8 September 2015

Newsletter Articles

Principal's Report

Father's Day

I hope that all Fathers enjoyed their Father's Day last Sunday and were delighted by gifts that were purchased from the P&C Father's Day Stall. Thank you to the P&C fundraising committee for providing the stall to students to purchase gifts for their Dads.

Book Week

Well done to all those who dressed up to celebrate book week 2015, Books Light Up Our World. We had some amazing costumes this year and everyone should be congratulated for the effort they put in and congratulations also to all of the family members who created them! Congratulations to the staff who always put in a great effort and to Mr Nord for organising this event. Please see below in the photo gallery for pictures of the day.

Gala Day

Last Friday students in years five and six participated in a cluster sports day, along with other Gympie primary schools. All schools met at One Mile School and then the students dispersed to participate in a variety of sports at thirteen different venues. All students who took part on the day need to be congratulated on their behaviour and sportsmanship. Well done everyone!

Australia Zoo Visit

What a great day the year 6 classes had when they visited Australia Zoo on Tuesday 1 September. Students were able to visit animal exhibits from both the Australian continent to the more exotic animals including tigers, a white rhino, lemas and Asian small clawed otters. Students were able to see these animals interact as if they were in their natural habitat. It certainly made for an engaging way for students to learn more about how animals are adapted to their environment.

Year One Queensland Fire and Rescue Visit

A dedicated team of fireman visited the year one classes last Friday to teach them about fire safety. The aim of the program is to assist students develop an understanding of the dangers of fire and the appropriate response, should they be in a situation where a fire is involved. The students really enjoyed learning about fire safety awareness and taking a closer look at the fire engine. They certainly delighted in pressing the siren button!

Bunnings BBQ

I'd like to pass on my personal thanks to those parents and staff who volunteered at the Bunnings BBQ sausage sizzle fundraiser last Saturday. Your time and effort is greatly appreciated in raising precious funds for our school.

Relay for Life Fundraising

What a beautiful day it was yesterday for the Relay for Life Photography Shoot Fundraiser. Organising a photo shoot takes planning, time and preparation but it all went smoothly and we appreciated the time the photographer took working with the families involved. Thank you to all those who supported this event.

The Jonesy five cent challenge trophies were presented to the winning classes on parade last Friday. Congratulations to 1B for raising $116.30 and to 3G for raising $73.95. In total the classes raised $542.60. Well done to all involved.

All funds go towards our Relay for Life Team fundraising effort.

Free Dress Day

The last day of term is a free dress day for all the students. The theme for the free dress day is black and white with a moustache. Those who do participate in the free dress day are asked to contribute a gold coin donation.

Prep Transition

Prep transition is an important phase for students entering prep in 2016. Here at Jones Hill School we offer a number of transitional activities to help your child feel more comfortable within the school learning environment. Please call our office on 5489 0555 to book in. You may also like to take the opportunity to book in for a tour of the school as well. Please refer below for our transition program. Remember to get your enrolment forms in as soon as possible.

Regards,
James Watt
Principal

Deputy Principal's Report

Leave

I will be on leave for the next two weeks and during that time Mrs Stacey Seed will take my place. Please don't hesitate to contact her with any queries or concerns. I would like to thank all the parent helpers for their hard work and effort this term and wish everyone a safe and restful break. I look forward to catching up with you in term 4 and our Spring Festival.

Kids teaching Kids – Mary Valley College visit

Kids Teaching Kids is an education model that uses local environmental issues as a theme for learning. Kids Teaching Kids starts in the classroom and extends into the community through the Kids Teaching Kids Learning Model and Program. To this end our year 4/5W and 5N classes are looking forward to joining with the Mary Valley State College students for Kids Teaching Kids day on Friday the September 11. There they will engage in learning about and how to care for the environment using a hands on approach. The students will be taking part in many activities including teaching other students how to make bird feeders.

Noel Stallard

Noel Stallard is Gympie born and bred. After 35 years of teaching he now takes the Bush Poetry to schools in city and country areas throughout the east coast of Australia. He is a writer and performer of bush poetry and he has a strong belief that if we want to know who we are and where we are going then we need to know who we were and where we came from; thus the importance of our Australian heritage poetry. We are lucky enough to have Noel visiting us on Monday 14 September to share some of his poetry with our students. Noel will also be working with our year 5 students to construct a poem about our wonderful and very beautiful school.

Trip to Borneo

Myles Drescher one of our house captains will be visiting Borneo to play soccer. He has been chosen to play in the Sunshine Coast team to play at the Borneo Cup. Myles has represented our school at many sporting events and we wish him great success on his trip. If you wish to support Myles you can book a table for his Trivia Night on Thursday September 17. Full details at the end of this newsletter.

Pre-prep Transition Visits

Last Monday morning the pre-prep students from Goodstart Early Learning listened avidly to a story read to them by our Librarian and then enjoyed exploring the library and computer lab. Our aim is to foster a love of books and reading in children from a very early age.

Starting prep can be a challenging time for your child but you can make the transition easier by attending our pre-prep program activities. All 2016 prep students in the Gympie area are welcome to join in our pre-prep transition program.

Spring Festival

Don't forget our Spring Festival on Friday 9th of October, the day will start with a free breakfast with radio personalities Al and Nugget at 6.00 am. This will be followed by many activities for all the family and friends. Make sure you enter as many of the competitions as possible as we have prizes galore. Especially dads and mums, we are looking forward to the dad's cooking skills and mum's construction prowess! Students are encouraged to design and wear their spring hat, enter the recyclable fashion parade. They can bring along their cooking, lego constructions, flower arrangements and enter the many other categories on the day, just check out the poster with this newsletter.

Spring Festival Sponsors

A huge thank you to our sponsors for helping us make the day possible. We are extremely grateful for their help and I would urge you all to visit their stands on the day.

Our major sponsor is: Sterling Homes

And our minor sponsors are:

Gympie Family Dental
Jones Hill Store
Bendigo Bank
John Madill Toyota

Kind Regards,
Helen Grogan
Deputy Principal

Events Calendar

TERM 3 DATE CLAIMERS
9 September	GSHS Parent Information Evening 6pm to 7pm
17 September	P&C Footy Tipping Money Due
18 September	Last day of Term 3 – Term 4 resumes Tuesday 6 October Non Uniform Day
5 October	Public Holiday
9 October	Spring Festival Day
19 October	Pupil Free Day

Thumbs Up Certificates

Parade Friday 11 September at 9:00am in the Hall

20 TOKENS: Abbie W, Chelsea-Jayde M (2S)
40 TOKENS: Caden F, James W (1B), Jessica H (2N), Ethan D, Koby J, Josh T (4L)
60 TOKENS: Bradley C, Aleisha G, Wade G (1B), Regan H, Roxy S (2N), Oliviah W (2S)
80 TOKENS: Matthew B (1B), Campbell G (3B), Liliana M (2N), Angel B, Caitlin O (2S)
100 TOKENS: Georgia J-S, Camry W (1B)

The following students who have already received their 100 token certificates will be presented with their 100 token badges:

Hannah W (4R), Georgia J, Mackenzie K (1B), Amelia B (1C) and Grace P (3G)

Specialist Teacher Interviews

The specialist teachers for PE (Phillip McEnery) and Music (Alana Falk) will be available for 10 minute Parent-Teacher interviews Tuesday 15 September. Bookings can be made between 2:45pm and 4:45pm. Please indicate three preferences in writing to the office by Friday 11 September.

P&C News

POSITION VACANT

JHSS P&C are in need of a new Uniform convenor. Our current convenor is retiring at the end of the year, as this is her last year at the school. The job will entail ordering uniforms, talking with suppliers and selling on a weekly basis. Jill would like the opportunity to train someone between now and the end of the year. This is a volunteer position and you would be helping out our school community. If you would like to help out please contact Jill. Phone mobile 0408064744 or email pandc@jonehillss.eq.edu.au

SPRING FESTIVAL HELPERS NEEDED

The P&C will be running a food stall at the Spring Festival on Friday October 9. We will be selling Hamburgers, sausages on bread and drinks. If you are able to help us on this day, even if only for a short while please contact Carmel on 0418810850.

Orders forms for the food stall have been sent home today with all students. Extra forms are available from the school office.

BUNNINGS SAUSAGE SIZZLE

Thank you to all who helped at our Bunnings fundraiser on Saturday. It was very successful and without your help we would not have been able to do it.

FATHER'S DAY RAFFLE

Thank you to all the families who returned their tickets, you support is truly appreciated. Congratulations to our winners Kit Bentley, Ella O, Amanda Renyard, Andrew V, Wendy Moy and Tayla S. Thank you to Kathy Delisser, Maree Fanshaw, Natalie Hansen, Kelda Kraft, Louise Younger for helping on the Father's Day stall.

Relay for Life

Chocolate Donations

We are seeking donations of multi pack mini chocolates for our on-site fundraiser at the Relay for Life. Please drop all donations to the school office.

For Sale

Katherine Gorge Painting (90cm by 90cm) stretched canvas frame, ready to hang. $50 profit donated to the Jones Hill Dream Team. See Jennifer Hurren if interested.

5 Cent Challenge

Well done to all the classes we raised a total of $542.60. Congratulations to our winners 1B and runner up class 3G.

Camp Australia

Just a reminder that the Spring School Holidays are nearly here and it's timely for us to remind parents to book their children into the Holiday Club program as early as possible.

We look forward to making your kids smile in what will be a fun program inspired by cities and cultures around the world.

September School Holiday Junior Tennis Hotshots Fun Tournaments

Gympie Junior Tennis will be conducting three Hotshots Fun Tournaments for any junior players from beginner to advanced level on Monday 21, Wednesday 23 and Friday 25 September at The Reg English Memorial Tennis Centre on Cartwright Rd. All children that attend school coaching and hot shots programs are suited to these events. Great prizes and a lucky player prize drawn at each tournament. Members and non members welcome. The tournaments will run from 8.30am until 12.30pm and cost will be $25.00 / player for 1 event $45/ player 2 events $60/player for 3 events in the same week including morning tea and lunch. Family Discounts and multiple tournament entry discounts apply. Entries close 10.00am on the day prior to the event with Brett Cottrill 0417 746795 or Matt Watkins 0417 070129.

James Nash State High School Year 6 Information Afternoon

On Thursday, 17 September, current Year 6 parents and students are invited for an information afternoon session regarding the enrolment processes for 2016. It will be a Question and Answer session to assist parents about what James Nash has to offer students as well as assisting with any questions about the enrolment forms.

When: Thursday, 17 September (4 -5 pm)
Where: I Block (with an option of a tour of J Block at the end of the session)

Parents are reminded that Enrolment forms are due at both Gympie High and James Nash High on Friday, 18 September.

Any questions about the afternoon, please contact Cheryl Greinke (Deputy Principal – Junior Secondary) on 54806333 or email: cgrei5@eq.edu.au