Term 3 Begins

Welcome back to Term 3. All students have

returned happy and refreshed, and have quickly

settled into teaching and learning programs.

We welcome new families and their children into

our school community and trust you find Yakamia

Primary School to be a warm, friendly and safe

school where relationships are valued, developed

and fostered.

Welcome also to Mr Dylan Burns, who will be

teaching in Room 24 while Mr Freeman is on

leave.

Term Planner

A term planner with key dates for Term 3 has

been attached to this newsletter email for your

information. Please keep the planner in a

prominent position, such as on your fridge, to

remind you of important dates this term. Any

changes to the planner will be communicated

through subsequent newsletters.

Assembly

The next assembly is Friday, 31 July at 9am. It

will be hosted by Room 35. We hope to see you

there!

NAIDOC Week

NAIDOC celebrations were held at the end of last

term. Well done to all the staff, parents and

students involved in the activities. The speaking

at the assembly, the damper making and the art

activities were fantastic!

Julie Blythe

From the Principals Desk

Yakamia Primary School

Newsletter

Volume 12

24 July 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

Spelling Challenge

Yakamia will run an in-school Spelling Challenge

again this year. It has been scheduled for the 20

August.

The Albany Primary Schools Spelling

Championship to be held again on 15 September

at Denmark PS. Our school will select two teams

of our best spellers in Year 3 and 4 and two teams

of our best spellers in Year 5 and 6.

Mr Mackenzie will coordinate the challenge so

please keep an eye out for more information about

this in the weeks ahead.

School News

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SCHOOL BANKING EVERY:

TUESDAY IN THE HALL

8.30 9.00am

Marble Season Rules

Marble season will run for the month of August. Here is a reminder of the rules.

1. Agree on the rules before you start playing.

2. If you are playing for keeps, you can only play with your year level.

3. Marbles can only be played on the grass areas.

4. You are allowed a maximum of 20 marbles at school.

5. Your marbles must be smaller than a table-tennis ball.

6. No steelies or ball-bearings are allowed.

7. Please play carefully, eg no throwing marbles.

Marble Season

Yakamia Nature Playgrounds P & C Raffle

Only 5 days left to be in the draw for any of these fantastic prizes!

The Xmas in July raffle will close on Tuesday 28 July so if you havent already purchased your ticket

please do before Tuesday! Tickets are available at the school office and the raffle will be drawn at

next weeks assembly. Funds raised will be used for developing nature playgrounds in the Year 1-6

primary areas.

Thank you to parents who have raffle books, please return ticket butts & money to the office by

Friday or Monday morning.

Please see the flyer attached to this newsletter for a list of all the fantastic prizes!!

P&C News

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.

A reminder to parents

and guardians that this

concert does sell out

fast, so be early to get

your tickets!