Leonora District High School in Leonora, Western Australia | School

Leonora District High School

Locality: Leonora, Western Australia

Phone: +61 8 9037 6143

Address: 157 Gwalia Street 6438 Leonora, WA, Australia

Website: http://www.leonoradhs.wa.edu.au

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25.01.2022 A reminder that our Awesome Arts Exhibition is on at 12:30pm today at the school!

25.01.2022 Yesterday we were fortunate enough to host the Director General of Education Ms Lisa Rodgers and her executive team, who were here to have genuine conversations around education and the challenges we face in Leonora and the wider region. What was absolutely clear was that everyone in our community wants the very best for their children. By working in partnership we can create successful pathways for our students, with a commitment from the department to support and assist in every aspect of this continuing journey.

24.01.2022 Well done to all the award winners! Thank you to everyone who attended the night. It was a little tricky with the weather. A special thank you to all our award sponsors. The students did us all proud. Reports will be issued next week with school finishing on Thursday.

24.01.2022 The annual Saracen - Leonora DHS Art Competition is now on at the Leonora CRC! Our staff got in early to see the exhibition this afternoon. Head on down to the CRC to see the students’ amazing artwork and cast your vote for the People’s Choice Award! Special thank you to Saracen for sponsoring the competition, the Leonora Shire for providing the CRC gallery space and the Leonora DHS staff for setting up the exhibition.

23.01.2022 More photos from today

23.01.2022 A special thank you to Matt and Sam from Awesome Arts! We’ve had an amazing two weeks learning about sculpture and different art mediums finishing with a special celebration and exhibition today!

21.01.2022 Come along to our assembly on Thursday 24th September! 12:30pm in the school music room

19.01.2022 Tomorrow is RU OK Day. This is our national day of action dedicated to reminding everyone that every day is the day to ask Are you ok? and support those struggling with life’s ups and downs.

18.01.2022 Dear Kindy parents, Kindy will be in the Pre Primary classroom today. Apologies for the inconvienence.

17.01.2022 Reminder: Kindy students are in Pre Primary this week and KindiLink has been cancelled

17.01.2022 Just a reminder that today is student free day!

16.01.2022 School Photo Day - Friday 20th November. Please remember to send your students with their envelopes on Friday 20th November. You can see the flyer below for more information contact the school on 9037 6143.

16.01.2022 The Bega team is in town today!

16.01.2022 The Faction Athletics Carnival is on this Friday! Students who demonstrated Good Standing and good sportsmanship (and skills!) will be invited to the Interschool Athletics Carnival to represent Leonora District High School. It will be held in Leinster on 17th September. Permission slips for the Faction Carnival has gone home with the students. There are spare copies at the school if you need one.

16.01.2022 Thanks for everyone who supported our NAIDOC celebrations. It was an absolute pleasure to have Delly and the Yabu Band workshop with the students and finishing the day with a massive community concert.

16.01.2022 One of our school values we take very seriously is, WE HAVE FUN! On Friday, staff dressed up as one of the characters from Roald Dahl books to celebrate Roald Dahl Day. Can you guess which characters were represented???

15.01.2022 Yesterday Ms Knight-Hall with the support of the staff ran a whole school Science day, bringing Science to life. By the sheer engagement of all our students it was a huge success.

13.01.2022 Thank you Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company for coming to Leonora bringing stories of the dream time to life and the importance of caring for country. You left us all spellbound. Truly talented young performers and humans. Thank you.

13.01.2022 It’s carnival day tomorrow! This is just a timely reminder about Good Standing, as students who perform well in the events tomorrow may be selected for our Interschool team. However only students who have their Good Standing will be eligible to be part of this team who will head to Leinster on Thursday 17th September. Eat and sleep well tonight everyone!

13.01.2022 Well done to all the award winners at today's assembly and students' last day of school! Mrs Maxfield came by to say farewell as she starts on a new journey in Perth. Tomorrow is a student-free day as the staff will be having a staff development day. Have a safe holiday and hope to see all the students on 13th October for the start of Term 4! Get some rest kiddos as Term 4 is jam packed with lots of fun!

12.01.2022 Come along to our Scholastic Book Fair starting Week 9 next Monday 14th to Friday 18th of September from 9am - 3pm in the school library. This year's theme is: Arctic Adventure - Snow Much To Read! See what amazing books and stationary supplies are on offer. There are six $10 vouchers and posters up for grabs for this year's colouring competition prize. Entries are due back by the end of this week and winners will be announced at gathering on Wednesday 16th of September.... This is a cash only event. Sorry, NO EFTPOS. Looking forward to seeing you there!

12.01.2022 We had a special visitor at school.... Music: www.bensound.com

12.01.2022 Our Arctic Adventure - Snow Much To Read! Book Fair is now on! Follow the polar bear paws into the library to browse our wonderful selection of new books, leveled readers, DIY craft kits, posters, diaries, stationary and more for sale with prices ranging from $1 up to $25 while stock lasts! Book Fair will run all week Monday 14th to Friday 18th of September from 9am - 3pm in the school library. ... Also open during recess (10:40am - 11am) and lunch (1pm - 1:30pm) This is a cash only event. Sorry, NO EFTPOS. Looking forward to seeing you there!

11.01.2022 The High School students went to Laverton to participate in STEM activities ran by Fire Tech Australia. How good do they look in their school uniforms! They participated in flying a drone, learning how to program Sphero BOLT, augumented reality/virtual reality and microbits programming. The students were told by software engineers, programmers and game designers about the importance of learning STEM as different industries like people driving trucks in Perth without being on site using drone technology. The catch is someone needs to program the different technologies to make them work. Who is the next programmer?

09.01.2022 Looking forward to seeing everyone at the school today for our NAIDIC celebrations. The activities start at 8.45am with a shared lunch and family Yabu Band concert starting at 1pm. The whole school and extended community are welcome!

09.01.2022 One of the venues some of our high school students went for their Big Picture Education Australia Leaving to Learn camp.

08.01.2022 KindiLink: please meet the whole school at the Wirrapanda Foundation office at 10.15am

08.01.2022 With Rosemary still away we have Ms Meehan Pryce taking the Kindy program until she returns at the offsite venue.With Rosemary still away we have Ms Meehan Pryce taking the Kindy program until she returns at the offsite venue.

07.01.2022 Over the past two weeks artists Matt Aitken and Sam Sisti have worked with students on the Awesome Arts Creative Challenge 2020: Tell Me More. Please come down to the school at 12:30pm tomorrow for an exhibition of the students artwork.

07.01.2022 Ahoy, Me Hearties! Did ye know that the 19th of September is International Talk Like a Pirate Day? We celebrated at school last week because we love to live our Leonora DHS core vale, We Have Fun! We started the morning with Ship to Shore Fitness, followed by a treasure hunt. Each class had their own set of clues that they followed around the school until they found treasure! They then set to work back in class, writing about their experience and doing some pirate-y craft! A special thank you to Miss Lane for organising all of our swashbuckling fun!

06.01.2022 Due to staff out sick, Kindy will be up with Pre Primary again today. Apologies for any inconvienence.

05.01.2022 Excitement this morning as our new basketball court surface is finished and ready to play on!! Doesn’t it look fantastic? Thanks to the workmen who spent the week here laying the turf and getting it ready for us!

05.01.2022 The Bush Rangers Cadets went out to the Breakaways to show Richard Olive from the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, a program coordinator for the Bush and River Rangers Cadet units around WA, to show him around about what we do in our local environment and some of the challenges we face.... like not bringing a hot plate to cook lunch. More on that later. The cadets took measurements and photos of some of the plants and flowers. As we haven't had much r...ain around here this year, it would be interesting to see what plants will flower. We also explain how we follow kangaroo pads to get to a water hole. The students were in their element to try to follow a kangaroo tracks to see where they led but time was not a friend so we had to abandoned the tracking. The cadets were very comfortable finding their way back to the bus through dense vegetation, leaving the experienced adults to fend for themselves. Thanks kids Their task before lunch was to light a fire to cook lunch. It took 8 mins for the first group to light the fire using flints. Much better conditions compared to last time where it took over 40mins in strong winds. Ms Carson showed a couple of cadets how to cook patties in al foil then they taught the others. Maybe Ms Carson should get the cadets to figure it out for themselves next time Good news is none of them had burned their patties! One cadet asked how long would it take to cook the pattie. We'll find out.... They had to learn how to adjust the heat by using the right amount of coals to cook their meat. We dropped by Malcolm Dam on the way back to show the effects of the lack of rain and the condition of the water in the dam. It was a great day out bush with cadets helping and supporting each other to not give up. Well done!

05.01.2022 It’s Carnival Day. The sports ground is all ready to go. It’s time to get up and get to school on time. The buses will be leaving 8.50am sharp Don’t forget to bring plenty of water, sunscreen your hat and all your energy and enthusiasm! We’d love to see the whole community down there to support our emerging champions. Centrecare is supporting the day by be cooking up a feed and we’d love you to join us.

04.01.2022 With Ms Rosemary not being well, Kindy will be in Preprimary again today & tomorrow . An early transition to the big school.With Ms Rosemary not being well, Kindy will be in Preprimary again today & tomorrow . An early transition to the big school.

03.01.2022 Well done to all our students for trying their hardest at the Interschool Athletics Carnival yesterday! Everyone is a winner for trying their hardest and HAVING FUN! We are very proud of our students for supporting each other. Gilroy, Leneesha (joint winner) and DJ took out the championship for their respective year groups. A special mention to Lummell (Year 4) for running in the Year 6 races and blitzed the competition! Thank you to the parents and community for coming out to support our students! Special thanks to HOPE for supplying extra fruits and water!

03.01.2022 Wow what a day. Here are just a few photos taken from today’s Athletics carnival. A big heartfelt thank you to all the community who came down to support the school to make it so successful. Look out kids the staff and community almost had you in that relay. To Bega, Centrecare and St Johns who all gave up their time to be there. But also to the amazing staff, especially Ms Carson, who go well and truly beyond the call of duty to give their all, to ensure days like these will live in our students memories for ever. Thank you! Bridgid Lafferty.

03.01.2022 Due to staff away, KindiLink has been cancelled today. Apologies for the inconvienence.

01.01.2022 On behalf of Leonora DHS and Jennette Maxfield I would like inform the parents, guardians and the wider Leonora community that Jennette Maxfield has won a position in Perth to be closer family. She has asked me to pass on her best wishes and her thanks for all the support she has received in Leonora in her time here. She does hope to come up and say goodbye in the near future. As a result of this appointment I have been asked to continue in the role until the end of year. I look forward to meeting and working with the community. Bridgid Lafferty

01.01.2022 We had a very busy day at school today! A few High School students went to the Ride4Life morning tea at the CRC to meet the riders and listen to their message they are spreading about mental health. They even had turns sitting on a Harley Davidson. We are so proud of them for representing the school at this event. Before lunch, we had the combined Form A and Form B assembly. Beautiful Talk 4 Writing performances from both classes. Congratulations to all the 90% attenders and awards winners for your hard work in class. Keep it up everyone! There's a rumour around the school that plenty of students have achieved higher reading levels after all their hard work Wonder who they are?? Will they be our next awards winners? Find out at the next assembly on Friday, 18th September!