Room 15s Assembly Last Friday was Room 15s assembly. We sang Inanay and we did a play called How the Bird Got Their Colours. The assembly was about reconciliation. We explained what we thought reconciliation meant and we showed a video about it. Sean Our assembly was hard and fun to practise. We sang a song called Inanay which is an Aboriginal lullaby. We also did a play called How the Bird Got Their Colours and I had the main part. I was a dove. We had to do a lot of work before the assembly. We made a banner and it spelt RECONCILIATION and we put one letter on each piece of paper with some words underneath. I did the L. Evee The theme for our assembly was reconciliation. Taylors pop come in to do Welcome to the Country. It was absolutely awesome with very nice singing of Inanay. There was a wonderful readers theatre of How the Birds Got Their Colours and beautiful announcements. Grace

We did RECONCILIATION. We did lots of work on it. It was fun. I enjoyed singing Inanay because I love singing. Mikayla Last we did a play called How the birds got their Colours. I was a reader for the play. The assembly was lots of fun. Taylor Last Friday we had our assembly. The theme was RECONCILIATION and our video is on YouTube. The video was really fun to make. We did lots of practising and it was hard work but it was fun as well. Ella B

From Room 15

Yakamia Primary School

Newsletter

Volume 10

19 June 2015

Principal: Julie Blythe

Deputy Principals: Yvonne Height, Helen Walmsley and Tristan Mackenzie

Ph: 9841 7533 Fax: 9842 1350

Email: Yakamia.PS@education.wa.edu.au

Museum Residency Museum Excursion

Years 3 and 4 students from Rooms 14, 15 and 16 visited the Museum on 17 June to learn

about local Noongar culture and lifestyle. There was a display of the plants, animal skins

and other artefacts. Mrs Vernice Gillies, a Noongar elder, gave a very interesting talk and

the students found about the food people ate and how they obtained it and also about their

clothing, shelter and language.

Later they went on the Brig Amity and learnt some things about the first Europeans

settlers in Albany.

Room 15 continued .

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Lockdown Practise

As part of our Risk Management Policy, we will

be having a practice of our Emergency Lockdown

Procedures on Wednesday 24 June 2015. This will

involve the teachers locking the inside and

outside classroom and prac space doors, and

ensuring that all students are accounted for and

are safe. Teaching will continue as normal in the

classes, so most students will be unaware that

anything is happening.

Semester 1 Reports

Reports will be sent home on Wednesday, 1 July.

You are asked to make time available to read

your childs report and share with them your

appreciation for their good efforts and progress.

To help children improve in any areas of concern

it would be valuable to help your child to reflect

on the good things they are currently doing in the

learning area and set with them achievable goals

to work on in Term 3.

You are invited to make appointments with

teachers to clarify any aspects of the report or to

discuss your child's progress in more detail, early

next term. We value parents as partners and look

forward to this partnership being further

enhanced through the reporting process.

NAIDOC Week

A special assembly will be held on Monday, 29

June at 9.00am to open the NAIDOC Week

celebrations at the school.

We would love more volunteers to help with

damper making that will be happening

throughout the week. If you are able to help

please let Louann know by contacting the office or

get further details from your childs classroom

teacher.

Volunteers for lunch time activities in the hall

would also be welcome. They will occur on

Monday through Thursday from 12.30 to 1.20pm.

From the Deputy Principals Desk

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P&C News

Yakamia Canteen

EFTPOS is now available at the Yakamia

canteen. There is no minimum limit or extra fees

charged, however there is no cash out facility.

Applications for Enrolment 2016

Applications for enrolment of children entering

Kindergarten in 2016 should be made before the

end of July. If your child is currently attending

Kindergarten in 2015 you need only to apply for

Pre-Primary if you reside outside of our school

boundaries. If you are unsure please ask at the

office. Please remember to keep your address

details up to-date on the enrolment cards and to

let us know of any phone changes etc.

Children not Attending Yakamia Primary

School in 2016

If you know that your child(ren) will not be

attending Yakamia PS in 2016, as you are moving

or changing schools, please let the office know as

soon as possible as it will help us to more

accurately staff the school and organise classes

for next year.

School News

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Honour Certificate Recipients12 June 2015

Room Name Room Name

11 Lily Ditchburn

Xavier Donnelly

24 Paige Narkle

Olivia Walker

12 Keira Pearce

Cody Thomas

25 Kate Hunter

Jordan Hill

13 Brock Wilkinson

Kasey Pears

26 Monique Lamont

Tyron Marwick

14 Dean Colbung

Shianne Kimpton

33 Courtney White

Cruz De Agrela

15 Grace Frank

Mason Perrin

34 Jordan Marwick

Venice-Mae Abarca

16 Nathan Rogozinski

Aniqua Gray

35 Beau Veldman

Lily Lapthorne

21 Bella Narkle

Sienna Pearce

43 Seb Lewis

Kaiden Russell

22 Kaila Bellotti

James Penson

44 Jack Ripohau

Weylan Lee

23 Rhys Ditchburn

Stella Brogmus

45 Chase Keogh

Ella Seaton

Interschool Cross Country

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The Denmark Primary P&C would like to advise parent spectators and teachers who are coming across to Denmark

for the day, that the Denmark Primary P&C will be providing plunger tea and coffee, delicious homemade cakes

and homemade soup and scones.

We hope that you will support our small fundraiser.

We are looking forward to hosting you all.

Belinda Ross

Denmark Primary P&C

Community News

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Please note notices appearing below are not necessarily endorsed

by the school. We provide this space for community groups to

advertise to the school community. It is up to parents to scrutinise

the activity and organisers for their child.