Jurien Bay

Email: Jurien.DHS@education.wa.edu.au
Website: www.jdhs.wa.edu.au
Location: 19 Hamersley Street, Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia
Phone: 08 9688 6100
Facebook: www.facebook.com/jbdhs

From the Principal

Secondary Assistance Scheme - closes Friday 9 April

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P& C News

What's been happening

Lowes Schoolwear Sale

Beach Carnival

School Photo Information

March 10 - 12

PEAC Camp

March 13

Beach Carnival

March 18

P&C AGM

March 23

School Board

March 25

Whole School Assembly - hosted by Year 3/4

March 26

School Photos

Dear Parents

You may have noticed a yellow asbestos awareness sticker near the front entrance to the office.

All Western Australian public schools are required to display this sticker at eye height near the front office or reception. This alerts contractors, tradespersons and any other people that may undertake work at the school that asbestos containing materials may exist at the school. They must check with the school’s Asbestos Containing Materials Register before commencing any work.

This register is kept at the front desk and is always available to contractors and their workers. It is also available to school staff and parents as information on managing asbestos containing materials in schools and work places.

The Department considers the safety and welfare of students and staff to be the highest priority. Making all contractors aware of the presence of asbestos containing materials is a key part of the Department of Education’s asbestos management strategy.

If you have any concerns regarding asbestos containing materials at the school, please do not hesitate to bring them to my attention.

To assist with our student leadership, we now have a Student Council with students from Years 6-12 voted by their peers to ensure a student voice and to lead some initiatives in the school. Ms Ingoe, our secondary English teacher, will be the coordinator for the group. Congratulations to the students selected and I look forward to seeing you develop as leaders.

Last week our Year 11 students and some selected Emergency Service Cadets completed their Senior First Aid training with Mr Pendlebury at the St John Ambulance Centre here in Jurien Bay. The training is something that the school has committed to for the last few years, providing students with skills that we hope they never have to use but may save a person’s life. Mr Pendlebury is passionate in sharing his skills and knowledge with our students and we thank him for his ongoing support.

The middle and upper primary classes have completed swimming lessons for 2020, they were lucky this year that the weather was warm and the wind stayed away for most of the lessons.

It has been good to see great participation levels in all sport activities this year. Students should dress appropriately for sport and may change if required (particularly secondary students). Parents and students are reminded that a hat is necessary protection and students are only permitted to bring and use roll on deodorant at school; no aerosol cans.

All primary classes have held parent information sessions, thank you to those who attended. I hope you found the meeting informative and I urge all parents to make contact with teachers should you have any issues or queries throughout the year.

Secondary classes are now all using Connect. This is a program developed by the Education Department to allow staff to post work, assessments, messages and information for both students and parents. All parents of secondary students have been emailed details of how to access Connect. If you have not received your login details or require assistance, please contact the school.

Next Friday Years 3-12 will be joining in our annual Beach Carnival. This is a day of mixed swimming races, team and individual games for all students on the beach near the town jetty. Ms Briggs and Ms Cameron have planned a big day and we expect all students to participate. The events are structured to ensure that there are events for all students; from strong swimmers to very beginners.

Dave Thomas

Principal

NAPLAN testing will be held from May 12 to May 22.

Please see the schedule below for information.

If you would like to see for yourself what the online testing looks like, please find below a link to the NAPLAN Online Public Demonstration Site.

http://www.nap.edu.au/online-assessment/naplan-online/naplan-online-public-demonstration-site

And for further information, please click on the following link https://tinyurl.com/rvee62w

Myrissa Dix

Deputy Principal

Airdrop allows people to wirelessly share images and files quickly using Blue Tooth technology. It's immensely practical, makes transferring large files easy, and very simple sending images from phones to your laptop, but it's not always wonderful.

For more information on why AirDrop may be a problem, click on the following link,

https://tinyurl.com/rgjtlka

Jurien Bay District High School uses a communication service which includes a free smartphone app – School Star. School news, newsletters, event invitations, notices and general messages will now be sent through School Star.

Only Jurien Bay District High School parents and community members can access content in this highly secure app.

Keeping parents and the community informed is very important to us and we will be regularly uploading content to School Star. You will receive up-to-date current information, newsletters and important announcements within minutes of the school releasing the information.

With School Star, you get the following benefits:

• Receive school news immediately, via the news feed.
• Filter your news feed to see just the news that relates to your child.
• Receive important messages from the school through School star, instead of by SMS
• Reply or send your own message(s) to the school for free, day or night.
• Find the phone number to call the school, quickly and easily.

We hope you enjoy using School Star. Watch this space for updates and new features that will make communicating with the school even easier. We look forward to improving our communication with you.

For information on how to download School Star, click on the link below.

https://goo.gl/Gp1K48

Our school photo day is coming! Approximately two weeks prior to the photo day every student will receive a Kapture Photography personalised flyer to bring home.

The only method of ordering your photos is online through the Kapture website as your payment is secure and can be easily verified at any time.

Sibling orders can ONLY be placed online. Late requests cannot be granted.

You have the option to order a sibling photo package online, however please note sibling orders will close in most instances at 12-midday sharp, one business day before the first photo date. We suggest you place your sibling order as soon as you receive your flyer with your order instructions as places are limited.

Log on to www.kapture.com.au for your sibling photo order cut-off date and time.

You can place an order online for class or individual photographs at any time for the remainder of the current school year. However, a $20 fee will apply if you order more than 10 days after photography.

If your child is in a sports or special group photo, you can use the same school code on your information flyer to view and order these photos on the Kapture website, around the time that school photos are ready to be delivered. Please note class groups, individual and sibling portraits are not available to view online prior to purchase.

Kapture offer a money back guarantee for any parent who is not fully satisfied with their photo package. Should you have any queries before or after photo day, please direct them to the Kapture office on 9240 1714 or email enquiries@kapture.com.au.

All students will be photographed individually on photo day for school administration records AS WELL as included in their class group photo available for purchase to all families. Should there be any reason why your child should NOT be included in the photo shoot –please contact the school office.

The weather wasn't the best for our Year 3 - 6 students during their recent swimming lessons, but they still enjoyed their lessons.

Our Year 11 students and some selected Emergency Service Cadets completing their Senior First Aid training with Mr Pendlebury at the St John Ambulance Centre here in Jurien Bay.

Principal Mr Dave Thomas David.Thomas1@education.wa.edu.au

Deputy Principal Mr Todd Main Todd.Main@education.wa.edu.au

Deputy Principal Miss Myrissa Dix Myrissa.Dix@education.wa.edu.au

Manager Corporate Services *Mrs Debbie Linch Debbie.Linch@education.wa.edu.au

School Officers *Mrs Kylie Litchfield Kylie.Litchfield@education.wa.edu.au

*Mrs Sarah Franklin Sarah.Franklin@education.wa.edu.au

*Mrs Lynn Thomas Lynn.Thomas@education.wa.edu.au

* also contactable at Jurien.DHS@education.wa.edu.au

Library Mrs Belinda Buitenhuis Belinda.Buitenhuis@education.wa.edu.au

Learning Services Coordinator Fiona Cusens Fiona.Cusens@education.wa.edu.au

PRIMARY STAFF

Mrs Ann Main Mary.Minchin@education.wa.edu.au

Mrs Vicki Tyler Vicki.Tyler@education.wa.edu.au

Mrs Evelyn Rosenthal Evelyn.Rosenthal@education.wa.edu.au

Miss Emily Wray Emily.Wray@education.wa.edu.au

Mrs Jane McIndoe Jane.McIndoe@education.wa.edu.au

Mrs Tania Bradbury Tania.Bradbury@education.wa.edu.au

Miss Heidi Krause Heidi.Krause@education.wa.edu.au

Miss Jess Briggs Jessica.Briggs@education.wa.edu.au

Mrs Nanette Lyons Nanette.Lyons@education.wa.edu.au

Mr Kenichi Mori Kenichi.Mori@education.wa.edu.au

Mrs Mel Bailey Melanie.Angel@education.wa.edu.au

SECONDARY STAFF

Mr Glen Auzins Glen.Auzins2@education.wa.edu.au

Miss Rhiannon Ingoe Rhiannon.Ingoe@education.wa.edu.au

Miss Jo Hall Joanne.Hall@education.wa.edu.au

Miss Paula Watterson Paula.Watterson2@education.wa.edu.au

Miss Courtney Moyes Courtney.Moyes@education.wa.edu.au

Miss Rikki Cameron Rikki.Cameron@education.wa.edu.au

Miss Larissa Boon Larissa.Boon@education.wa.edu.au

Mr Ric Elliott Richard.Elliott@education.wa.edu.au

Mr Mike Normington Micheal.Normington@education.wa.edu.au

Mr Kenichi Mori Kenichi.Mori@education.wa.edu.au

Student Absences

If your child is going to be absent from school please phone the school office from 7.45am on 9688 6100 or send an SMS to 0407 384 038. Any unexplained absences will be sent through an SMS via School Star asking for an explanation of absence.

Buses

The buses are currently very full with students travelling and there is no guarantee that there will be room for extra students. Please do not presume it will be okay. Check with the bus drivers first as they would hate to have to refuse a student.

Leeman bus driver - Sue Munns - 0418 864 048

Cervantes bus driver - Winnie Read - 0448 545 219

Badgingarra bus driver - Sue Pollitt - 0400 775 429

Contributions and Charges

These can now be paid for either at the front office (cash, cheque or eftpos) or alternatively they can be direct deposited into the schools bank account using your child’s name as a reference and the purpose of the funds eg: SMITH FEES, SMITH CAMP etc.

The bank details for this are: BSB 306 117 Account 4957511 Jurien Bay District High School.

• Primary students $60.00 per students
  
• Secondary 7-10 students $235.00 per students
  
• Year 11-12 Students will be invoiced for their subject charges including the subjects provided through SIDE.

These highschool classroom tables (below) are being replaced. We are giving them away so If you are interested in obtaining one, please contact the front office on 9688 6100.

Head lice are tiny insect parasites that live on your head and feed on your scalp. Head lice are spread by head-to-head contact with another person who has head lice. This kind of contact includes doing group work, playing, or hugging.

Tips for preventing head lice

• Check your child’s hair regularly for head lice and eggs (‘nits’). Use a metal fine tooth ‘nit’ comb and plenty of hair conditioner applied to the dry hair, to make the task easier and more effective. To help children sit still for this, offer distracting activities, e.g. play a favourite video, provide games, iPad apps, offer a head massage.

• Tie long hair back. Braid long hair and/or put it up if possible.
  
  
• Consider applying hair gel or mousse. These do not prevent or repel lice but may help to keep stray hair strands from contact with other heads.

• Avoid sharing combs or brushes.

• Remind your child to avoid head-to-head contact with other children, e.g. when working at the computer with others, or when playing, or hugging.

If your child has head lice please notify the teacher.

For more information:

• Request the Head lice Fact Sheet available from the school
• Visit: http://healthywa.wa.gov.au/Articles/F_I/Head-lice

To print a copy of the Term 1 planner, click the link below

https://tinyurl.com/yx6nxgam

If you would like to volunteer in the canteen, please contact Meg on 0429 208 017.

Click on the following link for more information on QuickClick, and how to place your order online https://quickcliq.com.au/

Please click on the link below for information on the following;

https://tinyurl.com/rk3j4pc

* Coastal Kids Care