Swimming Carnivals

The Year 4, 5 & 6 Carnival will be held on

Tuesday 24 February. We look forward to

seeing lots of parents or family members at

the Leisure Centre to cheer on the

students.

Assembly

Well done to the Student Councillors on a

fantastic first assembly for the year. It was

truly terrific and what wonderful school

leaders you will all make!

Next Friday's assembly will be hosted by

Year 6 students of Room 21. The school looks

forward to all family and friends attending.

Dont forget the new start time of 9am.

Attendance: Its Not Ok To Be Away!

Should you require support in saying NO to

your son/daughter on their lack of attendance

or any other issue please contact us

immediately.

We all can work together to make a difference

to your students future.

Be on time Be at school

Thats the rule!

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

Julie Blythe Principal

From the Principals Desk

Yakamia Primary School

Newsletter

Volume 2

20 February 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

Winner!

Congratulations goes to Emily Wiggins in Year 5

who came first in her cycling division in Perth on

Sunday 15 February. Well done, Emily!

Emily competed in an event called Renaes

Race , that started in 2001 and has been held on

the same circuit at Technology Park, Bentley,

ever since.

This is a special event for female cyclists, in

memory of Renae Baker who was an up and

coming cyclist. The race consisted of laps around

a 1.2km road circuit for 15mins and then two

more laps to finish.

There were 4 girls in her division.

P&C Meeting

The first P&C Meeting for 2015 will be held on

Wednesday 25 February at 3.30pm in the Early

Childhood Centre area. P&C Membership is only

$1 and you can join on the day or pay in the

school office. Please try to attend, children can

play in the pre-primary yard. Coffee and cake

provided!

Crosswalks

Students need to use the crosswalks provided on

Beaufort Road, one opposite the hall and

administration area and one near the John Calvin

School. If there is a need to cross Chester Pass

Road they need to use the one with the lights.

We have had recent complaints about students

riding their bikes across the crosswalks. They

need to alight and wheel their bikes over.

School Banking

Many thanks to our new School Banking

Coordinator, Chloe Parry, for volunteering to run

the before school banking on Tuesdays in the hall

from 8.30am to 8.50am. New accounts can be

opened through the Commonwealth Bank, see

Chloe for details. A percentage from the banking

is reimbursed to the Yakamia P&C.

Headlice

Please remember to check your childs hair for

headlice. We have had several cases this week

and need your help to ensure the problem doesnt

continue.

School News

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Making New Friends

When you meet new people for the first time make sure that you:

Be yourself;

Be friendly and honest;

Be a good listener;

Dont pretend to be someone you are not.; and

Most of all remember this Treat other people the way you like to be treated.

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Honour Certificate Recipients13 February 2015

Room Name Room Name

11 Isaac Anning

Fay Wiggins

23 Jarrah Gardiner

Amber Daymond

12 Ella Siwiecki

Emily Gadean

24 Amber Wilkinson

Indi Marwick

13 Cody van der Meulen

Ruby Young

25 Kohen Horton

Daisy Stewart Morgan

14 Leah Wallis

Olvia Groth

26 Liam Fitzgerald

Joley Graham

15 Bella Medbury

Ella Belfield

33 Reece Simpson

Macy Stephen

16 Angela Lanyon-Cook

Emily Oreo

34 Joshua Manera

Tanesha Coyne

21 Ebony Belfield

Tyler Dawson

35 Saree Hovell-Mitchell

Aiden Polette

22 Ksharna Coyne

Harrison Tindal-Davies

iDEVICES FOR LEARNING from MMC (Mrs McIntosh) 2015 Term 1 Week 3

This year, the K/PP and PP classes are getting some teaching and learning time with me. We are

going slowly and learning how to do different work related tasks on the iPads. So far, we have

used a drawing app (Digit Draw - free) to draw different things, including shapes and colours, and

a bird! We are learning to save our work to the Photos, so that it can be used to document our

learning. We are learning to handle the iPads carefully, how to sleep and wake up an iPad so that

we can listen to the teachers instructions. We will be using an app called ChatterKid (also free) to

make a drawing talk. There are many ways to use an iPad (or other device) to enhance learning. If

you would like more information about this, please contact me.

Our blog is updated with educational apps that are currently free. The blog is - at-

yakamia.blogspot.com

You can subscribe to receive emails when there is a new post.

If you have a code scanner, you can scan this code to go directly to the blog.

All students from Year 2 up have accessed Skoolbo in class, and are loving it. Skoolbo is an

educational app, and website, and is self-monitoring. Students work at their own level, progressing

through literacy and numeracy tasks (games) in a game- like setting. Your child/ren should have a

login to use. If not, please see your teacher. Or me...

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Free Dress Day Fund Raiser

Today the Student Councillors ran a Free Dress Day for the Galang Kasih school in Bali.

Many thanks to the students and parents for their generosity, a total of $382.75 was raised!

This school is in a very poor area of Bali and this donation will help them buy many

educational resources.

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.

JOEY SCOUTS (6-8 YRS)

CUB SCOUTS (8-11 YRS)

SCOUTS (11-15 YRS)

Lets stop the Bully!!

Karate Class -for all ages

Come and train at the HCD Martial Arts

Academy and you will have fun, get fit and

develop some really important life skills.

NEW TERM STARTING NOW

Training Times:

Flinders Park Primary School Mondays at

5pm and 6pm

Little Grove Primary School Tuesday at 5pm

Yakamia Primary School Wednesdays at 5pm

and 6pm, and

Albany Primary School Fridays at 3.30pm

Albany PCYC - Sundays at 4pm

Visit hcdmartialarts.com.au for more Information

about training times and locations. Or you can

call or SMS 0477 514 505.

Yakamia Junior Soccer

Soccer Season 2015 will begin after the April

school holidays! We would love to see previous

players and new players join in to give soccer a

go. Girls and boys from Pre-Primary (must be 5

years old) to Year 6 are welcome to register. All

games are played on Saturdays at the North Road

soccer grounds. The fees this year are:

MiniRoos Under 7 $85

MiniRoos Under 8- Under 11 $90

Junior League Under 12+ $105

Some families are eligible for assistance through

KIDSPORT. Go to

www.clubsonline.dsr.wa.gov.au/kidsport

Registration dates are as follows:

Yakamia School hall: Wednesday 25th

February 8.20am 9am

Friday 27th February 3pm

3.30pm

Wednesday 4th March

8.20am 9am and 3pm 3.30pm

Friday 6th March 3pm

3.30pm

Wednesday 11th March

8.20am 9am

North Road Soccer club rooms: Saturday 14th

March 9am 12pm

Please register before or on the last registration

day March 14. Contact me if you are unable to

attend any of these dates. Information on the

2015 Skill Acquisition Programme and Squirt

Soccer will be available soon. Parents available to

coach or referee and interested in

training courses please also

contact myself with thanks.

Lisa Manera 0439601295 or

asilenz@dodo.com.au

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.

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 YMCAs Approach to Learning. The program encourages spontaneity and reflects the childrens 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 childs 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