Newsletter Week 10 Term1 2013

8/23/2019 Newsletter Week 10 Term1 2013

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We value: honesty, respect, excellence, responsibility and care

DIARY DATES

APRIL

4th Ride/Walk toschool dayYr 1/2 Classs

local excursion5th Reception

Classs localexcursion

11th Yr 8/9 First AidCourse Active 8

10th SRC TeddyBears Picnic

12thSports Day

Last Day Term 1

EARLY DISMISSAL2:15pm

29th First Day Term 2

MAY

1st Big Batchcanteen cooking

3rd Yr 9 Outdoor Edday walk

15th-17th Yr 12Camp Coorong

20th-23rd Yr 12

Kayaking

22nd Big Batchcanteen cooking

JUNE

12th Big Batchcanteen cooking

No.53rd April 2013

As part of our self-review process, this week at our staff meeting we analysed our attendance datafor the first nine weeks of this term. We took particular notice of our absences and discussed theimpact this has on our students to achieve to the best of their ability. I believe that we can havethe best teachers, the best curriculum programs and the best facilities available, but if we donthave students at school, how can we achieve continuous improvement for every child? As aschool community we are asking all parents and caregivers to seriously consider your childrensabsence. I believe together we can reduce the absences by:

As a school-Developing two attendance policies, one to suit the Primary and one for Secondary years.

-Increasing follow up with parents as to reasons for student absences.

-Having dialogue with students around the importance of attending and the impact this can

have on their learning.

As a parent/caregiver-Sending a note or phoning the school when a child has been ill.

-Ensuring when a child misses school due to family reasons that the reasons are substantial.

-Applying for an exemption for extended family reasons.

-Informing teachers/leadership if there are school issues preventing your child attending.

Attendance is EVERYONES business.

I would like to conclude by saying a big thank you to all the school community for the supportshown to me over this first term. I am looking forward to working together for the remainder of theyear so we can celebrate a common purpose of achieving high outcomes for all learners.Lastly I cant wait to see everyone at Sports Day next Friday!Christine Bell, Principal

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Fundraising News

SPORTS DAY CAKE STALL!

The Fundraising Committeewould like donations of cakes,muffins, biscuits and slices fortheir Sports Day cake stall.You can drop any

baked items off on Sports Daymorning, but just remember weare a nut free school.

YOSHCVAC CAREBookings for Vac care must be in by FRIDAY 5thApril. Any bookings made after this date will incuran additional $5 fee.

There are lots of great activities happening in

YOSHC during the holidays including : Balloon Critters Skate Park Day Excursion to Laser Skirmish Paper plane competitionWe will also be participating in the Leafy Sea

Dragon Festival childrens activities; AmazingDrumming Monkeys performance and Art SculptureWorkshop

**VOLUNTEERS NEEDED**HELP SUPPORT OUR CANTEEN

We are looking for a group of volunteers tocome and take part in some Big Batch

cooking which will then be used as a part of our

Canteen menu.Where: On site in the Home Ec room

When: 9am-11amWednesday 1st May

Wednesday 22nd MayWednesday 12th June

Come one day, come all three! Its up to you What to bring:

Nothing! We provide all the ingredients &recipes & give you the know how on what to

do!

Canteen Winter MenuA copy of our new menu will go out with the

first Newsletter of Term 2.

YOUR SUPPORT IS MY STRENGTH

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Wow! I just can't believe I have been at YASfor 7 years.

I truly am enjoying my time here and I stillhave that strong passion for teaching andlearning. I thoroughly enjoy my Coordinatorposition in the Primary Years. It is such anenjoyable and rewarding experience.

I would like to take this opportunity to thankparents and caregivers for supporting theirchildren in learning Indonesian. As you mayor may not be aware, learning a language hasa huge impact on children's learning andthere is strong evidence to support this. The

new Australian Curriculum further supportschildren learning languages, and ourengagement with Asia.This term the students have been learningabout school life in Indonesia and basiclanguage surrounding the topic of school'sekolah'. I would appreciate you havingdiscussions with your children aboutIndonesian lessons, which will furtherreinforce their understanding.

I would also like to thank the teachers andstaff at YAS for making Indonesian a part oftheir classrooms and positive conversations.Again, your support is forever appreciatedand helps strengthen your child's learning.Terima KasihBu Kelly.

You can now pay invoices viaDIRECT DEPOSIT

We realise it can sometimes be difficult to find thetime to get into the school to pay an invoice wheth-er its for School Fees, Excursions or other invoices.Now you can pay directly from your internet bankaccount.Just follow the simple rules below and its easy:-Use the invoice number and the family name asyour reference-Pay each invoice separately-Remittances can be emailed [email protected] to clearly reference your payment may

mean your payment will be allocated incorrectly

-Pay directly into the School Bank AccountBSB 105 092 ACC 351092140Acc name: Yankalilla Area School Council Inc


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Yankalilla Sports Day: Friday 12th

AprilOur annual Sports Day is rapidly approaching with the various house

teams already meeng to plan their assault on the Number One

ranking.

We had another very successful Sports Day towards the end of last

year and congratulaons must go to Barker for their rst and well

deserved win in quite a long me. It was great to see so many children

acve, compeng and having a lot of fun. The house rivalry is certainly

alive and well.

A queson comes up every year though about what makes a

successful Sports Day.

For us it is about the very thing menoned above-fun,

parcipaon and the healthy compeve spirit that it

generates. It teaches us how to win and lose gracefully. It

teaches us that compeng and having a go is what is really

important. By having the format we have, each and every

child in our school gets to contribute to their House and gets

to be part of the team. All 354 of them. Each R-2 child gets

to parcipate in at least ten events in the tabloid secon, the sprints and the distance run. Our Years 3-12

students get to parcipate in 8 tabloid events plus the distance run. Then in year levels, our two best

sprinters for each house, parcipate in the sprints. Of course we then have the relays and team games. Lots

of acvity, shared by everyone!

We have had some cricism that perhaps we should return to amore tradional Sports Day. Interesngly, we do parcipate in

two tradional athlecs days each year. One for SAPSASA

(Primary Schools) and one for SSASI (Secondary Schools). In fact,

our students are currently training for SANTOS during their PE

lessons and lunch me sessions. The team will be selected on

merit and on the students desire to parcipate.

Other opportunies for our more elite athletes during the year include, SAPSASA Cross Country, Swimming,

Football and Netball. Knockout Cricket, Football and Basketball also occur at SAPSASA and SSASI levels. All of

these events only occur with the necessary numbers and interest from our student body.

Our current format is designed as an opportunity to engage the whole school in a day of fun, compeon

and acvity and our students seem to agree that this is a preferred opon. So please come and join us on

the day and support your child.

FLINDERS LIGHT

BARKER

STURT


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Primary Morning Programme8.45 Homegroups in classrooms roll call

8.55 Assemble in House areas on the oval

Jones

Putland/Lee

Warren

Taylor/Briars

Caire

Hempill

Joshua

9.20 LongJump

BucketRelay

AccuracyThrow

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SoccerDribble

TunnelBall

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9.30 BucketRelay

HockeyDribble

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SoccerDribble

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LongJump

9.40 HockeyDribble

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10.00 Year Level Sprints11.00 Hot

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11.40 R-2 200 metres3/4/5/6 400 metres

7/8, 9/10 and Open 800 metres12.30 LUNCH

R-12 AFTERNOON PROGRAMME1.00 Corner Spry Primary and Corner Spry Secondary

1.20 Under & Over Primary and Under & Over Primary

1.40 6 x 100m Relays Yr 4,5 and 6 6 x 100m Relays Lower Secondary (Years7,8,9)

6 x 100m Relays Open2.05 Presentations

2.15 Home

SPORTS DAY 2013


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What's on next Term..

What's on this Term..Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Week11

Yr 12 Excursion to

SACE Art Show

Yr 8/9 First AidCourse Active

8

SPORTS

DAYEarly Dismissal

2:15pm

Do You Have Something For The Newsletter?

School Community Members are encouraged to submit information on items of interest, appeals for parent help,

results of sporting or cultural endeavours etc. The School Administration has the final say on what is publishedvia the school newsletter.

Any items you would like included can be emailed to [email protected]

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Week1

Big BatchCanteen Cooking

Session9am-11am

Day WalkYr 9s

Outdoor ed

Week2

Week3

Senior YearsTertiary Expo

NAPLAN

Yr 12 S&CCoorong

NAPLAN

Yr 12 S&CCoorong

NAPLAN

Yr 12 S&CCoorong

Healthy DrinksDid you know that a 250ml glass of apple juice or cola contains not one but six teaspoons of sugar? Having just one can of so drink

per day adds up to 18 kilograms of sugar in a year! Juice and sweet drinks are not good for kids because the energy they contain enters

kids bodies undetected. They end up consuming more energy than they need, placing them at risk of unhealthy weight gain. Sweet

drinks are also bad for teeth.

Even a glass of unsweetened orange juice contains four teaspoons of sugar. We oen mistakenly give kids juice thinking that that they

need Vitamin C. Fruit juices contain more Vitamin C than kids need. Eang half an orange a day will give kids all the Vitamin C they

need plus some bre.

Because it has no added avours, colours, sugar or energy,

water is the best way for kids to quench their thirst. Milk is also

a great, nutrious drink for kids. Try keeping a jug of water in

the fridge and packing water boles when you go out. If there

are no sweet drinks in the fridge, kids will soon turn to water. If

you serve sweetened drinks as a treat, water them down or use

smaller glasses.


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Leafy Sea Dragon Festival

Whats on For Kids!

Sea Dragon Swim School @ Normanville Beachin front of Surf Club.

Lessons will be conducted on Sunday afternoons from 10am with a view toextending the program after school.

Dates available: 7th 14th 21st & 28th April 2013

The program will operate from November to April. Forward dates to be

announced.

Lessons will be 30 minutes duration

Students may wear a wet suit if they wish.

Please ensure sunscreen is applied before the lesson.

Students and parents are invited to wait in the shade area prior to the start of

their lesson.

Any medication is to be labelled and left in the shade area in clear view of the

supervisor.

The emergency procedure is as follows: Three whistle blasts by the

supervisor or instructor, all students to leave the water immediately andproceed to shade area.

Lessons are paid in advance in 4 week blocks. $10 per lesson. Payments are

made to the supervisor in the shade area or by bank transfer on request.

Make up lessons are available for missed lessons.

Instructors reserve the right to remove students from the water if conditions

are deemed too rough. Make up lessons will be offered.

All instructors will be Austswim qualified with current CPR and Senior 1st aid.

Mel and Brian welcome you to Sea Dragon Swim School. Enquirys and

bookings can be forwarded to Mel 0411274090. Brian 0427582576 Or [email protected] in charge: Mel Mason Austswim 112288 DECD 4233288

SpinyLeaf

Insects(ExtatosomaTiaratum)

They make very easy care pets and areinexpensive to keep.These amazing insects moult 5 or so

times doubling in size until they are about15cms long.They only require fresh gum leaves, aspray of water, and an enclosure to keepthem safe. They have extraordinarycamouflage as they resemble dead leavesand often sway from side to side whenthey feel a breeze. These harmlessinsects are happy to be gently handledand will climb over you.I currently havesizes ranging from 2cm to 5cm long.

$5 each or 2 for $7.50

All profits go to

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Dance classes in your area available for ages 3 years +

Experience a mixture of dance styles in the one class!

JAZZ/FUNK/CONTEMPORARY/HIP HOP

NO costume making, NO expensive shoes,

NO need to join multiple classes!

AMAZING end of year performance!

FREE trial lesson, LOW fees & Family Discounts

Classes are held at Yankalilla!

For more information please

visit www.dancesa.com.au

or phone 0408 988 483 or

email [email protected]

Shop 2, 75-77 Victoria St, Victor Harbor, SA, 5211

KIDS SCHOOL HOLIDAY

ACTIVITY PROGRAMMovie Nights: Fri 12th, Thurs 18th & 25th April

(includes: pizza, popcorn, sweets & a drink)Bring a pillow & sleeping bag

Times: 6.30pm 9.00pm COST $20pp

Cooking Days: Mon 15th & Wed 24th AprilTimes: 10.00am-2.00pm COST $35pp

Girly Blitz Days: Tues 16th & Mon 22nd AprilPlease bring own hair brush (includes Food & Drinks)

Times: 10.00am 1.00pm COST $35pp

Craft Days: Wed 17th & Tues 23rd April(includes Food & Drinks)

Times: 10.00am 1.00pm COST $35pp

Discos: Fri 19th & 26th AprilTimes: 7.00pm-9.00pm COST $10pp

BOOK NOW Limited Places AvailableBookings & Payment Required Before The Day

PH: 08 7522 4508 EMAIL: [email protected]: The Dance N Fairy Boutique, Commonwealth Bank

Acc

BSB 065188 ACC 10034479Please quote name as reference

Alternately you can pop into the shop to make payment and

secure your booking

NET SET GO REGISTRATION DAYWHEN: THURSDAY 11TH APRIL 2013

WHERE: YANKALILLA NETBALLCLUB

TIME: 4.30PM

FOR: 5 to 10 year Olds

COST: $65 which needs to be paid

at the registration day

For any more information pleasefeel free to contact Fiona Fulton on

0417 848 504

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