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YWPS Newsletter

Greetings From the PrincipalLiteracy and Numeracy WeekOur celebration of all things literate and numerate (if I can say that!) across the week has been a lot of fun, highlighting our children’s passions, progress and pride in their learning. Students and teachers have visited each other’s classes to discover aspects of the learning programs in a different learning level, eg Prep visit 1-2 , and there have been special lunchtime activities, like Emily’s Mr Chicken drawing session, and Christina’s Rubiks Cube competition.Our Open Afternoon yesterday started with the Annual General Meeting, where the 2018 Annual Report was presented to parents by Assistant Principal, Nicole Arnold. We had an all-time record turn-out of parents in attendance! And then from 2.30 onwards, many parents visited their child’s classroom and joined in the learning activities. During my walk around I chatted to lots of kids and learned about many things including 3 digit numbers, red spider crabs, polar and rainforest biomes and where water comes from. Our children get such a kick out of having visitors in their classrooms. Many thanks to all parents who were able to come along and celebrate our Wonder Week of learning.

Student WellbeingChanges to Medication at schoolWe have recently reviewed how we manage and administer medication at school. Sometimes children become unwell and may need to take a dose of a prescribed medication during school hours. We have a protocol to follow to ensure that the time and dose is administered accurately, which is why parents need to fill out and provide a Medical Authority Form to accompany the prescribed medication. This ensures that school staff have all the necessary information to administer the medication. The revised Medication Policy and the Medical Authority Form are available from the website under Documents.In keeping with Department of Education and Training policy, no analgesics such as aspirin and paracetamol will be administered as a standard first aid strategy as they can mask signs and symptoms of serious illness or injury.Sun SmartWith the UV level beginning to rise, it’s time to get ready and be sun smart at school and minimise the risk of skin and eye damage and skin cancer. From the end of August to the end of April, all students wear a sun protective hat that shades the face, neck and ears for all outdoor activities. We will give children a couple of weeks to get back into the routine of hat-wearing, and after that period, any children without hats will play in the shaded Middle Area only.Students are required to wear a school hat or another hat style that protects the face, neck and ears when outdoors, for example broad-brimmed, legionnaire or bucket. Hats can be bought at the office for $13.00.

Important Dates29th Aug • Father’s Day Cupcake Stall

30th Aug • Book Week Parades (9-10am)

10th Sept • School Council (6-8pm)

11th Sept • 2020 Prep Orientation #1

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Student IllnessIf your child is unwell please ensure they remain at home to rest and recover before returning to school. We have a number of students (and teachers) unwell and absent from school. This is peak coughs, colds and flu time for schools and we also have reported cases of whooping cough, chicken pox, and slap cheek.Whooping cough (Pertussis)If your child has been diagnosed with whooping cough please inform the school office and keep your child away from school. Whooping cough is infectious and affected students must be treated for five days before returning to school. Whooping cough can be especially serious for babies and people with compromised immune systems.What are the symptoms?

• Whooping cough usually begins like a cold with a blocked or runny nose, tiredness, mild fever and a cough.

• The cough gets worse and severe bouts of uncontrollable coughing can develop. Coughing bouts can be followed by vomiting, choking or taking a big gasping breath, which causes a "whooping" sound. The cough can last for many weeks and can be worse at night.

• Some newborns may not cough at all but they can stop breathing and turn blue. Some babies have difficulties feeding and can choke or gag.

• Older children and adults may just have a cough that lasts for many weeks. They may not have the whoop.

How is it spread?• Whooping cough is spread when an infectious person coughs bacteria into the air which can be

inhaled by people nearby. If they are not treated early, people with whooping cough are infectious in the first three weeks of their illness.

• Whooping cough spreads easily through families, childcare centres and at school.Who is at risk?

• Anyone can get whooping cough. People living in the same household as someone with whooping cough are especially at risk.

Immunisation reduces the risk of infection but immunity fades over time. You can still get whooping cough even if you've been immunised.

Enrolments 2020At this time of the year, we are planning for 2020. If you have a child due to start school in 2020 please ensure you complete and return an enrolment form. These are available from the school office and also on the school website. If you have plans to move on from our school next year please let us know in writing as soon as possible.Warm regards,Karen

Plastic LidsWhat a fabulous effort by YWPS. We have collected over 8,000 lids that will now make their way to ENVISION to be turned into prosthetic limbs for children.We will continue to collect the lids through to the end of the year so please keep collecting.Thanks!3/4Jenny

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PE/Sport NewsVictorian Karate Championby Alex Bervanakis

Three words: Victorian Karate Tournament. On Sunday the 24 of August 2019. I went to the Victorian championships. There are two main events, Kata/Pattern and Kumutai/ Sparing. The way you enter these tournaments is you get picked out for an elite team and you can enter the tournaments. I train as a brown belt which means I am 4 away from black belt. As soon as I walked in to the gym I knew this wasn’t going to be easy. My first event was Kata. My heart started to speed up with excitement and as they yelled “Hajimai/go!” I began. There are two belts at tournaments: blue and red. My first belt was red.

The first round I one and I went to fighting for second place and got the medal! The person that won deserved it but I wanted to do better in sparing. I got motivated by watching other people spar. A few rounds got out of hand and got ugly. My first round was beginning and the first person didn’t have his guard so it was an easy fight. I was against other people that were older than me so it was difficult. My second round was beginning and the belt I wore was a blue belt. The way you score is getting a clean attack in and no contact to the head and light contact to the body. I was down 3 points but came back and my opponent started getting angry and punched me unfairly. But the fight was over and this was the final.

I had a two minute rest and the final began. I wanted to win so badly, so I focused hard. He punched me to the body, which is a point, but I contended with a kick to the head which is three points. He did the same to me the clock said 4-3. The clock said 10 seconds left. Sweeps are allowed in this tournament so I swept him to the ground and punched him to the body, which is worth points so the final score was 6-4.At the presentation my heart was pounding.The best part about the day was the experience and meeting new people. Because I won, I now go to the all Australian tournament next year in Tasmania.

WRFLLast night Ruby Jones from Grade 5/6Ed attended the league best and fairest for the WRFL and swept the competition for the Under 12 girls! This is a huge achievement and we are all very proud of Ruby.

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Invitation To The Art ShowYou have been invited to attend our annual

Art Show on the 18th September 5:30pm - 8:00pm

The Art Show celebrates the creative talents of our students and showcases a collection of amazing art work done in the art room and classroom.

Senior Choir, Junior Choir and YW X Factor will perform on the night.

There will be food and drinks for sale. A BBQ, Asian Food & Dessert Bar.There will be a Wine Bar (Adults Only Area) where you can purchase a

YWPS commemorative glass filled with wine.

Face Painting, Raffle, Glow Bands and much more for sale. Remember to bring plenty of gold coins and cash.

To purchase a Family Pass 1. Place $30 in the envelope which came home with your child and send back to school 2. Pay at the office (cash or EFT) 3. Pay via BPay - using family reference on statement

Once you have paid you will receive your Family Pass which includes entry for all your family members, your child’s art work and you will go

into the draw for a Lucky Door Prize.

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

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Father’s Day Cupcake SaleThursday 29th Aug

2 locations - middle area and senior areaStarts AT 3pm until sold out

Cupcakes $2.00DELICIOUS

Bakers required! ywpsevents@gmail.com for details

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PLAYERS WANTED

Senior Mens, Ladies and Juniors - u11s, u13s, u15s & u17s 2019/2020

REGISTER NOW!

All ages, genders and abilities are welcome.

Training at Langshaws Reserve (Cnr Marion & 5th Ave Altona North) commencing mid-September 2019.

ALL JUNIORS 1st SEASON FEES ARE

FREE!!!

Senior Mens players contact Ash: 0400 327 407

Junior & Ladies players contact Judy: 0425 610 826