21 December 2023

Miss Smith’s Report

314 days ago, the 2023 learning journey at Yolla District School began for students, families and staff.  During this time, we’ve seen students grow, through quality learning programs and extra-curricular opportunities.    For your support, perseverance and courage I say thankyou.

Our end of year data shows growth in Reading, which was our priority during the year, with students in Year 6, 9 and 10 recording above 80% growth. 

Other data shows that;

• 90% of our students reported that they had good relationships and support from their teachers and
• 90% of students felt connected to adults in their home.

We know that moving forward a priority for 2024 is to look at student attendance, with the number of students attending school 9 out of 10 days dropping to 47% in our Primary years and 52% in our Secondary years. “Every school day matters.”

Thankyou to all the families, community members and staff who helped students celebrate their achievements at our assembly on Tuesday.

Finally, have a safe and magical Summer break with friends and family.

Miss Smith

2024 Team

Key Dates

Festive Celebration Day

On Thursday 14 December members of the Student Leadership Council hosted a Festive Celebration morning. This gave students across the school an opportunity to work with a buddy group. Students enjoy these occasions and have lots of fun mixing with other Year levels. Activities included making cylinder crafts, planting succulents, making truffles and making reindeer food. Students also dressed in festive outfits. The SLC would like to take the opportunity to thank students and families for their participation and contribution to events held throughout the year. We wish everyone a safe and Merry Christmas.

Festive Celebration Day

Year 6 Activity Day

On Monday 18 December our Year 6 group had their end of year activity day at Camp Clayton in Ulverstone. The group of 11 students went on the bus with Mr Fahy, Mr Lucadou-Wells and bus driver Nikki Baker. All of the kids (and teachers) showed great courage by going on the giant swing, with some even taking it further and going upside down. We enjoyed Domino’s for lunch, before hitting the flying fox in the afternoon. There was also some time for some games of mini-golf, Gaga Ball, beach volleyball and a bounce on the trampoline. Unfortunately, a planned trip to the Berry Patch for ice cream didn’t go ahead (they’re closed on Mondays) but everyone still had an enjoyable day and created some great memories in their final week of primary school. Thank you to the team at Camp Clayton and to Miss Smith for organising the day.

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Year 6 Big Day Out

NWHSSA Inter-High Athletics Carnival

On 4December a team of 10 Yolla students travelled to the Penguin Athletics Track to compete in the NWHSSA Inter-High Division B Athletics Carnival. All 10 athletes should be commended on their participation and sportsmanship they displayed while competing. They all represented our school in a magnificent fashion. A couple of highlights for the day was Morgan winning the Year 9 Girls Javelin event and Sarah winning the Year 9 Girls Triple Jump. Overall, Yolla District School came out in 4^th position in Division B for 2023, which is a great result.

A big thank you to Linda and Mrs Holland for coming along on the day, driving the bus and officiating the Javelin.

Inter-high Athletics

2024 Year 11 Orientation Day

While Year 11 and 12 students of 2023 have already completed their year and are looking forward to receiving their Certificates of Attainment, Year 10 students, including those from Yolla, had a final opportunity to visit Hellyer College for Orientation Day on 30 November. Students followed a timetable that allowed them to go to each of the subjects they have chosen for 2024 as well as enjoying a complimentary BBQ.

Hannah from Parklands High and Manaia from Wynyard High are amongst some of the students planning to undertake Certificate II in Animal Care at Yolla in 2024. They are pictured with our most recent arrivals – one week old guinea pigs.

2023 Award Recipients

Academic Achievement Awards
for the highest combined academic standard in
English, HASS (7-10), Maths and Science.

Year 1 – Alfie Marks, sponsored by Senator Anne Urquhart; Year 2 – Jaylah Chilcott, sponsored by Rotary Club of Wynyard; Year 3 – Ryley Chilcott, sponsored by Rotary Club of Wynyard; Year 4 – Justin Scown, sponsored by Rotary Club of Wynyard; Year 5 – Luka Holland, sponsored by Rotary Club of Wynyard; Year 6 – Evelyn Marks, sponsored by Rotary Club of Wynyard; Year 7 – Phoebe Calvert, sponsored by Rotary Club of Wynyard; Year 8 – Dylan Draper, sponsored by Rotary Club of Wynyard; Year 9 – Meg Kitto, sponsored by Rotary Club of Wynyard; Year 10 Greg Wilson Memorial – LJ Bambridge, sponsored by University of Tasmania, Cradle Coast Campus.

Values Awards
for consistently upholding the school values of Aspiration, Growth, Courage and Respect in all aspects of school life.

Prep – William Clark, sponsored by Waratah-Wynyard Council; Prep – Elizabeth Shanasy, sponsored by Ricoh Business Centre; Year 1-2 – Anna Shanasy, sponsored by Mr Gavin Pearce MP; Year 3-4 – Lilly Bartels, sponsored by Senator Jacqui Lambie; Year 5-6 – Rowan Tregurtha, sponsored by Hon. Ruth Forrest MLC; Year 9 – Morgan Batchelor, sponsored by Hon. Jeremy Rockliff MP, Hon. Felix Ellis MP & Hon. Roger Jaensch MP.

Endeavour Awards
for displaying a have-a-go attitude to all aspects of learning.

Year 7 – Eva Kranz, sponsored by Anita Dow MP; Year 8 – Sa-Ki Johnson, sponsored by Anita Dow MP; Year 10 – Kerry Pyke, sponsored by Hon. Ruth Forrest MLC.

Curriculum Awards

Health & Physical Education – Sarah Gardner, sponsored by Dr Shane Broad MP; Design Technology – Materials – Edward Dudfield, sponsored by Waratah-Wynyard Council; Design Technology – Foods – Kaitlyn Symes, sponsored by Waratah-Wynyard Council; Visual Art – Cheyenne Neilson, sponsored by Lions Club of Wynyard; Music – LJ Bambridge, sponsored by Lions Club of Wynyard; Agricultural Education – Sarah Gardner, sponsored by Yolla Community Pharmacy & Yolla Co-Op; AHC20116-Certificate II in Agriculture – Chelsea Willcox, sponsored by Yolla Co-Op; ACM20121-Certificate II in Animal Care – Jackson Young, sponsored by Yolla Co-Op; ACM20121-Certificate II in Animal Care – Chelsea Harrison sponsored by Yolla Co-Op; SFI20119-Certificate II in Aquaculture – Angus Bray, sponsored by Yolla Co-Op; SFI10119-Certificate I in Seafood Industry – Edward Dudfield, sponsored by Yolla Co-Op & Yolla Community Pharmacy.

Special Awards

Claire Willis Endeavour Award – Ashton Draper; Somerset Rotary Club - Citizenship Award – Teyarlee Lavell; Bessie Smith Award – Harry Marks, sponsored by Crawn Motors; Sports Person of the Year  – Sarah Gardner, sponsored by Somerset Amateur Basketball Association; The Minister for Education, Children and Youth, The Hon. Roger Jaensch MP Respectful Student Award – Robert Dobson; Stockman Award – Morgan Batchelor, sponsored by Crawn Motors; University of Tasmania, Springboard to Higher Education Bursary, Kaye Cussen – LJ Bambridge; Wynyard RSL Sub-Branch Memorial Bursary – Kerry Pyke.

Year 10 Celebration Dinner

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Year 10 Celebration Dinner Gallery

25 Years of Service

Congratulations to Mrs Pinner and Ms Kreemers who have reached 25 continuous years of working in the State Service.  What a milestone!  Thank you for your contributions to Yolla District School, the department, the State Service and to the children and young people of Tasmania.

2023 School Magazine Orders

If you wish to purchase the 2023 School Magazine, you may do so by filling in your details below and returning this form back to the office. The magazine costs $22.00 and will be ready for collection in 2024 or posted home.   

Levies for 2024

At October’s School Association Meeting the Levies and Charges Policy for 2024 was ratified, and levies approved.  Levy amounts for 2024 have remained the same as previous years, and are as follows:

Families experiencing financial hardship are invited to contact the school for information on the financial support options that are available.

The Financial Services Unit within the Department for Education, Children and Young People can also be contacted for information on financial support options offered by the Department such as the Student Assistance Scheme at stas@decyp.tas.gov.au or on 1800 827 055.

If you have any questions please contact Mandy Sharman, School Business Manager, at the school office on 6438 0222, or by email mandy.sharman@decyp.tas.gov.au.

2024 Year 11-12 Subjects

Please see below Year 11-12 subject that are offered at Yolla District School.

2024 School Bus Fares

Storybox Library

Just reminding you all that our school has a registration to the wonderful literacy online resource called Storybox. You and your children can access quality literature read engagingly by well-known Australians at any time.

It’s lovely to hear such positive feedback from parents about the engaging and quality nature of this online resource, so readily available at home.

Be sure to take advantage of this great opportunity to enhance the literacy of our children.

You can access the library here: https://storyboxlibrary.com.au/schools
Log In Details
Viewer Username: Lift at YDS
Viewer Password: letsliftreading18

Community Notices

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