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This term we have been working very hard. We have been learning about Australian animals,

mammals and endangered animals. (That means there are not many left.) We have had some Year

6s to help us read. They were very helpful to us. We really appreciate the Year 6s helping us with

Guided Reading. We like doing sport. We do fun games and they are Hula Hoops, Snakes and

Seaweed, Octopus and Seaweed and Bean Bags. We have been doing lots of art. Why were we doing

lots of art was that we had to get ready for assembly. How we got ready for assembly is that we made

Flying Purple People Eaters and a monster for a play. We made awesome monster wings that were

colourful.

Last Friday it was our assembly because it was our turn. We did the Flying Purple People Eater for

the song and The Judge for the play. It was good and hard work to practice. Before we sang the

song, Lucca and Lili, did a little joke and it was funny. In the play Robbie was the judge and Ruth,

Tsean, Ethan, Archie and Liam were prisoners. They liked their part of the play. We were good at the

assembly.

Compiled by the children of Room 11

From Room 11

Yakamia Primary School

Newsletter

Volume 11

3 July 2015

Principal: Julie Blythe

Deputy Principals: Yvonne Height, Helen Walmsley and Tristan Mackenzie

Ph: 9841 7533 Fax: 9842 1350

Email: [email protected]

Term 2 Closure

Term 2 is drawing rapidly to a close and this will

be the last newsletter for the term.

All students are to be congratulated on their

efforts and achievements this term. Thank you

for the support that parents and caregivers give

to children and to the school. I would like to

sincerely thank the teachers and support staff for

their outstanding efforts and commitment in

providing a stimulating and engaging teaching

and learning program.

Assembly

Well done to Room 11 for a fantastic assembly

last week. What fabulous performers you all are!

The first assembly for next term is on Friday, 31

July at 9am and will be hosted by Room 35

students. All family and friends are invited to

attend.

Nationally Consistent Collection of Data for

School Students with Disability

Our school is part of a national project about

students with a disability and/or learning

difficulties. We have been asked to provide data

about the number and learning needs of children

at our school. The name of the school and the

name of the students will not be reported.

Information about the different types of needs,

the programs and resources the school uses to

overcome barriers and support children with

special educational needs will be collected.

We believe it is important to contribute to this

because it will help Governments and the

Department develop better policies that

acknowledge the level of resources needed in

schools to meet the needs of all students in

Western Australia.

If you do not want your child/children to be

included please make contact with the school

office to ensure we are aware that your child is

not to be included.

The survey is to be conducted on 1 August, early

next term.

If you would like to learn more about the

Nationally Consistent Collection of Data for

School Students with Disability you can visit the

website. https://education.gov.au/nationally-

consistent-collection-data-school-students-

disability

School Council

The Yakamia School Council met on Monday

afternoon. I would like to take this opportunity to

introduce to you the Council members:

From the school parent community we have

Catherine Bramley, Belinda Stonehouse, Sean

Maguire, Deanna Terranova, Emma Myers and

Natalie Gardiner.

The Yakamia Primary School staff

representatives are Julie Blythe, Helen

Walmsley, Sue Donaldson and Denise Beard.

2015 Interschool Cross Country

Congratulations to all students who participated

in this years Interschool Cross Country. Many

students achieved personal goals they had set

prior to the race and it was pleasing to see the

number of runners who gave their personal best

efforts.

Safe Holidays

Have a safe, relaxing and happy holiday. School

resumes for students on Tuesday, 21 July 2015.

Julie Blythe

From the Principals Desk

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TUESDAY IN THE HALL TUESDAY IN THE HALL TUESDAY IN THE HALL TUESDAY IN THE HALL

8.30 9.00am

The Interschool Cross Country was held in

Denmark last week on the 25 June. Our Yakamia

team worked well leading up to the event with

several lunchtime training sessions. The Year 3

and 4s ran a distance of 1.5km and the Year 5

and 6s ran 2.0km. The course this year ran

through a beautiful trail of Karri trees and

around McLean Park.

Each member of the team contributed to the

teams overall score and result, so it was a real

team event and all team members are to be

congratulated on the way they conducted

themselves. We had a team that strived for their

personal best and showed excellent

sportsmanship. Eight schools participated,

Yakamias team came in overall 5th place in the

Championship Shield. The Handicap Shield for

the most improved school went to Mt Barker.

Each race had a field of 40 runners competing.

Some individual highlights for the Yakamia team

were:

Yr 3 Girls Liliana Wilkes 7th

Yr 3 Boys Bailey Belfield 12th

Yr 4 Girls Sophie Moore 8th

Yr 4 Boys Lachlan Pietrala 3rd

Mitchell Manera 6th

Kohen Horton 10th

Matthew Rowley 13th

Yr 5 Girls Emily Wiggins 14th

Shanica Perrin 12th

Yr 5 Boys Locklan Ross 12th

Yr 6 Girls Ksharna Coyne 1st

Thanks to Mrs Cook, Mrs Belfield and Mrs Childs

for assisting with the team on the day and thanks

to the other parents who attended.

Interschool Cross Country 2015


Congratulations to Ksharna

Coyne and Lachlan Pietrala,

medallion winners!

What a fabulous week of NAIDOC activities it has been!

The week started with a student hosted assembly, followed by damper making across the school

through out the week!!

Lunch time activities happened Monday Thursday with badge making, loom banding and colouring

being extremely popular in the Hall.

A big thank you to all our volunteers through out the week. Also to the senior students that helped

out and of course to Louann Miniter for all her hard work and organisation.

NAIDOC Week


Earn & Learn

Yakamia Primary School will once again be

participating in the Woolworths Earn & Learn

program. This program enables schools to earn

educational resources when anyone from the

school community shops at Woolworths. It

commences on Wednesday 15 July and continues

until 8 September. The stickers are collected and

placed on the cards provided at the store. When

completed they can be brought into the school or

placed in the appropriate box at either

Woolworths Brookes Gardens or Woolworths Dog

Rock. Last year it enabled us to obtain many new

resources for the school.

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.

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

attending Yakamia PS in 2016, , please let the

office know as soon as possible.

School News


Honour Certificate Recipients26 June 2015

Room Name Room Name

11 Tsean Winmar

Lucca Cramer

24 Thomas Groth

Corbin Keen-Ferguson

12 Fraser Stewart Morgan

Darnell Smith

25 Kate Hallett

Jackson Bertola

13 Matilda Kuyer

Reece Thomas

26 Anabel Lilleyman

Henry Ayres

14 Marc Hicks

Gabriella Whittle

33 Georgia Whitelaw

Noah Welch

15 Bianca Fazio

Ella Belfield

34 Oliver Davis

Jye Weedon

16 Shaun Taylor

Latraigh Eades

35 Lincoln Bartley

Sophie Keen

21 Trent Holland

Levi York

43 Xanthe Gardiner

Oscar Jones

22 Katrina Lambie

Harmony Woods

44 Jai Drummond

Isabella Goss

23 Asia Pitt

Dylan Maguire

45 Lalushka Burger

Lachlan Collins

School News


Second Uniform Sale

The first day of Term 2, 21 July, the P&C Uniform Coordinator will be holding a

second uniform sale on the front verandah of Block 3, 8.15 to 9.00am.

Bargains galore!

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.

Twilight Dreams

14 Argyll St, Gledhow

Term 3 starts Tues 21

July

Classes Monday to Friday

Jazz Ballet

Ballet/Contemporary

Salsa

Tango

[email protected]

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