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The most important aspect of getting an assembly together is to have some fun! We

chose a play so that everybody could be involved and try their acting abilities. Who knows, we could have a future

Oscar winner in our midst! Dan Valley has some wonderful poems that help us with our reading fluency and

imagination. Making props is always an interesting experience and we all got involved to some degree to help make

our set. Mums, Dad and Nans were brilliant in helping us get our costumes together and Mr Creed, the Gardener,

helped put together our fire engine.

We have had a busy year so far in Room 14. Apart from all getting taller, weve done woodwork (all fingers still present), lots of cooking, built a worm farm for the school garden, weeded and planted fruit trees and vegetables. It

has been a great learning experience and fun to get dirty at school!

In the classroom we have all been working hard on our learning. The Year 6s come and lead our reading groups 3 mornings a week and its great to work with the older kids. In Grammar we have been practicing syllables, vowels, verbs, nouns and adjectives through a class story that Mrs Walsh wrote that we are all a part of. We

have used this work to improve our writing where we have been getting very creative. In Maths we have been

focussing recently on getting better at our times tables as well as learning about money, place value, number

sequences and symmetry. We cut a photo of our faces in half and tried to draw the missing half which we really

did a fantastic job at. We work hard each day and if we finish early theres always our Wizard Challenges to complete.

From Room 14

Yakamia Primary School

Newsletter Volume 16

18 September 2015 Principal: Julie Blythe Deputy Principals: Yvonne Height, Helen Walmsley and Tristan Mackenzie

Ph: 9841 7533 Fax: 9842 1350

Email: [email protected]

Assembly

Well done to the Year 3 students of Room 14 on

a fantastic assembly last week. What fabulous

actors you all were!!

The next assembly will be hosted by Room 12

on Friday 25 September at 9am. The school

looks forward to all family and friends

attending.

School Choir

Congratulations to the Yakamia PS Choir on a

fabulous performance at the music Festival last

week. You were fabulous!! A big thank you to

Mrs Brooks for all her hard work and her band

of helpers.

Term 3 Closure

Once again it is hard to believe that 10 weeks of

teaching and learning is drawing rapidly to close

and will finish next Friday.

All students are to be congratulated on their

efforts and achievements this term. Thank you

also to the parents and caregivers for all the

support given to the children and to the school.

I would like to sincerely thank the teachers and

support staff for their outstanding efforts and

commitment in providing a stimulating and

engaging teaching and learning program.

Finally, I would like to wish all students and staff

a safe, relaxing and enjoyable holiday and look

forward to a busy and productive last term.

Please note students return to school Monday 12

October.

Term 4

A reminder that the school will be closed as there

is a Professional Learning Day for teachers on the

Albany Show day, Friday 13 November, therefore

no students attend school on that day.

Hats

With the days warming up rapidly, please be

reminded that in Term 4 we have a no hat,

no play policy all students need to have a

broad brimmed hat or legionnaire cap when

playing outside.

Children not attending Yakamia Primary

School in 2016

If you know that your child(ren) will not be

attending Yakamia PS in 2016, as you are moving

and changing schools, please let the office know

as soon as possible as it will help us to more

accurately staff the school and organise classes.

Also, if you are yet to enrol for 2016, please

do so ASAP. Thank you.

Julie Blythe

Desk Donation

Our sincere thanks goes to local farm, business

and strata insurer, WFI, for recently donating a

number of spare office desks to the school. WFIs Albany branch is currently undergoing

renovations and the team were keen to show their

commitment to the local community through the

donation. For more information about WFI, call

their friendly team on 1300 934 934 or visit

wfi.com.au.

From the Principals Desk

Page 2 Yakamia Primary School

SCHOOL BANKING EVERY:

TUESDAY IN THE HALL

8.30 9.00am

On Thursday 10 September, 38 students from Years 4, 5 and 6 participated in the Albany Primary

School Music Festival. The choir performed 2 amazing songs to a sold out Entertainment Centre

crowd and did themselves and the school proud. Well done to the students on representing Yakamia

and a huge thankyou to Mrs Brooks for leading the choir and Mr Fisher and Mr McLean who

accompanied the choir on stage. The choir will perform at the Week 10 assembly for anyone who

missed the Festival performance.

Music Festival at Albany Entertainment Centre


Congratulations to the students involved in the Interschool Spelling Competition this week. You

were all amazing!! You represented our school in a manner that you can be very proud of.

A big thanks to all the parents who transported and supported the students on the day.

The Junior winners were Spencer Park and the Senior were Flinders Park. That means next years event will be held at Flinders Park PS.

Interschool Spelling Competition


A big thanks to the P&C helpers, the students, teachers and

parents for all your support and help with the Jogathon.

A special thanks to Belinda Stonehouse for coordinating,

collating orders, counting money and cooking for the Sausage

Sizzle, which was a big hit with students and staff. A special

thanks also to Catherine Bramley for coordinating the Jogathon

set up.

Thanks also to Louise Fazio for collecting the money before

school in the hall. Money and forms are still coming in but so far

a whopping $7,424.70 has been raised for the school. Please

remember to send all forms in to the office to enable us to

account for all money collected.

P&C Jogathon


Yakamia Primary School

Honour Certificate Recipients11 September 2015

Room Name Room Name

11 Liam Cash

Sophia Villanueva

24 Thomas Groth

Michael Kuyer

12 Madison Quick

Breanna Ollis

25 Daisy Stewart Morgan

Mitchell Thompson

13 Aiden Brown

Olivia Lilleyman

26 Justice Jones

Retha Lachmann

14 Maggie Smit-Sell

Olivia Groth

33 Jez Wakefield

Lily Suriani-Castle

15 Taylor Coyne

Ella Smith

34 Jordan Marwick

Josh Wallis

16 Emily Oreo

Zohar Amigo

35 Zaine Belfield

Ella Wright

21 Ebony Belfield

Jade Walker

43 Xavier Dawson

Ryder Elliott

22 Aaliyah Logan

Lincoln Hird

44 Weylan Lee

Kodi Smit-Sell

23 Tyson Riley

Jaye Coyne

45 Chase Keogh

Shiloh Stone

Healthy Lunch Box Ideas Busy kids need a healthy school lunch to boost their energy and help them concentrate and learn in

the afternoon. Check out the Fresh for Kids website (www.freshforkids.com.au) for their top lunch

box tips and a 5-day lunch box meal plan and youll find packing a healthy lunch to nourish your kids

a breeze!

Top tips for a healthy lunch box

Always include fresh fruit and vegetables. Vary the selection to keep it interesting.

Offer a variety of whole grain breads, rolls, pita bread and flat breads.

Use avocado as a spread instead of butter or margarine.

Use reduced fat dairy foods. Cheese and yoghurt are ideal.

Children need a serve of protein at lunchtime. Include lean meat, egg, chickpeas or tuna.

Add a chilled bottle of water and limit juice.

Ensure you include a range of fresh fruit and vegetables and

vary the food daily so kids dont become bored.

P&C News


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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.

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REGISTRATION FOR ALBANY JUNIOR

CRICKET 2015/16 Season

For Boys and Girls. Please Note the three (3) Registration days below.

Where: Norman Pavilion, Centennial Oval

Lockyer Ave, ALBANY

Who: Pre Primary to Year 10 (in 2015)

When:

Thur 17th Sept. - 3:30pm to 5:30pm

Sat 19th Sept. - 9:00am to 12:30pm

Thur 24th Sept. - 3:30pm to 5:30pm

GRADES (School years as in 2015)

MILO in2Cricket - PP to Year 1 $90 - Includes

in2CRICKET pack

MILO in2Cricket Year 2 (First time players) $90 - Includes in2CRICKET pack

MILO T20 Blast - Year 2 , Year 3 and Year 4

$100 - Includes Bonus pack

See www.playcricket.com.au/learn/t20-blast for

T20 Blast info

U12 - Year 5 and Year 6 $100

U14 - Year 7 and Year 8 $100

U16 - Year 9 - Year 10 $100

Season commences Term 4 - Registered with

KidSport

For more info:

Mobile. 0412 723 116

Web: ajca.wa.cricket.com.au

Email. [email protected]

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