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Congratulations to our school captains who hosted our first assembly this year.
| School Captains | Sport Captains |
| Ciara | Levi |
| Harrison | Emmanuel |
| Environmental Captain | |
| Nathan | |
These students represent our student voice at our school, and work together with the captains in the primary school. You will be seeing and hearing from them a lot during the school year.
Our P&C had its first meeting on Wednesday evening and was well attended. We have representatives from both schools on the P&C who are already planning some great events for families and students.
Our school board held its first meeting of the year last night. Hwee Tan is our board chair and facilitates each meeting. The board is comprised of parents, staff and community members. The board’s function is to ensure that as a school we are making progress toward our business plan outcomes. This includes ensuring our students are progressing, and financial planning is sound. If you would like more information about the board please be in touch.
Dogs on the school site
From next week dogs (unless service dogs) will no longer be allowed on the school site. We have made this decision as we have a child with a severe allergy to dogs which results in an anaphylactic reaction requiring immediate first aid. We also have considered the growing concerns expressed by families and staff about dog poo in playgrounds and dogs weeing on playground equipment and drink fountains. If you walk your dog to the school it needs to be left at the gate. Alternatively arrange for your children to meet you at the gate rather than coming on to school grounds.
A HUGE thank you to Cate Brodie and her team at IGA Candlewood for the donation of $600 to our Joondalup Schools P&C. We are so grateful for your continued support of our school community.
Craft Club
Our craft club is back on! Craft club will be held on Tuesdays after school, and is run by Mrs Galt and Mrs Magookin. In the next newsletter, I will be able to share the projects they will be working on throughout the year.
IEP Meetings
IEP meetings with families have commenced. This is an opportunity for you to meet with your child’s teacher to discuss outcomes to be worked towards and reported on for the semester. All families will receive a completed IEP for your child in week 7.
Kind regards
Natalie Hatton
If you notice any suspicious activity on School Grounds, please contact Security on 9264 4771 or the Police on 131 444.
We are settling well into Year 2 in Room 22. We have been exploring all the new things in the classroom and building new friendships. We had lots of fun making our own playdough and getting creative by making different shapes and animals out of the playdough. We love spending time in our classroom kitchen making lots of different recipes, being active and learning outdoors!
We look forward to lots of growth and learning together in 2023.
Room 27 have been off to a great start this year. We have been enjoying a wide range of activities with our learning. The class has been quite settled and we think we all make a great team. We have been busy with learning new routines, new teachers and making new friends. We are looking forward to a fun and exciting year of learning.
This week Room 3 have started Talk for Writing. The narrative the students are learning is Possum Magic. In our first lesson the students from Rooms 1, 2 and 3 listened to Possum Magic by the story tree. The students then had a tea party where they enjoyed some of the foods from the story, like vegemite sandwiches, Anzac biscuits, pavlova and lamingtons! The students then wrote a recount on what they did and what foods they liked and disliked. Well done to all the students in their involvement in the Talk for Writing sessions this week.
The students listening to Possum Magic.
The students at their tea party trying the different foods from the story.
The students with their recounts of the lesson.
Room 29 have gotten off to an amazing start to 2023!! We have spent the last few weeks getting to know each other, while participating in lots of hands-on activities and learning experiences, which have resulted in so many laughs!!!
In Health we are exploring how we can keep ourselves healthy by washing our hands and bodies. We practiced these skills by getting our hands dirty in some mud and washing dolls and their clothes.
February 15 was International Angelman Syndrome Day, and we celebrated the diversity in our classroom with some special decorations.
Fantastic Fun Friday’s have also begun again, with our class joining in with Rooms 28 and 23 for some amazing activities that promote social skills. It has been lovely to see all the children playing alongside of each other.
We cannot wait to see what the rest of the year brings for our class!!!
What a fabulous start to Term 1, 2023!
The students have settled in smoothly and have accommodated to new classroom routines, making new friendships with their peers, and making sure everyone is welcomed in our class. The constant smiles, laughter and communication between staff and students has been delightful to see.
During the first few weeks our focus has been on building those key relationships between staff and students and learning all about being kind. Students have been engaged in activities, such as making friendship bracelets and have listened to stories about friendships, being kind and how we as a class can be kind to one another.
As well as all the beginning of year assessments, students have been actively involved in the story Mrs Wishy Washy. They have participated in retelling the story using props, learning about characters and setting within a story and most of all enjoying having fun as a class whilst learning.
Welcome back to 2023 and for all new families, welcome to our schools! Joondalup Schools P&C fundraises for both Joondalup Primary School and Joondalup Education Support Centre and every little bit of support is always much appreciated. If you think you could help in any way throughout the year in any capacity, please contact Jen Coyle on 0403 904 157 and we can add you to our WhatsApp volunteer group. No initial commitment – just putting your name into a pool when we make the call out for helpers for various fundraising activities. Many hands make light work and every cent raised goes back into our schools.
Entertainment Books are a fantastic fundraiser for Joondalup Schools P&C. For every membership we sell, 20% goes directly towards fundraising for our schools so if you are purchasing a membership – be sure to use the QR code here!
KEEP UP TO DATE ON FACEBOOK – Joondalup Schools P&C operate two different Facebook groups, and these are fantastic ways to keep connected with parents, buy and sell second hand uniforms and keep up to date with goings on at our schools. There is also a dedicated Canteen Facebook page called The Munch Box where you can keep on top of pop-up specials and new menu additions. If you are not a member of these yet – join today!
Parents of JPS - https://www.facebook.com/groups/444516112406380
Joondalup Schools P&C - https://www.facebook.com/joondaluppandc
The Munch Box - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057319515705
JOONDALUP SCHOOLS P&C WEBSITE – Another great way to keep abreast of key school dates and info is via our dedicated P&C website. Here you can sign up for email alerts to let you know when special events or days are coming up, and this is also where you can purchase things like Easter Raffle tickets and other ticketed fundraising events for our schools. https://joondalupschoolspandc.org.au
CANTEEN VOLUNTEER CALL OUT – Our Canteen is managed by the P&C and run on a daily basis by the amazing Nicole, who is also a parent from Joondalup Schools. We are extremely lucky to have a canteen which can operate five days per week, however this is only possible with the help of volunteers. We are always looking for more amazing volunteers for our school canteen! If you can spare some time, please message Nicole on The Munch Box page and she will add you to the group chat.
All Volunteers will receive a free lunch order for their child on their volunteer day. Great environment, lots of laughs! Our Canteen really appreciates the time given.
We are about to be INVADED! Watch out for the mosaics inspired by the arcade games.
It will be the best school scavenger hunt ever!
A reminder that the Joondalup Family Centre (carpark on top of the hill on Jolstra Street) is for families attending the centre, and not a place to park to pick up or drop off students from school.
