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 6^th 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 8^th 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 1^st 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 13^th 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 1^st March and Monday 4th March, students will resume school on Tuesday 5th March.

Ms Hanrahan 

A big Congratulations to our Merit Award Winners from the Assembly held on Friday 22nd February 2019.

On Tuesday the 19^th of February the Year Fives and Sixes participated in Armed for Life. It was great fun and we learnt about Resilience, Self-Esteem and Wellbeing. We would like to thank Adam, Aaron and Mark for coming to Joondalup Primary School.

In Rooms 10 and 11 we are learning about animal adaptions by doing fun experiments. One of the really fantastic experiments we have done is Blubber Me! In the experiment we learned about how whales adapt to colder temperatures. First we had put someone’s hand in the ice cold water and timed it. Next, we put Blubber on the person’s other hand, and timed that as well. Over all, it was a great experiment and we would love to do it again.  

Miss Mercer and Mr Easther

Birds on a Wire

Working with primary colours

Felt pen wax crayon and dye

Pre-Primary

Trees

Working with Warm and Cool Colours

Felt Pen and Soft Pastel

Years 3 & 4

Rooms 4, 6 & 8

Hot Dogs 

Working with Warm Colours

Felt Pen and Dye

Year 1

Rooms 14, 15 & 30

Warm Landscapes

working with warm colours

felt pen & watercolour

Years 5 & 6

Rooms 10 & 11

The P&C Meetings are held every third Wednedsday of the month and take place in the School Library at 7.oopm. Everyone is welcome to attend!

Please see the P&C dates for the year.

The P&C have positions vacant for a Treasurer and Grants Officer. Please see the Flyer below for more information.

The School Banking day has changed to Thursday mornings at 8.15am in the B Block Wet Area. Please join us on Thursdays and welcome our new volunteers Jenny Hermans and Megs Turkich who having taken on the task of School Banking. 

If you would like to volunteer some time to help with the School Banking on a Thursday morning, please contact the P&C Secretary, Tanya on 0417 097 886.

Thank you as always for your support.