9 October 2019

Newsletter Articles

LEADERSHIP TEAM REPORT

Hi Everyone,

Welcome back to the start of term 4. We hope you had a great break and are ready for a busy end to the year.

Colour Explosion Update. So far students have raised $2536 for the Colour Explosion. With only three weeks to go there is still plenty of time. See Mrs Crow’s article in this newsletter for further details.

Swimming begins Monday for PC, PM, PR, 3/4D, 4N, 4W, 5C, 5MW, 6C & 6G.

Please ensure you have completed permission and medical forms if your child is attending. Please also ensure you have made the appropriate payments for swimming.

High School Enrolments

If you have a year 6 student transitioning to high school next year, please ensure you have completed their enrolment forms and have booked an enrolment meeting. Students cannot attend the transition day without being enrolled. The year 7 orientation day for James Nash and Gympie High is 2 December.

Relay for Life Fundraising Culmination Celebration

Hair Disaster. Earlier this year I had the great idea of shaving my head and colouring Mrs Seed’s hair purple if the students could raise $1500. I thought this was a fairly safe bet!

Everyone's reasons for fundraising are different and I must admit my support in the fundraising for cancer is very personal.

My life was devastatingly changed by cancer at the very tender age of 9 when I lost my father to pancreatic cancer. Unfortunately, I was to have a second encounter with this grim disease when I was diagnosed as having oesophageal cancer. However, thanks to all the advances in research I was able to overcome this disease with radical surgery. Without the research and advances made in this field, my outcome could have been a very different scenario. On Friday 18 October we will be holding a very special parade where we will be celebrating our fundraising efforts for our Relay for Life team. The goal was for the student population to raise $1500 to have my head shaved in front of the school community and for Mrs Seed to dye her hair purple. Our school was able to raise $2084 with the very generous donation from Cooloola Milk to boost our total far beyond our expectations. Joining us will be our Adopt-a-Cop, Reegan Cunningham, who will also shave his head for this great cause. Gympie’s Mayor Mick Curran will officiate during the parade. We would like to invite family and friends to join in this morning. Breakfast will be on sale from 8am and the parade will start at 9am.

Together we can celebrate our fundraising efforts that will go towards making it possible for all to have the chance at a bright and healthy future, whether it be through technologies for early detection or better, more effective treatment.

At Jones Hill School we believe that when students get involved in community service, they not only help others — they expand their worldview, develop empathy and leadership skills, and realize how their actions can have a positive impact.

Year 6 Graduation

Year 6 Graduation will take place on the evening of 9 December. The school holds a small and respectful ceremony for students as part of the completion of primary schooling and transition to high school. This evening is for year 6 students and their family. More information will be coming home to year 6 students, in the coming weeks.

I would like to welcome Ms Chandelle Duthie, who will be teaching 2W for the rest of the year. Miss Whitaker has taken up a permanent position at Northern Peninsula Area College in Bamaga.

Kind Regards,

James Watt - Principal

Stacey Seed – Deputy Principal

EVENTS CALENDAR

PARADE AWARDS

AWARDS NIGHT

Awards Night will be held on the evening of Thursday December 5 at 7.00pm 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
• Japanese
• 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
• Year 6 Leadership Award (2 awards)

Please click on the link below for a sponsorship form.

LEMs

Phonics Focus: Which sounds should students learn?

Single Phonograms.

Because some phonograms can say more than one sound, a number code is used to represent which sound that phonogram is saying in a particular word. All vowels say more than one sound.

The vowel /i/ has three sounds.

The vowel /o/ has four sounds.

The vowel /u/ has four sounds.

What you can do at home:

Mark the correct number above each underlined i.

si•lent lil•y bit fi•nal kind fix tim•id vi•o•lent bite tide

Mark the correct number above each underlined o.

hot off go do top son to love old most ton some rode

Mark the correct number above each underlined u.

cut put cute fun but blue true rule pull push

(Adapted from LEM Phonics Pathway to Literacy, 2005)

Julie Mitchell
Teacher – Prep M

MATHS FUN

Cross Out Singles

Big Idea: Operate/Calculate
Suits: Years 2-6
Materials: Paper, pencils, 6 sided die

Draw a 3x3 grid with a circle above each column, to the right of each row and one diagonal.

Instruct students to do the same on their paper or in their book.

To Play: Explain that:

• The teacher/leader will roll the die. After each roll, students enter the number rolled in to any one of their boxes.
• There will be nine rolls. Students will enter numbers on the grid until all spaces are filled.
• Students add the numbers in each row, column and diagonal, writing the sum for each line in the circles.
• Students will tick sums that appear more than once, and cross out sums that occur only once (singles).
• Sums that are ticked are added to produce a ‘total score’ for the game. The player with the highest score wins.

Amanda Stubbins
Teacher – 2S

2019 YEAR BOOK

Orders are now being taken for our 2019 Yearbook. The cost of the book is $15 each.

Forms will be sent home this week, if you would like to order a copy for your child/children, please fill in the form and return with payment to our school office by Friday October 25.

If you have any questions, please contact the office on 5489 0555.

Please click the link below to download a copy of the year book order form.

BOOK FAIR – STOMP, CHOMP AND READ!

Dear Parents, Carers and Families,

Reading for pleasure unlocks the power of information and imagination and helps children discover who they are. Here’s what you can do to help children develop stronger reading skills and a love for reading:

• Set the example. Let children see you read.
• Have a collection of books in your home. Update this collection routinely to keep up with changing tastes and reading skills.
• Support our school’s Book Fair. Allow your children to choose their own books to read.

The theme of our Scholastic Book Fair is Dino-Mite, where we hope you will Stomp, Chomp, and Read! It’s a fun reading event that brings the books kids want to read right into our school. It’s a wonderful selection of engaging and affordable books for every reading level. Please make plans to visit our Book Fair and be involved in shaping your child’s reading habits.

Book Fair dates: Monday 14th – Friday 18th October, 2019

Shopping hours: 8am – 4pm (Before School, 1st Break & After School)

We look forward to seeing you and your family at our Book Fair! Remember, all purchases benefit our school.

Sincerely,

MEET THE STAFF

Hello, my name is Chandelle Duthie and I will be teaching 2W for the remainder of the year as Miss Whitaker embarks on her latest teaching adventure. Having recently escaped the hustle and bustle of the busy Gold Coast, I find myself enjoying, and truly appreciating, the fresh country air on my short and sweet drive to work - which no longer involves a 90 minute commute each way on the M1 daily - and the reconnection with community. I have been working for the Department of Education across the South East Region since 2009 in a variety of roles - from my beginnings as a Teacher Aide, to Classroom Teacher, Regional Staff Trainer and Behaviour Specialist - my days have been both fun and eventful, to say the least. I feel very fortunate to have been given an opportunity to work with the students of 2W and I look forward to further getting to know the extended Jones Hill community.

VISUAL ART CLUB

With Jacobi, Nate & Deacon

Wednesday & Thursday, 1st and 2nd break in the Library.

Booking Sheet on whiteboard, limited numbers per group.

Come along and be amazed by your creativity!

Jacobi resourced Visual Art supplies by approaching Art & Craft companies regarding the establishment of his club at school and he was well rewarded. Eckersley’s Art & Craft generously and Sunshine Coast Art & Framing Gallery supplied many resources much to the surprise of Jacobi, Nate & Deacon who are eager to share with you! Well done Jacobi.

JONES HILL STATE SCHOOL ART SHOW

READING BUDDIES

After a fantastic term 3 in partnership, 5MW and their prep buddies in PC have celebrated in an afternoon of outside games, fun and smiles. Each week, Year 5 students have taken the initiative to choose an additional library book to read to their prep buddies. Last term they had been focusing on engaging their buddies in reading with book walks. They take the time to predict, ask questions and be detectives looking for extra clues in the pictures to share the reading of a range of texts.

This was definitely a highlight of our last week and we are thrilled to see the progress happening in our young learners at Jones Hill State School.

Emma Millers (5MW) and Sue Curran (PC)

CANBERRA FUNDRAISING EVENTS

RUN 4 FUN COLOUR EXPLOSION

Three weeks to go until the Jones Hill Colour Explosion!

Thank you to date for your support with our event. Fundraising is full steam ahead!

How are you tracking towards your fundraising goal? If you haven’t already, create a Profile Page at the link below. There are some awesome features like setting your fundraising goal by choosing your favourite prizes.

You can also register for online fundraising – it’s the key to your success! Share your Profile Page to family and friends anywhere around the world and request support!

Don’t forget to see if you’ve won FREE sponsorship donations by using your unique code on page five of the Sponsorship Form. Once logged in, view the school’s leader board and see where your child ranks. The highest fundraising student at the completion of the fundraiser will go into a draw to win $2,500 Helloworld Travel Mount Ommaney Gift Voucher.

Happy fundraising!

@austalianfundraising #colourexplosion #schoolrun4run #colourblast #schoolcolourexplosion #schoolfunrun

Mrs Rebecca Crow
Teacher – 5C

CATCHMENT AREA CLARIFICATION

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 in catchment 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 the link below.
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

Thank you to everyone who has supported this year’s Jones Hill Relay for Life Team. The funds we have raised will be a huge help in the fight against cancer.

On Friday October 18 we are holding our Relay for Life Fundraising Culmination Celebration. On this day Mr Watt and our Adopt-a-Cop, Reegan Cunningham will be having their heads shaved on parade. Part of the celebrations will be a school community breakfast. (Please see further details in the Principal’s report and P&C News).

Raffle and Merchandise

We will have a stall set up outside the hall which will have Relay Merchandise and Monster Raffle Tickets available. Items for sale include travel coffee mugs, metal water bottles, hats, socks and bears. The Monster Raffle has 19 prizes valued at over $5000. Tickets are only $2 each. If you are unable to attend on the day tickets may also be purchased from the school office.

Thank you again for supporting this worthy cause.

Jennifer Hurren

P&C News

P&C Breakfast

Please join us in celebrating our special Relay for Life Parade with our Jones Hill P&C Breakfast on Friday the 18th of October. Order forms were sent out to students this week with some delicious breakfast options. Please return all order forms to the office with payment by Tuesday the 15th of October.

Please click the link below to download a new P&C Breakfast order form.

CAMP AUSTRALIA NEWS

Hello Everyone,

We hope you all had a wonderful break over the school holidays.

A big welcome to our new before and after school care families. It is very exciting to see that our numbers are still increasing.

The beginning of each term is always wonderful as we have a budget to be able to purchase new equipment, craft and other resources for the children.

This term we are introducing our 'Sticker Chart'. Each child will be rewarded with a sticker when outstanding behavior is shown for manners, kindness, helping etc. Once a child has received ten stickers on their chart they will be rewarded with an award, prize and photo on the school facebook page.

We will be continuing with our cooking day on Tuesday afternoons, gardening/environmental day on Thursday afternoons and our pancake breakfast on Friday mornings. We will continue to have our homework table set up every Monday afternoon for any students who would like assistance completing their weekly homework.

For any enquiries about before and after school care with Camp Australia, please come down to the hall and have a chat with myself between 6.30am - 9.00am and 2.30pm - 6.00pm.

Camp Australia will be providing all day care on the 21st of October for the Pupil Free Day. Please contact Jess on 0438051962 for any enquiries.

Looking forward to a wonderful term ahead,

Camp Australia – Jessica and Team

GYMPIE HOT SHOTS TENNIS

HOT SHOTS TENNIS EXCELLENCE PROGRAM

Gympie and District Tennis Association Coaches Brett Cottrill and Matt Watkins will commence Hot Shots Tennis program from Thursday 17th October at Jones Hill State School. Groups will be held on Thursdays - Grades 3 to 6 (17th October start) and Fridays - Prep, Grades 1 and 2 (18th October start) at first break from 11.00am to 11.40am for a MINIMUM BLOCK OF 7 WEEKS. Costs will be $85.00/pupil, $160.00 for 2 children or $210.00 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 Wednesday 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.

Note: After school Hot Shots games and Fixtures start are on every Thursday at The Reg English Memorial Tennis Centre Cartwright rd Gympie from 3.30pm to 5.30 pm FREE MEMBERSHIP!

GYMPIE 2019 SUMMER SIXES HOCKEY

COME &TRY DAY & SIGN ON DAY

Thursday 17th October from 4.30pm till 6.00pm. Bring a friend along to have a go. Gear will be provided including sticks, shin pads and balls. Register as a team (seniors only) or as an individual and we can place you in a team. Registration forms and information available from control room.

RULES: 6-a-side, no hitting, no lifted balls, quarter field, 25 minute halves, very social. Great for beginners, people just wanting a social game and current outdoor players.

WHEN: Juniors Mixed (Ages 9 to 12) – Thursday’s 4.30pm

Stick 2 Hockey (Ages 4 to 8) – Thursday’s 4.30pm

Seniors Mixed (Ages 13+) – Thursday’s 6.00pm or 7.00pm

STARTS: 24th October till 12th December – 8 weeks

COSTS: Juniors $45 per player, Stick 2 Hockey $30 per player & Seniors $65 per player.

If you are not a registered outdoor player in 2019, you must also complete an online Summer Sixes Registration Form & pay the relevant Hockey QLD Insurance fee ($6.00 in 2018) via the Hockey QLD website.

CONTACT: Ben Fitzpatrick 0448094420 or rcd@gympiehockey.org.au for more details.