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Ravensthorpe District High School
Newsletter
Dear Parent and Caregivers,
Our celebration for this week highlighted the ambition students have when engaging in sports events. All students who participated in the cross country event held on Tuesday 29
th May, gave their very best… and with a smile on their faces.
Several students achieved a personal best time and all who ran gave their full effort to improving their time. I would like to acknowledge the work of our Physical and Health Education Specialist Mrs Nia Clarke for her flawless organisation and the support all staff who supervised the run check-points to ensure the safety of our students.
Administrative staff from the Western Cell network, Hopetoun, Jerdacuttup Primaries and Ravensthorpe DHS joined together on Tuesday of this week to participate in a Health and Well-being Workshop facilitated by HBF personnel. The focus areas discussed included; Resilience, Sleep and the Off Switch to support mindfulness and mental health.
Taking the time to practise and develop positive habits/rituals which refresh and boost our mind and body systems is so important in the busy world we all live in.
On Wednesday 30th May, the Positive Behaviour Strategies TEAM attended a full
day workshop to reflect on progress and to begin planning the next stages of the implementation of our Behaviour Matrix. All parents have been provided a copy of the matrix in the Parent Handbook. The three key behaviours staff and students identified to form the core of the matrix focus include; Care, Ambition and Respect. These three behaviours drive our behaviour support processes.
Parents of students in Years 9 and 10 please note exam days on the term planner. All students have been provided with this information and are working to review their learning in preparation for the assessment. Ensuring students have set themselves good health related practices leading up to and during exams, is important. Regular and sufficient sleep patterns being essential.
The third School Development Day is planned for Tuesday 5th June. Students will
not attend school on this day. Please also mark your diaries with Monday 4th June
as this is a public holiday for Western Australia Day. Teachers will spend the Tuesday deepening their knowledge and understanding of Instructional Strategies to engage students in cooperative learning. Our focus across the school is to make learning visible through planning meaningful and relevant learning opportunities that engage and empower students with the tools essential to lifelong learning.
Congratulations to all students for maintaining a high standard in respect to the wearing of school uniform which demonstrates pride in their school and supports a sense of TEAM. In good faith Fion Philson
OUR SCHOOL VISION
Our vision at
Ravensthorpe District High School
is to empower students to achieve
their full potential through a
positive, supportive and engaging
environment that is connected to
life experiences and challenges.
CAR
Care
Ambition
Respect
DATES TO REMEMBER
Friday 1
st June
Good Standing Reward
Monday 4th
June Western Australia Day Public holiday
Tuesday 5th
June School Development Day (Student Free Day)
Wednesday 6th
June Sensory School Visit
Wednesday 13th
June Lake King Skills & Drills
Assembly
Thursday 14th
June Jump Rope for Heart
Principal: Fiona Philson TEL:9839 0555 Deputy Principal: Ben Ratz FAX:9838 1032 School Website: www.ravensthorpedhs.wa.edu.au Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/RavensthorpeDHS
Term 2 Week 5
Sophie Keen
Page 2 of 8 2018 Term 2 Planner
From the Deputy’s Desk
Dear Parents and Caregivers,
We are past the half way point in the term and hasn’t that flown by! Tomorrow will be our Good Standing reward for all students who managed to maintain it throughout the first 5 weeks of term. To do this they would have attended school 85% for high school or 90% for primary school and would have displayed a consistently excellent standard of uniform and behaviour. Well done to all of those who achieved this! As a reward these students will spend the final twenty minutes of tomorrow afternoon down on the oval enjoying an icy pole in the sunshine! Next term for the Good Standing reward we will be holding an In-School Disco! To get a ticket you will need to maintain Good Standing for the final 4 weeks of term! Stay tuned for more information! Stay safe and enjoy your long weekend for those lucky enough to get one! Mr Ratz Deputy Principal
From the Year 5/6’s
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From the Deputy Page 3 of 8
Macey’s Big Win
On Tuesday the 29th of May,10:30am, Macey Green
ran her cross country at the RDHS oval and the surrounding bush. She won her the race. Macey ran, around the smiley tree, the cricket pitch and then through the finish line. She was racing against 12 other students in year 1. Macey was running really well and eventually won by four metres! After the race she was puffed, thirsty and tired. “ I felt puffed, but however happy for myself” Macey told me. “ I think I did good and ran fast” she said “I beat every student in year 1” Macey said she was proud of coming first and that she was focused on trying to beat Jacob. Macey had a good time running her cross country track. After the race she felt so many emotions. For instance, proud, puffed, thirsty and happy. Macey is a speed demine! Thank you Mrs Clarke for your amazing sport lessons which helped Macey to become a fit little sporty champion. By Chelsea Green
Matildas shocking win!!! On Tuesday, the 29
th of May, at 9:30 AM Matilda
Norrish, year 3/ 4, ran a lap of the oval and the fire break for cross country (a dirt track.) When she ran the track a few of the fast kids over took her, Sebastian Chaytor, Mitchell Burton and Riley Smith. Matilda then decided to get her place in the top three, so she braced herself and bolted past them leaving them far behind. But Sebastian didn’t like the idea of being 2
nd, so he stepped up
his game and tried to take his (so called) place as first, but no matter what his abilities just weren’t good enough. Matilda was just too good. In the end Matilda was shocked that she came first!!! She was so proud and excited. The next few minutes Matilda found out that she was invited to inter-school. She almost died of happiness, not like it was her first time though. By Madi Kalalo
SMITH BELLI’s FIRST RACE
On Tuesday 29th of May, the kindy’s participated in the cross country on the Ravensthorpe District High School
oval and surroundings. Smith Belli and his class ran the race. They went around the smiley tree and then the class ran around the cones to the finish line. Smith Belli had his very first cross country. Smith Belli said at the end of the race he, “Was very thirsty and hungry”. When Smith finished the cross country, he was proud of his efforts and encouraged him to want to run faster than all the students in the next race. At the end of his race all the students sat down and listen to Mrs Clarke. If you came 1
st, 2
nd, 3
rd or 4
th the students would go to Mrs Clarke and get a ribbon and possibly go to Kojonup
Interschool cross country on the 15th of June.
R.D.H.S students all had a chance to run the cross country. Most students bet the record in their own age group, there wasn’t every single person running but it was good if they did to try and beat the record than just slack off. Thank you to Mrs Clarke for making the cross country success, all the parents who came to watch their child/s in the race. No one should care what they came in the race. It doesn’t matter what they come; the students should just be proud of what their effort was.
By Chloe Wisewould
Ebony Lyons – for doing her best and focussing on her punctuation our writing lessons.
Macey Green - for sounding out all of her own words in her creative writing.
Louisa Webster - for sounding out all of her own words in her creative writing.
Matilda Norrish - For your brilliant effort in cross country. You set yourself a goal and managed to achieve it, including setting a new Year 4 Girls record. Keep up this marvellous effort Matilda.
Noah Wisewould - For your excellent effort you put into cross country. You consistently set yourself goals and worked hard to achieve them. This resulted in you setting a new Year 3 Boys record. You should be incredibly proud of yourself Noah.
Noah Wisewould - Noah is showing ambition in our classroom. He is striving to improve in all areas and is excelling in maths. I have been so impressed with the effort Noah is putting into mastering his sounds and improving his reading comprehension. He is always willing to answer questions and help his peers with their work. Keep up the hard work Noah!
Chompoo Ratanachai - Champoo has shown great ambition in our classroom since joining our class at the beginning of term Two. She applies herself to all tasks and works to the best of her ability. Champoo shows great care in completing all her work accurately and neatly. Well done Chompoo!
Tasmeen Mann - For creating an insightful and meaningful poem in his multi-general English project. It showed how much you cared about the impact of war. Keep the creativity flowing Tas!
TheYear 5/6 Class - To the entire Year 5/6 class for the way in which you have shown ambition by actively embracing a new mathematical concept. Keep the enthusiasm going!
Aaron Woodward - for continually participating in discussions during English. You always contribute so enthusiastically; demonstrating your understanding at times as well as your positive demeanour
Olivia-May Johnston - for demonstrating ambition by challenging herself to complete paragraph answers for her novel study questions. You have now set high expectations of yourself when it comes to analysing a text.
Mitch Jones - For the amazing effort you put into your cross country. Your determination to succeed saw you achieve many successes and set a new Year 8 Boys record. Keep up this wonderful effort Mitch.
Abbey Smith - For the wonderful effort you put into cross country. You continually set yourself goals and achieved them all, resulting in a new Year 8 Girls record. Keep up the fantastic work Abbey.
Shakira Bratten - For your fantastic effort in cross country. You worked hard to improve your times and this resulted in you setting a new Year 9 Girls record. Well done Shakira, you should be very proud.
Mitch Jones - Ambition- Mitch has been working ahead of the whole class in Mathematics. He puts consistent effort in to his class work by finishing all the tasks given to him and seeking help when required.
Namrin Kunawat - Ambition – Namrin is aiming for success by putting in fantastic effort in all the work given to her and asks for help when required in her mathematics class.
Success Stories Page 4 of 8
Each week students from all year levels will be highlighted in the newsletter for their excellent application, performance or positive attitude displayed towards their learning
Tuesday the 29th of May dawned cool but dry for Ravensthorpe District High School’s annual cross country carnival. Students showed up, ready to compete for their factions. Cross country is an excellent opportunity for students to demonstrate their long distance running skills. This year, we recorded extremely high levels of participation, which was a fantastic sight to see. The 5/6’s were up first, all determined to beat their personal best. Next came the 3/4’s, hoping to impress. Then the 1/2’s, with the 2’s running the “proper track” for the first time
and the year 1’s being the loudest supporters of their classmates. Last, but most certainly not least, was the Kindy and Pre-Primary, who received the loudest cheers of all. After recess, the high schoolers all set off together, determined to beat their personal bests and potentially break some records. We had a multitude of personal bests on the day which was exciting for everyone. We also had five records broken. The new records were set by; Shakira Bratten, Abbey Smith, Mitch Jones, Matilda Norrish and Noah Wisewould. A special congratulations to these five students. A big thank you goes to the parents who came down to support their child and cheer loudly. Thank you also goes to the teachers for helping out Mrs Clarke; she couldn’t have done it without you.
Cross Country 2018 Page 5 of 8
Ravensthorpe D.H.S has received our EFTPOS Machine. Now you can pay by card, we also can accept money on behalf of Ravensthorpe D.H.S P&C, therefore Uniforms can also be purchased by EFTPOS
Canteen Roster Term 2 Week Date Helper Comments
5 31st May CLOSED NO HELP
6 7th
June Danelle Turner
7 14th
June Rebecca Snyth
8 21st June
9 28th
June Rachel Livingston
If you are able to help the P&C Canteen Manager once or twice on a Thursday throughout the term, from approx. 9am – 1pm, please contact Marcia: 0429 381 434 or email [email protected]. The canteen roster is attached with dates listed. Canteen volunteers should endeavour to complete the I’m Alert Food Safety online training course https://www.imalert.com.au/foodsafety/training/user-info.php provided free from the Shire of Ravensthorpe. This year, the P&C are again offering FREE lunch to the volunteer, and their children attending school, on the day they volunteer. Profits from the canteen are used for assisting the provision of resources, facilities and amenities for our school. Quickcliq is the online canteen ordering system which parents/teachers/staff & students can sign up for to order from the canteen. To sign up
please visit this link: Quickcliq Sign up Children have the option to have their own login within the family account. The best option to apply credit to your canteen account is via direct deposit. When signing up please put in your child’s school year e.g. 4, then class e.g. 3/4, if
teachers name is unknown please type: N/A (it’s not crucial to know). Those already signed up please remember to update your children’s details. Orders can be done at any time after canteen day, order cut off time is 7.30am the morning of canteen. It costs $2 per term, per child to
use, which we are not happy about, but it’s a small price to pay to save Volunteer time. The canteen menu, for reference, is available through Quickcliq, it is also listed on the RDHS Website RDHC P&C Canteen Menu & Price List. Please note: There are two pages and, the morning Recess items are listed at the end. Special items will be available most weeks. If you have any questions regarding canteen matters please contact Theresa - Canteen Co-ordinator or Marcia - Canteen Manager, as we appreciate your feedback. Your participation will be greatly appreciated. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYcoeFIzaoc&feature=youtu.be RDHS P&C [email protected]
P&C News Page 6 of 8
Foodbank WA School Breakfast Program
The School Breakfast Program (SBP) is one of the most important and unique programs run by Foodbank WA. The program commenced in 2001, with 17 schools registering in response to a growing awareness that students were going to school most days without eating breakfast. During 2010, 317 schools were involved in the School Breakfast Program. The program directly reached over 11,000 children and served over 37,000 breakfasts and 11,500 ‘emergency’ meals per week. Of these , 138 schools (44%) were located in the metropolitan area, with 179 (56%) located across regional WA, stretching from Kalumburu and Kununurra in the north to Esperance and Albany in the south, to remote schools along the South Australian/Northern Territory borders. Foodbank WA supplies quality School Breakfast Program food products to registered schools free of charge, to ensure that all students have an equal opportunity to receive a wholesome, nutritious breakfast on a regular basis. The School Breakfast Program would not be possible without the generous support of Foodbank WA’s government and corporate sponsors. These organisations provide funding so that Foodbank is able to purchase the breakfast food items and pay for the freight to deliver the breakfast product to outlying regional schools
Why are children and adolescents skipping breakfast?
There are a number of reasons why children and adolescents do not consume breakfast on a regular basis including:
Alack of time
Not being hungry in the morning
Not wanting to eat alone
A lack of food (or appropriate food) in the house
Having to leave home early in the morning (O’Donoghue, Davis & Balson, 2010; Shaw, 1998)
School Breakfast Program Outcomes
The 2010 School Breakfast Program Coordinator’s Survey (Mills, 2011) reported that the program positively contributes to the following factors:
Pysical health (98%)
Student concentration (96%)
Social skills (92%)
Student behaviour (91%)
Mental health (91%)
Social relations between students and school staff (91%)
Awareness of healthy eating (91%)
Engagement with class activities (84%)
Class attendance (82%)
Academic outcomes (80%)
Punctuality to class (80%)
Food selection and preparation skills (75%)
Social relations between students and community members (73%)
