NAPLAN testing for Years 3&5 takes place this week. The tests will be conducted on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. We use NAPLAN testing as one point of data among many, the State Government use it as one of the major indicators of student achievement.

Thank you to those who volunteered to coordinate our food service on the Saturday night of the Folk Festival. Please consider volunteering an hour or two of your time over the weekend to support them and to assist on the morning of the Sunday Market Day. You will find volunteer information in a separate section of the newsletter.

Congratulations again to the Mountain Biking Team with their amazing performance at the National Interschools. You can check out more details elsewhere in the newsletter. Thanks again to the families who organised and transported the students who took part.

Michael Edwards
Principal

Cross Country permission forms
A reminder that the permission forms for the school country need to be returned to school by Friday.  If you need another one please call into the office.

Enjoy your week!
Sandra

Lily Scobie for being a supportive and encouraging classmate.
Layla O’Keefe for taking big strides to work independently and always doing so with a smile.
Sloane McInerney for huge efforts in writing independently and always being supportive of others to be their best.
Frankie Cole for displaying a high level of dedication to reading-both at school and at home!
Max Bebbington for fantastic effort with finding numbers on a number chart and placing animals on a numberline.
Greta Thompson for fantastic concentration during work time and confidence with sharing your ideas with the class.
Dash Lockett for displaying a high level of enthusiasm with all tasks and being a great helper with your classmates.
Judd Maybury for stepping up as an exceptional leader in our 1/2 classroom and supporting his peers to do their best. We are lucky to have you!
Harvey Thornton for demonstrating the outstanding qualities of a learner this week in both writing recounts and applying new addition strategies.
Clancy Kellaway for showing focus and dedication to improving his work knowledge and handwriting during our morning routine.
Audrey Wyatt for trying new strategies to solve addition problems in maths.
Toby Neumeyer for making a big effort to improve his handwriting.
Savannah Lockett for showing persistence and accuracy during our maths mapping task.
Patrick McIntyre for regularly demonstrating an enjoyment and interest in reading.
Miles Thornton for settling back into the classroom so smoothly following his MTB biking triumph.
Oscar Dickenson for settling back into the classroom so smoothly following his MTB biking triumph.
Huddy Street for showing all the great qualities of an excellent learner:  initiative, independence & curiosity!
Billie McInerney for being an outstanding role model to her peers and the Junior School and displaying our School Values in everything she does!
Dane Holden for always brightening our classroom with his positive attitude and sense of humour.
Grace O’Dwyer for demonstrating the school values of being fair, showing respect, and being a learner.

This week's Hot Lunch is Cheesy Quesadillas - a delicious end to a short week! 

We had a very busy morning last week preparing A LOT of Baked Potatoes. Our two senior student helpers Lenny J and Oscar D did a fabulous job preparing fruit, assembling meals and taking everything out to the classrooms. If your senior (year 5/6) student is keen to help out in the kitchen they can speak to their teacher to be placed on to next term's roster. It's a fun morning and a great way to learn some practical skills... as well as an icy pole reward for their efforts :)

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

Thank you to Jane Murphy, Shireen Porteous and Ruth Raymond who have offered to coordinate the Folk Festival dinner on Saturday 23^rd March.

This year we are keeping it simple and having a BBQ selling Yack Burgers in front of the Memorial Gardens.  We are seeking volunteers to assist with food preparation from 1pm on Saturday as well as cooking and serving food Saturday evening.  The link to the help sheet is below.  We also would like to borrow a few large eskies for the evening – please indicate on the help sheet if you can provide one.

As well as assistance with the BBQ we also need someone to assist Michael in marking out the market sites on Saturday, putting signs on cars re parking and assistance with the market at 6am Sunday morning and 4pm Sunday afternoon.

https://forms.gle/7cbLoE5SNX4zyUHg8

The roster will be included in next week’s newsletter.

The Australian Mountain Bike (MTB) Inter Schools Championships were held in Thredbo last week. It is a big commitment with four different disciplines contested over three days; and almost two thousand competitors registered in all divisions.

Yackandandah Primary was represented by Hugo and Zack Dickeson in Division 5 (Yrs. 3/4) and Sebastian Davison, Oscar Dickeson, Spencer Dowsley, Jim Kelley and Miles Thornton in Division 4 (Yrs. 5/6). 

The riders (and supporting families) were very grateful for the sunny weather this year! The boys put in a huge day riding for hours on Sunday during official practice, trying to familiarise themselves with the courses to be raced.

The boys all showed increased confidence, skills, and courage navigating the challenging trails of Thredbo. It’s wonderful to see the team spirit and consideration amongst this group - helping with mechanical issues, sharing bikes, not riding alone - and most boys also had to overcome a crash or two.

Following on from the recent Victorian competition, the students looked fantastic in their new Yack Primary team shirts. Another big thank you to School Council for funding these.

The older boys were also eligible for team results, as this required a minimum of three students in the same Division. 

Division 4 had approximately 120 students competing and approximately 60 in the younger Division 5. 

It is difficult to put the results of our seven students into perspective but the Champion School Results shows Yackandandah Primary School finished 40th from 285 competing schools!

Congratulations to all of the boys for representing YPS so well and achieving the following individual and team results at Nationals.

All Mountain 

The Norco All-Mountain is a 6km enduro style racetrack with rock rolls, pinch climbs & steep switchbacks. The course has everything a rounded rider could ask for and is a test of fitness. 

Hugo Dickeson 12th

Zack Dickeson 17^th

Jim Kelly 32

Oscar Dickeson 39

Spencer Dowsley 46

Miles Thornton 48

Sebastian Davison 82

Team Result 5th

Fox Flow

The Fox Flow has competitors riding down on Thredbo’s famous 5km Kosciuszko Flow Trail. Although not super technical, this race requires a fit efficient type of rider and is high speed from top to bottom. This is a great introduction to gravity racing.

Zack 14

Hugo 15

Oscar 50

Spencer 51

Miles 63

Jim 76

Seb 100

Team Result 9th

PUMP Track
A test of ultimate skill and stamina, as riders pump, double and manual around the perfectly sculptured course. Riders lay down a qualifying run in the morning with the top riders making it through to the afternoon final events.

Zack 16

Hugo 18

Spencer 49

Miles 56

Jim 58

Sebastian 78

Team Result 9th

Cannonball Downhill 
The Oakley Downhill will be raced on Thredbo’s famous Cannonball Downhill. 

This a black trail and is the most technical and advanced race at MTB Interschools. The course is a high-speed downhill track comprising of rock gardens, rough chutes, large jumps & raw terrain. 

Zack 7th

Oscar 35

Jim 49

Sebastian 68

Miles 72

Team Result 7th

King Of The Mountain

To be eligible for an overall individual ranking, students must compete in all four disciplines.

Congratulations to Jim (41st) Miles (51st) and Seb (56th) in Division (4) and Zack 9th overall in Division (5).

We would love to see some girls get more involved with mountain bike riding. You don’t need to race downhill courses, there are some of the best cross country trails right here in our region waiting to be explored! Bike riding is a fun social activity that has great health & fitness benefits and gets you outdoors.

Please talk to any of the families involved if you would like to know more. KOBBOS is Yackandandah’s junior MTB group. It provides friendly and supportive sessions for beginners, and a chance for more experienced kids to develop their skills.

Beechworth Chain Gang offer weekly sessions for juniors, from beginners through to experienced riders. BCG is also coordinating MTB activities to cater for females.

MTB instruction is provided by The Fastline Bikademy in Albury / Wodonga. TFB offer weekly programs during Terms 1 and 4, and a variety of holiday clinics.

The Vacation care program will be operating during the April school holidays from Tuesday 2^nd April to Friday 12^th April.  Unfortunatley due to staff shortages we will not be operating on Wednesday 3^rd April.  Bookings can be made through the Xplor portal or by emailing yack.ps.oshc@outlook.com

10^th March – Jack Colefax

12^th March – Florian Whitley