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1 Yenda Agenda Yenda Public School Principal: Mrs Belinda Wallace PO Box 462 Curran Rd Yenda NSW 2681 T F E yenda-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Web: yenda-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Principal s Report Welcome to the 2018 school year!!! It gives me much pleasure and joy on behalf of all of the staff to welcome each student to school this week. Yenda Public School is a vibrant and inclusive community, and we are privileged to work with our students and families through the Primary School years. Every student is on a different learning journey, but what does different mean? Being different means not being afraid to challenge the norm; being willing to take a chance; asking why; making your own track, not just following the well-trodden path; chartering your own course and destiny. In short, it is being the person you are meant to be. The team at Yenda Public School are dedicated to ensuring that each student reaches his or her full potential academically, socially and emotionally. Calendar Week 1 Monday 28 January Tuesday 29 January Wednesday Friday Week 2 Wednesday 7 ruary Friday 9 ruary Week 3 Thursday 15 ruary Tuesday - Thursday Staff Development Day Students return to school Kindergarten Best Start NRL Clinic at YPS Assembly Sports Captains Announced Swimming Carnival Evenings Week 4 Wednesday 21 ruary Thursday 22 ruary Friday 23 ruary Scripture Commences AFL Clinic at YPS Assembly This year, the Yenda Agenda will continue to be published on Friday s and is also made available online. A term calendar is also attached for your information. Bel Wallace - Principal Week 5 Thursday 1 March Zone Swimming Carnival Page 1

2 How to Connect with Yenda Public School Being involved in your child s learning is important, that is why we have a number of community engagement platforms available! Principal Meet the Team!!! Mrs Wallace School Website The Yenda Public School website is a great place to check calendar events, see school planning documents, policies and procedures, as well as view the gallery of what has been happening in the school. It is updated regularly, and is a wonderful source of information. The web address is School Newsletter The Yenda Agenda is published weekly, and provides families with upcoming events, information relating to school programs, information relating to students and the community, as well as a showcase of learning. Eldest children receive the newsletter each Friday afternoon, and it is also available online via the school website. You can opt to receive the Yenda Agenda via if you wish! Facebook Yenda Public School has an active Facebook Page which aims to celebrate school achievement, and to communicate what is happening in the school. Please ensure you have read and understand the Yenda Public School Facebook Page Guidelines. All students who are published on Facebook have been given permission to be published by their parents. If you would like to discuss this, please contact the school. Skoolbag App New to Yenda Public School in 2018 is the Skoolbag App, which supports communication between the school and home. With the functionality to sign and submit notes, links to newsletters and POP payments, and push notifications, it is easier than ever to ensure that you are up to date with school happenings! Instructions relating to the use of this app are attached to the newsletter. Assistant Principal Kindergarten Year 1 Year 2/3 Year 3/4/5 Year 5/6 Teacher Librarian SLSO Mrs Conlan Mrs Brown Miss Finnie Mrs Kirkman Mrs Perez Mrs McIntyre (Mrs Mac) Mrs Chilvers Vanessa Viselli Kelly-Anne Edis Isabelle Gilbert Kaitlan Rizzeri Administration Staff Tanya Cornale Vicki Gooda Alison Hughes General Assistant Neil Grant The Yenda Public School team are committed to providing all students with a wonderful school experience. If you would like to make contact with a member of staff, you can: Come to the school office to request an appointment. Phone the school office on to request an appointment or speak to a staff member. Request a meeting via the SkoolBag app. the school on yenda-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Page 2

3 Class Newsletters and Evenings Each classroom teacher will hold an Information Evening to meet the families of their students, provide a newsletter including routine and equipment information, as well as providing an opportunity for community members to ask any questions that they may have. Dates and times are as follows: Kindergarten Tuesday 13 ruary 6pm Year 1 Tuesday 13 ruary 5.30pm School Swimming Carnival Yenda Public School will hold a Swimming Carnival on Thursday 15 ruary at the Griffith Regional Aquatic and Leisure Centre. Students will catch a bus to and from school on the day, and will participate in a number of events. The carnival is open to students 8 years and above, and provides opportunities for students to compete for a place in the Zone Swimming Carnival. Students who are not yet 8 years old will remain at school and participate in water novelties in the afternoon. Please see attached note for more information. Year 2/3 Tuesday 13 ruary 5pm Year 3/4/5 Thursday 15 ruary 5.30pm Year 5/6 Wednesday 14 ruary 5pm It would be great to see as many families as possible attend these meetings! NRL Clinic Representatives from the National Rugby League will be attending Yenda Public School on Wednesday 7 ruary to talk about the importance of respect, and motivate students to be all they can be. This is a wonderful opportunity for all students, who are often inspired by the work ethic and values of professional athletes. is held in the School Hall every second Friday during the school term. Assembly is a time to showcase student achievement and performance, as well as, celebrate school successes. Assembly is run from 9am to 10am. All families and community members are invited to attend. Occasionally, there are special presentations made at Assembly. We strive to notify community members in advance. Best Start Assessments Children come to school with different levels of literacy and numeracy. Some are familiar with books, can recognise some letters, even write their name or count to ten, while others have not yet learned these skills. Our Kindergarten teachers have always observed their new students and used different methods to find out what each child knows and can do so that they can plan and teach what their students need to learn. Our school takes part in Best Start developed by early learning experts in the Department of Education. Best Start gives our teachers, and those teaching Kindergarten across New South Wales, a common set of high quality assessment tools and professional training. We believe that Best Start will build on the strengths of our teachers and give your child an even better start to school. Page 3

4 The Good Morning Club We will once again be running the Good Morning Club, and invite all interested students to come to the Canteen area on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings from 8.30 for a piece of toast, chat and a smile. There is no cost due to the very kind donation of bread from Vaccari s Bakery each week. School Canteen The YPS School Canteen operates on Tuesday s and Friday s for recess and lunch time. Please see the attached price list and menu for orders. Students are able to use reusable lunch bags, which can be purchased from the canteen, or paper bags for their orders. A canteen list will be sent home in the coming weeks. Sport Shirts Have you got yours? Due to the previous sport shirt design being discontinued, YPS students are now required to wear a new shirt on sport days. Thanks to Yenda Producers, all students enrolled at YPS in 2018 have been sponsored for a new sport shirt, which is available from Active Workwear in Banna Avenue, Griffith. Pop on in to Active Workwear to try on different sizes, and to order your child s sport shirt. Students are able to wear their previous sport shirt until they get a new one. Echo Educational Support Dog Echo the Assistance Dogs Australia trained Educational Support Dog returns to Yenda Public this year, to continue her work supporting all students in their learning. Echo spends time in the playground and classrooms with students, bringing a fun and innovative element to learning. This year, Echo will be presenting an Award at to students who have worked with her in the classroom or the playground. How to Install Skoolbag on your Smartphone Iphone and ipad users 1. Click the app store icon on your apple device 2. Type Skoolbag into the search 3. Click install 4. When installed click open 5. Search for Yenda Public School and select 6. Select OK to receive push notifications 7. Click more in the bottom right corner 8. Select My subscription groups 9. Choose the push categories appropriate to you Android Users 1. Click the play store button on your Android device 2. Click the magnifying glass icon at the top and type in Skoolbag 3. Click the install button 4. Click accept for various permissions (please note, no personal data is modified on your device) 5. Click open when installed 6. Click the more button on the bottom right of the app 7. Select my subscription groups 8. Choose the push categories appropriate to you If you are having trouble setting up your app, contact us at the school for assistance! Page 4

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7 Yenda Public School - Term Section 1 erm One 1 Article II. ONDAY 29 January M Staff Development Day TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 30 January 31 January 1 ruary 2 ruary Students return K - 6 Kindergarten Best Start Kindergarten Best Start Kindergarten Best Start SAT SUN ruary Sports Captains elected this week 6 ruary 7 ruary NRL Clinic at YPS 8 ruary 9 ruary ruary 13 ruary 14 ruary 15 ruary 16 ruary 3 Evening Evening Swimming Carnival Evening ruary SRC Elections this week 20 ruary 21 ruary Scripture commences 22 ruary AFL Clinic 23 ruary ruary 27 ruary 28 ruary 1 March Zone Swimming 2 March 3 4 Mar 5 March 6 March 7 March 8 March 9 March Mar 7 12 March Young Leaders Conference 13 March Soccer Clinic 14 March Riverina Swimming Carnival 15 March 16 March Mar 8 19 March 20 March 21 March Harmony Day 22 March 23 March Mar 9 26 March 27 March 28 March 29 March Easter Hat Parade 30 March EASTER 31 1 Apr 10 2 April EASTER 3 April Soccer Girls Clinic 4 April 5 April 6 April 7 8 Apr 11 9 April 10 April 11 April 12 April YPS ANZAC Day Service 13 April Last day of term Apr Page 7