19 June 2019

Newsletter Articles

LEADERSHIP TEAM REPORT

As we near the end of the term and head into term 3, we have some staff changes. We farewell Sarah Middleton who has been a valued member of the Jones Hill SS team. Sarah will be finishing at the end of the term with the 4N class. We wish her well on her next venture, travelling overseas to Canada. The 4N class will welcome Renee Berry as their teacher. Renee has already been visiting our school to meet the students and plan with Sarah which will allow for a smooth transition next term.

We will also be welcoming back Sally Koenig (formally Sally Rogers), who will be two days a week in the Learning Support role.

Mr Watt and his family have headed of for their Cape York trip. Mr Watt will be away for the rest of the term and we hope they have a very enjoyable holiday. We look forward to hearing about their adventures!

Maths Resources

The school has purchased maths resources for every classroom. This will allow the students to have materials for hands on learning and consolidation of mathematics concepts, particularly in number. This has been a huge undertaking and has been led by our HOC, Mrs Levis and our Library Teacher Aide, Mrs Walters. Mrs Levis and Mrs Walters were fortunate to have a very dedicated group of volunteers (parents, grandparents, carers, teachers, staff and students) who spent hours making resources and putting them into class sets. Your time and efforts are greatly appreciated. Thank you to Mrs Levis, Mrs Walters and all their helpers.

Teddy Bears’ Play Day

Last week we met some of the children who will be attending Prep in 2020 at the Prep Teddy Bears’ Play Day. The children were very excited to come to Jones Hill school to meet the teachers and participate in activities including obstacle course, teddy bear threading, painting, play dough, making fruit kebabs, sand pit play and parachute games. The children had a great time and this is a wonderful opportunity for them to become familiar with the school environment and transition into Prep.

Prep Enrolments for 2020

If you have a child attending Prep in 2020 and would like them to attend our school, please contact our school administration staff. This may be done by phoning us on 54890555, calling into the office or via email on admin@jonehillss.eq.edu.au. Our staff can answer all of your questions and are happy to help. We do accept out-of-catchment enrolments and last year all of our out-of-catchment students were able to attend Jones Hill State School. By adding your child to our current waiting list you will receive information regarding our Prep Transition Programs and information sessions.

P&C Disco

A fun-filled night was had by all, at the P&C Disco last Friday. The children enjoyed games, dance offs, face painting and delicious food from the canteen. Well done to Mrs Krafft and her team of volunteers who made the night a great success! The next P&C disco is the Halloween Disco in Term 4.

Spare Clothes

If your child has required a change of clothes and has borrowed shorts from the office, can these please be washed and returned as soon as possible. If anyone has any spare or unwanted shorts they would like to donate to the school it would be greatly appreciated.

Woolworths Earn and Learn

Do you shop at Woolworths? Don’t forget to collect the Earn and Learn stickers for our school. In the past few years this program has provided many free items across many subjects to enhance the learning experiences of our students. Sheets are available from the Jones Hill office for you to fill with stickers. These sheets are then placed in the green box in front of our reception desk. Please have any sheets or Earn and Learn stickers to the office by the 21st of July.

Containers to the office please

Kind Regards,

James Watt – Principal
Stacey Seed – Deputy Principal

EVENTS CALENDAR

PARADE AWARDS

The following students will receive awards on Parade Friday June 21 at 9:00am in the Hall.

Behaviour Awards

LEARNING: (PC) – Shane; (PM) – Chloe; (1B) – Carlson; (1/2H) - Casey; (2S) – Lily; (2W) - Archer; (3MD) – Maddison; (3R) - Matilda; (3/4D) - Naomi; (4N) - Sophie; (4W) – Angelique; (5C) – Caden (6G) – Lara.

Relationships: (1S) Izzabella.

ALL VALUES: (P/1R) – Peyton.

Token Awards

20 Token Awards

PC – Verissa, Shane, Luke.
PM – Olivia.
1/2H – Casey.
2W – James.
3MD – Cooper.
3R – Matilda.
4W – Mitchell.
5C – Ryliee, Zane.

40 Token Awards

60 Token Awards

P1R – Peyton.
1B – Jaxson, Annabelle, Alani.
1S – Wynter.
1/2H – Hannah-Grace, Ethan.
2W – Lilly
3/4D – Riland, Louis, Luca, Belle, Lincoln.
4W – Angus.
5C – Ella, Lainey.
6G – Cody, Lara, Lilly.

Platinum Level Behaviour Award

6G – Hannah.

SWPBS NEWS

Last week in 3MD we focussed on building positive, respectful relationships in the classroom. We discussed the importance of good relationships so that every student can learn. In the classroom, positive relationships means:

• Co-operating
• Accepting differences, strengths, challenges
• Helping others
• Participating
• Listening
• Recognising rights and responsibilities

We practised this during our literacy activity ‘Read to Someone’. Students were keen to help their partner by asking them if they needed ‘help’ or ‘more time’. Co-operation levels were high and everyone was eager to listen to their partner read!

This week we discussed safe transitions before and after school. We used thumbs up or thumbs down to decide if a behaviour was part of a safe transition before and after school. Safe behaviours included:

• Remaining in designated areas until bell goes before and after school.
• Entering classrooms only when the teacher is present.
• Playing safely in correct areas and following rules.
• Using respectful language with adults and peers.
• Acting responsibly when travelling to and from school (e.g. by bus, car, bike or walking).
• Cooperating with adults and peers.

LEM’s

Phonics Focus

LEM Phonics: What is Phonics?

Reading involves linking letters to speech sounds and then blending these sounds together to read words. Phonics is the process of linking an individual speech sound (phoneme) to a written symbol (grapheme). It is the relationship between sound and letter.

Each sound in the English language can be represented by a single letter (r, b) or multiple letters (ch, th, igh). These written units of sound are called phonograms. The English language has 42 sounds represented by 75 phonograms.

Learning to read and spell is essentially learning a code. Learning about the relationship between the phonograms and the speech sounds they represent allows us to “crack the code” and learn to both read (decode) and spell (encode).

For example, when we say the word “phonics” there are six sounds that we can hear in the spoken word. However, we spell the word with seven letters:

We ‘hear’ /f/o/n/i/k/s. The written code is ph/o/n/i/c/s.

At Jones Hill State School our reading and spelling program is LEM Phonics. LEM Phonics begins with the skills of communication- listening, speaking, reading, writing and spelling. Students are explicitly and systematically introduced to the phonograms and the rules to allow them to gain the skills and understanding necessary for reading, writing and spelling.

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MATHEMATICS ROCKS

PARTITIONING NUMBERS - Partitioning is the process of breaking a number into parts. Partitioning is taught to young children in order to work with problems that involve large numbers by splitting them into smaller units. Partitioning can be done instead of adding numbers in a column.

eg. 79+34=113 and change into 70+30+9+4=100+13=113

1. Children first partition when they recognise parts in small numbers.

2. This then develops into trusted combinations for small numbers.

3. Children then progress to recognising and using place value parts in larger numbers.

4. Later, partitioning becomes critical for efficient mental computation and written methods.

Please click the link below for some games to practice partitioning at home.

UNIDENTIFIED BANK TRANSACTION

We have an unidentified bank transaction in our system. If you have received your statement and noticed what’s owing is greater than what it should be, please come into the office with proof of your deposit and we will investigate this for you.

CATCHMENT AREA CLARIFICTION

Joint Statement from James Nash State High School and Gympie High State School

James Nash State High School and Gympie State High School are managed by incatchment enrolment plans, which accept students based on their home locality to each school. As a result, your home address determines the high school your child will attend.

To check which catchment you are in, please follow the below instructions:

1. Visit http://www.qgso.qld.gov.au/maps/edmap/
2. On the left hand side of the screen, click on the second option ‘Secondary Catchments – Year 7-10’
3. On the left hand side, type in your address in ‘Find my Address’
4. Enter your home address in and this will provide the secondary school catchment for your child.

Both high schools offer ‘Programs of Excellence’ which provide opportunity for a small number of out-of-catchment students to make applications to the alternate high school. These programs are:

James Nash State High School:

• Academic excellence
• Academy of Creative Arts
• Rugby union

Gympie State High School:

• Specialised School of Excellence for Maths and Science (SSOE)
• Rural Industries School of Excellence (RISE)
• Interactive Digital Media Program of Excellence
• Centurions Sporting Academies Program – Sporting Excellence (Rugby League, Futsal and Volleyball)

Catchment areas are based on the home address of the student, not the school they currently attend.

For more information, please visit the link below.

RELAY FOR LIFE

Each year Jones Hill School has a team of Year 6 students take part in Gympie’s Relay for Life. It’s not too late to join our year 6 Jones Hill School Relay for Life team. This year we have decided to extend the invitation to all students. Relay for Life is a community fundraising challenge raising vital funds to support cancer patients and the Cancer Council.

Although the event runs overnight (3pm Saturday October 26 to 9am Sunday October 27) the students will only participate from 3pm to 7:30pm on the Saturday. Fundraising events will be held at the school including our yearly 5 cent class challenge in August. Students may also ask for sponsorship donations from family and friends.

If you think your child would like to represent the school at this event please contact Mrs Hurren as soon as possible (email jhurr5@eq.edu.au). Further information will be sent home with students to explain registration (including cost) and details of the event. Please note students from Prep to Year 3 will require a parent or guardian to supervise them on the day.

If you would like further information please contact Mrs Hurren.

P&C News

P&C Pie Drive

On the 27th of June all of the pies ordered from our recent pie drive will be given out at the tuckshop. Please come and collect your order, from 2:00pm.

Tuckshop Volunteers

The tuckshop is looking for volunteers to work Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00am till 11.30am. If you are able to help out please call the school office on 54890555.

NEWS FROM THE GYMPIE REGIONAL LIBRARY

Gympie Region Literary Awards

Gympie Regional Libraries will be conducting the annual Gympie Region Literary Awards in October 2019. One of the aims of this literary competition is to expose the many hidden talents of people in the Gympie region and surrounding area which may otherwise go unrecognised, and to encourage the writing talents of all who choose to participate. Please click on the link below for more information and an entry form.

School Holiday Fun

Every school holidays the Regional Library organises fun and interesting activities for students. Bookings are vital as these events are very popular. Please clink on the link below to download the full list of events and how to make a booking.

New Online Subscription for Parents

The Gympie Regional Library now has a new online subscription for parents. Parent TV is a video streaming platform personalising parenting advice from the world's leading research-based parenting experts direct to parents via any digital device.

You can find hundreds of 2-5 minute videos answering the modern day questions parents are asking by clicking on the age of your child once you have logged in. All you need is your Gympie Regional Libraries membership card, which of course is free! Please click on the link below.

Contact one of our six Gympie Regional Library branches to find out more or email me if you have any questions.