Kaya!

Students and staff have been very busy participating in many different class projects happening across the centre, with a number of classes showing great interest in the Commonwealth Games. We have seen some great success stories unfold and I hope you have all enjoyed cheering on the athletes as our classes have. We will be holding our Joondalup Schools Faction Carnival here in Week 7 and I hope all participants will enjoy the event and aim for their personal best.

COVID is currently expected to peak over the next two to three weeks. To prevent and slow the potential reinfection/spread of COVID, we ask that parents please consider wearing a mask when on site and avoid entering school if you are unwell. This is also the case with Cold and Flu signs and symptoms. Student and staff health is of paramount importance to the school and we strongly encourage you to keep your child home if they have any symptoms of a cold/flu (e.g. runny/blocked nose, headaches, body aches, high temperature, coughing/sneezing, fatigue or similar).

We are scheduled to receive a delivery of RATs that are being distributed by the Department of Education. Each child will have an allocation of 20 RATs available for collection by a parent/nominated adult. We will advise you when these are available for collection but if you require any in the meantime, please contact the office and we will arrange some for you.

Upcoming important dates:

Parent Morning Tea

Our next morning tea will be held in the staffroom on Friday 26 August at 9am. There will be a presentation by Brendan Everett about the Triple P Positive Parenting Program, with an emphasis on parenting children with disabilities of all ages. I encourage you to attend the morning tea and stay for the discussion. Brendan Everett is a registered School Psychologist with a background in education support and supporting positive behaviour in young people. Please RSVP to Kirsty.harris@education.wa.edu.au for catering purposes.

Parent Teacher Interviews (IEP Meetings) Reminder

Parents will have an opportunity on Thursday 18 August to attend a parent teacher interview (IEP meeting) to discuss individual education goals identified for your child, for Semester Two. We will be suspending lessons from 11.45am, to allow teachers to meet with parents. Interviews will run from 12pm through to the end of the day. All children need to be collected at 11.45 and School Bus Services will be operating (please speak directly to the bus service to confirm your child’s transport on this day).

Our intention is still for these meetings to be face to face but are also prepared to hold phone meetings depending on the COVID advice received from the Department closer to the time. If you would like to request a phone meeting instead of a face-to-face meeting, please contact your child’s teacher.