Dear families

Staff appreciation

With the Faction Athletics Carnival not too far away, I would like to acknowledge the efforts of the staff who are busy getting everything ready. The support they are giving to each other, and particularly Mr Lee, and the increased training for the children is testament to the staff's commitment to ensure that the carnival is a great day for everyone.

Assembly update

Our next assembly is on Friday 28 August 2020 at 8.50am.  It will be presented by the Year 6 children and it is going to be groovy.  There is a rumour about a very flash costume!  As with our last assembly we ask that only one representative from each Year 6 family and one representative from the honour certificate recipient family attend.  This is part of the school’s process to monitor the number of people on site as we remain in Phase 4 of the roadmap to recovery for COVID-19.

Faction tokens

We did our first faction token count for Term 3 and the results were fantastic.  We have a new leader:

All of the children know that I am Team Green all the way but even I couldn’t contain my excitement for Red.  Well done to everyone in Red. 

We had so many tokens being used around the school that we have bought even more.

Hats please!

As part of our Code of Conduct we talk about being responsible.  This means that all children need to wear the school uniform.  Please check that your children have a school hat (i.e. one with a broad brim) in their bag.

Faction Athletics

The children and staff are very busy preparing for the faction athletics carnival.  Given the unpredictable weather at this time of the year, everyone is making the most of sunny days.  If it’s not raining, someone is training!  To help us, please make sure that your children come to school wearing running shoes every day.  Children need to be ready to go at a moments' notice. 

Funding

Recently funding was announced by the State Government as part of the COVID-19 Roadmap to Recovery program for schools in WA.  Joondalup Primary School has received $350,000 for upgrades to the school’s carparks and Joondalup ESC received $300,000 for increased accessibility throughout the school, such as ramps, walkways etc. 

Discussions on both of these projects are underway.

Staff meeting

On Thursday the staff are meeting to prepare for the school review.  We are looking at the evidence we have to demonstrate that the school is effective and we are doing our best for the children, each other and the school community.  We hope to start at 3.15pm so if staff rush from the classes and the gates it is because we have some important things to get in place.

Enrolling at the school

Making a decision about where your children attend school usually means going to the school closest to home.  Recently we have had a number of people ask questions about enrolments so I have created a very simple FAQ.  It won’t answer every questions but it might be helpful.

National School Opinion Survey for Parents

https://www.schoolsurvey.edu.au/s/joondalupps

Don’t forget to give the school feedback by completing the National School Opinion Survey.  Click on the link and answer some easy questions.  The survey closes on Friday 21stAugust 2020.

The great snail hunt

What is a problem for an avid gardener is not for some of our students!  During lunch time some of the children have been exploring the gardens to find snails of all shapes and sizes.  It is quite exciting to watch a snail emerge from the shell and slide across the wall.  However, a snail pooping on your hand is not so exciting but it is quite funny.  The snails are returned to the garden so that they can be rediscovered the next day.

Crash test dummies

Room 14’s Year 1s have been learning about car safety and the importance of seatbelts.  They have created cars with all of the safety requirements, including some with air bags, to see if the passengers would survive a car crash.  Thankfully no toys were harmed and it has been proven that seatbelts save lives.