19 February 2025

LEADERSHIP TEAM REPORT

From the Principal

I would like to start this week by congratulating our students for their great return to school. Getting around the classes, it is wonderful to see the industrious work going on. We have already seen a lot of year 2 and 4 students coming down to proudly show their work to Mrs Seed and I.

Last week we held our leader's induction parade. It was a lovely celebration of the students and their families. Congratulations to our year 6 students who received their badges. I look forward to presenting more leadership badges as the year continues.

I would also like to acknowledge our P&C. Already we are seeing the rewards of how hard the P&C work to support the school. You will have noticed the greatly reduced price of swimming, with the P&C funding all buses this year. This is a saving to our families of $750 a week for the duration of swimming. We estimate with sw3imming, camps and excursions this support to our families will exceed $20,000 this year.

Over the last few weeks, we have been looking at the safety of our pickup zones in the afternoons. In particular the Stop and Go Zone in the carpark near prep. Please see the information below if you are using that area.

STOP GO ZONE

Students who are leaving the school via the prep gate to meet parents in the Stop and Go Zone will be expected to do the following:

Wait at the black school gate until they see their parent. Once they have seen their parent and the car is stopped, they can go to the car. Please discuss this with you children.  Class teachers will also be reminding children of the procedure.

Please be aware the Stop-Go Zone is a pick-up and drop-off area where parking is not allowed.  It is a place where you can pick up and drop your children in a fast and safe way.

SENIOR LEADERS 2025

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Reading at JHSS

Learning to read is a process that needs step-by-step teaching and plenty of practise at school and at home. Unlike walking or talking, reading is not a skill that we learn naturally — everyone needs to be taught how to read.
Reading requires two very important skills:

• decoding (reading) the words on the page
• making meaning from the words, sentences and paragraphs that are read.
  For children to learn how to decode words, they need to understand how sounds and letters link together. They are taught that:
• words can be broken up into sounds (the word ‘cat’ is made up of 3 sounds: c-a-t) and that sounds can be blended to form words (the sounds c-a-t blended, forms the word ‘cat’)
• the sounds in words can be represented by letters or groups of letters.

To support implementation of the updated Australian Curriculum, the Department of Education in collaboration with P&Cs Queensland provided an online reading session for parents and carers to support reading at home.

A recording of the Twilight Reading Session for Parents and Carers is now available for school use, along with a supporting fridge poster.

Kind Regards,

James Watt - Principal
Stacey Seed – Deputy Principal

EVENTS CALENDAR

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STUDENT AWARDS

The following students will receive awards for displaying the school values of Respect, Learning, Safety and Relationships.  Parents are welcome to join us at parade. Parade will be filmed and uploaded to Facebook.

Class Behaviour Awards

PM: Tyler; PR: Thea; 1B: June; 1F: Matilda; 1D: Rory; 1/2S: Lily; 2A: Lydia; 2C: Spencer; 3B: Lillian; 3C: Owen; 3D: Cooper; 4B: Ally; 4J: Connor; 4K: Felicity; 5S: Jace; 5/6C: Blake; 6B: Ava; 6K: Pypa; Japanese 5E: Kristian

Token Awards

20: Tokens – 4B: Bailey; Kasey; Phoebe

FROM THE BUSINESS MANAGER

Hi Everyone,

QPARENTS

If you haven’t already joined QParents please register now.  QParents will help streamline your student/s attendance, invoices and consent management in 2025.

Through the QParents App you are able to:

• Record Student Absence
• View Report Cards
• Check and Pay Invoices
• Provide Digital Consent for Various Activities

QParents is easy to set up when following the step-by-step guide (see link below).  To set up an account you will need; your Students EQ ID number (this can be located on previous invoices, report cards or by contacting the office) and 100 points of ID. If required, please see our office staff who will be happy to verify your ID in person.

Koala Kids OSCH Service

NAPLAN QUESTIONS

Have a go at answering these NAPLAN Questions.  Drop off your answers to the office (put in the Gold Box) to go in the draw for a prize. 

NAPLAN

Year 3 & 5 students will be participating in The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is a literacy and numeracy assessment that students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 sit each year. It is the only national assessment all Australian students have the opportunity to undertake.

As students’ progress through their school years, it is important to check how well they are learning the essential skills of reading, writing and numeracy.

NAPLAN assesses the literacy and numeracy skills that students are learning through the school curriculum and allows parents/carers to see how their child is progressing against national proficiency standards.

NAPLAN is just one aspect of a school’s assessment and reporting process. It does not replace ongoing assessments made by teachers about student performance, but it can provide teachers with additional information about students’ educational progress.

NAPLAN also provides schools, education authorities and governments with information about how education programs are working and whether young Australians are achieving important educational outcomes in literacy and numeracy.

Further information

Visit ACARA’s For parents and carers webpage for further information, including how student results are reported.

SWIMMING

Swimming for 3C, 4B, 4J, 4K, 5E, 5S, 5/6C, 6B and 6K will be this term on Mondays.

The Learn to Swim Program is part of the Australian Curriculum and an essential skill for children to develop. Please ensure students have a towel, rashie, togs and wear sun screen.

SCHOOL PHOTOS

School photography day is coming up soon. Group and portrait photographs can be purchased by following the link below or by returning the order envelope with your payment to our photographer on school photo day.

Two easy ways to purchase:

1. Visa, MasterCard or PayPal
2. Cash – complete the envelope supplied and return it to our photographer on photo day

Or visit: www.advancedlife.com.au
And enter online order code: FWQ 37K K51

School photography information:

• Online orders - do not require an envelope returned to your school
• Late fees - a late fee will be applied to each package purchased after photo day due to the additional cost of producing these packages separately
• Package delivery - School photographs will be returned approximately 6 weeks after the day of photography. Please note this delivery timeframe is dependent on proofing and additional photography days at your school.
• Previous Years’ photos - Past years’ photographs including sports, co-curricular and representative groups are also available to order under the “previous years or group photo” tabs at your school’s advancedorder site when you click on the “Order School Photos Here” button above. You can also order past packages, portrait images and gifts from your child’s unique, individual and secure advancedyou image archive site using the unique 9 digit image code found on packages you have ordered in the past

advancedlife would like to express our appreciation to Jones Hill State School for placing your trust in us. Please remember we offer a 100% money back guarantee on our products to ensure your peace of mind. We would also love to receive your feedback or resolve any issues you may experience as fast as possible, to ensure your satisfaction. If you have any questions, comments or feedback relating to your advancedlife experience please contact us at: www.advancedlife.com.au/contact

GUM TREE CAFÉ NEWS

The Gum Tree Café operates every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday first break only.

Richelle and Trina – Tuckshop Convenors

GYMPIE DISTRICT SCHOOL SPORT

Gympie District School Sport invites students turning 10 (born 2015), 11 (born 2014 or 12 (born 2013) to trial for District Sport teams.  Please be aware the following conditions apply when nominating:

• No late nominations will be accepted.
• Only students who regularly participate in the sport should nominate, they should have a high skill level (for their age) and an understanding of the sport.
• All transport to and from the trials is parents responsibility.
• A receipt of nomination / medical form will be given to the students when notes are handed in at the school office – this must be taken to the trials and given to District Officials.

Please see Mrs Munn in the office for more details or email admin@jonehillss.eq.edu.au

Calendar of Trial dates

Week 5
AFL, Netball, Softball nominations due Friday 28/02/2025

Week 6
AFL, Netball, Softball TRIALS Wednesday 5/03/2025
Rugby League BOYS. Soccer, Hockey, Tennis nominations due Wednesday 5/03/2025

Week 7
Rugby League BOYS, Soccer, Hockey TRIALS Tuesday 11/03/2025
Squash, Golf, nominations due Thursday 13/03/2025

Week 8
Squash TRIALS Wednesday 19/03/2025

Term 2 Week 6

Cricket nominations 30/05/2025

Week 7
Cricket TRIALS Wednesday 4/06/2025

Week 8
GIRLS Rugby League nominations 13/06/2025

Week 9
GIRLS Rugby League TRIALS 18/06/2025

FOREVER FISHING CLASSIC 2025

TREASURE HUNT EVENT ABILITY

NETBALL

2025 Netball season is back, we are excited to be running our netball competitions again this year. 

Players need to start reaching out to their coaches/ team managers from last year and to schools to ensure they have a team to play with this year.

JUNIOR COMPETITION

• All school students are welcome, girls aged 10 to 18 years old and boys aged 10 to 14 years old,
  
• Cost $220 per player.(Government Fair Play vouchers can be used)
  
• Games will be played on Mondays after school, times will be 4 pm to 7pm
  
• Registrations OPEN 24 February & CLOSE 31 March (only register if you have a team to play with)
  
• Team gradings will be held end of March (dates to be confirmed)
  
• Competition games start Monday 28 April and the season will run for 15 weeks+ finals (games will not be played during school holidays)
  
• Coaches MUST email the Association team name and ALL player names no later than 10 March. 

IF JUNIOR PLAYERS DO NOT HAVE A TEAM, PLEASE COMPLETE THIS FORM ASAP

We will endeavour to find teams for players FORM:

WE NEED COACHES: If you have experience playing netball and would like to work with young players, please reach out. We have many players looking for teams and a coach. The association will help get started with resources. Please email us for more information. gympienetball@hotmail.com  

LADIES COMPETITION

• $220 per person
  
• This competition is for female players aged 14 years old +
  
• Games start Wednesday 30 April (approx. 15 weeks + finals)
  
• Ladies start reaching out to your friends and get your teams organised. Registrations will open at the end of March

NET SET GO

• Starter program for kids aged 5 to 10 years old
  
• 10-week program in term 2
  
• Tuesday afternoons
  
• Cost $115 per person (includes NSG t-shirt)
  

Thank you for your continued support. 

Regards
Gympie District Netball Association

HOCKEY

GYMPIE LIBRARY

EVERYDAY COUNTS

UPDATED POLICIES

The attached uniform and homework policy were updated and endorsed by the Jones Hill State School P & C in 2024.

CONTAINERS PLEASE

Keep bringing in your containers for recycling.  All plastic bottles, aluminium cans, tetra packs can be dropped off to the office.   Glass bottles can be brought in by adults only.

The Jones Hill SS community is doing their part to reduce landfill and keep our waterways clean.  Thank you to all of our families and students for supporting this very worthy cause.