6 May 2020

Newsletter Articles

LEADERSHIP TEAM REPORT

Dear parents and caregivers,

As we enter the third week of at home learning, we have received some good news that our prep and year one students will return full time from next Monday May 11

We are very keen to see all of our students in prep and year one back and begin continuing their learning.

While we are also keen to see the rest of our students return, we are still under the direction of the Premier and Queensland Health. Following with these directives we can only have essential workers and vulnerable students attending in years 2-6.

We have received many enquiries this week relating to students in other year levels returning also if they have siblings in prep and year one. We are not able to facilitate these requests at this time as we are still under the existing health directives.

I have really appreciated the support our families have given us during this challenging time. Some of the innovation and learning from home in difficult circumstances has been outstanding. I continue to watch in awe as our staff have adapted to the challenge of facilitating learning for some children at school and supported families at home.

Premier’s Reading Challenge 2020

We are delighted to invite all JHSS students to join in the 2020 Premier’s Reading Challenge.

Reading plays an important part in students’ lives during their school years and beyond.

It allows children to actively engage their imagination and opens up a world of educational opportunities.

Last year, 168,000 students from 937 schools took part in the challenge, reading an astounding 2.31 million books. What an incredible result.

The reading period for the 2020 Premier's Reading Challenge commences on Monday 11 May and closes Friday 28 August.

This year the Premier has invited all students to take on the challenge:

• Prep to Year 2 should read or experience at least 20 books,
• Years 3 and 4 should read at least 20 books, and
• Years 5 to 9 should read at least 15 books.

Experiencing books can include shared reading, listening to stories, or reading picture books. The aim for the 2020 challenge is to engage more students reading more books than ever before.

We would like to encourage students who are learning at home to participate in the challenge. Class teachers will email the reading log sheet out. If you are unable to print it, parents can keep a note of how many books students have read or listened to and email this information to the class teacher.

Every student who completes the challenge will receive a Certificate of Achievement signed by the Premier. It will be my great pleasure to present these certificates during the Premier’s Reading Challenge celebration weeks of 2 – 13 November 2020.

For more information about the Premier’s Reading Challenge, please visit:

You can play a big part in your children’s future by encouraging them to be part of this positive initiative.

I look forward to seeing as many of our students as possible take part in the 2020 Premier’s Reading Challenge.

Please click the link below for a copy of the Premier’s Reading Challenge record sheet.

Kind Regards,

James Watt - Principal
Stacey Seed – Deputy Principal

EVENTS CALENDAR

FROM THE BUSINESS MANAGER

Hi Everyone,

We would like to remember all the good things that were happening during our isolation from school so we thought that we would collate a student recipe book. It would be great if students, both learning at home and learning at school, could make their favourite recipe and then send us the recipe and a photo of the students with their dish to use in our “Isolation Recipe Book” written by the students of Jones Hill State School. Please type your recipes and email to admin@jonehillss.eq.edu.au or send through to Facebook by Friday May 15.

Canberra Trip Update

The Canberra Trip has been postponed until Sunday 23/08/20 to Friday 28/08/20. Please keep payments going.

AT HOME COOKING AND LUNCH BOX IDEAS

Banana Bread

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup buckwheat flour (see Notes)
• 3/4 cup coconut flour (see Notes)
• 2 teaspoons gluten-free baking powder
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2/3 cup caster sugar
• 1/2 cup rice bran oil
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 over-ripe bananas, mashed
• 1/3 cup soy milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 small bananas, split, extra
• 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup

EQUIPMENT

• 13cm x 23cm (top) loaf pan

METHOD

• Step 1 - Preheat oven to 180C/160C fan-forced. Grease a 13cm x 23cm (top) loaf pan. Line base and sides with 2 layers of baking paper, extending paper 2cm above edges of pan.
• Step 2 - Combine flours, baking powder, bicarb, cinnamon and sugar together in a large bowl. Make a well in the centre. Whisk oil, egg, mashed banana, milk and vanilla in a medium bowl. Add to flour mixture. Stir to combine. Pour into prepared pan. Top with split banana, cut-side up, and brush with ½ the maple syrup.
• Step 3 - Bake for 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre of bread comes out clean (cover loosely with foil after 45 minutes if over-browning).
• Step 4 - Brush top with remaining maple syrup. Cool for 10 minutes. Lift bread out of pan and transfer to a wire rack to cool. Serve.

MEET THE STAFF

MATHS AT JONES HILL STATE SCHOOL

Learning at home – Maths strategies

When students are answering mathematics questions, they are asked to show or explain how they were able to work out the answer. When students show their working out, they are using a strategy that helps them to get to the answer and check that they have worked it out correctly. In most mathematic assessments, both the answer and the working out are given marks. Here are some common ways students are taught to show their working out for addition and subtraction.

Split strategy

The split strategy can be used for both addition and subtraction. Students use their understanding of place value (what each digit is worth) to partition (separate) the numbers to make it easier to work with.

Example:

46+33=

Subtraction:

Click on these links for videos of how to use the split strategy

Jump Strategy

Students use their knowledge of place value to add and subtract using the jump strategy.

Addition: Start from the largest number, then jump in hundreds, then tens then ones. Students record the jumps they make and where they land on the line until they get to the answer.

Example:

Subtraction:

Students start with the whole number and jump back from it to get the final answer. Students need to remember when using subtraction, the first number cannot be changed.

Example:

Links to videos:

Compensate strategy

The compensation strategy for addition is useful when one of the numbers ends in 8 or 9. One number is rounded up to the next 10, the addition is carried out and then the answer is adjusted to compensate for the original change.

Example:

Link to videos:

SWPBS

For those learning at school our SWPBS focus is on lining up after break times and before school.

This means that we:

• Move towards the covered areas quickly and quietly when the bell rings
• Go to the toilet
• Follow the correct procedure to wash our hands
• Sit quietly in our class lines
• Show respect for adults and follow instructions when they are given

LIBRARY NEWS

Thank you to all students attending school who have been able to return and re-borrow library books. Please remember to return your Home Readers as well.

Students Learning at Home don’t need to worry about returning borrowed library books. These due dates have been extended until all students are able to return to school.

Hope everyone is finding lots of time to read and enjoy books. The Library Books are missing you!

Continue to READ and find the magic in each book.

Happy Reading.

Mrs Walters

FROM THE TUCKSHOP

Week 4 Tuckshop

Please find below an order form for tuckshop on Thursday May 14. Please make sure form and payment (cash) are to the office by Tuesday May 12.

Cody and Trina – Tuckshop Conveyers