Winter is coming

The winter weather is certainly upon us! This last week has been especially cold and wet. Please ensure your children have warm shoes, and jackets/jumpers. When the weather is too cold or wet students do not play outside at recess or lunch time, and stay inside. Encourage your child to stay out of the rain when going to class, or when meeting you to be picked up after school.

We are also entering cold and flu season. Please keep your children home if they show any signs of illness. At school we will be vigilant to ensure students are washing hands, and blowing noses etc. and will ask you to pick your child up in the event they show any cold or flu like symptoms.

Whole school assessments

Over the next two weeks our students will be engaging in assessments for literacy and numeracy. All students engage in these assessments which drive our individual, class and whole school planning and target setting. We complete these assessments as our students do not engage in NAPLAN, and we feel it is important to assess as a school how all our students are progressing. These assessments help inform our report writing, and target setting for semester two IEP’s. We will complete whole school assessments in term four as well.

Tuesday 15 June Free dress 80’s day!

The Yr.6 students from Joondalup Primary School will be hosting an assembly on Tuesday, 15 June. It will be an 80’s rock themed assembly and they would like everyone to dress in their best 80’s rock outfits complete with denim, black t-shirts and bandanas. There will be a gold coin donation requested for this day, with all funds being raised to go towards our sister school, Srang School in Cambodia.

Swimming Lessons : Tuesday 8 June – Friday 18 June

Our in term swimming lessons are coming up. This is often a very busy time. It would be really helpful if parents could ensure all students bathers, goggles, towels etc. are clearly labelled with your child’s name on them.

We are very aware that it will be very cold during this time, and want to make sure we take our time after swimming to ensure students have had access to a warm shower, and are completely dry before returning to school on the bus. Although we are not sure of our exact swimming session, we know they are in the morning. All students who require additional support are supported by our staff in the water, and when changing. Our swimming group sizes are also small – with less than 6 students in each group.

Please note that therapy sessions during swimming will not be held until after 11.30.  If your child has a session in the morning please let your therapist know.  Unfortunately we do not have the capacity to reschedule these sessions.

Reconciliation Week

Thursday 27 May, marked the commencement of National Reconciliation Week. Yesterday as a campus we took steps together on our journey towards reconciliation. It was lovely to see families join us for activities and share a lunch together. As a school we are committed to this journey, and will continue to embed Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander history and culture into our curriculum.

Principal

Important Dates 

On Thursday 27 May our Schools acknowledged the start of Reconciliation week. National Reconciliation Week is held annually from 27 May - 3 June. Reconciliation is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia.

It was wonderful to see the whole school community coming together to experience some of the history and culture of our Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders peoples.

Thank you to Bev Shaw, Mrs Hore, Mrs Read, Mrs Bennett, Mrs Young and all our other wonderful helpers for making this such a successful event.

In Room 2 we have been enjoying books by Aboriginal authors and illustrators.

The books are helping us learn about our shared history as well as being a fun way to find a whole alphabet of Australian animals and Dreaming stories.

You may also find books such as Sorry Day by Cara Vass and Say Yes, a Story of Friendship, Fairness and a Vote for Hope by Jennifer Castles.

Kapture photos have been rescheduled for Term 3, Week 2.  We will send a reminder closer to the day to all families. Orders that have already been placed are secure and being held by Kapture. 

If you still require to order, log on to Kapture.com.au. Please contact the office you you require the school and student code.

Room 28 has been extremely busy over the last few weeks. During our classroom literacy this term, we have been focusing on the story of Little Red Riding Hood. We have completed many activities as part of Talk for Writing such as story mapping, acting out the story using story spoons, puppets, and dress ups, decorating Granny’s cottage and creating our own versions of the story. We have had so much fun coming up with funny stories and exploring different language features.

During our history lessons, we have been exploring families and celebrations. Students in room 28 investigated how they, their family and friends celebrate events that are important to them. They have shared experiences of family, school and community events that are celebrated. We have celebrated lots of birthdays recently.

We also have some special pets in our classroom at the moment. We have been exploring what stick insects are and have had a lot of fun learning special facts about them from our class mate Koby.

Kaya Wanjoo (Hello and welcome)

This term is really zooming by in Sustainability and Science. Junior classes have been investigating life on the farm and the changes that occur with each season. The Noongar season is now Djeran, the time when dew starts to form on the grass in the morning and many plants are showing their lovely red flowers.

Middle classes are conducting experiments on natural materials such as soil and water. We have discovered there is much more to soil than just dirt, and water can be both gentle and powerful. We have transferred this learning out into the garden to help us grow delicious vegetables.

Upper classes have been learning about Earth’s place in space. Our study of the Earth's moon and making of 3D models has been used to help us explain our learning.

All classes have taken on responsibilities in our whole school recycling, gardening and worm farming initiatives. Watch this space for more exciting things to come.

It is always an adventure in Room 34 and the students are becoming investigators, predictors, questioners and wonderers about our amazing world.

This semester we have been exploring aspects of the Noongar culture. We have discussed the location of the Noongar nation in relation to Australia and Western Australia.

Together we have been learning some of the words in the Noongar language and have started to build a word wall.

We daily talk about the seasons and the influence that has had on their way of life.

We have made Damper and recently completed an artwork based on the dreaming story of the Waugal.

At our last Parent Morning Tea we had a guest speaker, Brody MacLeod, from Carers WA join us. Brodie provided information about how to access support for families who have a child/children with additional care needs.

Attached are links to the information that was provided.

Kaya and Wanjoo

This term in Sustainability the campus is continuing to learn more about sustainable practices within the school. Many classes are now becoming leaders in their area of responsibility.

Our campus is coming together for a week of activities for Reconciliation Week. This has been a wonderful opportunity to learn from our First Nation people how for       60 000 years they have lived sustainably, using only what is needed, respecting the environment and sharing their wonderful culture and knowledge. The journey we take it together.

After School Garden Club

Our small but dedicated group of students, parents and staff come together every Monday afternoon from 3.15 to 4pm to look after the garden. This term we have begun to harvest our vegetables and cook with them. The students made a very yummy pizza to celebrate their hard work.

Please continue to bring in:

• Batteries
• Coffee pods (make sure they are DRY and EMPTY). You can bag the grounds up and sent to school as well.
• Ring pulls from cans of drink
• Plastic lids from bottles (wash and remove inner seal)
• Containers for change bottles/cans (clean and LIDS removed). Place in the BIG blue recycling skip near the admin area

 

We have continued partnerships with WasteWise, WaterWise, SunSmart, Clean Up Australia, Bunnings Joondalup, Woolworths, The Worm Shed, Tucker Bush and Sustainable Schools WA amongst a few.       

 

Happy gardening and sustainable thinking,

Sandra Bennett – Science/Sustainability Teacher (JESC). Sustainability Coordinator (Joondalup Schools)

Draw Like Miro

The students who attend Visual Art this semester viewed the work of Joan Miro. Following step by step instructions, they drew and coloured their own artwork like Miro.

Helen Sweet

Art Specialist Teacher