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Welcome Back
Welcome back everyone, I hope you all had a lovely school holiday and are ready for Term 3. We have a number of new students join our Joondalup family this Term, welcome to Ali, Brendan, Griff and Jake. I would also like to welcome Jacob back to Joondalup, I am sure you will have many positive learning experiences, and meet some great new people here.
National Science Week
Destination Moon: More Mission, More Science
12 August - 16 August 2019
To launch and celebrate National Science Week, the Specialist Teachers will be suiting up in their space attire and delivering lessons that will build upon the theme 'Destination Moon and beyond: More Missions, More Science'. The school siren will have a space focus, Welcome to the Day will contain space facts, the canteen will be selling space treats and the 'Destination Moon Missions will be launched in Art, Music, PE, and STEM lessons for the week.
Kapture Photos
We are very close to receiving our Kapture photos. They have been proofed, and approved for printing, and I am hopeful we will receive them in the next couple of weeks.
Interschool Cross Country
Congratulations to Malachi and Karan who have made it to our Interschool Cross Country Team. Malachi and Karan will be representing the Joondalup Campus, which is amazing!
NAIDOC Week
Last week our Campus celebrated NAIDOC week. All classes learned about and celebrated the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. See further on in our newsletter for some photos.
Junior Playground & Sensory Rooms
We are beautifying our school! Our junior students are loving all the new activities and role play opportunities in the junior playground. Students can create music, camp, pretend they are running a household or work together to create things in the sandpit. We are also expecting to have some new mud kitchens arrive shortly. Our boat will be repurposed and become a garden area to make room for the kitchens.
Our sensory rooms have been painted by local artist Paul Deej and was recently featured on "Streets of Perth". They look absolutely beautiful, and shortly we will receive our sensory pod that will go into our room.
Natalie Hatton
Principal
5th of July Assembly 26th July Assembly
To celebrate NAIDOC week Room 27 have completed a range of activities.
We listened to a Dreamtime story and talked about the importance of story to the Aboriginal people. We made damper and carefully followed our recipe. We all loved eating the damper with butter and jam once it was cooked.
We also watched a video on Aboriginal art dot painting. We discussed the meaning of the dots used in paintings and the reasons why certain colours are used. We then created our own dot paintings.
We're back in the swing of thing and are enjoying the start to Term 3. We’ve celebrated Max and Layla’s 8th Birthday! Room 25 had a very exciting Term Two. We have had lots of visitors at school; paramedics, firemen, the Unklung music group and people from the circus. We had a big day celebrating W.A day with lots of fun activities. It has been great learning about community helpers and the roles others play in the community.
Term 3 2019
| 22nd July | First Day of Term |
| 19th - 23rd August | Book Week |
| 23rd August | ESC Senior Assembly |
| 10th September | Combined ESC Sports Carnival |
| 27th September | Last Day of Term |
Any dates highlighted in red have been changed since the last publication.
It is important to remember that the dates will be correct at the time of publication and that the calendar on the school app or website will always be the most up to date.
During NAIDOC Week we had a visit from Derak Nannup who is a cultrual guide at Yanchep National Park. Derek demonstrated the use of the didgeridoo, explained how our first nations people hunt and gather and even did some storytelling.
If you notice any suspicious activity on School Grounds, please contact Security on 9264 4771 or the Police on 131 444.
The students in rooms 1, 2, 7, 16 & 26 viewed rock art created by Aboriginal people, that is estimated to be up to around 40,000 years old. We then looked at the process in which paint was made from ochre and its application was studied.
The students looked at the meaning of hands stencilled onto rock walls. We used our hands to create our own handprints and after learning about dot painting we painted dots in traditional colours, around our hands.
Helen Sweet
Art Specialist Teacher
Garden Club has commenced this week. If your child would like to participate please complete the attached form and return it to the front office.
Whole School Dress Up: Australian Theme
To help support the Choir and celebrate the end of Term 3, we will be holding an Australian themed dress up on Friday 27th of September, Week 10. Channel your inner Steve Irwin and bring out the cork hat as the Choir Captains will be visiting each class to see who is our best dressed Aussie kid. There will be a prize for our best dressed students! No gold coin donation required.
As of this Monday, 5th March, the Canteen will return to normal operational days Monday to Friday for recess and lunch.
The Canteen are always looking for volunteers to assist them. If you have some spare time please contact the canteen or complete the below form and return it to the school.
Did you know that the Canteen can supply cupcakes to your child's classroom for their Birthday. If you would like to know more have a chat to Carolyn in the Canteen.
The P&C Meetings are held every third Wednesday of the month and take place in the School Library at 7.oopm. Everyone is welcome to attend!
Please see the P&C dates for the year.
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Term 3 |
Term 4 |
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21st August |
16th October |
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18th September |
20th November |
Thank you
We would like to thank IGA Candlewood for their ongoing support for our schools Breakfast Club.
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