KOJONUP DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL Blackwood Road, Kojonup, WA, 6395 Phone: 9831 2300 Fax: 9831 1643 Canteen: 9831 1403 Email: marcelle.howe@education.wa.edu.au Web: www.kojonupdhs.wa.edu.au

SCHOOL EXPECTATIONS

Show Respect - Be Safe - Follow Instructions - Have Pride

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

23 KINDY DAY SCHOOL PHOTOS Early Close 2:30pm Canteen: Susan Marsh

24 Kindy Day SCHOOL PHOTOS School Psychologist Leadership Camp

25 26 Kindy Day

27 Canteen: Liz Leusciatti

30 Early Close 2:30pm

31 Kindy Day School Psychologist

1 APRIL 2 Kindy Day Newsletter Yr 7/8 Whole School Assembly 2:30pm Canteen: Sam O‟Halloran

3 GOOD FRIDAY

AQUILA WINS 2015 INTER-HOUSE SWIMMING CARNIVAL

AQUILA – 587 HERCULES – 564 PHOENIX – 531

On Thursday the 12

th March KDHS celebrated their annual Inter-House Swimming Carnival on a glorious sunny day.

The carnival was split into two sections with the 9 -15 year age groups participating in swimming races and novelty events; while the Year 1-3‟s joined the carnival at 11:00am and participated in a series of novelty events on land and in the middle sized pool. We saw a lot of enthusiastic students who displayed tremendous team spirit and sportsmanship throughout the day. This was evident with the amount of students who were nominated for the prestigious „Participation Award‟ (the list of nominees is below). Any of these students could have easily been selected for this prize; however Cole Miles was voted the winner for his exceptional enthusiasm and encouragement of his peers to participate in the races. Well done! Unfortunately there can only be one winner on the day, so my congratulations go to Aquila for their impressive win. I would also like to congratulate all of the Age Champions and Runner Ups (the list of winners is below). In addition to these outstanding performances, there were three records broken on the day which is outlined below:

Lochie Elliott 10 years 25m Butterfly 31.87 secs

Irma Stewart 9 years 25m Freestyle 31.84 secs and Backstroke 35.97 secs This year also saw the return of the famous Golden Flipper Relay, which is a race contested between the Parents, Students and Staff. In a very fast race the Parents team (John O‟Halloran, Justin Elliott, Sarah Rankin and Tim Trezise) just edged out the Staff team, with the Student teams finishing third and fourth respectively. In an act of retribution the Staff (Mr McDonald, Miss Caldas, Miss McIvor, Miss Hewett and Mr Ringrose) were able to salvage some pride by taking out the Tractor Tube Derby, with the Students finishing a close second and the Parents finishing a distance third. It was obvious the Parents team had run out of steam!

NEWSLETTER

19TH

MARCH 2015

I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to all of the parent, teacher and student helpers who helped make the day run so smoothly. I would like to especially thank the following;

Marcelle Howe for her continued and exceptional organising skills as the carnival recorder.

The Sports Management Committee members (Trish Norrish, Deb Elliott, Helen Wright and Sonya Koster) for all of their help and guidance in organising and running the carnival on the day.

To all of the awesome parent helpers who took the time out of their busy lives to assist in the timing at the carnival and at the trials. Your help was very much appreciated by the staff and students.

To the P&C for their continued donation of trophies, ribbons and stickers. The students really appreciate nice trophies to celebrate their achievements.

To Jen Spriggs, Sonya Koster and the Shire for allowing us to use the swimming pool and for having the pool in such a great condition.

To Darci Campbell for the outstanding job she did as the Race Marshall.

KDHS is always striving to improve their Sports Carnivals, so any feedback or suggestions would be very much appreciated. You can forward your suggestions via email to Derek.Ringrose@education.wa.edu.au or contact the school on 9831 2300. Your suggestions will be discussed at our next Sports Management Meeting, which is being held this Monday 23

rd March, in the library at 3:30pm. All parents and staff are welcome.

I would finally like to wish the Interschool Swimming team all the best at the Carnival at Boyup Brook today. Hopefully they can do Kojonup proud. Good luck! Derek Ringrose CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR CHAMPION AND RUNNER UP TROPHY WINNERS Champion Runner Up Participation Award Nominees 9 Year Boys Ben Hallett Lachlan Trezise Cole Miles – 16 votes 9 Year Girls Irma Stewart Megan House Taj Ramsden – 13 votes 10 Year Boys Lochie Elliott Josh Cussons Darci Campbell – 10 votes 10 Year Girls Olivia Draper Tayisha Campbell Mark Gutjahr – 9 votes 11 Year Boys Darcy O‟Halloran Clancy Norrish Christian Sanchez – 5 votes 11 Year Girls Keisha Stewart Lily Hope and Alyssa Fitzgerald – 5 votes Annabelle Trezise Lochie Elliott – 3 votes 12 Year Boys Matthew Norrish Joe Draper Blade Miles – 3 votes 12 Year Girls Maddison Knopka Isabelle Plowman Hannah Ramsden – 3 votes 13 Year Boys Montel Miratana Cole Miles Ben Hallett – 2 votes Hohepa Watene Clancy Norrish – 2 votes 13 Year Girls Emily Perkins Piper Daly Danny Blewett – 2 votes 14 Year Boys Codey Baxter Jamie Marinoni Harry Hope – 2 votes 14 Year Girls Hannah Ramsden Paetyn Benn Sophie Clarke – 1 vote 15+ Year Boys Mark Gutjahr Danny Blewett Julian Fitzgerald – 1 vote 15+ Year Girls Marnie Walsh Sophie Clarke Tayisha Campbell – 1 vote

Megan House & Lachlan Trezise & Olivia Draper & Josh Cussons & Irma Stewart Ben Hallett Tayisha Campbell Lochie Elliott

Lily Hope, Annabelle Trezise Clancy Norrish & Isabelle Plowman, Maddison Knopka Matthew Norrish & & Keisha Stewart Darcy O‟Halloran & Andi Trezise Joe Draper

Piper Daly & Emily Perkins Cole Miles, Hohepa Watene Paetyn Benn & Jamie Marinoni & & Montel Miratana Hannah Ramsden Codey Baxter

Sophie Clarke & Marnie Walsh Danny Blewett & Mark Gutjahr

100m Freestyle Winners Participation Award Golden Flipper Relay Winners Hannah Ramsden & Mark Gutjahr Cole Miles Sarah Rankin, Justin Elliott,

John O‟Halloran & Tim Trezise

FROM THE PRINCIPAL – Peter Callaghan As we close this week we have only two weeks of school before the first term holidays! With Easter falling where it does this year Term One is only nine weeks while Term Two will be 11. Thank you to all who were involved in our Inter-House Swimming Carnival last Thursday – a much warmer day than today! The event was both well planned and well executed, two things that can be very hard to achieve. Today we have our participating students away at the Inter-School Swimming Carnival and we wish them well in their endeavours. This week has also seen our first week long program with Southern Edge Arts and in this week our students have been learning circus skills. I hope no one gets tempted to run away and join a circus! I have been working on the School Annual Report and anticipate having this ready for distribution by the end of this Term. Electronic copies will be emailed to all those for whom we have email addresses and a few paper copies will be printed and kept in the front office. If you would like a hard copy, please ask at the office and one will be printed for you. I am also developing a parent satisfaction survey which I hope to see going out around the middle of next term. It does seem that every time you go somewhere or buy something there is a survey in the mail to see how satisfied you are and invariably I delete them. I hope when this comes home you will consider it a little more than that! Although everyone here knows we can always do better, we are also pretty pleased with what we are doing so unless we get good reliable feedback that suggests the need to change, we will keep on as we are. Survey‟s, such as the one I am developing, will provide you with the opportunity to effect change and influence future directions. For no reason other than they deserve it, this is to thank the volunteers who come into our classrooms each week. There is a small cohort of regular volunteers and then a larger group of „parent helpers‟ who come into their own children‟s classes. After that we have volunteers who run our very successful and important Breakfast Club. Volunteering is a very Australian solution to problems that originally were the consequence of our isolated towns and is very much a part of the national culture – rather than sit back and say „someone should…” we seem to get on and say “well I will…” In the best of all possible worlds we would have more Educational Assistants, we would have paid staff to run Breakfast Club, just as we would have paid Ambulance and FESA staff – but we don‟t so we do it for ourselves. To our volunteers; thank you, you make a real difference in the lives of our students. And on that note, if you would like to find out more about how you can volunteer some time to our school, please phone the front office, 9831 2300. TEACHERS REGISTRATION To all our relief teachers please make sure that you have renewed your registration by 31

st March 2015.

FROM THE PRIMARY DEPUTY PRINCIPAL – Jayde McIvor Swimming Carnival Well done to all students who came to the swimming carnival and participated in the events. It was so pleasing to see the high level of sportsmanship and competiveness between the students. Thank you to all of the parents and community members who came down to support the students and the school. A special mention must go to all of the parents who helped on the day doing numerous jobs, carnivals would not be able to run as successfully without this support. A special mention must also go to Mr Ringrose, for all of his organisation and preparation of the carnival, on behalf of the school community a huge thank you! Good luck to all of those students who are representing Kojonup DHS in the Inter-School Swimming Carnival today in Boyup Brook. I look forward to hearing all of the wonderful results. School Start Times Parents please remember that students are not permitted on school grounds until 8:30am. Teachers are often not in their classrooms before this time due to meetings and preparation and there is no one to supervise your child/children. Circus Week This week we have been lucky enough to have the team from Southern Edge Arts here entertaining our students with their Circus skills and performances. Each year group from 1 to 10 have been learning numerous skills however I am sure more students are excited about tomorrow as the performers will be teaching students‟ Year 7 to 10 acrobatics! Watch this space in the next newsletter for some fantastic photos. GRIP Leadership The Student Leadership Camp is on next Tuesday 24

th and Wednesday 25

th March in Albany. This is the first year that

both Primary and Secondary Students will be combined together to set goals, fundraising ideas and team building tasks while they are away on camp together. Enjoy your time away representing Kojonup DHS as our Student Leadership body. School Photos School Photo‟s will take place on Monday 23

rd and Tuesday 24

th March. Students from Year 4 to 10 will have their photo

taken on Monday due to the leadership camp. Those families who have ordered family photos, these will also be taken on Monday. Please make sure that your child/ren are wearing school uniform for their photos. State Tennis Final Good luck to all students who are representing Kojonup on Friday 27

th March at the State Tennis Final in Perth.

MARCH IS “5 CENT” MONTH Please ask family and friends for their

5 cent coin donations. Money raised will be used to fund P&C projects.

Donations to be returned by 31st March 2015. Thank you for your assistance.

THANK YOU TO THE RENEW SHOP The staff and students would like to thank the RENEW Shop for their very generous donation towards our new microphones. They are fantastic and just in time for our Swimming Carnival.

SPORTS MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE There will be a Sports Management Committee meeting, Monday 23

rd March at 3:30pm in the KDHS library. Focus: A

short debrief of the swimming carnival, with the main focus of the meeting discussing the upcoming Cross Country. If you are unable to participate in SMC meetings you are encouraged to express any queries or opinions by emailing them to derek.ringrose@education.wa.edu.au; all emails will be presented in SMC meetings.

SECONDARY ASSISTANCE SCHEME Do you hold a current: Centrelink Family Healthcare Card, Centrelink Pensioner Card or a Veteran‟s Affairs Pensioner Card? You may be eligible for up to $350.00 towards 2015 school expenses. Please come to the front office to complete forms; applications close Thursday 2

nd April 2015.

SCHOOL PHOTOS MONDAY 23

RD MARCH AND TUESDAY 24

TH MARCH, PLEASE MAKE SURE

YOUR CHILD/REN ARE WEARING THEIR SCHOOL UNIFORM AND THAT

THEY RETURN THEIR ENVELOPES.

SPRING VALLEY TENNIS TOURNAMENT

Team A: Isabelle Plowman, Lucy Johnston, Team B: Front: Lily Hope, Isaiah Reid, Harry Parker, Clancy Norrish & Darcy O‟Halloran Back: Annabelle Trezise & Fred House The Spring Valley Tennis Tournament was held at the Katanning Country Club on the 6

th March. Nine tennis players

from Years 5 and 6 represented KDHS. We were split into two teams, Team A and Team B. Mrs Tennille Norrish and Mr Ringrose drove us to Katanning and supported us throughout the day. It was a very hot day and they made sure we had plenty of sunscreen on and drank lots of water. We played singles and doubles matches against schools from Katanning, Broomehill and St Bernard‟s. Lucy Johnston, Clancy Norrish, Darcy O‟Halloran and Isabelle Plowman were in the A team and played exceptionally well. They ended up winning the tournament and are so excited to be given the opportunity to play in Perth. Lily Hope, Fred House, Isaiah Reid, Harry Parker and I were in the B team. We had lots of fun and played competitively throughout the day. We won some and lost some but ended up on top at the end of the day in the B division. I really enjoyed playing tennis for the school and will definitely try out for it again next year. Thanks so much to Mr Ringrose and Mrs Norrish for staying and looking after us. Annabelle Trezise

YEAR 4/5 PERTH ZOO CAMP – FUNDRAISER – TULIPS WITH A DIFFERENCE Just a reminder if you would like to place an order from the brochure, Tulips with a Difference, orders are due Friday 27

th March 2015. The Year 4/5 class would like to thank everyone for their support with this fundraiser.

BIRTHDAYS UP TO THE 19

TH MARCH 2015

Shyanne Chalkley Leah Hardingham James Rex Cole Miles Dorian Bretherton Alexander Mills Taylor Watson Laura Macri Shiann Wallam Joseph Retallack Kataraina Watene Lachie Evans Blake Simons Sophie Zacher

Kojonup DHS‟s unexplained absences are on the increase as the above graph indicates. It is very important that you reply to the school with either a SMS message, a phone call to the front office or completing Absence from School Letters which are sent home. Parents/care givers/guardians can inform the school of any impending circumstances that your child/ren will not be attending school by contacting the front office or a letter to your teacher. For all school age children to get the most out of their time at school it is expected that they attend school at least 95% of the time – equating to 19 days out of 20 days attendance.

LIBRARY NEWS Three picks for the week for Lower to Mid Primary. THOSE PESKY RABBITS By Ciara Flood This is a hugely enjoyable picture book with a great story and excellent illustrations. It‟s about a grumpy old bear that is happy living alone. Until, that is, a family of pesky rabbits move in next door and become his neighbours. They try to make friends with an increasingly angry bear until they get the message and leave him alone. After some time the grumpy old bear realises that his lonely life needs a change!

BARKY THE BARKY DOG and TEN UNLUCKY PIRATES By Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton These two titles are new „Little Treehouse‟ stories adapted from the best-selling and much enjoyed 13 and 26 Storey Treehouse stories by these very funny guys. They are clever and appealing - and the perfect read for lower primary.

Any questions, please come and see me at the library or call 9831 2300. Sonya Koster

BOOK CLUB NEWS Thank you for supporting our Book Club. The Issue Two order has earned us $276.00 worth of Scholastic Rewards for the school to redeem for new resources. Issue Two has been ordered and should be here next week. I have been getting a few enquiries about the LOOP ordering system. We are not a LOOP school at this stage. It looks like a great idea and I will certainly let you all know if and when we join LOOP. Sonya Koster

GENERAL LUNCHBOX TIPS Recess or Snack Ideas

Recess is a great time to get kids to eat their vegetables and fruit. Cutting them into interesting shapes can make them fun and easy to eat. Some ideas include:

Carrot, celery, cucumber or capsicum sticks

Olives, cherry tomatoes, tomato wedges or small button mushrooms

Cauliflower or broccoli cut up into small florets

Sprouts, snow peas, green beans or baby corn

Mini salads such as coleslaw, potato or a green salad

Serve veges with dip like hommus, tzatziki or cream cheese

Cut up an apple or orange into segments and then wrap whole in plastic wrap or place into a small container

Pre-peel oranges and mandarins

Chop softer fruit such as strawberries, pear, kiwifruit, pineapple or stone fruit. Be sure to pack a fork or spoon.

You can write a message to your child on banana skins with a biro as a fun way to get them to look in their lunchbox

Freeze grapes, pineapple, orange or mandarin segments and serve in water tight container to catch any juice when it defrosts.

Other recess ideas include:

Plain popcorn

Dried fruit and nuts

Yoghurt- cheaper to buy in a big tub and serve in small containers

Cut up cheese cubes or sticks

Fruit or vege pikelets and muffins

Baked beans or spaghetti served in a small container with a form

Healthy homemade slices such as muesli slice or carrot cake slice. Source: Lunchbox Tips (Foodbank)

WORLD’S GREATEST SHAVE - SHAVE FOR A CURE Ashlee Ladyman participated in the World‟s Greatest Shave on Monday 16

th March at mini assembly. Ashlee was

prepared to have her head shaved, but her mother suggested to have it cut short; Ashlee agreed to this and they would like to thank Kellie Bowey and Tianie Calais from Shear Class for volunteering their time to cut and colour Ashlee‟s hair. Congratulations to Ashlee on raising over $2,000.00. A wonderful achievement you should be extremely proud.

DATES TO REMEMBER: Thursday 19

th March – Inter-School Swimming Carnival – Boyup Brook

Friday 20th

March – Year 1 Mrs Hilder/Mrs Marsh Assembly 2:30pm, KDHS Common Room Thursday 2

nd April – Year 7/8 Whole School Assembly 2:30pm, KDHS Common Room

Thursday 2nd

April – LAST DAY OF TERM 1 Friday 3th April – GOOD FRIDAY

KOJONUP JUNIOR NETBALL There will be training/grading starting next Wednesday 25

th March and the following Wednesday 1

st April for the 12/u‟s

and the 15‟s team. Looking forward to seeing all of you there.

KOJONUP JUNIOR HOCKEY - Super 8’s and Minkey’s It‟s hockey time!! Would your child like to give hockey a try?? The season for the Kindy, Pre-Primary and Years 1, 2 and 3 children runs for Term 2, Friday afternoons. Please email Michelle Moore: damm@westnet.com.au with the child‟s name, birth date, school year and a parent contact phone number and email address to register your interest. If you have any enquiries please contact Michelle Moore via email or phone 0438 593 013.

AUSKICK 2015 First training Thursday 26

th March 2015. All children wishing to play please meet at the oval at 3:30pm

Auskick Coach Tim Trezise, Auskick coordinator Jodie Moyes. Registration is still open for this day. Please note we will be ordering Auskick bags after our first training session. So if you would like your little Auskickers bag ordered in the first order please get your fees paid ASAP or risk waiting for the second order. Look forward to seeing you all there. Jodie Moyes

DO YOU NEED A NEW MOUTHGUARD? Winter sports are just around the corner. Do you need a new mouthguard? Does your child's mouthguard fit correctly? Safeguard Mouthguards will be in Kojonup Wednesday 25

th March

Hockey Clubrooms at 3:30pm. Steve and Cathy Millar from Bayswater Dental will be catering for Seniors and Juniors - Hockey and Football. If you have not yet done so - Please contact Deb Elliott on 0428 687 711 to register your name and number of mouthguards required.

KOJONUP JUNIOR TENNIS WIND-UP Singles Tournament Sponsored by: Jenny and Trevor Fisher Monday 30

th March commencing at 2:45pm

Events: 10 / under girls & boys 12 / under girls & boys Open girls & boys Please register your name to Deb Elliott Herb.deb@bigpond.com or 0428 687 711. Entries Close: Friday 27

th March.

Ages at 31st December 2015

Players must be able to serve and rally.

A competition will be run for 7- 9 year olds unable to serve/rally (no entry required)

Parents may be required to umpire

Players must be members of the Kojonup Tennis Club There will be a BBQ tea for sale (free of charge for players) followed by presentations.

KOJONUP OCCASIONAL CARE CENTRE Kids have finished school and you still need to work? The Kojonup Occasional Care Centre caters for children 0 – 5 years. We are after expressions of interest from parents who would like to make use of the centre for after school purposes. It is on a first in first serve basis unless you wish to book a permanent after school position for your child. Call Christina at the centre for more information or to make a booking for your child, 9831 0001.

BLUE LIGHT DISCO – ALL THINGS EASTER When: Friday 20

th March

Where: Kojonup Memorial Hall Dress Theme: All things Easter Time: 6:30pm to 8:30pm Ages: 0 – 15 years Canteen: Drinks, chips, lollies, novelties Drop off and pick up required. Special food requirements or medical conditions are not the responsibility of organisers. Kojonup/Katanning Bluelight, 9831 2555

KOJONUP GYMNASTICS CLUB - Kindergym 2015 enrolments for kids six and under. Please register your interest with Jacinta cintandrob@hotmail.com or 0405 428 510. Will be Wednesday afternoons, after school. Limited spaces.

KATANNING LEISURE CENTRE - APRIL SCHOOL HOLIDAYS! Holidays are fast approaching and as usual we have a fun and exciting program to keep you busy these holidays!! Check out all the fun activities that are happening including:

- Archery (Places limited, aged 10 – 13) - Madagascar Movie Marathon - Quizzes - Blading - Minute to Win It and many more exciting things!! Bookings are required, places are limited and payment is required to secure spot!! Contact the Katanning Leisure Centre for any questions or to book a place, 9821 4399.

APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE 2016

DISTRICT 9465 Applications have now opened for young people wishing to 'make a change' in their lives. Last month we had students depart to Brazil, Mexico, Germany, Hungary, Sweden, Italy, Denmark, Switzerland, Japan and France though there are a lot more countries that we exchange too as well. If you are interested in applying for next year, here's some information you might want to know: Student's timeframe; · 12 months · Hosted quarterly · Leave mid-January 2016, return mid-January 2017.

Expectations during exchange: · Learn their countries language · Students will be expected to attend regular Host club Rotary meetings and events · Attend High School for the duration of their exchange · Get involved in Community Events · Promote their country – Australia.

Eligibility for Youth Exchange: · Targeting students 15 but less than 18.2 months as of mid January, 2016.

(Why not look at having a “gap year” between Year 10 and Year 11 instead of after Year 12. This early gap year is usually what inbound students from other countries do.)

· Be healthy, physically and mentally. · Adaptability - outgoing, confident, willing to adjust to change and surroundings. · Complete and unqualified support of parents. Initial cost is $6500. There is some financial assistance available for

qualifying students. · Proficiency or capability to learn another language. Selection Criteria: Students complete an initial application, applications close March 31

st, 2015.

Attends an interview with a Rotary Interview Board at the local club by the end of April and then possibly at a District level on the June long weekend. To download the initial application go to: http://rotary9465.org.au/ or to receive an application form contact the following: District Youth Exchange Secretary: Linda Bilney 0427 341 022.