lost property.

Items that find their way to the office with students names are

returned to them as soon as possible.

Join our Interna onal Homestay Program

Yeronga State High School is seeking homestay families to join our

successful Interna onal Program. Short or Long Term. These students would like to stay with local

families who can provide suitable accommoda on.

Enrich your life and receive payment for hos ng a student.

All students are required to bring a note to

Student Services before school starts if they

are leaving school early.

Lost Property Missing or lost an item?

Please see Student Services (Lower D Block)

Messages from the Office