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Newsletter
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

Volume 2
20 February 2015

From the Principals Desk

Swimming Carnivals

Tribes

The Year 4, 5 & 6 Carnival will be held on

Tuesday 24 February. We look forward to
seeing lots of parents or family members at
the Leisure Centre to cheer on the

Tribes still remains the basis for our focus on

values across the school and has been in place
for many years. The process aims to teach
students processes to cooperate, interact with
others and to build a positive culture for
learning and human development throughout
the school. The Five Tribes Agreements form
the basis of our relationships in the school
and are consistently supported throughout all
classes.

students.
Assembly
Well done to the Student Councillors on a
fantastic first assembly for the year. It was
truly terrific and what wonderful school
leaders you will all make!
Next Friday's assembly will be hosted by
Year 6 students of Room 21. The school looks
forward to all family and friends attending.
Dont forget the new start time of 9am.
Attendance: Its Not Ok To Be Away!
Should you require support in saying NO to
your son/daughter on their lack of attendance
or any other issue please contact us
immediately.
We all can work together to make a difference
to your students future.

The Tribes Agreements are as follows:

1. Personal Best
2. Appreciation - No Put Downs
3. Attentive Listening
4. Mutual Respect
5. Right to Pass

Be on time

Be at school

Thats the rule!

Julie Blythe
Principal

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School News
Winner!

P&C Meeting

Congratulations goes to Emily Wiggins in Year 5

who came first in her cycling division in Perth on
Sunday 15 February. Well done, Emily!

The first P&C Meeting for 2015 will be held on

Wednesday 25 February at 3.30pm in the Early
Childhood Centre area. P&C Membership is only
$1 and you can join on the day or pay in the
school office. Please try to attend, children can
play in the pre-primary yard. Coffee and cake
provided!
Crosswalks
Students need to use the crosswalks provided on
Beaufort Road, one opposite the hall and
administration area and one near the John Calvin
School. If there is a need to cross Chester Pass
Road they need to use the one with the lights.
We have had recent complaints about students
riding their bikes across the crosswalks. They
need to alight and wheel their bikes over.

Emily competed in an event called Renaes

Race , that started in 2001 and has been held on
the same circuit at Technology Park, Bentley,
ever since.
This is a special event for female cyclists, in
memory of Renae Baker who was an up and
coming cyclist. The race consisted of laps around
a 1.2km road circuit for 15mins and then two
more laps to finish.
There were 4 girls in her division.

School Banking
Many thanks to our new School Banking
Coordinator, Chloe Parry, for volunteering to run
the before school banking on Tuesdays in the hall
from 8.30am to 8.50am. New accounts can be
opened through the Commonwealth Bank, see
Chloe for details. A percentage from the banking
is reimbursed to the Yakamia P&C.
Headlice
Please remember to check your childs hair for
headlice. We have had several cases this week
and need your help to ensure the problem doesnt
continue.

Making New Friends

When you meet new people for the first time make sure that you:

Be yourself;

Be friendly and honest;

Be a good listener;

Dont pretend to be someone you are not.; and

Most of all remember this Treat other people the way you like to be treated.

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Honour Certificate Recipients13 February 2015

Room

Name

Room

Name

11

Isaac Anning

23

Jarrah Gardiner

Fay Wiggins
12

Ella Siwiecki

Amber Daymond
24

Emily Gadean
13

Cody van der Meulen

Indi Marwick
25

Ruby Young
14

Leah Wallis

Bella Medbury

26

Angela Lanyon-Cook

33

Ebony Belfield
Tyler Dawson

22

Ksharna Coyne
Harrison Tindal-Davies

Reece Simpson
Macy Stephen

34

Emily Oreo
21

Liam Fitzgerald
Joley Graham

Ella Belfield
16

Kohen Horton
Daisy Stewart Morgan

Olvia Groth
15

Amber Wilkinson

Joshua Manera
Tanesha Coyne

35

Saree Hovell-Mitchell
Aiden Polette

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iDEVICES FOR LEARNING

from MMC (Mrs McIntosh) 2015 Term 1 Week 3
This year, the K/PP and PP classes are getting some teaching and learning time with me. We are
going slowly and learning how to do different work related tasks on the iPads. So far, we have
used a drawing app (Digit Draw - free) to draw different things, including shapes and colours, and
a bird! We are learning to save our work to the Photos, so that it can be used to document our
learning. We are learning to handle the iPads carefully, how to sleep and wake up an iPad so that
we can listen to the teachers instructions. We will be using an app called ChatterKid (also free) to
make a drawing talk. There are many ways to use an iPad (or other device) to enhance learning. If
you would like more information about this, please contact me.
Our blog is updated with educational apps that are currently free. The blog is - atyakamia.blogspot.com

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If you have a code scanner, you can scan this code to go directly to the blog.

All students from Year 2 up have accessed Skoolbo in class, and are loving it. Skoolbo is an
educational app, and website, and is self-monitoring. Students work at their own level, progressing
through literacy and numeracy tasks (games) in a game- like setting. Your child/ren should have a
login to use. If not, please see your teacher. Or me...

Free Dress Day Fund Raiser

Today the Student Councillors ran a Free Dress Day for the Galang Kasih school in Bali.
Many thanks to the students and parents for their generosity, a total of $382.75 was raised!
This school is in a very poor area of Bali and this donation will help them buy many
educational resources.

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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.

JOEY SCOUTS (6-8 YRS)

CUB SCOUTS (8-11 YRS)
SCOUTS (11-15 YRS)
CALL JENNY 0428 447988
www.joinscouts.com.au

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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.

Lets stop the Bully!!

MiniRoos Under 8- Under 11 $90

Karate Class -for all ages

Junior League Under 12+ $105

Come and train at the HCD Martial Arts

Academy and you will have fun, get fit and
develop some really important life skills.
NEW TERM STARTING NOW
Training Times:

Some families are eligible for assistance through

KIDSPORT. Go to
www.clubsonline.dsr.wa.gov.au/kidsport
Registration dates are as follows:
Yakamia School hall:
February 8.20am 9am

Wednesday 25th

Friday 27th February 3pm

Flinders Park Primary School Mondays at

5pm and 6pm

3.30pm

Little Grove Primary School Tuesday at 5pm

Wednesday 4th March

8.20am 9am and 3pm 3.30pm

Yakamia Primary School Wednesdays at 5pm

and 6pm, and
Albany Primary School Fridays at 3.30pm
Albany PCYC - Sundays at 4pm

Friday 6th March 3pm

3.30pm
Wednesday 11th March

8.20am 9am
Visit hcdmartialarts.com.au for more Information
North Road Soccer club rooms:
Saturday 14th
about training times and locations. Or you can
March 9am 12pm
call or SMS 0477 514 505.
Please register before or on the last registration
day March 14. Contact me if you are unable to
Yakamia Junior Soccer
attend any of these dates. Information on the
2015 Skill Acquisition Programme and Squirt
Soccer Season 2015 will begin after the April
Soccer will be available soon. Parents available to
school holidays! We would love to see previous
coach or referee and interested in
players and new players join in to give soccer a
training courses please also
go. Girls and boys from Pre-Primary (must be 5
contact myself with thanks.
years old) to Year 6 are welcome to register. All
games are played on Saturdays at the North Road Lisa Manera 0439601295 or
soccer grounds. The fees this year are:
asilenz@dodo.com.au
MiniRoos Under 7 $85

YMCA Albany Early Learning Centre is a not-for-profit early learning centre located on 35
Beaufort Road (opposite Yakamia School). We are a highly accredited centre with staff that is
enthusiastic, dedicated and highly educated. As a team we have developed a program that reflects
the interests of the children, based on the Centres philosophy and the belief and commitment to
the YMCAs Approach to Learning. The program encourages spontaneity and reflects the
childrens curiosity. By taking the learning journey with the child, we hope to facilitate their
learning. We believe the learning process that the children go through is important to the childs
holistic development. We also believe in a close relationship with all families attending our centre.
The centre provides nutritious home-cooked meals in a comfortable home environment.
We are open Monday to Friday between 7.30am to 6pm. There are vacancies available in all
age groups most days. For more information please come and visit us or call Anneli on 9842