Our after school clubs are up and running and have been very busy! Craft Club, Garden Club, Music Rocks Australia and After School Sports are a big hit with those students participating. Staff are currently meeting to prepare for the Twilight Lantern Parade which is hosted by the City of Joondalup and will be held on Saturday 6^th April.

Notes have gone home to families and a weekend workshop will be held on Sunday 10^th March for families to come to school to help put our creation together. This year the theme is Earth, Star, Moons. Joondalup Education Support Centre will be putting together one large project that will be held by all students rather than individual ones. Save the date and come down to support everyone in the parade!

Russell Hahn – Principal of the Primary has taken some long service leave, with the plan to retire at the end of term 2. It was Russell’s last day at the school last Friday after 10 years of leadership. During this time he has been a strong advocate for all students on the campus, both Primary School and Education Support Centre students. Russell has been an instrumental driver in making our 2 schools closer, and encouraging a “campus” culture, and ensuring that we are “Joondalup Schools” and in this together. On a personal note I would like to thank him for the years of advice and collegiate support. On behalf of all everyone at Joondalup Education Support Centre I congratulate Russell on am amazing career, and wish him all the very best in the future.

A reminder that we have a parent morning tea next Friday morning tea at 9:00am. All parents are welcome! This first morning tea will be a bit of a meet and greet, and we can set some dates and organise guest speakers for future parent meetings.

Open Night

The annual Open Night is on Wednesday 6^th March. It is a great opportunity to walk through your child’s classroom, look at their work and have an informal chat with their teacher. There will also be a sausage sizzle on the night. If you wish to have a detailed discussion with your child’s teacher, please make an appointment to see them on another day. The sausage sizzle will start at 5.00pm and the classrooms will be open from 6.00-7.00pm.  The Campus will be running a free raffle, every parent that visits their child’s class will receive a raffle ticket. The raffle will be drawn on Friday 8^th March. The prize is a $25.00 canteen voucher.

Conference

All staff will be participating in the annual Joondalup Learning Community Teaching and Learning Conference at Rendezvous Hotel on Friday 1^st March. The theme for this year’s conference is Empowered Connections

The keynote speaker is Justin Coulson – 4 steps to Enormous Emotional Intelligence.    After a successful radio career Justin returned to school in his late 20's where he earned his psychology degree from the University of Queensland and his PhD in psychology from the University of Wollongong. Since then he has written multiple peer-reviewed journal articles and scholarly book chapters, as well as several books and ebooks about parenting, including the 21 Days to a Happier Family (Harper Collins, 2016) and 9 Ways to a Resilient Child (Harper Collins, 2017). Justin is also a highly sought-after international speaker delivering keynote speeches and workshops to boost wellbeing and improve relationships for parents, teachers, students and employees and students.

Natalie Hatton

Principal 

It is fantastic to see the great work our students are doing.

A reminder that Craft Club will be using Room 9 in D Block until the end of term.

This week we say goodbye to Julie Richardson as she is leaving our school to pursue a different career. Julie has been a member of staff for many years and has worked with all students and staff. She is an amazing educator, and we have been very lucky to have had Julie with for all these years. We wish Julie all the very best, and hope she is able to come and visit us often.

This year we have had new staff join us and we would like to introduce them to you, if you see them around the school please say hello

Mrs Clements

Hi, I'm Chrissie.  I have previously worked at Johh Butler Primary College where I gained a lot of experience.  I have 3 children and as a family we enjoy getting outdoors in beautiful Perth.  I run Alkimos Cub Scouts so I get plenty of opportunities to go camping and hiking.  I am delighted to be joining Joondalup ESC this yar.  What a great school!

Ms Stewart

Before moving to Australia, I volunteered in Africa where I realised my passion for teaching and working with those who have specialised needs. I've lived in Australia for just shy of 4 years and have been a teacher for just over a year. I recently moved from Bunbury to the big smoke and I'm loving it. Working at Joondalup ESC has been stellar so far. I can't wait to see what the 2019 school year has to offer.

Lauren Mullins

I have been a education assistant for 13 years at my previous school (burbridge school) I have 2 amazing children Maddison 5 and Hayley 3 and have been married to steve for 6 years.Everyone has been so welcoming, helpful and made me feel like part of the family. I can’t wait to start my journey at JESC. 

Louise Valentino

My name is Louise Valentino and I am new to Joondalup Primary School ESC this year.  I have worked in Education Support Schools for the past 15 years and am passionate about creating opportunities for all students to participate, to be included and to reach their individual potential.  As a parent of two primary school aged children myself, I understand the importance of building relationships with students and their families and working as part of a teaching team to support all students in their learning journey.  I am looking forward to the year ahead at Joondalup.

Jill Maher

I’m Jill Maher, I’ve been a Special Needs Education Assistant in ESC, Joondalup since the beginning of term 1.  

Firstly I’d like to thank all the fabulous students and staff who have made me feel so welcome. It makes coming to work so much more enjoyable knowing I’m part of a great team with a wealth of knowledge and experience.  It is a huge privilege to support the students through their school life. They amaze me everyday with their resilience and positivity.

My previous experience has been at Beldon ESC and Wembley Downs PS where I have worked with students with a wide range of disabilities.

When I’m not in work I’m kept busy by my three sons and husband! We love to spend time as a family doing lots of outdoor activities including camping. I spend many an evening and early morning on the side of a rugby pitch watching the boys train and play matches.

What a great start to 2019 Room 7 have had!  New students, new teachers, all good fun!

The students in our class are Lily, Lila, Luke, Mangar, Vision, Isabelle, Zander and we all welcomed Hine to our schoolne, a new girl to our school.

The teachers in our room are Ms Read, Mrs Martinovich, Mrs Magookin and Mrs Marks.

This Semester as part of our History programme we are looking at special days and events and what they mean.

We enjoyed learning about Valentine’s Day. We learnt that this is a day when people show their love for one another by giving and receiving cards and gifts.

We also learned that Cupid, the Roman god of love and affection, is said to help people find love on Valentine’s Day. He looks like a winged cherub with a bow and arrow that has a heart on the tip.

We made Fairy Bread hearts to take home to our families as a gift. Our photos will tell you how much fun we had!

In the STEM Hub over the last few weeks, students from Years 4 and 5 have been investigating how water is stored and transported. We designed and built water containers from a range of materials, and tested them on Mr. Critchley (with a range of results).

We have also looked at how travels from source to user, and built and tested our own pipelines. Shortly, we will be investigating ways that water can be cleaned.

It’s been wet few weeks in the STEM Hub!

Mr Critchley

We would like to introduce our class members and tell you a little about ourselves. 

Charlotte’s favourite colours are pink, purple and red.  She enjoys doing art at school.

West likes Fridays.  He likes letters and numbers.

Max likes to play in the playground.  School is fun.

Emily likes drawing and colouring.  At school she likes playing with slime in her free time.

James loves Roblox and Minecraft.  He is very good at maths.

Nathan likes Science with Mr Critchley.  He enjoys spending time in the garden.

Mrs Valentino loves the colour red and enjoys reading to her class.

We have a had a great start to the year and are looking forward to learning together.

Term 1 2019

Room 1 and Room 2 have been using felt pens with dye, exploring warm and cool colours to create Hots Dogs and Cool Cats.

Room 16 and Room 7 have used oil pastels to create beautiful sunsets over the sea.  Students identified warm and cool colours and had fun creating these pictures.

Room 26 have been working with primary colours, experimenting with felt pen, wax crayon and dye to create birds on a wire.  

The School Banking day has changed to Thursday mornings at 8.15am in the B Block Wet Area. Please join us on Thursdays and welcome our new volunteers Jenny Hermans and Megs Turkich who having taken on the task of School Banking. 

If you would like to volunteer some time to help with the School Banking on a Thursday morning to help out with School Banking, please contact the P&C Secretary, Tanya on 0417 097 886.

Have you received your Colour Run information? Colour Run will be held on Monday 8th April. So start getting your sponsors!

State Disability Plan

Over the next six weeks there will be a series of community workshops taking place across WA, where you can come along and have your say. These workshops are open to everyone including people with disability, family and carers, and those working in the disability/ community services sector or government.

These sessions will focus on defining the values of the State Disability Plan as well as the attitudes and behaviours that will support better inclusion for people with disability throughout Western Australia. They will also look at the broad themes and priorities that you want to see included in the Plan.

METRO

Pre-registration is essential for all workshops. If you have any issues booking through Eventbrite please contact our team.

Visit http://state-disability-plan.eventbrite.com.au for further details about workshops and to register for the one nearest you.

This page is being regularly updated as sessions are confirmed, and you can also find information on the Disability Services facebook page.