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NEWSLETTER NO. 13 GINGIN DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 28th August 2019 www.gingin.wa.edu.au

Year 6 Camp

xcerpts from the Recounts

Room 7 wrote about their

three days at camp.

Ern Halliday Bro.

Sound off:20

I really enjoyed camp. I learnt that

I was scared of heights and a lot

about Room 7. I’d love to go back

to Ern Halliday if I could. I’d even

like to live there. I had the best

three days of my life!!!

By Reynaldo

So, last week was our year six

camp. It started as awkward

silence on the bus, then went to

singing. We got there well, not to

Ern Halliday, where we were

staying, but to AQWA. The bus

drove us with our bags. We didn’t

do anything out of the ordinary,

just normal AQWA. Then we left

and we got the best burger I’ve

ever eaten at a place called

Grill’d.

By Aiden

The first place we went to was

AQWA. At AQWA, there’s lots of

cool fish and big fish that I would

never see in the ocean, well,

probably most unlikely. The

coolest fish was probably the big

stingrays, they were HUGE! The

biggest stingrays ever, I think. Of all

the fish in the tunnel bit with the

elevator, I reckon all of the fish

were grown to their max size.

By Charlie Duffy

At first I was really nervous for

camp but now I wish it would

happen all over again. I had new

experiences, went out of my

comfort zone and had heaps of

fun. Year 6 camp is the BEST!

By Theresia

Crate Climb is where you have to

stack up crates and touch a white

ball hanging from the roof. I got

half way and my bones froze and

I couldn’t move.

By Jaxon Kabelka

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SCHOOL VISION Creating a positive, uplifting community where students succeed.

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Coming Events Term 3 2019 WEEK 6

Wednesday 28th August

Faction Jumps & Throws Carnival

Thursday 29th August

Assembly- Room 2 Item

WEEK 7

Monday 2nd September

P & C Meeting- 9.00am Conference Room

Wednesday 4th September

Faction Athletics Carnival

WEEK 8

Monday 9th September

Incursion P-6

Wednesday 11th September

School Council Meeting

Thursday 12th September

Assembly- Pre-primary Item

WEEK 9

Friday 20th September

MDSA Primary Interschool Athletics

WEEK 10

Monday 23rd September – Friday 27th September

Country Week- Secondary

Friday 27th September

Last Day- Term 3

Year 6 Camp continued… We got our walking feet on and

walked to Ern Halliday. It was

surprisingly not as far as I thought!

When we got there we went to

Archery and shot some arrows.

Fling! Pew! With excitement, my

team came second. Surprisingly

as I was the only girl in the team.

By Sophie

On our last day, we were

frantically packing and waiting for

the bus to take us to Latitude.

Once we were finally there, we all

started at the skywalk. Once we

finished that, we stayed at rock

climbing. My time at camp was

awesome and I hope to go to Ern

Halliday again.

By Ella

Family Domestic Violence Forum Gingin District High School hosted a forum on family

domestic violence and its impact on student

development and well-being on Thursday, 15th

August. The forum involved several schools from

around our region, including Yanchep Secondary

College, Bindoon Primary School and East Butler

Primary School.

Parent Vacancy on the School Council Due to the resignation of Nic Grayer from our School

Council, a vacancy has arisen for a Parent

Representative. The vacancy is for the remainder of

2019 and for the 2020 and 2021 school year.

Nominations for the position must be submitted in

writing or by email to Kevin Brady at the school and

must be received by 4.00 p.m. on Monday 9th

September. If more than one nomination is received,

an election of all parents will be held.

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Working with the School Community

Most parents approach the school in a manner that attempts to resolve any issues that may arise, and we

thank you for your willingness to work with the school when this occurs. Last week the Minister for Education

made a statement about encouraging partnerships between parents and schools. Consistent with the

Minister’s statement, the school will no longer respond to abusive or rude email or phone messages. The school

has produced a pamphlet called ‘Working with Gingin District High School’ to provide some ideas for

partnering with our school. This is available in the front office.

Athletics Yr 3 & Under Team Games Structure

Due to limited numbers in some factions, the Year 3 & Under Team games for 2019 will consist of 6 team

members instead of 8. Those Year 4 students who are not selected in their respective team games shall be

placed into the Year 3 & Under team where there is less than 6 available students. This will allow Junior Primary

Students the opportunity to participate in team games as opposed to cancelling the event.

Book Week

Staff and students participated in a week-long celebration of Book Week. Classroom doors and windows were

creatively decorated and students were encouraged to read, with reading areas set up outside at recess and

lunch times. The Book Week Parade was sensational with amazing costumes from students and staff on show.

Well done, everyone!

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Year 1 Narrative The Lion and the Witch

A long time ago, a witch got eaten by a… lion and the lion lived on a planet of lions. One day a wizard cast a

spell on the lion that made the lion blow up with sparkles. Then the witch came out of the lion. Them everybody

celebrated by having a party. By Gavin

The Princess

A beautiful princess lived in a magical forest. In the morning, she lost a key. She needed the key for the treasure

chest. She wanted to get her necklace out. The princess found the key in the bush. She lived happily ever after.

By Ava

In the Jungle

At night time in the jungle, there was a crazy lion, elephant and tiger. The lion jumped on the elephant. The

tiger did a trick on the elephant. Then the elephant felt sad. Then the tiger said sorry. Then they lived happily

ever after. By Leo

The Witch and the Squid

At six o’clock in the morning, in a faraway galaxy, an evil witch and a handsome prince and a friendly dinosaur

went swimming. The witch fell into the ocean. A squid grabbed the witch. Then the prince swam in the ocean.

Then they found the witch. They were happy and lived happily ever after. By Audrey

Honour Award Recipients Zooma Care & Responsible Rex

P & C News Now available for Canteen & Uniform orders. https://quickcliq.com.au/ QuickCliQ. is easy to use! Simply google QuickCliQ. & sign up to create yourself a login. For existing users once

you have logged on you will find the uniform tab under the the QuickCliq logo.

Next Meeting

The next P & C meeting will be held on Monday 2nd September, 9.00am in the Conference Room.

Community News Recognition of his Commitment

Fraser Davidson was recognised by Starlight Foundation for his fund raising last term which

raised over $1500.00 for the charity. The certificate is recognition of his commitment and

efforts which included having his head shaved to raise money!

Blasters- Boys & Girls from 5years-Junior teams- U/10-U/17-Girls League-

U/11-U/18

Fun with your friends at Muchea Oval during term 4 and term 1

Training for Junior & Girls League teams starts 5th September.

Junior & Master Blasters starts 26th October.

Register today at www.playcricket.com.au