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Newsletter
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

Volume 10
19 June 2015

From Room 15
Room 15s Assembly
Last Friday was Room 15s assembly. We sang Inanay and we did a
play called How the Bird Got Their Colours. The assembly was about
reconciliation. We explained what we thought reconciliation meant and
we showed a video about it.
Sean
Our assembly was hard and fun to practise. We sang a song called
Inanay which is an Aboriginal lullaby. We also did a play called How the
Bird Got Their Colours and I had the main part. I was a dove. We had to
do a lot of work before the assembly. We made a banner and it spelt
RECONCILIATION and we put one letter on each piece of paper with
some words underneath. I did the L. Evee
The theme for our assembly was reconciliation. Taylors pop come in to do Welcome to the
Country. It was absolutely awesome with very nice singing of Inanay. There was a
wonderful readers theatre of How the Birds Got Their Colours and beautiful
announcements. Grace
We did RECONCILIATION. We did lots of work on it. It was fun. I enjoyed singing Inanay because I love
singing. Mikayla
Last we did a play called How the birds got their Colours. I was a reader for the play. The assembly was
lots of fun. Taylor
Last Friday we had our assembly. The theme was RECONCILIATION and our video is on YouTube. The
video was really fun to make. We did lots of practising and it was hard work but it was fun as well. Ella B

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Room 15 continued .
Museum Residency Museum Excursion
Years 3 and 4 students from Rooms 14, 15 and 16 visited the Museum on 17 June to learn
about local Noongar culture and lifestyle. There was a display of the plants, animal skins
and other artefacts. Mrs Vernice Gillies, a Noongar elder, gave a very interesting talk and
the students found about the food people ate and how they obtained it and also about their
clothing, shelter and language.
Later they went on the Brig Amity and learnt some things about the first Europeans
settlers in Albany.

Mrs Gillies with a kangaroo skin.

Boomerangs were amazing

hunng tools!

Chained up like convicts!

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From the Deputy Principals Desk

You are invited to make appointments with
teachers to clarify any aspects of the report or to
As part of our Risk Management Policy, we will
be having a practice of our Emergency Lockdown discuss your child's progress in more detail, early
Procedures on Wednesday 24 June 2015. This will next term. We value parents as partners and look
forward to this partnership being further
involve the teachers locking the inside and
enhanced through the reporting process.
outside classroom and prac space doors, and
Lockdown Practise

ensuring that all students are accounted for and

are safe. Teaching will continue as normal in the
classes, so most students will be unaware that
anything is happening.
Semester 1 Reports
Reports will be sent home on Wednesday, 1 July.
You are asked to make time available to read
your childs report and share with them your
appreciation for their good efforts and progress.

NAIDOC Week
A special assembly will be held on Monday, 29
June at 9.00am to open the NAIDOC Week
celebrations at the school.
We would love more volunteers to help with
damper making that will be happening
throughout the week. If you are able to help
please let Louann know by contacting the office or
get further details from your childs classroom
teacher.

To help children improve in any areas of concern

it would be valuable to help your child to reflect
on the good things they are currently doing in the Volunteers for lunch time activities in the hall
learning area and set with them achievable goals would also be welcome. They will occur on
Monday through Thursday from 12.30 to 1.20pm.
to work on in Term 3.

P&C News

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School News
Yakamia Canteen
EFTPOS is now available at the Yakamia
canteen. There is no minimum limit or extra fees
charged, however there is no cash out facility.
Applications for Enrolment 2016
Applications for enrolment of children entering
Kindergarten in 2016 should be made before the
end of July. If your child is currently attending
Kindergarten in 2015 you need only to apply for
Pre-Primary if you reside outside of our school
boundaries. If you are unsure please ask at the
office. Please remember to keep your address

details up to-date on the enrolment cards and to

let us know of any phone changes etc.
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
or 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
for next year.

Honour Certificate Recipients12 June 2015

Room

Name

Room

Name

11

Lily Ditchburn

24

Paige Narkle

Xavier Donnelly
12

Keira Pearce

Olivia Walker
25

Cody Thomas
13

Brock Wilkinson

Jordan Hill
26

Kasey Pears
14

Dean Colbung

Grace Frank

33

Nathan Rogozinski

34

Bella Narkle

35

Kaila Bellotti

43

Rhys Ditchburn
Stella Brogmus

Seb Lewis
Kaiden Russell

44

James Penson
23

Beau Veldman
Lily Lapthorne

Sienna Pearce
22

Jordan Marwick
Venice-Mae Abarca

Aniqua Gray
21

Courtney White
Cruz De Agrela

Mason Perrin
16

Monique Lamont
Tyron Marwick

Shianne Kimpton
15

Kate Hunter

Jack Ripohau
Weylan Lee

45

Chase Keogh
Ella Seaton

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Interschool Cross Country

The Denmark Primary P&C would like to advise parent spectators and teachers who are coming across to Denmark
for the day, that the Denmark Primary P&C will be providing plunger tea and coffee, delicious homemade cakes
and homemade soup and scones.
We hope that you will support our small fundraiser.
We are looking forward to hosting you all.
Belinda Ross
Denmark Primary P&C

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