McLennan Street QUAIRADING WA 6383

PH: 96451208 FAX: 96451131 Email: quairading.dhs@education.wa.edu.au

www.quairadingdhs.wa.edu.au

At Quairading District High School we strive to create a learning environment that supports our students to be

well prepared for further education and life long learning.

Quairading District High School

10th March 2020 Issue 3, Term 1

NEWSLETTER 100 years strong: 1913 - 2013

Term Dates 2020

Term 1 - 3/2/20 to 9/4/20 Term 2 - 28/4/20 to 3/7/20 Term 3 - 20/7/20 to 25/9/20

Term 4 - 12/10/20 to 17/12/20

Monday 9th March dawned a beautiful day for our postponed Faction Swimming Carnival. We had a wonderful Junior Carnival with our Pre-primary to Year 2 students participating in plenty of fun games.

The Senior Carnival got underway with a Jurassic Dino Race to warm everyone up and then on to the main swimming races, several records were broken and it was wonderful to see everyone trying their hardest. We would like to thank the parents and staff who helped running the day, particularly Mr Nigel Gelmi for his work every year to organise the set up/pack up of the event. Thank you also to the P&C for running the sausage sizzle, the Shire of Quairading and Trista at the Quairading Memorial Pool and all the families that came along to support the students.

The biggest thanks goes to the students for demonstrating the four school values of Quality, Grace, Pride and Respect. We celebrate the contribution of all students in trying their best and gaining faction points for their team.

RESULTS FROM THE FACTION SWIMMING CARNIVAL Thank you to the many volunteers for assisting the school staff with setting up, time keeping and cleaning up. Congratulations to the following: YEAR GROUP CHAMPION RUNNER-UP Year 3 Girls Chloe Anderson 21 Emma Berry 16 Year 3 Boys Anthony Hippisley 21 Alex Caporn 18 Year 4 Girls Astrid Nundle 19 Ella Hathaway 15 Year 4 Boys Warren Henry 24 Lionel Riley 13 Year 5 Girls Skyla Anderson 23 Pia Caporn 21 Year 5 Boys Lachlan Berry 29 Shane Riley 18 Year 6 Girls Matilda Gelmi 32 Amity Scheffler-Russell 15 Year 6 Boys Andrew Hippisley 32 Kayden Fairhead 20 Year 7/8 Girls Nadia Mills 29 Macey Dall 23 Year 7/8 Boys John HIppisley 29 Reagan Mills 23 Year 9/10 Girls Waynesha George: 24 Year 9/10 Boys Jaxon Adams: 24 Adam Cosgrove: 10 FACTION RESULTS 1st: Green 2nd: Red 3rd: Blue RECORDS BROKEN: Year 3 Boys Backstoke - Anthony Hippisley 30.35 Year 3 Girls Breatstroke - Chloe Anderson 34.46 Year 3 Girls Butterfly - Chloe Anderson 36.88 Year 3 Boys Butterfly - Anthony Hippisley 40.70 Year 4 Boys Freestyle - Warren Henry 19.53 Year 5 Girls Butterfly - Pia Caporn 1.07.59 Year 5 Boys Butterfly - Lachlan Berry 1.42.82 Year 6 Boys Backstroke - Andrew Hippisley 48.50 Year 6 Girls Breaststroke - Matilda Gelmi 49.24 Year 7 Boys Backstroke - John Hippisley 48.94 Year 7 Girls Backstroke - Nadia Mills 46.01 Year 7 Girls Freestyle - Nadia Mills 36.24 Year 7 Girls Backstroke - Macey Dall 48.85 Year 7 Boys Butterfly - John Hippisley 54.90 Year 7 Girls Butterfly - Nadia Mills 44.12 The competition was tight with many of the above records being broken by both first and second place winners.

2020 SCHOOL CONTRIBUTIONS AND CHARGES Kindergarten - $40 Primary - $50 Secondary - $235

Payments via cash, cheque or direct debit to BSB: 036 172, Account: 111721

SECONDARY ASSISTANCE SCHEME

GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS The Western Australian Department of Education provides an allowance to assist eligible families with secondary schooling costs. To be eligible for the allowance the parent/guardian must hold a Department of Human Services (Centrelink) or Veterans’ Affairs card that represents a statement of income for the family. The allowance consists of two components:

$115 clothing Allowance paid directly to the parent/guardian or the school.

$235 Educational Program Allowance paid directly to the school. Application is made by the parent or guardian for student/s enrolled in Years 7—12 studying a full time secondary course at a WA Public School. Applications close April 2020. Please call into the front office for the application form.

CoronaVirus Position and Update Hi everyone, We are in a fortunate position currently, with regard to COVID-19. The Department of Health advises that the risk of transmission in Western Australia remains low; and we are acting on their advice to take any necessary precautions for school and our staff. The current focus is on preparation in advance of COVID-19 and precautions that can be put in place to slow its transmission. Please inform the school if you have been in mainland China, Iran or Korea in the past fortnight, or you have been in close contact with a confirmed case of coronavirus. You and your children can help protect yourself from coronavirus by: • Frequently washing your hands for at least 20 seconds with soap and water, or using an alcohol-based hand gel • Refraining from touching mouth and nose • If coughing or sneezing, covering your nose and mouth with a paper tissue or flexed elbow. • Dispose of the tissue immediately after use and perform hand hygiene and • Avoiding close contact with anyone if you, or they, have a cold or flu-like symptoms (maintain a distance of at least 1 metre). WA Health does not recommend the use of face masks for the general public to prevent the risk of contracting COVID-19. Further information is available at www.healthywa.wa.gov.au/coronavirus or the healthdirect helpline on 1800 020 080 for more information on the virus and its symptoms. Please feel free to call me and discuss any concerns you may have. Pauline Wray, Principal.

Canteen Roster—Term 1, 2020

Date Name

16/3/20 Stacey Harris

23/3/20 Kylie Squiers & Joy Collard

30/3/20 Sarah Caporn

6/4/20 Renee Anderson

P & C COMMITTEES, ROSTERS AND NEWS

We recently sent out a survey regarding the future format for the Canteen, please take some time to respond and let us know your thoughts! The link is on the Facebook page.

Shire of Quairading—Footpath works on McLennan Street Commencing 24th February the shire will be replacing the footpath between Heal St and Heggerty Street. This works will take around 2 weeks to complete, during this time please observe the signs and barricades. For student safety please use the verge on the opposite side of McLennan Street or use an alternate route if possible. Any enquires to the Shire of Quairading.

COMMUNITY NEWS

QDHS Fixed Term Position Available:

To view the advertisement, please click on the link: https://search.jobs.wa.gov.au/page.php?pageID=160&windowUID=0&AdvertID=252802 Applications must be submitted online. Emailed, hardcopy, faxed and late applications will not be accepted.

Agency File No: SS/SS623116

Position Title: School Officer

School: Quairading District High School

Vacancy ID: 623116

Tenure & Fraction: Fixed Term (9 months) with possible extension (12 months)

Advert Closing Date: Friday, 20 March, 2020

Advert Closing Time: 4:30pm (WST)

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