Term 2 Week 6, Friday, 2nd June 2023

Newsletter Articles

Principal’s Report

Over the past few weeks, we have had the opportunity to celebrate both staff and students and it has been a highlight!

As you may be aware Mrs Ange Gay has been nominated and short listed in the 2023 Australian Education Awards for the prestigious School Principal of the Year (2022) for a Government School. Mrs Gay is one of seven nominees in this category. I know that the Young North school community will join with me in congratulating Ange on her nomination.

Over the past three weeks we have recognised our students for their excellence and achievements inside and outside the classroom. Our school assemblies provide the forum for recognising our achievements. A reminder that assemblies are held the same weeks each term: week 3 - K-2; week 4 – Years 3-6; week 5 - Recognition; week 8 - K-2; week 9 – Years 3-6; and week 10 – Recognition.

Over the past 5 weeks, 10 boys from stage 3 have participated in the Boys To The Bush program and 10 girls have participated in the Girls To The Country program. The organisers of these two programs have spoken very highly of the participants. It warms my heart knowing that these students have been given an opportunity that they have embraced.

Over the past few weeks our students have had many opportunities to perform on the sporting field. We congratulate Georgia Wheeler, Jack Hunt, Braxdyn Cross and Lateisha Charles as age champions from the Young PSSA Athletics and Georgia Wheeler and Braxdyn Cross from the Young PSSA Cross Country. Congratulations to all students who represented YNPS at these events. You were all great ambassadors.

This week 35 of our stage 3 students represented YNPS at Mortimer Shield in Young. All students were great ambassadors for the school, showing respect for themselves, their peers and the opposition.

Last newsletter I announced that our dance team was successful in their quest of joining the Riverina Dance Festival. This Friday they travel to Wagga Wagga to perform their item which they performed at the Recognition Assembly last Friday. The dance team have been working extremely hard to polish their item and I look forward to seeing their hard work pay off.

Last week we began our Early Bird program, welcoming prospective students for our 2024 Kinder class. If you are aware of any students eligible to start school in 2024, please encourage them to call in at school and make enquiries. Our doors are always open for prospective new students.

On another positive note, we would like to thank the Young District Anglers Association for the kind donation they made to YNPS this week. (Please see photo below). We are very appreciative and happy they came to visit.

I look forward to continue leading YNPS through to the end of the term and hope to catch up with many more of you as the term progresses.

Kind regards
Lynne French – Relieving Principal

Young District Anglers Association presenting their kind donation to Mrs Mary Watkin on behalf of YNPS.

Doin’ It For Rural Aussie Kids Performance

2024 Kindergarten Early Birds

The Resilience Project (TRP)

Curriculum and Instruction Team

PBL

Library

Sport

Office

Drums and Guitar

Just a reminder yearly fees of $120 can be paid at the school office. Methods of payment: cash/cheque at the front office or on our POP (Parent Online System). If you require assistance, payment plans are available or alternatively families can pay by the term - $30/term. For those paying per term if you could kindly pay term 2 fees at your earliest convenience.

Teacher’s Awards

Kindly hand in your teacher awards to the office by: 21st June 2023 (Wednesday - Week 9) for award presentations at the next Recognition Assembly on: 30th June 2023 (Friday - Week 10).

Please note: Various awards are personalized offsite and require extra time to be ready in time for the presentation assembly so get your teacher awards in.

Keeping Up To Date

UPDATE TO SZapp – there has been an update to the SZapp from Schoolzine to improve performance and functionality.

Keep up to date with happenings at YNPS, notes, making payments, notify of change of address & absences, digital newsletters, and online canteen ordering with our Schoolzine app (or as we like to call it SZapp).

Please find updated instructions below:

You can also find postings on goings on at the school on our Facebook page, and additional information on the school on our website page – links are also on the SZapp. We are now also on Instagram!

Online Canteen Ordering

Online canteen ordering is proving very popular and is available for Lunch orders.

Please find attached instructions to set up your account and start ordering from the canteen online.

Flexischool Parent assistance line: 1300 361 769 (8am – 12pm) or contact the front office for any enquiries.

5-6E Class Focus

KW Class Focus

Notices

Calendar