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Newsletter 02.05.2025
Issue 12/2025
Acknowledgement
Yackandandah Primary School acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we live, learn and play and recognise the resilience, strength and pride of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We acknowledge the connection to land, waters and cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and pay our respects to Elders past and present.
Dates to Remember
Term 2
Wednesday 7th May – School Photos
Monday 12th May – Book Club Closes
Monday 12th May - Thursday 15th May - Canberra Camp
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 June – Sommer Camp
Term 3
Friday 25th July – Winter Sports Carnival
Friday 1st August – Winter Sports Carnival (Back up day)
Friday 8th August – Regional Winter Sports Carnival
Tuesday 12th August- School Athletics Carnival
Wednesday 13th August – School Athletics Carnival (Back up day )
Wednesday 7th May – School Photos
Monday 12th May – Book Club Closes
Monday 12th May - Thursday 15th May - Canberra Camp
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 June – Sommer Camp
Term 3
Friday 25th July – Winter Sports Carnival
Friday 1st August – Winter Sports Carnival (Back up day)
Friday 8th August – Regional Winter Sports Carnival
Tuesday 12th August- School Athletics Carnival
Wednesday 13th August – School Athletics Carnival (Back up day )
From the Principal
Thank you to the families and students who came to the ANZAC DAY service last Friday – either with the school or scouts or any other organisation. It was great to see so many of you there. Congratulations to Miriam and the school choir on the beautiful singing during the service. Thanks also to our school captains for reading the requiem and laying a wreath on behalf of the school.
The weather has turned cooler and plenty of students have taken up the option of a school hoodie to keep warm. Please ensure that you label the hoodies and all other uniform items with your child’s name immediately after purchase. Cool mornings and warm lunch times mean plenty of warm tops forgotten in the playground. It is impossible for us to return them to their owners if they are not labelled.
School photos are Wednesday next week. There has been information on how to order photos on Compass and in the newsletter in recent weeks. Please ensure your child is in full uniform for the photographs.
Michael Edwards
Principal
The weather has turned cooler and plenty of students have taken up the option of a school hoodie to keep warm. Please ensure that you label the hoodies and all other uniform items with your child’s name immediately after purchase. Cool mornings and warm lunch times mean plenty of warm tops forgotten in the playground. It is impossible for us to return them to their owners if they are not labelled.
School photos are Wednesday next week. There has been information on how to order photos on Compass and in the newsletter in recent weeks. Please ensure your child is in full uniform for the photographs.
Michael Edwards
Principal
From the Office
Uniform Shop
Just letting families know our school uniform shop will now only be open on a Wednesday Thursday and Friday.
** Please note that uniforms will no longer be given out to children to take home, parents must come in to the office to collect uniforms. Thank you for your understanding.
School Hoodies
I am sure you are all aware of the new trend at Yack Primary! Our hoodies arrived Wednesday, and they look GREAT! Families who ordered via our order form have been emailed about their arrival. Currently we have some size 6 left and sold out of the other sizes. Do not worry though as we have placed another order and have created a waitlist for those wanting hoodies.
We have some sample sizes in the office for your children to try on. All families will be emailed when the new stock arrives.
Thank you for your patience.
Please ensure to label your children’s uniforms, this allows us to return to the right child and not have a stack of unnamed uniforms in lost property.
Have a great weekend,
Kerryn and Sandra
Just letting families know our school uniform shop will now only be open on a Wednesday Thursday and Friday.
** Please note that uniforms will no longer be given out to children to take home, parents must come in to the office to collect uniforms. Thank you for your understanding.
School Hoodies
I am sure you are all aware of the new trend at Yack Primary! Our hoodies arrived Wednesday, and they look GREAT! Families who ordered via our order form have been emailed about their arrival. Currently we have some size 6 left and sold out of the other sizes. Do not worry though as we have placed another order and have created a waitlist for those wanting hoodies.
We have some sample sizes in the office for your children to try on. All families will be emailed when the new stock arrives.
Thank you for your patience.
Please ensure to label your children’s uniforms, this allows us to return to the right child and not have a stack of unnamed uniforms in lost property.
Have a great weekend,
Kerryn and Sandra
Assembly Helpers
This weeks helpers are Ella Joy and Lenny Graham
Next weeks helpers are Maddie Prentice and Jim Kelley
Next weeks helpers are Maddie Prentice and Jim Kelley
Student Awards
Congratulations to all our award recipients.
WE ARE FAIR
Stella Ciantar for always being an effective listener during class discussions and always being ready to share ideas confidently with the class.
Max Wickham for being a learner who takes on advice and strives to improve in all learning areas but especially reading. Keep it up, Max!
Aiden Hillier for demonstrating the value of fairness by working hard to foster a positive learning environment for everyone.
Sara Davison for demonstrating the Value of Fairness by listening carefully to others, moving around our learning spaces calmly, and being kind to everyone.
WE ARE LEARNERS
Dusty May for listening to feedback during writing and using it to level up his persuasive sentences about why cats are the best.
Olivia McIntosh by showing increased focus during morning handwriting resulting in great control and formation of her letters.
Grace Dowling showing all the traits of a calm, quiet and focussed learner with an outstanding start to Term 2, especially in her writing! Keep it up superstar!
Clyde Lucas For demonstrating the value of learning by showing focus and determination to improve his handwriting and level up his sentences. Your efforts are paying off, well done Clyde!
Clancy Kellaway For demonstrating the value of learning by levelling up his writing and drafting an engaging introduction in his persuasive text. Fantastic work Clancy!
Sully Lucas for using language to describe the dangers of grannies during persuasive writing.
Harry Doyne for demonstrating the Value of Learning by positively engaging with all aspect of your new learning space. Welcome to Yack Primary!
Amaya Whitley for working cooperatively with a partner to solve multi-step problems.
Grace Westbrook For consistently demonstrating the value of Learning by paying close attention to detail during our Reading unit on All Things Australian Government. Grace thoughtfully composed accurate, detailed responses to questions, showing a deep understanding and commitment to learning.
Max Murphy For consistently showing the value of Respect in your role as an outstanding School Captain.
You lead by example, delivering speeches at school events on short notice with confidence, poise, and a high standard of excellence.
Olive MacCalman for upholding “the 5/6LB way” by working positively and constructively with others.
Dane Holden for demonstrating the Value of Learning by asking terrific questions during reading lessons as we prepare for our camp to Canberra
WE SHOW RESPECT
Jono Shepherd for welcoming new students and adults into our learning community.
Kyle Vandehoef for demonstrating the Value of Respect by supporting, encouraging, and engaging peers, to ensure everyone is putting their best work in. You do this effortlessly, Kyle!
Cooper Visentin for staying focussed on learning tasks and contributing to a calm learning environment.
School Council Update
The School Council would like to share some updates about fundraising efforts over the past year.
Fundraising: Cookbook
The cookbook was a great success not only for raising funds but as a memento of the school community. We have placed the remaining copies in a few shops around town and sales will continue to trickle away.
Fundraising: Folk Festival
The School Council would like to thank Paul and Trish Andersen and Alyce and Orrin Pritchard for their efforts to resurrect the community dinner idea and organise it so successfully. We would also like to thank every volunteer for their efforts, especially offering your own valuable free time to help with the cause. Between the dinner and the Sunday markets we raised around $16,000 of funds.
Fundraising Ideas for 2025
We are planning for a fundraising event later this year and are in ideas mode. If you have one, please suggest it to your friendly School Council member.
Spending
We now have approximately $45,000 to spend!
School Council has gone through a process of deciding where to spend the raised funds which started in 2024. We have considered many factors including need, best value for money, practicalities of improvements, and trying to provide something for the largest number of students. We have landed on improvements to the play equipment. Not so much removing and replacing what we have but building on it and providing different types of equipment. We are canvassing ideas from the students through the Junior School Council.
For those of you wondering why we are not planning any improvements to the grass field area, we agree it should be a good target. However, the improvements are expensive, complicated, and come at quite a cost of inconvenience to managing the students during non-class time. The time of year is a major factor too. It will be a matter for reconsideration later in 2025 when the weather is more conducive to grass growth. In the meantime, we will continue to seek funds from Government grants and planning to overcome the other challenges.
Any questions or feedback please reach out to one of us.
YPS School Council
Fundraising: Cookbook
The cookbook was a great success not only for raising funds but as a memento of the school community. We have placed the remaining copies in a few shops around town and sales will continue to trickle away.
Fundraising: Folk Festival
The School Council would like to thank Paul and Trish Andersen and Alyce and Orrin Pritchard for their efforts to resurrect the community dinner idea and organise it so successfully. We would also like to thank every volunteer for their efforts, especially offering your own valuable free time to help with the cause. Between the dinner and the Sunday markets we raised around $16,000 of funds.
Fundraising Ideas for 2025
We are planning for a fundraising event later this year and are in ideas mode. If you have one, please suggest it to your friendly School Council member.
Spending
We now have approximately $45,000 to spend!
School Council has gone through a process of deciding where to spend the raised funds which started in 2024. We have considered many factors including need, best value for money, practicalities of improvements, and trying to provide something for the largest number of students. We have landed on improvements to the play equipment. Not so much removing and replacing what we have but building on it and providing different types of equipment. We are canvassing ideas from the students through the Junior School Council.
For those of you wondering why we are not planning any improvements to the grass field area, we agree it should be a good target. However, the improvements are expensive, complicated, and come at quite a cost of inconvenience to managing the students during non-class time. The time of year is a major factor too. It will be a matter for reconsideration later in 2025 when the weather is more conducive to grass growth. In the meantime, we will continue to seek funds from Government grants and planning to overcome the other challenges.
Any questions or feedback please reach out to one of us.
YPS School Council
School Photos
Our photo ordering has been popped onto compass this year. 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.
We do have some paper forms if families are wishing this ordering option instead of online. Otherwise if you call the MSP office you are able to order over the phone on 03 5482 3190.
Envelopes for all the School Captains, House Captains, Choir Capatains and JSC photos, have been sent home, please make sure to return these beofre the day. Please make sure all children are in full school uniform.
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We do have some paper forms if families are wishing this ordering option instead of online. Otherwise if you call the MSP office you are able to order over the phone on 03 5482 3190.
Envelopes for all the School Captains, House Captains, Choir Capatains and JSC photos, have been sent home, please make sure to return these beofre the day. Please make sure all children are in full school uniform.
Mental Health and Wellbeing Support
Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
Welcome back, everyone. Term 2 is underway, and classrooms have sprung back to life after two weeks away. Students have done a great job of bouncing back into learning and are enjoying seeing their friends again.
This term in SEL, our school will be working through some lessons from the Resilience, Rights & Respectful Relationships program. Students will be developing their awareness of emotions and how they present differently from person to person. They will learn how emotions can make them feel in their bodies and minds and explore regulation strategies that can help them.
There are SO many picture books out there now that explore themes in this space, here are some below that you may like to read with your family.
As well as learning about emotions, towards the end of the term students are going to be developing a vocabulary to help them recognise and understand their personal strengths and those of their peers. They will learn how culture can shape identities and about the values of respect and acceptance of difference.
I hope you’re enjoying this lovely Autumn sun.
Stacey Hogan
Mental Health & Wellbeing Leader
Welcome back, everyone. Term 2 is underway, and classrooms have sprung back to life after two weeks away. Students have done a great job of bouncing back into learning and are enjoying seeing their friends again.
This term in SEL, our school will be working through some lessons from the Resilience, Rights & Respectful Relationships program. Students will be developing their awareness of emotions and how they present differently from person to person. They will learn how emotions can make them feel in their bodies and minds and explore regulation strategies that can help them.
There are SO many picture books out there now that explore themes in this space, here are some below that you may like to read with your family.
As well as learning about emotions, towards the end of the term students are going to be developing a vocabulary to help them recognise and understand their personal strengths and those of their peers. They will learn how culture can shape identities and about the values of respect and acceptance of difference.
I hope you’re enjoying this lovely Autumn sun.
Stacey Hogan
Mental Health & Wellbeing Leader
Hot Lunch
LAST CALL FOR TERM 2 HOT LUNCH ORDERS!
Please place any remaining orders for Hot Lunches by the end of today, Friday, May 2nd, using the link below:
T2 Hot Lunch Order Form -
https://forms.gle/dUtWapqbWjKNg5v38
Thank you to everyone who has already volunteered for meal prep or wash up so far! Your help is very much appreciated!
Please remember to give a copy of your Working with Children Check to the office prior to your volunteer shift and keep an eye on your email and messenger accounts for reminders.
There are quite a few gaps still to fill this term (shown in yellow), including next week, Friday 9th May.
Please reach out if you are able to help. No experience necessary, we love having new faces in the kitchen.
Please place any remaining orders for Hot Lunches by the end of today, Friday, May 2nd, using the link below:
T2 Hot Lunch Order Form -
https://forms.gle/dUtWapqbWjKNg5v38
Thank you to everyone who has already volunteered for meal prep or wash up so far! Your help is very much appreciated!
Please remember to give a copy of your Working with Children Check to the office prior to your volunteer shift and keep an eye on your email and messenger accounts for reminders.
There are quite a few gaps still to fill this term (shown in yellow), including next week, Friday 9th May.
Please reach out if you are able to help. No experience necessary, we love having new faces in the kitchen.
Sport News
District Cross-Country
On Tuesday 20th May we have the District Cross Country event which will be held in Beechworth. Next week, we will send home permission forms. Thank you for sending in the forms to indicate if your child will be on the bus or is taking the car. We now have enough students travelling by car to allow others to take the bus. I appreciate your help with this.
First Aid with St Johns
This week we had Grant visit from St Johns First Aid to teach all our students some elements of First Aid.
Some things that we learnt were:
- The importance of having a First Aid kit and how to use some of the items in a First Aid kit
- Learning the Action Plan (see below):
*DRS (Danger, Response, Send for help) for Foundation
*DRSABCD (Danger, Response, Send for help, Airway, Breathing, CPR, Defibrillation) for Grade 1/2, Grade 3/4 and Grade 5/6 classes
- How to perform CPR (Grade 5/6 students only) – practising on a pillow is a good way to reinforce the skills
- How to contact emergency services
- The ‘Recovery Position’ – families can look online for videos of how to perform this
- First Aid scenarios using the Johnny Bear Picture Story book for the F/1 class
All students received a certificate for participating in the St Johns First Aid session. At the bottom of the certificate is an icon for downloading the ‘First Aid Action Hero game’ on your phone or iPad. It is a free, interactive game which reviews some of knowledge learnt from the session.
Top tip: Have your emergency contact details located somewhere in your home – ready to access when needed in case of an emergency - on the fridge or close to where you store your phone. Tell and show your child/ren where you keep this information, so they know where to access it if needed.
Name of emergency contact:
Home phone number:
Mobile number:
Address:
Call 000 if there is an emergency
Robyn
On Tuesday 20th May we have the District Cross Country event which will be held in Beechworth. Next week, we will send home permission forms. Thank you for sending in the forms to indicate if your child will be on the bus or is taking the car. We now have enough students travelling by car to allow others to take the bus. I appreciate your help with this.
First Aid with St Johns
This week we had Grant visit from St Johns First Aid to teach all our students some elements of First Aid.
Some things that we learnt were:
- The importance of having a First Aid kit and how to use some of the items in a First Aid kit
- Learning the Action Plan (see below):
*DRS (Danger, Response, Send for help) for Foundation
*DRSABCD (Danger, Response, Send for help, Airway, Breathing, CPR, Defibrillation) for Grade 1/2, Grade 3/4 and Grade 5/6 classes
- How to perform CPR (Grade 5/6 students only) – practising on a pillow is a good way to reinforce the skills
- How to contact emergency services
- The ‘Recovery Position’ – families can look online for videos of how to perform this
- First Aid scenarios using the Johnny Bear Picture Story book for the F/1 class
All students received a certificate for participating in the St Johns First Aid session. At the bottom of the certificate is an icon for downloading the ‘First Aid Action Hero game’ on your phone or iPad. It is a free, interactive game which reviews some of knowledge learnt from the session.
Top tip: Have your emergency contact details located somewhere in your home – ready to access when needed in case of an emergency - on the fridge or close to where you store your phone. Tell and show your child/ren where you keep this information, so they know where to access it if needed.
Name of emergency contact:
Home phone number:
Mobile number:
Address:
Call 000 if there is an emergency
Robyn
Music News
On ANZAC Day, the choir delivered heartfelt performances that resonated deeply with the community during the memorial service at 10 am and the sing-along at 2 pm. Many attendees shared lovely comments about the choir's impact, with one expressing, "The choir lifted the whole ceremony, reminding me of my own experiences at KVPS when we were recorded for Channel 4." Another attendee praised the choir for adding "a lovely new dimension to the sing-along," emphasizing that their performances were truly appreciated. The pride felt for the choir was palpable, and gratitude was extended to the families who supported both events. While it was a long day, the joy brought to the community made it all worthwhile. The choir's ability to connect and uplift those present highlighted the importance of coming together to honour and remember on such a significant day. Their contributions truly enriched the spirit of ANZAC Day.
Birthdays
3rd May Nicholas Shepherd
4th May Aiden Hillier
6th May Sharni Barnes
7th May Patrick Kellaway
9th May Nate Millward
4th May Aiden Hillier
6th May Sharni Barnes
7th May Patrick Kellaway
9th May Nate Millward
Year 6- 7 Transition
Year 6- 7 transition
Just a reminder that we have sent home the year 6-7 placement information packs, these must be returned back to school by the 9th of May.
Even if you are attending a private school, all forms need to be returned. Thank you.
Just a reminder that we have sent home the year 6-7 placement information packs, these must be returned back to school by the 9th of May.
Even if you are attending a private school, all forms need to be returned. Thank you.
Community News
FC Yackandandah
FC Yackandandah (Junior Soccer Club) is starting this Friday 2 May, 4.30pm, at the Yackandandah Sports Field.
Registrations are still open, if you are interested, please click on the following link and register today!
egistration.playfootball.com.au
If you need assistance, please jump on the Facebook page - Yackandandah FC - which has some troubleshooting assistance.
See you on the field!
Cheers,
FC Yackandandah Committee
FC Yackandandah (Junior Soccer Club) is starting this Friday 2 May, 4.30pm, at the Yackandandah Sports Field.
Registrations are still open, if you are interested, please click on the following link and register today!
egistration.playfootball.com.au
If you need assistance, please jump on the Facebook page - Yackandandah FC - which has some troubleshooting assistance.
See you on the field!
Cheers,
FC Yackandandah Committee