Term 3
Friday 4^th August - Regional Teeball
Friday 4^th August - Downhill Skiing
Friday 11^th August - Downhill Skiing
Thursday 17^th August - School Athletics Carnival
Friday 18^th August - Cross Country Skiing
Monday 21^st August – Friday 25^th August – Book Week
Tuesday 22^nd August – Wednesday 30^th August – Somers Camp
Thursday 24^th August - School Athletics Carnival Back up day
Friday 25^th August - Book Character Day
Tuesday 29^th August - Cultural Performance -  Scott’s BMX Trick Bike Show 2.30pm
Friday 1^st September - Skiing Back up day
Tuesday 5^th September-Friday 8^th September - Yr. 3/4 15 Mile Creek Camp (3/4E & 4L)
Tuesday 12^th September-Friday 15^th September - Yr. 3/4 15 Mile Creek Camp (3/4A)
Friday 15^th September - Last Day Term 3 - 2.30pm finish

The school athletics carnival is scheduled for Thursday August 17^th. To make the day run smoothly we require a number of parent helpers. If you are able to help on the day please indicate via the following link: https://forms.gle/bbirqbixTRb3AjsZA  The Athletics day involves the whole school and is held at the Les O’Brien sports precinct in Albury. We appreciate your support.

Unfortunately, we had to call off the planned Yr. 5/6 ski trip last Friday. Our fingers are crossed that this Friday will see better conditions but keep an eye on school communications for notifications about skiing this Friday.

The annual parent/guardian school survey will take place from Monday 7^th August (next Monday) and be live until Friday 8^th September. All families are invite to participate in the survey. The results of the survey help the school identify priorities for strategic planning. I will send an email next Monday with the survey link and PIN. Your feedback is important to us.

Michael Edwards
Principal

Fredi Farley & Jaala Street

Clyde Lucas for referring to the text ‘Dogman’ for ideas when planning, writing, and drawing his story.
Eleanor Martini for her enthusiasm in writing her story about the character ‘Rockin’ Robin’.
Amelia McNicol for writing many events in your story “Happy Flora”, congratulations on your hard work, Amelia!
Rory McIntyre for impressive bookwork recording complements to 10 and 20. Well done, Rory!
Lucy Hillier for your enthusiasm to write a story about Steele Sidebottom playing footy. Keep it up, Lucy!
Amaya Whitley for showing a keen interest in our Geography topic, both at school and while doing your own research at home.
Max Boschetti for demonstrating enthusiasm for our Geography unit by doing your own research at home.
James Davis for demonstrating careful listening and an increased willingness to share your ideas during class discussions.
Will Hutchings for your excellent work making many different 2D shapes and exploring their features.
Savannah Lockett for applying her knowledge of letter / sound relationships to improve her spelling.
Lucas Stagg for displaying a positive mindset during maths activities.
Grace Pritchard for displaying self-belief in maths and being a helpful partner in cooperative tasks.
Maeve Van Duinen providing clear examples to support her learning during maths investigations.
Kaitlyn McGlead demonstrating hard work and focus to improve in spelling.

This week's Hot Lunch is a BLT or MLT (Bacon/Mushroom, lettuce, tomato) burger.

A big shout out to last week's volunteers for a stellar effort making delicious Fried Rice. It was a big job but a huge hit as always, especially in F/1C! Lots of kids came back for seconds and even a few for thirds! It was lovely to see so many happy faces :)

Hannah Glanville-Jones
YPS Hot Lunch Coordinator
ypshotlunch@gmail.com

Artwork of the Week
Students I the F/1/2 classes were inspired by the end papers from the book ‘Our Dreaming’ by Kirli Saunders and Dub Leffler.

Last week in SEL, after revisiting our learning around resilience, we explored the value of ‘empathy’. When we have empathy, we can understand and share the feelings of another person. In most circumstances, we show empathy towards someone who is either hurt, sad or is experiencing unwanted emotions.

The students were given some different scenarios where they had to recognise emotions (drawing on our learning from Term 2) and put themselves in another’s shoes and decide what Zone that person might be experiencing. Once we had established the feelings of the person in the scenario, we developed some ways we could show empathy towards them. There were many great suggestions from students throughout the school, some were: offer help/get help, make them laugh, say encouraging words, and finally, sit with them and talk to them about how they’re feeling, perhaps sharing a time when you felt the same.

We read two picture books which assisted our understanding of empathy. They were The Ugly Duckling and Broken Beaks by Nathaniel Lachenmeyer.

House Athletics Help Needed
The House Athletics Carnival is taking place on Thursday, August 17 in Albury (the back-up day is August 24). To help make this day a success, we do need the assistance of many parents, carers and other adults. Like last year, helpers will not be following particular groups around, but will be stationed at an event and assisting as different groups move through. Don’t worry, no experience is necessary. Even if you can only assist for a small amount of time, please let us know, as the viability of this event relies on enough adult helpers.

If you can help, please complete the form at this link: https://forms.gle/bbirqbixTRb3AjsZA

There is no cost for this event as it is part of the Curriculum Contributions that parents have been invited to pay.  Permission forms need to be returned to school by this Friday.

More information, including the event timetable, will be sent home in the coming weeks.

 Information for the Competitors

• The carnival will be held at the athletics track in Albury – part of the Les O’Brien Sports precinct.
• First events will begin at 9.50am. A more detailed timetable will be sent home in coming weeks.
• There is no canteen available on the day, so please bring plenty of food and drink.
• Be sure to wear your ‘house’ colours and weather-appropriate clothing, such as a hat if it is sunny. If you are not sure of your ‘house’ colour, check with you teacher.
• Children compete at the age they will be by the 31^st of December, 2023. So, if a child is currently 8, but turning 9 by the end of the year, they will compete in the 9/10-year-old age group.
• Although genders may be mixed for some groups, competitors are only competing against children of their own age and gender. This year, because of numbers, 9 and 10-year-olds will be split into different groups. For the purposes of qualifying for the District event, results will be cross-checked, with first and second place overall making it through to the next level.
• Ribbons are awarded for 1^st, 2^nd & 3^rd for each event, with everyone who participates in an event, earning points for their ‘house’.
• 5-8 year-olds will compete in: sprint running, distance running, long jump, soft shot, vortex throw, jumping sack race, bean bag race, mini-hurdles, and ‘bounce, catch, and run’.
• 9-13 year-olds will compete in: sprint running, distance running (200m), long jump, shot put, discus, high jump, triple jump, hurdles. Students will also have the option of competing in the 800m, but this race will only be for students seeking to qualify for District. All events for 9-13 year-olds act as qualifying for the District Athletics Carnival, due to take place on Tuesday, August 29. As a general rule, students who place first and second for their age group and gender, will qualify for District, but only the first placed competitor will qualify for high jump and 200m. At the District Carnival, competitors can enter 5 individual events and 1 relay. Students can nominate to compete in the 1500m for Division at a later date; there are no 1500m events at House or District levels.

I spent a day in the library last Tuesday, cataloguing lots of new books, ready for class borrowing this week. There are lots of new novels for our younger & older readers, picture books galore and a handful of ever-popular non- fiction books (Minecraft, Lego, Animals, Sport….)

CBCA Book Week 2023
Book Week dress up day is fast approaching- only 3 weeks away! Save the date: Friday 25 August will be our YPS Book Week Dress-up Day!

This year’s theme is: Read, Grow, Inspire….  The CBCA Book Week is taking place from 19-25 August this year. Check out their website for more information about the shortlisted books:

https://www.cbca.org.au/shortlist-2023

Caz, Mandy and I are planning the art activities. We can’t wait to share for more information with you closer to the date. In the meantime- get thinking about and planning those costumes!

Book Sale 2023!
I will again be running a second-hand book stall in Week 7, as part of our Book Week celebrations, to raise money for the library. The sale will be at recess on Wednesday 23^rd August. Students can bring in some money that day to spend on books ranging from 20c, 50c, $1 & $2, plus loads of free books!

New Books & Donations
Thank you, Carly, for recently donating two picture books to our Library. We really appreciate it!

Have a wonderful week of reading!
Sarah McAlister

This year the Year 3/4 students are off to 15 Mile Creek.  Students in 3/4E and 4L will attend from Tuesday 5^th September to Friday 8^th September and the students in 3/4A will attend from Tuesday 12^th September to Friday 15^th September. 

Cost per student is $182.  Emails will be sent home to families this week who have credit or CSEF funds that can be used towards camp.  Payment needs to be made prior to the camp.

Permission forms have been sent home tonight and are to be returned to school by Friday 18^th August.

Unfortunately our Cross Country skiing day was cancelled last Friday due to inclement weather.  The Cross country day will now be held on Friday 18^th August.

This Friday the Year 5/6 students will head to Falls Creek to take part in first downhill ski day – fingers crossed for a sunny day though once again the weather forecast is not looking good!  A decision to postpone will be made as early as possible.

. Here are some reminders...

• be at school at 6.40am for a ski gear check in Brendan’s classroom.
• the bus is due to leave at 7am and return to school at around 6pm.
• students who experience travel sickness are recommended to take appropriate medication in the morning (and will be seated near the front of the bus). Any other medication is to be handed to Earle on the morning with written instructions for dosage and time.
• message Earle if your child is unwell (check email for contact details).
• pack a day pack with lunch, snacks and drink bottle. There should also be room for extra clothing if students need to remove a layer or two while skiing.
• Please ensure that adequate clothing is provided.
• check for email updates closer to Friday.

Thanks, again, to the parent helpers who have volunteered their time to support our students and make days like this possible.

1^st August – Spencer Pretty
3^rd August – Taidhg James Hillier