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Faction Athletics Carnival
It’s a busy week with Friday being our Faction Athletics Carnival and some events already being held yesterday and today. I know that this week is a highlight for many students and their families. The weather looks perfect for our carnival day but please remember suncream to prevent sunburn. Information was sent to all families via Compass last week. I look forward to seeing lots of families at school to cheer on each faction.
P&C Association Cake Stall
There will be a cake stall at the Faction Carnival on Friday. If you would like to make something to sell, please bring it to school on Friday morning. All of the ingredients need to be listed on the packaging. No nuts please.
Disco news
Lots of students danced the night away at last Friday's P&C Disco. It was noisy, there was lots of laughter, glow sticks were waved in the air, limbo, crazy dance moves and plenty of food. Thank you to all of the volunteers who helped with the planning and on the night. I would like to also acknowledge the P&C for making this event FREE. The tireless effort that goes into fundraising helps everyone.
Public School Review
Next Monday the school will be participating in our Public School Review. The purpose of the review is to determine if the school is meeting ‘The Standard’ in the following areas: Relationships and Partnership, Learning Area, Teaching Quality, Leadership, Use of Resources, and Student Achievement and Data. The school has submitted over 150 pages of evidence and supportive text to demonstrate what has happened in the school between 2022 and 2024. A director from the Department’s Public School Review team and a fellow principal will spend a day in the school and meet with staff, the School Board and P&C Association members to discuss the documents and ask questions about the school. Following the review, a report is written which will be made available to the school community.
I would like to acknowledge the work of all staff who have contributed to the documentation. Producing that volume of work in a relatively short space of time has required many meetings, lots of brainstorming and hours of writing. I am very grateful and value the expertise and professionalism of the staff.
Staff acknowledgements
In the past few weeks some staff have led students so that they could have a wonderful opportunity. Thank you to:
Mrs Nerelle Phillips for working students so that they could be part of Joondalup Learning Community Science Week Competition. We won!
Mr Craig Morrey and Mr Kyle Easther for taking some of the Year 5 and 6 students to complete in the Joondalup Clam Series Basketball Cup. Both of the teams were runner ups!
Mr Rhys Sutherland for taking the choir to One Big Voice. Thank you also to Miss Brittany Todd, Ms Shannon Read and Mrs Tayla Lindemann for being helpers at the performance.
Mrs Penny Thornton for helping the Year 3 and 4 students to create great artwork that has been included in the AWESOME Festival.
The efforts of the staff for all their hard work throughout the term is greatly appreciated.
Assembly update
The final Term 3 assembly will be held on Tuesday 17 September from 2:15 pm. It is being presented by the classes in the middle years for ESC.
RU OK? Day
To recognise RU OK? Day on Thursday the students can come to school dressed in yellow and black. There is no gold coin requirement The mission for RU OK? is to get everyone to have more conversations about how they are doing. It is about checking in with family, friends and classmates to help them get through tough times.
Positive Behaviour Support News
It has been a pleasure to see so many students come to morning tea throughout the term as recognition for being the highest dojo recipient in their class for the fortnight. In any given fortnight students can collect as many 80 dojos for showing respect, responsibility, kindness and doing their best. The students are working towards collecting 100 000 so that we can have another reward day.
Each fortnight we have an expectation focus this term we have talked about in class this term:
- We are Responsible – We are prepared, organised and ready to learn.
- We do Our Best – We show good sporting spirit.
- We are Kind – We work together and encourage others.
- We are Respectful – We allow others to learn.
Dogs on school grounds
There have been a number of incidents where dogs have been tied up outside school grounds and left unattended. At times students have become frightened when a dog has jumped suddenly, or barked unexpectedly, and no one is close by looking after the dog. If you are walking dogs to school please do not leave them unattended. If students are able to walk to class by themselves, it may be an idea to say goodbye at the gate, so you are able to stay with your dog.
School Parking
To ensure the safety of our students and staff, please use the parking areas and Kiss and Drive located in the surrounds of the school and not the staff parking area, located outside the administration building. This area is clearly signposted for staff parking only and is frequented by school buses in the morning and afternoon. Using this area to drop off and collect students poses a danger to anyone walking across the carpark.
School holidays
The last day of the school term is Friday 20 September 2024 and the first day of Term 4 is Monday 7 October 2024. I wish everyone a wonderful holiday break and hope that you make the most of the change in weather as the days become warmer.
Term 4 2024 news
Term 4 kicks off with the Year 6 students and staff attending the annual camp in Dwellingup. They are leaving on Tuesday 8 October and come back four days later on Friday 11 October. I hope that they have a wonderful time and come back with stories to tell.
In Term 4 there are several key dates for your calendar:
| Friday 25 October | P&C Quiz Night |
| Friday 8 November | School Development Day so no students come to school |
| Thursday 28 November | Christmas Carols in the evening |
| Thursday 12 December | Last day of the school year |
Ms Selley
Principal
If you notice any suspicious activity on School Grounds, please contact Security on 9264 4771 or the Police on 131 444.
Interschool Basketball (Years 5 and 6)
Last Thursday 5September, Joondalup Primary School competed in the Joondalup Slam Series Basketball Cup at HBF Arena, with both boys and girls teams performing brilliantly. The girls team went through undefeated during qualifications, and the boys team only lost 1 game. Both teams made it through to the grand final before narrowly being beaten, to finish runners-up. All the students gave 100% effort, showed tremendous sports spirit and great teamwork.
A big thank you goes to Mr Easther for coaching the boys team and giving up his lunch times to train them. Both Mr Easther and I were very proud of all the students efforts and we thoroughly enjoyed the day and look forward to next year’s Slam Cup.
Girls Cricket Clinic
The all-girls cricket clinic started last Thursday 5 September. It was a fun-filled session with awesome activities and all the participants had a great time. We also had a special guest appearance from Lisa Griffith from the Perth Scorchers. Lisa provided great tips to the students and answered many questions from the girls. Remember, there is still time to register for the last few weeks and I encourage all to join in on the fun. Please see details below.
Mr Morrey
Sports Teacher
Last Thursday 22 August, our Joondalup Primary School Choir participated in the One Big Voice (OBV) festival at RAC Arena, joining over 7,500 other primary school students from across Western Australia. OBV is Australia’s largest children’s choir event, where students from Years 3 to 7 perform in a celebration of the power of song. Our choir performed a selection of songs with choreography in two-part harmony, demonstrating fantastic effort and enthusiasm throughout the event.
A special acknowledgment goes to our Year 4 student Charlee from Room 6 , who had the opportunity to perform on centre stage as part of a small vocal group for the song Storming. Well done to Charlee for his confidence and commitment!
I would also like to extend my gratitude to all the parents for their ongoing support, especially for bringing students to extra rehearsals in the lead-up to the concert. Your support in your children's musical education is greatly appreciated.
Mr Sutherland
Music Teacher
Our talented Year 3 and Year 4 students have actively participated in the unique and vibrant AWESOME Festival, showcasing their creativity in the Little Impressions Arts (Art from the Heart) A3 Collage project. Selecting just 50 pieces for this special festival was no easy task, given the outstanding quality of work produced by all our young artists. We are proud to announce that these selected artworks will be displayed in the foyer of the State Theatre Centre of WA from 24 September to 28 September, open daily from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm during the festival's public season.
Congratulations to
Room 6: Victoria, Izack, Evelyn, Sadie, Oakley, Charli, Maddilyn, Meeka, Logan T, Charlotte W, Max
Room 8: George, Dustin, Divan, Liam, Elvin, Ruby, Lincoln, Felix, Bianca, Eva, Hope, Rohitha, Eliab, Sophia,
Room 7: Shae, Keilan, Sunny, Hunter, Alycia, Emma, Niviga,
Room 4: Isla, Jessica,
Room 5: Phoebe, Harry, Arish, Phoenix, Monique, Bryon, Isla, Ezmay, Patrick, Lucas, Eric, April, Luca, Tristan, Rachael, Sarah
In addition, our Year 3 students took inspiration from Vincent van Gogh’s famous Sunflowers painting to create their own stunning sunflower sculptures. Their imaginative and colourful interpretations will bring joy to all who see them.
Stay tuned for more updates on their artistic journey!
Mrs Thornton
Art Teacher
| Monday 7 October | Start of Term 4 |
| Tuesday 8 October | Year 6 Depart for Camp |
| Thursday 7 November | P&C Colour Run |
| Friday 8 November | School Development Day - No Students |
| Monday 18 November | Year 6 Beach Swimming Starts (2 weeks) |
| Thursday 20 November | Kindy 2025 Orientation Morning |
| Friday 6 December | Enterprise Day |
| Tuesday 10 December | Year 6 Graduation |
| Thursday 12 December | Last day of Term 4 |
It has been a busy few weeks in the P&C with members and parent volunteers giving up many hours to help plan events and be there on the day to help support sales, ticket scanning, set-up, pack-up and other general support roles. Thank you to everyone who has helped over the last few weeks. These events have included:
- 2024 WACSSO Conference– Two P&C members attended the two day conference to learn more about fundraising ideas, communication, compliance and hear from other delegates and guest speakers, including the Education Minister, Hon Dr Tony Buti MLA
- Father’s Day Stall– A great success with a wide variety of gifts available and over $600 raised for the school!
- Icy Pole Fridays– Cooler weather is not slowing down the kids racing over to grab their icy poles. This will continue on most Fridays, depending on volunteer availability.
- PJ Disco– Nearly 30 volunteers helped 300 kids over 3 sessions have an absolute blast with music, lights, glow merch and dancing! What’s even better is this year we gave every student a free entry! We can only do this thanks to the fantastic fundraising efforts and contributions from our whole school community, so thank you.
And we’re still not done for this term…Friday 13 September is Faction Carnival and the P&C will be running “Morning Tea by the P&C” in the morning (9-12pm), available to students, parents and teachers. Come visit us to grab some yummy morning tea.
If you can help with donating anything like cakes, drinks and snacks or can come help out at the stall on the day (even if it's just an hour) – please contact Lisa on hello@joondaluppspc.tidymail.co
In Term 4 we will have two more big events. See attached info for the adults Quiz night (not long now) and remember Colour Run will be on Thursday 7 November. More info will be available soon.
The Minister for Education has recently announced cost of living measures to improve access to vital water safety skills for families across our state. Please find details regarding free Vacswim lessons below.
VacSwim free this summer
VacSwim will be offered free to families of children aged 5 to 17 during the school holidays. In addition, where venue entry fees apply these will be free for each child participating in VacSwim. This will remove financial barriers for many families. To ensure as many children as possible can access swimming lessons there will be an initial enrolment of one program per child, with additional programs offered, where available. VacSwim summer enrolments are now open and close on 16 October 2024.
