17 February 2021

Newsletter Articles

LEADERSHIP TEAM REPORT

NAPLAN Online

Year 3 and year 5 students will be participating in the NAPLAN Online testing this year, in the areas of Writing, Reading, Language Conventions and Numeracy. The testing will be conducted over two weeks, 11th – 21st May. We will be preparing the students with practice sessions in the computer LAB during term 1 and early term 2.

Birthdays at School

Due to the number of children with allergies and medical conditions, we will be unable to give cupcakes to children when celebrating birthdays at school. Parents are able to purchase the Birthday Bucket of Ice Blocks from the tuckshop, to share with their child’s class. This is a safer dietary option for the majority of our students. The safety of our students is our priority and we appreciate your understanding and support.

Attendance

Attendance at school is essential and the only way for your child to achieve their best. We aim for 95% attendance or better for every student at Jones Hill. Schools are required to have no unexplained absences. If your child is sick please keep them at home.

Student Absence

Each parent of a child who is of compulsory school age has the legal obligation to ensure their child is enrolled and attends a state school or a non-state school, on every school day for the educational program in which the child is enrolled, unless the parent has a reasonable excuse. The safety and wellbeing of students are the highest priorities for the Department. Parents need to know if their child hasn't turned up for school, and schools need to know when and why a child is absent. Parents are required to contact the school on, or prior, to a student being absent. Absences may be reported by phone, written note or by using the QParent App. State schools will be required to notify parents on the same day that any student is absent from school without explanation. The school will send out daily SMS text messages to notify parents that their child is absent and allows a reply service for you to explain the absence.

Student Absence Line – 5489 0566

Parents Attendance at Parades

As of next Friday, February 26 we will welcome parents of award recipients to attend parade. Please sign in on arrival, sanitise and use provided seating.

Social Distancing Restrictions

Although students are able to be near each other in classrooms, we are still under the direction from Qld Health to adhere to social distancing rules for adults. Therefore, we are restricting adult contact in school, by asking parents/carers to not enter classrooms and to drop off and pick up children in safe locations, outside the school gates or as arranged by the teacher. Thank you for your assistance in helping to keep everyone safe.

Hygiene Measures

We will continue to implement consistent hygiene measures to keep our students and staff safe. The following hygiene procedures are in place at school.

• regular handwashing and hand sanitising, particularly before and after eating, and after going to the toilet
• encouraging students and staff to cough or sneeze into their elbow
• increased cleaning of school classrooms, particularly high frequency touch points including water fountains or bubblers
• regular cleaning of play equipment and materials
• individual water bottles for personal use

Kind Regards,

James Watt - Principal
Stacey Seed – Deputy Principal

EVENTS CALENDAR

STUDENT AWARDS

Behaviour Awards

The following students will receive certificates at parade this Friday. Presentations will be live streamed on Facebook.

LEARNING: PC – Rose; PM – Benjamin; 1C – Sienna; 1H – Nataly; 1/2S – Oscar; 2B – Xavier; 3B – Ivie-Rose; 5R – Liam; Japanese 1/2S – Indiana; 5/6C - Lilly

RELATIONSHIPS: 3D – Beau; 4B – Zac

RESPECT: - 5/6C- Ruby-Rose

ALL VALUES: PR – Quinn; 1B – Shaleigh; 2KR – Isabelle; 3S – Beau; 4MD – Indy; 5W – Joey; 6C – Isla; 6GU - Mitchell

FROM THE BUSINESS MANAGER

Hi Everyone,

School Photos

School photo day is on Thursday 25 February. Group and portrait photographs can be purchased by following the link below or by using the envelope that has been sent home with your child.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

• School photos purchased online DO NOT require envelopes returned to school
• NO sibling photos will be taken
• Students must wear full school uniform
• Late fees/additional charges will be applied for purchases after photo day
• Photos will be returned to your school for distribution approximately six weeks after photos are taken
• Past years’ photographs including sports, co-curricular and representative groups available at school’s advancedorder site (follow the link above) and your child’s advancedyou photo site

Advancedlife would like to express our appreciation to Jones Hill State School for placing your trust in us. Please remember we offer a 100% money-back guarantee on our products, for your peace of mind, and are also here to resolve any issues you may experience to ensure your satisfaction. If you have any questions, comments or feedback relating to your Advancedlife experience, please contact us at: enquiries@advancedlife.com.au

Payments

A reminder that Student Resource Scheme (SRS) are now due.

Koala Kids OSCH Service

GUM TREE CAFÉ NEWS

The Gum Tree Café operates every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday first break only.

Birthday Buckets are available for $20 from the tuckshop for your child’s special day. Please allow two days’ notice.

Orders may be made online or using the paper bag systems. Our new menu will be out soon.

Please click on the link below to view the menu and for online ordering instructions.

Richelle, Trina and Cody – Tuckshop Conveyers

MATHS

Students practise efficient ways to work out number problems. A fun activity that can be played at home is Secret Sums. Secret Sums is a simple but powerful warm up because it requires students to focus on the quantity of each number and not the procedure suggested by the operation sign in a number sentence. For this reason, it supports students to develop flexible mental computation strategies.

Reasoning plays a part in this task as students learn to eliminate particular combinations and search for potential addition pairs.

This activity can be adapted for all year levels. Numbers are written on a piece of paper, the adult secretly chooses two numbers from the paper and adds them.

The adult then says the ‘secret sum’ (the total). The children work to identify the original two numbers that were added to make the total.

Be aware that:

• Children may attempt this task by using an inefficient ‘guess and check’ method. Children need to see that the number of potential addition pairs can be reduced by reasoning about the numbers, e.g. If they add to 58, the ones digits will add to 8 (or 18).
• Children may use inefficient strategies to add 2-digit numbers, including finger counting and an over-reliance on a written column method.

Change the activity:

For younger children – use single digits.

To challenge children years 4-6 – change the operation (addition/subtraction/multiplication/division)

LEMS PHONICS

SCHOOL WIDE POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR SYSTEM

Over last two weeks, classes have been discussing the importance of using the toilet areas safely. This involves following personal hygiene procedures of leaving the toilets clean, washing hands thoroughly and using the hand sanitizer before entering the learning area. Class have discussed the importance of being respectful of everyone’s privacy and to respect school property.

Transitions are an everyday routine for classes. Students transition from eating areas to learning areas and from one activity to another. Classes have been practising how to have respectful transitions. This involves classes lining up in designated areas, walking quietly and following instructions. When students move around the school in a respectful manner, other classes can continue to work and learning will not be disrupted. It is wonderful to see the students transitioning quietly and proudly walking in their Jones Hill uniforms to their next learning activity.

JAPANESE CORNER

Minna-san Konnichiwa,

It has been a SESNSEI-tional start to the year in Japanese with the younger students starting their Japanese journey and the older students picking up from where they left off last year.

A couple of words and phrases for you that we have been practicing in class. Students, see if you can teach your family.

Kiku shisei: Whole body listening

(Boku/ Watashi) no namae wa _________:

My name is ________ (Boku is for boys and Watashi is for girls)

Older kids: How much higher than 10 can you go?

Jan Ken Pon= scissors, paper, rock

Stay Japanesey

From

P&C NEWS

The Annual General meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 23.

HOT SHOTS TENNIS EXCELLENCE PROGRAM

Gympie and District Tennis Association Coach Brett Cottrill will commence Hot Shots Tennis program from Tuesday 16 February and Friday 19 February at Jones Hill State School. Groups will be held on Tuesday (16 February start) (years 3 to 6), Friday (19 February start) (Prep, years 1 and 2) lunchtimes 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. (Lessons will run into term 2 to complete the block)

To register for the program please contact Brett Cottrill on 0417746795 or return the completed form back to the office by Tuesday 16 February.

Name………………………….
Age…. Grade…….
Phone/s…………………………………..
Parent/Guardians Signature…………………………….
Email…………………………..………………..

We accept the Fair Play 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 have recommenced at The Reg English Memorial Tennis Centre Cartwright Road Gympie from 3.30pm to 5.00 pm.

CONTAINERS PLEASE

Keep bringing in your containers for recycling. All plastic bottles, aluminium cans, tetra packs can be dropped off to the office. Glass bottles can be brought in by adults only.

The Jones Hill SS community is doing their part to reduce landfill and keep our waterways clean. Thank you to all of our families and students for supporting this very worthy cause.