2015 Faction Cross Country: Years 3 6 The Yakamia Faction Cross Country will take place at

the school during the third week of this term, weather

permitting. The schedule will be as follows:

Wednesday May 6: - Year 3 and 4 Events

1:30 p.m. Year 4 Girls

1:50 p.m. Year 4 Boys

2:15 p.m. Year 3 Girls

2:35 p.m. Year 3 Boys

3:00 p.m. Finish events/ Pack up

Thursday May 7: - Year 5 and 6 Events

1:30 p.m. Year 6 Girls

1:50 p.m. Year 6 Boys

2:15 p.m. Year 5 Girls

2:35 p.m. Year 5 Boys

3:00 p.m. Finish events/ Pack up

There will also be a fun run for Year 1 & 2

students on:

Tuesday 5 May

If you would like to volunteer to help, please

contact Mr Ross McFarlane through the school

office.

Faction Cross Country

Yakamia Primary School

Newsletter

Volume 6

24 April 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

P & C News

The next P&C Meeting will be held at 3.30pm on

Wednesday 6 May in the Pre-Primary area

(Rm43). Please come along and support your

school and P&C.

Winners!

Congratulations to the parents of the following

students who have won the Win Back Your

School Fees competition. These parents paid

their school contributions within the first term

and went in the draw for the return of fees.

Cooper Childs $60

Dillan Gadean $60

Hannah Whitfort $60

Please remember to pay the school

contributions for your child if you have

not already done so.

The 2015 Voluntary Contributions are: Money payable to office or by Direct Debit

Kindergarten $50 Direct Debit Details:

PP to Yr 6 Children $60 BSB 016-510 Account no: 3408 23089

Please note childs name in full if different from parent

Yakamia Nature Playground

*Up-coming Fundraising Event in May!*

Dont miss out on this big exciting event, helping raise funds to create nature

playgrounds throughout the whole school!

Small local businesses have the opportunity to hold a stall at this event

to promote their products.

Please contact Belinda Stonehouse for more information: 0417917457.

*High Tea / Expo at Yakamia*

Saturday 16th May 2015 10am to 2pm

Please come and join us for a relaxing Saturday morning High Tea and Expo and free entertainment. The High Tea and Expo will be held at the Yakamia School Hall to raise funds for the Nature Playground Projects. Events:

Guest Speakers and Demonstrations

Fashion Show

Stalls, Raffles, give-aways and much more

Tickets are $20.00 per person.

Each table will have a host / sponsor and she will be responsible for their table including:

Table Decorations

Foods

Beverages

Please register your interest to host your friends and fellow Mums and help us to make our High Tea and Expo a

special event.

This will be a BYO Alcohol and Child Free event.

Limited seating register your interest by returning this section to your class teacher or by contacting Belinda

0417 917 457 before THURSDAY 30th APRIL 2015.

I would like to host a table

I would like to be a guest on a table. Number of tickets required ______

Your Name __________________________________________

Contact Details_______________________________________

More P&C News

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Welcome Back

Term 2 has begun smoothly with children quickly

settling back into teaching and learning

programs. We welcome all new families to

Yakamia Primary School and trust you will find

the school to be a safe, happy and challenging

learning environment.

Term 2 is shaping up to be an exciting term of

teaching and learning balanced by a number of

fun school activities.

We look forward to another great term of working

with students, parents and community members.

Before School Reading Program

The Before School Reading Program will start

again this term on Tuesday 28 April. Children

attending the program will be able to read to an

adult and will be provided with a healthy

breakfast with a choice of cereal, baked beans,

spaghetti, toast, fruit juice and hot Milo.

If you would like to volunteer to help out with this

program please contact Mrs Lidia James through

the school office.

Assembly

The next assembly will be at 9am on Friday, 1

May 2015. Mrs Stamps Year 4s will be the hosts

for this assembly. We look forward to seeing you

there.

NAPLAN TESTING

The National Assessment Program Literacy and

Numeracy (NAPLAN) is an annual assessment

for students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. It has been an

annual event for schools since 2008. On Tuesday

12, Wednesday 13 and Thursday 14 May,

students will undertake the 2015 NAPLAN tests.

More information is available at

www.naplan.edu.au.

Attendance

Regular school attendance is important because it

gives children the building blocks for future

success. Students who regularly miss days of

school are at risk of experiencing learning

difficulties.

Children can be exempt from school if they are

unwell, have an infectious disease or can give the

school a genuine and acceptable reason. You

must let the school know within three days

why your child is not attending.

Be on time, Be at school,

Thats the rule!

Julie Blythe

Principal

From the Principals Desk

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Can YOU help? Yakamia PS is creating a unique play experience for our students using scrap materials. It is

designed to help students use their creativity and explore their imagination.

How can you help? Well it is simple; provide us with your unwanted items.

We are after donations of the following items:

tarps, overalls, safety helmets, big pieces of fabric, off cuts of carpets or mats, barrels, wheels, crates,

fishing nets or large nets, PVC pipe, bins and lids, walking frames, bits of foam e.g. pool noodles, tubes

Please contact the school office (9841 7533) if you can help!

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Healthy Lunchboxes

Red Lunches

These will STOP you from being healthy and learn-

ing properly. Your lunch should never look like this!

Avoid: Chips, chocolate, sticky fruit snacks, sticky

muesli & breakfast bars, sweet biscuits, small pack-

ets of savoury biscuits, lollies, cordial, soft drinks.

These are high in sugar and fat and can cause tooth

decay.

Green Lunches These lunches are great to help you GO!

You can have these foods everyday.

Amber Lunches

These are OK for a treat now and again, but you

shouldnt have them more than once a week.

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RECORDER GROUP

To all children of Yakamia

WHAT: Learn to play the recorder in fun new group.

WHEN: Starting Tuesday lunchtimes in the second week of Term 2.

WHERE: In the Music room next to the Hall.

HOW: Come along and try it out (It may drive your parents wild!).

See you there!

Michelle Edwards

Community News

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.

MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION

Make-A-Wish Foundation is holding a cake stall at North Road Shopping Centre on Sunday 3 May at 8.30am.

If anyone is available to bake cakes your support would be greatly appreciated. Please include a list of ingredients on any baked goods.

For further information please contact; Lara Pearce 0400 673 811

School News

SCHOOL BANKING EVERY:

TUESDAY IN THE HALL

8.30 9.00am

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VacSwim October school holiday swimming programs Swimming pools and beaches are part of our Western Australian lifestyle. It is important for every child to learn to swim properly and develop essential water safety skills. VacSwims October school holiday swim-ming program is conducted by qualified instructors who teach children the skills to be confident swimmers and safe in the water. For further information and how to enrol, please visit education.wa.edu.au/swimming.

For further information, telephone Les Lazarakis, Manager Swimming and Water Safety, on 9344 0999 or email Les.Lazarakis@education.wa.edu.au.