DATES TO REMEMBER Year 12 exams will be completed next

No. 10 24 October 2013
Phone: 8852 1233 Fax: 8852 1024 Email: [email protected]
DATES TO REMEMBER
November
Tue 19
Wed 20
Fri 22
Wed 27
Fri 29
December
Thu 5
Fri 6
Fri 13
January
Tue 28
Yr 12 Legal Studies Exam
Year 12 Formal
Year 11 Finish
Year 7 Transition
Student Free Day
Presentation Night
Year 7 Transition – Pt Vincent
Year 10 Finish
Last day 2013 School Year –
dismissal at 2.05pm
First day 2014 School Year
Bushfire Information
Important Websites
www.cfs.sa.gov.au
www.bom.gov.au
On Catastrophic Fire Days YAS is closed
and no buses will run
ATTENDANCE WEEKS 3 to 5
Junior School
Middle School
Senior School
School Total:
87%
86%
84%
86%
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Year
12
exams
will
be
completed next week and the
formal is being held next
Wednesday 20 November. I
know
that
the
organising
committee is still following up
with the last few students for payment and
meal orders and I thank them in advance for
their work to ensure a successful formal.
I thank all Year 12 teachers who have spent
many hours chasing up, marking final pieces
of work, and revising with students. I look
forward to receiving the Year 12 results in the
week before Christmas.
Staffing
We are yet to finalise our staffing for 2014 but I
can tell you that Helen deGooyer has retired. I
think I speak for her colleagues and many
students when I say thank you to Helen for her
service. She has been a fabulous teacher;
creative, innovative and demanding of a high
standard of work from herself and her students.
We hope that you make a full recovery and
enjoy a long, fulfilling and much deserved
retirement.
Mr deGooyer is taking leave for the last couple
of weeks of this term.
Students who are planning to work during
harvest must complete all their assignments to
the satisfaction of their teachers before they will
be given permission to leave for the year. An
end of year clearance/exemption form must be
completed at least one week before harvest
work is to commence. Forms are available from
the Front Office and should be returned to Mr
deGooyer or Miss Wilson in the week before the
leave is required not after the fact.
Liz Wilson
Principal
Phone: 8852 1233 Fax: 8852 1024 Email: [email protected]
From the Junior School
Hello everyone! Here we are half way
through the term already!! Time is certainly
marching on.
Last week all families should have received a
letter outlining upcoming dates for the rest of
the term. There was also a copy of a letter
about our end of year unit party for the R-6
classes.
If you did not receive these letters, please
ask your child’s class teacher for a copy.
On Monday 11 November the 5/6 class
travelled to Bublacowie for a Remembrance
Day Ceremony. Our junior school captains
Sarah and Matthew laid a wreath during the
ceremony on behalf of Yorketown Area
School. After the ceremony the children
shared a sausage sizzle and a drink and then
had the opportunity to look through the
museum. The class were exceptionally well
behaved. They demonstrated our school
values and represented YAS in the very best
possible manner. They should all be very
proud of themselves!
ceremony held here at the school. It was great
to hear that these students were also well
behaved
and
showed
respect
and
responsibility during the ceremony. Well done
everyone!
A quick reminder that all students must wear
hats during any outside activities in terms four
and one. Please ensure your child has an
appropriate hat, otherwise they will not be
permitted to participate in these activities.
Thank you!
On Monday 11 November Mrs Secker and I
travelled to Adelaide to attend a workshop on
‘Reading Comprehension.’ This was an
excellent session and we came away with
some great ideas to use in the classrooms.
That’s all from the junior school!
CHEERS
Kelly Coe
Junior School Coordinator 
The rest of the primary classes attended a
Canteen Roster
Term 4 – Week 3
Term 4 – Week 5
Term 4– Week 8
Mon
18/11
Tue
Mon
25/11
Tue
CANTEEN CLOSED
Mon
2/12
Tue
A Thompson
Wed
4/12
5/12
Wed
20/11
Thu
21/11
Fri
22/11
D Allen
CANTEEN CLOSED
C Cameron
Wed
27/11
Thu
28/11
Fri
29/11
R McEvoy
A Collins
Fri
6/12
J Johnson
CANTEEN CLOSED
K Johnson
T Lee
Phone: 8852 1233 Fax: 8852 1024 Email: [email protected]
PRESENTATION NIGHT
Presentation Night is an important event on the
school calendar where we acknowledge and
celebrate highlights of the year, efforts and
achievements in the school community. This
year our Presentation Night will be held on
Thursday 5 December (Week 8) starting at
7.30pm in the Yorketown Town Hall.
Staff are currently making decisions for the
various student awards that are presented on
the night.
The YAS Community Award recognises a
community member who has displayed a high
degree of involvement in school events or
school organisations and/or made an extra
effort for their school community throughout
the year. Nominations can be made by any
school member or wider school community
member. Should you wish to nominate
someone who you believe fits the criteria
please send a short letter or email to the
school outlining the reasons why you believe
the person you are nominating would be a
worthy winner. Letters should be addressed
to the Principal or an email sent to
[email protected].
Please
send nominations in by Friday November 22.
A small group with representatives from
Governing Council, staff and students will
decide on the eventual winner
This is the last newsletter before the night
and we remind you that all students attending
Presentation Night are expected to wear
school uniform. Students who are receiving
an award will be sent a personal invitation.
Students should arrive from 7.15pm, ready
for a 7.30pm start time. They are expected to
be seated in the main hall, with their
teachers, at all times throughout the evening.
We look forward to seeing many of you there
to share the evening with the students.
Presentation Night Committee
STA ID PHOTOS
STA photos will be taken on Monday 10
February 2014 (Week 3, Term 1).
All students from Year 9 to Year 12 should
have an STA card to enable them to travel on
public transport on a student fare plus as
identification when a photo is required.
STA Cards are $3.00 each – this will be paid to
the photographer on the day. If a student
who is under 15, but appears to be older, it
is recommended that they also have an
STA Card.
More information will be available at the
beginning of the 2014 school year.
Phone: 8852 1233 Fax: 8852 1024 Email: [email protected]
SRC OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD - FUNDRAISER REPORT
The SRC packed 25 boxes for Operation
Christmas Child as this year’s charity
fundraising event.
Globally, more than 100 million shoeboxes have
been given to kids in need in more than 130
countries since 1993. Operation Christmas Child
is a unique project of Samaritan’s Purse
Australasia-Operation Christmas Child Limited
that brings great joy to kids in need through a
simple shoebox filled with gifts.
One of the boxes was given to Pov who lives in
the village of Viel Thom in Cambodia. She is
one of the children who received the first boxes
from Australia.
“I’ve never gotten a gift like this before,” said six
year old Pov. “I like the stuffed animal the most,”
she added, pulling the stuffed gorilla tightly into
a hug.
Pov’s parents, poor rice farmers, would never
have dreamed of giving a gift like that to their
daughter. Yet on the day of the distribution, Pov
could not contain her excitement.
The corrugated tin shacks that line the dusty
dirt track cutting through the heart of Viel
Thom expose the village’s poverty. Of all the
communities in the region, Viel Thom is the
poorest. While most of the men in the village
are handicapped former soldiers, now retired
because of their disabilities, the women of
the village farm rice, or tie hay to make
thatch to build homes.
Samaritan’s Purse has worked in Viel Thom
providing the village with some of its most
basic needs; water filters through local
partners, a school for the children of the
community, and support for the village’s
men.
It was with stories like this in mind that the
SRC organised the Coin Line fundraiser,
from which they bought items to go into the
shoeboxes. Many families also donated
items to go into the boxes. The SRC packed
the boxes on Thursday October 24 and they
were picked up by Gina Voigt the next day.
They should arrive at a place like Cambodia
by Christmas. The SRC should be very
proud of their efforts
Barb Agnew
Phone: 8852 1233 Fax: 8852 1024 Email: [email protected]
LIBRARY HAPPENINGS
Congratulations
Congratulations to all 88 of our students who completed the Premiers Reading Challenge this
year. Medals and Certificates will be awarded soon.
R/S
Dale
Ruby
Ben
Cassidy
Shane
Charlotte
Natasha
Zara
Anthony
Bailey
Sabine
1/2MS
Charlotte
Eric
Isobel
Xavier
Luke
Cooper
Kye
Brady
Beau
Shineah
Tate
Emilie
Alyck
Kane
Alana
3/4/5H
Bradley
Dudley
Lucy
Thomas
Sarah
Brodie
Elliott
Wes
Charlie
Alice
Daniel
Leah
Aaliyah
Zoe
Jayden
Noah
Lucas
James
Ben
5/6C
Tully
Natalie
Jack
Charli
Gemma
Taylor
Grace
Toby
Tom
Emma
Rhiannon
Jacob
Sarah
Erin
Hope
Tristan
7AM
Chloe
Rebecca
Jessie
Shyra
Eliza
Holly
Kate
Ebbony
Mikaelah
Naomi
Joshua
Cooper
Cale
Brad
Bailey
Jayden
Lachlan
Josh
Daniel
Mitchell
Jason
Tom
Brody
Ben
8
Emily
Micheal
Alexandra
Thank you to the Friends of the Library who have kindly covered the funds to allow our students
to experience a visiting author. Kate Willson talked with the students yesterday about being a
writer and her books.
Phone: 8852 1233 Fax: 8852 1024 Email: [email protected]
REMEMBRANCE DAY – LEST WE FORGET!
The ninety fifth anniversary of the end of World
War I and the signing of the Armistice was
observed by our students at three different
venues.
The Year 5/6 class accompanied by teacher,
Mrs Coralie Crosby and SSO Tammy Gutsche
went to Bublacowie Military Museum where
along with other local schools they observed
this special event. A wreath made by James,
Grace and Matthew with the assistance of
florist, Lyn Gates and Tammy Gutsche
(poppies) was laid by Sarah and Matthew.
The Year 7 students accompanied by Mrs Barb
Agnew attended the RSL commemoration at the
Memorial at the town oval. Again, two of our
students, Eliza and Mitchell laid a wreath to
recognise the sacrifice of so many Australians
not only in World War I but in every war since.
This wreath too, was made by James, Grace
and Matthew.
The remainder of the students, Years R–11,
observed this special event at a ceremony
organised by Mr Chris Carroll and the Year
10 students and held by the flagpole on the
western side of the school. A number of staff
and students participated in the ceremony
including Miss Wilson (Introduction), Mr de
Gooyer (the Address), Kiara (Prayer of
Remembrance), Aimee, Jasmine and Lucy
(the poem For the Fallen), Liz and Alex (the
Ode) and David (The Last Post).The SRC
representatives from each class filed past
and placed red poppies in baskets on either
side of the flagpole. The ceremony
concluded with a minute’s silence, the
Rouse and the National Anthem.
Phone: 8852 1233 Fax: 8852 1024 Email: [email protected]
UNIFORM
2014 Uniform Sales
With the advent of a new uniform supplier we
have changed the way that uniforms are ordered.
There will be a uniform order once per term.
Uniforms ordered will be available before the start
of the school year and then at the beginning of
each term during the year.
Uniforms will be available for sizing purposes on
the following days, at the following times:
Monday 18 Nov – 8.30-10.30am & 2.30-4.00pm
Tuesday 19 Nov – 8.30-10.30am
Orders will be accepted with payment until
Friday 22nd November.
If these times are not convenient please call Anne
Collins on 0438521644 to arrange an alternative
time.
Uniform Order Form
Please fill in the form with the necessary information and return it to the front office with payment or your credit
card details. We will notify you when the uniform is ready for collection. Thank you.
Parent’s Name _______________________ Phone _______________ Email ________________________________
Child/children’s Name __________________________________________________
Description
Sizes
Price (each)
T-shirt - junior
4
6
8
10
12
14
T-shirt - senior
XS
S
M
L
XL
XXL
Total
Quantity
Total Price
$35.00
$35.00
4
6
8
10
12
14
Jumper -junior
$40.00
Jumper -senior
S
M
L
XL
XXL
XXXL
4
8
10
12
14
16
$10.00
*Clearance
price
82
87
92
97
102
107
$10.00
*Clearance
price
Shorts - junior
Shorts - senior
(cm measurement)
Hat
XS
S/M
M/L
L/XL
$40.00
$12.00
TOTAL
Payment Method:
 Bankcard
Credit Card 
 Visa
Cash 
 Mastercard
Cheque 
 Other ………..…………………….. (please specify)
Expiry Date …./….. Cardholder name_____________________________________
Signature ________________
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COMMUNITY NOTICES
BLUE LIGHT DISCO
Saturday 30th November
at Minlaton Town Hall
6.30pm – 9.00 pm
$5 entry plus $5 supper
Reception to Year 8 only
Canteen, Prizes and DJ
Lock-in event that is supervised by police.
This is a fundraising event for the skate
park in Minlaton.
RAZZ
RAZZ is a musical and dramatic
performance group which has toured
regional South Australia for the last thirteen
years, presenting a show to primary and
area schools.
From 2014, RAZZ will become an
independent group under Footlight Theatre
and as such is able to include any students
who wish to participate, providing they are
able to attend rehearsals and go on tour.
The tour lasts for one week and is usually in
term 3 (dates for 2014 not finalised yet).
Rehearsals will be held at Minlaton District
School every Thursday from 3:45 to 5:00pm
in the Drama Room. Initial cost will be $15
registration fee and the tour fees are usually
around
$130
covering
transport,
accommodation and meals.
I am calling for expressions of interest for the
2014 tour entitled "The Pharaoh and the
Pyramid". Anyone who is interested in playing
the music (sax, trumpet, trombone, flute,
clarinet, extra percussion), vocals, acting
(some very funny major roles and many bit
parts), dancing (need at least six to learn belly
dancing), backstage (managing props,
costumes, helping with sound etc) or costume
making, can contact me on 0427617690 or
leave a message at Minlaton District School
on 88532346. Anyone from year 6 upwards in
2014 is welcome.
Carol Wilkin RAZZ
YP’s GOT TALENT
YOUTH EDITION
WALLAROO TOWN HALL
Saturday 23 November
7.00pm
Tickets $5 (to purchase tickets call
Wanita on 88281200 or call into
Kadina Council office)
Copper Coast YAC
Brought to you by the Copper Coast Youth
Advisory Committee
Phone: 8852 1233 Fax: 8852 1024 Email: [email protected]
2013 Christmas Tree
Festival
Thursday 28 & Friday 29 November
Come and see Christmas Tree displays by schools,
businesses and local community groups.
You be the judge of the best display
Yorketown Town Hall 10:00am to 6:00pm
Light lunch / Afternoon tea available
Entry Gold coin donation
Yorketown Progress Association Inc