Last term we did the theme of Fairytale. We completed a Fairytale Challenge at home. Some of the

activities we did were dioramas, Goodies and Baddies‟ List, Puppets, Puppet Theatres and “Who Am

I‟s”. Mrs Donaldson was so impressed with our efforts!

We dressed up for Bookweek, which fitted

beautifully into our Fairytale theme.

During class, we did lots of reading of Fairy

-tales and narratives and learned the

features of both. At the end of our theme,

we had a Fairytale Party and Fairytale

Fun Day.

The food we ate was in the theme of

Fairytale and our Fairytale Fun Day had

the following games activities:

Shadow Puppetry, Snow White and the

Poisonous Apple, Dress Up Relay, Fairy-

tale Games (we made these up ourselves)

and a Fairytale Obstacle Course.

We had a fantastic day and really enjoyed our beautiful food. A BIG THANKS to all our wonderful

Mums and Dads who helped us on the day and all throughout Term 3.

Our Fairytale Theme was finished off in an exciting way, with our assembly. We did the „Three Piggy

Opera‟ and Mrs Donaldson was so proud of us. We hope you enjoyed it too!

We wish everyone at Yakamia a fantastic Term 4!

From the Year 2 Students of Room 12

From Room 12

Yakamia Primary School

Newsletter

Volume 17

16 October 2015

Principal: Julie Blythe

Deputy Principals: Yvonne Height, Helen Walmsley and Tristan Mackenzie

Ph: 9841 7533 Fax: 9842 1350

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

For 2015, we are trialling having just one Faction

Athletics Carnival for Years 1-6 on Thursday 29

October, with the Year 4-6 Jumps, Throws and

800m on Tuesday 27 October. We are looking for

volunteer helpers for both days. The Tuesday will

be for the morning only, helping teachers with

measuring and recording distances. On the

Thursday we are looking for parents to help with

the judging of the team games and the running

events. If you could spare

some time either in the

morning or the afternoon,

we would be very grateful.

Please ring the Office on

9841 7533 if you can help

out.

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.

Room 12 cont...

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Faction Athletics Carnival

Welcome Back

Term 4 promises to be a very busy term finishing

off the year and finalising plans and organisation

for 2016.

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 2 students of Room 12

for hosting the last assembly. What talent you all

displayed!!

Next week‟s assembly will be hosted by the Year

3/4 students of Room 16. The school looks

forward to all family and friends attending.

Before School Reading Program

Just a reminder to parents and students that the

Before School Reading Program, which operates

in the Art Room, Monday to Thursday mornings,

will commence for Term 4 as of Week 2.

This program has gone from strength to strength

and has made significant links with literacy

improvement for participating students. The

program provides a safe environment for students

to read to an adult , access a simple breakfast and

enjoy the social benefits of participating in such a

program. A huge thank you to staff and

volunteers for making the program such a

success.

If you would like to volunteer to help at the

Before School Reading Program, please contact

the Office and ask for Mrs James.

Albany Show Day

Albany public school principals would like to

inform their school communities that all public

schools will close on Friday, 13 November this

year. Staff will attend school and use this day to

plan for school improvement. Please mark this

date on the calendar and make arrangements for

your children if necessary.

Moving Schools or Locations in 2016?

It is crucial that you inform the school of any

intention to move from Yakamia PS in 2016. 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 2016 will assist greatly when it comes to

planning for the new school year.

Class Requests 2016

Parent requests in relation to class placement in

2016 need to be in writing and addressed to Miss

Blythe. The deadline for these is Monday 16

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.

Term 4 Planner

Please find attached to this Newsletter the Term

4 Planner. There is lots on this term so stick it on

the fridge as a handy reference.

Julie Blythe

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From the Principal’s Desk

First Aid Course

During Week 10 of Term 3, students from Pre

Primary to Year 6 participated in a basic first aid

course. Each class completed a 50 minute

session provided by St John Ambulance and were

taught basic first aid and what to do in an

emergency.

All classes thoroughly enjoyed the sessions and

the presenter praised the children for their

exemplary behaviour.

Well done to all!!

School News

Page 4 Yakamia Primary School

Honour Certificate Recipients—25 September 2015

Room Name Room Name

11 Archie Clarke

Charlotte Jozwiak

24 Mitchell Russ

James O‟Neill

12 Frankie Burke

Finn Robinson

25 Breanna Bruce

Izayah Roberts

13 Ethan Jones

Ruby Young

26 Cayden Batchelor-Barton

Liam Taylor

14 Brodie Childs

Isabelle Maher

33 Nicole Atienza

Reece Simpson

15 Amy-Lee McKeaig

Emily Crannage

34 Sebastian Lawler

Jye Weedon

16 James Candeloro

Tyler Saunders

35 Lily Lapthorne

Isabelle Bemben

21 Ebony Belfield Miles Grace

Jack Ditchburn

43 Seb Lewis

Luella Edwards

22 Jaime Sanford

Sharni Ralston

44 Juzarah Phillips

Emma Stokes

23 Jada Lee

Beck Wrightson

45

Special

Saxon Horton Cadee Di Maulo

Tillie Bartley

Volunteers Needed!

The P&C are asking for volunteers for the school Disco being held next Thursday and for the Faction

Athletics Carnival being held in Week 3, Thursday 29 October. On the day of the carnival the P&C

will need volunteers to help with the coffee/tea and cake stall. They are also asking for donations of

cakes, slices and biscuits (no cream). If you can help please leave your contact details for Catherine

Bramley, at the school office, on 9841 7533.

P&C News

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Year 6 Scoliosis Information

Pamphlets on scoliosis are being sent home soon

and parents are asked to read them and seek

assistance from a health professional if there are

any concerns.

Scoliosis is a condition where the spine is curved

sideways. It is more common in girls but boys can

also have this condition. It becomes noticeable in

early adolescence (9-13years) and parents are

asked to follow directions in the pamphlet to check

their child for this condition. If you find any of the

signs listed, get a re-check from your family

doctor, as treatment may be required.

Karen Johnston, School Nurse

Ph9842 7564

Bedwetting (Enuresis) Program

Do you have a child who wets the bed and would

like to be dry? Bedwetting is a common childhood

problem and it can be resolved. Children will not

necessarily „grow out of it‟ and left untreated,

bedwetting can continue into adulthood.

In the past 30 years, 1000‟s of WA children have

become dry through the Princess Margaret

Hospital‟s (PMH) enuresis program. This

program is available locally through the Great

Southern Population Health (Community Health)

and provided by school health nurses.

The enuresis program is available for your child

if:

They are aged 6 years to 13years but not older

than 13 and 9 months

Have 2 or more night occurrences of a wet bed

in a week

Child wants to become dry

Please contact Great Southern Population Health

on 98427500 or alternatively contact the

Community School nurse Karen on 98427564 for

more information/referral pack.

Weetbix SurfGroms

Weetbix SurfGroms the exciting kids surfing

program starts again in Term 4. This term we are

offering MINIGroms 5 – 8yo and SUPERGroms 9

– 12 yo.

This national surfing development program

encourages kids to get involved in surfing all

around Australia, and its available exclusively

through licensed Surfing Australia Surf Schools.

Lessons that are dynamic and fun, teaching water

safety, building confidence and making new

friends.

Tuesday‟s 3.30 – 5pm is available on line now at

www.surfgroms.com

Taking expressions of interest for Wednesday‟s

after school.

For extra lesson options and further information,

call Roz 0427 413 627

Little Seeds Surf Coaching

www.littleseedssurf.com

YMCA Albany Early Learning Centre is a not

-for-profit early learning centre located on 35

Beaufort Road (opposite Yakamia School). We are

a highly accredited centre with staff that is

enthusiastic, dedicated and highly educated. As a

team we have developed a program that reflects

the interests of the children, based on the Centres

philosophy and the belief and commitment to the

YMCA‟s Approach to Learning. The program

encourages spontaneity and reflects the children‟s

curiosity. By taking the learning journey with

the child, we hope to facilitate their learning. We

believe the learning process that the children go

through is important to the child‟s holistic

development. We also believe in a close

relationship with all families attending our

centre.

The centre provides nutritious home-cooked

meals in a comfortable home environment.

We are open Monday to Friday between

7.30am to 6pm. There are vacancies available in

all age groups most days. For more

information please come and visit us or call

Anneli on 9842 5580.

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.

SCHOOL BANKING EVERY:

TUESDAY IN THE HALL

8.30 – 9.00am

Community News

Page 7 Yakamia Primary School

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.

Junior Tennis—Term 4

Group Coaching – Squads – Private Lessons –

Junior Club –Fast Four League – Kids Cardio–

Hot Shots…..and more

We have various junior tennis classes for all ag-

es of players across several venues in the Great

Southern.

Contact Albany Tennis Academy

justacetennis@hotmail.com

www.albanytennisacademy.com

David Kerr 0414 608 523 or Bryce McLean 0429