Principal's News
NAPLAN Year 3 and 5 update
Your child should have received an information sheet NAPLAN online - information for parents and carers. Please read this carefully and if you need any further clarification see your child’s classroom teacher.
Pre Primary On Entry Assessments
Between weeks 3 & 5 the Pre Primary children completed On Entry Assessments Tasks in Numeracy and Literacy. The reports will be sent home with your children in the next couple of weeks. Please spend time reading the report. If you have any questions, please ask your child’s teacher for clarification. The information gathered will be used to assist your child’s teacher to plan for areas of improvement throughout 2019.
Student Update Forms
Next week the Student Update Forms will be sent out to every student in the school to ensure that all records are up to date and correct. Please have these forms back to the office with any corrections by Monday 18th March.
Voluntary Contributions
At the beginning of each school year we ask families to pay their Voluntary Contribution. The amount is only $60 per student, this equates to only $1.50 per week for a great education at Joondalup PS. The Voluntary Contribution pays for numeracy and literacy equipment, reading and library books, sporting equipment, laptops and iPads etc.
You can pay by credit card at the office or cash from Monday to Friday or direct deposit at any time, details are:
BSB: 016338 Account No: 340952796 (remember to put your child’s name and email the school on Joondalup.ps@education.wa.edu.au when you have made a payment.
Open Night
The annual Open Night is on Wednesday 6th March. It is a great opportunity to walk through your child’s room, 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 8th 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 1st 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.
School Board Update
The School Board will meet for the first time on Wednesday 13th March. We have now filled all of the Board positions, thank you to all the parents who have volunteered their time to be a part of our dynamic board. As a school we are looking forward to your valuable contributions and working alongside you. I would like to congratulate Ashley Gunning for taking on the role of the Chairperson this year.
The school will be closed on Friday 1st March and Monday 4th March, students will resume school on Tuesday 5th March.
Ms Hanrahan