Room 23 Community

Like everyone else, we have been non-stop this year and

have really engaged in our learning. A short overview of

some of our activities includes:

For our future trips around Australia we have been learning

about our States and Territories. It’s important to know

where they are located on a map (so we can get there), their

capital cities as well as some of the emblems such as flags,

flora and fauna.

We have been doing 4-Roles as well as Guided Reading and have used some fantastic books such as

Puppy Fat and Belly Flop by Morris Gleitzmen, Blueback by Tim Winton and we have just started

our 3rd Andy Griffith’s book from his Henry McThrottle series (Mascot Madness, Treasure Fever and

Pencil of Doom). Lots of discussion has taken place

as well as a huge variety of activities.

In writing we have been concentrating on

developing truly excellent sentences as well as

building our skills in editing and proof reading.

Every one of us has shown improvement and we

will continue to work on it. Recently we have done

some persuasive writing, recounts and reports and

are now practicing our summarising skills, putting

ANZAC information into ‘kids speak’.

In Maths we learned how to use cards to help our

mental agility, made our faces symmetrical,

collated lunchbox food and graphed results (not

doing too bad in the ‘healthy food’ pyramid), designed a dinosaur park as well as trying to get as

many fuel cells as possible on our Times Tables Rocket.

We have had lots of opportunities to get creative

through art projects, woodwork, cooking (yum),

drumming (yes, all that noise you have heard has

been us!), puzzles (have you ever tried to do one

without the picture?) and many have been

involved in making short films.

phew…..and we haven’t even finished the year

yet……….

From the kids of Room 23

News from Room 23

Yakamia Primary School

Newsletter

Volume 16

17 October 2014

Principal: Julie Blythe

Deputy Principals: Yvonne Height, Helen Walmsley and Paul Murray

Ph: 9841 7533 Fax: 9842 1350

Email: Yakamia.PS@education.wa.edu.au

Welcome Back

Term 4 promises to be a very busy term finishing

off the year and finalising plans and organisation

for 2015.

Students have returned happy and refreshed and

settled back into teaching and learning programs.

We welcome several new students and their

families into our school community and trust you

find Yakamia Primary School to be a warm,

friendly and safe school where relationships are

valued, developed and fostered.

Hats

With the days warming up rapidly, please be

reminded that we have a “no hat, no play” policy –

during Term 4,. All students need to have a

broad brimmed hat or legionnaire cap when

playing outside. School hats are required for

excursions and can be purchased from the

Canteen Uniform Shop.

Assembly

A big well done to the Year 3/4 students of Room

23 for hosting the last assembly. What talent you

all displayed!!

Next week’s assembly will be hosted by the Year 3

students of Room 22. The school looks forward to

all family and friends attending.

Faction Athletics Carnivals

Tuesday 28 October will be the Junior Faction

Athletics Carnival, with Senior Jumps and

Throws being held on the same day. The Senior

Athletics Carnival will be held on Thursday 30

October.

A program with the events in which your child is

participating, will be sent home once this

information is finalised at the year group sport

meetings. Parents are encouraged to come on the

day to support their child and help out with the

program.

Please ensure your child is in his/her faction

shirt, has a hat and is wearing sunscreen. It

is also a good idea to pack extra food and drinks

as students often are more hungry and thirsty

than usual. Lunch orders are to be marked

with child’s faction not room number.

Albany Primary Schools Spelling

Championship

This event was staged at Spencer Park in the last

week of last term and whilst we didn’t secure

either of the major prizes, the students who

represented our school prepared well and did

their best on the day.

The Year 4/5 competition was a close contest and

even after a tie break the 2 best teams Denmark

PS and Flinders Park PS could not be split and as

such shared the winning prize. Denmark

completed a great day by also winning the Year

6/7 competition and as such will host the event in

2015.

Anglican Art Awards

We would like to congratulate the following

students for being selected as winners in the

Anglicare WA art Competition that was held as

part of National Families Week.

• Kyle Kempton-Gardner Room 33

Special Commendation

• Bonny Gardiner Room 32

Highly Commended

• Ella Mackenzie Room 32

Highly Commended

• Shane Seaman Room 32

Special Commendation

These students were presented with their prizes

at the last assembly.

From the Principal’s Desk

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SCHOOL BANKING EVERY: SCHOOL BANKING EVERY: SCHOOL BANKING EVERY: SCHOOL BANKING EVERY:

THURSDAY IN THE HALL THURSDAY IN THE HALL THURSDAY IN THE HALL THURSDAY IN THE HALL

TUESDAY IN BLOCK 4 ECCTUESDAY IN BLOCK 4 ECCTUESDAY IN BLOCK 4 ECCTUESDAY IN BLOCK 4 ECC

8.30 – 9.00am

Moving Schools or Locations in 2015?

It is crucial that you inform the school of any

intention to move from Yakamia PS in 2015. Our

funding and the way we organise classes is

dependent on an accurate understanding of

student numbers in each year level across the

school. From here on in, and for the remainder of

the year, notifying us if your child will not be here

in 2015 will assist greatly when it comes to

planning for the new school year.

Class Requests 2015

Parent requests in relation to class placement in

2015 need to be in writing and addressed to Miss

Blythe. The deadline for these is Monday 10

November. Please be reminded that whilst all

requests will be given due consideration there

may be a range of factors that may not allow all

requests to be granted. Parents also need to be

aware that once classes have been set it can be

difficult to make changes to the placements that

have been made.

ANZAC Centenary –

Shopfront Displays

Albany’s ANZAC Centenary

Commemoration scheduled for the last week in

October is shaping up as one of the biggest events

in the City’s history. Huge numbers of visitors

are anticipated. Over this ANZAC

commemorative period this year, an innovative

partnership initiative will see schools in the

Great Southern matched with businesses in the

Albany CBD that will result in the installation of

ANZAC-themed shopfront displays. These

displays will involve student work related to the

centenary of ANZAC and should be a vibrant

addition to the shopfronts lining the streets in

this area. Look out for these from Monday 27

October to Thursday 6 November 2014! Our

display will be at Main Street Bags & Shoes.

Julie Blythe Principal

From the Principal’s Desk—continued

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Tribes

Tribes still remains the basis for our focus on values across the school and has been in place

for many years. The process aims to teach students processes to cooperate, interact with

others and to build a positive culture for learning and human development throughout the

school. The Five Tribes Agreements form the basis of our relationships in the school and are

consistently supported throughout all classes.

The Tribes Agreements are as follows:

1. Personal Best

2. Appreciation - No Put Downs

3. Attentive Listening

4. Mutual Respect

5. Right to Pass

Cup Cake Day

The student councillors had a great time

participating in Kids’ Cancer Project’s annual

Cupcakes for a Cure on 19 September. They

baked 150 cupcakes on Thursday and then set up

a cake stall in the hall on Friday selling the cakes

for $2 each. The cakes were a huge success and

the councillors raised $190.

School News

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Honour Certificate Recipients—Thursday 25.9.2014

Room Name Room Name

11 Jack Matheson

Ryan Davies

24 Michael Kuyer

Jada Lee

12 Elli Stewart Morgan

Jenaya Colbung

25 Shaun Taylor

Ellanor Clayton

13 Victoria Cash

Jayden Drew

26 Lili Highett

14 Jayde Timms

Jared Hayes

32 Ella Ayres

Zohar Amigo

15 Lily Flugge

Zerah Bermejo

33 Gabby Whittle

Bianca Fazio

16 Tillie Bartley

Dylan Hawkins Lili Highett

34 Cade Oreo

Bronte Slack

21 Mitchell Thompson

Kate Hallett

41 Archie Clarke

Paula Zimmerman

22 Zach Cash

Katie Munro

23 Sophie Moore

Geordie Owens

Special Honour Certificate Esther More

Community News

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Please note notices appearing below are not necessarily endorsed by the

school. We provide this space for community groups to advertise to the

school community. It is up to parents to scrutinise the activity and

organisers for their child.

Move More, Sit Less

How much sitting is too much?

Even if children are very physically active, they will still benefit from limiting the amount of time

that they spend sitting or lying down (except when sleeping) in as many ways as possible.

Use of electronic media for entertainment should be limited to no less than 2 hours per day.

Parents can

Give gifts like skipping ropes, balls or kites to encourage active play

Set a ‘no screen time’ rule at dinner time and before school

Make your child’s bedroom a TV and computer free zone

Reward your children with a trip to the park, instead of TV or computer time

There are many opportunities to sit in our daily lives. The key is to find opportunities to move.

What will you do?

Modified from ‘Does your child get 60 minutes of physical activity every day?

Other healthy living resources available on www.health.gov.au

Talk Soon Talk Often

In response to advice that parents needed support in their role as the primary sex educators of their

children, WA Health has developed Talk Soon Talk Often: A guide for parents talking to their kids

about sex. This free resource has been developed to help parents initiate regular and relaxed conver-

sations with their children about sexuality and relationships. This resource is also an invaluable re-

source for teachers which can help to give age appropriate guidance for answers to questions. Please

consider sharing this link with your parents and wider school community perhaps in your newslet-

ter. http://www.public.health.wa.gov.au/cproot/4011/2/TSTO_V2.pdf

JUNIOR TENNIS LESSONS

TERM 4

Merrifield Park and Lawley Park Tennis Clubs—Players ages 4-16

Any standard from beginner to advanced welcome.

We provide racquets and all equipment, simply turn up and play

For bookings and info

www.albanytennisacademy.com justacetennis@hotmail.com

David Kerr

Director of Tennis

Fostering—Albany kids need you!

Foster carers are urgently needed for kids in your neighbourhood, and you may be able to help. We

need Aboriginal and non Aboriginal carers who can care for children for occasional weekends and

short and/or long periods of time. To find out more attend an information session at Child

Protection and Family Support, 25 Duke Street on Monday 27 October, 7.30pm-9pm. Phone Anita

on 9841 0777.

Community News

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Please note notices appearing below are not necessarily endorsed by the

school. We provide this space for community groups to advertise to the

school community. It is up to parents to scrutinise the activity and

organisers for their child.