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Yoogali Yarn Yoogali Public School- Achieving quality learning in an open and supportive environment

Acting Principal: Mrs Leanne McWhirter 1 East Street Yoogali NSW 2680

Phone:02 69624540 Fax:02 69641476 Email: [email protected] Web: yoogali-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Term 4 Week 3 Monday, 24th October, 2016

Welcome The Yoogali Public School family would like to welcome the Norris family to our school. We hope that Siena (Kindergarten), Brodie (Year 4) and Kadie (Year 6) love being at Yoogali Public School as much as the rest of us love it. Skoolbag App Our Yoogali PS Skoolbag App is ready for downloading.

Skoolbag is a school to parent communication tool. This School Mobile App provides our school with an easy way to tell parents and carers everything you need to know about school news, newsletters, events calendar, cancellations, school notices, school information, school timetables, parent sick note forms, school documents and much more. No more lost paper in school bags!

The Skoolbag School Mobile App uses Free Push Alert Notifications directly to parent smartphones that you will receive much like an SMS.

For iPhone and iPad users: 1. Click the "App Store" icon on your Apple device. 2. Type your school name in the search, using suburb name will help. 3. You will see your school appear, click "Get" then "install". 4. The app is FREE to download. 5. When installed click "Open" 6. Select "OK" to receive push notifications, when asked. 7. Click the "More" button on the bottom right of the App, then "Setup". 8. Toggle on the Push Categories that are applicable for you by tapping the on/off switch. For Android users: You must first have signed up with a Google Account before installing the app.

1. Click the "Play Store" button on your Android Device 2. Click the magnifying glass icon at the top and type in your school name, using suburb name will help. 3. Click the school name when it appears in the search. 4. Click the "Install" button. 5. Click "Accept" for various permissions (please note, we do not modify any of your personal data on your device). 6. Click "Open" when installed. 7. Click the "More" button on the bottom right of the App, then "Setup". 8. Toggle on the Push Categories that are applicable for you by tapping the on/off switch. Please Note: Some brands of Android phones need the setting in "Notification Manager" changed to "Allow" instead of "Notify" in order for the push notifications to work. The phone must also be running at least version 4 system software to run the app. For Windows 8.1 Phone and Windows 8.1 or 10 device users: 1. Go to the Windows Store on your 8.1 Windows Phone or Windows 8.1/10 Device 2. Search for "Skoolbag" in the keyword app search 3. Install the Skoolbag app 4. Find your school either by using the keyword search or location service. 5. Click the "Pin" icon to pin the school tile to your Windows Phone home screen. 6. Click the "More" button on the bottom right of the App, then "Setup" 7. Toggle the Push Categories that are applicable to you by tapping the on/off switch. Please Note: The Skoolbag Windows App is for 8.1 version Windows Phones, or Windows 8.1 and 10 devices.

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Monday, 24 October 2016 Term 3 – Week 10

Year 5 & 6 Ballarat/Bendigo Excursion The Year 5 and 6 students enjoyed their three day excursion to Bendigo, Ballarat and Echuca last week. Whilst the weather was not kind to us, we all enjoyed learning about the Gold Rush times.

Krystal: I enjoyed going panning for gold even though it was freezing it was very exciting seeing the gold flakes left in the pan.

Sarah: I liked when we went to the underground mines at Sovereign Hill. I really liked the gold mine that had a hologram of Cornish miners finding the Welcome Nugget. It weighed 69kg.

Abi: I had fun at Bendigo Pottery creating a vase and making some shapes out of the clay that we got to take home and keep.

Nicholas: I really liked the whole of the excursion from start to finish. The best part was going inside the mines and going deep underground in the carriages. It was cold at first but got warmer as we went deeper. It was really dark until we got into the mine.

Caprice: I liked going to see all the old style buildings and shops at Sovereign Hill. My favourite was going to the Newspaper shop where we could buy posters with our name printed on them. I got the poster that announced that I found gold.

Michaela: My favourite part was panning for gold and I found eight flakes of gold. It was drizzling when we were panning and we were really, really cold. I went to warm up near the fire at the

abattoir for a little while then went straight back to try and find more gold.

Jaiden: I loved all of the things that we did on the excursion. I liked gold panning and helping Michaela find gold; how they made the wanted poster at the Newspaper Printery; the blacksmiths where I purchased a horseshoe that had my name branded on one side and on the other side it had Sovereign Hill 2016. I faced my fear of darkness when we went into the underground mines and I really liked going in them. There was one downside to the excursion and that was being sick on the first day.


P & C Canteen News The Canteen will now operate on Monday, Wednesday and Friday only.

Lunch Orders 1. Please write your child’s order on a paper

lunch bag. 2. Include money in the bag (correct change

would be appreciated). 3. Place lunch order in the box in the canteen. 4. If change is required it will be placed in the

lunch bag by a P&C canteen helper.

The P&C would like to advise all families that there will be no canteen accounts. P&C cannot afford to carry these unpaid amounts. All lunch orders must be paid for on the day of ordering. They apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Reheating Food Due to health regulations P&C also advise that left overs cannot be reheated at school. Students may still use the refrigerator in the canteen to keep their food cool during the warmer weather.

Canteen Helpers Needed The staff and students would like to thank Tamara Ingold and Daniel Victor for assisting with the canteen and getting the students’ lunches ready each week during Term 3.

The P&C would love some extra helpers to volunteer a small amount of time to get lunch orders ready. Please contact Tamara Ingold if you are able to help out.

P & C Meeting Our next P & C Meeting will be held on Tuesday 25th October, 2016 at 6:30 pm in the YPS

staffroom. Mr David Lamb will be attending to follow up on Opportunity Class discussions. Everyone is most welcome to attend. Chicken Burger Day! We will be having a Chicken Burger Day on Friday 4th November. A pre-order form will be sent home in the near future. Keep your eye out for it! Scripture Our scripture lessons have recommenced this term. We welcome back Mr and Mrs Suine who are taking the Catholic children for their religious lessons. Unfortunately, our Christian scripture teachers were unable to assist last week but we should be with us this week. Yoogali Young Starters Start spreading the news. Our Young Starters transition to Kindergarten Program will commence next year from Term 1 to term 4. It is a free, year-long transition program which follows the Australian Early Years Learning Framework. The framework’s vision is for all children to experience play-based learning that is engaging and builds success for life.

It is designed to help familiarise both parents/carers and children with our school environment so that they are both confident and happy at our school. The opportunity also enables potential new students and parents to develop positive relationships with members of the school community.

Yoogali Public School’s ‘Young Starters’ program is aimed at children from 3 to 5 years of age. Each session will run from 9am-3pm every Wednesday of the normal school term. Children will be in the care of an experienced teacher.

Please spread the word and get the message out there.

Robin and the Sherwood Hoodies Yoogali Public School has been invited to see St Mary’s Yoogali performance of Robin and the Sherwood Hoodies on Wednesday 16th November, 2016. There is no cost for our students. Please complete the permission note attached to this newsletter as return it as soon as possible.


Swimming Lessons The students have been enjoying swimming lessons for sport. The have been placed in ability groups. Our staff has been very proud of the efforts of all the students.

Melbourne Cup Day

Staff and students are invited to ‘dress fancy’ for the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday 1st November, 2016. Those who dress up are asked to bring a gold coin donation to help the SRC raise some funds.

Rankin’s Springs Round Robin The Rankin’s Springs Round Robin was a fantastic day. We won a few games, we lost a few games and we all tried hard to do our very best. Binya PS was the winning school and Tallimba PS was runner-up.

Our Results Soccer: Tharbogang #2 defeated Yoogali 3-1 Yoogali defeated Naradhan 4-1 Yoogali defeated Tharbogang #1 1-0 Netball: Binya defeated Yoogali 6-1 Yoogali defeated Weethalle 6-2 Tallimba narrowly defeated Yoogali 5-4 Thank you to our small band of supporters. We appreciated you being there for us.

Assembly Awards- Friday 21st October, 2016 Class Awards for being Respectful K/1/2 – Amber Sayers 3/4/5/6 – Sarah Atkinson Citizenship Award – Deegon Byrne Principal’s Award – Krystal Mackenzie for exemplary behaviour at all times. She was a wonderful ambassador for Yoogali PS while on excursion.


Light the Night

Walk with us and help more Aussies beat blood cancer. It’s a good feeling to walk in solidarity but helping more people live longer and better doesn’t come free. That's why we need everyone to raise $100 before they walk to help more Australians survive blood cancer and live a better quality of life.

Join us at Collina Oval, Griffith on Friday November 4 at 6:00 pm and shine a beautiful lantern and walk with us for a future free of blood cancer.

As night falls, family, friends and supporters will walk around the oval carrying a special lantern – Gold, to remember a loved one, White, for your own blood cancer journey and Blue, to support others and help beat blood cancer. An array of local artists and performers, bands, singers and dancers will be in attendance to support the event. Available for purchase on the evening is a BBQ, a cake stall featuring delicious home-made cakes and various food stalls with proceeds going to the Leukaemia Foundation. Please consider supporting this worthwhile community fundraising event.

Hats

A reminder that our School HATS must be worn for outside play, if you do not have your hat, you must remain under a COLA for play.

PERMISSION NOTE Robin and the Sherwood Hoodies

I give permission for my child/children/ward _____________________________________________ to

attend the performance of “Robin and the Sherwood Hoodies” at Griffith Regional Theatre on Wednesday

16th November, 2016. I understand there is no cost to the students and travel will be by bus.

Signed: __________________________________________________ Date: _____________________


TERM 4 Calendar of Events

Term 3 2016 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat/Sunday

October Week 3

24 25

P&C Meeting 6:30pm

26 27

Kinder Orientation Swimming

28

29/30

October/ November

Week 4

31 1

Melbourne Cup Dress Up

2 3

Kinder Orientation Swimming

4 CHICKEN

BURGER DAY Assembly K/1/2 item

Light the Night Leukaemia Foundation Community Fundraiser

5/6

November Week 5

7 8 Principal’s

Network Meeting

9 10 Last Kinder Orientation Swimming

11 12/13

November Week 6

14 15 16

Griffith Regional Theatre “Robin and

the Sherwood Hoodies”

17

Swimming

18 Assembly 3-6 item

Magazine Cover

Competition closes

19/20

November Week 7

21

Mrs Johnson Mrs McWhirter on leave

22 23 24

Swimming

25 26/27

November / December

Week 8

28 Christmas

Church Performance Mrs Johnson

Mrs McWhirter on leave

29 30

Wade High School Year 7 Orientation

8.50am Front Lawn Area

1

Swimming Captain’s Speeches

2 Assembly K/1/2 item

Year 6 Graduation

3/4

December Week 9

5

Responsible Pet Program

6 7 8 Yoogali PS

Presentation Night

Swimming

9

2016 Reports

10/11

December Week 10

12 13 14 15

Swimming

16

Last Day of the School Year

17/18

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