Welcome Back

It is wonderful to see everyone back and ready to learn in term 4. I would like to welcome all our new students and families to Joondalup, I hope the first two weeks here has been wonderful.

Merriwa Education Support Staff came to visit

Last week staff from Merriwa Education Support Centre came to visit our school to see our programing and implementation process, and how we use our resources. Merriwa were really complimentary about our practice, and have taken away some great ideas to implement at their own school.

Abilities Expo

Next Wednesday we have a number of students who have been invited to perform at the Abilities Expo at Crown Casino. All families are invited to attend the event which will have a lot of info about service providers and services for people with disabilities.

2019_Abilities_Expo_Flyer.pdf

After School Clubs

Our After School clubs have started this term! Craft club runs on Tuesday afternoons and Music Rocks Australia group is on Wednesday afternoons. After School Sports runs on Thursday afternoon with this terms sport being soccer and Garden Club runs after school on Wednesdays.

Arts Night

REMINDER— MONDAY 4^th NOVEMBER STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY (NO PUPILS)

Natalie Hatton

Principal

Congratualtion to a past student Max, who recently participated in the Special Olympics held in Rockingham.  Max won a gold medal for 25m Breaststroke and continued to win medals throughout the event finishing with 1 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze.  Max trains with his swim squad each week and really enjoys the competitions. 

Term 4 2019

Important Dates for 2020

Room 26 have enjoyed returning to class this term and have shared our stories from the break and celebrated David’s birthday.

This semester in Geography we have been exploring maps. We have looked at features of places around us and realise they look different on maps when viewed from above.

We have recently used Google Maps to explore the many different types of views that are available to us. These include close up street views, over-head, and ground level images. We have compared these to a version from a street directory.

We have discussed images we see from an overhead view like bridges, buildings, lakes, freeways, airports parks and schools and how these images are represented on maps and labelled them on our own maps.

Maps have many different purposes and are used by tourists, transport drivers, for town planning and to show us the world in political view- that is countries.  

Architects also create floor plans. A floor plan is a map. We have drawn a floor plan of our own home. This was tricky for the teachers and students!

Some of us have learned about seating plans. This is also a map and we use them to find our seats in a large area when attending an event.

Tourists also use maps when they visit places on their travels such as going to the zoo and for other sightseeing.

We have learnt about how maps help us explore and we have been on a treasure hunt while following our maps instructions to move around the school grounds.

We have used our maths skills to plot coordinates to discover how to read maps. This skill also helped us find countries in an atlas.

Following on from the 2D artwork of dinosaur skeletons that students from Room 16 created, the students worked with form to create these great dinosaurs using clay. First they made two pinch pots and then joined them together to create the body. The head, neck and limbs were then added. Once the work was fired the students painted them with a speckled glaze.

Helen Sweet

Art Specialist Teacher

Welcome back for Term 4. This is the term we harvest our Spring vegetables and get our garden ready for the Summer months.

The after School Garden Club will commence in Week 2 and finish in Week 8.  There will be no club in weeks 3 & 7 due to whole school staff meetings. Numbers are limited to 20, so fill the form out below and return to your teacher or the office. Spare forms are available at the office.

This term will see another worm farm come into action as we endeavour to recycle most of our organic food scraps and move further along in our sustainability journey.  

Our Garden Club came 3^rd in the Perth Royal Show, so congratulations to everyone involved in growing, nurturing and making our displays.

During the last week of Term 3 the Garden and Moorditj club members made their own pizzas and celebrated a fabulous term of ‘teamwork’. A fabulous time was had by all.

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. 

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. Classes will have the opportunity to care and record their observations of growth.  A big thank you to Jay Ferguson for looking after these seedlings during the holidays.

Recycling Programs - located near the Front Office

Please continue to bring in:

• 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.

Happy gardening and recycling,

Sandra & Stacey – Sustainability Coordinators

We are seeking donations of any costume jewellery that you may no longer need.  Students are working on a very special project and are fast running out of bespeckled jewels to use.  Donations can be dropped into the front office.  

Thank you from the Craft Club. 

Please see the P&C dates for the year.

Vac Swim Program

K-equip

Are you looking at a trike or bike for your child that will need special modifications to make it suitable?  K-equip is a not for profit organisation who custom make or modify bikes and trikes for people with disabilities and other special needs.  For more information go to www.k-equip.com.au.