Term 4

Tuesday 20^th October – Pupil Free Day (Staff Professional Development)

Friday 23^rd October – Book Club Closes

Thursday 29^th October - 2027 Foundation 2^nd Transition Day

Wednesday 28^th October – BSC half day transition

Wednesday 28^th October – Hot Shots

Monday 2^nd November – Pupil Free Day (Curriculum Development)

Tuesday 3^rd November– Melbourne Cup Public Holiday

Monday 9^th November – Cultural Performance, Dance For The Fun Of It!

Thursday 12^th November - 2027 Foundation 3^rd Transition Day

Thursday 26^th November - 2027 Foundation 4^th  Transition Day

Wednesday 2^nd December – BSC information night 6-7pm

Thursday 3^rd December – School Concert

Monday 7^th – 9^th December – BSC 3 full-day transition

Tuesday 8^th December – Statewide Transition

Wednesday 16^th December – Year 6 Graduation

Thursday 17^th December – Year 6 Assembly

Pupil Free Day
Next Tuesday is a pupil free day. Staff will be attending a professional development seminar off site. Childcare is available through Their Care at school for the day, open from 7am to 6pm. Register on the Their Care website. You can email Briana at briana.wingard@theircare.edu.au for more details or information.

Michael Edwards
Acting Principal

Cultural Peformance
On Monday 9^th November all students will be attending the cultural performance “Dance For the Fun Of It”.  The performance will be held at the school and the cost per students is $6.50.   Payment can be made via Compass or payment into the school bank account.  If you have any credit, SSB money or CSEF money that can be used for payment.  A lot of families still have the SSB money from last year - If you are unsure please see Sandra.

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:  :   Evie Burston and Will Boddenberg

Next Week:  Savannah Lockett and Taidhg James Hillier

Congratulations to all our award recipients.

WE ARE FAIR

Eddie Crispin - For showing kindness and thoughtfulness by going out of his way to support a classmate when they needed it most.

Noah Bulman- making a huge effort to follow classroom routines and move onto the next learning task independently. Well done, Noah!

Savannah Lockett - For consistently demonstrating kindness, respect and inclusiveness towards others. Savannah approaches every task with a positive attitude and a strong work ethic, always treating those around her with fairness and consideration. She is a wonderful role model in our classroom!

WE ARE LEARNERS

Cooper Visentin, Cooper Wall, Vincent Nicholl, Frey Holden, Patrick McIntyre (group dance) - For showing confidence and a willingness to step outside your comfort zone when performing your dance routine in front of your peers during sport. Well done for giving it a go and supporting each other.

Sloane McInerney - For demonstrating improved reading fluency and word attack skills through consistent effort and determination. 

Willis Hogg - For continually impressing me with his dedication, attitude and skills in the Music Room!

Molly Shultz - For Learning to play some really challenging marimba parts with a great attitude and musical feel.

Greta Thompson - for working so well in class. Your maths work on volume and capacity was excellent, along with your poetry pieces you are writing. 

Harper Shegog - Dunn - Having an excellent week of learning. We love when you share your ideas with the class!

Ari Smith-Deans - making a stunning start to term four and completing learning activities with care and determination.

Hughie Vorbach - tackling his learning with independence and a positive attitude.

Kaidence Corben - For being an engaged and positive learner in class. Kaidence has been listening to instructions and asking great questions.

Vincent Nicholl - for being an absolute ‘gun’ in our geography lessons. Your knowledge of the world is outstanding. 

Cooper Visentin - for experiencing all-round success in his learning this term. It has been a pleasure to witness your growth, Cooper!

Andy Hogan - for being a wonderful word detective and collecting nearly a whole page of words with the ‘ck’ spelling of the /k/ sound. Amazing work, Andy!

Lucille O’Keefe - for working hard towards your writing goals and presenting quality work in a neat and organised way. Keep it up!

Essie Haslett - For demonstrating outstanding paraphrasing skills! Essie has shown an excellent ability to understand information and express it clearly in her own words. Her thoughtful approach, attention to detail and dedication to improving her writing skills are to be celebrated. Well done, Essie!

WE SHOW RESPECT

Rory McIntyre - For setting a great example in class by listening closely to both his peers and his teacher.

Marlow Poyner - displaying fairness and respect when playing new maths games while also trying out strategies to beat your opponents

The colourful sculptural works created by the 5/6s are now on display in the library, adding a little creative flair to the new and old bookshelves. Please take some time to observe them.

This term, students in Foundation through to Year 6 will be experimenting with the technique of gel-plate printing, creating monoprints. Monoprints are unique, one-off creations that can't be repeated. This week in Art, the 3/4s and 2/3s were using leaves found in nature and cut-paper shapes to make their original prints using acrylic paint and brayer rollers.

This week's Hot Lunch was Egg & Bacon/Halloumi Rolls. 

Thanks to everyone who has already signed up for Hot Lunch duty this term! 

If you would like to add your name to the roster, please use the link below: 

Term 4 volunteer sign up: https://forms.gle/ch35fRgHBRVNyuMu6

Hume Regional Athletics – today
Good luck to the 13 athletes competing at the Hume Regional Athletics event today at the Les O’Brien Athletics Precinct in Albury! We look forward to hearing all about your performances. Wishing you all the very best!

ALL GIRLS CRICKET PROGRAM
Please refer to the recent Compass notice, Community News and attached flyer for more information about registering for the All-Girls Cricket Program for Grade 3-6 students. This program is FREE to join!

Dates: Thursday 22 and 29 October, and 5 and 12 November.

Auskick
Please refer to the recent Compass notice, Community News and attached flyer for more information about registering for Auskick. This program is FREE to join and is open to all students!

Dates: Thursdays 19 and 26 November, and 3 and 10 December.

DANCE
For the past two weeks, students have been busy creating and experimenting with dance with their peers. Next week is the final week of dance and students are encouraged to bring a bag of clothes to school for their final dance sessions if they choose to. We do have a collection of dress ups and accessories at school for students if needed.

Costume and accessory ideas include:

• Sweatbands or wristbands
• Singlet (over a t-shirt)
• Dresses or skirts/tutus (over a t-shirt)
• Baggy pants, cargo pants, shorts or skorts
• Jackets, scarves
• Sneakers or similar footwear
• Fun hairstyles or hair accessories
• Wigs
• Ties or bow ties
• Fishnet gloves, leg warmers
• Sunglasses, caps
• Costume jewellery (non-precious)
• Pom poms

 Last Week – Spring Week!

Last week, we celebrated all things spring with a range of fun and creative activities! The children enjoyed painting their own flowerpots, creating beautiful, pressed flower bookmarks, exploring symmetry through butterfly painting and participating in spring-themed bingo. We also got creative in the kitchen with some delicious spring-inspired treats!

A special congratulations to Hazel Arnott and Kleo Schlup-Carson, who were the winners of our Spring Scavenger Hunt! Well done, girls!

Coming Up Next Week – Mad Scientists Week!

Get ready for a week full of exciting experiments, discoveries and hands-on fun as we explore the wonderful world of science!

Monday – Mixing Up Madness!
We're exploring chemistry with some fizzy experiments, colourful salt paintings and plenty of scientific discoveries!

Tuesday – Step Right Up!
That's right! Our pupil-free day is going to be filled with Circus & Carnival fun, and TheirCare will be OPEN!

We'll kick off the morning with all things craft, including circus masks, clowns and party hats, followed by our very own carnival stalls featuring ring toss, a lucky duck pond and mini golf! After morning tea, we'll put our circus skills to the test with juggling and tightrope challenges. Then, after lunch, it's showtime! Children will have the opportunity to show off their newly learnt skills in our very own talent show!

Wednesday – Earth Explorers!
We're digging into Earth science by cooking a delicious, layered slice and putting our engineering skills to the test by building earthquake-proof houses!

Thursday – 3, 2, 1… Blast Off!
They say it isn’t rocket science, but we're giving it a go! Children will design their own rockets and experiment with launching straw rockets.

Friday – It's Alive!
We're exploring biology by creating DNA models and investigating how our bodies respond to exercise!

Sneak Peek at Next Week's Menu!

A fresh fruit platter will also be available with every afternoon tea!

Don't forget to book your child's place for our exciting pupil-free day on Tuesday 20 October. We can't wait for a fantastic week of science, circus fun and discoveries!

16^th October                       Isla

17^th October                      Cillian

17^th October                      Isla

19^th October                      Kaidence

21^st October                      Thomas