Monday 29^th May-Thursday 1^st June - Yr 5/6 Canberra Camp
Friday 2^nd June - Division Cross Country
Monday 5^th June - Division Cross Country Back Up day
Monday 12^th June - King’s Birthday Public Holiday
Friday 16^th June - Regional Cross Country
Friday 23^rd June - Last Day Term 2

Term 3
Monday 10^th July - First day Term 3
Thursday 13^th July - State Cross Country
Friday 14^th July - Winter Sports Carnival
Monday 24^th July - Winter Sports Carnival Back up day
Thursday 17^th August - School Athletics Carnival
Thursday 24^th August - School Athletics Carnival Back up day
Monday 4^th September-Thursday 7^th September - Yr. 3/4 15 Mile Creek Camp
Monday 11^th September-Thursday 14^th September - Yr. 3/4 15 Mile Creek Camp
Friday 15^th September - Last Day Term 3

The coming of the colder weather seems to have brought about the usual sniffles, colds and other ailments. Thank you for your support in keeping children home if they are not well. It certainly helps reduce the spread of infection. Please keep in mind we have plenty of covid RATs at school if you want them.

I will be shortly sending an email to all families of students in Yrs. 4, 5 and 6 about the annual student surveys. The surveys help the school with annual planning. Please read the information in the email. If you don’t want your child to participate in the survey, please let us know. If you are content for your child to participate, you don’t need to do anything.

Michael Edwards
Principal

School Photo Day is this Wednesday 10^th May.  Last week students took home an envelope for the photos.  Order online at www.msp.com.au or by placing cash inside the envelope.  Please enclose the correct amount as no change will be given on the day. If you have misplaced your photo envelope please contact the office.

Harriet Brinsdon & Jack Summons

Mia Bebbington for her creativity and humour when working with Joni to publish the ‘Months of the Year’ page. We loved the addition of a barcode and the “official” government endorsement
Joni Mayhew for her creativity and humour when working with Mia to publish the ‘Months of the Year’ page. We loved the addition of a barcode and the “official” government endorsement
Kinu Edwardes for stunning illustrations and great word choice for her ‘Baddies’ narrative story
Neve Allan for her colourful, creative illustration for February in our class calendar book
Ewan McInerney for his hard work and persistence in writing, editing and publishing an entertaining 6-page story
Savannah Lockett for showing persistence and organising her thinking in a clear manner during Maths lessons
Jake Blair for revisiting his work to think more deeply about the ideas and add more detail
Katherine Somerville for always listening carefully and being an active contributor to class discussions
Henry Wyatt for being an active learner at home and school
Fela Gilbert for showing mature self reflection during learning

Super quick 5 minute sketches using dry pastels by students in 4/5/6L! Working under pressure to complete these drawings with speed and only using one colour, with stunning results!!! 

Grace

Lexi

Matilda

Olive

Peter

Sharni

Viv

It was a great start to the T2 Hot lunch program! B&E rolls are always a popular meal!

Lexi and Laycee preparing the fruit platters.
Next week the majority of students will be off site, either at the cross country or on an excursion…so we have low order numbers, a rarity!
Here is the hot lunch roster for T2! Thanks in advance to all the helpers, your time and effort is much appreciated!

Jane Murphy
YPS Hot Lunch Coordinator
0416 051 473
ypshotlunch@gmail.com

This week in SEL, students explored the Yellow Zone, in the Zones of Regulation. The Zones of Regulation platform allows children to learn about their emotions in a safe and supportive way and teaches them tools (or strategies) to assist them with regulation. The Yellow Zone includes feelings like silly/losing some control, excitement, worry and nervousness; they’re our high and fast emotions. We all feel them from time to time. The children talked about how our bodies feel and look when we’re experiencing these emotions and learned some tools for their ‘Zones Toolbox’. Some tools were: body jiggles, the take 5 breath, count to 10 and back again, playing a board game and meditation art.

Stace

District Cross Country
This Friday 12^th May Yackandandah Primary School will be hosting the District Cross-Country event. We are still looking for a few more adult helpers, especially at the finish line, to make the day run smoothly. The event will run from 10.15am until 1pm. If you are able to help out on the day, please let Brendan or the office know.
Brendan.hogan@education.vic.gov.au or yackandandah.ps@education.vic.gov.au

This week year 3/4A will perform 'Quickstep' by John Madin at Friday's assembly. A reminder that students wanting to perform a solo item sometime at assembly should contact me via email David.Pietsch@education.vic.gov.au

David Pietsch

Tomato Sauce Fundraiser - Limited Product Run - Be Quick
The school had a quantity of tomatoes left over from the Folk Festival dinner.  These tomatoes were fantastic table quality, and to avoid wastage have been turned into a limited production of gourmet tomato sauce.  The school is selling large bottles for $20, and small bottles for $12.  This sauce is the perfect accompaniment for local pies, and other savoury goodies. 
A big thank you to Paul & Trish Anderson for making the sauce.

6^th May – Sharni Barnes
7^th May – Patrick Kellaway
9^th May – Nate Millward