Term 4

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

Parent Voluntary contributions 2026

School Council have reviewed the Parent Voluntary Contributions for 2026.  Please click on the link below to view the suggested contributions and the Parent Payments Policy. 

2026 Parent Voluntary  Contributions

We thank all the families who have paid the contributions for this year – the financial contributions assist us with providing the whole school swimming program, purchasing of equipment and resources as well as enhance the learner experience.  If you haven’t yet paid and would still like to do so it is not too late.

This week’s helpers are  Lenny Graham and Phia Smith-Deans

Next week helpers are   Maddie Prentice and Jim Kelley

Congratulations to all our award recipients.

WE ARE FAIR

Harper Shegog-Dunn, for always showing the value of fairness by listening respectfully to others. You are a great role model for others in our classroom.

Billie May,  for demonstrating the Value of Fairness by being a supportive and considerate peer and acknowledging ideas and creativity of those around you. 

WE ARE LEARNERS

Nora Mayhew, for carefully editing her own writing to be able to publish clear and interesting facts about rainforest plants. Excellent job!

Kinu Edwardes,  for demonstrating the Value of Learning by diligently working on your Big Writes and challenging yourself to consistently up-level your writing and ensure presentation is on point. 

Max Boschetti, for keeping your ‘good fit’ Reading Timeline updated through fantastic organisation and effort.

Lincoln Clausen, for giving new learning challenges a go, you are continuing to build a strong, positive mindset in learning.

Lucas Stagg, for successfully using techniques and strategies taught in class to write a captivating and creative memoir.

Lara Bebbington, for successfully using techniques and strategies taught in class to write a captivating and creative memoir.

Dane Holden, for demonstrating the Value of Learning by making effective use of exemplar texts to draft a compelling and entertaining story that shows a character overcoming a fear of eating vegetables

Jake Blair, for showing the value of learning by using the writing techniques learned in class in his writing.

Grace O'Dwyer,  for showing the value of learning by putting careful thought and consideration into her writing.  

WE SHOW RESPECT

Nate Visentin, for always displaying a high level of respect both at school and out in the community

Willis Hogg, for displaying excellent leadership skills in your role as a buddy

Jasper Bulman, for demonstrating the value of respect by bringing a positive attitude and a 'can do' approach to your learning every day. Fantastic effort Jasper!

Sunday Makin, for demonstrating the value of respect by applying herself to listen actively and answer questions during instruction time. Your effort is noticed and appreciated. Well done Sunday!

Oscar Bulman, for demonstrating the value of respect by volunteering his time over the past few weeks to help set up the tennis equipment. Thank you, Oscar — your efforts and positive attitude have been greatly appreciated!

Ella Murphy, for demonstrating the value of respect by always showing outstanding respect, patience, and kindness during every sports lesson. Your positive attitude, teamwork, and thoughtfulness make you a wonderful example for others.

Freya Vorbach, for demonstrating the Value of Respect by engaging thoughtfully with all learning tasks and applying her best efforts in all activities.

Attendance

At Yackandandah Primary School, we value regular student attendance as a key ingredient for success — it helps children stay connected, confident, and engaged in their learning. Consistent attendance fosters strong relationships, a sense of belonging, and steady progress across all areas of school life.

Compass is a tool the school uses to log and monitor school attendance and provide explanations to the Department of Education for student absences, which is a legal requirement of the school. We understand that it can seem like we’re prying when we ask, “What’s the reason?” Please know that this is staff ensuring that our school is meeting guidelines set by the Government and that confidentiality and personal information is held very seriously. Last term, I spoke to some parents to get their thoughts on Compass and how things were tracking from their perspectives. Some things parents liked about Compass were:

• Logging absences straight into the app
• Accessibility to excursion permission slips and payments
• How it prompts and provides quick announcements
• Efficiency

We are thankful for your openness and willingness to take on Compass with us, we know it’s been challenging at times, and we’ve had to navigate blips together, but we are getting there.  Part of our school’s Annual Implementation Plan this year has been around attendance and tightening our protocols for responding to absences. Kerryn and Sandra have already begun this process and are doing a great job keeping on top of things and Compass has been a game changer for us in this space. Staff are currently developing a clear pathway for responding to consecutive and cumulative days absent. This process will see data continuing to be tracked more closely by the school and support being provided to students, and their families, in a more precise and timely manner, should it be deemed necessary. As I mentioned above, we value school attendance and everyday really does count!

Before I sign off, I’d like to acknowledge and thank families for logging reasons on Compass for why their child may be late/collected early. We just kindly ask that parents/caregivers still come and visit the front office to inform Administration. This ensures that your child/ren’s absence is time stamped and all staff are aware of who is in the school in case of an emergency. Many thanks for your continued support and understanding.

Enjoy your weekend, here’s hoping we get some warmer weather.

Thanks,

Stace Hogan
Leading Teacher- Inclusion & Wellbeing  

This week's Hot Lunch was Sausage/Veggie Rolls.    

One of our busiest and biggest orders for the term!

With only a few more lunches to go, the volunteer roster is nearly full. We are still short some helpers in weeks 8 and 9, please reach out if you can 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 :)

Master printmakers, in Year 5/6 were at work in the Art room this week! There was a production line of inking up their linocut designs with block printing ink and then carefully burnishing by hand the back of each print to make a repeated pattern. 

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.

SSV State Athletics

Congratulations to our students Ari Smith-Deans, Zack Dickeson and Spencer Dowsley, who proudly represented Yackandandah Primary School at the recent SSV State Athletics Championships held at Lakeside Stadium in Melbourne. Ari placed 4^th in 200m, 5^th in 800m and 7^th in 100m. Spencer placed 11th in hurdles, and Zack achieved an impressive 8th in triple jump and 13th in shot put. We are so proud of their efforts, sportsmanship, and commitment — an outstanding achievement at state level!

Robyn Wilson

We’re currently discussing the possibility of running our January School Holiday Program and would love to hear from you to gauge interest. Please note that the program is not yet confirmed—we’re simply collecting expressions of interest for definite bookings at this stage.

If you’re interested in booking your child into Vacation Care, please jump onto this google form below and fill out your selected days. The proposed dates are January 12th–27th. (27^th Being a Pupil Free Day).

Your feedback will help us decide whether to proceed, so we’d appreciate hearing from you as soon as possible.

Link for the google form:

https://forms.gle/3uBjxWfXqSGHeGms8

14^th November     Grace

16^th November     Georgia

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