6 June 2018

Newsletter Articles

LEADERSHIP TEAM REPORT

Hi Everyone,

University Excursion

Our year 5 students will be attending the Explore Pathways Expo at the USC Gympie Campus this Friday morning, June 8. Students will tour the University and experience a variety of career pathways. The bus will leave Jones Hill School at 8:45am and return at 11:30am. Students need to bring a hat and water bottle and ensure they are in full school uniform.

School Athletics

Wednesday June 20

Distance Track Events: 12:15pm to 1:05pm

Students born 2012, 2011, 2010 & 2009

Events for students born in 2012 (From Year 1 only), 2011 (Year 1 & 2), 2010 (Year 2 & 3), 2009 (Year 3 & 4)

Students run long distance events (eg. 1.5 laps of oval for 2011/2010 2.5 laps for 2009) on bottom oval.

Distance Track Events: 1:45pm - 3:00pm

Students born in 2008, 2007, 2006

Events for students born in 2008 (Year 4 & 5), 2007 (Year 5 & 6), 2006 (Year 6)

Students run long distance events (eg. 800m for 2005) on bottom oval.

Friday June 22 – Sports Day

• A reminder to get all sausage sizzle orders with money in by Thursday June 14.
• First bell will ring at 8:40am.
• Students will go to their class line up areas and rolls will be marked. Students will then assemble above the year 1 -3 play area to march down to sports day.
• Students are to bring a hat, water bottle, pin for ribbons and lunch (if no sausage sizzle has been ordered). Please name all items.
• Races start at 9:05am sharp. Preps students will race first.
• Students can dress in house colours. Doran – Yellow, Radford – Red, McPaul - Blue
• Due to a change in our track .configuration we have changed the spectators seating area.
• Students, marshals, officials etc. will be located in the centre of the track (middle of the oval).
  Spectators are welcome to sit on the left hand side of the track (Closest to Heilbronn Road) or on the hill at the back of the office. No spectators are to be in the middle of the track. Thank you.
• Drinks and home baking available for morning tea.
  (Home baking donations are still welcome).
• The Sausage Sizzle lunch will be served in grade levels starting with year 1. Parents are asked to wait for all students to be served before collecting their orders. (Prep orders will be sent to their classroom).
• Programs will be available for $2 from the school office from Monday June 18.

If parents or visitors are able to help at the end of the day with cleaning up we would be very grateful.

Report Cards

Report cards will be issued on the Thursday June 21. While parent, teacher meetings are conducted in terms 1 & 3, parents are always welcome to make an appointment to discuss the report cards if needed.

Canberra Jackets

Jones Hill students who will be visiting Canberra in just over three weeks would like to say a huge thank you to LOWES for sponsoring their jackets for this excursion. The black jackets are wonderfully warm and embroidered with our school logo on the front and our school initials across the back. Thanks to LOWES every student has the same jacket and this support has helped reduce the cost of this trip to families. The jackets also provide a great safety feature of allowing the staff to readily identify students at a glance.

Dance Fever

Jones Hill School will be running Dance Fever lessons again this year, in term 3. Students have been invoiced and payment needs to be completed by Friday June 29. These lessons are a part of the curriculum. Over the last three years the students have enjoyed these lessons immensely and then enjoyed showing off their new skills to their parents during a dance presentation at the end of the term.

Premier’s Reading Challenge

The Premier’s Reading Challenge is on again, running from May 14 to August 24. This year the Premier has challenged all state and non-state school students from Prep to Year 2 to read or experience 20 books, Years 3 and 4 to read 20 books and Years 5 to 9 to read 15 books. Experiencing books can include shared reading, listening to stories, or reading picture books. The aim for the 2018 challenge is to engage more students than ever before.

Students from year 1 to 6 have received forms to record the books they have read. More forms are available from the school office.

Prep students will have their reading recorded by their teacher.

Cleanaway Lessons

This week all students will be attending Cleanaway Lessons learning how to REUSE, RECYCLE and REDUCE and help the environment.

PJ and Crazy Hair Day

Friday June 15 our Senior Leaders are running a fundraiser for the Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal. On this day students are invited to wear their PJs and/or style their hair crazy. A gold coin donation will be collected.

Kind Regards,
James Watt and Stacey Seed

EVENTS CALENDAR

PARADE AWARDS

The following students will receive awards on Parade Friday June 8 at 9:00am in the Hall

Token Awards

20 Tokens: (2S) – Jase J; (4ML) – Kane L, Mason T; (3/4P) – Tiah K, Kaylun B
40 Tokens: (PD) – Florence S, Alani P, Sunny M, Bella F, Caleb W, Chase T, Nate V; (1Z) – Lilly B, John C, Breeanna H; (1/2B) – Mia C, Seth C, Lily C, Clara M, Zander M, Garry T, Kaylah T; (2S) – Cooper M, Sophia P, Caleb S; (3C) – Ebony H; (3/4MD) – Eli H
60 Tokens: (1B) – Kyran B, Martha J; (2R) – Layne J; (2S) – Jack G; (3C) – Rhianna M; (4ML) – Jasmine W, Camryn W

Behaviour Awards

LEARNING: (PD) – Nate V; (PM) – Maeson D; (1B) – Bronte S; (1Z) – Xavier B; (1/2B) – Clara M; (2R) – Sienna G; (2S) – Jack G; (3C) – Aurora W; (3MD) – Ella O; (3/4P) – Kayden V; (4ML) – Catherine D

Behaviour Level Awards

SILVER: (1/2B) – Tyler R, Tylah-Ann R, Seth C, Garry T

LEMS PHONICS NEWS

Reading and Spelling Rules

Rule 18: Silent Servant ‘e’ allows both the vowel and the ‘c’ or ‘g’ to say their second sounds.

Rule 19: Every syllable must have a written vowel and a vowel sound. Silent Servant ‘e’ will often provide the vowel.

Exercises:

Add a Silent Servant ‘e’ to complete these words:

Why is the vowel and ‘c’ and ‘g’ saying their second sounds in these words? Code the words if you can.

face, stage, spice, cage, twice, huge

YOU CAN DO IT

"Brady W (6C) and Liliana M's (5N) logos feature our PRO values of "Organisation" and "Growing in Learning".

"This week's comic is scripted by Wyatt D (6C) and features our new THOR theme of "Thankfulness, Humility, and Owning up to Responsibility".

P&C NEWS

Pie Drive

A reminder that all Pie Drive Order forms need to be returned by June 11. Don’t miss your chance to get yourself a quick and easy meal. Extra forms are available from our school office.

Sports Day Sausage Sizzle

All students have received sausage sizzle order forms for sports day. Please use a separate form for all orders. Extra forms are available at the school office. All forms with payments need to be returned by Wednesday June 14.

Sports Day Baking

We are looking for donations of baked items i.e. slices, little cakes for our upcoming sports day. Items can be left at our school office Thursday afternoon June 21 or at the hall kitchen on sports day.

Trivia Night

Sports Day

Our sports day will be held on Friday 22 June. The P & C are looking for donations of home baking to sell on the day. If you can help out please drop your baking into the kitchen at the hall on the Friday morning.

P&C Disco

Don’t miss our first Disco for 2018. It will be held in our school hall on Friday June 15 from 6:00pm to 8:30pm. Cost is $5 per student or $10 a family. All Jones Hill Students are welcome.

MEET OUR STAFF

Jaci Anderson

Hello everyone. My name is Jaci Anderson and I have been a teacher aide at Jones Hill since 2015. I am married with 3 children, Jordan (Year 5), Dana (Year 4) and Indi (Year 3). I am currently studying to be a LEM Phonics Instructor. I love making resources and helping struggling students to succeed in reading, writing and spelling.

I love motorbike riding, kayaking, camping and travelling among many other interests! I have been lucky enough to spend almost 12 months travelling around Australia with my family. I have also been to many countries, including Bali, Singapore, Greece, France, Italy, Spain, Croatia, Monaco, South Africa and the Maldives. Above all, I love to have fun and spend time with my family in the great outdoors!

ORCHESTRA PERFOMANCE

CONCERT

Tennis Gympie Primary School Challenge Years 1 to 6

Tennis Gympie will be holding the 3rd Primary School Challenge for 2018 at The Reg English Memorial Tennis Centre on Cartwright Road on Thursday 14th June from 3.30pm to 5.30pm.

The cost is $10 per player, $15 for 2 players from the same family or $20 for 3 or more players from the same family including a free sausage sizzle. The challenges will be based on our Hot Shots Tennis in Schools programs and Holiday Fun Tournament events and all players will be placed into groups of appropriate skill levels (eg Red, Orange and Green Ball Levels).

Heaps of fun and prizes and a chance to represent your school.

Note: Players from the winning school must play a minimum of 4 challenges to be eligible for a medallion.