Newsletter 9 June 10, 2015€¦ · currently studying Ancient Egypt in alignment with the Australian Curriculum and have been mummifying oranges. There have been some outstanding

Newsletter Issue 9: June 10, 2015

Wagin District High School

BANK DETAILS TO PAY FEES

You may prefer to pay school accounts through Direct Debit. The school bank account details are as follows:

Account Name: Wagin District High School BSB Number: 036 153

Account Number: 139315 (Westpac - Katanning)

Please ensure that the student’s name is used as the reference for all Direct Deposits

WAGIN DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL 10 Ranford Street Wagin WA 6315

Principal: Mrs Cassandra Harris-Moroney Primary Deputy: Mrs Robyn Willey

Secondary Deputy: Mrs Jolene Abbott Registrar: Mrs Ann Ward

Phone: 9861 1877 / Fax 9861 1835 Email: [email protected] Website: www.wagindhs.wa.edu.au

Canteen: 9861 1348

The interschool Cross Country was held at Kojonup D.H.S Farm on Thursday, Week 6. Our students raced in age groups with girls competing separate to boys, against 20 – 25 other students. A huge congratulations to all competitors, they aimed high and displayed great sportsmanship on the day. It was such a positive day for all of the organisers and competitors. Wagin D.H.S placed 5th, with our handicap and 3rd overall with 411 points. Thank you to the parents and family members who came to support the students and to the parents who came as helpers on the day, your assistance was greatly appreciated.

Miss Rayner

RESULTS

9yrs: Maddison Kelly 4th Danielle Brummelman 6th Gaige Kapene 9th Liam Robinson 11th Bryce English 12th Jameson Davidson 13th 14yrs:

Bobbie-Jo Swayn 6th Billie-Jo Swayn 7th 15yrs: Jayde Andrews 5th Kayla Smith 6th Tahnee-Lee Montgomery 19th

13yrs: Bryn Hamersley 1st Olivia Manual 2nd Teanna Lee-Broughton 8th

12yrs: Tenille Stephens 3rd Takayla Pense 4th Quinton Robinson 6th Kezia Pederick 7th

10yrs: Marli Spooner 1st Taeshaun Williams 1st Isaac Whiteford 4th Oliver Clifton 7th Christina Gibb 8th Shaun Garlett 8th

11yrs: Taleah Conway 4th Chloe Howell 6th Clare Johnson 7th Lachlan Hamersley 11th Ethan Gell 13th Ryan Bunter 19th

UP-COMING SPORTING EVENTS:

Country Week training kicked off yesterday afternoon with the boys’ Basketball team, the team will train every Tuesday, 3.30-4.30pm. The girls’ Netball team will train after school today (and every Wednesday) from 3.30-4.30pm.

Next Wednesday, June 17, a team of girl footballers will participate in the Wagin Cup, which is a development event. Teams will play modified rules on a modified oval.

A number of Wagin students will travel to Katanning on Friday, June 26, to participate in the annual Winter Sports Carnival .

From the PrincipalFrom the PrincipalFrom the PrincipalFrom the Principal Cross Country Congratulations to all of our students who participated in the Interschool Cross Country on Thursday, May 28. I have received many positive comments about the great behaviour and sportsmanship you all displayed. A huge thank you also to the parents who very kindly supported our students on the day. Reports Student reports will be available for collection from school on Monday, June 29. Primary reports can be collected from classroom teachers in your child’s classroom. Secondary reports can be collected from Form teachers in the library. Wagin DHS will be reporting using Australian Curriculum in History, Science, Math-ematics and English; all students from Pre-Primary to Year 10 will receive a grade relevant to their achievement. Going from Good to GREAT How can Wagin District High School move from being a good school to being a GREAT school? There are many things we already do to ensure this happens, such as: Involving student councillors in decision making Involving school council members in decision making Ensuring staff focus on improving student results; including academic and behaviour Being supportive of families, students, staff and community; and welcoming to visitors, new families and new

staff . There are many positives about our school; however, we also need to listen to everyone, give everyone an

opportunity to be involved and continually Aim High. Why not ‘get on the bus’ and be part of the journey. If you have ideas, questions, suggestions about how we can be recognised as GREAT please share them. Join P&C or School Council, volunteer in your child’s classroom, talk to your child’s teachers, talk to the school administration team, and be positive when you are talking about your child’s school. If we all focus on the positives and work together to find solutions to issues our children and young people can concentrate on Aiming High. The next P&C meeting is on Monday, July 15 at 12:30pm in the School Library, please come along. The next School Council Meeting is on Tuesday, July 23 at 3:30pm in the School Library.

Cass HarrisCass HarrisCass HarrisCass Harris----MoroneyMoroneyMoroneyMoroney

PRIMARY NEWS


Super Readers Congratulations to the following students who have reached milestones in their Home Reading: Mikayla, Cole, Penny, Oliver, Vincent, Mitchell, Nathan, Natalia, Ava, La’Trell, Maddison and Claire. Well done!! It is fantastic to see your enjoyment and enthusiasm growing daily for reading for pleasure.

Bike and Scooter Safety Parents/carers, please have a chat with your children about how to ride bikes and scooters safely to and from school There have been several near misses lately with students riding across the intersections near the school. Students who ride bikes are required to wear a helmet. Students are not permitted to ride bikes or scooters in the school grounds.

Uniforms Students are expected to wear school uniform to school. Leggings that are worn under skirts/shorts/dresses are to be navy. The Uniform Shop is open every Friday morning between 8:30 and 10:30am. Wearing school uniform builds school identity and spirit and keeps clothing expenses at a reasonable level for our families. Robyn Willey


This term has seen a large number of students being committed to our extra curricular programs including country week, cross country and carnivals. We have also been working collaboratively to ensure that all students are striving to achieve their best at school, this means we are expecting the students to complete work to a high standard and are supporting them to do so. The Hospitality students have been working through the formal menu and researching and cooking foods for each course; the Health Education students were involved in show casing their learning to the younger

primary students by presenting a forum on the truth about fad diets; the Year 9 and 10 English students have

been working on Shakespearian monologues and thoroughly enjoying the challenge of mastering the language; Maths students have been learning about the area of components of a circle; the Year 8s have

been learning about the Black Death in History, and how it was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 75 to 200 million people.; Year 7 students are

currently studying Ancient Egypt in alignment with the Australian Curriculum and have been mummifying oranges. There have been some outstanding achievements from these students. All secondary students were treated to an experience of listening to a visiting author on Friday, 29 May. Reputable West Australian author Sasha Wasley presented her book ‘The Seventh’ to the students and answered questions on how to be a published author. Thank you to Mr Rrahim Cervoj for organising this event for our secondary students. For Year 10 parents: The forms sent home for subject selection for Narrogin SHS will need to be returned to school for discussion and processing. Career Information Design an Ad Enter the West Australian’s Design an Ad competition for a chance to win great prizes. Each participating company will select two primary and two secondary winners, who will each receive a $100 cash prize. Entries close Friday 3rd July. photocomp.thewest.com.au/nie-design-ad-2015 Hobsons Course Finder Online resource providing comprehensive information about tertiary education pathways, career options, scholarships and various post-school options available. http://www.hobsonscoursefinder.com.au/ Medical School Approval Curtin University welcomes the Federal Government’s approval for its Medical School. From 2017 Curtin will offer a five-year direct-entry medical degree that will help the state meet an urgent doctor shortage. The program will be the only undergraduate entry program in the State. http://news.curtin.edu.au/media-releases/curtin-medical-school-approval/


This term, Mr Hall’s Year 2/3 class has looked at fractions in Maths. As a practical exercise, the class decid-ed to use what they had learnt and applied their knowledge of fractions to make pizza. This involved measuring ingredients using cup measurements, dividing the dough evenly for group members, and the very best part - eating the finished product!

Canteen Roster

Please attend by 9am. Children are not

allowed in the canteen, due to insurance

requirements. Any queries; ring the

canteen on 9861 1348. Thankyou for your time and support.

Thursday, June 11 Rowena Platt

Friday, June 12 Cath Painter

Monday, June 15 Sandra Moffatt

Tuesday, June 16 Narelle Gibbs

Wednesday, June 17 Lyn Lucas

Thursday, June 18 Anette Quartermaine Friday, June 19

Melanie English Monday, June 22 Mandy Harrington

Tuesday, June 23 Terri Spooner

Wednesday, June 24 Rachel Martin


Term 2

Week 9: June 15 - Year 2/3 Pangler Week 11: June 29 - Year 2/3 Hamer

Whole School Assemblies 2015 Assemblies are held on Mondays

starting at 1.50pm Family & Friends Welcome!

Student of the

Week

Congratulations to the following students who were nominated by their teachers for this award in

Weeks 6&7: Year 1C – Kalynda Davidson, Taylor Johnson,

Vincent Brummelman & Joshua Martin

Year 2/3H – Renee Coles & Beatrice Farmer

Year 2/3P - Guy Thomson, Shawnnese Garlett & Te Ariki Kingi

Declyn Hayward, Shaneqwa Hansen & Maddison Sprigg

Year 3H - Patrick Quartermaine

Year 5M – Chantelle Kendall & Patricia Hansen

Year 6H – Chantelle Baker & Byron Painter Taaj Furniss & Kristina Praetz

Term One Diary

WEEK 9 Monday, June 15 - Whole School Assembly

WEEK 10 Monday, June 22 - NAIDOC Day celebrations Friday, June 26 - Katanning Winter Carnival

WEEK 11 Monday, June 29 - Whole School Assembly

FINAL DAY FOR STUDENTS TERM 2 - Friday, July 3

STUDENTS RETURN TERM 3 - Monday, July 20

School Development Days - Students do not attend

Term 1: Friday, March 6 Term 3: Monday, August 24


YEAR 6

CAMP

CANBERRA

CAMP

YEAR 2/3

ZOO

WOW!!

Raffle/Cake Stall raised $1444.45

Cake Stall $1074.80 Social 999.30 Wood Raffle 572.00 Cookie Dough 1375.40 CWA donation 50.00

Fantastic Effort everyone!

Cake Stall $922.75 Lions Dinner Catering 280.00 Footy Dinner Catering 870.00

Awesome!

Country

Week

Great Start!

Free Dress Day during the Cross Country races raised $187

CANBERRA CAMP Students from our school will soon be undertaking an educa�on tour of the na�onal capital.

Students will be given the opportunity to par�cipate in a variety of educa�onal programs with a

focus on Australia’s history, culture, heritage and democracy.

The Australian Government recognises the importance of all young Australians being able to visit

the na�onal capital as part of their Civics and Ci�zenship educa�on. To assist families in mee�ng

the cost of the excursion the Australian Government is contribu�ng funding of $260 per student

under the Parliament and Civics Educa�on Rebate program towards those costs. The rebate is

paid directly to the school upon comple�on of the excursion.

A huge THANKYOU to the parents/carers, A huge THANKYOU to the parents/carers, A huge THANKYOU to the parents/carers, A huge THANKYOU to the parents/carers, extended family, and community members extended family, and community members extended family, and community members extended family, and community members for your ongoing support of our students’ for your ongoing support of our students’ for your ongoing support of our students’ for your ongoing support of our students’

fundraising efforts.fundraising efforts.fundraising efforts.fundraising efforts.


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NOTES

Survey for Parents and Kids REMINDER!

Researchers at UWA are still look-ing for parents with children aged between 8 and 16 to participate in their research study. The survey is done over the internet and takes approximately 10 minutes each (parent and child). To participate go to: www.tinyurl.com/SSBParents

Be food allergy aware Australia has one of the highest rates of people with food allergies in the world- and this rate is growing. Currently, 1 in 10 babies are born with a food allergy. The only way to remove the risk of the allergic reaction is to avoid the food that causes it. An allergic reaction occurs when a person’s immune system responds to a food protein that it mistakenly believes is harmful. Chemicals are released into the body which trigger symptoms that can be life threatening. Symptoms of food allergy can include hives, swollen lips, face and eyes, tongue, abdominal pain, vomiting, difficulty breathing and a sudden drop in blood pressure. Severe allergic reactions, or anaphylaxis, can be fatal if not treated immediately. Nine foods trigger 90% of food allergy reactions in Australia - cow’s milk, egg, peanut, tree nut, sesame, soy, wheat, fish and shellfish. Emergency first aid for anaphylaxis • Lay the person flat, do not stand or walk. If breathing is difficult, allow to sit. • Give the adrenaline autoinjector without delay. (Make a note of the time it was given.) • Ring an ambulance – Dial 000 • Stay with and reassure the person. Do not allow the person to walk at any time. • Give another adrenaline autoinjector if no improvement after 5 minutes • If the person loses consciousness and there are no signs of breathing, begin CPR. Monitoring in a hospital is required for 4-6 hours, even if symptoms improve. For further information contact your school nurse or visit: Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia – Food Allergy Awareness Week http://www.foodallergyaware.com.au/ (contains school resources including craft, colouring activities, recipe ideas and important information).



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Newsletter 9 June 10, 2015€¦ · currently studying Ancient Egypt in alignment with the Australian Curriculum and have been mummifying oranges. There have been some outstanding