Term 4

Tuesday 11^th November – Remembrance Day, Memorial Gardens

Wednesday 12^th November – Foundation 3^rd Transition Day

Tuesday 18^th November – F/1K Bike Riding

Wednesday 19^th November – 1/2A Bike Riding

Wednesday 19^th November- 3/4R Bike Riding

Thursday 20^th November- 3/4A Bike Riding

Tuesday 25^th November- 1/2H Bike Riding

Tuesday 25^th November – 5/6B Bike Riding

Wednesday 26^th November – Foundation 4^th Transition Day

Wednesday 26^th November- 5/6E Bike Riding

Thursday 27^th November- 3/4C Bike Riding

Thursday 27^th November – School Concert

Friday 28^th November- 5/6L Bike Riding

Monday 8^th December to Wednesday 10^th December- BSC Start up transition program Yr 7 2026.

Tuesday 9^th December -  STATEWIDE Transition Day

Monday 15^th December – Kanga Cricket

Tuesday 16^th December- 3/4  Pool Party

Wednesday 17^th December – F-2 Pool Party

Wednesday 17^th December – Year 6 Graduation

Thursday 18^th December – 5/6 Pool Party

Thursday 18^th December – Last day of Term 4

Friday 19^th December - Pupil Free Day

School Concert
The annual Yackandandah Primary School concert will be held on Thursday 27^th November this year at the Yackandandah Town Hall. The concert will begin at 6pm. Each class will showcase a musical performance along with performances from the choir. There will be a dress rehearsal at 1pm if family members who cannot make the 6pm performance still want to view the concert.

The aim of the concert is to give children the opportunity to perform in front of an audience and experience the performance aspect of the Arts curriculum. We look forward to seeing families there.

Michael Edwards
Principal

End of Year Pool Party
Permission forms for our End of Year Class Pool Party are now available on Compass!
Please note payment is to be made at the time of consent. Cost per student is $3.45.If you experience any difficulties with Compass or need assistance with payment or consent, don’t hesitate to contact the office for support.

This week’s helpers are  Emily Sheppard and Alfie Bayne

Next week helpers are   Lenny Graham and Phia Smith-Deans

Congratulations to all our award recipients.

WE ARE FAIR

Nicky Holzheimer, for demonstrating the value of fairness by putting in a big effort to help our classroom space be calm, quiet and focused, particularly during independent reading time. Fantastic work Nicky!

Cobie Flower, for encouraging and creating a fair environment when playing games of chance in maths.

Percy Gosling, for demonstrating maturity and improved sports-person-ship during joint PE sessions.

Kyle Vandehoef, for demonstrating the Value of Fairness by consistently demonstrating your ability to guide and mentor peers in a fair and considerate way. 

Aiden Hillier, for always being a supporting and helpful class member who just gets on with things!

WE ARE LEARNERS

Kleo Schlup-Carson, for striving to complete our fluency tasks to the best of your ability and enjoying it so much!

Hughie Vorbach, for jumping straight back into his learning after break times, being organised and ready to learn.

Marley Makin, for demonstrating the value of learning by showing improved confidence and commitment by actively engaging and participating more in sports sessions, demonstrating a positive attitude and a willingness to learn and improve.

Ben Brauer, for demonstrating the value of learning by showing improved confidence and commitment by actively engaging in sports sessions, consistently showing a positive attitude and a strong willingness to learn and improve.

Georgia Cleverley, for displaying quiet and determined focus during the maths probability activity today. Well done, Georgia!

Spener Pretty, for demonstrating the Value of Learning by demonstrating solid growth in our recent PAT Maths assessment. Keep aiming high, Spencer!

Manha Alidina, for demonstrating some excellent knowledge and achievement in recent reading and numeracy assessments.

Savannah Lockett, for demonstrating the value of learning by showing creativity and thoughtfulness in her writing creations.

Grace Pritchard, for demonstrating the value of learning by contributing in class discussions and activities. 

Sebastian Davison,  for demonstrating the Value of Learning by showing persistence in assessment tasks to ensure his results reflect his strong knowledge and understanding of the topic

WE SHOW RESPECT

Marlow Poyner, for being a responsible learner who has quickly developed excellent home reading habits. Very impressive, Marlow!

Frieda Haslett, for demonstrating the value of respect by modelling all our school values during our excursion to the Albury Botanic Gardens. You represented the school so well and should be proud. Well done Frieda!

Cody Ellingham, for modelling all our school values during our excursion to the Albury Botanic Gardens. You represented the school so well and you should be proud.

Ella Murphy, for modelling all our school values during our excursion to the Albury Botanic Gardens. You represented the school so well and you should be proud.

Kiera Porteous, for demonstrating the Value of Respect by showing diligence towards all learning tasks and making a consistent effort. Keep up the great work!

Josie Neumeyer, for respectfully engaging with your peers when working in groups or partners, you are always inclusive and helpful.

Hugo Dickeson, for demonstrating the Value of Respect by bringing a positive attitude to all learning tasks and setting a positive example for others to follow.

Social and Emotional Learning

This term, students at Yackandandah PS will be exploring the fourth topic in the Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships program. It’s called, Problem Solving.

The aim of this topic is to assist students with recognising that there are many healthy, positive ways to solve problems. They’ll learn about some cooperative behaviours they can demonstrate when working with others to solve problems, as well as the importance of recognising other perspectives and having understanding and empathy.

The World Health Organisation identifies Problem-solving as a key skill for health. To be able to solve problems, we need to be able to think critically, evaluate consequences of actions (upsides/downsides) and we need to have an effective toolkit of strategies and people around us for support. Students will be learning skills through class discussions, role plays and working within scenarios so they can gain perspective and insight. Children face challenges every day, just as adults do. It’s important that we as educators share with them healthy ways of solving problems and guide and support them through their practice at school.

You might like to talk with your child/ren about how you solve problems and share in a discussion around the importance of learning these skills.

Enjoy your weekend.

Thanks,
Stace Hogan

This week's Hot Lunch was BLT/MLT Rolls.    

A classic and very popular lunch to round out the 3-day school week!

Many thanks to everyone that has already volunteered to help with Hot Lunch duty this term. There are still a few slots to fill (marked in yellow), please reach out if you are able to help. 

No experience needed, just a WWCC. We love to have new faces in the kitchen and we'll send you home with a delicious lunch to say thank you :)

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

Bike Riding

This year, each class will have the opportunity to ride their bike for one session.

*Please complete the survey below to help me organise these sessions.

https://forms.gle/vxkQW96FYRYTL9VA6

Foundation, Grade 1, and Grade 2 students will be riding at school on the basketball court and oval.
Grade 3 to Grade 6 students will be riding on the bike rail trail, as they did last year, heading from school towards Osbornes Flat during their allocated PE class.

We are seeking two/three parent volunteers from the Grade 3–6 classes to join us on the riding sessions to assist with supervision and safety. Without these volunteers, we won’t be able to ride on the bike trail – instead students will be riding around the school grounds. All volunteers will require a WWCC (Working with Children Check).

In preparation, please check your child’s bike to ensure the brakes, tyres, chain, and gears are all in good working order. A helmet is essential, so make sure your child has one or can borrow one.

If your child does not have a bike, please let me know — I may be able to arrange for another family to share one. And if your child still uses training wheels, that’s absolutely fine! They’ll still have the opportunity to join in and ride around the basketball court during their session.

Please see the bike riding schedule below:

Week 7

Tuesday 18/11

 Wednesday 19/11

Thursday 20/11

 Week 8

Tuesday 25/11

  Wednesday 26/11

Thursday 27/11

Friday 28/11

Please don’t hesitate to contact me at robyn.wilson3@education.vic.gov.au if you have any questions.

8^th November       Lucas

9^th November       Jasper

9^th November       Lily

9^th November       Max

10^th November     Clancy

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