Well done to Pre Primary/Year One with Miss

Gordon on celebrating 100 Days of School!

From week 1, students of PP/Y1 counted each

day for every week leading up to their 100th day

of school. Special hats were made by the kids to

wear at their class party to celebrate this

awesome achievement!

Many more exciting events to look forward to

over the coming weeks - Awesome Arts in

Weeks 5 & 6, LDHS Book Fair, Literacy Week,

Athletics Carnival and School Photos are on the

horizon this August.

August 2017

August 2017

2017

Welcome back to Semester 2 of the school

year! This term we have enjoyed many

exciting days and events with a visit from

the Moorambilla Voices, NAIDOC Week and

National Tree Day which saw a fantastic

finish to the end of the second school week.

On Wednesday the 2nd of August, Form C

presented their wonderful class performance

‘Tiddalick the Frog.’ Students of Form C

worked exceptionally hard in preparation for

their play, reciting their lines and designing

unique character costumes. Congratulations

to those students who were presented with

merit certificates for all their hard work and

accomplishments this term!

On Tuesday the 25th of July, Artistic Director and

founder Michelle Leonard and Tainga Savage from

the Moorambilla Voices Program connected with our

students to learn about music, dance and

performance.

Moorambilla Voices is a nationally-awarded program

and seeks at its core to give country kids a rare

opportunity to sing, dance and create incredible

performances with artists of the highest calibre. The

friendships the children make, and the incredible

experiences they have along the way, are life-

changing beyond the performances themselves.

Under Artistic Director Michelle Leonard OAM, the

annual program of performances and tours has

flourished, receiving numerous national and state

awards.

Each year 300 students attend a camp where they

dance, sing, compose, paint, weave, play drums and

learn about the cultural traditions and stories of

their landscape. This is delivered in partnership with

the highest quality professional musicians,

performers, composers, choreographers and visual

artists including Taikoz, Song Company and the

Australian World Orchestra.

The choirs meet for two residency camps in

Baradine, in August and September for the Gala

Concert. At these camps, they work alongside leading

composers, musicians, artists and choreographers to

engage in challenging new learning experiences and

collaboratively create repertoire for performances.

The Moorambilla Voices Regional Girls and Boys

Choirs are for primary students in Years 3-6.

Following the Skills Development Workshop Tour,

talented girls and boys are offered a place in the

choir and the chance to participate in the Baradine

Residency Camps, Gala Performances, Tours,

Concerts and recordings throughout the year.

Moorambilla Voices works hard to ensure that any

child who is offered a place is supported financially

to do so through our policies of inclusion and equity.

Very special thanks to Michelle and

Tainga for coming all the way from

NSW to Leonora, Western Australia to

spend time with and inspire our

students.

‘Little Red’ by Bethan Woollvin was

generously gifted to our students to

read which is available in the school

library.

Leonora District High School

2017 SCHOOL PHOTOS INFORMATION

Our School Photos will be taken on: Monday 28th of

August 2017

Class Photos/Portraits: • Every Student will have their photo taken, whether they are

purchasing photos or not, for the schools pictorial history.

• The school has chosen to use the online ordering system. Your child will be given an online

ordering instruction slip and a unique student code for you to follow and place you order online

via the internet.

• The expiry date for online ordering is the 03.09.2017. Any orders received after this date

are treated as re orders and will incur a $30.00 reorder charge on top of your order you wish to

purchase.

You can email your order request through to reorders.perth@msp.com.au or call our office on

08 92408000

Family Photos: • Envelopes can be obtained from Administration.

• Family photos are being taken each morning before school. Please bring your children in on

the days listed above via your child’s surname to avoid long queues.

• Please ensure that your family envelope with enclosed payment is handed to the

Photographers on photo day.

Special/Sports Group Photos: • If your child is in a Special/Sports photo you will receive a

link and password to the online gallery after photo day, where you can view and order these

photos if required. These photos will be packed and delivered with the school’s bulk order.

Please Note: Class Groups, Individuals and Family Photos are not available to view

online.

From the 24th – 28th of July, Leonora District

High School proudly celebrated NAIDOC Week.

NAIDOC stands for National Aborigines and

Islanders Day Observance Committee. It is a

time that celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait

Islander history, culture and achievements.

NAIDOC Week also recognises the contributions

and knowledge that Indigenous Australians give

to our country and society.

After an inspiring opening

ceremony on Monday morning,

students, staff, family members

and members of the Leonora

community were escorted by our

local police officers as they

paraded down Tower Street

before enjoying a nice sausage

sizzle lunch at the park.

Thank you to Jade, Chris, Kim and

Maurveen from Centrecare for your

kind work and contribution on the

day. Thank you to all the families,

and community members for joining

us and helping to organise what

was a very successful beginning to

NAIDOC Week!

The rest of the week consisted of

bustling, activity-filled days with a

variety of creative and educational

projects planned and provided by

the teachers and AEIOs. Stone and

wood art, jewellery making, wool

crafts, face painting, storytelling

and traditional music were enjoyed

all throughout the week. Thank you

to the wonderful parents who

prepared delicious home cooked

food to share after the assembly.

Special thanks to Cheryl, Gail,

Talbot and Di for singing songs and

telling stories for our students. It

was lovely to see so many visitors

and students at the school enjoying

the day in nice sunny weather.

From the Principal

Dear parents and caregivers,

Welcome everyone back to Term 3. The term is racing along and we are already at the beginning of Week 4!

In Week 2, Leonora District High School celebrated NAIDOC week. Students, staff and the community participated in a range of different activities. On Monday we commenced the week with an opening ceremony. Lakeisha did a fantastic job introducing the agenda for the week and addressing to students about what NAIDOC is all about. The whole school gathered together to parade through the town, escorted by our local police. We then had lunch in the town park kindly provided by Centrecare. Thank you to the Leonora Shire for allowing us to use the town park to host our lunch. It was a very successful start to the week and I really appreciate having so many members of our community come along to celebrate with us.

Talbot Muir and Nanny Di also came in during the week to talk to students about the stories and some history of the area. Our students thoroughly enjoyed hearing these captivating stories so thank you to both of you for taking the time to come in.

This term, Jade Maitland and Maurveen Muir have been working on a mural in the school and we look forward to its completion in the near future. I really appreciate all the time and effort these ladies are putting in to helping our students improve our school environment with artistic flair and highlighting the cultural heritage of many of our students.

On Thursday, students participated in a range of fun activities including beading, wool art, stone painting and storytelling. Angeletta Simpson from Meedac also came along to help us with the activities involved.

On Friday we ended the week with an assembly where classes shared some of the songs and information they learnt for NAIDOC. Gail Brownley and Cheryl Cotterill sang us some songs in Wangkatha. Thank you to you both – we loved hearing your songs and I hope that you will come along again sometime. Our shared lunch was a banquet; thank you to the parents who brought food to share. National Tree Day was also on Friday the 28th. Amanda Rukuwai Donnelly from St Barbras Mine and Dustin and Lisa McCreery from Chatfields Nursery brought along some young native tree saplings and helped our student’s plant lots of new trees around our school.

We also were privileged to have Michelle Leonard and Tainga Savage from Moorambilla Voices do some workshops with our students. Their primary purpose was to identify talent and we are very excited that we have the opportunity for three of our Secondary students to attend a camp in a few weeks’ time. I will announce our chosen students when the arrangements have been finalised.

On behalf of our staff and students here at Leonora District High School, I sincerely thank everyone who took time out of their week to come and support us and join in with our activities.

Kind regards,

Jennette Maxfield Principal

From the Principal

Attendance remains a priority at our

school. Unfortunately our bus has been

out of action since the beginning of the

Term. I’m pleased to say that repairs

are completed and we will commence

our morning bus run again soon. Thank

you to our AEIOs Cat and Di who have

been working hard to improve

attendance at our school and driving

the school car to pick up students each

morning to get them to school on time.

Each fortnight, students who have

attended school every day are

commended for their commitment for coming to school and are invited to have morning tea

with Miss Lynch, Miss Jennie and I. Congratulations to these wonderful students who have

achieved 100% attendance for weeks 1 and 2! It is so great to see more of our students

reaching 100% attendance.

When students attend school every day we are able to provide them with the programs that

are going to best support their learning. The table below shows you how quickly time adds up

when children are late or miss days of school. Please support your child and the school by

ensuring they come to school every day!

National Tree Day! On Friday the 28th of July LDHS had

National Tree Day.

Students and staff at LDHS spent time outside in the

sun planting a variety of native tree saplings and

seeds around the school for our environment. National Tree Day aims to inspire,

educate and recruit Australians each

year to actively care for our unique

land and create future generations

of committed environmental

custodians.

Dear parents,

This year we will be participating in the Woolworths Earn & Learn program. Through this program

we will be able to get new educational resources for our school/early learning centre – and all we

need you to do is shop for your groceries at Woolworths.

From Wednesday 26th July to Tuesday 19th September or while stock lasts, we are collecting

Woolworths Earn & Learn Stickers. You will get one Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker for

every $10 spent (excluding liquor, tobacco and gift cards). Place the Woolworths Earn & Learn

Sticker onto a Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker Sheet and when it’s complete, the Sticker Sheet can

be dropped into the Collection Box here at the school or at your local Woolworths.

At the end of the promotion, we’ll be able to get some great new equipment. The range is extensive

and offers lots of items ideal for our students – including resources for Maths, English, Science and

some fantastic fun supplies for Arts & Craft, Sport and for our library. If you’d like to know more visit

woolworths.com.au/earnandlearn

Woolworths Earn &

Learn 2017