Kambalda West District High School

2019 Issue 7 - Term 2

From the Principal : Mrs Candice Brown

Term 3 Principal - Mrs Delfs will be taking more leave in Term 3 and I am very pleased to let the school community know that my appointment has been extended into Term 3. I look forward to continuing to work with your children and to meet more parents. I am always available to meet with parents and I welcome quick chats in the play ground or longer discussions in the office.

Whole School Assembly - it was so exciting at the recent whole school assembly. Many certificates were handed out and the efforts of children were recognised. We handed out our first Principal Award of the year to Tyler Nunn. Tyler received this award for visiting the office four times with exceptional classroom work. We look forward to handing out more in the future.

It was also wonderful to see so many parents at the assembly supporting their children and acknowledging the efforts the children put into their time at school. We have some exciting ideas for assemblies next term and we look forward to more and more parents coming along.

As the term draws to a close, I would like to acknowledge the efforts of the staff in providing a learning program for your children. Each staff member is an important part of the school community and offer a range of unique skills in working with your children. Thank you to these people for all their knowledge, skill, efforts and enthusiasm

Semester One School Reports

Reports are a chance for parents and children to reflect on the learning and growth of their child over the past six months. Sometimes this growth is big and sometimes it is small. It is important to celebrate all successes, no matter the size.

The school reports look at not only academic achievement, but progress in social and behavioural skills as well. Attendance information is also reported on and can be found at the end of the report. Teachers have been asked to comment directly on the report if a child's lack of attendance has caused a delay in their growth and development.

Parents are encouraged to read the reports with their children and talk about the achievements and identify areas for improvement next semester. Please do not hesitate to see the classroom or Learning Area teacher if you would like more information or would like a chat about your child's progress.

The school reports will be emailed home on Tuesday next week. We encourage parents to check their email address is correctly listed at the school. If you have changed email addresses please inform the school by Monday.


From the Secondary Deputy: Mrs Rebecca Kirkwood

Well, the last three weeks seem to have flown by and here we are again with another newsletter with only days to go until the end of the term.  I continue to be impressed by the Secondary student’s behaviour.  They really are responding well to their teacher’s consistent application of the REACH rewards.  This program has definitely been a success and one that we will continue next term.

Last Wednesday, Year 10 students went into Kalgoorlie to attend the Careers Expo.  This gave them access to multiple representatives from industry and provided them with a chance to ask questions about different careers.  The students were then treated to a behind the scenes look at TAFE facilities.  They were shown through workshops, Hospitality kitchens and classrooms.  All students reported that they found the experience beneficial particularly with Work Experience coming up next week. I look forward to visiting students at their workplaces to see all those good work practices in action during week 10.

Year 9 students have continued to build on their resilience work with the YMCA.  The boys and Mr Bilton ventured into the YMCA and partook in rock climbing and sumo-wrestling.  They were lucky to be treated to a barbeque lunch by YMCA staff. The girls also headed out for the day determined to demonstrate positive wellbeing practices. They explored Woolworths and Coles searching for the best bargains to create a well-balanced picnic.  The girls eagerly took their goods to Hammond Park where they spent the next couple of hours engaging in improving their wellbeing.  Both groups demonstrated really different ways of showing how they can build their problem solving capacity during those challenging teenage years.  Well done Year 9!

Finally, teachers have finalised all end of Semester reports.  It is very pleasing to see that many teachers reported that most student’s academic performance has improved throughout the semester. Well done to teachers, students and parents.  We know that improving student performance is a joint effort! Families should expect report cards to emailed early next week.

Congratulations to all students on what has been a wonderful semester.  All Secondary students should be commended on their improved behaviour, attendance and academic results.  Enjoy the holidays and please take care if you are travelling over the two week break.  I look forward to catching up with you all next term.

From the Primary Deputy : Miss Kayla Quin

What a busy and fantastic term we have had! Our Year 5/6 students are more and more excited each day as they only have one more term until their camp. Their last fundraiser is a raffle to assist them in reducing their individual costs. Please see the flyer below in the newsletter. Tickets can be purchased from the front office or students. A huge thank you to Kleenheat Gas for donating the voucher prize and to Tracey Rathbone who kindly donated the trailer load of firewood. We appreciate the amount of community support that has been displayed to help our students participate in this opportunity. Students will be heading to Fremantle for camp in Week Nine of next term. Parents and carers please note that the due date for final payment has been extended to Week Three of next term to allow for the raffle and final cost calculations.

Our Year 6 students gave this year’s Eagles Fever Cup their best efforts this term and are now joined by the Year 5 students to participate in the Winter Lightning Carnival today. We wish them all the best in their soccer, basketball and netball competitions. It has been pleasing to receive so much positive feedback from the community and other schools about the sportsmanship and high levels of participation displayed by our students.

Our annual Year 3-6 Cross Country will be held next Thursday the 4th July. Further details have been sent to families via Skoolbag, paper notes and Facebook. As students will leave school grounds for a section of the circuit, please notify the front office if you do not wish for your child to participate. We welcome as many family members as possible to come and along to cheer our students on! The first race will begin at 9am with every student receiving points for their faction if they participate!

Teachers are working hard to finalise our first semester reports, which will be sent home via email on Tuesday. Kindy reports will be sent home with your child on the same day. Significant time is invested in these reports to capture your child’s progress; celebrating their achievements and identifying areas to improve. Parents are encouraged to arrange a time to meet with your child’s teacher if you wish to discuss any aspect of their report.

Have a safe and enjoyable break these holidays! We look forward to students returning to school on Tuesday 23rd July. Many events are already being planned for the initial weeks of Term Three such as NAIDOC Week and Interschool Cross Country. 

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