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Room 32 Assembly
Last Thursday, 7 November, Room 32 did their assembly. They did a performance of “The Three
Billy Goats Gruff”. We hope all students and parents enjoyed it! The children of Room 32 certainly
enjoyed performing it and they did a fantastic job!
From the Principal’s Desk
Yakamia Primary School
Newsletter
Volume 17
15 November 2013
Principal: Julie Blythe
Deputy Principals: Yvonne Height, Helen Walmsley and Paul Murray
Ph: 9841 7533 Fax: 9842 1350
Email: [email protected]
Assembly
Well done to the Year 2 students from Room 32
for hosting the last assembly. It was a fabulous
display of your talents, especially of your acting.
Next week’s assembly, which will be on Friday,
will be hosted by the Year 1 students from Room
41. The school looks forward to all family and
friends attending.
Camps
In three weeks’ time the Year 7’s will be ready to
go on camp to Camp Quaranup. All children are
encouraged to attend as this is an extremely
enjoyable week and one of the last chances for all
the Year 7’s to participate in activities together
before heading in all sorts of directions for their
years in high school. We wish all children an
enjoyable experience and expect you will
represent the school with pride while on camp. A
huge thank you to organising staff for making the
commitment to run such rich educational
experiences for Yakamia students.
Interschool Athletics
The annual Interschool Athletics Carnival will be
held in Week 7. Jumps and throws will take
place on Tuesday the 26 November at North
Road Athletics Oval. The running and team
games will be held Friday 29 November, also at
North Road. Mr McFarlane has already been
very busy organising the teams for the carnival.
Congratulations to all competitors who have been
selected to represent the school. We wish you well
and hope you are able to achieve your personal
best. Go, Yakamia!!
Pursuit of Excellence
The Pursuit of Excellence assembly will be held
on Thursday 5 December in the Hall from
1.20pm. This is an opportunity to acknowledge a
student from each class who has worked the
hardest to achieve their very best all year. We
look forward to your attendance at this special
assembly.
Children not attending Yakamia Primary
School in 2013
If you know that your child(ren) will not be
attending Yakamia PS in 2014, as you are moving
or changing schools, please let me know as soon
as possible. This will help us to more accurately
staff the school and organise classes for 2014.
School Council Meeting
Next Wednesday, 20 November, is the School
Council meeting to be held at 1pm in the staff
room. This meeting is for School Council
members only.
Kindy and Pre-Primary Parent Meeting
An orientation meeting for all parents of
prospective 2014 kindergarten students and
parents of pre-primary students enrolled for next
year but currently not attending a Yakamia
Kindergarten, will be held on Friday 22
November at 9.00am. The meeting will be held in
the school hall. Letters have gone home with
return slips for attendance attached. Please
remember to return the slip to the office if you are
attending. This will help us to cater for you.
Active After School Activities
A number of Year 6 and 7 students are trying
their hands at golf at the Albany Golf Club, after
school on Tuesdays. This is part of the Active
After School program which encourages students
to participate in sport and to join sports clubs.
Another group of Years 4 to 7 students are
participating in a cricket coaching clinic on
Friday afternoons as part of the same program.
Free Dress Day
Today the school held a free dress day with a gold
coin donation. This was to raise funds for those
people affected by Typhoon Haiyan in the
Phillipines. Our thoughts go out to those Yakamia
families who have family and friends affected by
the typhoon. A total of $753.70 was collected! Well
done to everyone for their generosity.
From the Deputy’s Desk
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iDEVICE News from Mrs McIntosh
New free apps listed on the blog this fortnight
include - Penguin Jump, Math Bingo and 3D
Math Racing for math fact practice, Spellosaur
First 400 Words (free version), Sight Words by
Little Speller, I Can Count Money Australia.
These apps were free at the time of posting.
This fortnight the iPad classes have worked on
making good movies. Some have used Book
Creator to respond to photos and books they are
reading. They wrote text, made sound bites or
videos to respond to the prompt.
at-yakamia.blogspot.com.au
Hand, Foot and Mouth
There has been a case of Hand, Foot and Mouth
Disease reported in the school. This is a viral
infection, and symptoms include fever, blisters in
the mouth and on hands and feet.
If your child has any of these symptoms, we
suggest you contact your local G.P.
Foodbank Non-Perishables Drive
We would like to encourage students to bring in
non-perishable food items to donate to local
families in need. Please check the use by date on
all items to be donated. We will collect the food on
Wednesday 4 December and allow those children
who donate to wear free dress for the day.
Foodbank will collect the boxes
of food before lunchtime on the
Wednesday.
School News
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Honour Certificate Winners—8 November 2013
Room Name Room Name
11
Julia Penn
Byron Wolfe
24 Larni-Mae Ramsell
Natalie Duangken
12
Jemma Hallett
Tiana D’Addario
25 Tanisha Reed
Zach Cash
13
Jarrad Inman
Ryan Davies
26 Thomas Brooks
14
Isabelle Ryan
Jordi Troughton
32 Ella Bee
Amarlie Weinert
15 Kohen White 33 Katie Munro
16
Lily-Rose Hill
Taleah Ugle
34 Ella Belfield
Quinn Muller
21
Ryan Lazar
Sienna Pearce
35 Jordan Whennen-Guy
Bailey Belfield
22
Asher Duff
Rhys Ditchburn
41 Eliza Lockyer
Ellanor Clayton
23
Kaila Bellotti
Daniel McGill
P&C News P&C Sundowner
When: Tuesday 3 December
Time: 5pm-7pm
Where: Three Anchors Cafe, Middleton Beach
Please forward Agenda items 1 week prior to Nyree on [email protected]
There will only be a short agenda so we have time to chat and reflect on a fantastic year at
Yakamia!
wine, coffee, nibbles etc will be available for purchase
Uniform Shop Reminder
2014 Pre-Ordered Uniform orders (forms and payment) are due Monday 10 December 2013. Please return completed
forms to Charmaine at the Canteen. For a copy of form please see front admin.
Year 7 Graduation
Volunteers are needed to assist in setting up/packing up for the Afternoon Tea which will be held after the Year 7
Graduation on Wednesday 18 December at 1:30pm.
Volunteers should arrive at the canteen at 12pm on the day. Please contact Nyree Mackenzie to register your
interest 0488716257 or [email protected]
Food: We also need volunteers to bring a plate of food for this event. Traditionally parents/carers of Year 6 students
provide the food. Please deliver your goodies to the canteen on the morning of Graduation.
Banking Helper Needed
The School Banking Program is looking for another volunteer to assist Thursday mornings to collect the kids
deposits in the Hall and drop into bank afterwards. The time commitment is ~ 1 hour from 8:15-9:15am.
Huge thanks to Kerry who has already volunteered.
Jenny Bristow is the coordinator of this program and is happy to continue doing the processing/administration, we
just need some support from the collection end.
As I'm sure you are aware this is a wonderful program and we are very fortunate to have it up and running at YPS.
Many thanks to Jenny for her continued support and commitment to the program and P&C.
Please see Jenny Bristow for more information or call/text her on 0438917091
Please see Jenny Bristow for more information or call/text her on 0438917091
Early Childhood Art Show and Fancy Dress
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The Pre-Primary and Kindergarten centres held their first Art Show and Fancy Dress Ball in the hall
last night. The show was attended by the students, their families, teachers and teacher assistants.
Thank you to all who attended, the art work was amazing and the students enjoyed dressing up for
the fancy dress ball after. The night was organized to showcase the beautiful and creative artwork
the students have produced.
