Kaya,

We are currently in our Adventure Week meaning we are almost at the end of the school year! Yesterday, our upper primary students went to Bounce, and today we have students at Outback Splash and Caversham Wildlife Park! Students get really excited about this week, and it is a nice way to celebrate the year together.

Carols by Candlelight

Last week, Joondalup Primary School hosted Carols by Candlelight on the oval which was a huge event with lots of families attending. We even had visits from students who had graduated which was a lovely surprise. We had a small number of students participate in performances this year, and they certainly did us proud. It would be great to see many more of our students be part of the event next year.

Graduation

Congratulations and good luck wishes to all our students who are graduating from Year 6 this year. Our graduation ceremony will be on Tuesday 10 December, in the undercover area. Our graduating students are going to many different schools next year. We also have a number of students who are moving at the end of the year, I wish you all the best at your new school. It would be lovely to hear from students in the future about how they are going.

School Reports

School reports will sent home electronically on Tuesday 10 December. Earlier this week I sent a letter home explaining that there will be no attendance on the report this year. Please contact the school if you need to know your child’s attendance for the semester or year. Please also advise the school at joondalup.esc@education.wa.edu.au if you need to update your email address.

School Holidays

We are just about at the end of the school year! The last day for students is on Thursday 12 December. School will be closed over the summer break, and we will welcome students back on the first day Wednesday 5 February 2025. Please make sure you turn Compass Notifications on, so you can receive any important information about the 2025 school year.

2025 Class Lists

Student class lists are all complete, and we hope there will not be any/many changes made. If you know you won’t be returning next year and haven’t let us know yet, please do, so our class lists are as up to date as they can be. You can ask staff which class your child will be in next year.

Our Staff

A huge thank you to our staff this year for their dedication to school and students. We have a number of staff who are not returning to Joondalup next year. Some may be returning in the future, but are pursuing other exciting things. I would like to give best wishes to Chloe Hobson and Rhianna Moule who are taking some leave from Joondalup. I would also like to wish Ashley Vincent and Deborah Wallin all the best, they will not be returning to Joondalup next year. We will be welcoming back some staff next year who have been on leave.

Public School Review Report

Earlier this term our school underwent our Public School Review. Representatives of students, staff, families, our Board, the P&C and community members were part of the review day. Attached is the finalised report we have received from the review. It was a really positive day, with the reviewers being very positive and supportive of the work we do here. We have received a 5 year return, which indicates our school is operating well above the standard, which is what our performance is measured against.

I would like to wish everyone a wonderful summer. Enjoy the sunshine. On behalf of all of us here at Joondalup Education Support Centre, I would like to thank you for being part of our school, we treasure every student and celebrate every success that happens. We look forward to seeing you all again in 2025.