2013 Term 2 Week 5 Principal: Timothy Allen

∇ 2019 ∇ T1 –W2 ∇ 07.02.19 ∇ Principal: Tarnya Grigg

Yanco Public School Newsletter

“The Ibis”

Main Avenue, Yanco NSW 2703

Phone: (02) 6955 7162

Fax: (02) 6955 7477

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

Web: www.yanco-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

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Yanco Public School Principal: Tarnya Grigg Phone: (02) 6955 7162 Fax: (02) 6955 7477 Email: yanco-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.yanco-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Towards a Better World

Yanco Public School Main Avenue

Yanco NSW 2703

P.B. Award Winners Leelan Sainsbury-Eyles - Tianna Sullivan

Next week at a glance

Term 1, Week 2

Thursday, 7th February Student Banking Canteen Meal Deal

Friday, 8th February Welcome BBQ

Term 1, Week 3

Monday, 11th February Swimming training

Tuesday, 12th February Swimming training

Wednesday, 13th February Small Schools Swimming Carnival @ Whitton

Thursday, 14th February Student Banking NRL Visit – Talk on Values – Yrs 3/6

Friday, 15th February LNPSSA Basketball & Narrandera

Emma & Sam Bourke 10th January

Ally Bourke 8th February

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Principal’s News Dear Parents and Carers, After our first full week of school Yanco Public School Kindergarten students have settled in well and classrooms are buzzing with learning and fun. K-6 enjoyed participating in their Wednesday group activities yesterday. We had some great helpers in the kitchen and lots of fun dancing and creating colourful potions. A reminder that our ‘Welcome to 2019’ barbecue will take place tomorrow evening under the school COLA. Thank you to all parents and carers who have offered to bring items for the evening. The P and C will provide snow cones for the evening and the sausages for the barbecue. Please take note of the following:

• Open classrooms 5.00pm-6.00pm • Kindergarten Information session 5.30pm-6.00pm • Food to be served 6.30pm

LNPSSA Knockout Cricket Well done Dakoda Cross, Tristan Capstick, Seth Thornton, Henry Arnall and Tom Strachan, thank you for representing Yanco Public School and participating in the Small Schools team last Friday. It was great to hear back that you had a great day, played well and all tried your best. Thank you to Jason Cross and Kay Strachan for your assistance on the day.

Swimming Training It is pleasing to see so many of our students 8 years and over attending our swimming training sessions. Thank you to Miss Wright and Mr Powter for attending the sessions and to our parents and carers for assisting with transport. Please note that our Small Schools Swimming Carnival will take place next Wednesday, February 13th 2019 at Whitton Swimming Pool. Transport by Allens Bus.

• Students 8 years and over will attend the swimming carnival and remain at Whitton pool all day.

• Students in K.1 (5-7 years) will participate in water fun activities at Whitton Murrami Public School and will walk to the Whitton Swimming Pool at lunch time.

Learning Support Our learning support sessions commenced this week on Tuesday and Wednesday with Mrs Haines. Students across K-6 requiring extra support to meet learning outcomes have been identified and allocated individual or small group session 20 minute time slots. Notes will be sent home to parents and carers regarding the learning support sessions in the coming weeks. Students are also supported in the classroom by Mrs Strachan Monday through to Thursday. Stage 3 LNPSSA Basketball On Friday, February 15th 2019 some of our Stage 3 students will participate in the Small Schools team. Students in Year 5 and Year 6 will be given the opportunity to try out for the team prior to next Friday. Scripture Sessions Scripture will commence on Tuesday, February 19th at 12.40pm through until lunch time. Roll lists are compiled for scripture sessions based on the information provided in enrolment forms. Students who do not participate in scripture will remain in class participating in normal class activities. Lunch Time Detention This year students who do not complete their classroom work or neglect to follow the school core values in the classroom and playground will miss out on play at lunch time. Students will complete tasks with the timetabled teacher in their classroom. Information will be recorded by the student, class teacher, detention teacher and parent or carer. If students are repeatedly attending detention sessions this will affect their chance of attending the end of term Reward Day. Yanco Public Little Learners We are pleased to announce that Little Learners will again run in 2019. The program will commence on Friday, 1st March 2019 and will take place every Friday morning from 9.30am till midday. It will be staffed by Mrs Kara Kroek and Mrs Kay Strachan and all children 3-5 years of age are welcome to attend. We have once again capped the program at 20 students and the school has an enrolment policy for Little Learners to ensure students enrolling in Kindergarten at Yanco Public School have priority placement. Term 1 Whole School Assemblies This term the first Whole School Assembly will be held in Week 4 on Thursday, 21st February 2019 and the second assembly in Week 8 on Thursday, 21st March 2019. The assembly afternoon will commence with a shared lunch at 1.10pm, Assembly at 2pm, open classrooms at 2.40pm and normal home time at 3.15pm. A reminder that in Week 4 and Week 8 the $5.00 Canteen Meal Deal will be offered on Wednesdays instead of Thursdays.

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PB Award This year we are again presenting the PB Award each week at the morning assembly. The recipient will be a student who displays their ‘Personal Best’ during the previous week. This links directly with our school value of ‘Excellence’, the school definition of which is ‘having high expectations and putting maximum effort into everything you attempt’. Captains & Kinders A photographer from The Irrigator will visit the school tomorrow, Friday 8th February to photograph our 2019 Kindergarten students and school captain. They will be featured in the Irrigator’s Captains and Kinders insert which will be published in the coming weeks. 2018 Yanconia Orders are again being taken for the 2018 Yanconia. A survey sent out in 2018 indicated that the majority of families would prefer to pay $5 for a full colour copy although black and white copies will be available free for families that request it. Year 6 students receive a free colour copy as a farewell gift from us. Please indicate your preference on the slip attached to this newsletter and return with money if applicable.

News from the Office Sometimes the school requires parent’s assistance in transporting children, other than their own, to and from sporting events or small excursions in their private vehicles. It is a DEC mandatory policy that driver’s transporting children other than their own supply the school with a copy of their driver’s licence, car registration and complete a Working with Children Check – Declaration for Volunteers. If you plan on assisting the school by transporting students, can you please bring these documents to the office. If any of your children have a medical condition, for example asthma, we are required by the Department to have an action plan from their doctor. Please provide this information to the school office as soon as possible to enable us to update our records and treat your child accordingly. We thank you for your assistance in these matters.

P. and C. News P & C Meeting General monthly meetings of the Yanco Public School P&C are held monthly (on a day yet to be confirmed), commencing at 3.30 pm in the school library. All parents and community members are invited to attend and join the P & C, which serves an important function within the school.

Commonwealth School Banking Day

Is THURSDAY

LEETON SCHOOL DENTAL CLINIC

FREE service for all children aged 0-18 yrs. For an appointment call

1800 450 046

2019 GENERAL CONTRIBUTIONS ARE NOW DUE

$10 PER STUDENT PER TERM $40 PER STUDENT PER YEAR

WHOLE SCHOOL

ASSEMBLY SCHEDULE Term 1

Thursday, 21st February

Thursday, 21st March All assembly afternoons will

commence with • shared lunch at 1.10pm,

• assembly at 2pm, • open classrooms at 2.40pm

• normal home time at 3.15pm.

All parents, carers and community members are invited and encouraged to attend.

News from the Chaplain I would like to welcome everyone back from holidays. It was lovely to see so many happy faces and hear so many lovely stories about the students’ holidays. I will try to catch up with all the students over the next few weeks. Mrs Strachan

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TERM 1 2019 CALENDAR MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

2 Feb 4 Swimming training

Feb 5 Feb 6 Feb 7 School Banking Swimming training Canteen Meal Deal Helen Hopewell

Feb 8 Welcome BBQ & Open Classrooms

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Feb 11 Swimming training

Feb 12 Swimming training

Feb 13 Small Schools Swimming Carnival @ Whitton

Feb 14 School Banking NRL Talk on Values – Yrs 3-6 – 10.30-11.15am Canteen Meal Deal Volunteer needed

Feb 15 LNPSSA Basketball @ Narrandera

4 Feb 18 Feb 19

Scripture Commences Book Club Order due LNPSSA Swimming 2 Narrandera

Feb 20 Canteen Meal Deal Volunteer needed

Feb 21 School Banking Whole School Assembly

Feb 22

5 Feb 25 Feb 26

Feb 27

Feb 28 School Banking Canteen Meal Deal Volunteer needed

March 1 Little Learners starts Schools Cleanup Day

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March 4 LNPSSA Soccer Trials @ Leeton

March 5 LNPSSA AFL Trials @ Narrandera

March 6 March 7 School Banking Canteen Meal Deal Helen Hopewell

March 8 Little Learners March 10 Depart for Young Leaders in Sydney

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March 11 Young Leaders Conference

March 12 March 13 Riverina Primary Swimming

March 14 School Banking Sporting Schools Squash Sessions-3/6 Canteen Meal Deal Volunteer needed

March 15 Little Learners

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March 18

March 19 March 20 Canteen Meal Deal Nyree Dunn

March 21 School Banking Sporting Schools Squash Sessions-3/6 Whole School Assembly

March 22 Little Learners

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March 25 March 26

March 27

March 28 School Banking Sporting Schools Squash Sessions-3/6 Canteen Meal Deal Helen Hopewell

March 29 LNPSSA Rugby League @ Leeton

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April 1

April 2 April 3 April 4 School Banking Sporting Schools Squash Sessions-3/6 LNPSSA Soccer @ Leeton Canteen Meal Deal Volunteer neeed

April 5 Little Learners LNPSSA Touch Football Gala Day / K.O

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April 8 LNPSSA Netball Trials @ Leeton

April 9 April 10 April 11 Canteen Meal Deal Volunteer neeed

April 12 LAST DAY OF TERM

Canberra Excursion – Years 3 to 6 students

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LEETON TOWN BAND Leeton Town Band is accepting new members. There is a place in our band for everyone. We currently have members who are absolute beginners to highly skilled musicians who have played with Symphony Orchestras and other Professional Bands. Our youngest member is two, and the oldest is approximately 82. The only requirement is a commitment to enjoy playing music.

Leeton Town Band rehearses at ‘The Venue’ Dooley Lane (hall opposite the Leeton Library) on a Wednesday afternoon/evening.

5pm Tutoring

5:30 Beginner Band

6:00 Junior Band

7:00 Senior Band

If you or your child has ever wanted to learn to play a musical instrument or to resume playing again after a break we look forward to welcoming you into the Leeton Town Band. For further information, please check our Facebook page or email secretary@leetontownband.com

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Yanco Village Markets Yanco Community Hall Sunday, 24th February

Powerhouse Museum

Open Day Sunday, 24th February

Yanco Lions Club Meeting Yanco All-Servicemen’s Club

2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month @ 7pm

YANCO ALL-SERVICEMEN’S

CLUB

P.O. Box 23, Yanco

Ph: 02 6955 7106

Fax: 02 6955 7290

YANCO LIONS CLUB

“We serve”

P.O. Box 750, Yanco Road,

Leeton

Phone: 6953 2000 Fax: 6953 2772