This term is now coming to a close and I am sure that you are all looking forward to taking a deep

breath and spending time with family and friends.

Next term commences on Tuesday 14th July. School council have approved a pupil free day on

Monday 13th July, where teachers and education support staff will be learning about planning for

effective mathematics lessons and building our knowledge of the learning progressions of the big

concepts in mathematics. This will assist teachers to differentiate their teaching for individual student

learning needs. We are excited to have Leonie Anstey leading us in this learning .

Our school yard does have a lot going on at the moment in terms of construction and improvement.

Our Art room is nearly finished being fully refurbished inside and out, the front “Gumnut” village will

be completed soon with retaining walls and bench seating installed and planting of trees and shrubs.

This work is being undertaken by our maintenance person, Les Blacker. Les undertakes our

maintenance two days a week.

Our strong partnership with Kurnai

College has continued this term. We have

been pleased to have several VCAL students and their teachers, Brett

Gay and Chris Milne (one of our school councillors too) supervise and

teach the students to concrete a foundation for our new outdoor

chess area and to build a bench seat which will also house our large

chess pieces. This hands on learning is a great program at Kurnai,

which that many of our past students have taken up when they have

attended Kurnai College. We are the big winners, having our school

yard improved without labour costs and materials subsided heavily by

Kurnai College. We thank them very much for the hours they put in

each Wednesday for us. A big shout out to Simon Rogalsky (one of

our fabulous parents) who assisted them with the laying of the

concrete slab this week.

Thank you to all of the parents who have taken the time to complete our school survey on your

experiences with remote learning. We really value your feedback and rest assured we will certainly

use the feedback to continue to improve at the local school level. The survey is still open until Friday

26th June. If you would still like to and you haven’t had a chance yet, the survey link and details are in

COMPASS news feed.

On a larger scale, the Department of Education is also interested seeking your feedback to

understand what lessons were learned during remote and flexible learning, and the challenges or

opportunities to consider for strengthening the future of school education in Victoria. This

complements an independent analysis being undertaken across the government, independent and

Catholic school sectors, and a Summit to be held during July with students, school leaders and peak

associations. The Department of Education invites interested parents to share their thoughts using

the following link: https://engage.vic.gov.au/lessons-remote-and-flexible-learning

Enjoy the term break,

Tamina

CALENDAR 2020

JUNE 25TH

SCHOOL COUNCIL

JUNE 26TH

LAST DAY TERM 2

1.15pm FINISH

JULY 13TH

SCHOOL CLOSURE DAY

JULY 14TH

TERM 3 COMMENCES

It is with mixed

emotions that I

congratulate Ally

McGrath and

announce that she

has been successful in

gaining a long term

contract at

Yarragon Primary

School in a 3 /4 class,

commencing Term 3

2020.

I am pleased that

Ally has been able to

secure employment

beyond 2020, which

we were unable to

guarantee at this

stage.

I know that it was

not Ally's preference

to leave half way

through a school

year but this was too

good an

opportunity for her

to pass up.

I congratulate Ally

on her success.

INNAR Telephone: 03 5163 1362 Fax: 03 5163 1638 Address: 30 Main Street, Yinnar 3869 Email: yinnar.ps@education.vic.gov.au Web Address: www.yinnarps.vic.edu.au

Principal’s Report

Mei

Jack

Paddy

Annaliese

Samantha

Annie

Amira

Gracie

Tiana

Taig

Ash

MATH NEWS Over the last couple of weeks, the 1/2’s have

been learning different methods to help count efficiently and accurately. They have been

exploring using bundling and tally marks, and representing this data in a graph format.

The learners were using addition strategies to create a city together, and created bundles to help make towers

that were easy to count. They then used the towers from their city to graph the

different coloured apartment blocks and determined which apartment colour

was the most popular. The 1/2’s are very proud of their city creation but were

even more excited to destroy it afterwards using subtraction!

Reminders

FIRST AID- Any families that took their child/rens medication home or medication that needs to be replaced, please make sure this is handed into the office on the first day of term.

SPARE CLOTHES- Could all parents please send all children with a change of clothes to assist us with ‘wet weather’ changes. Also a good idea to send them in gumboots on non PE days.

If your child comes home in a change of clothes, it would be appreciated if the clothes borrowed could be washed and returned asap. If any families have clothes that no longer fit, we would gratefully accept any donations.

School Council President Report

Welcome back! We hope everyone has settled back into school life and enjoying being back on campus.

Our newly formed 'Safe to School' sub-committee are ex-ploring ways to improve the safety of our students and families when getting to and from school. If you're interested in getting involved please email sandy.hegarty@gmail.com.

VOLUNTEERS WANTED - We are looking for volunteers to be trained through Latrobe City Council to man the Main Street crossing and assist children crossing at Jumbuk Rd (between the pub & general store) for half an hour around school drop off and pickup times, on a roster basis. If you're interested & have some availability in Term 3, please email sandy.hegarty@gmail.com.

I hope you all have a wonderful, safe and restorative school holiday, see you all in Term 3!

Sandy Hegarty, School Council President

Yinnar Football & Netball Club welcomes new and

existing members to the 2020 CGJFL season. The Central

Gippsland Junior Football League has now set a date of

Sunday 19th July for our season to start.

Training will now commence on Thursday 2nd July.

Under 10- 4:00- 5:00pm

Under 12- 4:30- 6:00pm

Under 14- 5:00- 6:30pm (Tuesday and Thursday)

Yinnar Rec Reserve, Eastern Oval.

Club Contact: Ryan Walsh –

mobile 0408 323 732 for more information.

Child Safe

5 things to look for in an app

If you’re a parent or carer with young kids who are just starting their own online journey, the idea of online safety can seem daunting at first. Especially when you consider the sheer number of apps, games and platforms that are out there.

Is it safe? Is my child old enough? Who can contact my child? These are all common questions parents may have, and rightly so. The good news is there are some simple steps you can take to help make your child’s online experience safer.

1. Do some research If your child mentions a new app, go online and check it out — read reviews from users or other parents. Encourage your child to do this with you and explain that just because someone recommends an app, doesn’t mean you should just start using it. Research can also help you uncover app functions or uses that are inappropriate for your child. For example, you might find discussions about poor behaviour of users or warnings about possible malware found in an app. Alternatively, you might find some tips and tricks for how to use it in a fun and safe way.

Age rating and requirements Apps generally come with a suggested age rating as well as a minimum age for users which you can find in their terms of use. These age recommendations, along with your own assessment of your child’s level of maturity and judgement, should be considered when determining if an app is suitable for your child. Our eSafety Guide can also help — learn about the latest games, apps and social media including minimum age, how to protect information and report inappropriate content.

2. Privacy Review the information the app requests when a person first signs up. This will help you understand what kind of information is being collected and if you’re comfortable with that. Check if the app provides privacy protections for its users. Can you restrict who sees their profile? Who can find them in a search? And what information can people see about them? Make sure these privacy settings can be adjusted so their account is as secure as possible.

3. Permissions and settings Before installing an app, you should also consider what permissions an app requests. Does the app really need access to your microphone and video camera to perform its functions? Depending on the permissions requested, you may be giving away more information than necessary. You should also look to see what the default settings are and if you need to change them. It may save you from a nasty surprise - for example, if you discover your child’s location is being broadcast to all users by default.

4. Most importantly, when looking into an app, does it appear to take user safety seriously? Can you report things in the app? If so, is the reporting process easy and clear? Are the reporting options limited or can you report a wide range of safety concerns? Can you report things as they happen? We know, there are a lot of questions to consider but it’s important to be vigilant especially with apps or games that allow users to interact with others via message, voice or video.

When it comes to online safety, eSafety is here to help support parents and carers and ensure that together, we keep children safer online.

More advice and information is available at eSafety parents.