5 December 2018

Newsletter Articles

LEADERSHIP TEAM REPORT

Hi Everyone,

Our last 8 days of the 2018 school year are going to be very busy as we head towards the Christmas break. Tomorrow night, December 6 we will hold our annual Awards Night, celebrating the success of our school and students throughout the year. The night starts at 7pm in our School Hall. This is a great night to acknowledge and celebrate success. Everyone is welcome to join us.

Next week we will farewell our year 6 students as they embark on their transition to high school and the next chapter of their educational journey. Our school leaders for 2018 have been fantastic representatives of the strong values and standards of Jones Hill. They have led events and fundraising, supported staff and students and worked hard to become great role models. Graduation will be held on Monday 10 December in our School Hall, starting at 5pm.

We have been busy reading report cards this week before they go home to families next Wednesday. We have been impressed and proud of how many students have succeeded at the goals they have set and worked to their potential. They should be proud of the effort they have put in this year. Congratulations to all our students for the hard work you have shown this year. This is also a strong reflection on the work our teachers and teacher aides have done to achieve such success.

Class lists for 2019 will be placed on the notice boards under the old administration building next Wednesday. Students and parents are welcome to view the board for their class placements from Wednesday.

Staffing updates for 2019 are as follows:

We are pleased to confirm Mrs Sue Curran will be joining our teaching staff next year. Sue has a wealth of experience and will be a great asset to Jones Hill.

We welcome back Ms Kelly Rozynski and Mrs Natasha Hooklyn who rejoin the Jones Hill team.

Next year we farewell Mrs Loughland as she moves to Agnes Waters where her husband will take up the Principal’s role.

Mr Powell will be joining Coolum State School where he will be able to walk out of the surf and into the classroom.

Mr Matt Hammann will be enjoying retirement as he settles into Canberra and spending quality time with his grandchildren.

Mrs Fiona Cole will also be enjoying her retirement as she plans her travel with her husband and visits the sights of Australia.

Ms Debbie Coates will also be retiring to spend time with her grandchildren in Hervey Bay after a long career dedicated to Jones Hill.

Mrs Tineke Fish will move to a new LOTE (German) circuit next year as Jones Hill transitions to Japanese. Tineke has always made LOTE enjoyable for our students.

We will maintain our 17 classes in 2019. The draft structure of our classes is as below:

SAGE Music Academy students are holding a concert on December 11. Please see further details at the end of this Newsletter.

Our annual Christmas Concert is on Wednesday, December 12 starting at 6pm in our School Hall. This is a wonderful night for families to celebrate the end of the year with all students involved. Entry is a gold coin donation. The P&C will be running a sausage sizzle from 4:45pm to 5:45pm for those who want something to eat or drink.

Students will be attending a variety of activities on Rewards Day Thursday, December 13.

Our last day of school is Friday, December 14. All classes will be participating in fun activities.

We would like to congratulate one of our year 6 students Maverick, who has been awarded a Sports Scholarship for CCC where he will be attending High School in 2019. Congratulations we wish you all the best in your future studies.

HOLIDAY SECURITY

If you notice anything strange at the school during the holidays please ring School Watch on 131788. No unauthorized personnel should be on school grounds during the five week break.

SCHOOL PAYMENTS

Please note all invoices need to be finalised before Monday December 10. Statements have been sent home today.

Payments currently due are:

• Break-up Day
• Rewards Day
• Student Resource Scheme (unless prior payment agreement has been signed)
• Overdue Library Books/Home Readers

Students participating in Rewards Day activities must have all outstanding payments up to date and all medical, permission and indemnity forms returned to be able attend.

Please note we still have copies of our 2018 Year Book for sale. See office staff if you would like to purchase one.

For those not participating in our Student Resource Scheme, booklists are now available from our school office.

Swimming

Year 3/4P, 4ML, 4W, 5C, 5N, 6C, and 6G will have their final swimming lesson next Monday. A reminder that there will be no Swimming Carnival this year. Our Prep classes have now finished swimming lessons.

Kind Regards,
James Watt and Stacey Seed

EVENTS CALENDAR

PARADE AWARDS

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

Token Awards

40 Tokens: (1/2B) – William; (3/4P) – Saffron; (4W) - Caden
60 Tokens: (2R) – Ruby-Rose; (2S) – Jase; (3C) – Arne; (3MD) – Rafferty; (3/4) – Wade, Rylan, Tiah, Kobi; (4W) – Bella, Abagail
80 Tokens: (1Z) – Archer, Tyson; (2R) – Ronan; (2S) – Linkin, Sophia; (3C) – Seth, Jonah, Sharn; (3MD) – Willoe, Thomas, Ella, Vada, Mitchell; (3/4P) – Chloe-Jane; (4ML) – Aleisha, Audrey; (4W) – Lara, Mahli; (5C) – Dana, (6C) – Brandon; (6G) - Kiyah
100 Tokens: (PD) – Chaise; (PM) – Lewis, Lincoln; (PR) – Riley, Chayce; (1B) – Cody, Emily; (1Z) – Danika; (1/2B) – Cameron, Amelia; (2R) – Rieland; (3MD) – Isabella, Amelya, Aurora; (3/4P) – Sophia; (4ML) – Bailee, Kaitlyn, Lainey; (4W) – Fred; (5C) – Lily, Thomas, Cody, James; (5N) – Savannah; (6C) – Zander, Teagan; (6G) – Narayan, Kyan
100 Tokens: (PD) – Chaise; (PM) – Lewis, Lincoln; (PR) – Riley, Chayce; (1B) – Cody, Emily; (1Z) – Danika; (1/2B) – Cameron, Amelia; (2R) – Rieland; (3C) – Lucas; (3MD) – Isabella, Amelya, Aurora; (3/4P) – Sophia; (4ML) – Bailee, Kaitlyn, Lainey; (4W) – Fred; (5C) – Lily, Thomas, Cody, James; (5N) – Savannah; (6C) – Zander, Teagan; (6G) – Narayan, Kyan

Behaviour Awards

LEARNING: (PM) – Nixon; (1Z) – Xavier; (1/2B) – Tate; (3/4P) – Kallen; (4ML) – Audrey; (5C) – Lily; (5N) – Jacobi; (6C) – Amber; (6G) – Cooper
RESPECT: (3C) – Aurora
RESPECT & RELATIONSHIPS: (PD) – Jack
ALL VALUES: (PR) – Tahlia; (2S) – Jazmyn
RELATIONSHIPS: (1B) – Linkin; (2R) – Madison

Behaviour Level Awards

SILVER: (3MD) – Layla
GOLD: (3MD) - Lilly

P&C NEWS

PIE DRIVE

Our Pie Drive orders will be delivered this Thursday, December 6. They will be ready for pick up from the tuckshop between 2:45pm and 3:45pm. To assist with pick-up please drop a named reusable cooler bag to the tuckshop tomorrow morning. If you have a large order please drop more than one bag.

Sausage Sizzle

The P&C will be running a Sausage Sizzle before the School Christmas Concert on Wednesday, December 12.

SAGE MUSIC ACADEMY

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.

HOLIDAY TENNIS FUN

Tennis Gympie will be having 2 fun skill development events on Tuesday 22nd January and Thursday 24 January at The Reg English Memorial Tennis Centre Cartwright Road Gympie.

Both events are designed for juniors of all levels from beginners to advanced.

The events will be held from 4.00pm to 7.00pm each day with a sausage sizzle and or pizza to follow included in the price. Cost is $25/ event or $45 for both events with family discounts.

For enquiries or bookings Please call Brett Cottrill 0417746795 up to 1 day prior to each event.

GYMNASTICS SIGN-ON

MARY CHRISTMAS

POLLEYS