Term 2

Monday 20^th April – First Day of Term 2

Wednesday 29^th April- Smile Squad

Thursday 30^th April – Smile Squad

Wednesday 6^th May – School Photos

Thursday 14^th May- Cultural Performance (Science of Snot)

Monday 25^th May- Jump off Day – Jump Rope for Heart

Friday 29^th May – Division Cross Country

Monday 1^st June- French incursion: Melbourne Djembe

Monday 8^th June – Kings Birthday, Public Holiday

Wednesday 10^th June to Friday 12^th June – 5/6 Camp

Friday 12^th June-  Regional Cross Country

Friday 26^th June- Last Day of Term 2, 2:30pm finish.

Term 3

Friday 17^th July – Winter Sports Carnival

Wednesday 12^th August – House athletics, Albury

Thursday 13^th August – House Athletics(Back Up Day)

Monday 24^th August – District Athletics, Albury

Wednesday 26^th August – District Athletics (Back Up Day)

Monday 31^st August to Friday 4^th September - Week 1 Swimming Program

Monday 7^th to Friday 11^th September -  Week 2 Swimming Program

Friday 7^th August – X Country Skiing

Friday 14^th – Down Hill Skiing

Friday 21^st – Down Hill Skiing

Wednesday 9^th September to Friday 11^th September – ¾ camp Urban Camp

Thursday 17^th September – Division Athletics  

Friday 18^th September – Last Day of Term 3, 2:30pm finish.

It has been great to get back to Yackandandah Primary School after a stint of Long Service Leave. Thank you Stacey for taking on the principal role in my absence and helping the school to thrive in Term One, along with her other duties as Wellbeing Leader. Stacey has more than earned a break!

We welcome Cindy Rebbechi (Mrs Rebbechi) as co-principal on Mondays and Tuesdays for the rest of the year. Cindy comes with a strong professional background, and I am eager to have her input into our school. You can approach Cindy just as you would myself or any other staff member at our school.

I have thoroughly enjoyed seeing how the children have settled in this year, especially our Foundation students who already look like classroom veterans, showing great learning. I’m looking forward to more of the same for the rest of the year.

Anzac Day

Anzac Day is this coming Saturday (tomorrow). Each year students from Yackandandah Primary School and other local schools are invited by the RSL to join the march and service for the 10am Anzac Day service in the Memorial Gardens in Yackandandah.

We would very much appreciate students gathering at 9:30 by the bottom pub in Yackandandah to join the march and following service. Please have the children wear their school uniforms. We understand that some students may be representing other organisations, such as scouts and will dress for that.

The choir will sing the National Anthem and another song during the service, so we strongly encourage all choir children to attend along with the other students. Our senior school leaders will lay a wreath on behalf of Yackandandah Primary School.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Michael Edwards
Principal

OSHC Statements
Final OSHC statements have been emailed out to families this week.  As the service is now longer operated through the school prompt payment off all outstanding accounts would be greatly appreciated.  If you have any questions about your account, please call into the school office.

Uniforms ordering on Compass
Please ensure that when placing uniform orders on Compass, you click the customise button to select your child’s size.Once your order is ready, you’ll receive an email notifying you that it’s available for collection. Please note, uniforms will not be given directly to students unless this has been requested by a parent.

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 and allows us to enhance the learner experience.  These contributions also enable us to enhance the learner experience.

The contributions can either be paid via Compass or directly into the school bank account.

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

This week: Sara Davison and Will Boddenberg

Next Week: Isla Cleverley and Zack Dickeson

Congratulations to all our award recipients.

WE ARE FAIR

Penny McNicol - By demonstrating amazing listening skills and a strong work ethic, always striving to do her best without fuss. 

Clancy Kellaway - For demonstrating the Value of Fairness by approaching learning with positivity, setting a strong example for others, and bringing a sense of humour to the classroom. 

Max Wickham- by using a comfortable space in the room to help him improve focus on his reading, setting a great example of reading behaviours for others.

WE ARE LEARNERS

Molly Schultz – For demonstrating the value of Learning by showing outstanding enthusiasm and a keen willingness to learn and refine new skipping techniques.

Spencer Pretty - For demonstrating the value of Learning by showing outstanding enthusiasm and a willingness to challenge yourself while developing new skipping techniques. 

Jimmy Wall – For counting by 10s and 5s from different starting numbers, Jimmy found patterns, completed the task and shared his work. Well, done Jimmy.

Greta Thompson – For working hard to complete the words of the week. Greta took on the new task, worked well independently and completed the task to a high standard. Well, done Greta.

Zaarib Alidina – For always producing work that shows a high level of understanding. Across the board, Zaarib, your level of knowledge is impressive!

Judd Maybury - For demonstrating the Value of Learning by making effective use of class models and teacher feedback to improve his persuasive writing.

Kyle Vandehoef - For demonstrating the value of learning by doing his best work the first time and EVERY time. Kyle, you are an outstanding student who works hard, and you are always smiling!

Thomas Killen - For demonstrating the value of learning by consistently working on his goals and smashing them! Thomas, you have been challenging yourself with higher level novels and your fluency has improved so much!

Connor Crispin - For maintaining a fantastic attitude towards learning in all subjects. Connor throws himself into challenges and doesn’t get deterred when it’s difficult.

Zoe Wall- For displaying a high level of interest in class activities-especially Sounds Write! As well as learning at home. Great work, Zoe!

Cillian Carter- For making a big effort to use his dotted third and practise writing in the correct place on the page, well done.

WE SHOW RESPECT

Nicky Holzheimer - for having a happy disposition, a willingness to work with others, and the confidence to seek help when needed. 

Frankie Shegog Dunn - for believing in yourself and finding lots of solutions to ‘Pack Up Your Bears’ as well as always helping pack up the maths equipment.

Renn Thompson - for doing the things that need to be done without being asked. It’s wonderful to have a thoughtful and helpful student in class.

Dusty May - for making great strides with active listening and contributing to a positive classroom culture. Well, Done! 

Welcome back! 

Firstly, I would like to acknowledge the wonderful commitment to school attendance demonstrated by our student’s last term. By the close of Term 1, 96% of students had fewer than 10 days absent, a fantastic achievement. This result reflects our community working together to value and support positive school attendance. Well, done, everyone! 

Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
The beginning of Term 2 will see our students revisit learning from last term, namely, getting our school values back into our minds and continuing with our work as fair, respectful learners. 

However, for the most part of this term, students are going to be learning about help seeking, as part of the Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships program. The help seeking behaviours of children and young people are fundamental to their mental health and wellbeing. Promoting help-seeking behaviours supports students to develop confidence, self-awareness and a deeper understanding of their wellbeing needs. 

Our students will talk about ways in which they can ask for help, who they can seek help from and the positive benefits that help seeking can have. They’ll participate in different activities, for example, role plays, class discussions and using relevant scenarios that support their learning. Families may like to have conversations at home around help seeking to support their child’s learning.  

The Hub is Back!
After a 2-term hiatus, the much-loved inclusive play space at Yackandandah PS has returned. The Hub opens Mondays and Wednesdays at recess time and is located up on the fake grass area next to the Foundation/1 classrooms. Sometimes, the yard at break can be a big, busy place for kids, the Hub offers a space for low, slow play. Equipment in the Hub allows students to draw, colour, build and share in respectful play. The children can often be found in the space building towers with the mega blocks or playing farms and zoos with the animals. 

A big thank you to everyone who has jumped on Compass and placed their hot lunch orders — the feedback has been fantastic!

We’re excited to kick things off next Friday, 1st May, with our delicious Egg & Bacon/Halloumi Rolls. Yum!

Hot Lunch Friday Dates for Term 2

1^st May – Egg & Bacon/ Halloumi Rolls

8^th May -  Sausage Roll / Veggie Roll

15^th May – BLT/MLT Rolls

22^nd May – Baked Potato

29^th May – Hamburger/ Veggie Burger

5^th June – Beef/ Veggie & Rice Burrito

12^th June – Cheesy Quesadilla

19^th June – Fried Rice

26^th June – BBQ Sausage / Veggie Sizzle

The Wall of Friends is full of personality! Our Art Room has been transformed into a mini gallery, showcasing a fabulous collection of funny, quirky portraits inspired by Thom Roberts. With multiple eyes, noses for hands and even piano teeth, these creative characters are sure to make you smile (and maybe do a double take!).

And the fun doesn’t stop there… stay tuned for some exciting Stop Motion Studio animations bringing these unique faces to life. What tunes will those piano teeth play? Watch this space!

Beginning this week, we will be running the Jump Rope for Heart program for five weeks, finishing in week 5 with a ‘Jump Off’ day on Monday 25^th May.

To participate in this program, you need to register your child/ren using the link www.jumprope.org.au/parents. 

While Jump Rope for Heart will involve all students participating in PE classes, the fundraising part is optional. We encourage everyone to participate in this, but will understand if you do not wish to participate.

Once your child/ren are registered you can set up their own secure fundraising page. You’ll get access to additional skipping trick videos, post updates to your page so family and friends can follow their progress to help raise funds online.

We are encouraging online donations only, for ease of managing the program and ordering online prizes for students at the conclusion of the program.

I have sent all families an email this week via Compass for more information about this fantastic program.

Currently, we have 20 students registered and an incredible $1,151 already raised! Our original school target was $1,000, and thanks to this fantastic effort, we’ve already exceeded it - so we’ve now set a new goal of $2,000. Thank you for your continued support of Jump Rope for Heart and our YPS students!

Keep updated via the school newsletter, where I’ll post more information and track our progress over the coming weeks.

In the meantime, happy skipping!

Illustrations by- Amber Wallace 

Robyn. 

State Swimming
Congratulations to our incredible swimmer, Darcy Kelly, on her outstanding achievement at the School Sport Victoria State Swimming Championships in Melbourne yesterday! Finishing 5th with a time of 43.80 at a state level is a remarkable result and a testament to your hard work, dedication, and determination in the pool. We are incredibly proud of your outstanding performance and look forward to watching you continue to grow and succeed in your swimming journey.



District Cross-Country
We are still waiting on confirmation for a date for District Cross Country. There has been progress, however the coordinator is waiting on confirmation of the venue. Closer to the date, I will arrange a meeting with the successful participants to discuss the District Carnival arrangements.

All the best in your sporting pursuits,

Robyn

24^th April               Izzy

26^th April               Bay

29^th April               Sebastien

29^th April               Joni