Wednesday 19th February – No school for Foundation students

Friday 21^st February – Division Swimming Sports

Wednesday 26th February – No school for Foundation students

Wednesday 5^th March – Regional Swimming Sports

Friday 21^st March – MTB – Falls Creek

Thursday 27^th March – School Cross Country 

Friday 28^th March – School Cross Country (Back up day)

Friday 4^th April – Last day of Term 1

Tuesday 22^nd April – First day of Term 2

Wednesday 7^th May – school Photos

Friday 30^th May – Division Cross Country

Friday 13^th June – Regional Cross Country, Benalla

I would like to congratulate all the students on such a wonderful start to the school year. All the staff are impressed and pleased with the calm and focused attitude students are bringing to the classroom. At our school we emphasise our school values – We are Learners, We are Fair and We show Respect - over creating sets of rules. You can’t make rules for everything, but values can be applied in any situation. I’m grateful that our students are mindful of the values and act accordingly.

There are often several children who arrive at school early. I would like to remind parents and carers that the school grounds are not supervised before 8:40. Parents are responsible for their children’s safety and actions before 8:40. Before School Care is available if needed and can be organised with the OSHC staff.

Nominations for School Council close next Monday (17^th Feb). Nomination forms are available at the school office.

Michael Edwards

Principal

Compass

Thank for your patience over the last few weeks while we navigate the rolls and events.
We would like to take a moment to remind you of the importance of monitoring your child’s attendance through Compass. Please keep an eye out for any unexplained absences on your child’s dashboard. You can follow up and communicate to the school office to resolve any discrepancies.
Please reach out if you have any questions or need any help with Compass.
If you don’t have a log in or it isn’t working, please call into the office.  It is important that all families have access to Compass.

Below is a link Below is a link which will take you to the parent guide.

CompassParentGuide.pdf   

Sick Bay
Parents will be receiving an email for their children’s first aid/ sick bay visits via Compass. Please note parents will receive a phone call for more serious incidents, as well as an email.

School Saving Bonus
A reminder that parents need to log into the School Savings Bonus portal and allocate the $400 per student.  If you allocate it to school activities you can use it for any camps, excursions, school activities and school uniform that the school sells.  You can purchase uniform through State Schools Relief – if you wish to do that you will need to allocate it to uniforms.  The link below will take you to the parent portal.  

Kerryn & Sandra

This week’s helpers are Ivy Mahoney and Will Maybury

Next weeks helpers are Freya Vorbach and Spencer Dowsley

Congratulations to all our award recipients.

WE ARE FAIR

Hazel Arnott for always raising your hand when you want to speak to the class and tracking the speaker with your eyes to keep listening.

Patrick Kellaway for demonstrating the value of Fairness by consciously and responsibly being a team player in our learning community. The way you go about this does not go unnoticed. Thank you, Patrick!

WE ARE LEARNERS

Nate Visentin For having a go at writing your own words and helping others with their writing.

Lucy Hillier For demonstrating the value of learning by always modelling a positive attitude to learning and putting her best effort in.

Harper Shegog-Dunn for trying her best and putting in a focussed effort to all areas of her learning – keep it up!

Nora Mayhew for always demonstrating our learning value of being calm, quiet, and focussed during independent learning time. You are a role model for others.

Mia Lockett For completing each and every task she attempts with courage and resilience. Well done Mia we are really proud of you.

 Amaya Whitley for always producing neat and well organised bookwork.

Spencer Dowsley: For creating writing pieces full of varied openers, rich description, vivid verbs and precise adjectives AND for inspiring others' writing.

Isla Cleverly For gaining more confidence in being a part of class discussions and working hard on your writing. 

Wil McCormack For demonstrating the Value of Learning by taking on new challenges and pushing beyond his comfort zone; helping to encourage others to do the same.

WE SHOW RESPECT

Connor Crispin - For demonstrating the value of respect by consistently listening and sharing with a calm, quiet and focused manner. What a superstar!

Renn Thompson for always helping his learning community by doing seemingly little jobs that often go unnoticed- WE NOTICE THEM!

Kinu Edwardes for demonstrating the value of Respect by: always communicating your thoughts, ideas and opinions in a kind, warm and courteous manner.

Cooper Visentin being helpful, kind and patient when working with a partner and small groups.

Savannah Lockett: persevering in difficult learning tasks and having a growth mindset!

Henry Wyatt For being a great part of our senior class community, showing respect to fellow students and teachers. Always listening, working hard and following instructions. 

Yuki Makin-Ginn for demonstrating the Value of Respect by actively seeking ways to assist in the classroom and helping to create a positive learning environment.

Hi Families,

This week, I spoke at all 4 Parent Information Sessions. I shared with families how mental health and wellbeing is supported at Yack PS. We looked at our tiered model of support as well as the referral pathways process for students with mental health and wellbeing concerns.

One thing I did share at each session was The Children’s Wellbeing Continuum (see below). This is a tool we use at school to guide our conversations with students around how they’re tracking. It is important to note that when looking at the continuum, we see ‘Coping’ as a positive place to be. Coping means, I’m good, I get thrown a challenge here and there as all humans do, but I’ve got tools/strategies in my toolkit to cope and people I can go to for help.

I also shared some of Gateway Health’s upcoming parenting courses. If this is something you’re interested in, see the poster below for details and a QR code.

Thanks,
Stacey Hogan
Mental Health & Wellbeing Leader

News from the Art Room

The theme for the 2025 Folk Festival Street Parade will be all things BLUE and BLUES MUSIC related, so the Art room is gearing up to become a BLUE clothing Op Shop!!
We will be designing and dreaming up COOL BLUE themed costumes and making BLUES MUSIC related instruments! We would love to achieve a colour coordinated look to the parade this year, by having the colour BLUE as the dominant visual. Of course, blue can be paired up with other colours and patterns too. 
We would love families to start collecting blue, blue with colourful patterns and blue denim clothing to donate to the Art room Op Shop. We will be de-constructing and re-combining clothing to make fashionable BLUE wearable artworks. If the garment is for sharing and cutting up, there's no need to name them, however, if your child wants to wear that particular item of clothing in the parade, please clearly label and name it, including your child's class. Here are some wearable artworks that Mandy has been working on over the holidays. Clothing destined for de-construction can be of any size and shape!!
Thank you, from the Op Shop Art team, Caz & Mandy

Welcome to Hot Lunches for 2025!

A 'Hot Lunch' option is offered to students on Fridays during the school term. The lunch is served at 11 am, and includes an individually served hot meal and a fruit platter to share. Each Hot Lunch meal costs $5.
Parents, carers and senior students volunteer their time (Friday's 9am-11:30am) to collect ingredients, prepare, cook and serve the hot meal. The meals are delivered to the classroom, where the class teacher will hand them out to the students that have ordered them.  

We have some delicious Hot Lunches on the menu for this term!

Orders are now closed for Term 1

We do our best to cater for students with alternative dietary needs (e.g. allergies/intolerances, vegetarian/vegan, etc.). Please indicate these on the order form
We also need and welcome kitchen helpers, so please indicate on the form if you are able to assist. No experience needed; we love to have new faces in the kitchen! 

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

Team Vic - The School Sport Victoria (SSV) Team Vic representative program

There are many opportunities in the senior area for students to participate in inter-school sports, including: swimming, cross-country, athletics, winter sport, tennis, cricket and more. There are also opportunities for students to try out for State Representation in a number of sports, including: swimming, AFL, baseball, basketball, lawn bowls, diving, netball, soccer, tennis, cricket, golf, hockey, rugby league, softball, touch football, track and field, triathlon and volleyball.

Students can be nominated by their school for these try-outs, but they are only for students who demonstrate an excellent level of proficiency or talent in a particular sport. If you would like your child to be considered for a nomination, you must express your interest with Michael or Robyn Wilson before you begin the registration process with the SSV website.

Registrations for the Team Vic teams, which we call ‘The Big 5’ encompasses 5 different sports: Boys AFL, Boys & Girls Basketball, Boys Cricket, Boys Soccer and Girls Netball need to be completed by the 28^th of February.

The registration process and costs in relation to Team Vic are the responsibility of the child’s family.

Please visit the link below on the SSV website for more information on each sport and to register your child. Most registrations close by 28^th February.

https://www.ssv.vic.edu.au/team-vic

District Swimming Carnival Wrap Up & Division Swimming Carnival

Congratulations to all the 31 swimmers who attended the Beechworth and District Swimming Carnival yesterday at the Beechworth Pool. There were some outstanding individual and team performances, and we have 28 students who qualified for Division Swimming. The Division Swimming Carnival will be held in Wodonga on Friday 21^st of February. I will formally inform students of their results today and will arrange a meeting early next week with more information and permission forms etc. The event will start at 10:00am

Robyn

16^th February        Judd Maybury

18^th February        Benjamin Brauer

19^th February        James MacCalman

19^th February        Madelyn Prentice

Yackandandah Tennis Club – Term One Enrolments Now Open!

? Our Kids Programs Are Back! ?

Our much-loved tennis programs are back at Yack Tennis Club! ? If you’ve been waiting for the perfect chance to get the kids involved, now’s the time!

? 5-week program starts Wednesday, 19th Feb – 19th March
? Just $50 per player for the full program, including YTC membership!

Session Times:
? Blue Stage (Ages 3-5) – 4:00pm to 4:30pm
A fun and engaging way to help little ones build confidence and key skills.

? Kids Cardio & POP Tennis (Ages 8-12+) – 4:30pm to 5:30pm
Fast-paced, energetic, and loads of fun—perfect for keeping kids active.

?‍?‍?‍? Parents, Get Involved! We love seeing parents on the court too—come along and join in the fun.

? Sign up today → bit.ly/ytchotshots

? Questions? Contact Louise on 0425 707 346.

Spots will fill fast, so get in quick. Let’s get back on the court! ??

Yackandandah Soccer Club

Expressions of Interest for miniroos Saturday competition 2025.

With the soccer season (4 - 12 year olds) just around the corner we are calling out for expressions of interests for miniroos!

The season starts on Friday May 2, with Friday night trainings from 4.30pm, not including public or school holidays and the miniroos competition is on Saturday's in Wodonga.

Please check our Facebook page for more information and details - Yackandandah FC (not Yackandandah Netball Football Club) or email us at yack_fc@outlook.com

We are looking forward to another wonderful year.

The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has 100,000 temporary jobs available across Australia at the next election.

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There are jobs available before, on and after election day in metro, regional and remote areas.

We are seeking your help to spread the word about these jobs. All jobs are paid, no experience is required and training is provided.

To help spread the word there are promotional resources that you can:

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Please read our ‘Users Guide’ before using these promotional resources.

If you or anyone you know are interested in applying, please visit aec.gov.au/electionjobs

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Division of Indi | VIC Divisional Offices

Australian Electoral Commission

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Children’s Choir

Yackandandah Folk Festival Community Choir

Do you like to sing?
We would love you to join us each Sunday afternoon in February and March to sing with the Yackandandah Folk Festival Community Choir. There is both an adult and children’s choir who perform together at the Yackandandah Folk Festival on Sunday 23^rd March.

We have the wonderful Aaron Silver and Sarah Wallis leading the children’s choir again this year. It promises to be lots of fun and a gentle, supportive environment for all ages.

Where:                      Yackandandah Public Hall (36 High St, Yackandandah)

Rehearsal Dates:     Sundays - 2^nd Feb to 16^th March

Time:                          Children - 2-3pm
                                    Adults    - 2-4pm
Performance Date: Sunday 23^rd March (Yackandandah Public Hall at midday, which is a FREE concert).

DON’T WORRY IF YOU CANT MAKE THE FIRST REHEARSAL, YOU WILL CATCH UP QUICKLY.

Please contact Cheryl Graham – 0408 393 105 for more information.