Term 2

Friday 25th April – Anzac Day Public Holiday
Wednesday 7th May – School Photos
Monday 12th May – Book Club Closes
Tuesday 20th May – District Cross Country, Beechworth
Friday 30th May – Division Cross Country , Willow Park
Friday 13th June – Regional Cross Country, Benalla
Tuesday 17th to Wednesday 25th – Sommers Camp

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Welcome back to school for Term Two 2025. Brendan Hogan has returned after long service leave and will join his Yr. 5/6 class. Thanks to Leisha for looking after the class during Term One.

School Review
In Term Three this year our school will undergo a cyclical review. This happens every four years and involves an independent reviewer, school staff and Department of Education staff and the school council president reviewing our school’s progress against our strategic goals. The process is lengthy and detailed but ultimately rewarding. It will involve consultation with school staff, students and families, alongside an examination of a broad range of statistical data. By the end of the review, we will have a new strategic plan that will shape our work until the late 2020’s. More information about the school review will be shared closer to the event.

ANZAC DAY
Each year students from Yackandandah Primary School participate in the Anzac Day march and attend the service in the memorial gardens.
We meet by the bottom pub this Friday in Yackandandah a little before 9:30am to gather for the march. A wreath will be laid by school captains on behalf of Yackandandah Primary School and the choir will sing the National Anthem and another song. We request that students wear school uniform for the march and service.
We understand that some students may be in scout uniform and march with the scouts - no problem at all with that.

We hope to see you there on Friday morning!

Michael Edwards
Principal

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Voluntary Family Contributions
Thank you to all the families who have paid the contributions for this year. . Yackandandah Primary School rely on these financial contributions to assist us with the purchasing of art, music and physical education equipment and resources, which in turn, supports us in offering specialist French, Music and Art classes. These contributions also enable us to enrich learning as well as provide camps and excursions for students.
Due to Department guidelines, we are unable to show the Curriculum contributions on the family statements until after they are paid.

Below is a summary of the suggested voluntary contributions per child. When paying please ensure you put your name and contributions in the reference.


Enrolments 2026
We are now accepting enrolments for 2026! You can grab enrolment packs from the school office, Yackandandah Kinder and Little Yacks.

Book club
Book clubs were handed out on Tuesday, all orders are to be back to the office by Monday 12th May.

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Next Week helpers are Ella Joy and Lenny Graham

Week 3 helpers are Maddie Prentice and Jim Kelley

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As you are all aware our photo ordering has been popped onto compass. If you are having trouble navigating your way to the photo ordering page, open the compass app and click on More (3 lines) at the bottom right hand side, there you will find the photo ordering tab amongst all the available menu tabs.

Envelopes for all the School Captains, House Captains, Choir Capatains and JSC photos, have been sent home today. These are a separate order and are not online.

Please contact MSP with any questions about your orders on 03 5482 3190.

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Welcome to the Term 2 Hot Lunch Menu!

A 'Hot Lunch' option is offered to students on Fridays from week 2 onwards during the school term. The lunch is served at 11 am, and includes an individually served hot meal and fruit platter to share. Each Hot Lunch meal costs $5.

Parents, carers and senior students volunteer their time (9am-11:35am or 11.15-12.30pm) to collect ingredients, prepare, cook and serve and clean up after 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!

If you would like to place an order, please use the link below to complete a separate Google form for each of your children. Orders for week 2 need to be placed by MONDAY 28th APRIL, and orders for the rest of the term need to be placed by FRIDAY 2nd MAY, 2025.

**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! 

T2 Hot Lunch Order Form - 

https://forms.gle/dUtWapqbWjKNg5v38

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

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District Cross-Country
Tuesday 20th May we have the District Cross Country event which will be held in Beechworth. 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. Since we have many participants, some students will need to travel by car with a parent/s to the event since we can’t all fit on the bus. If parents are taking their own child to this event, please let me know, so you don’t get charged a bus fee.

Robyn

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29th April   Sebastien Quaglio
29th April   Joni Mayhew

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Year 6- 7 transition
We have sent home yesterday the year 6-7 placement information packs, please return these back to school by the 9th of May. Even if you are attending a private school, all forms need to be returned. Thank you.

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