31 March 2021

Newsletter Articles

LEADERSHIP TEAM REPORT

We have certainly had an interesting last week, with the Greater Brisbane area going into lockdown for the last three days of term 2, which has affected some of our families. We appreciate all the support and understanding from our Jones Hill community and families. As we head into the Easter break, we would like to wish all of our children, parents/carers and staff a very happy and safe holiday.

Staff Update

As term 2 draws to a close, we farewell Mr Usher who is taking a position at Palmview SS. We wish him all the best with his future endeavours and adventures. We also say farewell to Mrs Cuschieri, who will be starting her maternity leave. We look forward to seeing her next term with her little bundle of joy and wish her well as she becomes a first-time mother. We welcome Amanda Elson who will be teaching 1C and is eager to meet the children. Mrs Elson has been in contact with Mrs Cuschieri to provide a smooth transition for every student and the class.

CROSS COUNTRY

On Monday, the students participated in the Jones Hill Cross Country. This event was a lot of fun with children cheering for each other and their Sport’s House. They all tried their best and kept running to cross the finish line and get points for their house. At the conclusion of the Cross Country, the winning house was Radford with 182 points, Doran on 176 and McPaul was 162. A very close result. Congratulations to Radford and well done to all of our competitors.

NAPLAN

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.

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

FROM THE BUSINESS MANAGER

Hi Everyone,

PAYMENTS DUE

5/6C Brisbane Excursion - $20 – due Friday April 30

Wakakirri - $35 – due Friday April 30

2022 YEAR 5/6 TRIP

In 2022 year 5 and 6 students will once again be able to attend a week away at a yet to be confirmed venue. Parents are welcome to start payment plans as soon as they wish to help offset the cost as this trip is quite expensive. Expression of interest forms will be sent home early next term.

KOALA KIDS OSHC SERVICE

VACATION CARE

Easter Vacation Care will run from Tuesday 6th, until Friday 16th, of April. Please find attached a booking form. The OSHC email address is oshcare@jonehillss.eq.edu.au. Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions regarding Vacation or OHSC Services.

Please click the link above to access our Vacation Care booking form.

To enrol your child for OSHC please click on the link below.

For further information contact OSHC Koala Kids – email: oshcare@jonehillss.eq.edu.au

or phone 0482675161

JUNIOR SCHOOL COMPUTER LAB

We are very excited to announce that our Junior Computer Lab will be fully up and running by the end of this term and ready for action in Term 2. The lab has space for 27 students to work on computers and Ipads. The room has been newly painted, has new carpet and is fully air conditioned.

Great work and thanks to Matt Walker and Phil Rentz for helping make this happen.

Student Absence

PREP 2022

If you have a child attending Prep in 2022 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. By adding your child to our current waiting list you will receive information regarding our Prep Transition Programs and information sessions.

GUM TREE CAFÉ NEWS

Please note there is no Tuckshop on Mondays. 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 and Trina – Tuckshop Conveyers

JAPANESE CORNER

No Easter in Japan but Cherry Blossoms

Minna-san Konnichiwa, (Hello everyone),

Yes, you read right. Japan doesn’t have Easter but they have something just as exciting……… Cherry Blossoms.

Cherry Blossoms (Sakura) are the beautiful pink flowers that are common in Japan. They bloom around Easter time but they only bloom for as little as 7-10 days each year. Japanese people celebrate by having 'Hana-mi' (Literally flower viewing), where they go to the local park and celebrate the arrival of Spring and the beautiful blooming blossoms.

Below is a video of the Cherry Blossoms in Kyoto, the old capital city of Japan.

Happy Easter everyone.

Stay Japanesey

From

P&C NEWS

Thank you to everyone who supported our recent Easter Raffle. Congratulations to our winners, we hope you enjoy all your lovely Easter treats.

RELAY FOR LIFE

Each year Jones Hill State School enters a team in the Gympie Regional Relay for Life.

Relay for Life is a fun and moving overnight experience that raises vital funds for the Cancer Council’s research, prevention, information and support services. Relay is a chance for the Gympie community to recognise and celebrate local cancer survivors, patients and their carers, to honour and remember loved ones lost to cancer and to raise money to help save more lives. The 2021 Gympie Relay will be held on Saturday and Sunday, October 30 and 31.

All students are invited to join our 2021 Relay Team. School teams will only participate on the Saturday from approx. 2pm to 8pm. Please note students from Prep to Year 3 will require a parent or guardian to supervise them on the day.

To register for please follow the link below. Student Registration Pricing Structure.

Super Early Bird (before August 6, 2021) - $10
Early Bird (before October 22, 2021) - $15
Week of Relay & on the day - $20

For more information please contact Mrs Hurren (email jhurr5@eq.edu.au).

NAPLAN

On the NAPLAN test there will be several questions about sentence structure and punctuation. Have a go at these questions:

The numeracy test has a variety of questions that cover a large range of mathematical content. Have a go at these NAPLAN questions:

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Which Jones Hill staff member would have a giant Easter Egg Light in her front yard?

Mrs Hurren of course.

All are welcome to stop and have a look this weekend.

Happy Holidays from Mr and Mrs Hurren

GOLF

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.