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Welcome back everyone! I hope the holiday break has been restful and that you have been healthy and well. Staff are excited to be back and are ready for a great term. Below are some important dates for you to note in your calendar:
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Event |
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Monday May 9 |
Commencement of Craft Club |
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Wednesday May 11 |
P&C Meeting 7.00pm in the staffroom. All parents are welcome to attend |
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Thursday May 12 |
Commencement of Garden Club |
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Friday May 13 |
Dress Like a Pirate Day (more information to come) |
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Tuesday May 17 |
Early Intervention sessions commence |
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Monday May 23 |
School Captains lunch with MLA Emily Hamilton
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Monday May 30 |
Campus Smoking Ceremony
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Friday June 3 |
School Development Day (students do not attend school on this day) |
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Monday June 6 |
WA Day- Public holiday (Students do not attend school on this day) |
You may have noticed some groundworks have happened including new decking around the boat in the Kindy playground, the installation of posts ready for shade sails in both the senior and junior playgrounds, roof painting and some work to the retic on the oval (this is likely to be the start of an ongoing process to rejuvenate the lawn).
COVID-19 UPDATE
We ended last week with new operating guidelines for COVID-19 which has resulted in some changes for everyone. It is worth remembering that just because we have moved back to ‘normal’ COVID-19 is still in the community so families need to abide by the close contact rules. The school will maintain cleaning levels and continue to use air purifiers in classrooms.
Masks are no longer required for any one at school. The decision to wear a mask is personal and staff and students can continue to wear masks if it is their preference.
Families are welcome back to school for assemblies, face-to-face meetings, and being in classrooms before and after school.
Please remember to keep children home if they are sick. The school will contact families if children become unwell during the day. If your children contract COVID-19, please notify the school. Please continue to refer to healthywa.wa.gov.au for information on close contact definition, testing and isolation requirements.
It is hoped that we will see less disruption to ‘business a usual’ as the term progresses.
Mobile Phone Usage policy
In line with the Department of Education’s ‘Student Mobile Phones in Public Schools’ policy, Joondalup Schools’ policy has been reviewed and is included in this newsletter. Mobile phones, including smart watches, are not required at school.
Should a child need to contact a parent during the day, the staff help children do this and vice versa. The school will continue to forward message to children as needed throughout the day.
Mother’s Day stall
This morning, items from the P&C Association’s Mother’s Day stall sold very quickly. The stall will be back on Thursday morning from 8am in the undercover area. Be quick! Everything costs $5.
Happy Mother’s Day to mums and grandmothers who love and nurture children. Enjoy being spoilt by your loved ones.
School Canteen
The school canteen is back to operating five days per week, so if you want a healthy, yummy and fuss-free recess or lunch option, the canteen is the place to go! Please support the canteen by using it regularly and consider volunteering.
Parent Morning Tea
Each term we endeavour to host a parent morning tea and now that COVID restrictions have eased, we would like to schedule these for the rest of the year. The opportunity is there for us to organise a guest speaker, but I would like this to be a topic that is relevant to you. If you have any suggestions/ideas for guest speakers/ topics, please contact the office so we can see what is possible.
P&C Association meeting
There will be a P&C meeting on Wednesday 11 May at 7pm at the school. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Road safety and parking around the school
Unfortunately, some children have shown some risky behaviour when crossing the roads around the school and there have been some close calls. Please help us to keep children safe by:
- Reminding them to look before crossing the road and walk to the car. We will reinforce this message to children in our lessons.
- Drive slowly and carefully around the school. The legal speed limit is 40km/h in school zones. Children are unpredictable and can dart out between parked cars, misjudge how fast an oncoming car is moving, and be easily distracted. By driving carefully, adults can be ready to react if a child is not paying attention.
- Only park in the designated areas.
- Considering becoming a traffic warden as there is a shortage of adults who would like this paid job. If you have the time, energy and meet the job requirements, it is worth applying to WA Police.
We are looking forward to a vibrant and exciting Term 2.
Kind regards,
Anna Eason
Principal
If you notice any suspicious activity on School Grounds, please contact Security on 9264 4771 or the Police on 131 444.
Kapture photo day will be held in week 4 - Tuesday 17 and Thursday 19 May.
Information regarding ordering will be sent home shortly.
Kindy A have settled fantastically into school life over Term 1. Our theme was Australian Animals, and we learned lots about koalas, wombats, frogs, kangaroos and crocodiles, to name a few! We read lots of great books and learned some rhymes about the animals, as well as crafted them and developed language through role play with the use of PODD books at our tuff tray during story retells. We have been learning about the days of the week and the weather, and using various communication methods to discuss each. We’ve begun learning the alphabet and Auslan signs for each letter, which we use when we sing the alphabet song. We have enjoyed sport lessons with Mr Lee and particularly the sensory room on a Tuesday afternoon!
Coming up in Term 2, we are going to be focusing on the theme of Fairytales. We’ve got lots of great books to read and some great art and even cooking activities planned!
In Term 1, we welcomed nine new kindy students to our class. We have Amelia, Ella, Braxton and Tyson in Kindy A, and Leon, Quinn, Chloe, Bella, Grace and Ruby in Kindy B.
We settled into our classroom and loved learning all about Australian Animals. We read Wombat Stew and made our own stews with leaves, sand, mud and even a few bugs. After that we read ‘Row, Row, Row your boat’, where lots of different animals hopped into the boat, before a crocodile came and tipped it over! We decorated our favourite Australian Animal with spots of natural colours. Finally we read ‘Galumph went the little green frog’ and made some very jumpy green frogs. We practiced the letters in our name by posting them into the frogs mouth with tongs.
We have had a wonderful start to our kindy year, and can’t wait to learn all about Fairy Tales this term.
Interschool Shirts
Thank you to the P&C for donating funds for the Joondalup Primary Schools Interschool shirts. We were after something that was uniquely Joondalup. I feel our design has exceeded this goal, and the compliments have been pouring in.
Here are the Year 6 Faction Captains and Sports Captains proudly showing off the new shirts.
Interschool Cross Country
The Interschool Cross Country will be held on Friday 22 May at Gumblossom Oval, Quinns Rocks Primary School. The top five Years 3-6 students from our school Cross Country Carnival will be invited to participate in the event. Letters and consent forms will be sent home shortly.
Timetable of events as follows:
9.00 - 9.30am – Schools Arrive
9.45am – Briefing and welcome
| Race Number | Race Times | Year Group Categories | Running Distance |
| 1 | 10.00am | Year 3 Girls | 1000m |
| 2 | 10.15am | Year 3 Boys | 1000m |
| 3 | 10.30am | Year 4 Girls | 1500m |
| 4 | 10.50am | Year 4 Boys | 1500m |
| 5 | 11.10am | Year 5 Girls | 1500m |
| 6 | 11.30am | Year 5 Boys | 1500m |
| 7 | 11.50am | Year 6 Girls | 2000m |
| 8 | 12.15pm | Year 6 Boys | 2000m |
12.50pm – 1.15pm - Presentations
Winter Lightning Carnival
The Winter Lightning Carnival will be held at HBF Arena on Friday 24 June. Students from Year 4-6 will be competing in Mixed Netball, Mixed Rugby, Mixed AFL, Girls Soccer and Boys Soccer. We have been in training since Term 1 and are currently conducting trials at Friday sport. If your child qualifies for a team, more information will be sent home in Week Four.
Wearing Faction Shirts
Please remember to wear your faction shirts each Friday. They look amazing it’s a great chance to represent your faction.
Running Club
Running Club is back!
Forms will be sent home this Friday to commence Monday 9 May.
Every Monday and Friday from 8:10-8:45 for years 3-6.
Please find Running Club consent form attached.
Joondalup KidSport Program
Sporting Clubs in the City of Joondalup
For a list of sporting clubs located within the City of Joondalup, please visit the following
https://www.joondalup.wa.gov.au/category/sporting-clubs
Grants for Kids Playing Sport
KidSport is being administered by the City in partnership with the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries making it possible for more Western Australian children to participate in community sport and recreation. Sport and recreation builds stronger, healthier, happier and safer communities. Eligible families can receive subsidies of up to $150.00 for each child to go towards local club registration fees.
https://www.joondalup.wa.gov.au/kb/resident/sport-for-children
Panda Elite Netball Clinics
Panda Elite are currently running after school programs for those interested in dramatically improving their Netball Skills. These coaching sessions are run by Deane Hudson, who has coached the WA Men’s Netball team. These sessions are very highly recommended by myself, if you are serious about improving your game physically and mentally. Please contact Bouncers Sport Centre for more information on 9300 1600.
Yours in Sport
Robert Lee
As part of Science and Sustainability, I have signed JPS up for a Wonder Recycling Rewards program, which focuses on the recycling and repurposing of soft plastic bread bags (bread bags, hot dog bags, hot cross bun bags, pizza scroll bags, sweet bun bags, vegemite scroll bags…basically, if it contains a bread product and is soft plastic it can be repurposed).
For every 5kg of soft plastic bread bags JPS return to Red Cycle, the school gets $500 and we can earn up to $2500 as a total which goes towards the purchasing of sport equipment or a repurposed ninja obstacle course!
So…what does the JPS community need to do?
- Start talking to family, friends, sporting groups, Bunnings to spread the word that JPS students are keen to reduce and repurpose the soft plastics in our environment which are going to landfill!
- Collect bread bags and return to the Wonder boxes at school.
- Enjoy the rewards.
The more bread bags the school collects, the more chance we have to earn cash for sports equipment and reduce the plastic waste.
Mrs Phillips
Welcome back to Garden Club for 2022!
Please find attached plan and permission slip for those students who would like to be involved.
Kind regards,
Sandi Bennett
