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

5 Kindy Day Early Close 2.30pm P&C Meeting – KDHS Staff Room Canteen: Carolyn Barton

6 School Psychologist

7

8 Yr 7 – 10 Parent Teacher Interviews

9 Book Fair SATURDAY & SUNDAY KDHS FARM OPEN GARDEN Canteen: Debbie Perkins

12 NAPLAN Book Fair Early Close 2.30pm School Council Meeting 7.00pm

13 School Psychologist Farm Advisory Meeting 7.30am

14 Canteen: Michelle Moore

15 Newsletter Canteen: Julie Parker

16 K-Yr 7 Constable Care Incursion Canteen: Vicky House

ANZAC DAY On Friday 25

th April 2014 our School Captains Angus Ladyman-Palmer and Emma Koster attended the ANZAC Service

at the RSL Hall. They laid a wreath which was very kindly put together by Mrs Jan Norrish; thank you Mrs Norrish.

Today Kojonup DHS hosted an ANZAC service along with St Bernard‟s Primary School; which was attended by Hon Terry Waldron MLA, RSL members, Shire representatives, Springhaven residents, special guests, parents, teachers, students and community members. KDHS School Captain Emma Koster was our ceremony host. The Prayer of Remembrance was read by Audrey Bell, ANZAC Address by Daisy Elliott and George Hope, ANZAC Poems by Audrey Bell and Molly Addis, Angus Johnston and Kiara Wright, The Ode by Angus Ladyman-Palmer, the laying of the wreaths was carried out by the youngest and the oldest child at each school, Levi Hunter and Maia Rauhina, Finn Alverez de Toledo and Madelyn Marsh, responsible for raising and lowering of the flag was Jane McGuire. We would like to thank our guest speaker Mr Graham Pember who spoke about the Kojonup men who enlisted with the Armed Forces and of letters that were sent to the Armed Forces from family members wanting to know the whereabouts of their loved ones. He also spoke about this year being the centenary of the ANZAC‟s departure from Albany (in November) and how Kojonup will be involved by housing a big display at the RSL Hall telling the story of Kojonup‟s commitment to the Armed Forces.

Following the service our special guests were invited to a wonderful morning tea, which was prepared by Miss Viljoen‟s Year 9 & 10 Home Economics class.

We would like to thank our special guests for attending our ANZAC Service, to Mr Warren Porter on the beautifully prepared lawn and to Mrs Helen Marsh for putting together the wonderful wreath.

Angus Ladyman-Palmer and George Hope, Emma Koster and Molly Addis and Audrey Bell Emma Koster at RSL Hall Daisy Elliott

Mr Graham Pember Maia Rauhina and Finn Alverez de Toledo Levi Hunter and Madelyn Marsh

NEWSLETTER

1st May 2014

FROM THE ACTING PRINCIPAL – Bob Trouchet I would like to welcome everyone back for Term 2. Mrs Clayton has been selected to work as the principal of Harvey Senior High School for the next two terms and is then taking long service leave for the final term of this year. She does however assure me that she will be coming back to participate in the cross country run during week 3. I have been asked to temporarily take the position of principal for 3 – 10 weeks until a replacement principal is appointed for the rest of the year. Mr Mark Marsh and Mrs Kate Fleay will be jointly acting in the role of Deputy Principal (Secondary) for this time. Other new staff are Mr James Rentoule who is replacing Ms Heidi Tyler for Term 2 and Mrs Jane Lee who is replacing Ms Beta Fleay for the rest of the year. Mrs Jayde McIvor has been confirmed in the position of Deputy Principal (Primary) until the end of Term 3. Students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 will be sitting the NAPLAN tests in week 3. These now have increased importance to Year 9 students. To graduate from Year 12, students must be able to demonstrate satisfactory Literacy and Numeracy levels. If they are able to do so in Year 9 NAPLAN then they are exempt from completing the Online Literacy and Numeracy Assessment (OLNA). Otherwise students must repeat the OLNA tests (twice per year) until they reach the required standard. The school farm garden will be open on the Mother‟s Day weekend, 10

th and 11

th May, as part of the Australian Open

Garden scheme along with two others in town. Mrs Cathy Wright has been organising our participation and I encourage all parents and students to participate and support this initiative. We have recently received continuing certification as an asthma friendly school (and a free asthma emergency kit). Please contact the School Nurse, Mrs Carol Nicholls, for details regarding asthma or the care of your child. Parents of secondary students would have received a booking sheet and note about the parent afternoon with their child‟s Term One Report. You will have a chance to speak with your child‟s teachers on Thursday 8

th May.

Well done to our School Leaders and St Bernard‟s School Leaders for hosting our ANZAC service today, and thank you to all our staff for the preparation of this event.

FROM THE DEPUTY ACTING PRINCIPAL PRIMARY – Jayde McIvor Welcome back to Term 2! It is very pleasing to see everyone back looking excited and ready to learn. I would like to wish Mrs Clayton all the best for her new role at Harvey Senior High School, and welcome Mrs Kate Fleay to the administration team. Due to Mrs Clayton‟s absence I will be remaining in the Deputy Principal role until the end of Term 3. ANZAC Day Service The combined school ANZAC Day service was held today, Thursday 1

st May. I would like to sincerely thank all our special

guests, community members and parents who attended the service. Well done to the Kojonup District High School & St Bernard‟s School Leaders who hosted the commemoration. Open Garden Day at the Kojonup School Farm The school farm will be open as a part of the Open Garden Scheme on Saturday 10

th and Sunday 11

th May. Each class

will have their hard work on display at the farm as well as some produce that will be for sale. Please contact your child‟s class/form teacher if you are available to help out over the weekend. I look forward to seeing you all there! NAPLAN Week 3 The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is an annual national assessment for all students in Years 3, 5, 7, and 9 – this will be held in week 3 on Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday. All students in these year levels are expected to participate in tests in Reading, Writing, Language Conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and Numeracy. NAPLAN is the measure through which governments, education authorities, schools, teachers and parents can determine whether or not young Australians have the literacy and numeracy skills and knowledge that provide the critical foundation for other learning and for their productive and rewarding participation in the community. The tests provide parents and schools with an understanding of how individual students are performing at the time of the tests. They also provide schools, states and territories with information about how education programs are working and which areas need to be prioritized for improvement. NAPLAN tests are one aspect of each school‟s assessment and reporting process, and do not replace the extensive, ongoing assessments made by teachers about each student‟s performance. PBiS Focus The PBiS focus for this fortnight, The School Agreements:

Show Respect

Be Safe

Follow Instructions

Have Pride.

FROM THE ACTING DEPUTY PRINCIPAL SECONDARY – Kate Fleay This term Mr Mark Marsh and I have the pleasure of working together in the Deputy Principal Role at KDHS. Mr Marsh will be undertaking the role on Monday and Tuesday and I will be in the chair Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. I am very excited about the direction the school is moving in and am looking forward to being a part of such positive innovations. As usual the term is full of activities and events and the Secondary students will be participating in many activities, such as the ANZAC Day commemoration, the Bendigo Bank Netball Carnival being held in Katanning next Friday and the Cross Country Thursday 22

nd May.

In Term 2 there will be weekly focuses on positive behaviour within the school. With so many students choosing to behave in a commendable manner it is only fair that they are acknowledged for their ability to lead others by example. In conjunction with this initiative I will be incorporating some extracts from Wilson McCaskill‟s book, Children Aren‟t Made of China, by looking at ways parents can assist teachers in the raising of their children. In the words of Hillary Clinton (and many others) „It takes a village‟ to raise a child. Therefore, there are four „I‟s that will be the topics of the following newsletter articles: Interest, Invest, Identify and Inspire. Interest: „We must show and action our deep interest in children. It is important to be observant of them and notice their successes, failures, strengths, weaknesses, problems, concerns and improvements. Being interested in them helps them be interested in themselves. Often the hardest thing is to listen. To listen to more than the things they say, but to the things they don‟t say, won‟t say, or can‟t say. Make your children your subject of greatest interest. Be informed about them through all the different stages of their lives.‟McCaskill, W, The Game Factory Pty Ltd, 2001. Thank you everyone who has made me feel welcome. I look forward to meeting parents at the parent teacher interviews next Thursday 8

th May. Here‟s to a fantastic term.

MERIT AWARD WINNERS 11th

APRIL 2014 Stella Stevenson Michaela Campbell Jayda Weazel Josie Simpson Dakota Dalton Frank Stevenson Nicki Riley Ashlee Ladyman Ben Gibbons Elyssa Sutcliffe Taj Ramsden Sophie-Lee Haenga Andi Trezise Sophie Clarke Corey Stehbens George Hope Daisy Elliott Chloe Harper Danny Blewett Emma Bellotti Montana Daly Heath Fitzgerald James Plowman Kiara Wright Angus Johnston Jake Abbott Jamie Marinoni Codey Baxter Alistair Harrison Michael Leusciatti Bridget Wilson Hannah Ramsden Maddison Knopka Matthew Norrish Emma Koster Chelsea Evans Zach Baker

Congratulations to the following students who achieved 100% attendance in Term 1;

Hannah Campbell Imogen Ladyman-Palmer Jessica Chambers Samantha Malady Zander Chesson Lucy Mason Joshua Clarke Zoe Pexton Ruby Clarke Josephine Simpson Dakota Dalton Elyssa Sutcliffe Tahnee Dalton Amelia Te-Aotonga

Chelsea Evans Cooper Watson Benjamin Hallett Ruger Watson

The students will receive their certificates at Mini Assembly on Monday 5th May 2014.

As the start of Term 2 commences please be reminded of your obligations to inform the front office or classroom teacher if your child is absent from school. Kojonup DHS is using a program called MessageyouSchools which sends a text message to a parent/caregiver informing them that their child has been marked absent. If you receive a text message please reply to the message or phone the front office on 9831 2300. Many thanks for your co-operation.

INTER-SCHOOL SWIMMING CARNIVAL

On Friday the 4th April Kojonup DHS attended the annual Inter-School Swimming Carnival at Lake Grace. Our swimming

team competed against teams from Lake Grace, Wagin, Boddington, Boyup Brook and Ravensthorpe. Facing stiff competition and conditions KDHS finished fifth in the outright and handicap trophies, with Boyup Brook winning both trophies. However the students should be commended on their sportsmanship and efforts throughout the day. I would like to especially congratulate the following students;

Hannah Ramsden 13 year old girl Champion

Emma Koster 14 year old girl Runner Up

Maddison Knopka 11 year old girl Runner Up

Matthew Norrish 11 year old boy Runner Up

I would also like to thank all of the parent helpers and staff who helped throughout the day. Your help is greatly appreciated. Overall results Handicap 1

st Boyup Brook 387 points 1

st Boyup Brook 423 points

2nd

Wagin 320 points 2nd

Lake Grace 345 points 3

rd Boddington 278 points 3

rd Wagin 320 points

4th Lake Grace 274 points 4

th Boddington 314 points

5th Kojonup 195 points 5

th Kojonup 205 points

6th Ravensthorpe - points 6

th Ravensthorpe 77 points

ADIDAS SCHOOL FUN RUN – NOTE CHANGE OF DATE We will be holding an Adidas School Fun-Run as a major fundraising event this year. The event will be held on Thursday 22

nd May within the school and farm grounds.

The Adidas School Fun-Run is a healthy, fun and active fundraiser that ensures we send the right message to our students about getting active, having fun and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The main focus of this event is on participation. Family support is most appreciated as we encourage all students to get involved.

All students have received a Sponsorship Form to help collect sponsorship on behalf of the school. The funds raised will be used to purchase: sporting equipment for the school.

We ask all parents to read the Sponsorship Form and sign the front page to grant permission for their child to fundraise and participate in this event. Students who raise just $10.00 or more will receive a reward for effort. In the Sponsorship Form you will also find many other benefits like the chance to win a family holiday to Disneyland!

Finally, we would like to welcome parents and family members to attend the Adidas School Fun-Run event day at the school on Thursday 22

nd May to help cheer on the students.

Thank you, good luck and happy fundraising! Derek Ringrose

D'ARCY SLATER COUNTRY SCHOOLS TENNIS CLASSIC On Friday the 4th April Kojonup DHS sent two teams (primary and secondary) to compete in the annual D'arcy Slater Country Schools Classic finals held at Nollamara Tennis Club in Perth. The Academy Plate is for the primary students; our team consisted of James Plowman, George Hope, Daisy Elliott, Kiara Wright, Angus Johnston and Bridget Wilson. The team competed against other teams from Beverley DHS, St Matthews Narrogin, Kulin DHS, Tambellup PS, Georgina Molloy Busselton and Great Southern Grammar Albany. The team had a great day and showed excellent sportsmanship throughout the event. Kojonup ended up with three wins and three losses, with two of the wins coming against the eventual champions Kulin DHS and runners up Tambellup PS.

George Hope, James Plowman, Daisy Elliott, Jake Abbott, Codey Baxter, Jamie Marinoni, Michael Leusciatti and Kiara Wright, Angus Johnston and Bridget Wilson Alistair Harrison The Herbert Edward Shield is for the secondary students; our team consisted of Jamie Marinoni, Codey Baxter, Jake Abbott, Alistair Harrison and Michael Leusciatti. The team competed against other teams from Bunbury Catholic College, St Joseph‟s Northam, Narembeen DHS, Great Southern Grammar Albany and Geraldton Grammar School. The team finished sixth with Geraldton Grammar School winning and Great Southern Grammar Albany finishing as runners up. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the parent helpers who took the time out of their busy schedules for not only transporting the students up to Perth but for also organising them on the day. I would especially like to thank Helen Wright, Peta Marinoni and Tracey Cant for their efforts on the day. Finally I would like to congratulate the students on their achievements of making a State Final. This was a tremendous achievement and they have done their school proud. Well done! Derek Ringrose

LIBRARY NEWS The pick of the week for Lower/Middle Primary: THE HIGHWAY RAT By Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler. “Give me your pastries and puddings! Give me your chocolate and cake! For I am the Rat of the Highway, and whatever I want I take,” Beware of the Highway Rat. He‟ll steal your food …and your heart!

The pick of the week for Middle to Upper Primary: THE YEAR MY LIFE BROKE By John Marsden. You move into the most boring street in the most boring town in Australia. Tarrawagga is a hole. Its only ambition is to be a crater, and it has every chance of getting there. The last thing you expect is to have action all around you, dangerous strangers in the backyard, and bullets flying past your ears. At your new school, everyone thinks you‟re the biggest loser in Grade 6. Little do they know. When they realise the truth, teachers and students alike are in for the shock of their lives.

Sonya Koster

YEAR 7 CAMP

On Tuesday 4

th March, the Year 7 class drove to Dwellingup Adventure Retreat for our Year 7 camp. We separated into

three cars and drove for two and a half hours to get to Dwellingup at 10.35am. Throughout the three days the activities we did were; mountain bike riding, ambush, rock climbing, flying fox, canoeing, abseiling, team games and raft building, although instead of raft building we just went for a swim in the Murray River, which was fun. The instructors were Matt (who was really crazy) for mountain bike riding, ambush and canoeing; Tyler and Scott for rock climbing, flying fox and abseiling, Scott also helped with team games; Helen for when we went swimming. The girls slept in a cabin called “The Cubby House” and the boys slept in the chalet. Every night we had an activity and we played on the trampolines. For dinner each night one group had to set up a restaurant. We had a great time on camp and a massive thank you to Miss McIvor, Mr Ringrose and Mr Campbell because without them the camp would not have been possible. Daisy Elliott

NANCY’S NUMERATIONS Put your ability with numbers and problem solving skills to the test with some classic brain teasers that will leave you scratching your head in search of answers. How many of the brain bending questions can you answer correctly? Give them a try and find out! Be the first person with all the correct answers to Mrs Hill, to win a small prize!! 1. Using only addition, how do you add eight 8‟s and get the number 1000? 2. Which 3 numbers have the same answer whether they‟re added or multiplied together? 3. There is a three digit number. The second digit is four times as big as the third digit, while the first digit is three less

than the second digit. What is the number? 4. A ship anchored in a port has a ladder which hangs over the side. The length of the ladder is 200cm, the distance

between each rung in 20cm and the bottom rung touches the water. The tide rises at a rate of 10cm an hour. When will the water reach the fifth rung?

5. Two girls were born to the same mother, at the same time, on the same day, in the same month and in the same year and yet somehow they‟re not twins. Why not?

________________________________________________________________________________________________ Nancy‟s Numerations Brain Teasers Competition Name: ____________________________________ Year: _____________ Answers: 1.___________________________________________________________ 2.___________________________________________________________ 3.___________________________________________________________ 4.___________________________________________________________ 5.___________________________________________________________

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 per garden, under 18 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.

KDHS Farm Supporting Lyme Disease Research at Open Gardens Australia When KDHS Farm displays its student vegetable gardens to the public as part of Open Gardens Australia, the proceeds will go towards research into Lyme Disease. In Kojonup we have five diagnosed cases of Lyme Disease and representatives of a recently formed support group of Lyme Disease sufferers will be present at the farm over the 10

th and 11

th May from 10.00am to 4.30pm to promote

awareness and education of this debilitating disease. May is Lyme Awareness Month. People are encouraged to visit the Lyme Australia Website at http://www.lymedisease.org.au/about-lyme-disease-2/.

BOOK CLUB

Issue 3 2014 brochures for Book Club have been sent home this week. Please return your order forms by the 12

th May 2014. Please pay for your orders online if possible so this can be a cashless ordering

system. If you have any problems or enquiries, please contact Sonya Koster (Book Club Coordinator) on 9831 2300 during school hours.

BOOK FAIR – 9TH

MAY – 15TH

MAY 2014

Our BOOK FAIR is starting next week,

Friday 9th May and will run until Thursday 15th May,

KDHS Library, 8.00am – 4.30pm.

Invitations will be sent home with your children.

BOOK FAIR is not only for the students.

Please come along and see what great books

we have at our pop-up bookshop event!!

GARDEN GURUS Garden Gurus meet on Monday afternoons, from 2.30pm - 3.30pm in the Kitchen Garden near the canteen. Here the students learn how to grow and maintain vegetables and the worm farm, as well as helping to maintain the Kindy Veggie gardens and to develop other gardening projects within the school. This is free to all students and has been funded through Renew Op Shop as well as the Healthy Schools Initiative. Volunteers assist with these activities and we thank them and the funding bodies for their support. If your child would like to join us please ask at the office for a registration form and bring them along on Mondays, starting 5

th May.

Cathy Wright, 0417 178 614

PHOTOGRAPHY 101 Stop using AUTO! 1 Day Photography Course – How to get more from your camera.

Learn about the different settings on your camera

When and how to use them

Practical exercises that help you understand everything you learn. Friday 6

th June or Saturday 7

th June 2014, Community Room, Kodja Place, 9.00am – 3.00pm, course fee$50.00 per

person, includes morning tea and lunch. Registrations due 23rd

May 2014, for registration forms or queries contact Liz Robertson, mobile: 0428 841 450 or email: liz.robertson@picsbylizphotography.com

2015 EARLY YEARS CONFERENCE ALBANY The Great Southern Early Years (0 to 8) Network (GSEYN) is planning an Early Years Conference to be held on Sunday 19

th July and Monday 20

th July in Albany in 2015.

The theme of the conference is „Building Capacity ….Growing our children together‟ and will provide for the interests of professionals and practitioners (education, health, industry), community organisations and parents and families. To provide subjects of relevance for parents and families, we are seeking feedback through a simple survey to be found on two local facebook pages. Rainbow Coast Neighbourhood Centre https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rainbow-Coast-Neighbourhood-Centre-Albany/298170680193203?hc_location=timeline If you scroll down to the shared link for the Great Southern Early Years Network and click on the link to the survey below „SEE MORE‟, you will go to the survey. Amity Health https://www.facebook.com/pages/Amity-Health-Albany/392576264151803 If you scroll down to the shared link for the Great Southern Early Years Network and click on the link to the survey below „SEE MORE‟, you will go to the survey.