“Achieve wi th Honour” At DDHS we… Choose Respect , Be Responsible, Achieve our Best

13 Cave Way, Dongara, WA, 6525 I T: (08) 9927 0100

E: Dongara.dhs@education.wa.edu.au I W: www.dongaradhs.wa.edu.au

I was delighted to accompany 32 of our amazing year 7-10 students to the Mid West Science and Engineering Challenge. Our students worked hard and were able to improve on their final placings from last year. Congratulations to Kai Butcher, James Happ and Blake Hill who finished first in one of the eight challenges. We invite Year 7-10 students who have an interest in STEM, to attend the challenge. We are one of the only schools that has year 7 and 8 students involved. Well done to the team, Mrs Ganfield and Ms White. Thank you to Mrs Gundill, Mrs Beermier, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Baker and Ms Dennis.

Our School Board AGM takes place at 6.30pm in the School Conference Room on Wednesday 26th June 2019. Nominations are being called for 3 Parent Representatives, 1 Community Representative and 2 Staff representatives. If you are interested to know more, please contact our School Board Chair, Kristy Butcher. Nominations are to be received at the front office by 9am Friday 14 June 2019.

We wish our year 11 and 12 SIDE students all the best next week when they start their examinations.

Parents, I was recently reading an article about children who purposefully inhale deodorant. Did you know inhaling can cause headaches, nausea and vomiting? Users can be moody and aggressive or think that they see things that are not there. Repeated inhaling can cause people to pass out. Over time, inhalants can cause serious and permanent damage to vital organs like the brain, kidneys, heart and liver. As part of our partnership with the Petroleum Club of WA, the year 10 students recently went to the Arrowsmith processing facility where oil from the ocean rig you can see from Dongara offshore, is processed. They had a talk from the head of

Triangle Energy; went to the heliport and had a helicopter induction and listened to a talk from the CEO of Mitsui (formerly AWE). They talked about the proposed new processing plant in Dongara, they also went to the Xyris Well Head where they pump gas out of the ground to a pipeline to Perth.

Our next whole school Assembly for Year 1-10 students will be held on Tuesday 18 June and will be hosted by the Year 6 and Mrs Owen Kind Regards

Janine Calver

A MESSAGE FROM

THE PRINCIPAL

I m p o r t a n t

D a t e s

3 June WA Day Public

Holiday

4 - 14 June SIDE Exams

5 June Secondary Study Session 3.05-4pm

12 June Interhouse Cross

Country

14 June Prim Football & Netball Carnival

MAKE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE

YOUR PRIORITY!

PLEASE REMEMBER TO LET THE

SCHOOL KNOW IF YOUR CHILD IS

GOING TO BE ABSENT.

Yr 1 Izabelle Jeffery, Breeze Voigt, Baden Gaffney, Karis Bamford Yr 2 Jocelyn Vick, Maale Taylor, Emily-Rose Richards, Daphne Mitchell, Xavier Craine, Karitah Coyne, Kimiah Bannon, Chloe Whitmarsh, William Scotson, Ruby Krizanek, Emmy Toia, Mia Ielasi Yr 3 Molly Sherer, Charlotte Kirkland, Maxwell Waters, Cadarn Fisher, Isla Goedecke Yr 4 Sienna Niikula, Haylen Pizzey, Lilah Vick, Jay-D Thomas, Karissa Pavelka, Jai Keene Yr 5 Davy Chandler, Zaine O’Brien, Lucy Lawerance Yr 6 Jessica Marsland, Declan Argent, Stirling Ramsden, Bella Goss Yr 7 Kai Butcher, Liam Gall, Kori Morton, Bailey Cooper, Kiara Tilbrook, Jake Duthie, Haki Ruakere, Noah Gardner, McKenna Maunsell-Namana Yr 8 Kodi Giltrow, Connor Stone, Mannelle Wilson, Rebecca Tierney, Selina Baker Yr 9 Harry Calver, Mary Barker, James Happ, Maddyson Atkins, Cameron Murdoch, James Whitmarsh, Paige Tieland, Lachlan Baker, Ryan Bunter, Andreas Mubi Yr 10 Adam Shute, Blake Hill, Blake Pound, Nikita Dekin

A special thank you to Paul and Amber Samulkiewicz for donating plants for the Kindy and Pre-Primary sensory garden. The Kindy class enjoyed planting the herbs and everyone will enjoy watching them grow. The various aromas of the plants will provide wonderful learning experiences for the children.

We have been lucky enough to have some very talented guest speakers visit our Year 9/10 Photography Class this year.

In Term 1, Mrs Calver presented to the class on taking photos and editing with a mobile phone. Students experimented with light and colour on a still life display that resulted in some very creative photographs.

Miss Aletta Bussenschutt then presented about wildlife and underwater photography. She very generously shared her own photographs and her knowledge on the subjects. Many of our students have since experimented with photographing our local wildlife and some have setup their own Instagram accounts to display their work.

In Week 3 of Term 2, Dani from Wilder Photography visited the school to talk about Portrait Photography. The students learned all about the preparation and thought required prior to using the camera, as well as about posing, lighting and props used during the taking of photos. They then had the opportunity to practise what they had learned and had lots of fun doing so. Dani is a busy mum and local photographer but she very kindly offered to edit the students photographs.

Thank you to all of our guest speakers who have shared so much knowledge and talent with our Photography students.

Well done to all the Kindy and Pre-Primary students for being Responsible, Respectful and trying to Achieve their best when playing in the playground. This fortnight’s prize winners were, for being Responsible – Bella Potts for saying sorry when she had a disagreement, Elijah Taylor for walking on the verandah, Aiden Bowran for saying sorry to a friend, Pippa Fish, Joshua Prins and Jaedon Staley for helping to pack away. Well done to all our prize winners this fortnight.

Kindy Green Group and Year Four met their buddies in the Library for National Simultaneous Story Time on Wednesday 22nd May. They enjoyed reading Alpacas with Maracas by Matt Cosgrove and listening for rhyming words together. The big buddies then played a simple rhythm using the maracas and the little buddies had to listen and copy the rhythm using maracas.

Simultaneous Story Time

Positive Behaviour Support Certificate of Achievement

Recipients

Kindy Pre-Primary Sensory Garden

Year 9/10 Photography

On Thursday, 23rd May Darcy and Madu from the Western Australia Debating League, visited our school to run an Introduction to Debating Workshop for our students. Eighteen secondary students participated in the workshop to learn the etiquette of presenting an argument, debating and rebutting. We hope to get a team together to take part soon in a mini-competition. Watch this space.

House Captains and Student Council photos can be viewed at academyphoto.com.au To place an order for your specialist photos, please use this Shoot Key:

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Should you have any queries, please contact Academy Photography direct on 9248 1263.

Children born between 1st July 2015 and 30th June 2016 are eligible to attend Kindergarten in 2020.

Parents are requested to collect Enrolment packages from the school office. Paperwork should be completed and returned with the child’s Birth Certificate as soon as possible.

The ACIR Immunisation Record will be required once your child has received their 4 year old immunisations.

Congratulations to the following Aussie of the Month Recipients for the Value/Virtue of Self Discipline

Yr 1-3 Kimberley Hutchcraft Yr 4-6 Keelley James

Yr 7-12 Rebecca Tierney

Student absences can be notified to the Front Office on 9927 0100 or alternatively you can SMS 0437 206 549 with your child’s name and a message.

Absences can also be sent via our Skoolbag app.

Our School Board AGM takes place at 6.30pm in the School Conference Room on Wednesday 26th June 2019.

Nominations are being called for 3 Parent representatives, 1 Community representative and 2 Staff representatives.

Nomination forms are available from the DDHS Front Office.

Kindy Green Group have been learning all about the special people in their families and how all families are different. We cooked afternoon tea at home to bring and share with our grandparents. What a spread! There were 13 Grandparents who came to our special afternoon tea. We started the afternoon by dancing to music with our Grandparents, then we showed them how we play nicely in our classroom and all the great work we do in Kindy.

There were lots of hugs, smiles and memorable moments enjoyed by both the children and grandparents.

School Photos Specials

Aussie of the Month Recipients

Western Australia Debating League visit

2020 Kindergarten Enrolments

Attendance

School Board AGM

Kindy Green Grandparents Day

Dear Parents and Staff Re: School Board – Nomination for Membership Our AGM will take place at 6.30pm in the School Conference Room on Wednesday 26 June 2019. In preparation for the meeting we are inviting interested parents, community members and staff who wish to take an active role on the Board to register their nomination. If you wish to attend and participate in Board meetings with a view to future nomination, please complete the attached nomination form. The term of office is three years and those current Board members wishing to continue should renominate. Nominations in excess of number of positions will result in a voting process. Completed forms should be returned to the DDHS Front Office by 9am Friday 14 June 2019. Nominations received after this time and date will not be accepted. The DDHS Terms of Reference is available for reading from the Front Office. Information regarding the role of a School Board can be sought from the Chair, Mrs Kristy Butcher on 0415 915 032 and can also be accessed at our school website http://www.dongaradhs.wa.edu.au/School-Council.aspx Janine Calver Kristy Butcher Principal School Board Chairperson ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I wish to nominate for a position on the Dongara DHS School Board 2019 in the capacity of either – (please tick) Staff Representative (2 positions available) Parent Representative (3 positions available)

Community Representative (1 position available)

Name _______________________________________________________

Address _______________________________________________________

Signed ____________________________ Date __________________

Seconded by Name ________________________ Signed ________________

Completed forms should be returned to the DDHS Front Office by 9am Friday 14 June 2019.

School Board Membership Form

Nominations received after this time and date will not be accepted.