Principal: Mr Tim Allen Email: yanco-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Week 8 Term 1 Friday, March 22, 2013 Phone: 69 557162 Fax: 69 557477

Welcome to Week 8 of Term 1 at Yanco Public School. In last week’s newsletter I mentioned that the parents of Kindergarten students would receive information about their child’s participation in the Best Start Program this week. Unfortunately Mrs Mrs Clymont was away the last two days of this week, so the packages have been prepared ready for Mrs McClymont to hand to parents early next week. The package includes information sheets about the Best Start Program and its focus on Literacy and Numeracy skills and also a parent feedback letter about their child’s performance in the Best Start assessment in the beginning of the year.

Plans are well underway for our Easter Hat Parade which will be held next Thursday, 28 March. Students have been enthusiastically bringing in a chocolate Easter eggs, which will be used to make up prizes for the P&C Easter Raffle that will be drawn after the Easter Hat Parade. Prizes will also be awarded to students judged to have created the best Easter hat in a number of categories. I hope to see many parents attend what should be a wonderful celebration.

On Thursday it was wonderful to see the number of students who were engaged in the celebration of Harmony Day by wearing bright orange coloured clothing to school and participating in a short assembly at the beginning of the day focussed on what Harmony Day is all about. By participating in Harmony Day activities, we can learn and understand how all Australians from diverse backgrounds equally belong to this nation and enrich it. Students were also provided with badges, balloons and stickers that are produced to celebrate and promote Harmony Day.

On Monday of this week students in Years 5/6 participated in the Leeton Narrandera PSSA Soccer Gala Day, with Angus Boulton being selected in the LNPSSA Soccer team to attend the Riverina Boys Soccer at Cootamundra today. A number of students also participated in the LNPSSA Rugby League selection trials at Parkview PS on Thursday. Next week will see Angus participate in the Western Riverina AFL Trials at Barooga on Thursday, 28 March 2013. Girls Netball and Boys /Girls Softball PSSA Gala Days will be held on the last two Fridays of Term 1, March 5 and March 12. Notes will be sent home next week for these activities.

Unfortunately swimming for sport was cancelled yesterday afternoon, due to the inclement weather. At this stage swimming will not take place again as we have moved into the cooler autumn weather. Bike-a-thon sponsorship forms for the annual Bike Day are attached to the Newsletter. This year the Bike Day will be held on Thursday, 11 April 2013, with the usual format taking place. 

Until next week. Tim Allen, Principal

Students who won swimming events at the Small Schools Swimming Carnival at Whitton on Friday February 15. Well done kids!

P&C Easter Hat Parade Raffle Students are asked to bring an

Easter Egg to school These will be used to make Easter Baskets for

prizes. The more eggs, the more prizes! I love chocolate!

UPCOMING EVENTS: Week 9 Mon Mar 26: Combined Easter Scripture Service Thu Mar 28: Easter Hat and Easter Egg Parade Fri Mar 29: Good Friday Public Holiday

Week 10 Mon Apr 1: Easter Monday Public Holiday Fri Apr 5: Leeton Narr. PSSA Netball Gala Day, Leeton Stadium Week 11 Thu Apr 11: Bike-a-thon Fri Apr 12: Leeton Narr. PSSA Softball Gala Day, Leeton H.S. END OF TERM 1

ASSEMBLY AWARD WINNERS

Friday, March 22: Chloe for settling in well at Yanco Public School

Patricia for trying hard in Reading Groups

Libby for excellent reading

Jack for terrific work in Maths

Sonny E for a very caring nature

Joel for fantastic participation in sporting events Leroy for fantastic participation in sporting events

Students dressed in “orange” to celebrate Harmony Day yesterday.

TERM 1 VOLUNTARY SCHOOL CONTRIBUTIONS now due.

Contributions remain the same as last year:

$10 per term per child or $40 for the full year.

This fee covers all text book fees and buses for the Leeton Eisteddfod.

This Tuesday Mrs Sgroi will return

to continue teaching Keyboard and Guitar.

Lessons with Mrs Sgroi will be every Tuesday afternoon for those students who bring in their money.

A special Yanco welcome this week to Chloe.

Chloe is in Kindergarten.

P. & C. RAFFLE - EASTER BASKETS Each family has been given a Raffle Book. Tickets are $1.00 ea. Please return books and unsold tickets by Thursday, March 28

to the school office.

STUDENT BANKING EVERY TUESDAY Please bring bank books in to the School Office.

GOLDEN APPLE DOCKET PROMOTION

Every time you shop at the Golden Apple please keep your dockets.

All dockets can be placed in a box at the school office.

Let’s see if we can beat last years record!

NEW LIBRARY TIMES: Wednesday: Kinder, Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3 Thursday: Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6

You will need a library bag or a sturdy plastic bag for borrowing books.

This protects books from getting damaged in school bags. Books can be returned and borrowed duringlunchtime on a

Tuesday or on the day students have library. Mrs McClymont, Library Teacher.

REMINDER: LUNCH ORDERS FOR THE EASTER PARADE DAY Thursday, March 28,

Order Form attached and must be returned by this Monday, March 25.

FANTASTIC FAMILY ACTIVITIES AT GRIFFITH OVER EASTER

Pioneer Park Action Day Good Friday 29 March Venue: Pioneer Park Museum, Remembrance Drive, Griffith TIME: 10am-4pm This is a fabulous family day providing an opportunity to experience Griffith in the early days. There will be plenty of live entertainment, pony rides, train rides, traditional games and working machinery. Whip-cracking legend Josh Curphey (he was part of the opening Sydney Olympic Games ceremony) will also be part of the action! Homemade pasta, BBQ, Scones with jam and cream COST: Family pass $30 (2A+3C) Children $6, Concession $8, Adults $10 Combined Churches Easter Children's Breakfast Saturday 30 March Venue:: Memorial Park, Griffith TIME: 9am to 12noon The combined churches of Griffith along with Fusion Riverina present the annual Easter children's brunch and activities COST: Children free, adults gold coin donation

CANTEEN CAKES/FRUIT ROSTER The Canteen is needing cakes or fruit to sell on Mondays. A roster, listed below, has been drawn up for families to please provide cakes/fruit for the Canteen on the following dates:

Monday, March 25 Boulton Monday, April 8 Pitt/Driscoll [Don’t worry if you can’t cook. A bought “something” from the su-permarket is fine!] If you have any questions, or are unable to help with this, please ring Kim Evans—6955 7759.