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Yakam
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

From the Principals Desk

Term 3 Begins
Welcome back to Term 3. All students have
returned happy and refreshed, and have quickly
settled into teaching and learning programs.
We welcome new families and their children into
our school community and trust you find Yakamia
Primary School to be a warm, friendly and safe
school where relationships are valued, developed
and fostered.
Welcome also to Mr Dylan Burns, who will be
teaching in Room 24 while Mr Freeman is on
leave.
Term Planner
A term planner with key dates for Term 3 has
been attached to this newsletter email for your
information. Please keep the planner in a
prominent position, such as on your fridge, to
remind you of important dates this term. Any
changes to the planner will be communicated
through subsequent newsletters.
Assembly
The next assembly is Friday, 31 July at 9am. It
will be hosted by Room 35. We hope to see you
there!
NAIDOC Week
NAIDOC celebrations were held at the end of last
term. Well done to all the staff, parents and
students involved in the activities. The speaking
at the assembly, the damper making and the art
activities were fantastic!

Julie Blythe

Volume 12
24 July 2015

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Yakamia Primary School

P&C News
Yakamia Nature Playgrounds P & C Raffle
Only 5 days left to be in the draw for any of these fantastic prizes!
The Xmas in July raffle will close on Tuesday 28 July so if you havent already purchased your ticket
please do before Tuesday! Tickets are available at the school office and the raffle will be drawn at
next weeks assembly. Funds raised will be used for developing nature playgrounds in the Year 1-6
primary areas.
Thank you to parents who have raffle books, please return ticket butts & money to the office by
Friday or Monday morning.
Please see the flyer attached to this newsletter for a list of all the fantastic prizes!!

School News
Spelling Challenge
Yakamia will run an in-school Spelling Challenge
again this year. It has been scheduled for the 20
August.
The Albany Primary Schools Spelling
Championship to be held again on 15 September
at Denmark PS. Our school will select two teams
of our best spellers in Year 3 and 4 and two teams
of our best spellers in Year 5 and 6.
Mr Mackenzie will coordinate the challenge so
please keep an eye out for more information about
this in the weeks ahead.

SCHOOL BANKING EVERY:

TUESDAY IN THE HALL
8.30 9.00am

Marble Season
Marble Season Rules
Marble season will run for the month of August. Here is a reminder of the rules.
1.

Agree on the rules before you start playing.

2.

If you are playing for keeps, you can only play with your year level.

3.

Marbles can only be played on the grass areas.

4.

You are allowed a maximum of 20 marbles at school.

5.

Your marbles must be smaller than a table-tennis ball.

6.

No steelies or ball-bearings are allowed.

7.

Please play carefully, eg no throwing marbles.

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Community News

Yakamia Primary School

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.

A reminder to parents
and guardians that this
concert does sell out
fast, so be early to get
your tickets!