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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

Volume 15
4 September 2015

From Room 33
Our Pirate Assembly
Everyone in our class dressed up as Pirates. We sang songs and did
speeches. These are our favourite parts:

We loved talking on the microphone

We loved lining up on the stage because we were up high. We got to stand up on the stage too!

We liked it on the stage because we werent squashed.

I liked it when we changed over and had a turn on the chairs.

We liked it on the stageit was comfy!

We loved it and we hope you did too!

We were lucky because Book Week Dress-up Day was on the same day as our Assembly. We got
dressed up twice! We had fun at the parade and enjoyed the dances.
In class we have been working hard and trying our best. In Maths we have been practicing writing
our numbers, doing Addition and Take-away sums. We have different groups for Guided Reading.
We read our books and do work about it. For writing we have been improving all the time. We love
Writing! Our handwriting is getting better and better. Mrs Watson is very proud of us!
At the moment we have some little silkworms in our class. They have hatched out of their eggs. Did
you know they only eat Mulberry leaves. They eat and eat and eat and grow and grow and grow!
Then they will spin a cocoon and change into a moth. The moth will lay the eggs and the cycle will
begin all over again. That is called a Life Cycle.

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From Room 33 continued

This is some of the comments from the Year 2s about their assembly:
Georgia: At our Assembly, I was a Pirate. It was fun. This is what I had to
say: Shiver me timbers, those pirates sure sound useless.
Tegan: Last Friday it was our Assembly and I got to talk on the microphone.
It was fun talking on the microphone. I got to sit at the back part of the stage
and I sat next to Tait and Courtney.
Reece: On our Assembly Day we dressed up as Pirates. It was fun. I had a
fake moustache. I liked being on the stage and talking on the microphone.
Maddi: On our Assembly I enjoyed it. We sang Dave and the Pirate. We swapped sides and
I got on the chair.
Joel: We had a Pirate Assembly. It was fun. I had a good time. I liked the swap over. We
sang songs. I got to talk on the microphone. I was excited. It was fun. I had a pirate
costume on that Friday!

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From the Principals Desk

Assembly
Well done to the Year 1 students of Room 33 on
a fantastic assembly last week. What fabulous
pirates you all were!!

School Uniform
At Yakamia we believe a school uniform and
dress code:

Fosters and enhances the public image of

our school

Assists in building school and team spirit

Ensures students are safely dressed for

specific school activities

Encourages equity among students

Spelling Challenge

Congratulations to all Year 3 to 6 students

involved in the School Spelling Championships.
The following students were the winners of their
year level:

Prepares students for future work place

dress requirements

We strongly encourage parents and students to

support this policy everyday.

Year 6

Cameron Pettley-Gray

Bottoms

Year 5

Maya Anning

Green shorts, skirt or pants

Year 4

Daisy Stewart Morgan

Tops

Year 3

Dylan Wood

Red or white polo shirt with collar

The next assembly will be hosted by Room 14

on Friday 11 September at 9am. The school
looks forward to all family and friends
attending.

The students representing the school at the

Albany Spelling Championships will be:
Year 3
Dylan Wood

Marley Idle

Ella Belfield

Hannah Tschabotar

Year 4
Daisy Stewart Morgan

Red or green jumper

Green jacket
Faction polo shirt with collar (Sport days only)
And dont forget your green, school bucket hat!!
School Council

Kate Hallett

A School Council Meeting will be held on Monday,

7 September 2015.

Year 5
Maya Anning

Uniform:

Jess Ralston

Year 6
Cameron Pettley-Gray

Sharni Ralston

Chloe Pietrala

Lily Flugge

We wish you the best of luck in Week 9!

I would like to take this opportunity to remind

you of the Council members:
From the school parent community we have

Catherine Bramley, Belinda Stonehouse, Sean

Maguire, Deanna Terranova, Emma Myers and
Natalie Gardiner.
The Yakamia Primary School staff

representatives are Julie Blythe, Helen

Walmsley, Sue Donaldson and Denise Beard.

Julie Blythe

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News from NASHS

Yakamia 2014 Leavers
At NASHS the Year 7 and 8 students have just
completed their first semester at high school.
Students have enjoyed a varied curriculum,
including Maths, English, Science, Humanities,
Japanese, Italian, Cooking, Craft, Drama,
Woodwork and Health and Physical Education.

Year 7 and 8 students to Perth this year with the

NASHS team to compete in the State Schools
Cross Country Championship.
In 2016, 50 of our current Year 7 students will
travel to Sydney and Canberra as Year 8s to take
in some iconic Australian landmarks and
historically significant sites. Needless to say,
students are already very excited about this trip
that is set to become an annual event.
Ex Yakamia students Chloe DAddario, Taleah
Ugle, Kali Haese, Georgia Crosby, Lily-Rose Hill
and Imani Officer have had a fantastic start to
high school. Their achievements in semester one
place them in the top ten students at NASHS in
their year group.

The Year 7 and 8 students have also had the

chance to participate in a number of
extracurricular activities throughout the
semester. Highlights have been the orientation
camp at Big Grove, the Year 7/8 social and our
reward trip to the bowling alley.
As a group, the Year 7s at NASHS really enjoy
their sport. Students have had the opportunity to
compete in swimming, cross country running,
netball, soccer, hockey and football at an
interschool level. NASHS also sent a number of

P&C News
Winner
Congratulations to Narelle Wakefield who was the winner of the Mt Romance Raffle. The Nature
Playground Committee raise $205!
.
Spring Fest & Car Boot Sale
Sunday 20 September 20015 from 10am to 2pm. Come along and join in the fun!!
See the flyer attached to this Newsletter email for further details.
Hope to see you all there!!

SCHOOL BANKING EVERY:

TUESDAY IN THE HALL
8.30 9.00am

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Book Week 2015

On Friday 28 August, Yakamia Primary School held a Book Character Dress Up Day that
encouraged everyone from Pre-Primary to Year 6 students to dress up as their favourite book
character.
The Student Councillors organised and held three different year group parades and dancing in the
hall.
A big thank you to all the students, teachers and parents who dressed up and had some fun.

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Book Week 2015

Yakamia Primary School

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School News
Bonnys Special Hair Cut
Bonny Gardiner, a Year 3 student, in Room 16, recently had her haircut for a very special
reason.
In her own words, I had a haircut to help other children who have lost their own hair,
maybe through illness or because of a treatment for
illness. I am happy that I cut off my long hair and I
sent it to people who are going to make a real wig
out of it. The hair had to be 30cm long and mine was
32cm long. I am really pleased that I can make
another child happy!
Well done Bonny. Bonny was helping the Princess
Charlotte Alopecia Program. For more information
visit www.variety.org.au

Honour Certificate Recipients28 August 2015

Room

Name

Room

Name

11

Sophia Villaneuva

24

Adam Hobbs

Taylor Haddleton
12

Lee Pickett

Sean Mann
25

Kaysha Ripohau
13

Brayden Pollard

Sophie Moore
26

Keira Armstrong
14

Leah Wallis

Elli Holt

33

Julianna Villanueva

34

Cody Lovejoy

35

Jake Hambley

43

Matthew Comley
Eboni Herbert

Amber Hume
Carys Pollette

44

Connor Hyland
23

Kaden Taylor
Madeline Ellis

Harison White
22

Venice-Mae Abarca
Caleb Ellett

Bonny Gardiner
21

Tait Walton
Ben Lemin

Noah Coleman
16

Ella Forbes
Stephen Coyne

Ryan Ellett
15

Samuel Bryan

Chasen Wilkinson
Alexi Collins

45

Ruby Williams
Layla May Watts

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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.

Unplug and Play

When kids swap screen time for active play they benefit
from healthier growth and development. Kids need at
least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity every
day ; and they should limit TV, computer and electronic
games for entertainment to two hours per day.

There are lots of ways for children and families to unplug

from their screens and start playing. Below are some
suggestions.

Remove TVs, computers and other electronic media

from bedrooms
Try taking reading or work outside. This will entice
children to move outside with you.
Write down how much time you and your kids spend
on TV, computer and electronic games. Set a weekly
reward for limiting screen time.
Other parents have this problem talk to them about
how they manage screen time.
Organise a neighbourhood roster so that you can take
turns to supervise the kids while they play at the local
park.
Make a checklist of things your children have to get done
before they use electronic media (e.g. homework, chores,
walking the dog).
Find more solutions for your family at
unplugandplay.com.au

ACWE Family Concert

The Albany City Wind Ensemble takes to the stage
of the Albany Entertainment Centre on 5th and 6th of
September for its gala variety concert GDay
Australia.
The 40-piece wind ensemble will be joined by over
150 dancers, artists, actors, vocal soloists and a
mass choir for a celebration of all things Australian.
With well-loved songs such as The Man from Snowy
River, Land Down Under and Waltzing Matilda, the
concert will pay tribute to our musical heritage and
the iconic songs that have shaped our nation.
This fast-paced, emotionally-charged and visually
captivating variety show will appeal to the whole
family. Take a musical journey from past to present
as you remember songs from the war years, sing
along to popular Australian classics and enjoy
contemporary Australian music from today.
The performance will be an amazing spectacular
showcase of talent from the Albany and Great
Southern community, said Artistic Director Sue
Findlay.
For further information please contact Sue Findlay
on 0419 098 475 or sfindlay1@iprimus.com.au

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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.

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 Karen on 98427564 for more information/referral pack.