Faction Carnival

Tomorrow is faction carnival day! This year the carnival will be held on our school oval. Spectators will have an entire side of the oval dedicated to viewing so you can make sure you get a good spot! The canteen will be open on this day and will be operating out of the staff room, and there will be dedicated toilets for spectators on the day. A lot of information has been sent home to families via our app and in previous newsletters. We have ensured we continue to follow COVID safe practices.

Staff Professional Learning

This week, 48 of our staff engaged in their “Team Teach” refresher course. Team Teach is 'positive handling' training which helps staff support students with challenges they may face throughout the day, including self-management. It teaches a range of de-escalation and positive handling techniques which promote positive relationships in schools. This is training we ensure all staff at Joondalup Education Support Centre have currency in.

We also ensure all staff are trained in first aid, which we do every alternate year.

Business Plan

In the coming week or two all families will receive a copy of our new business plan. This plan outlines our whole school targets over the next years. We have specific literacy, numeracy and attendance targets as well as milestones on how we can improve as a whole school. Business plans will be sent home in hard copy format, and will be available on our school website.

Education Assistant Week

Last week we celebrated Education Assistant Week, thanking them for all the wonderful work and support they provide here at Joondalup to students, staff and families. We had a special morning tea on Wednesday. Our school would not be the amazing place it is if it wasn’t for our Education Assistants!

Wellness Day

Last Friday our entire campus celebrated Wellness Day here at school. Staff dressed up in colours that represented emotions, and the entire campus joined together for uplifting activities that lasted the entire day. It was a wonderful event, huge thank you to Miss Mercer from the Primary School for organising the event.

School Board – we need you!

We have a number of positions which will become available in the coming months. Families you may have received a flyer outlining what the Board does, and what its obligations are. Our School Board meet twice a term on a Monday evening. If you are interested in more information about joining the School Board, please contact Kellie Carter.

World Duchenne Awareness Day

World Duchenne Awareness Day is celebrated on September 7^th. On this day we raise awareness for Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy around the globe. We have students here at Joondalup who have Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and a number of classrooms took some time to learn about this condition this week.

For more information you can visit Muscular Dystrophy Australia - https://www.mda.org.au/disorders/overview/dmd-bmd/

Natalie Hatton

Principal

We  have seen some fantastic work come up to the office. Students are so proud of their work and we love to see and hear about it.

We have done lots of things this term in our room. Our reading and writing activities have been based around the many different books in the series, ‘There was an old lady who swallowed a fly’. She certainly has swallowed a lot of things and we made up our own stories as well. We are very good at sequencing our story sticks when we listen to them. 

Take a look at our writing.

Our class is learning all about special places around the school and in our local community. Every Wednesday afternoon we join with some buddies to role play these special places 

From the boys,

Ali, Cain, Cohen, Connor, Oliver, Teddy and Tommy.

The concrete pad and pathway has been poured and in a few weeks' time, once the concrete has cured, it will be painted.  Students have begun to paint the stumps, with the assistance of Acacia Collard, with artwork that has been inspired by the students degisgns.  The design represents the students themselves and the schooling journey that they are on.  The pathway is endless and the lines represent their growth.

It's been a busy term in Room 22.  We have enjoyed doing some fun art and craft activities based on the books that we have been reading in class.  We have also had a messy time making slime from our reward box.

The students have been working on many concepts in maths and one of their favourites is patterns.  We make lots of patterns using differnt items and using penguin blocks is always a first choice.

Our class had a lot of fun doing activities at Wellness Day.  We joined our buddy class and went to all of the stations around the school to complete each activity.

Important Dates for 2020

During Term 3 we have been learning about caring for some places that are special to us.

We have also been exploring the Solar System and have been busy getting ready for our space themed assembly.

Creative Nature Art

This term students have been creating artistic pieces of work using nuts, seeds, leaves and pieces of Australian bush. A favourite choice was to create an animal which was a lot of fun!

A set project was to make a game of ‘Noughts and Crosses’ which we called ‘Hugs and Kisses’. To go with this game a set of two coasters were also created so a relaxing drink could be had during the game!

Then of course the students had to practise playing the game so they could face any worthy opponent! This was taken very seriously and James can be seen playing two opponents at once.

This has been a fun art project!

Science Week

Science Week this year was all about learning about our oceans and how we can help to look after them. The students in Room 26 studied the ocean zones and learned that there are three, the Sunlight Zone, the Twilight Zone and the Midnight Zone. Much fun was had sorting the animals into the zones they lived in and discussing why they looked different.

The students made tubular models of the ocean zones and sorted animals into their natural habitats. They also made a Triorama of the Sunlight Zone.

Of course no week could go by studying the ocean without thinking about fish and chips! So Fish Nuggets and Gluten free chips were on the lunch menu for that Wednesday. We used out maths skills to share out the nuggets and work out how many each person would get.

And then we had seaweed tasting time! As you can see in the photos this was not a big hit with James, Isabelle or Tristan. In fact only Jacinta and Ms Read liked it so they got to eat all the yummy seaweed!

Entertainment Book

• No payment details required
• Simply go to: https://www.entbook.com.au/86171p
• Download the App and get started!

Colour Run

Please find attached below the Safety Data Sheet for the power that will be used.

Safety Data Sheet Colour Powder

Due to COVID-19, the canteen shifted to a cashless payment system. This has proved to be a much more efficient way of doing things, enabling our team to focus on what we do best - by providing quality & nutritious food to the JPS community.

Cash will still however be accepted in a limited capacity by:

• Pre-ordering meals for recess & lunch at the canteen before 8:50am
• Counter sales of ice creams after the lunch siren goes.

The canteens preferred way of ordering is via online through Quickcliq or with a canteen account.

Birthday cupcakes are still available to be ordered through Quickcliq or alternatively give us a call 9233 5818.

Thank you

Carolyn