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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 16
18 September 2015

From Room 14
The most important aspect of getting an assembly together is to have some fun! We
chose a play so that everybody could be involved and try their acting abilities. Who knows, we could have a future
Oscar winner in our midst! Dan Valley has some wonderful poems that help us with our reading fluency and
imagination. Making props is always an interesting experience and we all got involved to some degree to help make
our set. Mums, Dad and Nans were brilliant in helping us get our costumes together and Mr Creed, the Gardener,
helped put together our fire engine.
We have had a busy year so far in Room 14. Apart from all getting taller, weve done woodwork (all fingers still
present), lots of cooking, built a worm farm for the school garden, weeded and planted fruit trees and vegetables. It
has been a great learning experience and fun to get dirty at school!

In the classroom we have all been working hard on our learning. The Year 6s come and lead our reading groups
3 mornings a week and its great to work with the older kids. In Grammar we have been practicing syllables,
vowels, verbs, nouns and adjectives through a class story that Mrs Walsh wrote that we are all a part of. We
have used this work to improve our writing where we have been getting very creative. In Maths we have been
focussing recently on getting better at our times tables as well as learning about money, place value, number
sequences and symmetry. We cut a photo of our faces in half and tried to draw the missing half which we really
did a fantastic job at. We work hard each day and if we finish early theres always our Wizard Challenges to

complete.

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From the Principals Desk

Assembly
Well done to the Year 3 students of Room 14 on
a fantastic assembly last week. What fabulous
actors you all were!!
The next assembly will be hosted by Room 12
on Friday 25 September at 9am. The school
looks forward to all family and friends
attending.
School Choir
Congratulations to the Yakamia PS Choir on a
fabulous performance at the music Festival last
week. You were fabulous!! A big thank you to
Mrs Brooks for all her hard work and her band
of helpers.
Term 3 Closure
Once again it is hard to believe that 10 weeks of
teaching and learning is drawing rapidly to close
and will finish next Friday.
All students are to be congratulated on their
efforts and achievements this term. Thank you
also to the parents and caregivers for all the
support given to the children and to the school.
I would like to sincerely thank the teachers and
support staff for their outstanding efforts and
commitment in providing a stimulating and
engaging teaching and learning program.
Finally, I would like to wish all students and staff
a safe, relaxing and enjoyable holiday and look
forward to a busy and productive last term.
Please note students return to school Monday 12
October.
Term 4
A reminder that the school will be closed as there
is a Professional Learning Day for teachers on the
Albany Show day, Friday 13 November, therefore
no students attend school on that day.

Hats
With the days warming up rapidly, please be
reminded that in Term 4 we have a no hat,
no play policy all students need to have a
broad brimmed hat or legionnaire cap when
playing outside.
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
and 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.

Also, if you are yet to enrol for 2016, please

do so ASAP. Thank you.

Julie Blythe
Desk Donation
Our sincere thanks goes to local farm, business
and strata insurer, WFI, for recently donating a
number of spare office desks to the school. WFIs
Albany branch is currently undergoing
renovations and the team were keen to show their
commitment to the local community through the
donation. For more information about WFI, call
their friendly team on 1300 934 934 or visit
wfi.com.au.

SCHOOL BANKING EVERY:

TUESDAY IN THE HALL
8.30 9.00am

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Music Festival at Albany Entertainment Centre

On Thursday 10 September, 38 students from Years 4, 5 and 6 participated in the Albany Primary
School Music Festival. The choir performed 2 amazing songs to a sold out Entertainment Centre
crowd and did themselves and the school proud. Well done to the students on representing Yakamia
and a huge thankyou to Mrs Brooks for leading the choir and Mr Fisher and Mr McLean who
accompanied the choir on stage. The choir will perform at the Week 10 assembly for anyone who
missed the Festival performance.

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Interschool Spelling Competition

Congratulations to the students involved in the Interschool Spelling Competition this week. You
were all amazing!! You represented our school in a manner that you can be very proud of.
A big thanks to all the parents who transported and supported the students on the day.
The Junior winners were Spencer Park and the Senior were Flinders Park. That means next years
event will be held at Flinders Park PS.

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P&C Jogathon
A big thanks to the P&C helpers, the students, teachers and
parents for all your support and help with the Jogathon.
A special thanks to Belinda Stonehouse for coordinating,
collating orders, counting money and cooking for the Sausage
Sizzle, which was a big hit with students and staff. A special
thanks also to Catherine Bramley for coordinating the Jogathon
set up.
Thanks also to Louise Fazio for collecting the money before
school in the hall. Money and forms are still coming in but so far
a whopping $7,424.70 has been raised for the school. Please
remember to send all forms in to the office to enable us to
account for all money collected.

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Honour Certificate Recipients11 September 2015

Room

Name

Room

Name

11

Liam Cash

24

Thomas Groth

Sophia Villanueva
12

Madison Quick

Michael Kuyer
25

Breanna Ollis
13

Aiden Brown

Mitchell Thompson
26

Olivia Lilleyman
14

Maggie Smit-Sell

Taylor Coyne

33

Emily Oreo

34

Ebony Belfield

35

Aaliyah Logan

43

Tyson Riley

Xavier Dawson
Ryder Elliott

44

Lincoln Hird
23

Zaine Belfield
Ella Wright

Jade Walker
22

Jordan Marwick
Josh Wallis

Zohar Amigo
21

Jez Wakefield
Lily Suriani-Castle

Ella Smith
16

Justice Jones
Retha Lachmann

Olivia Groth
15

Daisy Stewart Morgan

Weylan Lee
Kodi Smit-Sell

45

Jaye Coyne

Chase Keogh
Shiloh Stone

Healthy Lunch Box Ideas

Busy kids need a healthy school lunch to boost their energy and help them concentrate and learn in
the afternoon. Check out the Fresh for Kids website (www.freshforkids.com.au) for their top lunch
box tips and a 5-day lunch box meal plan and youll find packing a healthy lunch to nourish your kids
a breeze!
Top tips for a healthy lunch box
Always include fresh fruit and vegetables. Vary the selection to keep it interesting.
Offer a variety of whole grain breads, rolls, pita bread and flat breads.
Use avocado as a spread instead of butter or margarine.
Use reduced fat dairy foods. Cheese and yoghurt are ideal.
Children need a serve of protein at lunchtime. Include lean meat, egg, chickpeas or tuna.
Add a chilled bottle of water and limit juice.
Ensure you include a range of fresh fruit and vegetables and
vary the food daily so kids dont become bored.

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P&C 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.

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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.

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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.

REGISTRATION FOR ALBANY JUNIOR

CRICKET 2015/16 Season
For Boys and Girls.
Please Note the three (3) Registration days below.
Where: Norman Pavilion, Centennial Oval
Lockyer Ave, ALBANY
Who: Pre Primary to Year 10 (in 2015)
When:
Thur 17th Sept. - 3:30pm to 5:30pm
Sat 19th Sept. - 9:00am to 12:30pm
Thur 24th Sept. - 3:30pm to 5:30pm
GRADES (School years as in 2015)
MILO in2Cricket - PP to Year 1 $90 - Includes
in2CRICKET pack
MILO in2Cricket Year 2 (First time players)
$90 - Includes in2CRICKET pack
MILO T20 Blast - Year 2 , Year 3 and Year 4
$100 - Includes Bonus pack
See www.playcricket.com.au/learn/t20-blast for
T20 Blast info
U12 - Year 5 and Year 6 $100
U14 - Year 7 and Year 8 $100
U16 - Year 9 - Year 10 $100
Season commences Term 4 - Registered with
KidSport
For more info:
Mobile. 0412 723 116
Web: ajca.wa.cricket.com.au
Email. albany_jca@hotmail.com