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 Wiki: http://kojonupdhs.wikispaces.com

SCHOOL EXPECTATIONS

Show Respect - Be Safe - Follow Instructions - Have Pride

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

7 Kindy Day Early Close 2.30pm

8 Canteen: Sam O’Halloran

9 Canteen: Deb Elliott

10 Canteen: Julie Parker

11 Yr 8 & 9 Whole School Assembly LAST DAY OF TERM Canteen: Liz Leusciatti

TERM 2 COMMENCES TUESDAY 29TH APRIL

KDHS P&C FETE The Kojonup DHS P&C would like to thank students, parents, staff, sponsors and community members for making the 2014 Fete such a success.

Thank you to all our sponsors and supporters: Ron Wright Bulldozing, Matthews Transport, CGS Engineers, Nightingales Nursery, Hillview Roadhouse, Red Dot (Albany), Potaka Shearing, Jones Road Emporium, Egabva Plumbing, Russell Watson, Kojee Post, Kojonup Co-Op, Kojonup IGA, CSBP, Country Kitchen, Kojonup Ag Supplies, Macri/Wellards Meats, Pascoes, Jury Shearing, The Outdoor Furniture Specialists (Bunbury), Hi-Way Sales, Karen Watson (YIAH), Bankwest, Symcox Orchards, St John Ambulance, Kojonup Fire Brigade, Renew Op Shop, Kojonup Rotary Club, Kojonup Lions Club and Kojonup Shire.

Sushi Cake Stall Showbags Crazy Hair

Easter Crafts Hamburgers Jelly Bean Guessing Biscuit Decorating

Plate Smashing Plant Stall Football Challenge

Dried Fruits Mini Golf KDHS Tea Towels Bottle Stall

NEWSLETTER

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April 2014

Yabbies Easter Raffle Sheep Manure Mega Raffle

Garden Gurus & Green Team Fruit Stall Face Painting Kojonup BMC Embroidery

Karen Watson – ―YIAH‖ Lisa Campbell Debbie Perkins Your Inspiration at Home Scentsy Kaszazz Stamping & Scrapbooking

FROM THE PRINCIPAL - Di Clayton SCHOOL FETE A VERY BIG THANK YOU to our wonderful P&C for the fantastic Fete that was held on Saturday 22

nd March. A special

mention to Mrs Narelle Cussons and her helpers who spent many hours coordinating the event. I would also like to thank staff and students for all your help in making the day a successful one. And thank you to our parents and community members who came along to support our school. SCHOOL WEBSITE Great news … Our website will be up and running by the start of next term. We will continue to develop the site. I am really excited with this new method of communication with the KDHS community and beyond. The website will be a huge advantage as all notes and communications from the school will be posted, therefore, keeping the school community well informed of events and happenings. A BIG THANKYOU to Marcelle Howe for the development of the site. LOVE YOUR WORK. SCHOOL DRESSCODE Please be mindful when restocking your children‘s winter wardrobe that the school Dress Code stipulates NAVY BLUE jumpers and jackets with the school logo. Please do not send your children to school in coats, jackets or jumpers that are pink, green, yellow and blue (go the Eagles), purple, black etc as these colours do not meet KDHS‘s dress code requirements. The School Council reviewed the Dress Code policy in 2013. Please refer to the following information The Standard Uniform

Only the school uniform is to be showing. Garments worn underneath are not to show. Exception: round necked undergarment (navy, pale blue or white) showing from beneath a school T-shirt at the neck only.

Kojonup DHS has a no-denim School Dress Code.

Jackets or Tops not to have hoods. Winter: Shirt - pale blue polo (long or short sleeve) or navy blue skivvy (with KDHS school logo highly recommended) Skirt - navy blue Trousers - navy blue Jacket/Jumper - navy blue (KDHS school logo highly recommended) [optional: navy blue vest or track suit top without logo School production/Graduation jacket/jumper]

SCHOOL COUNCIL NEWS We welcome Rachael Plowman as our newest member to the School Council. Thank you Rachael for joining the Council. The SC works with the school to enhance the educational outcomes of our students and is representative of the school and wider community.

Our Parent and Community School Council members are: Jane Trethowan (Chairperson), James Hope, Wayne Parker, Justin Elliot, Sarah Rankin, Rachael Plowman, Simon House, David Moore The School Staff members are: Di Clayton, Bob Trouchet, Jayde McIvor, Susan Marsh The School Captain members are: Angus Ladyman-Palmer, Emma Koster Our AGM was postponed until the Monday 12

th May, when the new Office Bearers will be elected. I would like to thank all

the parents, students, staff and community members for providing the time to ensure we are providing the best possible outcomes for our students. PARENT SURVEY Thank you to those parents who took the time to complete the survey. I know there were a few issues with the link so once I have worked with the support desk to sort through these we will run it again next term. This is possibly why we only had 17 surveys completed out of approximately 120 possible responses; therefore, 14% provided feedback on our school‘s performance. The areas where we received the best feedback was in the following areas:

My child likes being at this school (4.2)

This school is well maintained (3.9)

My child feels safe at this school (3.8)

I can talk to my child‘s teachers about my concerns (3.8)

71% agreed that teachers at this school motivate my child to learn 71% agreed that this school works with me to support my child‘s learning. 65% agreed that teachers at this school treat students fairly 65% agreed that the school was well maintained 65% agreed my child is making good progress at this school 65% agreed my child‘s learning needs are being met at this school Since this is the last newsletter for this term, I would like to wish you all a happy and safe holiday break with your children and see you back next term.

FROM THE DEPUTY PRINCIPAL – Jayde McIvor As the term draws to an end I would like to thank all of the parents and students for their support and cooperation over the last nine weeks and I look forward to working with you all next term. Please feel free to contact me at any time if you have any questions or concerns regarding your child/children via the front office, 9831 2300 or email, jayde.mcivor@education.wa.edu.au. Grip Leadership Conference – On Wednesday 19

th and Friday 21

st March our Primary & Secondary leaders as well as the House Captains attended the

GRIP Leadership conference in Albany and Bunbury respectively. The students participated in an array of activities to build their leadership skills as well as learning how to have the confidence to stand up for what you believe in and voice your opinion. Thank you to those parents who drove the primary students to Albany. Interschool Carnival & Spring Valley Tennis - Good luck to those students who will be representing KDHS at both the Inter-School Swimming Carnival, in Lake Grace and the Spring Valley Tennis Tournament, in Perth this Friday the 4

th April.

ANZAC Day Service – The combined school ANZAC Day service will be held at KDHS on Thursday 1

st May 2014 commencing at 10.00am

sharp. Miss Viljoen‘s Year 9/10 class will be preparing morning tea to be served after the service in the school staff room. Please feel free to come and join us for the service. Have a safe and happy Easter Holiday break!

FROM THE CHAPLAIN – Julie Sullivan Hello everyone, I wanted to inform you that as of last Monday 31

st March, I have returned to school. I have been absent

on leave having undergone a knee replacement operation in January. My recuperation has gone well and I‘m up and about once again, ready and eager to get back into my Chaplaincy duties. I will be at school on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays. If you would like to talk to me my room number is 9831 0235 and my mobile is 0427 272 735. I would like to acknowledge the efforts of Mr Simon House, who has voluntarily come into the school two mornings a week to help out with the students and in the classrooms, in my absence. I believe he has done an amazing job and is well loved by the children. I hope we‘ll see lots more of Simon over the term.

BREAKY CLUB Breakfast Club has begun again for 2014 on Monday and Thursday mornings before school, in the Chaplaincy Room. There has been a tremendous response so far, with over 30 children most mornings, with a maximum of 36. I believe the children‘s behaviour has been fantastic as well. Our number of helpers is very limited. We have four or five people only, each week. If you would like to be a helper, please contact Dianne House on 9832 8048. I wish you all a wonderful holiday and a blessed Easter.

MERIT AWARD WINNERS Assembly – 7

th March 2014

Bonnie Norrish Ruby Clarke Chelsea Evans William Reid Abby O‘Halloran Patrick Crapella Lily Hope Damian Michael Charlie Stevenson Pania Watene Piper Daly Hayden Stewart-Redgewell Rehu Piri Gemma O‘Halloran Tyron Greco Kate Trezise Emma Koster Corey Stehbens

Heath Fitzgerald Pippa Jennings Assembly – 21

st March 2014

Tyrell Harris Matilda Parker Emelia Michael Lachlan Trezise Juliearna Williams Kyron Riley-Woods Jacob Hart Lakayla Riley Lucy Johnston Darcy O‘Halloran

Harry Stevenson Harry Hope

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As the term draws to a close, thank you to everyone who has replied to the Absence from School Notices sent home via your children. We will continue to send them home on a weekly basis. For children to get the most out of school and learning, they need to attend school for at least 95% of the time - that is 19 out of every 20 days. 100% attendance certificates for Term 1 will be issued and presented to students at the commencement of Term 2, 2014.

SECONDARY ASSISTANCE SCHEME Do you hold a current: Centrelink Family Healthcare Card, Centrelink Pensioner Card or Veterans‘ Affairs Pensioner Card? You may be eligible for up to $350.00 towards 2014 school expenses. Please come to the front office to complete forms; applications close Friday 11

th April 2014.

BOOK CLUB

Issue 2 for 2014 has been distributed this week. Thanks for supporting Book Club; our last order earned $278.00 worth of Scholastic Rewards which goes directly back to the Library to buy new resources. I received an order for an item in the Extra brochure that had no name or class on it. The order was worth $7.00. If this is your child‘s please contact me for your refund. Sonya Koster

LIBRARY NEWS The pick of the week for Lower/Middle Primary: GALLIPOLI By Kerry Greenwood & Annie White. Dawn approaches on 25

th April 1915 and the ANZACs Bluey and Dusty sail toward Gallipoli. As

their ship gets closer, the two friends hear the noise of battle, and worry if they are brave enough for what lies ahead of them. This book has been published to help young readers understand the significance of Anzac Day. The pick of the week for Middle to Upper Primary: 1841 The Bushranger’s Boy By Alison Lloyd. This is the first book in a new series called DO YOU DARE? This is a companion series to Our Australian Girl which has been around for a while now. The stories in the series cover important eras and events in Australia‘s history, from convict days through to the Depression. The first story is about Jem and the Bushranger William Westwood. That‘s all I‘m going to tell you. Harry Stevenson has already read this book and highly recommends it. Borrowing has ceased for this term. If your child has books please endeavour to return them before the holidays.

Sonya Koster

THE YEAR 2’S AT THE FARM The Year 2 class have been very busy at the school farm. We have been planting flowers in tea cups and tea pots that have been kindly donated to our class. These will be sold at the School Farm Open Garden Day in May. We also have been very lucky as we have had the chance to hold the new arrivals to the farm, the baby chickens.

Millie Plowman Shyanne Chalkley Emelia Michael Maddison Manolini Quinlin Riley & Chelsea Evans & Zaide Chesson

Blake Simons, Zaide Chesson Maddison Manolini, Lachlan Trezise Millie Plowman Nathan Moore & Isobelle Venn Cheyenne Hallett,

Megan House and Jessica Parker

DATES TO REMEMBER: Friday 4

th April – Inter-School Swimming Carnival – Lake Grace

Friday 4th

April – Primary and Secondary Tennis Competition - Perth Friday 11

th April – Year 8 & 9 Whole School Assembly 2.30pm

Friday 11th

April – Last day of Term 1 Monday 28

th April – Staff Professional Development Day

Tuesday 29th

April – Students Return Thursday 1

st May – ANZAC Ceremony 10.00am

WORD GAME What Comes Next? (Like hangman) In What Comes Next? your child is required to guess the letters in the correct order. • Choose a word from something your child has read or from a particular subject area, e.g. diameter. Make a dash for

each letter in the word. • Give your child a clue to help them guess the first letter, e.g. the first letter is between C and E in the alphabet. • Allow your child to guess the letter. • As your child guesses the next letter, a guess that could be a correct English letter sequence is written on the left, e.g.

dr, de. • Those that could not be a correct English letter sequence are written on the right as single letters, e.g. t, b — not

modelling incorrect letter patterns, e.g. dt, ditk. • A penalty is only given for guesses that could not be correct. When your child guesses a letter that couldn‘t be right, a

segment of the mouse is drawn. Can choose another animal. • Have your child continue to guess the letters in order until all letters are written. • The game ends if the drawing of the mouse is completed before the word is completed.

GOODBYE BETTY MOO It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to Betty Moo. She has been a much loved icon and a wonderful talking point for all of our visitors, students and staff in the front office for the last four years. Betty Moo is moving to Frankland Primary School where Holly Parker and her students will be redecorating her.

Pictured are the Year 6 class from 2010 who helped decorate our beautiful Betty Moo

P & C MEGA RAFFLE WINNERS 1

st $500 Voucher donated by The Outdoor Furniture Specialists Bunbury - Lawrence House

2nd

CSBP Soil and Plant Analysis Kits Valued at $500 - Anika Viljoen 3

rd $100 Diesel Fuel Voucher donated by Matthews Transport, Kojonup - Vicky House

4th Standard Tax Return Preparation valued at $100 donated by Pascoe Partners, Kojonup - Andrew Plowman

5th Ladies Gift Basket donated by Jones Road Emporium - Alice Schinzig

6th Men‘s Gift Basket donated by Jones Road Emporium - Rachael Plowman

7th Childs Gift Basket donated by Jones Road Emporium - Sophie Ladkin

8th Meat Pack donated by Macri / Wellards Meats - Kasey Nolan

9th Meat Pack donated by Macri / Wellards Meats - Ros Tresize

10th Bees Knees Wines 6 Bottles donated by The Hope Family - Kate Mason

11th Bees Knees Wines 6 Bottles donated by The Hope Family - Kate Mason

12th Karcher Cleaner Attachment donated by Kojonup Co-operative - Peter Wright

13th $50 Voucher to Red Dot Albany donated by Red Dot Albany - Anika Viljoen

14th $50 Voucher to Red Dot Albany donated by Red Dot Albany – 0428 211 339

15th $50 Voucher to spend at ‗Your Inspiration At Home‘ donated by YIAH, Karen Watson - Norma Ball

16th $25 Voucher donated by Nightingales Nest and Nursery - Cherie Norrish

17th $25 Voucher donated by Nightingales Nest and Nursery - Robert Leusciatti

Wood Raffle – Pat Bunny Jellybean Guessing Competition Jar 1 – 430 – Phil Worts Jar 2 – 439 – Blair Jar 3 – 442 – Jo Ladyman Jar 4 – 238 – Lachlan Evans Jar 5 – 226 – Zara Egerton-Warburton Jar 6 – 119 – Beau Baker

KDHS P&C FETE – FASHION PARADE A very big thank you to Leah Wood who coordinated the Fashion Parade for the KDHS P&C Fete. The fashion parade was made of up clothes borrowed from the RENEW Op Shop and community members. Thank you to the RENEW Op Shop for lending us your clothes which all looked fantastic in the parade. Well done to our very brave models you all did a great job and I reckon you even enjoyed it.

Boston Cavanagh, Fred House Kasey House, Kiara Wright Cheyenne Hallett Ben Hallett and Ben Hallett and Daisy Elliott and Megan House and Fred House

Lochie Elliott Boston Cavanagh Jessie Namnik, Lacey Hallett Daisy Elliott and Daisy Elliott and Marty Hallett and Cheyenne Hallett

Charlie Wood Kasey House Lacey Hallett The Models

MUSIC INSTRUMENT LESSONS What a fantastic start to music lessons we have had this term. I hope you have been embracing the sound of practice in your homes. The timetable has been finalised on a week A and B rotation so that the pupils don't have to miss the same lesson each week. Most pupils have decided to learn the piano which is great for beginners and we also have a few pupils learning the flute and saxophone with great success. Everyone has now learnt their first set of scales and the songs are coming along nicely. Please keep signing the practice diaries, your child should aim for a minimum of three 10-15 minutes of practice a week. There are prizes to be won with more practice!! Next term we will be learning how to read the music if your child hasn't already. There are still a few spaces left if you are interested in lessons, please contact Alex Delling on 0439 675 108 or alexdelling@outlook.com

REKK – REPERTORY ENSEMBLE FOR KOJI KIDS Creating performance opportunities for Kojonup kids from years 6 –10. Workshops commence Term 2 every Tuesday night from 4.00pm - 6.00pm Auditions take place Tuesday 8

th April at Kodja Place for the Rep Ensemble.

Limited places available. For more information or to request an audition form contact r.e.k.k@outlook.com ―With theatre, you have to be ready for anything…‖ Dafoe

OPEN GARDENS AUSTRALIA in KOJONUP Featuring Productive Gardens Saturday 10

th and Sunday 11

th May 10.00am-4.00pm

Kojonup DHS Farm - Delaney Street Graeme Page & Di Schubert – Spencer Street Ned and Robyn Radford - Stock Road $17.00 joint ticket or $6.00/garden, children free Free talk by Steve Wood, nurseryman and organic gardener about "The Importance of Home Grown Produce" 2.00pm Saturday and 11.00am Sunday at KDHS Farm. Seedlings, plants, produce, teas for sale.

SAFEGUARD MOUTHGUARDS Don‘t‘ miss the opportunity of a custom fitted mouthguard this season by Mr Stephen Miller, Dental Prosthetist. Mouthguard Clinic, Wednesday 9

th April, 3.45pm – 5.30pm, at the Kojonup Hockey Clubrooms. A wide range of colours

are available, cost is $122.00 plus postage and handling, to be paid on the day, cash, cheque or credit card. Private health fund rebates apply. This is the first time they have come to Kojonup, so it would be great if you could spread the word and support them if possible. Available for both senior and junior players. No appointments necessary, but please contact me if you have any queries. Deb Elliott, herb.deb@bigpond.com or 0428 687 711.

STARZ DANCE COMPANY

Classes in Katanning and Wagin Classes for Kindy+ Classes begin Wednesday 30

th April (Kataninng) or Thursday 1

st May (Wagin)

Please contact Tara Punch to register 0439 841 410 or startarz@westnet.com.au.

FIND A CURE In conjunction with and support of the Children‘s Leukaemia & Cancer Research Foundation and ‗Keep The Flame Alive 2014‘, Steph Sexton, a former Shenton College student working in Los Angeles, has written and produced ‗Find a Cure‘, a music video in which Hollywood celebrities from film, T.V., dance and music performed. This video was created to be an uplifting experience for people and their loved ones, especially children, who are facing pain and suffering through some serious illness. It is to honour their struggle and to give them hope in finding a cure. All the backdrop visuals were sent in from around the world in this celebration of hope. Copy and paste the link below into your browser to watch ‗Find a Cure‘. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJcA_nnt9AU

BEYOND GARDENS Beyond Gardens presents The Beyond Gardens Team Regional Roadshow, Garden Wise Seminar, Wednesday 9

th April,

6.30pm – 9.30pm, Sports Complex, Benn Road, Kojonup. Ideal for gardeners:

Understanding and improving your local soil

Waterwise and fertiliserwise tips and tricks

Principles of good design

Growing food at home with far less water

Waterwise irrigation

Gardening myths the TV show don‘t tell you

Questions and Answers and much more …. Always fun and informative these seminars dispel popular myths and replace them with a host of practical tips that increase the WOW factor, and it‘s all FREE and we even feed you.

To RSVP please contact Sophie Knight at the Shire of Kojonup, 9831 2400 or ppgo@kojonup.wa.gov.au. For more information visit www.beyondgardens.com.au. Event is proudly sponsored by Shire of Kojonup and the Water Corporation.

WISHING EVERYONE A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY

AND A VERY HAPPY EASTER