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- Principal's News
- Suspicious Activity
- Science creates winners!
- Room 32 are going on holiday!
- Colour Run
- Music News with Miss O'Connor
- Indonesian Language Competition
- Art with Mrs Sweet
- Play and Learn - Our Pre Kindy Program
- P&C - Final Meeting for 2020
- OSH Club - Vacation Care
- Booklists 2021
- Community News
- Term 4 Planner 2020
Dear families
Congratulations to Mrs Phillips
Congratulations to Mrs Nerelle Phillips, our Science teacher, who was selected as one of three winners for Western
Australia in the ‘Deep Blue’ competition for National Science Week. It is a wonderful achievement and reflects her own love for science, and importantly, her love for developing great scientific learning in our children.
School Board
Earlier this week we held our final School Board meeting for the year. The meeting was a time to provide the last update about school business and to acknowledge the contribution the Board has made to the school. I would like to specifically thank Deb Childs, one of our community representatives, and Liz Omaidi, a parent representative, for their work. I am grateful for the part they have played in school governance.
In 2021 there will be a number of vacant positions on the School Board and I would encourage you to consider how you might like to be involved. With the school’s business plan coming to an end in December 2021, next year is an ideal time to take part in the discussions that will inform our new plan. Please give me a call on 9233 5800 or drop in for a conversation about the Board if you would like information about the Board’s roles and responsibilities and what you might expect as a Board member.
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. A very special thank you to Mrs Rhian Rees, our library officer, who arranged the Book Fair for the school. Thank you also Mrs Mel Hunt, Mrs Sue Egan, Ms Karen Tucker, and Ms Nicola Fletcher who helped with keeping the Fair open by being available to take payment. Book Fairs are an important way for the school to build the number of resources available to staff and students.
Upcoming events and what you need to do
There are lots of upcoming events that may need you to do something. Thank you to everyone who has managed to keep on top of family administration.
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Date |
What is happening |
What do you need to do |
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Monday 16 November |
Every family received a copy of next year’s booklist |
Decide how and when you are going to do your ‘Back to School’ shopping. If you are using Ziggies, please check the dates to guarantee you will have the items for the beginning of 2021. |
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Friday 27 November |
Indonesian Christmas performance |
If your child has been selected to perform at Lakeside Joondalup, pay $5.00 and return the permission slip. |
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Tuesday 1 December |
Carols by Candlelight |
Return the permission slip to school by Monday 23 November so that we know if your children are attending. Plan to come along to the event. The school opens at 5.00pm.
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Monday 7 – Thursday 17 December |
Room 4, 6, 7, 8, 12 and 13 Swimming lessons |
Payment is now overdue. Please pay $45.00 to the school for each child attending and return permission slips.
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Assembly
There is another assembly next week and it will be presented by the Student Councillors and Faction Captains. Assembly will start at 8.50am.
COVID-19 – a reminder
Please remember that we need to continue to do our part to keep ourselves and the community healthy.
Posters recently made available to schools included the following key messages:
- Cover coughs and sneezes with their arm or tissues.
- Put used tissues into the bin and wash their hands.
- Wash your hands with soap and water.
- Try not to touch your mouth or face.
- Don’t hold hands with others.
If your children are sick or don’t feel well, please keep them at home.
P&C Association
The final meeting for 2020 will be on Wednesday 25 November at 7.00pm in the staffroom.
Importantly a number of people are stepping away from their roles on the P&C Association Executive. I would like to thank Lina Chua for being our treasurer and Rachel Chambers, our fundraising coordinator. Both of these position require a lot of work and expertise. The P&C Association and school have benefited significantly because Lina has been diligent in the management of money.
Rachel has been the driving force behind Father’s Day and Mother’s Day stalls and Colour Runs and all of the other fundraisers in between. Rachel has been ably assisted by others, but it has been her willingness to put in a lot of effort that has seen our students and school community reap the rewards.
If you notice any suspicious activity on School Grounds, please contact Security on 9264 4771 or the Police on 131 444.
During National Science Week in Term Three, students were involved in a variety of activities that explored the environmental impact of pollution in our oceans by investigating The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, the largest of five offshore plastic accumulation zones in the world’s oceans. Students were involved in activities which required them to explore, design and build equipment that could be used to reduce the plastic pollution within these areas.
The environmental brilliance behind the students’ engagement in these activities during National Science Week has been recognised and the school is one of the recipients of the National Science Week awards from the Australian Science Teachers Association.
Congratulations Joondalup Scientists.
Mrs Phillips
Science Teacher
COVID-19 isn’t stopping Room 32 from going on holiday! Our Kindy and Pre-Primary students have been loving our new dramatic play area and have been role playing travelling all over the world. We had a class vote to determine what would replace our camping corner for Term 4 and an airport was a unanimous decision. We have been looking at how weather and seasonal changes affect our everyday life and how we dress differently for these, so packing a suitcase for different holiday destinations has been a great way to explore this.
Miss Taylor
Romm 32 Class Teacher
On Thursday 5th November the P&C held our annual Colour Run. It was the perfect day for all of our students to run around the school oval and get splashed with lots of colour whilst raising money for the school. Take a look at our gallery below for photos of the day.
Carols by Candlelight Extravaganza!
- Tuesday 1st December, Week 8.
- Gates open from 5pm.
- Performances start at 6pm.
- Food and drinks will be available.
- There will be a raffle and best dress prizes so you have to be in it to win it!
- All permission slips returned to classroom teacher by Monday 23rd November, Week 7.
Remembrance Day Service: Choir performance
It is hard to believe that the November Remembrance Day Service was the first performance of the year for the Joondalup Schools Choir. I would like to say thank you to the Year 6 students and Miss Mercer for putting together a beautiful service and a big well done to our Choir students for an amazing performance. Even though we cannot applaud or celebrate performances at events such as Remembrance Day, I was applauding on the inside as I was truly proud of the Choir students' performance and how respectfully they conducted themselves during the service.
Congratulations to Kiera, Kyran, and Georgie who were the runners up in the Indonesian Language video competition, held throughout WA. The competition was run by the Westralian Indonesian Language Teachers' Association. The video's Indonesian title is, 'Main Pin Boling Dengan Ozobot' and in English is, 'Playing Pin Bowling with Ozobot.'
Well done Kiera, Kyran and Georgie.
Maria Mulyana
Indonesian Teacher
Curious Creatures
Celebrating Children’s Book Week is always fun. In Visual Arts we read the story, "Where the Wild Things Are", by Maurice Sendak. After viewing the illustrations, the students created a curious creature. The creature was drawn in felt pen and coloured with water colour pencils or ink. These works of art were created by the students in Rooms 12 and 13.
Mrs Sweet
Art Teacher
