24 October 2018

Newsletter Articles

LEADERSHIP TEAM REPORT

Hi Everyone,

YEARBOOK

Our 2018 Yearbooks have arrived. If you have ordered and paid please come to the office to collect your copy.

There is still time to purchase a Year Book. If you have not ordered simply come our office and pick one up for $15 or send through your order form with payment.

PREP 2019 - SECURE YOUR PLACE NOW

Our Prep Information Evening is on tomorrow night. Full details are below. Please R.S.V.P. for catering purposes.

2018 Prep Information Evening

Thursday October 25
B.B.Q. from 5:30pm
Information session 6:15pm
Covered Prep Play Area

This evening will provide parents with specific information about Prep and how to prepare your child for the first day of school. You will have the opportunity to meet with key staff and ask questions.

DAY FOR DANIEL

This Friday is Day for Daniel. Staff and students are invited to wear red and bring a gold coin donation to support child safety.

2019 SRS

Student Resource Scheme permission forms were sent home prior to the holidays. This form must be returned whether you are joining the scheme or not. Forms need to be returned by Friday 26 October and either full payment or a payment plan form attached by Friday 1 December. We have made some changes to the stationery list with input from parents and staff but the cost will remain the same at $120.

Families who make full payment before the end of the school year will go into the draw to win a LOWES voucher of $100 to purchase school uniforms.

For those parents who do not wish to join the program, a non-participation fee of $40 will be charged and you will be required to purchase a full stationery list. Parents will also need to pay for extra learning activity consumables such as cooking and computer programs, such as Reading Eggs and books that only the school can provide such as the Pat-R reading booklets. Due to the changes on the list, this year it is important that only the items on the list are purchased. Teachers have planned their stationery around the SRS and it is disruptive to the students when they do not have the same items as the rest of the class.

AWARDS NIGHT

Awards Night will be held on the evening of Thursday December 6 at 7pm in the hall.

Award winners will receive a trophy or medallion, gift card and certificate. We are seeking cash sponsorship donations of $30 per award. If you are interested in sponsoring one or more awards please fill in the form (see link below) or see our office staff.

The categories we are seeking prizes for are:

• Music
  -String
  -Brass, Woodwind and Percussion
  -Classroom
• German
• Academic
  -Year 1
  -Year 2
  -Year 3
  -Year 4
  -Year 5
  -Year 6
• Most Improved
  -Prep (3 awards)
  -Year 1
  -Year 2
  -Year 3
  -Year 4
  -Year 5
  -Year 6
• Spirit of Jones Hill
  -Prep (3 awards)
  -Year 1 to Year 3
  -Year 4 – Year 6

PARADE PERFORMANCES

We are very lucky at Jones Hill School to have many children with a love of and great ability in the many areas of music. In the next few weeks we will have a selection of these children showcasing their talents on parade. This week we will have a performance by our choir. In week 4 our Djembe group will play and the following week the Marimba ensemble will perform.

ZERO WASTE

Every Tuesday is ‘Zero Waste Day’. All students who have Zero Waste in their lunchboxes on this day will receive a special token. Tokens will be drawn at the end of each term for prize.

SWIMMING

The Prep students had their first swimming lesson at Deep Blue Aquatics last week and did a great job. We were so impressed with their swimming skills and how quickly they changed.

Due to the Gympie South School pool being unavailable due to storm damage the following classes

3/4P, 4ML, 4W, 5C, 5N, 6C and 6G will have their swimming lessons in weeks 4 to 10. This gives them a ‘make up’ lesson for the one missed in week 2.

GYMPIE DISTRICT SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR NOMINEES

Congratulations to the following students who have been nominated for the Gympie District Sportsperson of the Year. Cody F, Billy R and Wyatt D. The boys have represented our school in numerous sporting events and we are proud of their achievements. Good luck to all of the boys. The Gympie District Sportsperson of the Year is announced on the 8th November.

BOOK FAIR

Last week we had another very successful Book Fair. There were many great books on offer and students had no trouble finding books in their favourite genre. A popular book was “Do Not Open This Book” by Andy Lee which has now been read in a number of classrooms and by many students.

Thank you to all the parent, students and staff who made purchases. This is a great way to promote reading while helping the school get new resources.

ART SHOW

Our year 6 students are holding an Art Show to raise funds for their graduation. All classes are displaying items and an afternoon in available for adults.

PREMIER’S READING CHALLENGE

The Premier's Reading Challenge was a fantastic success with students involved in reading many books at home and at school. Thank you to all of our wonderful parents and teachers for supporting students to reach their reading goals.

We are very excited to receive a prize for our efforts, with the Premier's Reading Challenge of $300 to spend in our library. Congratulations to all of our students!

RELAY FOR LIFE STALL

Congratulation’s to year 4 students, Jasmine, Amelia, Camryn and Georgia for organising a very successful cake and slice stall for the school Relay for Life Team. Thanks to Bailee who assisted with the serving. A big thank you to everyone who supported either by baking or eating, your support has been overwhelming.

Kind Regards,
James Watt and Stacey Seed

EVENTS CALENDAR

PARADE AWARDS

The following students will receive awards on Parade Friday October 12 at 9:00am in the Hall

Token Awards

20 Tokens: (2R) - Maddison

40 Tokens: (6G) - Kiyan

60 Tokens: (PR) – Hannah, Makayla; (1Z) – Bella, Ethan; (2R) – Sianna: (2S) – Tylor; (3MD) – Ella L; (5C) – Hayden; (6G) - Kai

80 Tokens: (PD) – Chaise, Marshal, Chase, Nate; (PM) – Lincoln, Summer, Isabella, Joseph; (1B) – Emily B, Cody; (1Z) – Inca; (1/2B) – Cameron, Lilly; (2R) – Rieland; (3C) – Amelie; (3MD) – Ella O, Amelya, Madelyn; (5C) – Lily, Clay, James; (6C) – Billy; (6G) – Connor, Mark, Maverick, Tegan

100 Tokens: (PM) – Nash, Amelia, Sadie; (1B) – Connor; (1/2B) – Tylah-Ann; (2R) – Archie, Rani; (3C) – Zeke, Sophie; (3MD) – Isla, (5C) – Ellie; (5N) – Dakota; (6C) – Haden, Aidan; (6G) – Grace, Mackenzie

Behaviour Awards

LEARNING: (PD) – Angus; (PR) – Jaxson; (PM) – Annabelle; (1B) – Cooper; (1Z) – Bella; (1/2B) – Mia; (2R) – Sienna; (4ML) – Bailee; (5C) – Hannah; (6C) – Zander
ALL VALUES: (6G) – connor
RESPECT: (3C) – Sophie, (5N) – Roxy

Behaviour Level Awards

SILVER: (1B) – Emily BM, Aubrey, Summer, Corey, Connor, Delilah, Billy, James, Bronte; (1Z) - Inca, Mason, Mitchell, Lily, Danika, John, Temujin, Asha; (1/2B) – Jakob, Lawson, Lily, Amarli, Amelia, Riley, Kylah; (3MD) – Thomas, Mitchell, Lilly; (4W) – Chaesel; (5C) - Hayden

GOLD: (1/2B) – Tylah-Ann, Mia; (2R) – Rieland; (4ML) – Aleisha, Bailee; (5C) – Hannah, Zac

This week’s School Photo Gallery

YOU CAN DO IT

SCHOOL-WIDE CARING BOX APPEAL

“You Can Do It” is involving the whole school in encouraging children and their families to donate non-perishable food items to our big CARING BOX.

The BIG box will be presented to the Salvation Army on parade 7 December, which they will distribute to very needy families who have very little with which to celebrate the Holiday/Christmas season.

As I’m sure you do in your home, we are emphasising in our YCDI lessons that a part of good character and healthy well-being is being thankful for what we have, and being willing to share some with those who have very little. Like a drink of refreshing cool water on a hot day, your donations will bring a refreshing ray of hope into the lives of our community; that somebody cares for them!

Each classroom has a smaller Caring Box, where the students can place their donations, and these will be regularly transferred to the Big Caring Box in the office. Your donations can also be placed directly in the office Caring Box.

These sorts of donations are ideal:

• Tins of vegetables, fruit, spaghetti, etc.
• Packet cake mixes, crackers, chips, biscuits
• Special treat items – bags/boxes of treats

P&C NEWS

SUMMER TUCKSHOP MENU

Please click on the link below for our new ‘Summer Tuckshop Menu’.

Mmmm mmm, check out our delicious banana muffins! These are just one of the new options on our summer menu! Not only are they tasty but healthy too, how awesome is that!!

FUN FACT

Did you know, bananas are actually considered as a berry!!

Reminder, kids are able to purchase drinks and snacks over the counter at first break from Wednesday to Friday. We’re also open Friday afternoon from 3pm-3:30pm with cold drinks and Ice blocks, perfect treat for these hot days!

See you soon
From Gumtree cafe crew

DISCO

The P&C Disco will be held on November 2. We are in need of volunteers to help with supervision, canteen and face painting. If you are able to help out please contact our office staff. We are also looking for donation of Halloween decorations. Any donations may be left at the office.

TUCKSHOP NEWS

Please note tuckshop staff are unable to heat or reheat food items brought from home (i.e. 2 minute noodles).

TUCKSHOP HELPERS NEEDED

P&C MEETING

The next P&C meeting will be held on Tuesday November 13 in the Library at 6:30pm. The committee has two positions vacant, Vice President and Assistant Treasurer. Anyone interested in filling these positions is asked to attend this meeting.

SAGE MUSIC ACADEMY

To read the Sage Music Newsletter please click on the link below.

The Jones Hill Students from Sage Music Academy will be holding a concert on Tuesday December 11 in the school hall. The concert will run from 6pm to 8:30pm. All welcome.

JAMES NASH TRANSITION AND ORIENTATION DAYS

For full information regarding James Nash High School’s Transition Morning and Orientation Day please click on the link below.

TENNIS

HOT SHOTS TENNIS EXCELLENCE PROGRAM

Gympie and District Tennis Association Coaches Brett Cottrill and Matt Watkins will commence Hot Shots Tennis program from Tuesday 16th 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 $80.00/pupil, $150.00 for 2 children or $200.00 for 3 children in the same family.

To register for the program please contact Brett Cottrill on 0417746795 or return the completed form back to the office by Tuesday 16th October .

We accept the Get Started Sporting Vouchers.

Please make cash payment or cheques payable to Brett Cottrill.

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

POSITION VACANT

Gympie West State School are seeking a relief Tuckshop Convenor for a 12 month period.

For full details click on the link below.

BABY AND TODDLER SHOW

Gympie Quota Club are holding a Baby and Toddler Show. For full details and entry form click on the links below

MARY VALLEY FAMILY FISHING CLASSIC

GLENWOOD SCHOOL CENTENARY FETE