Yuna Primary School

Welcome to Week 10 of Term 3.
We look forward to the last week of a very busy term, with the Term 3 assembly and Open Classrooms on Thursday this week commencing at 2:15pm. See you all there!

Today students from Yuna, Chapman Valley and Binnu Primary Schools held their Business Enterprise Expo at Yuna Primary School. What a fantastic day it was!
Students thoroughly enjoyed the day and learnt lots from the experience. We certainly have some budding entrepreneurs amongst us in our small schools.
At last count, $1040 had been raised, with Binnu’s money yet to be counted. Funds raised will be donated to the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
Once again, a BIG thank you to the Yuna P&C who provided lunch to staff, students and community members.

A HUGE thank you to the Yuna P&C parents and family members who gave up their valuable time over the last few weekends to prepare the school grounds and surrounds for the forthcoming bushfire season. It was also terrific to see our student reps and ex-students working hard and “doing their bit” at the recent Busy Bee. Definitely the “Community Kind”. Marvellous effort all round!

Welcome to Week 9 of Term 3.

Last Thursday the Midwest Regional Education Office hosted an event providing an opportunity for the Minister for Education Hon Dr Tony Buti MLA to share new and current initiatives in public education and how they can make a positive difference for students.
The Minister was supported by Lisa Criddle, the Director of Education for the Midwest and Jim Bell, the WA Deputy Director General of Education. Jim was Principal of Yuna Primary School in the mid 1990’s almost 30 years ago. He stated that he has many fond memories of his time in Yuna and was keen and interested to hear about his past students, their families and the the community as a whole.

The CHUNABI Expo is approaching fast!
Students have been working hard on their Business Enterprise Projects and will have their products on sale on Friday. There will be cookies, pot pouri bags, door stoppers and paper weights, mini pot plants, felted pencil toppers, calendars, quondong bracelets and key chains, dog treats, bath bombs, gift cards and fridge magnets. All money raised will be donated to the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
Come along and enjoy a beautiful Spring day and view and visit student’s shop fronts.
The Yuna P&C will be generously providing a sausage sizzle lunch for staff, students and community members.

Welcome to Week 8 of Term 3.
We are looking forward to another busy week ahead as we enjoy some beautiful Spring weather.

Mrs Teakle and students have been working hard to decorate an “alpaca cut out” that is on display today at the Chapman Valley Show. They decided to divide their alpaca up into puzzle pieces, so that each student had their own individual section, showing that although we are all unique, we fit together perfectly.
The project supports the 2024 International Year of the Camelid.

Students from Yuna, Chapman Valley and Binnu Primary Schools will be holding a Business Enterprise Expo on Friday the 13th of September at Yuna Primary School. Save the date and come along!

Newsletter 8: 29 August now available on our website.

www.yunaps.wa.edu.au

Welcome to Week 7 of Term 3. We are looking forward to another busy week of teaching and learning………commencing today with a beautiful sunny day at 24 degrees. Staff and students are preparing the school display for the Chapman Valley show this coming weekend and are proud to be able to showcase some of their amazing artwork.

Another highly successful CHUNABI Picnic Sports day. Students had an enjoyable day ………that started off a little wet, but improved as the day went on. A BIG thank you to Binnu Primary School for hosting the event and to everyone who helped out on the day.
The NCVISSA Interschool Athletics Carnival will be held in Northampton on Friday the 6th of September.

Welcome to Week 6 of Term 3.
Staff and students are looking forward to the CHUNABI Picnic Sports this Friday. The carnival will be held at Binnu Primary School. Community members are welcome to attend.

Welcome to Week 5. Another interesting week ahead as we take part in National Science Week 2024. This year’s theme is Species Survival - More Than Just Sustainability.

Newsletter 7: 2 August is now available on our website.

www.yunaps.wa.edu.au

Welcome to Week 4 of Term 3.
We are looking forward to a busy week of teaching and learning with school photos on Thursday. We expect a couple a chilly mornings to start the week, as we enter the month of August.

Welcome to Week 3 of Term 3. Students have another exciting week ahead. The Young Writer’s Workshop for Year 6 students is on Wednesday at Champion Bay Senior High School. This Term’s guest author is the wonderful graphic novelist and comic artist, Sarah Winifred Searle.
On Friday SenIor students will travel to Beachlands Primary School in Geraldton for the NCVISSA Cross Country Competition, and the Junior students will travel to Chapman Valley Primary School for a collaborative day of fun activities.

Yesterday, students and staff visited
Northampton to experience an outstanding performance by Musica Viva.
A string quartet performed various folk and classical pieces. The students learnt about beat and rhythm, teamwork, practice, perseverance, and techniques for managing stress. We also had a brief reunion with our CHUNABI friends.

Yesterday we welcomed a visit from the WA Director General of Education, Ms Lisa Rodgers and the Director of the Midwest Education Region, Mrs Lisa Criddle. Staff and students enjoyed showing them around the school and discussing some of the highlights and fantastic opportunities on offer at the school. A BIG thank you to our School Council Chair, Fiona Mann and our P&C President Jeremy Brooks for attending and sharing some of the history, positive achievements and celebrations of the school.

Welcome to Term 3. Hopefully everyone had a restful and enjoyable holiday break. We have another action packed term ahead, full of fun, learning and connection.
A reminder to parents, that Kindergarten students commence on Tuesday (along with other students) as they increase their time at school for Semester 2.
On Friday students will travel to Binnu Primary School for the first CHUNABI collaborative day of the term. The day will focus on NAIDOC activities. This is a great opportunity for staff and students to celebrate and learn about First Nations culture and history.
Next Monday the Director General of Education, Ms Lisa Rodgers and the Director of Education for the Midwest Region, Mrs Lisa Criddle will visit our school. We look forward to sharing the exceptional learning opportunities we provide and to showcasing our amazing school.

Yesterday students participated in an exciting art workshop for their Term 2 “Good Standing” presented by Hayley from Sunflower Art Studio in Geraldton. The design focus was that of the black cockatoo, one of our favourite local endangered birds. A BIG thanks to Mrs Willo and the Yuna CWA for the collaboration and organisation.

Welcome to the last week of Term 2. We look forward to seeing parents and community members at the Term 2 assembly on Thursday afternoon.
Best wishes to everyone for a safe and relaxing holiday break.
A reminder to parents that Monday July 15 is a pupil free day.

Today we hosted another successful CHUNABI collaborative day and it was all about maths investigations and having fun.
The investigations required a deep dive into maths knowledge and skills and included gathering data, creating tables and graphs, mapping, predicting and testing, calculating multi step operations, drawing conclusions, sharing results and much more.
From which is the healthiest breakfast cereal ………..to how many times do we blink in a day ……….to how many of our birthdays fall on a Monday - the investigations were both challenging and educational.

We are very grateful to have the support of a proactive and dedicated P&C. Due to their generous support our junior students now have a wonderful space for role-play, quiet time, group work, reading and building. Additionally, they have a new Hex Tray and Stand for sand play and a Low Table for collaborative activities. Thanks Mr Carl for helping staff put it all together.

Newsletter 6: 13 June is now available on our website.

www.yunaps.wa.edu.au

Welcome to Week 10 of Term 2. Another busy week ahead with lots of teaching and learning planned. Hopefully we have everyone back on deck this week after recent staff and student absences due to illness.

Welcome to Week 9 of Term 2. I hope everyone enjoyed the recent wet weather and you received just the right amount of rain.

CHUNABI Juniors were invited to join “like”classes at Northampton District High School today. They had a lot of fun and enjoyed making some new friends. A BIG thank you to the Year 1/2 teacher, Miss Smart, and the Kindy / PP teacher, Mrs Markham.

Well done to our CHUNABI netballers today who braved the weather and managed 2 fantastic wins out of 4. Students are looking forward to an even better result at next year’s NCVISSA Winter Carnival.

Welcome to Week 8. We hope you all enjoyed the long weekend.
Our senior students are looking forward to participating in the NCVISSA Winter Carnival on Friday, while the juniors will spend some time working with students at Northampton District High School.