DATES TO

REMEMBER

OCTOBER

10th -13th October - Life

Education

19th-20th October -

Grade 3 Camp

27th October-

Grandparents Day

Yamba Public School Newsletter RESPECT: LEARN IT, EARN IT, SHOW IT.

We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we live and work and we pay our respects to the Elders both past and present.

10/10/2017

Term 4

Week 1

Principal’s News

Welcome back for Term 4. This term always seems to go so quickly as we have lots

of things happening, please check the newsletter and we will also send out

communications through Class Dojo and School Stream.

We have a few changes for the beginning of this term. Mrs Foley is on leave for the

first three weeks and I will be relieving as principal. We welcome Miss Vidler back

from her wonderful overseas holiday and she will relieve as Assistant Principal in

Stage One. Mrs Edwards has returned from her position as Relieving Principal at

Cabbage Tree Island School and she will be working on a writing program with Years

3-6. Mrs Reeves will be on leave for the rest of the year and Mrs McFarlane will be in

the office. Unfortunately, during the holidays, Mrs Hogan had a fall

and broke her foot. Mrs Ros Brown will be teaching 6H for the rest of

the year. Thank you Mrs Brown.

This week we have Life Education, better known as Healthy Harold

coming to visit. These lessons form part of our PD/ Health program

and they are always enjoyed by the students. The cost is $10 and

this can be paid in cash or online.

In week 3 our school has nominated to participate in a Platform Readiness Test to

ensure the functionality of the NAPLAN when it moves online in 2018. This is a

national test with a small number of schools in each state participating. Mrs Cook

will be assisting us with this and Year 4 and Year 6 will complete the online tests. This

is an opportunity for both staff and students to be well prepared for these tests in

2018.

In the same week we will celebrate Grandparents’ Day on Friday

27th October. This day recognises the important role

grandparents pay in children’s lives. We were overwhelmed with

the response last year and to enable us to organise this year’s

event we would appreciate it if you confirm your attendance when the information

note is sent home with your child. Our wonderful P&C have applied for and been

successful in obtaining a grant for this event which will see two sessions of Tai Chi

offered to students and their grandparents.

If you have not finalised your payments for the year 3 sleepover or

Year 6 Canberra excursion, please do so as soon as possible.

Enjoy your week.

Debbie Woods

Relieving Principal.

Wrap & Roll CANTEEN

See inside

for details!

Welcome to Term 4. We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday.

The next P&C Meeting will be held on Tuesday the 17th of October from 6pm at the Staff Room (Parking is available in the staff car parking area). All are welcome.

Our next ‘Yamba Golf Club Raffle’ will be held on Sunday the 27th of October from 4pm. We look forward to as many families from Yamba Public School getting there as possible.

Buffy Williams-Robinson President Yamba Public School P&

P&C NEWS

Mufti Day -Term 3

To Say Thanks

On the 11th of July 2017 we received a parents most

dreaded phone call. Sasha’s Paediatrician rang to say that our baby girl has a large brain tumour and we need to take her immediately to Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital in Brisbane. And so her journey begins.

Here in Brisbane Sasha had a range of tests that indi-cated she had a very slow growing tumour and severe Hydrocephalus (Build up of brain fluid causing pressure on the brain). Her Oncologists believe that Sasha had lived happily with the tumour for many years and had learnt to compensate for the changes in her brain.

On the 15th of July our little girl was wheeled into theatre to undergo a Craniotomy to remove her tumour. What no

one could predict was that Sasha’s slow growing tumour had established a very extensive blood supply and Sasha had a catastrophic cerebral haemorrhage. The surgeons spent the next 10-12 hours trying to stop the bleed to successfully save Sasha’s life.

The last 10 weeks have seen us on a rollercoaster journey. 8 more operations and a life within the walls of the intensive care unit. On the 18

th of September after a number of tests and a lot of anguish it was decided to repeat

the Craniotomy.

After 6 hours we were given the news that the surgeons had successfully removed the tumour. The blood supply to the tumour had suffered immensely after the 1

st surgery and was no longer present. Our neurosurgeon says “mother

nature at its best” the love and prayers from all of you.

Sasha’s post-op recovery this week has been slow and complicated by Pneumonia. Each day is a baby step for-ward. Sasha’s journey will continue here at Lady Cilento Childrens Hospital and as she stabilises we will move from the Intensive Care Unit to the Neurosurgical ward for further recovery and then hopefully onto Rehabilitation.

It is unknown at this point the extent of Sasha’s injury but we can only hope with extensive rehab we will continue to move forward.

This journey is immensely hard on all of our family but most of all Sasha. She has been the strongest, bravest, most amazing little girl who continues to surprise both us and the medical team with her strength.

Our lives have been turned upside down and yet with the support from our families, friends and community, we continue to put one foot in front of the other each day and do the only thing we can and that is to love Sasha and each other.

We cannot begin to thank everyone for their support through this journey so far and we have been completely overwhelmed by it. Please accept this as our thanks for all that you do and have done. They say it takes a village to raise a child and our village has certainly stepped up to the challenge.

Forever Thankful, Tim, Ange, Zahri, Alani & Sasha Berry.

OUT AND ABOUT!

Finn Armstrong with his winning Peace Poster – The Future of Peace.

Finn received a book voucher and a certificate from our club as win-ner. He will now progress onto further levels of the competition.

WELL DONE!

Thank you

A BIG Thank You to the Yamba Community Pool who have donated their 6 burner BBQ to the School!

Mr Rod Menzies

Library Borrowing Term 3

1st 4H 102 Books

2nd KV 98 Books

3rd 2R 87 Books

4th 3/4C 86 Books

5th 1LG 83 Books

6th 4W 81 Books

Tied KG 81 Books

8th 2H 74 Books

9th 1B 62 Books

10th 3O 59 Books

11th 5H 57 Books

12th 4/5E 24 Books

13th 6H 22 Books

14th 6P 17 Books

Canteen Summer Menu

Wrap & Roll

CANTEEN

NOTICE BOARD

Canteen News We have had a very successful Term 3 in the school canteen.

We would like to thank everyone that volunteered, donated and assisted in any way. Your help is appreciated greatly. Term 4 has an exciting new Summer Menu which is attached.

Please remember if you have any spare time at all we would love to see you at “THE WRAP & ROLL”

PRINCIPAL

Diana Foley

ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS

Ian Clifford

Mark White

Debbie Woods

SCHOOL CAPTAINS

Kalani Henwood

Malik Elabbasi

Yamba Public School Angourie Road YAMBA NSW 2464

Telephone (02) 66462420 * Fax (02) 66461578

Email: yamba-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website: www.yamba-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

RESPECT: LEARN IT, EARN IT, SHOW IT.

PARENTS & CITIZENS’

ASSOCIATION

Meets—Second Tuesday of each month.

PRESIDENT

Buffy Williams-Robinson

CANTEEN SUPERVISOR

Trish Verran

OPENING HOURS

Wednesday 3.15 - 5.30pm

Thursday 3.30 - 6.00pm

Friday 3.30 - 5.00pm

2a/4 Mooli Place YAMBA

Ph:-0401 182 287 Email:- thedancingtutu@bigpond.com