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Ride to School and Harmony Day

It was a spectacle to see so many students and staff wearing orange, the colour for Harmony Week, and riding and scooting to school last Friday. Mr Whitehead and Mrs Perry did much of the organising with staff helping on the day, all of their work is appreciated. Photos from the day are later in this newsletter.

I would like to especially thank Woolworths Joondalup, for their generous donation of bananas, apples and water which the students really enjoyed. 

Staff professional learning

Yesterday Jason Barrow, a local Noongar man, came to the school to work with the staff so that we learnt more about Aboriginal history and culture.  As part of the schools’ Reconciliation Action Plan, we are committed to improving our own knowledge and understanding to strengthen the content and experiences what we give students. 

The staff have also been focusing on Maths and we talked about our school NAPLAN results from 2022.  We reviewed our lesson structure to ensure that we include very clear language about what we want the children to work on in a specific lesson.  For example a statement for a lesson could be: ‘We are learning the words combining, sum and total means that we will do addition in a word problem.’  Mr Easther will be sharing our work with the Joondalup Learning Community next term. 

Srang School fundraiser – This Friday

We are having a gold coin donation fundraiser this Friday 31 March for Srang School in Cambodia.  Come to school dressed in Footy colours as it’s AFL Derby weekend!  If AFL isn’t your preferred sport, wear your soccer kit, netball uniform or anything sporty.

Srang School is part of the Ankgor project where the aims are to;

• promote cooperation in education between the Department of Education in Western Australia and the Ministry of Education Youth and Sport in Cambodia;
• build mutual capacity in the Cambodian and Western Australian education systems; and
• establish cultural awareness between Western Australia and Cambodia.

Money raised by Joondalup Schools is used to help provide clean water and toilets, teaching materials, and electricity for the school.  Every dollar we raise makes a difference for Cambodian children and school staff.

Assembly update

The last assembly of the term will be held on Tuesday 4 April 2023 from 2:15 pm and is being hosted by Joondalup Education Support Centre senior students.

P&C Association Easter Raffle

The big Easter Egg draw is taking place on Tuesday 4 April 2023.  You are running out of time if you haven’t already bought tickets.  You can still be part and win some of the Easter Egg haul!  To everyone who has bought tickets or donated Easter treats – thank you!

Anzac Day Service

The school captains are presenting this year’s Anzac Day service on Thursday 6 April 2023 and the choir will be performing.  Everyone is welcome to attend. 

Key dates

To help you make plans for the coming weeks, there are some important things happening. 

Ms Selley

Principal

During senior sport this term, the students have been involved in a round robin competition involving their factions. The sports that are being played are volleyball, cricket and basketball. At the moment it is a tight competition to see which faction will come out on top.

During Physical Education and senior sport there has been a major focus on sportsmanship, with many students displaying high levels of this. As a whole school the teachers and education assistants have been impressed by the teamwork and encouragement that is being displayed every week. The students should be very proud of how they have conducted themselves during their senior sports activities.

A big congratulations to the students that have been awarded the sportsmanship awards throughout senior sport.

Year 4 sportsmanship winners

Year 5 sportsmanship winners

Year 6 sportsmanship winners

There has also been Most Valuable Players throughout the different weeks. Congratulations to the following students who have been awarded the MVP.

Year 4 Most Valuable Players

Year 6 Most Valuable Players

As the new Physical Education teacher, the students have certainly made me feel very welcome.

Mr Morrey

Physical Education Teacher

In Music, we have been writing our own compositions by creating rhythms and assigning pitch to these rhythms, which we then perform on chime bars. This approach demonstrates the importance of scaffolding music learning through composition. Starting with a limited pitch set, such as sol and mi, is ideal for beginners because it allows us to focus on mastering a smaller number of notes before moving on to more complex melodies. This limited pitch set also provides a clear structure for us to follow, making it easier for us to learn and remember the patterns. As our skills improve, we can progress to more extensive pitch sets and more challenging compositions. This gradual approach to learning music helps to build confidence and sets a strong foundation for future musical exploration. Here are some images of our students playing their compositions on chime bars labelled sol and mi – they’ve been doing an amazing job! 

Mr Sutherland

Music Teacher

The Year Two students are developing artistic skills through experimentation with a warm colour to create a sunset background for their unique boab tree with Aboriginal dot painting.  

Joondalup Schools P&C fundraises for both Joondalup Primary School and Joondalup Education Support Centre and every little bit of support is always much appreciated. If you think you could help in any way throughout the year in any capacity, please contact Jen Coyle on 0403 904 157 and we can add you to our WhatsApp volunteer group. No initial commitment – just putting your name into a pool when we make the call out for helpers for various fundraising activities. Many hands make light work and every cent raised goes back into our schools.

Entertainment Books are a fantastic fundraiser for Joondalup Schools P&C. For every membership we sell, 20% goes directly towards fundraising for our schools so if you are purchasing a membership – be sure to use the QR code here!