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Ziggies Educational Supplies

 Ziggies Educational Supplies will be now distributing from a new premises - 25b Baile Road, Canning Vale (opposite ProPack).

Leeming Senior High School 

St Hilda's Philanthropic Scholarship Year 7, 2020

A generous benefactor has granted a Year 7-12 Day student scholarship, commencing in Year 7, 2020, to be called the ‘St Hilda’s Scholarship’.

The key criteria is that the student should be an academically gifted girl with leadership potential.

• It is not a requirement that the recipient sits an Academic test, however the candidate would require School reports and a Principal’s recommendation to support her application.
• This Scholarship will be subject to Means testing as it is expected that the recipient would not be able (financially) to fund a St Hilda’s education without the generosity of a scholarship.
• An interview with the Principal is a key part of the application process for those girls short listed.
• Students currently enrolled at St Hilda’s are not eligible to apply.

Application Process

Parents or guardians are required to write a letter of request and include evidence of financial need, including the submission of a Statutory Declaration of family income and assets and two previous years’ taxation returns. In addition, applicants are required to submit:

• a reference from their current School Principal
• previous two school reports and 
• Year 5 NAPLAN assessment.

Application deadline – 10 June, 5:00pm

Interviews – Week commencing 24 June 2019

Offer – Week commencing 5 July 2019

For more information, contact Kate Parker, Director of Communications & Engagement 9285 4100.

From the School Nurse

Washing hands is the easiest way to protect ourselves from contagious diseases, like colds, influenza and gastroenteritis. Hands should be washed before and after eating or preparing food, after going to the toilet and after nose blowing.

• Use clean water and soap, making sure they cover their hands and wrists.
• Dry their hands with something clean (like a paper towel)
• Alcohol based sanitisers are useful when soap and water is not available.

Good hand hygiene will reduce the risk of your family catching a cold or flu, especially in winter, as they are everywhere. Colds and flu are spread by contact with others and surfaces they have touched.

If your child has a cold or flu it is important to:

• Ensure good hand hygiene is completed
• Let them rest, doesn’t always have to be in bed
• Keep them home from school
• Provide extra drinks: If your child doesn’t want to drink much, try giving lots of small sips of water, milk, juice or iceblocks to suck for older children.
• Children with the flu – paracetamol is recommended if necessary, but no medication containing aspirin.
• Flu vaccines are available prior to winter starting. For more information, contact your GP or local Immunisation Clinic.