Find us at: www.yass-p.schools.nsw.edu.au 6226 1017 yassp.school@det.nsw.edu.au Principal: Mrs Jenny Garnett

No.16. 20th

October, 2011.

NOTE: No Assembly Friday, 23rd

October, due to Boorowa Football/Netball Carnival

SCHOOL PHOTOS- Wednesday 2nd

November, 2011. Please send your child in FULL SUMMER UNIFORM.

Reminder Yass Public School now has a student who is allergic to all nuts and is in danger of having

an anaphylactic reaction. Parents are all encouraged to ensure that no foods that

contain nuts (eg peanut butter and Nutella) are packed in lunch boxes or brought in for

class parties or Birthdays. All students are taught not to share foods at school. Please

reinforce this important health message at home.

World of Maths Roadshow On the 13

th of October the World of Maths Roadshow visited our school. All Yass Public School

students had a wonderful time participating in engaging, hands on problem solving activities. The road

show was a wonderful opportunity for the students to see how Maths can be applied to real life situations

and that MATHS can be fun!

Maths Roadshow Activities.

A Message from Your Principal On behalf of the staff at Yass Public School I would like to thank our school community

for their care and support following the passing of our wonderful Mr Anderson. We will

be holding a Remembrance Assembly for Mr Anderson from 2.50pm next Monday, 24th

October. Further details will be given on a separate note today.

Last weekend’s Yass Public and Berinba Murrumbateman Field Days food stall was a

huge success. Our stall won the award for best food stall for the second year in a row - we

are on a hat trick!! Thank you to Sonia Finch and Kelly Puckett for all their wonderful

organisation and to all the helpers for their contribution.

Our best wishes have travelled to the State Athletics carnival with Molly and Peyton

Freeman this week. Peyton will be participating in long jump this afternoon. Molly has

come 16th

in the State for 200m ( a wonderful result!) was fastest in the 100m heats and

will run in the semi-final today. Good luck!

I am pleased to announce that Mrs Hayley Bradley has been appointed as our Teacher

Librarian commencing in 2012. Mrs Bradley is presently working at Berinba Public

School and is looking forward to joining our staff next year.

Finally, to help us plan for 2012, please notify the school if you intend to leave or if you

plan to return later than the first day of term (Monday 30th

January). If you know of

families who plan to enrol next year, please encourage them to contact us before the end

of term.

Diary Dates Canteen Days. Wednesday & Friday Only

Uniform Shop Mondays 8.30 to 9.30am

October

10th

First day of Term 4

14th

Assembly 1/2A’s item

20th

Yr 6 YHS

21st Boorowa Football/Netball Carnival

28th

K-2 National Zoo & Aquarium Excursion.

November

2nd

School Photos

4th

Disco

9th

Stage 3 Author Visit

9th Infants Kids Alive do the Five

14th

P&C Meeting 7pm

15th

– 16th

Book Fair

16th

Kinder Activity Day 2.20 – 3.20pm

21st Scripture.

23rd

Kinder Activity Day 2.20 – 3.20pm

25th

Schools Spectacular

December

12th

Presentation Night – YPS

14th

Infants Presentation

14th

Yr 6 Graduation Dinner

16th

Yr 6 Graduation Bell Ringing

Newsletter Our fortnightly newsletter is available on our Website at www.yass-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

and is emailed to all our students and families who have requested an emailed copy. If

you would like an electronic copy sent to you but we do not have your email, email the

school at yass-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au with your email address and we will then email

you a copy.

Term 4 paper copies of our Newsletter will only be sent home if families specifically

request a hard copy. Please help us reduce our paper consumption.

Term 4 Calendar of upcoming events is available on the website.

LIBRARY NEWS.

Our annual Book Fair will be held 15th and 16

th November, 2011. More information will

be in the next Newsletter. Beth Elliot

Teacher/Librarian

Class Work.

My Holidays

The Friday on the last day of school I was really keen to go on school holidays.” Ah I

need a two week holiday” I said as I walked out the gate and onto the bus.

The first day of the holidays seemed boring until mum loaded us in the car. Naturally I

just thought that we were going to Canberra on a shopping trip until I looked in the back

and saw our bikes, our toys and all our suitcases packed and ready. That’s when I knew it

wasn’t a trip to Canberra.

Three hours later we arrived in Batemans Bay. I was really excited because I personally

love going to Batemans Bay. We stayed there for 4 nights and 5 days. We had so much

fun! We went to mini golf, the zoo and lots and lots of restaurants . I had lots of fun. The

Holidays rocked!

Braeden.A. 5/6B

Yass Public School Fete

On the 16th of September Yass Public School held their yearly spring fete.

The fete lasted two and a half hours and raised $5000 for a projector screen for the

school’s new hall.

Some people came and gave some wonderful performances including magic tricks,

singing and a wonderful performance from the Yass Gymnastics Cheerleaders.

There were some amazing stalls too like hair spray, spiders, apple bopping and lots more!

All of the stalls were created and managed by 5/6 students except for the ones in the hall.

I really quite enjoyed the fete and I loved the hair spray, spiders and the wonderful

performance from the Yass Gymnastics Cheerleaders.

Braeden.A. 5/6B

THE DISASTER

Down deep under the sea there is a kingdom. The kingdom of Atlanta. It was a peaceful

kingdom but what the people didn’t know was that their beloved Mountain was going to

explode.

It was a beautiful day in Atlanta, the kids were playing and the parents were watching TV

and reading the newspaper. Suddenly a news broadcast interrupted every station on TV.

IN BREAKING NEWS!

Mount White is an active volcano and was about to blow. We have an hour to evacuate

the kingdom.

People everywhere were screaming. Then a little girl screamed at the top of her lungs

“stop!”, but everyone kept going. “STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP!” shouted the girl.

Finally everyone stopped to listen to the girl.

“We need to work together to get everyone evacuated quickly” she said. So everyone got

into groups and evacuated the kingdom. Three days later the people went back to their

ruined kingdom. What shall we do?

“This is just like what happened to Pompeii. We can’t stay here” they said.

They salvaged what they could then moved to the surface and adapted to the lifestyle up

there. They built a new and improved kingdom and from that day on it was known as the

town of Yass.

By Grace M. 5/6B

P&C KEEPING YOU CONNECTED.

Murrumbateman Field Days The field days were another great success this year for both Yass and Berinba Public

Schools. We don’t have final figures yet. I would like to say a BIG THANK YOU to

each and every volunteer who helped at the field days, without you it would not be the

success it is THANK YOU ALL.

I would like to give a HUGE, HUGE THANK YOU to Kelly Puckett. Kelly has been

my back bone through this year’s field days, thank you Kelly.

Our food stall again for the second time won the “Catering Excellence Award” – Well

done everyone.

Cheers Sonia Finch

On behalf of the P&C I would like to welcome Patrina Langfield who has started working

in the school canteen as the manager. The canteen will be open for business on

Wednesday and Friday of term 4.

The term 4 menu was sent home on Monday and there is a copy on the website.

At the P&C meeting held on Monday night a small but happy group were in attendance.

The meeting covered a number of areas, some of these were

The infants toilet block

A notice board at the main gate

The bus system

Treasurer’s position for next year

The canteen

Fete profit

Boorowa Carnival.

The next meeting will be on the 14th November 2011, at 7:00pm in the YPS staff room,

please come along and share your ideas.

I would like to thank Lyn and Phil for doing a wonderful job of organizing the fete this

year, it was a very happy occasion and everyone seemed to be having fun.

Thank you to the parents who helped out at Murrumbateman Field Days on the week-end

as this is one of our major fundraisers. We have limited our fundraising to three events

this year, as we realize people are committed to many different groups.

Caring, Sharing and Shaping the Future, this is what Mr. David Anderson gave to our

children and he will be sadly missed.

Hope to see you at school,

Therese

P&C Secretary

Tribute to David Anderson.

As you know Mr David Anderson passed away on Monday the 17th

October 2011.

Mr A was a kind and caring man, he helped and participated in many school events.

He tried and succeeded to help and encourage the students at Yass Public to get the most

out of everything.

He was very supportive to me in Drama and Chess club. He was the man that was back

stage in our victory at the East Goulburn Chess Carnival.

He has inspired me along with other teachers to become a teacher and hopefully I will

have the opportunity to tell my students about him and the wonderful things that he did at

Yass Public in the short time he was here.

He was a dedicated and happy teacher and proud to teach at our school.

I am sure he will be missed at this school because I know I will miss him with all of my

heart.

Rachel G.

1/2A with Teacher Ms Sandra Iaconelli

1/2A Presentation of Wombat Stew.

COMMUNITY ADS.

Please note that Yass Public School cannot endorse private advertisements

SWIM & SURVIVE

NSW Office of Communities, Sport & Recreation will be conducting swimming lessons at Yass Pool for

children from 18 months through to 12 years/ of age. The lessons provide intensive water familiarisation

and learn to swim classes. For more information please call at the front office of Yass Public School and

collect an enrolment form.

Invitation Want to know more about what your local school and TAFE can offer

for Koori people in Yass?

Then come down to the Yass Riverbank Park for a free barbeque.

Staff and students will be available to talk about vocational education opportunities

available in your town.

Take this opportunity to find out about the various programs your young Koori

people could join to gain some valuable employment related skills.

When: Friday 21st October 2011

Where: Yass Riverbank Park Barbeque Area

Time: 10.00 am – 2.00 pm

This is a local initiative between CatholicCare Youth Connections, Ngunnawal Aboriginal Corporation, Capital Region BEC,

Yass High School and TAFE NSW Illawarra Institute

YASS AMATEUR SWIMMING CLUB.

Registration day will be held at the Yass Pool on Saturday 29

th October, 2011 from 11.00am – 1.00pm.

Any queries may be directed to Helen MacArthur on 0432 387170 or 62263092.