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BANK DETAILS TO PAY FEES

You may prefer to pay school accounts through Direct Debit.

The school bank account details are as follows:

Account Name: Wagin District High School

BSB Number: 036 153

Account Number: 139315

(Westpac - Katanning)

Please ensure that the student’s name is used as

the reference for all Direct Deposits

WAGIN DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL

10 Ranford Street Wagin WA 6315

Principal: Mrs Cassandra Harris-Moroney

Primary Deputy: Mrs Robyn Willey

Secondary Deputy: Mrs Jolene Abbott

Registrar: Mrs Ann Ward

Phone: 9861 1877 / Fax 9861 1835

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.wagindhs.wa.edu.au

Canteen: 9861 1348

2014

Pemberton Story: Page 2

BANK DETAILS TO PAY FEES

You may prefer to pay school accounts through Direct Debit.

The school bank account details are as follows:

Account Name: Wagin District High School

BSB Number: 036 153

Account Number: 139315

(Westpac - Katanning)

Please ensure that the student’s name is used as

the reference for all Direct Deposits

WAGIN DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL

10 Ranford Street Wagin WA 6315

Principal: Mrs Cassandra Harris-Moroney

Primary Deputy: Mrs Robyn Willey

Secondary Deputy: Mrs Jolene Abbott

Registrar: Mrs Ann Ward

Phone: 9861 1877 / Fax 9861 1835



Canteen: 9861 1348

Newsletter Issue 3: March 5, 2014

Wagin District High School

Phone: 9861 1877 / Fax 9861 1835



On Monday, the 24th of February, eleven of the twelve student councillors travelled in three vehicles

to the Pemberton Camp School. We arrived mid-morning to participate in co-operative games with the

other schools. We organised ourselves into groups to set up morning tea, lunch and dinner.

After lunch we went to the Big Brook Dam and back.

All schools combined to critique and breakdown public speaking clips from movies. Then each school

separated to prepared and deliver their own two minute speeches.

On the second day, Wagin student council members completed the team building Pemberton chal-

lenge. This involved many physically and mentally challenging activities that required us to work as a

team to accomplish them.

After the other schools departed, we went mountain bike riding for the rest of the day, this was quite a

big challenge for us but was overall enjoyable.

The final day of camp arrived quite fast. Once packed, we departed Pemberton and travelled to Bridge-

town where we bought lunch and went window shopping for a while, until it was time for us to con-

tinue our journey back home to Wagin.

We would all like to thank the staff of the Pemberton Camp School and our own school staff and

teachers, Mr vandenBerg, Mrs Sercome and Chappy for organising and participating in all these great

things. We are very grateful for the experience and all of the memories.

Brittany Bolt (School Captain)

and Dana Stephens (Vice-Captain)

Crunch & Sip

Don't forget to pack Crunch & Sip in the school bag every day.

CRUNCH:

Easy-to-eat seasonal fruit such as a small apple, a container with hulled strawberries, a mandarin or banana

OR vegetables such as carrot or celery sticks, cherry tomatoes or snow peas.

AND SIP:

A clean, clear water bottle filled with plain water.

Breakfast Club and Emergency Lunches

Wagin DHS runs a Breakfast Club each morning for all children who would like something to eat before

school or to socialise with their friends. Emergency lunches are also made for students who have no lunch.

The school does not supply fruit or vegetables for Crunch & Sip or for recess. Please ensure that you child has

something in their bags for them to eat during Crunch & Sip and recess.

PRIMARY NEWS

Can you help?

Our student Craft Club group meet at lunch time each Monday

and Tuesday to learn new skills and enjoy the company of others.

The group are currently in need of supplies to keep this venture

going. Such items include: Beads, wool, fabric, stamps, etc. If

you have any of these or similar that you would like to donate we

would be very appreciative. Please leave donations at the front

office. Evon & Gloria

Phone: 9861 1877 / Fax 9861 1835



SCHOOL COUNCIL

We had our first meeting on February 26, thank you to Emily Holt for taking on the position of Council

Chair. Our School Council members for 2014 are:

Emily Holt: Chair

Karen Thompson: P&C Representative

Melanie English: Parent Representative

Sarah Whiteford Parent Representative

Lindsay Johnson: Parent Representative

Bryan Kilpatrick: Parent Representative

Shaun Vandenberg: Staff Representative

Jo Abbott: School administration

Robyn Willey: School administration

Cass Harris-Moroney: Principal

Ann Ward: Secretary

If you wish to be part of school decision making and improvement, we welcome new members, please

contact the office for further details. Our next meeting will be on Thursday April 3rd in the school library at

3:30pm.

A huge thanks to Terri Spooner for her dedication and commitment to Wagin District High School over the

past 5 years in her role as school council member and chair.

LEADERSHIP CAMP

Our student councillors attended a three day camp in Pemberton last week, where they participated in team

building activities. Mr vandenBerg, Mrs Sercombe and Mrs Hinton very kindly offered to transport students

to and from camp. We received many positive comments from the camp organisers and other schools who

were also on camp about how mature, responsible and caring our students are. We look forward to our 2014

student councillors being active participants in improving our school.

Yr 10 WESTERN AUSTRALIAN CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION

From this year; to graduate from secondary school in Year 12 students must meet minimum literacy and

numeracy standards. Our Year 10 students will sit an online assessment on Monday March 10 and Tuesday

March 11, if they have not pre-qualified through their Year 9 NAPLAN results.

SWIMMING CARNIVAL

Thank you to Mrs Sercombe and Mrs Gillespie for the effort and time you put into ensuring our Swimming

Carnival ran smoothly. It was wonderful to see so many parents, grandparents and family members

supporting our school and students. As with all of these events we could not run them without the support,

time and commitment of parent and community volunteers - we are extremely grateful for any assistance

provided on the day.

WOOLORAMA

A reminder that school is closed on Friday March 7th; take some time to pop along to Woolorama to have a

look at our amazing school display and talented APEX students. Also take note of how many of our students

exhibit their work independently from school, we have many of our young people show casing their amazing

talents.

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Phone: 9861 1877 / Fax 9861 1835



This fortnight has been a busy one in the high school. The faction swimming carnival was held on Friday,

21st of February with great success. Many thanks to Mrs Sercombe and her team of helpers for a wonderful

day. Congratulations to Norring for the outright win.

Our faction captains for 2014 are:

Norring Thomas Parker, Katie-Joy Swayn, Haylee Boxall, Dana Stephens

Puntapin Lucilee Iles, Aaron Horne, Brittany Bolt,

Cancanning Saige Edwards, Zoe Wright

This week students have been busy preparing items for the Wagin Woolorama. Students will display their

items they have been working on for the Arts, Woodwork and Cooking sections. In S & E, the students have

been working on a Wagin historical timeline with Mrs Joanne King. This timeline will be exhibited in the

Wagin DHS whole school display.

Next week Wagin Year 10 students sit the Western Australian Certificate of Education Online Literacy and

Numeracy Assessment. These students will be among the first year 10 students in the state to sit the online

assessments.

For more information visit the following website or contact the school. https://assess.scsa.wa.edu.au

Form Names have been debated and finalised. The following are representative of the name changes:

Monday 10th March is the first whole school assembly for the year. Parents and friends are welcome to

attend. The assembly starts at 1.50pm. A number of secondary students will be acknowledged for their great

start to the year as well as the student council receiving their badges. The councillors have developed a vision

statement of what they believe the 2014 student council signifies and what they wish to convey to the Wagin

school community.

We are almost half way through term 1. If you have any concerns or questions about your child’s progress

please contact the school to arrange a suitable meeting time to discuss such issues. All secondary teachers

will make time to discuss any concerns you have and clarify any issues that have arisen. The progress of each

student is a priority.

Mr vandenBerg Phoenix

Mrs Sercombe Sphinx

Mrs Pieterse Unicorns

Mrs Abbott Griffin

Canteen Roster

Please attend by 9am. Children are not

allowed in the canteen, due to insurance

requirements. Any queries; ring the

canteen on 9861 1348. Thankyou for your time and support.

Thursday, March 6 Noelene Marley

Friday, March 7 WOOLORAMA

Monday, March 10 Pam Fowler

Tuesday, March 11 Sarah Whiteford

Wednesday, March 12

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Thursday, March 13 Jane Trowl (2 hours)

Friday, March 14 Sue Piesse

Monday, March 17 Leonie Brummelman

Tuesday, March 18 Kate Becker

Wednesday, March 19 Ali Watt

Phone: 9861 1877 / Fax 9861 1835



Term One Diary WEEK 5:

Friday, March 7– WOOLORAMA

School Development Day - Students do not attend

WEEK 6 Monday, March 10 - Whole School Assembly

WEEK 7 Tue, March 18 - Williams Cricket Carnival Yrs 4-6

Thursday, March 20 - Yr 8 Immunisation


WEEK 9 Friday, April 4 - Interschool Swimming Carnival


FINAL DAY FOR STUDENTS TERM 1 - Friday,

April 11th

STUDENTS RETURN TERM 2 -

Monday, April 28th

Whole School Assemblies 2014 Assemblies are held on Mondays at 1.50pm

Term 1

Week 6: March 10 - Student Councillor Announcements

Week 8: March 24 - Year 5/6 Hall

Week 10: April 7 - Year 3 Moffatt

Pancake Day is happening again! Pancakes will

be on sale at Recess, from 10.52am on Tuesday,

March 11, in the undercover area in front of the

Canteen. Pancake Day is organised and run by

Uniting Care with proceeds going to TEAR

Australia. TEAR Australia is a Christian

development, relief and advocacy organisation

responding to global poverty and injustice.

Student of the Week

Congratulations to the following students who were nomi-

nated by their teachers for this award in Weeks 4 & 5:

PP/1 H – Tiana, Chloe & Harley

1/2A – Desiree, Bill, Beatrice & Giana

Year 2H – Vicky & Miller

Year 2/3P – Liam, Rory & Ebony;

Josephine, Jack & Deizel

Year 4M – Christina & Louise

Year 5/6RH – Quinten & Olivia

YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR UP TO:

$350 towards school expenses

Applications Close

Friday 11th April 2014

Phone: 9861 1877 / Fax 9861 1835



Active Afterschool

Community Program

We have had an awesome start to the program this

year with so many students coming on board! Ten-

nis will be going until Week 9, Tuesday 1st April

will be the last Tennis session and will run con-

tinuously until then.

Basketball will now break for 2 weeks. We will

resume it on Monday 17th March in Week 7 and

run until Monday 7th April in Week 10. So no

Basketball for 2 weeks and we will see everyone

again in Week 7!

Wagin Woolorama - Student Free Day Friday, March 7 is a student free day at Wagin DHS. We hope parents/carers enjoy the school display in the

Eric Farrow Pavilion at Woolorama - your children have put a lot of work into their class items.

THANK YOU

The Early Childhood staff and students would like

to thank Chris and Melanie English for the

donation and speedy delivery of sand for our

sandpit. The sand has now been moved into the

sandpit and the kids are really enjoying playing

in it!

Thanks again! We really appreciate it!

Secondary Assistance Scheme

DO YOU HOLD A:

• CENTRELINK FAMILY HEALTHCARE CARD

• CENTRELINK PENSIONER CARD

• VETERANS’ AFFAIRS PENSIONER CARD?

WDHS Swimming carnival 2014:

what a success!

What a day it was! The weather turned it on and students

participation levels increased on previous years. I was so

happy with the parent support and the amount of help and

assistance we had from our community. The morning

saw a PARTY in the pool with the Pre-Primary to Year 3

students having an absolute ball with their rotational

water activities. Then by 11am, the 100m events had

started for the 9-16 year old students and what a carnival

it became. Congratulations to everyone who gave it their

all for the day.

We did have some issues with our scoring system which

affected the 9 and 10 year old individual points. In our

efforts to award all students who participate in any event

with points, some students missed out on their cham-

pionship awards. I will rectify this situation at our Week

6 assembly and parents will be contacted if their child

was affected. I will also ensure that the scoring system is

improved for next year.

Thanks again to everyone who helped in any way, you

are always greatly appreciated and it is so good to have

such community support for our AWESOME SCHOOL!

Jodie Sercombe

Phone: 9861 1877 / Fax 9861 1835



COMMUNIT

Y NOTES

Wagin Junior Hockey

Anyone in Years 4 - 7, interested in playing hockey for Wagin, contact Terry Spooner on 9861 6001; 0447

521 140 or [email protected] to et a registration form.

Junior hockey is played on Saturday mornings, mainly in Narrogin and Wagin but some travel is also

required to other towns.

Training nights will be advised shortly.

Wagin Netball Club Registration Day Wednesday 12th March @ The Wagin District Club from 5pm

Our registration day for both Juniors and Seniors is from 5pm at the Club. Come and meet new and old

members, enjoy some face painting by Squiggles & Giggles and sort out your uniforms.

We are also looking for people interested in coaching, we have a course in Wagin on the 16th March. We

would love to see you and have a chat about what our club has to offer in 2014.

Senior Trials will be held on Wednesday 19th March from 5:45pm and Juniors will be placed in a team

based on their age at the end of the year. We look forward to seeing you there!

Jodie Sercombe.

Caitlin Bassett is coming to Woolorama! CBH is bringing netball fever to WAGIN!

Caitlin Bassett is visiting regional WA to conduct netball work-

shops. The West Coast Fever goal shooter who has previously

played for the Australian Diamonds and Perth Orioles will be run-

ning a regional introduction program for school aged children and

their families. It is a great opportunity to develop skills and learn

about the game.

Meet Caitlin at the Wagin Woolorama CBH tent number 49 then

after the show come down and participate in a CBH Group clinic

with Caitlin Bassett.

When: 7 March 2014

Sessions time:

Juniors (under 12) 4.00pm-5.00pm

Seniors 5.30pm-6.30pm

Where: Wagin District High school

Places are limited so register now by contacting the CBH Grower Service Centre on 1800 199 083

Phone: 9861 1877 / Fax 9861 1835



Southern Wheatbelt Primary Health

Year 8 School Vaccination Program

In 2014, Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis (whooping cough), Varicella (chickenpox) and Human

Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccinations are being offered free of charge to all students at school

in Year 8.

Community Nurses from Southern Wheatbelt Primary Health Service will be visiting Wagin

District High School on Thursday 20th March 2014 to give Year 8 students their first dose

of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine and Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine.

An Immunisation Consent Pack for these vaccines will be sent home.

Please read this information carefully and return completed and signed forms to the

school by Monday 17th March 2014.

Please ensure you complete, sign and return the form, even if you are not consenting to

the vaccination/s. No student will be vaccinated without your consent.

If you have any concerns or queries about these vaccinations please contact Linda West-

School Health Nurse on ph.98611224.

Williams Road, Narrogin WA 6312

PO Box 477, Narrogin WA 6312

Tel: (08) 9881 0385 Facsimile: (08) 9881 0457

ABN 28 680 145 816 http://www.wacountry.health.wa.gov.au

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