2013 Term 2 Week 5 Principal: Timothy Allen

Dear Parents and Carers, Our K-6 students had a great time at the Kaboom Drum Beats percussion performance at The Leeton Roxy Community Theatre on Monday morning. Several Yanco Public School students volunteered to go up on stage and participate in creating percussion beats. Videos of Kaboom percussion are available to view on YouTube.

Yanco Public School Newsletter

Term 2 –Week 5 May 30, 2019

What’s on……….

Fri, May 31 Little Learners LNPSSA Cross Country

Sporting Schools Program – Rugby- 3/6 Mon, June 3 Lunch orders available from Yanco Shop Tues, June 4 MIA AFL Gala Day – nominated students Wed, June 5 LHS Yrs 6/7 Transition Thur, June 6 Dollarmites School Banking Fri, June 7 Little Learners Small Schools Soccer Gala Day – Yrs 3/6

Sporting Schools Program – Netball (K/2)

Aisha Schmetzer 1st June

Luke Jackson 4th June

Yanco Public School Working Bee We had a very productive three hours at our working bee last weekend. Thank you to all families who were able to attend and assist in improving the appearance of our school grounds. The gardens at the entrance of the school were tidied, garden rubbish removed, the garden boat painted, bark chips placed in garden areas and books covered. The soccer posts will hopefully be installed in the next couple of weeks. A big thank you to Darrel Garth for moving scoops of bark chips and soil for us on Saturday morning. A second working bee for 2019 will be planned in Term Three. Sport Skills with Yanco Agricultural High School K-6 participated in sport skills activities with students from Yanco Ag on Tuesday and Wednesday morning. YPS students are enjoying the opportunity to commence their day with various games and ball skills activities. It has been great to see positive behaviour from our students during these activities. Our next session will take place in Week 7 on Wednesday, June 12th 2019.

LNPSSA Cross Country Narrandera Good luck to all students who will participate in Friday’s LNPSSA Cross Country as part of the Small Schools team. Students will be transported by bus to Narrandera on Friday. If any parents attending are available to assist with supervising check points please see Miss Wright on the day.

Tony Lockett Shield Year 5/6 Students that nominated to participate in the Tony Lockett Shield will travel to Griffith next Tuesday, June 4th 2019. Students are required to arrive at school by 8.20am and a teacher will transport the boys to Wamoon Public School to catch the bus to Griffith. Please ensure your child’s permission note is returned as soon as possible.

Small Schools Soccer Knock Out Year 3-6 will participate in a soccer round robin event with students from Wamoon Public School, Matong Public School and Boree Creek. Mr Powter will supervise and assist with organisation on the day. The event will be held at ovals in Leeton.

Semester One Student Report Cards This term student report cards will be sent home on Monday, July 1st 2019. Parent/caregiver interviews are available on the following days: Tuesday, July 2nd 2019 Miss Grigg 8.30am-4.00pm Wednesday, July 3rd 2019 Mr Powter 8.30am-4.00pm Thursday, July 4th 2019 Miss Wright 8.30am-4.00pm

Sporting Schools This Friday our Year 3-6 students will commence participation in the Sporting Schools Rugby 7’s program. Our K-2 students will participate in the Sporting Schools Netball program. The Rugby program will run for five weeks and the Netball for four.

I am thrilled to say, that all students receiving learning support are continuing to present with positive ‘can-do’ attitudes – a great way to approach any task! Several new activities (pictured below) have been introduced in recent weeks. The beauty of many of these activities is that students experience learning as a fun thing to do. If parents and carers would like a copy of any of these activities for children to play at home, please just ask. Remember….the more times we practice, the better we get.

Today in gymnastics we learnt how to do lots of different animal walks. We did partner sit ups and team work games. It was great getting taught by Miss Wright By Taylor Griffiths

Ice-cream, crystals, tornados and explosions! This fortnight in Science rotations, we have been conducting some simple yet exciting experiments that students can recreate at home on a budget!Who’s hungry?! Students started off by collecting a bag of ice and adding rock salt. This makes the ice even colder as ice water has a lower freezing point than regular water. Students then combined cream, vanilla and sugar in to a smaller bag which was then placed inside of the ice bag. Then the shaking begins! The more the students shook their bag of cream, the thicker their ice-cream became. We finished off by throwing it in the freezer for a few minutes to make sure it was perfectly chilled. Yum! Crystals came next but why make 1 kind when you can make 2! The first batch used boiling water and borax combined in a glass Voss bottle (so that we can see them growing) and a skewer so that the crystals will climb up towards the top. These simple crystals take a few days to form so we have left them in a safe place where they won’t be bumped. The other batch used Epsom salts and boiling water combined in a Voss bottle (again so that we can see it. Also…plastic containers melt from the hot water as we learned in the first week!). Once again we placed a skewer inside. However, these crystals require cold temperatures to grow so we placed them in the fridge overnight and waited for the magic to happen! Spinning tornados in a bottle is something we have all done as kids. All you need is a clear bottle and water that you shake around in a circle to get the water spinning. But did you know that adding some dishwashing detergent makes these super fun tornados even better! And finally, a simple yet exciting experiment…Mentos and Coke…with a twist! We all know Mentos and Coke causes an explosive reaction, but what about other fizzy drinks? Well this fortnight, we put it to the test! Turns out that Lemonade and Raspberry drinks work just as well, if not better. Simply take the lid off of a bottle of fizzy drink and throw in some Mentos. In a matter of seconds you will see the tower of fizzy goodness exploding out the top of the bottle. If you would like to try these experiments at home, head to the links below for the measurements and lists of ingredients. Have fun and stay safe! Remember, NEVER eat anything made in science unless you have checked with an adult first and ALWAYS wash your hands after an experiment.

Mentos and Coke experiment - https://www.kidspot.com.au/things-to-do/activity-articles/mentos-geyser/news-story/ece805e8afc0ec4624047d0655c99465 Tornado Jar - https://www.kidspot.com.au/things-to-do/activity-articles/tornado-in-a-jar-experiment/news-story/513b658f597b9c21e7b8e878200bd67d 5 Minute Ice-Cream - https://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/edible-innovations/ice-cream3.htm Borax Crystals - https://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/crystal-rainbow-science-borax-crystal-growing-activity/ Epsom Salt Crystals - https://learning-center.homesciencetools.com/article/crystal-growing-science/