Newsletter No. 4.4 www.yokineps.wa.edu.au An Independent Public School 3 December, 2014 NEWS FROM THE PRINCIPAL We have a number of new enrolments for 2015 and welcome them to our Free Dress Day—Make wonderful community! A number of our new families have commented on a Donation (Toys/Books/ wanting to enrol at Yokine Primary Independent Public School as they have heard how wonderful it is. What a great commendation for our community. Non-Perishable Food) Assembly Room 7 The next few weeks are going to be extremely busy. We have a number of functions occurring and look forward to sharing these as we celebrate our students’ achievements and active and positive community participation. Final Assembly Volunteer Morning Tea Final Assembly—School Leaders and Awards At next week’s assembly we will be announcing the names of our Student Leaders and Factions Leaders for 2015. All students who wished to be part Year 6 & 7 Graduation of the student elections delivered their speeches to the school and elections Dinner were held. All the students who participated are to be commended for their courage to nominate and participate in this event. All our Year 6 students Year 6/7 Graduation will have the opportunity in 2015 to take up other leadership roles and Assembly responsibilities. Important Events Week 8 5 December Week 9 12 December Week 10 15 December 17 December 18 December Community Celebration Tel: 9242 2726 Fax: 9242 4142 39 Woodrow Avenue YOKINE WA 6060 www.yokineps.wa.edu.au Graduation Assembly The Year 6 & 7 Graduation Ceremony will be held on Wednesday 17th December at 9 am. There will be tea and coffee served after the conclusion of the ceremony. Parent Survey Thank you to those parents who have taken the time to complete our parent satisfaction survey. We are also currently surveying our staff and students. You are still able to access the survey until the 12th December by clicking on the link below. I encourage you all to participate so that staff and the School Board can look at the feedback, reflect on our performance and plan for further improvement. http://www.schoolsurvey.edu.au/s/NYjjbK9Y Kim Fraser Principal ‘Tell me and I will forget, show me and I may remember, Involve me and I will understand. Benjamin Franklin.’ HONOUR CERTIFICATES Congratulations to the following students: Year 2 Lily Tsoulis, Chelsea Young, Hunter Seager, Akram Ahmed, Koorosh Abbasion Year 3 Jack Lindquist, Hellen Tonet, Year 4 Mary Jo Ante Year 5 Shay Hoyle, Jacob Berney, Ankita Pingali, Brittany Fazari Year 6 Sia Dubey Year 7 Madeline Tatam-Hawksbee P&C SCHOOL BANKING Wednesday 17TH December Before school – P & C Room Final day for school banking for the year. 2015 WEET-BIX KIDS TRYATHLON The Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon is a community event and non-competitive that assists kids to develop selfesteem. It aims to encourage kids to get fit & active while having fun with their friends. The Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon is for kids aged 7 - 15 years. It doesn't matter if children have participated in the WeetBix Kids TRYathlon Series before or not. The Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon is all about TRY-ing your best and having a go! No times and placings are recorded. There is a limit of 2500 kids who can enter the event. All the information can be found at the web site: http:// try.weetbix.com.au . Read the FAQs in the Parents menu. SUMMER HOLIDAY CLUB Ole Soccer will be running a 3 day soccer holiday club this summer held at Yokine Primary School. Our program will be full on fun games where we will teach the children new skills, develop their game playing abilities and have loads of fun playing small sided games with our inflatables and speed radars. Our program is designed for children aged 312 and suits all abilities. Venue: Yokine Primary School Dates: January 20th, 21st & 22nd Times: 9am – 12pm each day The approximate distances to be completed for the swim, Price: ages 3-5’s $110 & ages 6-12’s $120 cycle and run sections are: For more information, please visit www.olesoccer.com.au Ages 7 – 10 Swim – 75m, Cycle – 3km, Run – 500m or call 0449858598. Ages 11 – 15 Swim – 150m, Cycle – 6km, Run – 1km When: Sunday, 29th March, 2015 KOSY KIDS Where: Langley Park, Terrace Road, Perth Well we are still dancing. Both literally and physically— Parents and caregivers who are interested in entering their Taylah with the children and the rest of the team doing the child/children can download an entry form at the above web cha cha cha—you know, 1 step forward and 2 steps back! site. If you would like to register online, please send a note As we spring clean and sort our over stocked cupboards to Mr Lunardi in Room 12. Schools are already pre- and transform Room 1 into a Quiet Room! But we are registered but I need to activate the school’s registration. getting there. We haven’t even started on the sheds. Mr C Lunardi We are all excited by the treasures we have found! The Vacation Care Program is out. Please ensure enrolment soon as I need to finalise the program. Kind regards, Jeanne Kosy Kids 0410 317 811 PARENTING COURSES February/March 2015 WEST LEEDERVILLE Dads Raising Girls Wednesday, 11 February Parent Teen Connection Monday, 16 23 Feb 9 16 March Family Patterns Monday, 16 23 Feb 9 16 23 30 March Making Step Families Work Tuesday, 17 24 Feb 3 10 17 24 March FREMANTLE Parent Child Connection Thursday, 12 19 26 Feb, 5 March Mum Raising Boys Wednesday, 25 February DAYTIME JOONDALUP Mums Raising Boys Wednesday, 25 February KWINANA Virtues Parenting Program Wednesday, 18 25 Feb, 4 11 18 25 March DAYTIME Places are limited so please book now on 9489 6322