5 October 2016

Newsletter Articles

Leadership Team Report

Hi Everyone,

Welcome back to the start of term 4!

I hope you had an enjoyable break and are ready for another busy term.

Today we welcomed Chantelle Caufield into the Jones Hill School community. Chantelle will be teaching 1L for the remainder of the year while Jodie Loughland in on maternity leave.

Miss Nelmes was married on the holidays and will be returning next week as Mrs Austin. Mr Ben Itzkovich will be taking her class. Mr Littler will be away until October 17, Mrs Joanne Stevenson will remain on this class.

Swimming and Swimming Carnival Term 4

Years 4/5W, 4H, 3/4C, 3S and 2/3N will be swimming on the following Mondays in term 4.
Mondays 10, 24, 31 October and 7 & 21 November

Years 5/6C, 5/6K, and 5/6L will be swimming on the following Tuesdays in term 4.
Tuesdays 11, 18, 25 October and 1, 8, 15, 22 November.

Permission forms, medical forms and invoices were sent home last term. Please return these forms as soon as possible so that your child can participate in these lessons.

Please ensure that your child brings swimming togs, towel, rash swimming shirt and thongs/crocs (water shoes). Students with long hair will be required to have their hair tied back in a hairband or preferably a swimming cap. Parents are welcome to watch or help with the program.

Our school swimming carnival for years 3 to 6 will be held on Monday 14 November at Gympie South Pool. The carnival will start at 9:30am and conclude at approximately 2:30pm

Holt Bolt Kids

Holt Bolt Kids is coming to Jones Hill School from 9am -12pm on October 25, 2016 !! This program is a fun, social and unique concept which encourages and promotes physical activity in children. It aims to give Primary School Students the opportunity to take part in an all new obstacle racing concept, in a safe and supervised environment. Through physical activity, Holt Bolt Kids develops skills required for social interaction, problem solving, spacial awareness and balance. The cost is $10 per child. You must go online to register and pay. We are not taking payments through the office.

Each class will be given their own time slot on the day. Click on the link to watch the video for more details:

Jones Hill SS has its own sign up portal at the link below now. So join up your kids now for an amazing challenge.

Air Conditioning

During the holidays Modular 5 was air conditioned just in time for the hottest part of the year. Modular 5 is one of the hottest classrooms in the school so it will be a welcome relief to those students and teachers. Please support the fete in any way you can as some of the funds raised at this event will go towards air conditioning other classrooms.

Kind Regards,
James Watt and Helen Grogan

Events Calendar

Parade Awards

The following students will receive awards on Parade Friday 7 October at 9:00am in the Hall

Thumbs Up Certificates

20 TOKENS: (1BZ) – Jed D; (4/5W) – Blake C

40 TOKENS: (1B) – Kobi M; (4/5W) – Jessie V & Ashley M

60 TOKENS: (1BZ) – Emmett D; (2G) – Kaylun B; (2L) – Dean P & Levi H; (3S) – Jessica H & Oliviah W; (3/4C) – Tegan H; (4H) – Connor E; (4/5W) – Shelby D

80 TOKENS: (1BZ) – Jearvis G; (2L) – Cooper K, Kaitlyn W and Aden Y; (2/3N) – Mackenzie K; (3S) – Taya J, Annabell A& Alice F; (4H) – Katie B & Mackenzie W

100 TOKENS: (4H) – Axton F, Isabelle W & Haden J

Behaviour Level Awards

SILVER: (1l) – Scarlett H; (1BZ) – Zeke M; (1B) Ruby D & Lucas W; (2L) – Layna C, Audrey M & Kyiah P; (2G) Liza J & Scarlet P; (3/4C) – Zach W; (4H) – Narayan H & Miriam J; (5/6K) – Mikayla H & (5/6C) – Saxon H

GOLD: (2L) – Jayden H, Cooper K & Chayse S; (2G) – Tahni R & Lainey W; (3/4C) – Koebi G; (4H) – Maverick E, Lucas M & Tobias M; (4/5W) – Ethan D & Brayden L; (5/6L) – Lilly W & (5/6C) – Tilly C

PLATINUM: (4/5W) – Mitch K & (5/6C) – Ebony B, Emily K & Alyssa W

Book Fair

Book Fair will be running for one week (next week Monday 10th October – Friday 14th October) in the Library. EFTPOS is available if needed.

Trading hours will be:

Monday to Friday
8.30am – 9.00am
11.15am – 11.40am (First Break)
1.20pm – 1.35pm (Second Break)
3.00pm – 4.00pm

Your support of Book Fair is always appreciated and helps to resource our school for our students.

Absence Notes

From time to time a student may be absent from school due to illness or urgent appointments. Parents are required provide a reason for their child's absence as soon as possible after the absence or prior, if appropriate. This may be done with a written note sent to the school office, a phone call to the school student absence line (5489 0566), entering the absence in through the QParent app or by notifying school office staff in person.

If a student will be absent from school for 10 or more consecutive days it is a requirement of the Education General Provisions Act that parents complete an exemption application. These forms are available from the school office.

Pupil Free Day Care

Pupil Free Day Childcare – 17 October

We are pleased to let parents know that there will be child care (for school age children) available through our Camp Australia before and after school care provider on Monday 17 October. Please go to the Camp Australia website to book in now or call in and see Vesna, our before and after school care co-ordinator. It is very important that you book in now so that there is adequate supervision provided for students.

Awards Evening

The Jones Hill Awards Evening will be held on the evening of Thursday December 1 at 7pm in the hall.

If you would like to donate a prize for any of the awards please complete the form at the end of the newsletter and return to school by Friday 6 November.

Please also indicate whether you are presenting your award. You will be contacted to confirm what category you will be donating for and advise you who the recipient of the award is. Awards in the past have included books, pens, trophies, gift vouchers etc.

The categories we are seeking prizes for are:

• Year 3 and 5 NAPLAN Champions
• Special Education Program Student of the Year
• Sportsperson of the Year
• Good Sport Award
• Instrumental Music (Strings)
• Instrumental Music (Brass/Woodwind/Percussion)
• Academic student of the year - years 1 to 5
• Most Improved Student - years 1 to 5
• LOTE award

Contact: our office staff on 54890555 for any queries or email admin@jonehillss.eq.edu.au

Strings Workshop

All students should now have String Workshop Information sheets. Please return the tear off slip ASAP to the office. It will be a fun event with the children playing and performing alongside students from other Gympie schools.

The workshop will be held at Gympie South School. Timetable below:

Tuesday 11th October BEGINNERS
Wednesday 12th October: INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED
Tuesday 11th and Wednesday 12th October: CHAMBER GROUP

P&C News

SCHOOL FETE

FETE RAFFLE TICKETS

Raffle tickets to be drawn at the Fete are on sale now from the office.

You may take tickets home to sell to family, friends, neighbours, work colleague.

The family that sells the most tickets wins a $100 Lowes Gift Card.

We have four separate raffles.

1. Multi Draw Raffle - Gift hampers, vouchers, fruit tray, something for everyone, too many to mention
2. Pizza Oven and Mini Bar Fridge
3. Jetts Gym membership for 12 months
4. Gympie Pilates –
   1. Initial Consultation and sessions valued at $375
   2. Pilates 6 week beginners course valued at $300
   3. Three week muscle release mobility course valued at $150

For full details on our Fete rides and to print the order form for tickets please click on the links above.

Tennis Coaching/Hot Shots

Gympie and District Tennis Association Coaches Brett Cottrill and Matt Watkins will commence coaching/hot shots program from Tuesday 11th October at Jones Hill State School. Groups will be held on Tuesday (yr 5, 6), Wednesday (yr 3, 4), Thursday (yr 2) or Friday (Prep, yr 1) lunchtimes from 11.00am to 11.40am for a MINIMUM BLOCK OF 7 WEEKS. Costs will be $70.00/pupil, $130.00 for 2 or $175.00 for 3 children in the same family. Loan racquets are available each week. Groups will be arranged according to skill and year levels.

Please return this form to the office by Tuesday 11th October with the following completed:

For more information phone Brett Cottrill 0417 746 795.

Please make cash payment or cheques payable to Brett Cottrill.

Direct Deposit: B A COTTRILL. BSB 014585 ACCT 583359786 including students name as reference.

$10 Brand new racquet deal available to all term 4 Hot Shots/ Coaching participants to the value of $35 just see Brett or Matt

Healthy Lunch Box Tips

Please click on the link below for some healthy lunch box tips.

Following is a list of the wonderful local businesses who have kindly offered their support for our School Fete being held on October 14. Please support these businesses in return for their generous support of our school.

Gold Sponsor

Silver Sponsor

Bronze Sponsors

Brown Macaulay & Warren Chartered Accountants
Jones Hill Store
Southside Little Smiles
Barbeques Galore Gympie
Tony Stephens Refrigeration

Support Sponsors