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Gingin DHS

Locality: Gingin, Western Australia

Phone: +61 8 9575 5300

Address: Daw St 6503 Gingin, WA, Australia

Website: http://gingin.wa.edu.au

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25.01.2022 Country Week day 3 update. Basketball beat Wongan Hills by 1 point in a tough game. Netball came from 5 goals down at half time to draw with Kulin. Both volleyball teams lost hard fought, 3 set thrillers.... We are off to Holey Moley for a game of mini golf tonight. See more

25.01.2022 Year 6 Flag Race Fraser Davidson 1st Place!

25.01.2022 Let's end 2020 with some smiles :):) This Friday sees the start of the '12 Days 'till Christmas raffle down at the school Canteen. Every LUNCH order places from now until the end of term will put you into the draw to win one of the daily lucky dip xmas gifts! There is no minimal spend and the raffle is open to all staff and students who place a lunch order by Quickcliq or cash. To keep things as fair as possible and give everyone a chance of winning, if you are lucky enough t...o win one of the cheap and cheerful xmas themed novelties then you are ineligible of entering the raffle again. Merry Early Christmas EVERYONE!!

25.01.2022 Day 3 Leadership day with Mark from 4 the Team. This program has been a valuable learning experience for our Yr 6s for the past two years. Thank you for the support Gingin Community Bank Branch & Lancelin Branch

24.01.2022 LONGEST LENGTH OF LOOPS Do you know how to make the longest length of loops from one A4 piece of paper? Year One students do! The cogs were definitely turning as each student worked out how they needed to cut their paper to make the longest length of loops when we were learning about measurement. If you visit Room One, you can find out whose length of loops was the longest!

24.01.2022 Coming Events-Term 4 2020 WEEK 4 Monday 2nd-Wednesday 4th November... Year 6 Camp WEEK 6 Monday 16th-Friday 20th November Exams-Year 10 Tests/Assessments Years 7-9 WEEK 9 Friday 11th December Year 6 Graduation-AM Year 10 Farewell-PM WEEK 10 Tuesday 15th December Secondary Awards Wednesday 16th December End of Year Concert & Primary Awards Thursday 17th December End of Term 4- Students last day Friday 18th December School Development Day-PUPIL FREE DAY See more

23.01.2022 Protective Behaviours As a Parent or Caregiver, are you interested in developing a greater understanding and strategies to empower your child/children to develop problem solving, assertiveness skills and increase their ability to promote personal safety and resilience? If so, please come along to this FREE personal safety session. Develop knowledge on how to empower and equip your child to: Assert their right to feel safe. ... Identify a trusted adult to talk to. Recognise ‘signs their bodies give them when they may be unsafe. Learn ‘body safety’ rules and safety strategies. Learn the difference between safe and unsafe secrets. Where: Wangaree Community Centre Corner of Walker Ave and Gingin Brook Road Lancelin When: Monday 23rd November 2020 Time: 9.30.am 11.30 noon Register: Please RSVP by text to Tracy Vonk on 0428 369 335 See more

23.01.2022 The Student Councillors are holding a SCHOOL DISCO next Friday 4th December (during school hours)! The $5 cost covers entry, a snack and drink! Disco attendees can all wear FREE DRESS! ...PRIMARY: please bring your money on the day / SECONDARY: please pre-pay to a Student Councillor before the date!

22.01.2022 Faction Swimming Carnival notes have gone out to ALL Primary and Secondary students. A transport note was sent home separately. Notes and money are due back TOMORROW Friday 19th February.... Only 8 more sleeps!

21.01.2022 An amazing story about our fantastic students and the fire fighting program established at the school. Well done to our students. https://www.abc.net.au//students-buffeted-by-rece/12665722

21.01.2022 Year 6 100m 3rd Place Fraser Davidson!

20.01.2022 Year 4 Relay.... 1st Place!

20.01.2022 Year 5 Shot-Put 2nd Place Kayley Dean!

20.01.2022 Year 6 Div 1 200m 4th Place Fraser Davidson!

18.01.2022 Last week we had a VERY exciting CRTR Assembly Possibly the BEST CRTR assembly EVER!!! For the first time in the history of the CRTR wheel, a student spun "Funny Fairy"... This means that the winning student gets to select a staff member of their choice to wear the fairy dress. Drumroll please.... Ava Dean chose. Mr Brady!!!

17.01.2022 Year 6 Div 1 200m Deryl Tapiru 4th Place!

16.01.2022 Chaplain Chat Thank you to all who have supported the Breakfast Club program through COVID and to Debbie ‘No Limits Charity’ for the endless donations and support. Students have enjoyed and appreciated a cheese toastie every morning.

15.01.2022 Some students from Gingin DHS Year 6 (Room 13) have left their swimming gear at school this afternoon. Please check with your child and collect from the office prior to 4pm today.

15.01.2022 A quick reminder about iPromise notes. Your child/children should have brought an iPromise note home for you to sign (this is Gingin DHS's official contract with students to use computers appropriately), if you haven't already, can you please sign this note and get them back to teachers as soon as possible. Have a great weekend!

15.01.2022 Awesome team spirit!

14.01.2022 Gloria Lanza Year 10 Scholarship Applications for the Gloria Lanza Year 10 Scholarship will be available from Week 5, All current Year 9 students will be given an application to complete. Please ensure they are returned by Friday 20th November 2020.

14.01.2022 Interschool snack time Gingin style... interesting choice

14.01.2022 Junior boys Relay 4th Place!

13.01.2022 Our P&C is seeking EXPRESSIONS of INTEREST for subcommittee members as part of a proposed Sporting Subcommittee. Subcommittee membership is open to current and future P&C members. With approval from the school administration, the subcommittee will work directly with the physical education department to support the sporting activities hosted and attended by Gingin District High School students across all year groups. The P&C welcomes EXPRESSIONS of INTEREST from parents and co...mmunity members with an interest in contributing to the further development of an inclusive and engaging sporting community at the school. If you are passionate about supporting students and the physical education department at Gingin District High School, please reach out so we can get the subcommittee started! If you would like to get involved, please contact us ASAP at: [email protected]

11.01.2022 Good luck to our Country Week teams today. Netball play at 10am and 12pm. Basketball play at 9am and 12pm. Volleyball A play at 10am with their first final at 1pm. Volleyball B play at 9am and 12pm.... Finals are tomorrow (Friday). We will post playing times when they have been finalised.

10.01.2022 Year 6 Shot-Put 1st Place Cole Fewster!

10.01.2022 SSTUWA Gloria Lanza Scholarship Year 9 students Extension of closing date. Applications for this scholarship have been invited from any Year 9 student who will be continuing at Gingin DHS in Year 10 next year. The scholarship provides $150 towards the successful student’s school costs. The closing date for applications has been extended to Thursday 26th November. If you are interested and your child missed out on receiving an application, or lost the original one, please see Mrs Cairns for a new one.

10.01.2022 To all Parents and Guardians You are invited to our Parent Afternoon and student Learning Journey for 2021! Next Thursday afternoon ( 6 May) parents can visit their child’s classroom to see their children’s work and to provide their child with ‘two stars’ for great work, and a ‘wish’ for their next term of work. Social distancing will still apply, and parents may need to wait for a short time before they can do their child’s Learning Journey, or they may need to do the Lea...rning Journey in another room. Timetable: 2.00: Classes finish for the day. Parents will be allowed into classes from this time to talk to their child about their work and provide their child with ‘two stars’ for the work they have done well, and ‘a wish’. 3.00: Learning journeys finish. Sausage sizzle will be available in the undercover area from 2.30 and parents are able to talk socially and mingle. 3.15: School Presentation in the Performing Arts Centre. The School Presentation will outline the school’s programs for supporting students’ learning. 3.45: End FREE: Sausage sizzle available!

10.01.2022 We are so proud and grateful to share with everyone that the MINDEROO FOUNDATION FLOOD & FIRE RESILIENCE have donated more than $25,000 to buy Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for our Emergency Services Course!!!! This fantastic acknowledgement from the Minderoo Foundation means that we can further develop this course, specifically because of each student having their own set of PPE, it means that we can provide even more practical training opportunities for our students i...n 2021 and beyond . They have also donated a prize and Shield for the school to recognise the most Outstanding Participant in the Emergency Services course each year - our inaugural winner for 2020 is Harlan Auld - CONGRATULATIONS! Once again we would like to extend our appreciation and thanks to Kim Wilkie and Jamie Loyd from the Minderoo Foundation - Flood and Fire Resilience - we're really looking forward to working with you in the future. We'd also like to thank Dave Wilson and Phil Barrett for their awesome efforts in delivering this course, the Shire of Gingin for their support, DFES for their support and the Gingin VFRS - especially Nikki, Graeme and Hayden - for their talents and skills that they shared with our students.

09.01.2022 Dental Van The Dental Van is back at school to help promote healthy teeth and gums! Parents will be contacted to make an appointment for the van. Parents need to sign in at the front office and their child will come to the front office to meet them before they go to the Dental Van.

09.01.2022 Here are some recent pics from the practical activities our students were practicing for Emergency Services this week. We are so proud to share with everyone that Kim and Jamie from the Minderoo Foundation - Flood and Fire Resilience Program came out to meet our students and discuss our Emergency Services Program that we have piloted this year. They have also generously offered to help support this program going forward and we couldn't be more thrilled. We'll happily let you know the details once they've been finalised.

08.01.2022 The school would like to thank the Firefighters that attended the fire last night in Gingin. Both volunteer and professional firefighters worked into the night to make the town safe, and successfully prevented significant damage to the town. The school was protected by a crew of firefighters who were on asset protection at the school and we would particularly like to thank this crew.

08.01.2022 After a busy day with some great wins, our Country Week teams are set to play finals tomorrow. Netball (10:30am), Volleyball A (10:30am) and Volleyball B (9:30am) are all playing off for 3rd and 4th place. Our Basketball boys play in the A grade grandfinal against Bethel Christian School at 10:30am. We can't wait!

07.01.2022 Time once again for our exciting Faction Swimming Carnival! The Swimming Carnival will be held on Friday, 26th February at the Gingin Aquatic Centre. Points are awarded for competing, so get your nomination in to your favourite Phys Ed teacher and look forward to an awesome day of fun, swimming and cheering your faction to victory!

07.01.2022 Holey Moley we had had a 'hole' lot of fun last night. Best night by par

06.01.2022 To make it easier for you to access government payments and services, they are coming to us and our community!

06.01.2022 Junior Relay Girls.... 1st Place!

06.01.2022 Day 1 of Country Week done . Netball and volleyball A team won a game and lost a game, volleyball B team won both their games and Basketball drew their first game, losing their second by 2 points.

05.01.2022 The Year 6s enjoying all the wonderful things our school has to offer during Year 6 Transition Day. Cooking pikelets in Home Economics was definitely a highlight!

05.01.2022 Room 1 were hard at work as Miss Price cracked the whip on her final day of teaching prac. Well hardly...they think Miss Price is an AMAZING teacher and they would do anything for her..including writing a four page Santa narrative! Super proud of them all!

04.01.2022 Year 6 Flag Race 4th Place Deryl Tapiru!

03.01.2022 Opening ceremony at Country Week 2020! Congratulations to our SSWA Active Achievers Hannah, James, Alara and Zac. Also congratulations to Ms Devine for 6 years of service.

02.01.2022 Remember that today and tomorrow is the Mother's Day Stall. Your children will have the chance to visit the Stall with their teacher or P&C member. Don't forget about the amazing prizes that you can win with our 50 raffle!

02.01.2022 Ho, ho, ho! Santa's Letterbox is now open for business! The letterbox will be placed outside of the Library in the mornings for you to drop off your Christmas cards and Santa's Helpers will deliver them in the afternoons. Time to spread some Christmas cheer! Ho, ho, ho!

01.01.2022 Principal, Kevin Brady, and School Board Chair, Linda Balcombe, receive the school’s certificate to certify our status as an Independent Public School! Well done to everyone who supported the school in this journey. The School Board will be active in supporting the school and the best outcomes for students!

01.01.2022 Volleyball B team warming up for their last game. LET'S GO GINGIN!!!

01.01.2022 Reminder to hand in your 'Name the Factions Competition' forms by this Friday 20th November! We look forward to seeing your ideas!