vol 3 2015

Yakamia Primary School

Newsletter

Volume 3

6 March 2015

Principal: Julie Blythe

Deputy Principals: Yvonne Height, Helen Walmsley and Tristan Mackenzie

Ph: 9841 7533 Fax: 9842 1350

Email: [email protected]

Nature Scape Playground

Work continues on the Nature Play Area.

The most recent addition was the river bed and

water tank and this has recently been enhanced

with native plants, stepping stones, sitting rocks,

mulch and lawn. This is a work in progress and

lawn still needs to be planted to assist in keeping

the 'sand' out of the river bed.

The next busy bee will be held on Thursday 12

March at 3:30pm in the pre-primary/kindy

area. Please bring a shovel, a rake, and your

gloves. If you have joined the early childhood

area this year, please come along and be involved!

We have been successful in receiving another

grant which will allow South Pole Structures to

commence Stage 4 shortly which will incorporate

a bike track and play shops.

Once these stages have been completed we look

forward to moving into other parts of the school to

provide more nature play areas for the children.

A Sausage Sizzle will be held at Bunnings on

Sunday 8 March - please see rosters on

classrooms if you can assist, or call in on the day

to make your purchase and support our school

and our children!

The new nature scape creek that has been created in the Early Childhood Playground

Assembly

Well done to Room 21 on a super assembly.

It was truly terrific and what a wonderful

message about how important it is to look

after your teeth!

Next Friday's assembly will be hosted by

Year 4/5 students of Room 23. The school

looks forward to all family and friends

attending. Dont forget the new start time of

9am.

Win back your Voluntary Contributions!

Pay your childs school fees before the end of

Term 1 and you will go into the raffle to win

back the money!

Three prizes are up for grabs. One entry is

given to every child who has paid. (i.e. a

family with 3 children attending YPS, will

have 3 chances to win).

P&C

It was fantastic to see all the returning

members and some new faces representing

the Yakamia families at the P&C annual

general meeting last week. The P&C has

achieved so much in the school over many

years and continues to be a driving force

coordinating a wonderful canteen and many

fundraising opportunities. I look forward to a

continued positive working relationship with

the P&C and the new P&C President,

Belinda Stonehouse. A big welcome to all

office bearers for 2015 thank you for your

support.

DRUMBEATDiscovering Relationships

Using MusicBeliefs, Emotions, Attitudes &

Thoughts

A selection of students at Yakamia have

commenced participation in the DRUMBEAT

Program, run by Mr Fisher, our School

Chaplain.

DRUMBEAT promotes social understanding

and connection through a team drumming

experience. It is fun, safe, creative, engaging

and rewarding. Participants lift their self-

esteem, learn to work cooperatively and are

exposed to the therapeutic and recreational

benefits of music.

School Choir

We are very pleased to have the fabulous Mrs

Jeanette Brooks volunteer to run both a

Senior and Junior School Choir this year.

Students have been flocking in to the Mursic

Room on Monday and Wednesday lunch times

to be part of this wonderful initiative. We

look forward to hearing them at an assembly

in the near future.

WANTED School Hats!!!

If any families have second hand, broad

brimmed hats they are no longer using, the

school would appreciate and donations.

These hats can be dropped in to the school

office.

Julie Blythe

From the Principals Desk

Page 2 Yakamia Primary School

The 2015 Voluntary Contributions are: Money payable to office or by Direct Debit

Kindergarten $50 per child Direct Debit Details:

Pre-Primary to Yr 6 $60 per child BSB 016-510

Account no: 3408 23089

Please note childs name in full if different from parent

The Year 4, 5 and 6 Faction Swimming Carnival was held on Tuesday 24 February. This was our first

combined carnival with the absence of the Year 7s. It was a long day and the children were extremely

well behaved. Once again we would like to thank the parent volunteers who helped on the day and all

the parents and grandparents who turned up to show their support on the day.

The Faction Shield was won by Blue Faction on 351.5 points, followed by Red on 298 points, Green on

279 points and Gold on 266 points.

Congratulations to the following individual champions:

Year 4 Girls Champion Daisy Stewart Morgan

Year 4 Girls R/Up Brooke Clarke

Year 4 Boys Champion Mitchell Manera

Year 4 Boys R/Up Lachlan Pietrala

Year 5 Girls Champion Maya Anning

Year 5 Girls R/Up Shanica Perrin

Year 5 Boys Champion Henry Ayres

Year 5 Boys R/Up Dillan Gadean

Year 6 Girls Champion Jaime Sanford

Year 6 Girls R/Up Tillie Bartley

Year 6 Boys Champion Liam buss

Year 6 Boys R/Up Cameron Pettley-Gray

The Interschool Swimming Carnival will be held at ALAC on Tuesday 31 March.

Year 4-6 Faction Swimming Carnival


Faction Swimming Carnival cont...


Beginning Readers

Talk about language you and your children come across in everyday experiences

1. Talk It Up ... your childs vocabulary is essential to them understanding what they read. Help

them to build their vocabulary by talking to them about interesting words and encourage them to ask

you about words they dont understand.

2. Signs and Symbols ... Point out signs and symbols you see and what they mean. It will reinforce

the idea that symbols, such as the letters in words, have meaning.

3. Play I Spy ... This is a great way to connect letters and sounds and language with the words they

represent.

4. Words all Around ... Read out words you see when shopping or out and about. When children

become familiar with some words, ask them to read them for you.

5. Read Aloud ... Set aside time every day to read (and re-read) favourite books. Hearing them

helps familiarise children with language.

Reading In Everyday Life


Honour Certificate Recipients27 February 2015

Room Name Room Name

11 Fay Wiggins

Luca Burr

24 Amarlie Weinert

Kelsey Smith

12 Breanna Ollis

Spencer Bee

25 Gemma Ditchburn

Sophie Moore

13 Bailey Belfield

Jye Shorter

26 Riley Pearce

Emily Wiggins

14 Finlay Davis

Isabelle Maher

33 Alice Stonehouse

Joshua Bryan

15 Evelyn Lamont

Ella Ayres

34 Liam Mitchell

Teresa Alegria

16 Nicole Townsend

Bonny Gardiner

35 Ella Wright

Lincoln Pearce

21 Zerah Bermejo

Jade Walker

43 Luella Edwards

Seb Lewis

22 Tillie Bartley

Jayden Pitt

44 Sam Lilleyman

Riley Udecz

23 Jada Lee

Tanisha Reed

45 Saxon Horton

Georgia Wilson

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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 0447 514 505. Please note that the

last number was incorrect. We apologise for

the inconvenience.

2015 Hockey Registrations - All skill levels Welcome

All interested students are encouraged to register. All players are found teams to play with. Upper grades, please note there will be a strong U18 Competition this year so please register your interest.

Registration for all grades

Hook in 2 Hockey years P/1/2,

Juniors Years 3-12

Players register with the association and are placed into teams/clubs.

ALL Players must be registered with current details to be covered by insurance.

Registration 1. Saturday 7 March. 9am - 3pm Registration 2. Saturday 14 March 9am - 3pm.

The only age group to pay fees on registration day is Hookin2 Hockey. (Approximately $70)

Kid Sport Vouchers May be used.

Junior Grades for 2015 Hookin2Hockey School Years PP, 1 and 2 Junior Grades School Years : Grade 3-4 (Half Field) Grade 5-6 (Full field) Grade 7-8 Grade 9-10 Grade 11-12

Players wishing to play above their age group will have to be assessed and accepted by coaches.

COACHES - Please register your interest in Coaching. A registration form will be available. We do need registration details for all coaches. Especially junior grades so we know how many coaches we have available.

Juniors - After registration players are allocated into teams, Coaches are allocated and Coaches contact parents directly.

ALL Players - Please ensure the EMAIL address the association has for you is correct as EMAIL is the PRIMARY means of communication with all players.

All registration enquiries to Cassandra 0427552125 - out of office hours. Or email [email protected]

Kind Regards

Tania Hathaway

Community News


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 Health Services 2015 Welcome to the 2015 school year for all students

and their families.

The school nurses roles within schools are

To provide assessments of hearing, vision, weight/height/BMI and development, with parent

consent, for all children at school entry (kindy, pre-primary or year ones) and from year 2 to Year 7 on

parent/teacher request.

Health information, assistance with school health care plans

Training of school staff in health management (e.g. asthma friendly schools program, anaphylaxis

first aid)

General health promotion information and activities (e.g. Growth and development year 7, newsletter articles).

If you would like to discuss any of the above or access a service please see reception staff for a

referral form (to be completed by the parent) or ring the number below.

Karen Johnston - School Nurse

Monday and Tuesday on 98427564

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, 1000s of WA children have become dry through the Princess Margaret Hospitals (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 on 98427564 for more information.

Do you have a child starting school this year?

Starting school is a big event for children and a change for the whole family. For useful information and tips to help your child have a good start to school, go to the KidsMatter website to watch the new videos made especially for Australian parents - https://www.kidsmatter.edu.au/families/starting-school.

Growth and Development

Uncomfortable broaching the subject? A useful guide for parents developed by the WA Health Department is Talk Soon Talk Often. Order your copy from public.health.wa.gov.au/2/1276/2/parentgiver.pm

Healthy lunch box ideas

Your childs lunch box can contain food from all of the five food groups. The food groups are; breads and cereals, fruit, vegetables, meat/meat alternatives and dairy/dairy alternatives. Some examples can be found at www.nutritionaustralia.org.

Try these in the lunchbox;

Lean ham and salad wrap.

Banana and handful of grapes.

Sliced vegetables (carrots, cucumber, tomatoes).

Handful of reduced fat cheese cubes.

Bottle of water.

Community News






YAKAMIA JUNIOR SOCCER

Registrations are still open for students aged 5 to

Year 6.

Yakamia School hall:

Friday March 6 3pm 3.30pm

Wednesday March 11 8.20am 9am

North Road Soccer club rooms:

Saturday March 14 9am 12pm

Fees:

PP-Yr1 $85 Yr2-Yr5 $90 Yr6 $105

Lisa Manera 0439601295

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