Term 1

Friday 4^th April – Last day of Term 1

Monday 7^th to 16^th April – OSHC Holiday Program

Monday 21^st April – Easter Monday Public Holiday

Term 2 

Tuesday 22^nd April – Pupil Free Day – OSHC running (8am-6pm)

Wednesday 23^rd April – 1^st day of Term 2

Friday 25^th April – Anzac Day Public Holiday

Wednesday 7^th May – School Photos

Monday 12th to 15th May - 5/6 Canberra Camp

Tuesday 20^th May – District Cross Country

Friday 30^th May – Division Cross Country, Willow Park 

Friday 13^th June – Regional Cross Country, Benalla

Tuesday 17th to 25th June - Sommers Camp

Folk Festival

I would like to thank everyone for your support in the lead up to and during the Folk Festival. The event was a great success, due to the preparation and effort of volunteers. The parade was amazing with everyone in blue and ending with the senior students drumming at the community stage.

The community dinner was delicious – and was sold out. 500 gourmet meals prepared and served. Thanks so much to Paul and Trish Anderson (and extended family), and to Alyce and Orrin Pritchard for their work leading up to and during the event. Thanks also to the team of volunteers who supported them with hours of effort. You made the event a success.

Thanks also to the volunteers who were up before the birds on Sunday morning to help with the market set up. Much appreciated.

Cross Country

Congratulations to Windham House for being the winning school cross country house. I would like to echo (paraphrase) Windham House Captain Miles Thornton’s words that he spoke at the conclusion of the event – We especially appreciate the effort and participation of those who do not necessarily enjoy running as a sport. Your participation made the day a success.

As always, we saw some amazing performances. There will be a sizeable contingent from Yackandandah Primary School at the upcoming District Cross Country.

Well done, Robyn on you organisation of the event!

Mountain Biking

The Yackandandah mountain bike team had another successful day at Falls Creek recently. Be sure to check out the photos and details in the rest of the newsletter. Well done team (including the parent support crew who made it happen).

End of Term

Next week is the final day of Term One. School will finish at 2:30 on Friday next week (4^th April). Assembly will be at 2:10pm.

Michael Edwards 
Principal 

Thank you

We want to say a big thank you to all the families who helped make Folk Festival a great success!
Your time and effort were greatly appreciated. Your help really made the event special, and we couldn’t have achieved what we have without you all.

Hoodies

After consultation with School Council and Junior School Council we have decided to introduce a hoodie option into the school uniform options. We have noticed a number of students choosing not to wear school uniform jumpers in favour of hoodies. The uniform hoodies will be in the school colour and have a logo the same as the jumpers and polo shirts. We encourage families to ensure their children are in school uniform. The jumper options will still be available, and families will have the choice of jumper and/or hoodie. We will let you know when the hoodies are available for purchase. The cost for the hoodies are $47 and the link to our order form is below.

https://forms.gle/B5VxHT4X5jxxYyy97

This week’s helpers are Emily Sheppard and Lucas Stagg

Next week’s helpers are Phia Smith- Deans and Dane Holden

Congratulations to all our award recipients.

WE ARE FAIR

Halle Smith-Deans For demonstrating the value of fairness by always working cooperatively with your classmates and making sure that everyone is included.

George Boschetti For demonstrating the value of fairness by offering his help and assistance to others during our first week of laptops

Frey Holden for listening well and contributing thoughtful ideas during small group sessions.

WE ARE LEARNERS

Kleo Schlup Carson for stepping back into the classroom ready to learn and listen! Very impressive, Kleo!

Ollie Reyes for always being ready to learn with the right equipment and the right attitude! Well done, Ollie!

Sunday Makin  for demonstrating the value of learning by practising her reading fluency goal daily. You showed big improvement in reading groups this week. Well, done Sunday!

Ella Murphy For demonstrating the value of learning by using the ‘phrasing’ strategy in reading time to improve her fluency reading skills. Your use of the strategy during our reading group was a wonderful example of fluency growth, well done!

Sunny Davison for demonstrating the value of learning by carefully following his plan to draft his narrative. Great work Sunny!

Cooper Wall for outstanding focus, effort and commitment to publishing his novel.

Macklan James-Hillier by embracing challenges with enthusiasm and starting each day with a positive attitude during your morning routine!

Ewan McInerney for demonstrating the value of Learning by working conscientiously to publish a solid writing piece. You've worked hard, and should be very proud of your efforts, Ewan!

Nate Millward for demonstrating the value of Learning by responding to feedback to building your skills as an author. Carefully thought through ideas and execution is impressive.

Charlotte Wilson for demonstrating the Value of Learning by: focusing on a personal goal, training hard, and enjoying the rewards that come from this effort.

Wil McCormack  for demonstrating the Value of Learning by: embracing challenges with increasing resilience and finding new ways to grow and succeed.

Lucia Mary-Gosling For working hard to include rich description and literary devices in her memoir about her favourite place.

Phia Smith Deans for writing a vividly descriptive memoir that brings a special place to life through rich details and warm memories.

Isla Cleverley for creating an immersive description of your special place through rich sensory details in your memoir writing.                     

WE SHOW RESPECT

Kaidence Corben For demonstrating the value of respect by enthusiastically participating in the folk festival parade with zest and cheer whilst proudly representing Yackandandah Primary School

Hughie Vorbach for being a delightful and positive presence in our classroom all day, every day.

Henry Lerch  For always working hard during class, being super organised and sharing his insightful ideas with his peers.

News from the Art Room

A huge shout out to our wonderful staff, students and families at Yackandandah Primary School all decked out in BLUE to celebrate the Street Parade. Super proud of the wearable artworks on display and the sensational Year 5/6 bucket drummers led by Miriam!!

A heartfelt thank you to all our parade participants!!

From Caz & Mandy

Today's Hot Lunch was Beef/Veggie and Rice Burritos. 

Thanks to student helpers Ivy and Hudson, they did a fantastic job!

Next week we are finishing out the term with a BBQ Sizzle :)

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

House Cross Country

Yesterday, we had our whole school Cross-Country Carnival at the Yackandandah Sports Park. With the autumn sunshine drying off the morning dew, it made for a perfect day for running. It was great to see the students competing to the best of their ability while earning points for their house. Congratulations to everyone who participated in this event, it was awesome to see you do your best and watch you cheer on your peers. It certainly was Hard Yakka! Congratulations to the winning house, Windham (Yellow) on 177 points! In second place was Hammond (Blue) on 173 points, third place was Wellsford (Red) with 169 points and in fourth place was Kars (Green) on 164 points. There was only 13 points between 1^st and 4^th place, which shows that every point really does count.

District Cross-Country

Next Term, in week 5, on Tuesday 20^th May we have the District Cross Country event which will be held in Beechworth. In the senior age groups (9/10, 11, 12/13) up to 10 runners from each classification can qualify for the District event, however, students will need to demonstrate that they can run the course in a competitive time to qualify. I will check over the results and have them ready by Monday next week to share with the students. Next Term, closer to the date, I will arrange a meeting with the successful participants to discuss the District Carnival arrangements and to send home permission forms.

Robyn

YPS Second Overall Primary School at Victorian Interschools

The YPS Mountain Bike team traveled to Falls Creek last Friday to compete at the 2025 Victorian Interschools MTB Cross Country Championships.

There is a a great spirit amongst this group and it was exciting to welcome our first female students to the YPS team! With an increasing number of competitors, the school was able to quickly organise more shirts and the team looked terrific.

Congratulations to all of the riders for their determination, sportsmanship and sense of adventure! A special mention to Spencer D for winning Division 4 in a thrilling finish, and Sully L who made the podium in Division 5 by claiming third place.

YPS won second Overall Primary School - another fantastic achievement to follow up last month’s 3rd place at Nationals in Thredbo.

As the MTB season winds up, we encourage all students to keep riding!

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.

Division 5 (Yr 3&4)

3. Sully L
4. Ewan M
5. Cobie F
6. Hughie V

Division 4 (Yr 5&6)

1. Spencer D
2. Zack D
3. Jim K
4. Miles T
5. Seb D
6. Hugo D
7. Lucas S
8. Dane H
9. Aiden H
10. Lenny G

1. Freya V
2. Yuki M
3. Sara D

27^th   March         Franklin Cole       

27^th March           Maeve   Van Duinen

29^th March           Dustin May

Permission forms for the Year 5/6 Canberra camp have been sent home today.  Please return the forms by 28^th April.

Cost for the camp is $520.  The cost has been subisidised by the school.  Payment is required by camp.

If you would like to put the School Savings Bonus towards it please let Sandra know.  You must log into the School Savings Bonus Portal and allocate the funds to school activities to be able to use it.  If you have lost your code or are unsure what to do please call into the office as we can assist you.

The SSB is not student specific – if you would like use part of a siblings SSB towards the camp just let me know.