Term 2 has started off strongly.

We have a busy start to the term. The last two weeks the students in Year 3 and 5 have undertaken NAPLAN, the kids can breathe a sigh of relief and should be acknowledged for their efforts during the testing.

I would like to thank the families who attended the School Community Information Session. It was a wonderful way of engaging with the school community on a number of important topics and have open and honest conversations, around supporting the students and school to strive for success.

Further to this, we have sought parent feedback around communication and the re- structuring of the school day. Please take the time to complete these feedback forms, as we would genuinely appreciate your input.

On a sad note, we wish to inform the school community that Mrs Sharon Bayley has had to take extended leave from school for a serious medical reason. Her return date is not clear. Mrs Reeves and Mrs Morton will continue to ensure Room 1 is a fantastic place to learn. We hope that you will join us in wishing Mrs Bayley all the very best as she fights this newest battle.

As the new Positive Management of Student Behaviour and Good Standing Policy was implemented this term, we will be having two student acknowledgement events this term to recognise the students who display our values of: respect, responsibility, kindness and strive for success. Today, the students will get extended play time at lunch and in Week 11, the school will run a Disco. We look forward to watching the students enjoy these events.

Kind regards

The Annual Report and the Positive Management of Student Behaviour and Good Standing Policies have being endorsed by the School Board, and the policies will take effect in Term 2. We will have a strong focus on the positive behaviours we expect at JPS and hold acknowledgement events for students who are displaying these expectations. This will be supported with a clear and fair process for managing students who are not following the schools expectations.

We are endeavouring to increase our level of communication at JPS to ensure families are well-informed of what is happening at the school. Connect is the school’s main source of communication, so we are requesting that families are pro-active in reading the messages that come through from the school. If you download the Connect Now App on your phone you only have to login once and you will receive alerts like a text message. We are also hoping to start promoting the schools’ events on a social media platform, as a way of sharing the great work we are doing at the school with the wider community.

We have endeavoured to provide a good mix of academic and extra-curricular activities this term to make learning fun and engaging. Most recently, students had the opportunity to attend; Sculptures by the Sea, West Oz Wildlife Incursion, the Family Easter Egg Hunt and Tee Ball with North Dandalup Primary School, which was a lovely way to finish off the term.

Congratulations to Mrs Sessoyeff and the Year 1’s on running our first Assembly for the year – I am sure we can all agree they did a fantastic job. We are trialling the morning format, as this is a better fit for the students and and staff. It was lovely to see so many people there to cheer on the students.

We hope that everyone has a safe and happy holiday and we look forward to sharing your child/ren’s learning journey with you in Term 2.

Kind regards

Mrs Hayley Taylor