Yates Matters Yates Avenue Public School

71 Yates Avenue, Dundas Valley, 2117 T: 9874 6302 F: 98046260 Email: yatesave-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.yatesave-pschool.nsw.edu.au

Issue 6 - Term 2, Week 2 Wednesday, 3rd May 2017

CALENDAR Friday, 5th May – PSSA Round 1 Tue 9th – Thur, 11th May – NAPLAN (Yrs 3 & 5)

WHAT’S DUE? Footsteps Payment – Overdue Winter PSSA Fees - Overdue

ACCOMPANYING NOTES • Mother’s Day Breakfast – Wed 10th May

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Term 1 Principal’s Afternoon Tea

On the last day of Term 1, we celebrated the great achievements of those students who had worked consistently hard in class over a long period of time and were rewarded with a Principal’s Award. Congratulations to: Scout Ututaonga, Jordan George, Dillon McCabe, Jack White, Leyland Birks, Christopher Le, Ada He, Ellie Curtis, Hyun Jo, Liam Bain, Chloe Jekal, Madelyn McCabe, Joshua Lee, Alex Cardwell, Jacob Lee, Daniel Ju, Madison Jackman, Manfred Goodsell, Ewan Kim, Darius Shahidi, Emily Grout, Annie Domaschenz, Jack Domaschenz, Kylah Watkins, Logan Button-Ord and Esther Kwag.

ANZAC Day Ceremony

A huge thank you to Mr McNeilly for organising a very special ANZAC Day ceremony last Thursday. The 25th April is an important day in Australia where we stop, reflect and acknowledge those men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. A special mention also to our school captains and vice captains who led the ceremony and gave the students an understanding of the sacrifices made by many during World War 1. K-6 Cross Country Carnival – Curtis Oval

We had beautiful weather for our cross country carnival on Monday and the day was a great success. It was wonderful to see every student participating from Kindergarten to Year 6 and trying their very best. Those students who finished in the top 4 of their age group will progress to the zone carnival on Tuesday 30th May at Parramatta Park. Thank you to Mr Coon, Miss Salvagio and Mrs Dyball for their outstanding organisation of the day.

Swimming Champions – Special Assembly Congratulations to the Stewart house who were 2017 swimming champions. Our age champions were Liam Bain, Elise Brown & Bella Hyun (juniors), Bailey Jackman & Georgia Lawler (11 years) and Jacob Lee & Ella Hughes (seniors). Well done to our amazing swimmers!

Sydney West AFL Championships Well done Stephen Ro, Ben Taylor, Jack Taylor and Jerry Kim who were selected in the Parramatta zone AFL team. They competed in the Sydney West Championships last week and played very well against some tough opposition. Outstanding effort, boys!

Learning and Support Update Last week, we began implementing the Making Up Lost Time In Literacy (MultiLit) program – a research-based reading intervention from Macquarie University for targeted students in Years 1-2 (MiniLit) and Years 3-6 (MacqLit). This program will be delivered by our Learning and Support Teacher – Miss Salvagio and Student Learning Support Officers – Mrs Dyball and Mrs Williamson.

Have a great week

David MacSporran Principal

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Issue 6- Term 2, Week 2 Wednesday, 3rd May 2017

PRESCHOOL NEWS Welcome back to Preschool and to Term 2. It was lovely to see so many happy, smiling faces to begin the new term! Last term, Preschool routines and experiences were planned to support positive and successful transitions to preschool and most importantly, establish a sense of belonging. The children arrived back last week and very quickly settled into these familiar routines and experiences to continue their learning together. Special thanks to all our families for sharing their holiday experiences with us and recording them in our Preschool journal. We look forward to planning follow-up experiences to strengthen learning outcomes for children. We also look forward to another exciting term and wonder where our interests, play and learning will take us!

Mrs. Lawson and Mrs. Lilli and all the Preschool children

SCHOOL NEWS NAPLAN – Years 3 and 5 The NAPLAN assessment program will take place next week for students in Years 3 and 5. The schedule of assessments will be as follows: •Language Conventions & Writing – Tuesday, 9th May •Reading – Wednesday, 10th May •Numeracy – Thursday, 11th May Friday, 12th is scheduled as a catch-up day for those students who are absent during the tests. Information about NAPLAN was sent home last term. Follow us on Twitter - @yatesavenuePS

Please join us on Twitter to keep updated on school events and student achievements. Our Twitter feed is yet another way for parents to stay connected with everything that is happening at our great school. Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) Focus Area – Playing on the Grass

Our focus area this fortnight will be teaching students the behaviour expectations for playing on the grass, to ensure that they are safe, respectful and responsible. When playing on the grass, we are Learners who are:

Safe Wear our hat Keep hands and feet to ourselves Stay in bounds

Respectful Play fairly with others Share the space Place rubbish in the correct bin

Responsible Look after our belongings Ask permission to use the toilet Move to lines when the music starts

Mother’s Day Breakfast To all mothers and careers, please come and join us for our mother’s day breakfast! Date: Wednesday, 10th May 2017 Time: 8am-9am Location: Under the K-2 COLA Invitations have been sent home please RSVP by Monday, 8th May 2017 for catering purposes.

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Issue 6- Term 2, Week 2 Wednesday, 3rd May 2017

ENETRTAINMENT BO OK

XOXOXOX

OFFICE NEWS

Office hours: 8:30am to 3:30pm Monday to Friday Any families with change of information please inform the office. All notes will be sent home on Wednesdays with the school newsletter. If you would like to receive your newsletter by email, please inform the office. Parents/Caregivers please pick up your change from the office. PLEASE NOTE: NO PAYMENTS CAN BE MADE ON POP FOR P&C MONIES, e.g. UNIFORM SHOP, SCHOOL CANTEEN etc.

Kim Copping School Administrative Manager CANTEEN NEWS CANTEEN SPECIALS DAY: Friday 5th May 2017

Zooper Doopers 50c each Rainbow Cookies 50c each Jelly Cups $2.00 each

No pre-ordering for specials day food.

Every child should have received our new winter menu. Please note there has been some price increases. I would like to say a special thank you to Nicole Bain (Liam 4/5C) for creating our new winter menu. She has done a great job and we appreciate the time she has given up helping us. HELP NEEDED: If you have an hour or two free to help in the canteen please pop in and see me.

Full Service days – Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays

* All lunch orders must be in by 9:15am on full service days.

Snack Days – Volunteers only Wednesdays and Thursdays - only approximately one hour of your time is needed. Two people are required for this shift if possible.

Alison White Canteen Manager 0411 145 752

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