Our Pirate Assembly

Everyone in our class dressed up as Pirates. We sang songs and did

speeches. These are our favourite parts:

We loved talking on the microphone

We loved lining up on the stage because we were up high. We got to stand up on the stage too!

We liked it on the stage because we weren‘t squashed.

I liked it when we changed over and had a turn on the chairs.

We liked it on the stage—it was comfy!

We loved it and we hope you did too!

We were lucky because Book Week Dress-up Day was on the same day as our Assembly. We got

dressed up twice! We had fun at the parade and enjoyed the dances.

In class we have been working hard and trying our best. In Maths we have been practicing writing

our numbers, doing Addition and Take-away sums. We have different groups for Guided Reading.

We read our books and do work about it. For writing we have been improving all the time. We love

Writing! Our handwriting is getting better and better. Mrs Watson is very proud of us!

At the moment we have some little silkworms in our class. They have hatched out of their eggs. Did

you know they only eat Mulberry leaves. They eat and eat and eat and grow and grow and grow!

Then they will spin a cocoon and change into a moth. The moth will lay the eggs and the cycle will

begin all over again. That is called a ‗Life Cycle‘.

From Room 33

Yakamia Primary School

Newsletter

Volume 15

4 September 2015

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

This is some of the comments from the Year 2‘s about their assembly:

Georgia: At our Assembly, I was a Pirate. It was fun. This is what I had to

say: ―Shiver me timbers, those pirates sure sound useless.‖

Tegan: Last Friday it was our Assembly and I got to talk on the microphone.

It was fun talking on the microphone. I got to sit at the back part of the stage

and I sat next to Tait and Courtney.

Reece: On our Assembly Day we dressed up as Pirates. It was fun. I had a

fake moustache. I liked being on the stage and talking on the microphone.

Maddi: On our Assembly I enjoyed it. We sang ‗Dave and the Pirate‘. We swapped sides and

I got on the chair.

Joel: We had a Pirate Assembly. It was fun. I had a good time. I liked the swap over. We

sang songs. I got to talk on the microphone. I was excited. It was fun. I had a pirate

costume on that Friday!

From Room 33 continued

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Assembly

Well done to the Year 1 students of Room 33 on

a fantastic assembly last week. What fabulous

pirates you all were!!

The next assembly will be hosted by Room 14

on Friday 11 September at 9am. The school

looks forward to all family and friends

attending.

Spelling Challenge

Congratulations to all Year 3 to 6 students

involved in the School Spelling Championships.

The following students were the winners of their

year level:

Year 6 Cameron Pettley-Gray

Year 5 Maya Anning

Year 4 Daisy Stewart Morgan

Year 3 Dylan Wood

The students representing the school at the

Albany Spelling Championships will be:

Year 3

Dylan Wood Marley Idle

Ella Belfield Hannah Tschabotar

Year 4

Daisy Stewart Morgan

Kate Hallett

Year 5

Maya Anning Jess Ralston

Year 6

Cameron Pettley-Gray Sharni Ralston

Chloe Pietrala Lily Flugge

We wish you the best of luck in Week 9!

School Uniform

At Yakamia we believe a school uniform and

dress code:

Fosters and enhances the public image of

our school

Assists in building school and team spirit

Ensures students are safely dressed for

specific school activities

Encourages equity among students

Prepares students for future work place

dress requirements

We strongly encourage parents and students to

support this policy everyday.

Uniform:

Bottoms

Green shorts, skirt or pants

Tops

Red or white polo shirt with collar

Red or green jumper

Green jacket

Faction polo shirt with collar (Sport days only)

And don‘t forget your green, school bucket hat!!

School Council

A School Council Meeting will be held on Monday,

7 September 2015.

I would like to take this opportunity to remind

you of 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.

Julie Blythe

From the Principal’s Desk

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Yakamia 2014 Leavers

At NASHS the Year 7 and 8 students have just

completed their first semester at high school.

Students have enjoyed a varied curriculum,

including Maths, English, Science, Humanities,

Japanese, Italian, Cooking, Craft, Drama,

Woodwork and Health and Physical Education.

The Year 7 and 8 students have also had the

chance to participate in a number of

extracurricular activities throughout the

semester. Highlights have been the orientation

camp at Big Grove, the Year 7/8 social and our

reward trip to the bowling alley.

As a group, the Year 7‘s at NASHS really enjoy

their sport. Students have had the opportunity to

compete in swimming, cross country running,

netball, soccer, hockey and football at an

interschool level. NASHS also sent a number of

Year 7 and 8 students to Perth this year with the

NASHS team to compete in the State Schools

Cross Country Championship.

In 2016, 50 of our current Year 7 students will

travel to Sydney and Canberra as Year 8‘s to take

in some iconic Australian landmarks and

historically significant sites. Needless to say,

students are already very excited about this trip

that is set to become an annual event.

Ex Yakamia students Chloe D‘Addario, Taleah

Ugle, Kali Haese, Georgia Crosby, Lily-Rose Hill

and Imani Officer have had a fantastic start to

high school. Their achievements in semester one

place them in the top ten students at NASHS in

their year group.

News from NASHS

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SCHOOL BANKING EVERY:

TUESDAY IN THE HALL

8.30 – 9.00am

Winner

Congratulations to Narelle Wakefield who was the winner of the Mt Romance Raffle. The Nature

Playground Committee raise $205!

.

Spring Fest & Car Boot Sale

Sunday 20 September 20015 from 10am to 2pm. Come along and join in the fun!!

See the flyer attached to this Newsletter email for further details.

Hope to see you all there!!

P&C News

On Friday 28 August, Yakamia Primary School held a Book Character Dress Up Day that

encouraged everyone from Pre-Primary to Year 6 students to dress up as their favourite book

character.

The Student Councillors organised and held three different year group parades and dancing in the

hall.

A big thank you to all the students, teachers and parents who dressed up and had some fun.

Book Week 2015

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Book Week 2015

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Bonny’s Special Hair Cut

Bonny Gardiner, a Year 3 student, in Room 16, recently had her haircut for a very special

reason.

In her own words, ― I had a haircut to help other children who have lost their own hair,

maybe through illness or because of a treatment for

illness. I am happy that I cut off my long hair and I

sent it to people who are going to make a real wig

out of it. The hair had to be 30cm long and mine was

32cm long. I am really pleased that I can make

another child happy!‖

Well done Bonny. Bonny was helping the Princess

Charlotte Alopecia Program. For more information

visit www.variety.org.au

School News

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Honour Certificate Recipients—28 August 2015

Room Name Room Name

11 Sophia Villaneuva

Taylor Haddleton

24 Adam Hobbs

Sean Mann

12 Lee Pickett

Kaysha Ripohau

25 Samuel Bryan

Sophie Moore

13 Brayden Pollard

Keira Armstrong

26 Ella Forbes

Stephen Coyne

14 Leah Wallis

Ryan Ellett

33 Tait Walton

Ben Lemin

15 Elli Holt

Noah Coleman

34 Venice-Mae Abarca

Caleb Ellett

16 Julianna Villanueva

Bonny Gardiner

35 Kaden Taylor

Madeline Ellis

21 Cody Lovejoy

Harison White

43 Amber Hume

Carys Pollette

22 Jake Hambley

Connor Hyland

44 Chasen Wilkinson

Alexi Collins

23 Matthew Comley

Eboni Herbert

45 Ruby Williams

Layla May Watts

Unplug and Play When kids swap screen time for active play they benefit

from healthier growth and development. Kids need at

least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity every

day ; and they should limit TV, computer and electronic

games for entertainment to two hours per day.

There are lots of ways for children and families to unplug

from their screens and start playing. Below are some

suggestions.

Remove TV‘s, computers and other electronic media

from bedrooms

Try taking reading or work outside. This will entice

children to move outside with you.

Write down how much time you and your kids spend

on TV, computer and electronic games. Set a weekly

reward for limiting screen time.

Other parents have this problem –talk to them about

how they manage screen time.

Organise a neighbourhood roster so that you can take

turns to supervise the kids while they play at the local

park.

Make a checklist of things your children have to get done

before they use electronic media (e.g. homework, chores,

walking the dog).

Find more solutions for your family at

unplugandplay.com.au

ACWE Family Concert

The Albany City Wind Ensemble takes to the stage of the Albany Entertainment Centre on 5

th and 6

th of

September for its gala variety concert „G‟Day Australia‟.

The 40-piece wind ensemble will be joined by over 150 dancers, artists, actors, vocal soloists and a mass choir for a celebration of all things Australian. With well-loved songs such as The Man from Snowy River, Land Down Under and Waltzing Matilda, the concert will pay tribute to our musical heritage and the iconic songs that have shaped our nation.

This fast-paced, emotionally-charged and visually captivating variety show will appeal to the whole family. Take a musical journey from past to present as you remember songs from the war years, sing along to popular Australian classics and enjoy contemporary Australian music from today.

“The performance will be an amazing spectacular showcase of talent from the Albany and Great Southern community,” said Artistic Director Sue Findlay.

For further information please contact Sue Findlay on 0419 098 475 or sfindlay1@iprimus.com.au

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.

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.

BEDWETTING (ENURESIS) PROGRAM

Do you have a child who wets the bed and would like to be dry? Bedwetting is a common childhood prob-lem and it can be resolved. Children will not necessarily „grow out of it‟ and left untreated, bedwetting can continue into adulthood.

In the past 30 years, 1000‟s of WA children have become dry through the Princess Margaret Hospital‟s (PMH) enuresis program. This program is available locally through the Great Southern Population Health (Community Health) and provided by school health nurses.

The enuresis program is available for your child if:

They are aged 6 years to 13years but not older than 13 and 9 months

Have 2 or more night occurrences of a wet bed in a week

Child wants to become dry

Please contact Great Southern Population Health on 98427500 or alternatively contact the Community School nurse Karen on 98427564 for more information/referral pack.