Term 2 Week 3 Friday, 16th May 2025

Principal’s Report – Jess Te Moananui

Term 2, Week 3 - May 2025

Dear Families,

I hope all our mothers and grandmothers had a wonderful Mother’s Day! A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us for our Mother’s Day BBQ and Open Classrooms; it was a delightful opportunity to celebrate and connect. A special shout-out to our P&C for organising an amazing Mother’s Day stall!

I’d also like to extend my gratitude to our P&C, who are currently fundraising to update our kitchen area in the hall. This space is utilised by many community organisations and is essential for our students participating in prosocial programs, such as cooking.

Term 2 has kicked off with an exciting start! Over the next few weeks, your children will be completing assessments as teachers finalise our first semester reports. You may notice some changes to our reports as we transition everything over to Sentral. This new system will enable teachers to track learning data through a comprehensive mark book, providing a holistic view of each child’s learning journey. We welcome your feedback on our new reports, and we hope you will find many similarities to our previous format. Our school takes pride in how we report to families, and we have excelled in this area according to the School Excellence Framework. We aim to maintain this high standard during our transition, so your insights are invaluable.

I would also like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of our teachers this term. They have facilitated Indigenous Dance lessons, Jump Rope for Heart, Riverina Netball trials, the Soccer Gala Day, the Athletics Carnival, organised Staff Wellbeing Week, and our annual Cross Country event. We also participated in the Do It for Dolly initiative, which carries a vital message of kindness, and we are collaborating closely with local services to ensure our students understand the importance of being kind to one another.

Recently, I attended the Rural and South West Principal Conference, where I had the privilege of presenting with Katie Wilkes on our school transition process. Congratulations to Katie for her outstanding work in this area! I am also excited to announce that Josie Bailey, our Executive Director, has selected Young North to collaborate with schools from other networks as a lighthouse school for best teaching practices. We are thrilled to be chosen for this opportunity and look forward to sharing more details with you soon.

As always, please remember to check our upcoming calendar for all events. Thank you for your continued support and engagement in our school community!

Warm regards,

Jessica Te Moananui
Relieving Principal

Sport

Curriculum and Instruction

The Resilience Project (TRP)

Early Stage 1

Stage 1

Stage 2 and Stage 3

Class Focus – K-1T, 3/4F

Hub Classes

Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL)

YNPS Communication Policy

School Road Safety

Young North Public School and Transport for NSW are committed to keeping our school community safe. Please read the following road safety messages.

SENTRAL Parent Portal

The Sentral Parent Portal is used to communicate student data such as attendance, activities and wellbeing, as well as allowing parents to book parent teacher interviews, adding future absences and more.

Downloading the Sentral Mobile App

The easiest way to access your parent portal is so download the mobile app which is available for Android and Apple devices.

Registering for the Parent Portal

You will be required to enter your student's school name, your email address and create a password to register for the Parent Portal. 

Once you are registered you will be required to enter an Access Key to view your students’ details. You will need to contact the front office to receive this.

Flexischools Canteen

Online canteen ordering is 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.

Library

Rose Thompson Family Support Worker

Here to help with:

Parenting tips, home finance, family relationships, separation, legal proceedings, general family support.

Walk in or make an appointment @ the school office.

YNPS P&C Meeting

P&C Meetings are held on the 3^rd Tuesday of every month.
Parents and Carer’s are welcome to attend. 

Our next P&C Meeting for 2025 will be:

When: Tuesday 20^th May 2025
Time: 6.30pm 
Where: Young North Public School Staffroom (In the Admin Building)

May Meeting will be:

When: Tuesday 17^th June 2025
Time: 6.30pm 
Where: Young North Public School Staffroom (In the Admin Building)

Hope to see you there !

*Please note Young North Public School has CCTV cameras in place in some parts of our playground to protect our school and students.

Community Notices

Calendar

You can view our calendar via our Sentral Parent Portal or via our website: