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School Holidays
We have made it to the end of the term! School holidays are from Saturday 28th September – Sunday 13th October.
School returns on Monday 14th October. I wish everyone a wonderful and safe holiday, and look forward to seeing you all back ready for the final term of 2019.
Maintenance and Minor Works Program
Earlier this week the state government announced that it will inject $200 million dollars over two years due to a new high priority on maintenance and minor works program for public schools. We are currently in the first phase of this rollout which can be used for a range of improvements to school infrastructure. Joondalup Education Support Centre has received $26,000 of the $35 million that was shared amongst schools. At Joondalup we are constantly improving and adapting our facilities and making them safer environments to learn, as well as more conducive to learning.
Senior First Aid – Staff
At Joondalup Education Support Centre we take health, safety and wellbeing very seriously. It is an expectation that all staff will have their current Senior First Aid qualification. On Saturday 21st September our whole team came to school to update our qualifications. We spent the day learning about the most up to date treatments for injuries, bites and stings as well as CPR and resuscitation.
An Evening at Parliament House
On Tuesday evening members from the Joondalup Schools P&C were invited by Mark Folkard WA Member for Burns Beach to attend Parliament House for a formal dinner, tour and discussion. Mark Folkard was extremely informative about the history of Parliament House, and took us on a tour and shared stories about what has happened over the years.
We were treated to a lovely meal, and the P&C discussed things important to our students and community. It was a great opportunity to speak and be heard.
Joondalup Primary School – New Principal
This week the incoming Principal at Joondalup Primary School was announced. Carol Selley has been appointed and will commence in week 4 next term. Carol is the current substantive Principal at Karrinyup Primary School. Tammy Hanrahan will continue her role as Associate Principal when Carol arrives.
Sustainability – Royal Show
Ms. Bennett and her Garden of Weedin’ team have two entries for the Royal Show garden competition this year – a vegetable cart and scarecrow. If you are going to the Royal Show be sure to check out the agriculture section and our entry.
Natalie Hatton
Principal
If you notice any suspicious activity on School Grounds, please contact Security on 9264 4771 or the Police on 131 444.
Wow what a term we have had! There have been so many events, special days and great opportunities for fun learning experiences. The students chose one of their favourites to talk about.
Before the last holiday break we wrote postcards to each other and then posted them so we could receive news from a friend during the holiday. It was exciting receiving a postcard in the mail.
ISABELLE – I love writing. I wrote a letter to Vision and he wrote one to me.
At the beginning of this term we celebrated NAIDOC week and met Mr Nannup who told us stories of the Dreaming and taught us dances that also told stories. He taught us about how a didgeridoo is made and played it for us.
This term we have enjoyed doing Music Rocks with Ben and Sam, and some of our lucky students even performed at The Badlands with many other students who don’t go to Joondalup ESC. It’s so fun to meet other rock band musicians!
LUKE – Music Rocks is my favourite. I liked playing at The Badlands. It was cool!
The circus incursion was fun too! We juggled plates, luckily they were made from plastic!
MANGAR – I like the circus. I balanced spinning plates.
Another exciting learning day for us was during science week when we joined with our Buddy Class Room 6 and discovered interesting facts about the planets and the moon. There were many fun work stations where we were able to play with chocolate moon rocks and moon sand. We even got to wear rocket blasters and blast our way into space!
Mangar and Luke were selected to go on an excursion to SciTech West with Mr Critchley and students from Joondalup Primary School.
In September we joined in the Combined Education Support Sports Carnival at Beldon and that was a really fun day! We all tried our best and encouraged our friends to do the same.
HINE – I liked throwing the chook and running fast on sports day.
One of the special events days we were part of was Wellness Day where we moved around the school doing activities with our Buddy Class Room 6. We talked about how we can make ourselves be happy and healthy, and how we can help others to have a good day!
Vision – Wellness day dress up.
The Book Week assembly was a great success. ’Reading is my super power’ was the theme and performing on stage in front of the school and parents was very exciting. Room 7 students love a dress-up!
Lapis (aka Lila) – I loved Book Week because it’s awesome. I was a Japanese girl and Cardcapter Sakura.
Lily – At assembly I was Elsa, a princess. I sang!
Zander – I like Mrs Lahti’s Busy Bees!
This term in Kindy we have explored marvellous minibeasts and creepy crawlies. We started off by learning about lots of different kinds of bugs, their names, body parts and even some life cycles. We then picked our favourite bug, and created it using box construction. Once it was all stuck together with lots of glue and tape, we set to work adding details with paint and paper. They looked fantastic! To finish off our inquiry unit, this week we had a snail race with ‘Mr Yellow’ being a clear winner.
Room 16, 21 and 29 went on an Excursion to Woolworth's last week and we had so much fun! We caught a Transperth bus to and from the shops and learnt all about fruit and vegetables.
We got to wear special aprons and hats while we looked at a rainbow of fruits and vegetables. We learnt about how all the different colors are good for us and sorted them into different categories.
We got to taste and smell some different fruits and vegetables and even got to bring some home!
Term 4 2019
| DATE | EVENT |
| 14th October | First day of Term 4 for students |
| 29th October | Arts Night |
| 4th November | School Development Day - No Students attend school |
| 6th - 8th November | Year 6 Camp |
| 8th November | Parent & Carer Morning Tea |
| 15th November | ESC Assembly - Hosted by Rooms 1,2 and 3 |
| 21st November | Market Day - Belridge SESC |
| 9th - 12th December | Adventure Week |
| 13th December | Final school assembly |
| 17th December | Year 6 Graduation - 9am -11am |
| 18th December | Music Rocks Concert - 9.30am |
| 19th December | Last Day of Term for Students |
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.
Important Dates for 2020
| Term 1 | 3rd February - First Day for Students |
| 28th February - School Devleopment Day | |
| 3rd March - Labour Day Public Holiday | |
| 9th April - Last Day of Term for Students | |
| Term 2 | 28th April - First Day for Students |
| 29th May - School Development Day | |
| 1st June - WA Day Public Holiday | |
| 3rd July - Last Day of Term for Students | |
| Term 3 | 20th July - First Day of Term for Students |
| 25th September - Last Day of Term for Students | |
| Term 4 | 12th October - First Day of Term for Students |
| 2nd November - School Development Day | |
| 17th December - Last Day of Term for Students |
The students in Rooms 2, 3, 9, 25 & 27 used simple lines and shapes to create these sharks.
Helen Sweet
Art Specialist Teacher
This term has seen much growth and student activity in our school vegetable garden. Several classes have planted seeds and seedlings and are looking after them as part of their HASS Geography outcomes. Their gardens have become special places they care for by creating sets of rules for their care and observing the growth and change of plants. They will then harvest and use the produce in cooking next term.
The after School Garden and Moorditj clubs have been very busy this term with general upkeep of the garden, along with planting and caring for the vegetables they will enter into the Perth Royal Show
Our schools are entering 2 categories this year – the Sustainable Scarecrow and a wheelbarrow full of our produce. Come on down to the show and look what the Garden and Moordijt Clubs have grown and created. You can also vote for the people’s choice award. I am very honoured to have the dedication of a wonderful group of students, parents, grandparents and various staff members all contribute to these two projects. Stay tuned for photos from the show in the next newsletter.
I will send home notes for term 4 Garden Club in Week 1 of next term.
Numbers are strictly limited to 20, so please return the form as soon as possible.
Woolworths has kindly donated a display box and raised garden bed for collection of these seed packs. The schools would appreciate any donations. Drop them down near the collection box outside the office. The Preschool ESC classes were lucky enough to go on an excursion to Woolworths to learn all about fruit and vegetables.
Once the seedlings are mature enough, they will be planted just inside the front school gates so you can observe the progress of the plants. Next term classes will have the opportunity to care and record their observations of growth.
- Beauty products and hair care packaging
- Batteries
- Mobile phones and accessories
- Dental hygiene packaging including toothbrushes
- Coffee pods
- Ring Pulls from cans of drink
I am pleased to announce that we now have a Grow Free Cart that is set up near the office. The cart has been painted by the staff from Room 21 and Room 21 students will become the custodians of the cart.
"How does the cart work?" We have a simple answer: you give what you can, and take what you need. There are no prices, no bartering, no trading, no value. Like you would with family and loved ones.
What can I put on the cart?
Homegrown or homemade produce: fruit, veg, herbs, preserves, eggs, etc. Preferably grown with organic principles, without toxins. Grown with love is a strict prerequisite! Seeds, seedlings, cuttings and rootstock (Please label all, and heirloom seeds are best, as they can be saved from) All things gardening, whether it be gardening magazines, planters, worm tea, jars , paper bags and small boxes for seeds or produce.
Finally, a big thankyou to Kylie Granville and Bev Shaw, 2 staff members, who have now volunteered to help with the after school Garden Club. I could not have run this as successfully without your help.
Happy gardening and recycling,
Sandra & Stacey – Sustainability Coordinators
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.
There are a few actvities happening in and around Perth during the school holidays. Perth has developed some fantastic all abilities playgrounds such as:
- Optus Stadium Sensory Playground
- Whale Playground at Scarborough
- Steam Train Adventure Playground
- Hyde Park Playground
As the weather is clearing its great opportunity to picnic and experience a new playground.
The Perth Royal Show are having sensory sessions this year. Click on the link below to find out more information
Don't forget that Grand Cinemas and Event Cinemas both offer Sensory Friendly Flicks. The sound is lowered, lighting is dimmed, not off, and volunteers are watching exits for runners. Jump onto their websites and have a look.
You may also like to check out the Facebook page Sensory Friendly Flicks in Perth. This page lists events around Perth not just movies.