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Multicultural public speaking competition
Congratulations to our Stage 2 and 3 students who represented Yates at the Multicultural Public Speaking district final on Monday, 16th June.
Zak, Thomas, Ethan and Luseane delivered outstanding prepared and impromptu speeches to a large audience at Ngarala Public School, Epping.
We are so proud of our outstanding speakers and wish them all the best in their future public speaking endeavours.
Sydney West cross country carnival
Congratulations to Zak and Ian who competed at the Sydney West Cross Country championships last Thursday, 26th June. They ran a great race on a very tough and hilly course at Horsley Park. We're so proud of their achievements - well done, boys!
Semester 1 reports
With Semester 1 reports sent home yesterday in hard copy, please take this opportunity to read the report with your child, celebrate their achievements and discuss their next steps in learning. As a staff, we are very proud of the students' academic success in 2025.
Parent-teacher interviews - Term 3
We will be having parent-teacher interviews from Monday, 28th July - Friday, 1st August (Week 2) for Preschool, K-6 and support unit classes.
A website will be used to book meetings, which can be either face-to-face or by phone. Interviews will be held before and after school in your child’s classroom and 15 minutes has been allocated for each meeting.
A note with all the details has been sent home via School Bytes, including a request for an interpreter. Please return interpreter requests by Tuesday, 22nd July.
Bookings will open from 6.00pm on Wednesday, 2nd July
Bookings will closed at 6.00pm on Wednesday, 23rd July
Stage 2 and Stage 3 camp
Permission notes for both camps have been sent via School Bytes, along with a hard-copy information notes for students and families. Please log into your app, make a deposit payment by the required date and give permission for your child to attend.
With the rising cost of living over the few last years, Yates is helping to support families by providing a camp subsidy for every student:
- $50 subsidy for Stage 2 camp - $230 per student (originally $280)
- $100 subsidy for Stage 3 camp - $475 per student (originally $575)
Genready - Stage 2 and 3
Over the last few weeks, students in Stage 2 and 3 have engaged with teachers from 'Genready' - an organisation focused on educating students on topics such as: communication skills, navigating friendships, healthy relationships and preparing to be teen ready. These sessions have been well received by the students and have provided our them with the skills to navigate challenges they may face with social interactions and using appropriate terminology.
In response to some concerning incidents this term with online behaviour outside of school hours, Stage 3 students also learned about cyber safety and the lasting impact of digital footprint when using with social media. This message has been further reinforced by the teachers, as we prepare the Year 6 students for high school and navigating the teenage years.
Moving Bodies Dance - Term 3
During Term 3, all students will participate in weekly dance lessons by the Moving Bodies fitness company.
We kindly ask parents for payment of dance lessons, at a subsidised rate of $20. A note has been sent via School Bytes for this activity.
Dance will start in Week 2 and continue every Monday and Thursday. The timetable will be the same as Term 2 athletics skills. Students are asked to wear sports uniform for this activity.
Monday
- Early intervention and Preschool
- 5K & K-6Y
- 4C
- 1CM & 2K
Thursday
- Early intervention and Preschool
- 3XW
- KD & K-6S
- 6MR
Staffing
Unfortunately, Mrs Talbot will be taking leave from Yates Avenue PS for Term 3 and 4.
From Term 3, Miss Amy Collishaw will be teaching Year 1 on Monday and Tuesday. Mrs McCabe will continue to share the teaching duties on Tuesday, as well as her regular days on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The class name will change to 1CM for the remainder of the year.
Miss Collishaw joins the Yates team from Kent Rd Public School, where she has been teaching Year 1 over the last 2 years.
Miss Collishaw will be working closely with Mrs McCabe and the K-2 team, ensuring a smooth transition of learning programs and knowledge of student progress, and minimal disruption to the Year 1 class routine.
End of term
As we reach the end of Term 2, I would like to thank the community for their ongoing support of the school: in the uniform shop, at P and C meetings, in the canteen on Wednesdays and during events such as the school, zone and Sydney West cross country carnivals, and multicultural public speaking competitions. We are looking forward to more parent involvement next term with fundraising and community events.
Start of Term 3
I will be on a family holiday to Canada for the first 4 weeks of Term 3, returning on Monday, 18th August. Ms Richards will be relieving principal in my absence and Mrs Miller will be teaching 6MR Monday-Friday.
There will be a school development day on Monday, 21st July for teachers only.
All students will return on Tuesday, 22nd July
Have a great few weeks :)
David MacSporran
Principal
SRC Projects
This year’s SRC are a very dedicated group of students who are working tirelessly to be good representatives for their classes and to make our school the best that it can be. During our fortnightly meetings, the students discuss things that they have noticed around our school and work together to come up with solutions that will improve our school environment. As a result of their hard work, the following school improvement projects will soon be underway:
- new lines will be painted on the netball court
- a basketball backboard will be installed on the brick wall behind the staffroom
- a new netball post/ring will be installed near K block
- a new reversible basketball/netball post will be installed near synthetic grass
- new soft fall will be laid in the library COLA, along with painted lines for 6 handball courts
In addition to all of this, new table tennis bats and balls have also recently been purchased and are already being used during break times.
I want to commend the SRC for all of their hard work this semester. Their efforts have made a big impact and are making a real difference to our school. We can’t wait to see all of the improvements to our school next term!
Beanies for Brain Cancer Fundraiser
Last Wednesday, the SRC held their first fundraiser for 2025 – Beanies for Brain Cancer. It was fantastic to see so many students wearing their beanies and supporting such a worthwhile cause. Special thanks to Ms McCabe who very kindly donated three beanies for the SRC to raffle in order to boost their fundraising. Congratulations to Alexa (6MR), Anamaria (3XW) and Ellie (KD) for being the lucky winners.
As a result of their fundraising efforts, the SRC will be donating $456.00 to the Mark Hughes Foundation for brain cancer research. Thank you to all of the students who contributed a gold coin donation or purchased a raffle ticket. We appreciate your support and look forward to raising more money for brain cancer research next year when we hold our next Beanies for Brain Cancer day.
SRC Award
Congratulations to 3XW who received the SRC award at the Week 9 P-6 Assembly. Thank you for always using the school sports equipment safely and responsibly. We appreciate you looking after our sporting equipment so that others can also enjoy using it.
Thank You
Thank you to Doris from 5K who played the piano for the National Anthem at last week’s P-6 Assembly so wonderfully. She did a marvellous job and it was great to have her accompanying the students as they sang. If your child would like to join Doris in playing the National Anthem at Assembly, please let Mrs Miller know. All instruments are welcome!
Mrs Miller
New Books
We have had lots of new books arrive in the Library over the last couple of weeks. Here are some of our recent additions:
- ‘The Travelling Bookshop’ series - Mim Cohen is a young girl who roams the world in a travelling bookshop, with her dad and brother and a horse called Flossy. Flossy leads them where she will, to the place where they're needed most ... the place where the perfect book will find its way home. This middle-grade fiction series is suitable for readers aged 7 and above.
- ‘The Girls Who Changed the World’ – this fantastic series by renowned Australian author, Jackie French, is about a twelve-year-old girl named Ming Qong who is convinced that girls must have changed the world, even if they are rarely mentioned in history books. In this five-part series, Ming travels through time and meets the girls who did, in fact, change history.
- Fans of the ‘I Survived…’ series will be pleased to know that ‘I Survived the Great Molasses Flood of 1919’ has been added to our collection. It’s sure to be as popular as the other titles in this series.
Holiday Borrowing
Tuesday, 1st July will be the final borrowing day for this term. All students are welcome to borrow up to three books to read during the upcoming school holidays. We have lots of new books for the students to borrow so there is sure to be something for everyone.
You’ve watched the movie, now read the book!
Many of the movies and television shows that we enjoy are based on books. Our library has a big collection of books that have been given the Hollywood treatment. These include:
- the Harry Potter series
- the Percy Jackson series
- Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events
- The Worst Witch
- The Bad Guys
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid
- The Adventures of Captain Underpants
- Horrible Histories
- The Chronicles of Narnia
- Round the Twist
- Matilda
- The Witches
- The Wizard of Oz
- Runt
- The Spiderwick Chronicles
- Madeline
Next time that your child visits the Library, perhaps they might like to borrow one of these stories.
Uniform shop - Term 3
The uniform shop will be open at the following times:
- Tuesday - 8.30am - 9.00am
- Thursday - 2.30pm - 3.00pm
The uniform shop is in need of second hand items. If you have uniforms you no longer need, please bring them to the shop or front office.
New girls' uniform items for sale (see photos attached):
- winter skirt - $55
- shirt to wear under the tunic - $30 (no embroidery) or $35 (embroidered).
Please visit the uniform shop or contact the P & C at yatesavenuepandc@gmail.com to place an order for the new girl's shirt.
Canteen
In Term 3, the canteen will be open every second Wednesday for lunch, recess and snacks:
- 30th July (Week 2)
- 13th August (Week 4)
- 27th August (Week 6)
- 10th September (Week 8)
- 24th September (Week 10)
There is hot food and sandwiches available for lunch orders, as well as a selection of tasty snacks, drinks and ice blocks - see updated menu below.
Lunch orders need to be in by 8.00am via the Flexischools app, or at the canteen by 9.00am.
If you would like to volunteer as a canteen helper, please email the P & C at yatesavenuepandc@gmail.com.
Subway lunch orders
Don't forget that students can order their lunch through Subway, Ermington every Friday.
Online orders need to be made by 9.30am on Friday. Please follow these steps:
- Click on this link: https://order.subway.com/en-au/menu
- Click and collect for the Ermington Subway store (22 Betty Cuthbert Ave)
- Make sure you write your child's full name and school name eg. John Smith - Yates Avenue PS
- Enter the pick-up time for 10.45am