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Issue 13
04/05/2020 Yackandandah Primary School 39 High Street
Yackandandah 3749
Ph: 02 6027 1431
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.yackaps.vic.edu.au
We Show Respect We are Fair We are Learners
Congratulations on a terrific working week last week.
Teachers are grateful for the support that parents are
providing with the remote learning and understanding
where adjustments and changes of routine may be
necessary. An important thing to remember with the
learning tasks is that the end product is simply a method
of achieving the learning – not the main point of the
exercise. It is the learning that happens when getting to
the end product that is important. The learning means
both the skills for a particular subject and the habits and
attitudes that help us squeeze as much learning as
possible from a task. This is why we emphasise that
getting things done the fastest is not important and that
making mistakes is ok – we are much more interested in
the learning that happens along the journey. We design
tasks that have an end product so we can see evidence
of learning that has happened – but that can be seen in
other ways as well.
We still do not know how long the remote learning will
continue. We have to follow the direction set by the
Victorian State Government health and education
authorities. Please keep that in mind when there may be
some differences in messaging from different states or
the Federal Government. I will certainly share any
information I have as soon as I can – though no doubt the
media will be sharing it as well. At this stage we keep on
doing what we are doing now.
Don’t forget that Sarah is happy to organise library books
for pickup in the foyer of the school. Her contact details
are:
Make sure you take advantage of the clear weather this
week and get some fresh air and exercise to offset the
extra screen time.
Michael Edwards
Principal
Principal’s News Art work of the week Animal drawings by Matilda Ridgeway
Vivienne O’Briens family pet rabbit
Week 4 in the Art Room! Colours of Autumn Art Series - Making a flower press Go out and collect some freshly fallen autumn leaves and flowers! For this activity you will need some plain scrap paper, newspaper and the help of a grown up with some heavy books. https://youtu.be/Xm7bAQ6ulP0 Mandy & Caz
3rd May – Nicholas Shepherd
4th May – Aiden Hillier
6th May – Sharni Barnes
School News
Family Statements & OSHC Statements
Thank you to all the families who have been paying and
getting their accounts up to date. It is greatly
appreciated. Family statements and OSHC statements
will be sent home this week.
Attendance
The On-Site Attendance form for next week is attached
to the newsletter. If your child/ren cannot be at home
due to no one being there to supervise please complete
the form and return to the office by Thursday so we can
organise supervision.
Softshell Jackets
The soft shell jackets have arrived at school for those
families who ordered them. Cost is $69 and they need
to be paid for prior to pick up.
Camps, Sports & Excursion Fund (CSEF)
If you have recently received a Centrelink Health Care
card and it is valid as at either the 28th January 2020 or
the 14th April 2020 you may be eligible for the CSEF.
The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund is a
Government commitment to help ensure that no
student misses out on the opportunity to participate
in camps, sports & excursions at school.
Please see the attached flier for more information. An
application form is available from the school office or
www.education.vic.gov.au/csef
If you are finding yourself in financial difficulty we can
also get assistance through State School Relief to help
with uniforms and a few other items. Please call into the
school and see either Michael or Sandra.
Bookclub
A reminder that online ordering for Book club issue 3 closes
on Thursday. Books will be sent to the school for collection.
Achievement Awards
Lara Bebbington for showing a ‘can do’ attitude and putting in 1005 effort with her home learning.
Lizzie Martini for thinking creatively and flexibly to ensure she gets the most out of her home larning experience.
Emerson Paull for demonstrating resilience and a positive attitude towards his home learning this week.
Lucas Stagg for a ‘can do’ attitude to home learning tasks. Good on you, Lucas!
Sebastian Davison for a well-organised workspace and an enthusiastic approach to home learning.
Willow Anderson for confidently sharing your home learning via video. Great work!
Will Maybury for improvement in handwriting and general presentation of work. Wonderful, Will!
Olive MacCalman for expanding her knowledge of Seesaw and presenting a typed weekend recount. Wow!
Matilda Ridgeway for engaging thoughtfully with Seesaw with consistent enthusiasm.
Ethan Williams for great improvement in his organisation and home learning.
Lilli Martin for demonstrating great organisation to complete home learning tasks.
Ivy Edwards for embracing home learning and completing all tasks to a high standard.
Henry Wyatt for working so hard with his writing and letter formations. Keep it up Henry!
Grace Pritchard for excellent work with place value this week and trying new challenges.
Ryder Stagg for creating a well presented and detailed fact page about King Parrots.
Imogen Rolfe for dedication and persistence to learn some tricky X tables.
Charlie Killen for listening carefully to feedback to improve her work.
School Council Presidents Report – April 2020
In February our annual School Council elections were held. We would like to sincerely thank and acknowledge the
contribution of outgoing members Michelle Crocker, Jane Murphy and Melissa Quick. We also welcome new
members Kate Stagg, Bethany Boddenberg, Faith Deans and re-elected member Orrin Prichard.
During the Annual General Meeting in March our 2020 office bearers were appointed as follows:
President – Jane Dowsley
Treasurer – Michael Walsh
Secretary - Carly Frank
Co-Vice-Presidents – Faith Deans and Orrin Prichard
In addition, the following sub-committees were established:
Finance Sub-Committee – Michael Edwards, Sandra McKibbin, Michael Walsh, Robyn Wilson, Paige Rolfe and
Jane Dowsley.
Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) Sub-Committee – Michael Edwards, Bethany Boddenberg and Tennille
McIntosh.
Policy Sub-Committee – Michael Edwards, Faith Deans and Carly Frank.
Kindergarten Committee of Management School Council Representatives – Michael Edwards and Kate Stagg.
School community members are welcome to attend any meetings, please come along and contribute if you wish to
do so. You can find the dates/times in the ‘Dates to Remember’ section of the newsletter.
2020 Budget
We would like to commend Michael Edwards, his team and past School Council’s for the prudent financial
management of the school over a number of years. As a result, we have been able to approve an additional $20,000
expenditure to upgrade the School’s core literacy and numeracy resources.
Unfortunately reduced fundraising opportunities such as cancellation of the Folk Festival have resulted in the ‘Dry
Creek Bed Inclusive Play Space’ project being placed on hold. We will continue to review fundraising expenditure and
grant opportunities throughout the year.
School Works – Shelter-in-Place Building
You may notice staff from the Victorian Schools Building Authority (VSBA) completing works on the main school
building. These works are required to ensure the building meets updated requirements for Shelter-in-Place Buildings
i.e. buildings that provide a last resort temporary shelter option until either an emergency has passed or a more
suitable alternative is available. We have been informed these works will be completed by June 30.
Remote Learning
Lastly, and in no way the least, we would like to acknowledge the extended school community (including
kindergarten and OHSC) for your response to remote learning. In no way is this situation ideal. It’s presenting
challenges for many of us within the school community. However, the resilience, persistence, commitment,
enthusiasm and support displayed by Michael, the teaching cohort, the parent/care-giver cohort and our students is
exemplary. There is simply no place I’d rather be right now, and I’m sure my fellow Council members agree.
Sincerely,
Jane Dowsley
Yackandandah Primary School Council President
