Principal’s Report

I would personally like to thank the outgoing committee of our P&C.

They have done a great job in financially supporting our school but

also they have been a great committee who worked tirelessly to

support Staff and make our school a great school. I appreciate how

harmoniously the group worked together and how productive our

meetings were. I’m sure our new committee will have the same

enthusiasm and commitment.

I’m sure Ms Birds class will have a great day enjoying some of

Canberra’s finest tourist attractions today. They are part of making a

tourism video for both national and international schools. I’m sure

they will be great ambassadors for our school and Canberra’s tourism

industry.

I would like to thank OzHarvest for their support of our school. For

the past 5 weeks they have been donating boxes of fruit to our

school. Our students have been enjoying loads of fresh free fruit. We

thank you.

We can’t wait for this weeks instalment of The ‘Y’ Factor. We have 7

acts and 2 will go through this week. Next week we will have the

“Wild Card Peoples Choice Award” where students and staff can vote

for their favourite act that didn’t make the final.

Kind Regards

Michelle Fahey

Calendar of Events

March

Friday 24th - Assembly & “Y” Factor

semi-final #4

Tuesday, 28th - Parent Teacher

Interviews

April

Friday 7th - Assembly “Y” Factor

Grand Finale

- Cross Country

- Last Day of Term 1

Wednesday 26th - First Day of Term 2

- ANZAC Service

Whole School

Thursday 27th & Yrs 5/6 Peer Support

Friday 28th - Leaders Conference

May

Thursday 4th - K-2 Excursion “We’re

Going on a Bear Hunt”

Tue 9th, Wed 10th, - NAPLAN for Yrs 3 & 5

Thur 11th

Contact Details

Mrs Michelle Fahey, Principal

Yass Public School

Laidlaw St, YASS NSW 2582

Ph: 6226 1017

Em: yass-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

W: www.yass-p.school.nsw.edu.au

Office Hours: 8.30am to 3.30pm

Uniform Shop is open each Friday

afternoon: 2.45pm-3.30pm

Issue #4 23 March 2017

Nut Free

Please remember that we are a nut free school. We encourage

parents and students to look at what is packed in their child’s

lunchbox. Nutella, peanut butter and many

muesli bars all have nuts in them. Please

enjoy these foods in your home as we have

students at school that are highly

anaphylaxis to nuts and any contact may

bring on a life threatening reaction.

Principal Awards

Louis Deronne

Great work habits in class.

Very helpful and a good friend.

Knows how to behave and models that good

behaviour.

Working hard to improve the neatness of his work.

Owen Hughes

Great thinking strategies in maths.

Quiet conscientious worker.

Good role model for other students.

Helpful and responsible.

A good friend.

Voting Class

This week our voting class will be

1/2S. They won the right to vote

at this weeks semi final. Word is

we have 7 acts this week and we

will be voting 2 acts through to

the grand final. Exciting times!

Focus on Reading Strategies

Last Thursday Mrs Belling and Mrs Hickey attended

training on “Focus on Reading”. They will both be

trained to become trainers to teach the rest of our

teachers at Yass Public. We will all learn quality

strategies to implement in our classroom to improve

reading and comprehension outcomes for students.

Teachers start this training before the end of term one

and it will continue all year.

New Counsellor

Our new counsellor started last week. His name is

Neil Mordue. He will be job sharing across Yass Public

School, Boorowa Central and small schools. He will be

at our school each Wednesday. If you would like to

discuss your child with him, please contact the school.

Easter Raffle

A note will come home today regarding an

Easter Egg Raffle. Donation of any Easter eggs

or presents are very welcome as well as the

selling of tickets. The raffle will be drawn

during the final assembly for the term on

Friday, 7th April. As we are having our school

Cross Country and “Y” Factor grand final which

are whole school events, we will NOT be

having an Easter hat parade this year.

P&C Meeting

Last week we held our P&C AGM. There was a good

turnout and a new committee was elected. Liz Phillips

was elected President, Jess Howlett is the Secretary,

Belinda Banfield is the Treasurer, David Stuart and

Simone Hughes are Vice Presidents. Simone Hughes is

the Uniform co-ordinator and Sophie Peer is the

Canteen Co-ordinator. There were 4 people keen on

becoming a catering group. The committee also

approved a wish list from teachers for Robotics

equipment for coding classes, a listening post for KM

and 3 new electronic interactive TV’s for classrooms.

They also paid for servicing and repairs to air

conditioners.

A huge thank you to the outgoing committee and all

the work they have done over the past year. It has

been a great committee to work with and we

appreciate the support of our school.

Cross Country & ‘Y’ Factor Grand Finale

On the last day of school we will have a wonderful

family event. We will have our Cross Country School

Carnival on Friday morning followed by after recess

with our ‘Y’ Factor grand final assembly in which we

will also announce our Cross Country Champions. It

would be great to have parents come and help out on

our Cross Country event, then stay on to see our epic

grand finale for The ‘Y’ Factor.

Parent Teacher Interviews

A note went out on Tuesday advising parents that

parent teacher interviews will be on next Tuesday

evening, 28th March. Parents can ring the office to

make an appointment time. Generally spots fill up

very quickly so ring early. Interviews will be in 15

minute time slots.

Yass PSSA Soccer

Congratulations to all the players from both Berinba

and Yass Public who have been selected to represent

the area in the soccer trials, to be held at Goulburn on

Tuesday 28th March. The 4 girls and 13 boys will be

competing against 3 other teams from the

Queanbeyan and Greater Goulburn Districts. We hope

that you do well and that you

represent the region proudly.

We look forward to hearing

the next report in a future

newsletter.

PSSA Sports Trials

This term has found us very busy with many of our 5/6

senior students opting to try out in various sports. We

have had students try out to get a position into our

Regional teams in the following sports:

- Cricket - Rugby Union

- Rugby League - Netball

- Soccer

Mr Beresford has taken on the role of coaching the

Soccer team and will travel with them to Goulburn

when they compete at the Regionals in Goulburn.

We have had a great interest in both Netball and

Soccer where a full district team will be entered. We

have also had a successful entry into the Queanbeyan

District Rugby League team. Malakai Vea will

represent both Yass and Queanbeyan districts at the

Regional Competition.

Well done to all those who have given up their time to

try out for these sports and good luck for those that

still have more competitions to go.

I would also like to extend my apologies to Patrick

Koen. I neglected to include him when I announced

the District Swimming Champions. Patrick was the

recipient of the Boys Runner Up Junior Champion. I

am extremely sorry Patrick. You swam so well and

went to represent Yass Public and the district at

Regionals in Dapto. Well Done!!

Beth Bird

Making Damper in Stage 1

As you may have read in the last newsletter students

in K/1R, 1/2B, 1/2S and 1/2V have been learning about

products in Science this term. To examine how

materials can be processed to make products, we have

been focussing on how milk is made and how it can be

turned into other products. Two weeks ago students

made butter by whipping cream until it separated into

butter and buttermilk. Last week we put our butter to

use to make damper. Students had a wonderful time

mixing ingredients and kneading the dough before

enjoying the fruits of their labour. Pictured below are

students from K/1R and 1/2B during the damper

making process.

Kate Barlow – 1/2B

The Y Factor

This Friday we will be holding the fourth and last

semi-final of “The Y Factor”. Come along to assembly

on Friday, 24th March to see the following acts

perform:

Hamish supported by: Miley, Nara, Bronte,

Cameron and AJ : Cotton-Eye Joe by Rednex

Summer and Matilda: performing a comedic act

to The Benny Hill Theme song

The Galaxy Girls (Aaliyah, Leilani, Emma): dancing

to Girl in the Mirror by Sophie Grace

Mitchell: singing Count On Me by Bruno Mars

Nimue: singing True Colours by Cindy Lauper

Call Me Groovy (Caydence and Arielle): Dancing to

Sing Halleluja by Dr Alban

Floyd and Emily: singing Happy by Pharrell Williams

Savannah, Chanell

& Tiana

Winners of the

3rd semi final

Performances from

semi final #3

Winners of the

VIP Passes

Year 5/6 Excursions

Students in years 5/6 are working with the National

Capital Educational Tourism Project (NCETP) on a

special assignment in Canberra. NCETP is a

not-for-profit organisation that represents and

promotes our National Capital attractions to schools

around the country (and now internationally) to

encourage schools to visit Canberra on educational

excursions. They are producing a series of informative

short films on each attraction and the educational

programs they offer. The aim is to give teachers a real

sense of what students can expect and experience at a

variety of the attractions in the ACT.

We are holding three separate day excursions, at NO

COST, each with our students from Years 5/6. The

class groups will visit three attractions each and

participate in education programs. Whilst visiting the

three attractions, the student groups will be filmed.

The attractions each group will be visiting are:

MISS BIRD 5/6B- Thursday March 23, 2017

Excursion 1 - Science and Environment: CSIRO Discovery, National Zoo and Aquarium and the National Arboretum. MRS BARTON 5/6D- Monday April 3, 2017

Excursion 2 - History: National Portrait Gallery, National Museum of Australia, Australian War Memorial.

MRS HOPLEY 5/6H - Tuesday April 4, 2017

Excursion 3 - Civics and Citizenship: National Archives

of Australia, Museum of Australian Democracy at Old

Parliament House, Electoral Education Centre.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Leo and

Otto Kringas’ mum, Kathryn for involving our students.

Thank you also to our wonderful parents for their

continued amazing support. We are absolutely thrilled

and excited to be part of this very special project.

Donna Barton

Guest Writer - Charli Ziarno - 5/6H

My name is Charli and I

am 10 turning 11. I live

in Yass. I like writing,

singing and dancing.

My favourite colour is

light blue. When I grow

up I want to be a writer,

teacher or singer.

The Day of Grand Beginnings

Chapter One

“Fern”

“Shhh!” whispered Fern while sneaking through the

long reeds along the bank. The farm was quiet. The

only noise was a night owl hooting far in the distance

and the faint noise of crickets chirping in the tall grass.

It was twelve o’clock; the animals were asleep, the

only thing moving was a cow taking a midnight snack.

There was a secret society of foxes, they stole chickens

and brought them back to the stash. They have been

doing it for centuries. “You sneak in front Strawberry

and I’ll go around the back” said Fern. Their plan was

to snatch a chicken. After they grabbed a chicken they

heard a door swing open and then BOOM! A bullet

was shot straight at Fern, Fern lay there dead.

Strawberry ran away.

Chapter Two

“The Plan”

Fern was dead. The picture stuck in Strawberry’s

mind. Fern was like a father to her, with him gone the

nights got cold and lonely. She couldn’t stop to think

that she could have saved him. But she couldn’t hold a

grudge, she was now head fox. “Ding” the elevator

door opened. Strawberry was going to her first

meeting as head fox to talk about their next mission.

“Ding” level two the elevator exclaimed. When she

got to the Elders office she noticed that the “A” team

was standing in the corner next to the Elders. The “A”

team was a group of foxes to take down a human.

They already came up with a plan. The plan was to get

a fake fox, let the human shoot the fake fox and then

take him down.

Chapter Three

“Take Him Down”

The clock struck twelve, the foxes were in position.

The plan was set. The door slammed open, boom, the

fake fox was shot the plan was working. Strawberry

started to cry, it reminded her of Fern. ”Attack”

howled the foxes “Take him down, take him down”

whispered Strawberry. Strawberry tried to remember

the last time she saw Fern alive, but this is different it

is loud. The chickens were squawking, the foxes were

growling. The foxes pounced but the human was

stronger they needed help “For Fern” yelled

Strawberry. Strawberry was desperate as she ran, she

remembered Fern how he was strong and brave.

Strawberry pounced as the human fell to the ground.

As the human retreated the “A” team thanked her.

One of the elders came up to her and gave her Ferns

jacket with all the badges and medals. “He would have

been proud” said the elder. Ever since that day she

remembered it as the day of grand beginnings.

By Charlie Ziarno 2016

ANZAC DAY

On the first day of term 2, 26th April 2017, we will be

holding our annual ANZAC assembly. Our wonderful

year 6 (and 2 special year 5) leaders have been busy

practicing and preparing for the assembly. Our theme

this year will be the Kokoda Track and the Fuzzy Wuzzy

Angels. Each student throughout our wonderful

school will have a special role to play.

I would like to extend an invitation to all family and

friends of our school community to come and join us

for this special assembly.

The assembly will begin at 10am and we would love to

see you all there.

Please see the note below regarding the ANZAC Day

march to be held in town.

Come to Rotary’s

YASS MARKET

1st and 3rd Saturday of Each Month

St Augustine’s Hall, Meehan Street, 9.30am - 1pm

Fresh Fruit and Veg, Meat and Smallgoods

Local Eggs, Honey, Olive Oil and Wine

Fresh Baked Bread, Pies, Cakes and Goodies

Delicious Jams, Sauces and Chutneys

Health products, Craft work, Pet supplies

Coffee, Hot Food, Music, Jumping Castle

Fundraiser for Yass Netball Association

Yass Bowling Club

Saturday 1st April 2017 6.30pm for 7pm start

Tickets $10 per head -

Tables of 10 (Age 12 years and above)

BYO Nibblies

Limited tickets, so book early!

Tickets available from Yass Netball Courts

each Friday starting 10/03/17 Until sold out!

Enquiries:

Sue Jephcott – 0414 999 845

CLEANING POSITIONS AVAILABLE - CASUAL

Menzies Property Services is an Equal Opportunity

Employer looking for honest and reliable workers to

clean School in the YASS area.

The positions are casual working morning

and/or afternoon.

Interested applicants must have a Working with Children Check before submitting Employment pack.

You can apply for the WWCC at www.kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au

or at any Roads and Maritime Office.

Please contact Renaye Lacey to obtain

further information.

Phone: 0417364632

Email: renayelacey@menziesgroup.com.au