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Hello from Room 21!
YakamiaPrimarySchool
Newsletter
Volume 8
30.5. 2014
Principal: Julie Blythe
Deputy Principals: Yvonne Height, Helen Walmsley and Paul Murray
Ph: 9841 7533 Fax: 9842 1350
Email: [email protected]
On Friday, 24 May, we hosted the school assembly. We performed two songs by the Tooth Defenders
called My Teeth and Placulus Song. We dressed up as Tooth Defenders, Annalise Walker and
Tanisha Reed wore tooth costumes, Bryke Cook-Vigus played the African drums, and Jordan Hill
acted the part of Placulus!
In Health this term we have been learning about oral hygiene and wanted to share the Tooth
Defenders key messages with everyone:
Bright Smiles Key Messages
Brush with fluoride toothpaste twice a day,
especially after eating breakfast and before bed.
Floss daily.
Limit the number of times you eat sweet and
sticky snacks.
Have a regular dental check-up.
Oral health is an important part of overall health.
We have drawn and painted posters to show what a bright smile means to us. We are entering our
art in the Colgate calendar competition.
We did an experiment with live bacteria and learnt that plaque is always in our mouths, when we
feed it sugar it causes an acid attack on our teeth that lasts 20 minutes, so we need to limit sweet
snacks.
Remember: replace your toothbrush every 3 months or when it gets shaggy!
In Reading we have been learning about illustrators, the processes artists use to create their work,
how the pictures help tell the story, and we noticed that lots of kids books have dogs!
In Maths we have been using a new program called Stepping Stones, we are using number lines to
do three digit subtraction.
In Writing we have been creating stories on Storybird. We choose an artist and write a story using
their pictures. You can read our published narratives by searching for Yakamia21 at
www.storybird.com.
In society and environment we are learning about natural systems on the Great Barrier Reef with
Mrs Link, and researching Canadian animals with Mr Milhomme, when we swap rooms once a week.
Finally we are proud of two speedy students who were presented ribbons for placing in the Cross
Country last week. Congratulations to both our Kates!
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From the Principals Desk
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Assembly
Well done to Mrs Link and her Year 3 class on afantastic assembly last Friday. I loved the
message about brushing your teeth!.
Next Fridays assembly will be hosted by the
students of Room 34. The school looks forward to
all family and friends attending.
Uniform
A reminder that our school uniform is green on
the bottom. Black is not a school colour. We
appreciate your support with this matter.
School Voluntary Contributions
Have you paid your contributions for 2015?
Schools Voluntary Contributions play an
importance part in funding various resources and
programs around the school to support classes
with educational projects.
Wed love your support in paying ASAP!
Raising a Confident Reader
Watching your child become a confident readerand sharing the journey with them is a wonderful
experience. A large part of our everyday life
depends on reading.
Helping your child to read will open their minds
to a whole range of topics.
There are many ways you can help your child
build their confidence and develop strong reading
skills every day. One of the easiest and most
valuable things you can do at home is to read to
your child and show them how much fun you can
have when you read.
Discover simple ways to encourage your childs
reading. For more information on how you can
help your child with reading view the resources
on the Schools & You website:
www.det.wa.edu.au/schoolsandyou
Julie BlytheJulie BlytheJulie BlytheJulie BlythePrincipal
Why is it important to ensure that my child attends school regularly?
Apart from the legal requirement to attend, it is vital that children attend every day for the sake of their future
successes, academically and emotionally as well as in regards to employment choices.
It is very important that parents help children to develop a good attendance career from the very beginning by
ensuring that they attend kindergarten or school whenever possible.
Current research points to a strong link between regular and consistent attendance patterns established in the early
years of schooling and those patterns continuing throughout a students career.
The Telethon Institute for Child Health Research report, Student Attendance and Educational Outcomes; Every Day
Counts on Western Australian students clearly shows that every day counts in terms of a students achievement and
that those students who miss any school have reduced academic outcomes compared with those who attend regularly.
The impact of absence on achievement is greatest for students who are already at educational disadvantage.
Unauthorised absences have a greater negative impact on student achievement than authorised absences.
Being half an hour late to school each day from Year 1 to Year 10 is approximately equivalent to missing one
year of schooling.
A student who is absent 1 day a fortnight will, by Year 9, have missed 1 year of schooling.
The negative effect of absence on achievement is cumulative over the course of a students attendance career.
Attendance
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The Interschool Cross Country is being hosted by Flinders Park Primary and will be held at the
Percy Spencer Racecourse on 26 June. Only Years 4-7 compete at the Interschool. The above first
five placegetters in each year level, for boys and girls, will be competing for Yakamia. Well done to
all students who participated at the Faction Cross Country.
Shield Results were:
1st Blue 582pts
2nd Green 500pts
3rd Red 499pts
4th Gold 459pts
Faction Cross Country Results
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Place Year Girls Boys
Champion
Runner-Up
3rd
4th
5th
4 Emily Wiggins
Maya Anning
Kelsey Smith
Chloe Whitfort
Ella Forbes
Billy Young
Ryan Lazar
Dylan Hawkins
Beck Wrightson
Stephen Coyne
Champion
Runner-Up
3rd
4th
5th
5 Chloe Pietrala
April Jones-Thorne
Tillie Bartley
Sienna Pearce
Olivia Steel
Cooper Childs
Bayley Drew
Connor Pettley-Gray
Lincoln Hird
Dylan Cook
ChampionRunner-Up
3rd
4th
5th
6 Taylor WilliamsTyler Rowley
Chloe DAddario
Rebecca van der Meulen
Elli Stewart Morgan
Nelson SimReuben Choong
Harrison Hordacre
Connor Lazar
Kynan Smith
Champion
Runner-Up
3rd
4th5th
7 Georgia Crosby
Danica Wiggins
Dimitti Jones-Thorne
Taylah BurtSally Thornton
Henrick Alforque
Alex Pearce
Henry Alforque
Jaia DuffConnor Burge
Champion
Runner-Up
3rd
4th
5th
3 Daisy Stewart Morgan
Sophie Moore
Kate Hunter
Asia Pitt
Kate Hallett
Lachlan Pietrala
Kohen Horton
Mitchell Manera
Jedd Guetlich
Dylan Maguire
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A huge thank you to Yakamia students, parents, family members and staff for your
wonderful support at this years Book Fair.
A total of $4500.00 was spent on mainly book purchases resulting in a cash bonus
commission of approximately $800.00 into our library budget.
These extra funds will help with purchases of new early novels for younger readers, student
choices (see form below), science and our animal book collection.
We do welcome your support and hope that whenever you are in the school you will feel freeto visit our fantastic Library Resource Centre.
A huge appreciation for our Book Fair committee and our student helpers, without whose
help and time we would find it difficult to reach such a successful outcome for our Book Fair.
Book Fair Committee: Liz Childs, Sarah Lilleyman and Tanya Sandilands.
Student helpers: Nelson Sim, Kali Haese, Mia Shepherd, Mitchell Killeen, Connor Lazar,
Issac Dodimead-Peake, Sally Thornton, Blake Childs, Chloe Pietrala, Levi York, April Jones-
Thorne and of course the one and only Clifford The Red Dog.
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Yakamia Library Book Title Request Form
Please hand into the library if you have a request
1. Title of book:
__________________________________________________
Series title:
___________________________________________________
Author if known
___________________________________________________
2. Title of book:
__________________________________________________
Series title:
___________________________________________________
Author if known___________________________________________________
Yakamia Book Fair
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Superhero Day - Friday, 6 June
PMH Fundraiser Gold coin donation
Come to school dressed as your favourite super hero and support a good cause.
The Big Science Showoff
On Tuesday 17 June, we will be hosting a science incursion. Children will be attending a
45min performance that shows students how science is involved in our daily lives. This
performance is freefor all students.
Table Tennis Tournament
Our Student Councillors organised and ran a Table Tennis Tournament for Years 5-7 last week.Congratulations to all who participated and also to the councillors who displayed some great
organisational skills. The winners of the tournaments were:
Year 5 Kaleb Weinert
Year 6/7 Alex Pearce
School News
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Honour Certificate Recipients23 May 2014
Room Name Room Name
11 Tayla Dennis
Lydia Turnbull
24 Lilly Bennell
Ella Forbes
12 Emma Ilvess
Nelson Sim
25 Daisy Stewart Morgan
Montanna Robinson-Crowley
13 Georgia Crosby
Sally Thornton
26 Sienna Pearce
Beck Wrightson
14 Chloe DAddario 32 Leila Nixie Rose
Angela Lanyon-Cook
15 Liam Gardiner 33 Lucas Frank
Brodie Childs
16 Carson Bristow Jasmine Haydock
Ebony Lily Ray
34 Ethan Gardiner
Georgia Franey
21 William Smith
Pippa Short
35 Amy-Lee McKeaig
Sam Dwyer
22 Nicole Townsend
Ryan Brooks
41 Keira Pearce
Evan Short
23 Riley Pearce
Phoenix Woods
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TERM 2 DISCOFLURO THEME!
Thursday 26THJune, in the School HallJuniors (PP-Yr3), Time: 4.30am-6.00pm,
Cost $4.00Seniors (Yr4-Yr7), Time: 6.30-8.00pm,
Cost $4.00
To ensure that all children are accounted for and safe please remember:
BE ON TIME to collect your child at the end of their session COME IN TO COLLECT your child from the Hall (they cant meet you in the car park) EXIT BY THE GATE near the dentist (you have to walk through the hall to the outside) ONLY YPS Students to attend. Other children wanting to come will need to register their
name with the front admin prior to the Disco.
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Excitement is brewing in the Kindy/Pre-
Primary area of the school, where a group ofparents and teachers are
combining forces to enhance
the existing play area, creating
a more natural and sensory
based playground.
Research suggests that
children who play in natural
settings tend to be more
physically active, are sick less often and play
in more diverse, creative and imaginativeways. With this in mind, our group is
proposing some of the following:
Trees and vegetation to create a more
calming, natural environment and some
shade
A stone riverbed, to be used both dry
and wet. Ideal for catching the
rainwater runoff from the roof covering
the play equipment!
Wooden log play equipment and
stepping stones
A musical garden incorporating a
hanging xylophone, drums, bamboo etc
A re-vamp of the existing boat with
pulleys, talking tubes and a jetty to help
initiate more creative play.
This just names a few and although we are
still in the early planning stage, we alreadyhave a number of great ideas emerging.
The next step is to ensure the safety of the
children and that all regulations are met. Todo this we have enlisted the
services of a professional in
this area. We consulted with
James McLean from South
Pole Structures on Wednesday
28thMay to discuss our plans.
James will now draw these up,
provide a quote and divide the
work into manageable stages.
We are appealing to the whole school
community to get behind this project as
ultimately it can only enhance what is
already a great school. Therefore, in the near
future, we will be asking for offers of physical
help and donations of items that can be used
in this area, to help keep the costs down.
For now, a big thank you, thank you, thank
you must go out to the P & C who havealready shown their support of this project.
They have given us a great kick start and the
money will be wisely spent!
Keep your ears and eyes open for our
progress. Updates will follow and of course
we will be madly fundraising so there will be
lots of opportunities to help out!
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Nature-Based Play Area
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Did you save your cash bonus for education costs?
Saver Plus provides free financial education, budgeting and savings
tips to assist you in making your money go further! Saver Plus will
even match your savings dollar for dollar, up to $500 towards
education costs. Theres no catch.
To be eligible you need to have:
a Health Care or a Pensioner Concession Card a child at school, starting next year or study
yourself
some regular household income, e.g. you or a partner may have casual, part-time, full-time or
seasonal work.Contact Maureen Adams at Anglicare WA on 9845 6617 or
Saver Plus was developed by ANZ and the Brotherhood of St Laurence and is funded by
ANZ and the Australian Government.
Would $500 assist you with education costs?
You could receive up to $500 to help pay for educational costs including: school uniforms, text books,
excursions, laptops, sports equipment, uniforms and lessons, music tuition and instrument hire,
TAFE, traineeship and apprenticeship costs!
Anglicare WA delivers Saver Plus in your local area and is looking for new participants.
To be eligible you must: have a Centrelink Health Care or Pensioner Concession Card, are at least
18 years old, have some regular income from work (you or your partner), and have a child at school,
or study yourself.
To find out more contact Maureen Adams, Saver Plus Worker at Anglicare WA 9845 6617
Saver Plus is a matched savings and financial education program, developed by Brotherhood of St Laurence and ANZ and delivered in
partnership with Berry Street, The Benevolent Society and The Smith Family and other local community agencies. The program is funded by
ANZ and the Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, with ANZ providing
matched savings for participants
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.
Proudies Foundation Presents: July School Holidays Football Clinic
Tuesday 15 July and Wednesday 16 July
TigersClaremont Football Club
Year 5-7 Year 8-10
Tuesday 15 July Wednesday 16 July
Centennial Oval Centennial Oval
9.00am3.00pm 9.00am-3.00pm
$100 per participant $100 per participant (Forms in school office)
Limited numbers, enrolments close Tuesday 3 July. Contact Tom Moir of the Great Southern
Regional Football Development Council on 0428 428 440 or 9892 0159 or email Tom at