Big Bash Cricket 

Last Friday some of our students had a fantastic day at the Big Bash Cricket. It was hot out in the middle but nonetheless, enjoyable.  The students hit the ball with ease, made some great runs and fielded with skill. I am especially proud of the sportspersonship and high level of excellentbehaviour they displayed throughout the day.  A huge thank you to Mr Lee, Phys Ed specialist, and Mrs Butler, Education Assistant, who arranged and supported the students on the day.

Year 6 Camp

They have come home tired, a bit grubby and with great stories … and that is just the staff.  Of course, the Year 6 students had a wonderful time too.  It was so good to hear about students challenging themselves to do things that they would otherwise never do, how they encouraged each other when the tasks appeared too difficult, and to share in the laughs about the antics that they got up to as they spent time with friends.  Camp is a highlight for the children and I am glad that that staff worked hard to make it happen.  I would like to thank Miss Mercer, Mr Easther, Miss O’Connor, Ms Sivic, Mr Lee, and Mrs Wendt for organising and attending camp.  It is a massive undertaking and their efforts are greatly appreciated.

Book Fair

Thank you to everyone who supported last week’s Book Fair.  The children left the library having purchased an assortment of stationery, posters and books.  Book Fair not only allows children to spend their pocket money but is also an important fundraising event so that the library keeps its book collection up to date for everyone to enjoy.  The school received $1,186 in commission. Thank you to Ms Rees, Library Officer, for coordinating this event. 

Visiting Indonesian students

Last Friday seven Indonesian students visited the school to have a look around.  They visited classrooms, participated in lessons and had a chat with our students.  Thank you to Ms Mulyana, Indonesian specialist, for making this possible for everyone.

School Board and P&C Association

Last Wednesday the School Board and P&C Association met for the final time this year.  The Board has approved the voluntary contributions and extra cost options for 2020 and this information will be sent to families on Monday 25th November.  The Board also discussed the actions needed to ensure that the Business Plan strategies become part of every day practice, and approved the extension of the agreement between the school and OSHClub so that they are able to offer an ongoing service to the community.

Bugs, viruses and illness

As the school winds down and everyone gets tired, there can be a resurgence of bugs, viruses and illness amongst staff and students.  It is vital that sick children stay at home because there is no better place than in bed and being with a parent.  So that the illnesses do not spread around the school, if your children have a headache, sore throat, temperature, or stomach bug then please make sure that you keep them at home. For the more severe illnesses such as measles, mumps, whooping cough and glandular fever please get medical advice and follow the doctor’s direction.  It is also important that you contact the school so that we can inform staff and students whose immune system is not as strong as others.  

A very big congratulations to our Merit Award Wiiners from the Assembly held on Friday 15th November.

Joondalup Kid Award

Eshaal, Year 2

Eshaal is a kind, gentle and compassionate student who goes out of her way to make an effort to help her peers. Eshaal always encourages others during collaboration tasks and supports those who may need extra assistance. We are lucky to have such a responsible and respectful Joondalup Kid.

On the 7^th November our campus participated in Outdoor Classroom Day. This is a global campaign designed to inspire and celebrate outdoor learning and play. Outdoor learning has been recognised to improve health, engagement with learning activities, develop critical life skills such as resilience, teamwork and creativity whilst having lots of fun. The students at Joondalup Schools from Kindy to Year 6 engaged in a range of outdoor learning activities with their own classes and with buddy classes.

Everyone participated in a scavenger hunt across the outdoor learning environment of our school. The students completed four outdoor tasks to reveal hidden letters that spelt out the answer to a mystery riddle related to the environment.

The students completed experiences such as team games, mindfulness activities, mathematic activities using natural materials and even flying paper planes outside. The Kindergarten students across both campuses also participated in their own outdoor learning experiences combined with the Play and Learn students from Joondalup Primary School. All the students and teachers had a fantastic time exploring the beautiful outdoor learning environments we have at Joondalup. Have a look at some of the photos that capture the enthusiasm and enjoyment shared by all involved. 

Mrs Spicer 

Classroom Teacher

This will be the final sustainability news for 2019. I take this time to thank all P&C, staff, parents, grandparents and students for the ongoing support of our journey in sustainability.

Highlights of the year.

• Another worm farm came into action as we endeavour to recycle most of our organic food scraps and move further along in our sustainability journey.
• Winning 3^rd place for our produce at the Perth Royal Show
  
• The Moordijt Kadadjiny Club joining in our garden club and learning the many wondrous uses of Aboriginal Bush Tucker and native plants.
• Our many cooking activities.
• Our Woolworths Discovery Garden. This has been planted out into a lovely garden bed.
• Our Recycling Programs, which have diverted thousands of items from landfill.

Please continue to bring in:

• Batteries
• Mobile phones and accessories
• Dental hygiene packaging including toothbrushes
• Coffee pods (make sure they are DRY)
• Ring pulls from cans of drink

• Our Grow Free Cart that is set up near the office and continues to be a point to share vegetable produce and related products with others.
• Continued partnerships with WasteWise, WaterWise, SunSmart, Clean Up Australia, Bunnings Joondalup, Woolworths, The Worm Shed, Tucker Bush and Sustainable Schools WA amongst a few.

Finally I hope you enjoy these memories from class activities and the garden club that took place.

Indonesian students visiting Joondalup Primary School

On the 15^th November, seven students and a parent from Jakarta visited Joondalup Primary School for a study tour. Before coming to our school, they visited some of Perth's universities. 

The students from Indonesia are Faradiba, Ariel, Nurul, Shifa, Gabriel, Tristan, and Vanya and the parent who accompanied them is Ibu Francisca Eron.  In Indonesia, all public schools are named by numbers. The visiting students are from Sixty Senior High School or SMAN 60. At our school assembly, the visitors received gifts from our school. The gifts were organised by our school principal, Ms Carol Selley. 

While they were here, the students visited the Music, Visual Art, Science and Indonesian classes.

The students from Jakarta helped our Years 5 and 6 students to complete their Indonesian tasks and also conversed with them in Indonesian. Rooms 6 and 8 students learned three Indonesian dances from Sumatera Island.

The visiting students enjoyed their visit to Joondalup Primary School and gave a very positive comment on our school and students.

The visiting Indonesian students said that the Joondalup Primary School students are amazing. When Ms Tammy Hanrahan asked about their comment regarding their visit to our school, they said, 'They  are very active. We did not know this school has such very a good program of studies.”
Well done students and thanks to the seven students of Sixty SHS and Ibu Fransisca Eron the supervisor and the G’Day tour leader Ibu Iing Pramudi for visiting Joondalup PS.

Maria Mulyana

Indonesian Teacher

Maths Award

Joanne, Year 4

Joanne has a passion for Mathematics and a natural ability to grasp a deep understanding of complex concepts. She is like a human calculator and her processing speed never fails to impress us.

Pre-Primary Mathematicians

During this term the children have been exposed to a number of activities dealing with sharing. This is a necessary prerequisite skill to teaching division. In one activity the children were asked to share a number of choc chips between two cupcakes. They were also asked to share an equal number of kites between a group of people. In another lesson the children were given fifteen match sticks and asked to share the match sticks equally between three playdough echidnas. In measurement the children have been using balance scales to weigh a number of concrete objects to develop the mathematical language of heavy and light. Other measurement tasks have involved capacity. The students were asked to fill a variety of containers with sand which was then used to develop the mathematical language of which containers hold more or less.

Joke of the week!

Next year our Staff Development days are as follows;