Yea

Primary

6th February —Issue 1

Yea Primary School Newsletter

Dates to Remember

23 Station Street, Yea 3717 Ph. 5797 2724

yea.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

FEBRUARY

CSEF applications due now

7th Swim Trials Gr3-6

8th 5/6 Camp Deposit Due

12th Cluster Swimming Gr3-6

13th Nominate Fundraising Coordinators

13th Family Statement sent home

15th Book Club orders online

15th Family Pool Party

18th School Council

18th 5/6 Camp Payment Due

23rd BBQ Bunnings Chirnside

27th Division Swimming

28th Cyber Safety Gr3-6

MARCH

11th Labour Day Holiday

12th Parent Cyber Safety Discussion

13th Preps start back (Wednesday)

14th Literacy Info Night

18th Young Leaders Day

19th Cluster Athletics Gr3-6

21st Harmony Day

22nd School Fees are due

25th School AGM

APRIL

3rd School Photos

5th Term 1 finishes Dismiss 2:15pm

Swimming Gr2-6 Tues-Thurs 12 -21

Feb

Prep Rest Wednesdays 6 Feb - 13

March. Returning Wed 20th.

Gr 5/6 Camp 4th—8th March

Collaboration, Empathy, Respect, Persistence,

Creativity and Integrity

Protecting the safety and wellbeing of

children enrolled at Yea Primary School is

our highest priority. Families put their

trust in the leadership, staff, volunteers

and external providers to keep their

children safe as they learn. We know

students learn best when they feel they

are in a safe and supportive environment.

P/1A Merliah and Charlie

P/1B Pippa and Charlie

1/2C Tyson and Aleyah

3/4D Sienna and Kaito

3/4E Ella and Flynn

5/6F Emeli and Noah

5/6G Rhiley and Rhianna

Term 1 SRC Reps

STUDENTS SHARING THEIR INIVIDUAL

LEARNING FOCUS

Lily Neilson

To get better at Joined Hand writing

Shaniah Klinge

To use more advanced Vocabulary

Bridie Klinge

To get my black belt in punctuation

Principals Report 6th February

A warm welcome to the twenty-one new students who started school at Yea PS last week. This includes sixteen

Preps who have settled in to the routine of school life. Many students attended our school last year during the

transition program and this supports them once school starts. If parents have any concerns regarding their child,

please contact their teacher or myself. We need to work together as a team to ensure all the students at Yea PS

are happy and learning to the best of their ability.

Grade 2-6 Swimming

Sal is currently organising groups for swimming lessons that support students from Grades 2 to 6. Students in

Grades prep and one participate in a swimming program in Term 4. The teachers who take lessons are Austswim

trained. A note has been sent home for parents to complete so that their child can participate. There are six ses-

sions spanning three weeks and some students will compete in the Cluster Swimming Sports at the Yea Pool on

the 12th of February. Deb Male has asked all students in grades 2-6 for expressions of interest if they want to com-

pete in the Cluster Sports. She will be running trials on Thursday 7th February.

Pool Party

The first family get together is the Pool Party on the 15th February at the Yea Pool from 6 -8pm. Mr Fisher is or-

ganising a sausage sizzle so families can purchase dinner! Unfortunately, there is no BBQ at the pool. If you can

lend us a BBQ for the night, please let me know. I have a parent who can collect it and return after the party is

finished. It is always a fun night for families and staff, join us for swimming and games. We require a donation up-

on entry to pay for the lifeguards.

School Council

Being a School Councillor is a great way to learn about how the school functions and to have the opportunity to

have input into discussions that shape how the school runs. Nomination forms are available at the office until the

11th February. The obligation is to attend two meetings per term at 6pm on a Monday, meetings usually run for

approximately two hours. Please consider joining School Council, your input would be valued.

Hot Jam Music

On Tuesday 5th February, music teachers from Hot Jam Music gave a short presentation to each grade regarding

drum and guitar lessons that students can enjoy during school on Mondays. It is an additional cost to families;

those that participated last term had a great time. If there is enough interest shown by students at Yea PS they are

also able to run dance and singing lessons.

Standing Desks

We have purchased some standing desks, which are working well in all classrooms. Thank you to Kana, Chris,

Amanda, Nicole, Steve, Toby and Jim for putting them together. Also Troy and Kelly constructed some benches for

Grade 5/6 F.

Yea Races

During the holidays, Yea PS and Yea Football/Netball Club catered for the BBQ at the Yea Races. Thank you to the

following parents who gave up their time to support the school Cindy, Sam, Tania, Deb, Liz and Darren.

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SUN MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SAT

January 28th

Australian Day

Public Holiday

29th

Teacher start

Uniform Shop

open 1-4pm

30th

Term 1 Begins

31st 1st February

2nd

3rd 4th 5th 6th

Prep Rest Day

Swimming Gr 2-6

12.30 - 2.30pm

7th

Swimming Trials

Gr 3-6

11.30am -1.30pm

8th 9th

10th 11th 12th

Cluster Swimming

Gr 3-6

9.30am-1pm

13th

Prep Rest Day

Swimming Gr 2-6

12.30 - 2.30pm

14th

Swimming Gr 2-6

12.30 - 2.30pm

15th

Family Pool Party

6-8pm

16th

17th

18th

School Council

19th

Swimming Gr 2-6

12.30 - 2.30pm

20th

Prep Rest Day

Swimming Gr 2-6

12.30 - 2.30pm

21st

Swimming Gr 2-6

12.30 - 2.30pm

22nd 23rd

Bunnings

BBQ

Chirnside

24th

25th 26th 27th

Prep Rest Day

Division

Swimming

28th

Cyber Safety

Gr 3-6

1st March 2nd

3rd

4th

Gr 5-6 Urban

Camp

5th

Gr 5-6 Urban

Camp

6th

Prep Rest Day

Gr 5-6 Urban

Camp

7th

Gr 5-6 Urban

Camp

8th

Gr 5-6 Urban

Camp

9th

10th 11th

Labour Day

Public Holiday

12th

Parent Cyber

Safety Discussion

13th

Prep’s start

Wednesdays

14th

Sub Finance

Literacy Info Night

6-7pm P-2

15th 16th

17th

18th

Young Leaders

Day

19th

Cluster Athletics

Gr 3-6

20th

21st

Harmony Day

22nd 23rd

24th 25th

School Council

AGM

26th 27th 28th 29th 30th

31st 1st April 2nd 3rd

School Photos

4th 5th

Term 1 finishes

Dismiss 2.15pm

6th

YEA PRIMARY SCHOOL TERM 1

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For more information or to book contact U

64 High Street, Seymour

Tel: 1800 663 107

This is a free and confidential service.

www.familycare.net.au

Balancing Love &

Discipline

A parenting program

It is very common these days for fathers to be taking

a much more active role in family life. Mothers are

also finding that there are more demands on their

time from a financial point of view. Fathers who find

themselves more involved in the parenting part of

family life may also find themselves wishing for more

options for dealing with the day to day issues that

arise in the home.

This course is suitable for all parents who would like

to meet with others to explore ways to increase their

options in dealing with the various issues that parents

experience while supporting and nurturing their

partners and children of all ages.

Some of the topics that have been helpful in previous

groups include:

Communication

Teaching life skills

Issues of discipline

What is normal for kids?

Confronting unacceptable behaviour

How to help your child when they are anxious,

angry or upset

“Discovering that others are experiencing problems almost identical to your

own somehow seems to lighten your load.”

“I can use this with my husband as well as my children.”

“Helpful, done it twice and taken away different strategies each time”

8 Week Course

Tuesdays

February 12 — April 2

Time: 7.00pm Til 9.30pm

Venue: Familycare Offices

High st Seymour

No Cost

New participants welcome

up to session 4

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School Fees are due on the 22nd March

All students have now received their Back to School packs, with Laptops and headphones being rolled

out as we speak. School fees pay for these essential education items and the school relies on your

prompt payment. Please contact me if you are not going to be able to pay by the due date to discuss

alternate arrangements and allow for forward planning. Many thanks to those families that have al-

ready paid and those that have contacted me. We will always try and work with you to ease any fi-

nancial stress you may be experiencing

Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF)

Families that are eligible for this grant of $125 per child (Concession Card holders) need to complete

this form and return to the office as soon as possible. DET/Centrelink assesses each application on

merit and if successful the funds are paid to the school, being allocated against the child’s camp fees.

Please see me with queries relating to eligibility and to obtain an application form.

A reminder to all Grade 5/6 Parents: Camp Deposit is now Due

The cost for Urban Camp is $400 per student. A deposit of $40 and Permission/Medical forms are

now due. The remainder must be paid by 18th Feb unless prior arrangements have been made.

Please note, families that have applied for CSEF need to factor this deduction into the cost however if

your CSEF application is unsuccessful you will still be liable for this amount. In addition, we are now

collecting your child’s $10 Lunch Money. Please hand this into the office in a sealed envelope clearly

marked with your child’s name and class. As with all money collections a receipt will be issued as

proof of payment.

Come in and have a chat if you need to set up a payment plan.

Returning Forms and Making Payments

All forms and payments must be handed into the office, NOT taken down to the classrooms. To pre-

vent forms being lost or misplaced we would appreciate if you handed in all notes to the office. Pay-

ment must also be processed through the Office where a receipt will always be issued. Do not send

money with your child to the classroom as we cannot be responsible for any lost or misplaced money.

We have EFTPOS facilities and accept cash and cheques.

Glad to see all the friendly familiar faces back and some new ones too. Have a great term!

Fiona Joseph

Business Manager

Adam

For supporting and helping a new Prep student

Parents and Friends raise money

each year for a variety of resources

to enhance our teaching and learning

programs. The students and staff

greatly appreciate all the hard work

the school community have put into

fund raising last year and we espe-

cially thank the coordinators for their

enthusiasm and organisational

skills.

Everyone can contribute: parents,

grandparents, aunties, uncles, and

family friends. This year we are

hoping each class can nominate a

volunteer coordinator for each term

to help with fundraising activities. To

express your interest please contact

the office by Wednesday 13th Feb.

The first fundraising ac-

tivity for the year is the

Pool Party on 15th Febru-

ary.

We URGENTLY need a volunteer to run the Tuesday

morning Uniform Shop slot. Please contact the office

if you can help.

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