Yankalilla Area School eNewsletter

A Note from The Principal

Hi everyone

As we approach the end of term 3, let’s reflect a little bit on the amazing teaching and learning that has happened at our school. The term has been filled with academic achievements and extra curriculum successes as was showcased this week at our assembly.

I would like to extend my appreciation and gratitude to all staff, our enthusiastic students and our supportive families and volunteers who have helped this term become a resounding success.

As we head into some wonderful Fleurieu weather please take some time to look around and appreciate the wonderful place we have the privilege to live in.

With the Yankalilla Show and the AFL grand final this weekend it looks to be such a busy and happy time. I will be at the show tomorrow with my Escape the Vape stall so pop in and say hi.

Have a wonderful time with your families and see you all next term.

A note from The Pastoral Care Worker

Term 3 is just about done for 2023.

I wanted to share and remind us all that we live in a truly stunning part of Australia. If your interest is camping, water sports, wineries, visiting local markets, enjoying a coffee, farming, footy, netball, discovering local history, attending festivals, events and the list goes on - our Fleurieu Community has it all!

Community means 'common unities' - people with a common purpose, shared values and living in unity.

The Latin root com- and the word unity both mean “together.” The dictionary definition: “a group of people having something in common.”

A community is people who stick together, through hardships like natural disasters, celebrate successes and who even manage to have fun along the way. They 'do life' together.

One thing that remains constant in communities is connection. Really, it all goes back to the root of the word: “together.”

For this final newsletter for term 3, I specifically wanted to share around the meaning of community, as we have two special events happening in our community early in term 4.

Both events are linked in with SA Children's week.

YAS Barn Dance is on Friday 27/10 from 5:30-8:30 here at school. We have a dance caller that will instruct us in the dance moves.. so even if you have 2 left feet - you can join in.

We would love for as many of you as possible to join in the fun. It will be a hoot! 🤠

It takes a Village community event (local churches and Yankalilla Council) on Sunday 29/10 at the Skate park. :

If you are involved in a local community group or would simply like to come along - please talk to me, we would love to have lots of community groups/stalls involved.

Wishing you a safe and happy break from routine.See you in term 4.

Blessings,

Wendy Lindsay (PCW)

Lions Speaking Contest

On Tuesday we enjoyed the Grand Final of the Lions Speaking Contest, which consisted of students vying for 1^st place and their name on the Perpetual Shield in 3 sections: Year 4/5, Year 6/7 and Year 8/9. The Grand Final show-cased our students at their finest yet again, with students in all sections taking to the stage to deliver confident, engaging speeches on a diverse range of topics.

I want to take a moment to acknowledge the hard work that goes into preparing for the Speaking Contest. To reach the Grand Final our students were required to put in many hours of work, both at school and at home, to research their chosen topic, draft a speech, respond to feedback to refine their speech, and then start the tireless process of preparing for delivery in front of an audience.

Interestingly enough, the older our students get, the more daunting it is to stand and deliver before an audience of their peers. So with all that said, regardless of the outcome on the day, I consider all our finalists to be worthy winners for making it to the final stages of the competition and for being brave enough to take to the stage.

I would also like to acknowledge the efforts that go on behind the scenes in preparing for the finals. A special shout-out to Ms Dunn who had 3 classes of 7/8 students to prepare for the speaking contest, that is a lot of speeches to edit, and in her first year at YAS too! Special thanks also goes to our wonderful English teachers, Miss Ray, Ms Lee, Ms Hart and myself for ensuring that our students were ready for the competition.

I would also like to take a moment personally, to express my gratitude to our local Lions Club. I’ve lost track, but I think the competition is in its 8th year, which means I first approached the Club over 8 years ago, asking them to sponsor our school-based public speaking competition. They jumped on board straight away and have continued to provide financial support every year since, allowing us to offer such great prizes. I am so very grateful that you said, ‘Yes’ all those years ago and for your continued support. I would like to thank Vicki Morecroft, Peter Filsell and Russell Boxer for volunteering their time to help out with the judging on the day. It proved to be quite a challenging job. Thank you.

I would also like to extend my thanks to Trudy Noack for all her tireless efforts behind the scenes to ensure the day ran smoothly. Thanks also to our parents and visitors who came along to support our students. It was wonderful that so many of you could join us. The hosts, time-keepers and judges all did a great job too – thanks for your contribution. The final word of thanks must go to the Grand Finalists themselves for showing up, stepping up on to the stage and giving your all. I am so proud of you. Even though you didn’t all come away with prizes, you are all winners in my eyes. Be proud of your achievements!😊

And the winners are:

Year 4/5:

1st- Zen B
2nd- Torsten W
3rd- Otto H
Judges Commendation- Noah B

Year 6/7:

1st - Amali P

2nd - Amber D

3rd - Blair C

Judges Commendation – Jade C

Year 8/9:

1st - Ebony B

2nd – Lilly W

3rd – Christine S

Judges Commendation – Adelaide H

Jane Joshua
Event Coordinator

The McGrath/Forrest/Yankalilla Lions/Youth Scholarship

Applications for the McGrath/Forrest/Yankalilla Lions/Youth Scholarship for 2023 are now open.

In 2022 the Yankalilla Lions Club, in collaboration with Yankalilla Area School, developed a process to award eligible students a financial donation called the “McGrath/Forrest/Yankalilla Lions Club/Youth Scholarship”.

The total value of the scholarship up to $5000 being for bursaries decided by the Panel and is available to students in their final year of schooling. The scholarship is not necessary awarded for “academic brilliance” but is aimed at helping those to achieve further education or employment.

Applications are available now from the Front Office of the Yankalilla Area School or emailing Trudy.noack740@schools.sa.edu.au and close on applications close on 5pm on Friday 20 October 2023.

Victor Harbour High School Student Visit

On Wednesday 20 September we had 9 Indonesian students from Lombok visit, along with their teacher and two teachers from Victor Harbor High School. Lilly and Chayse, our Middle School leaders along with Bu Taylor, took them all on a tour of our school. They were very impressed with the amount of green space we have in our yard and loved the Science lab and Indonesian room!

In lesson 2 the groups split, with half visiting Miss Ray's 3-4 class, treating the students to a couple of songs and the opportunity to practice their Indonesian with native speakers. The others joined the Year 9 International Studies class, where we exchanged greetings and names and played some getting to know you games. Mrs Braithwaite then bought in a couple of cute baby kangaroos and shared how she looks after the babies. Cuddles and photos were very popular!

Once recess was over, we headed to the farm for a tour with Ms Symonds, Graham and some of the Year 8 and Year 9 students. Our YAS students explained what happened in different parts of the farm and how it was included in the learning curriculum. The Indonesian students were very interested in the aquaponics, especially the yabbies.

Thanks to all the people who helped get this tour organised and make it so successful - it will be a highlight of the Indonesian students' week on the Fleurieu. We are becoming well known as an excellent school to visit with International visitors and it is a fantastic opportunity for our students to meet other students from around the world and maybe inspire future travels.

Library News

The sun is out and we're celebrating the return of the Summer sports season in the Primary Library.
Ash Barty is now writing children's books ... her 'Little Ash series is a hit in the YAS Library.

Our young readers who enjoy reading tennis books are welcome to come and try the sport on for size at the community Tennis Open Day.
It takes place this weekend on Sunday 24 Sept at the tennis courts by the Normanville foreshore from 2pm - 4pm.

Pictured is Eddie from 2-3A, ready to go with racquet and ball in hand.

The mural by our Primary Library aims to bring images of our local farming landscape into the quadrangle. Pictured are budding artists from 4-5A, Sophia C and Torsten W, painting a couple of thirsty cows at our water trough.

AFL Max Camp

In week 7 the year 4,5 and 6 students went to AFL Max for their camp. they learnt about healthy eating, being physical, meditation and team building skills. As the students said 'this food is the best I have ever had', I loved the wipeout challenge and the inflatable course. It was a very successful camp enjoyed by all.

Throughout the LAP program our wonderful volunteer John has been working with Jaxon from the 3/4 class. As a reward for his hard work throughout the term John kindly spent time with Jaxon teaching him how to make a leather bracelet. I am very proud of the work Jaxon has done and he smile when John gave him the finished bracelet was priceless. Thank you John your time is very valued and appreciated. -Liz Ray

Indonesian Premier's Reading Challenge

This year for the Indonesian Premier's Reading Challenge the 4-5 class read a story about an Indonesian girl called Kini, who had a favourite bunny. When the bunny lost an ear, Kini was all ready to throw her toy away. However, her family demonstrated the importance of looking after things and trying to make repairs where possible. Kini was able to rescue her bunny and learnt that it is important not to just throw things away when they don't work or get broken.

The class used the book review template to explore the who, what, where and learning points.

These students' work was recognised with participation certificates. Bagus!

Bahasa Indonesia Yr 4-6 Mari kita main

In Indonesian we are learning about traditional and non traditional games played here and in Indonesia.

One of the games we learnt about was called Engklek. This game came to Indonesia via the Dutch many centuries ago and initially was very popular with girls.

We worked in pairs to create a "Challenge" engklek game. This has to include some Indonesian words and questions from our wordlists and the fridge list. We also had to have some words of encouragement (in Indonesian) around different sections of the game. Once we had edited our paper plan, we drew them outside and tested them out.

Our games will now go to a school in Port Lincoln, where the plans will be used to redraw the games and play them. We will be given feedback on our engklek games.

Some of our games were really challenging - with lots of hopping involved!

Pizza Oven Construction

Exciting Developments: Coastal/FLO Students Construct Wood Fire Oven at SACE Building. Throughout Term 3, our Coastal/FLO students have been hard at work constructing a wood fire oven at the back of the SACE building. The project involved preparing the space, pouring the slab, and constructing the accompanying furniture out of pallets and scrap tin. We are proud to say that the team has done a fantastic job, and more improvements are expected to be made in the coming weeks.

Indonesian Mural

Last week Noah, Gracie, Mila and Evie from Miss Ray's class worked on the third United Nations Sustainable Development Goal ( SDG) mural. SDG goal number 4 is Quality Education and supporting life long learning. This mural of student drawn masks, will help us learn our Indonesian numbers.

Well done to our mural artists!