26 May 2021

Newsletter Articles

LEADERSHIP TEAM REPORT

Sports Day

The Jones Hill Sports Day will be on the last day of term 2, Friday, June 25. The students are busy practising their running, throwing and jumping skills in preparation for a fun-filled day of competition and doing their best. Parents are welcome to attend this event, although we are required to follow COVID restrictions. Students will need to wear their coloured shirt for Sports Day – Doran is yellow, McPaul is blue and Radford is red.

Teddy Bears’ Play Day

The Preps held our Annual Teddy Bears’ Play Day last week. The morning was attended by our 2022 Prep students who had a lovely morning full of fun teddy bear activities and games.

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. Our school parades will now be videoed and uploaded to Facebook. Parents of award recipients are welcome to attend parade. Please sign in on arrival using our QR Code, sanitise and use provided seating.

LEARNING: PR – Amelia; 1B – Mason; 1C – Felicity; 1H – Bridgette; 1/2S – Lucas; 1/2S - Japanese – Misa; 2B – Delilah; 3B – Isabella; 3S – Nate; 4B – Daniel; 5R – Sianna; 5W – Julian; 5/6C – Rieland; 6C – Japanese – Layla

RESPECT: PC – Bailey; PM – Linkin; 3D – Ava

RELATIONSHIP: 6C – Jaxson

ALL VALUES: 2KR – Edith; 4MD – Aubrey; 6GU - Sienna

TOKEN AWARDS

20 TOKENS: PC – Quinn, Madison, Summer; 1/2S – Bethany, Lucas; 2B – Lucy; 6GU – Angelique, Riley, Lincoln, Vada

40 TOKENS: PM – Corbin, Belle, Linkin, Alex, Ben, Taij, Ella, Cameron, Alexia, Johnathan, Shaye; PR – Katelyn, Finn, Jack, Isla, Caleb, Kobi, Stanley, Knight, Benny, Jaylen, Tyler; 1C – Emerson; 1H – Nataly, William, Rusty; 1/2S – Abbiegail, Natalie, Marli, Alexander, Miley, Oscar, Indy; 2B – Sienna, Pypa; 3B – Charlotte, Ivie-Rose, Kate, Haiden, Annabelle; 3D – Marshal, Layla, Hayley, Xavier, Garrett, Ava, Chayce; 3S – Sophie; 4MD – Ethan, Aubrey, Savannah, Tate, Savannah, Lily, Corey, Breeanna, Riley, Grace, Maddison, Clara, Linkin, Xander, Jakob, Sienna, Mason, Temujin, Mitchell, Indy, Indi; 5R – Kaden, Connor, Adelayde, Tom; 5W – Daphne, Jase, Xander, Julian, Mackayla, Maliki, Laylalee; 5/6C – Manny, Ben, Jazmyn, Sharn; 6C - Taylah, Zeke, Luca

BEHAVIOUR LEVEL AWARDS

SILVER: 1/2S – Indianna; 5/6C – Sophie, Jackson
GOLD: 5/6C – Sharn
PLATINUM: 5/6C – Isabella, Jack

FROM THE BUSINESS MANAGER

Hi Everyone,

OVAL BANK LANDSCAPING

We are excited to announce that we are planning to construct an exciting new project on the oval near the hall. Jones Hill School will have its very own Outdoor Stage! The outdoor stage will be constructed on the area below the office where the tyre terraces presently are. This area will have two terraces bound by concrete form seating. The top of the outdoor stage area will have an amazing feature wall consisting of split sandstone look block features, alongside honed blocks. Three new flag poles will be installed at the same time. All going well, construction will be finished by the end of the June/July holidays. In the future, we plan to add an ANZAC designed backdrop to the stage. The size of this project makes it a great centrepiece to any of our school events from sports day to our Christmas concert. The outdoor stage is a fantastic addition to the school’s resources.

2022 YEAR 5/6 CANBERRA TRIP

Last Tuesday night, parents of Canberra students met to discuss fundraising for the cost of the bus to the airport and back. Ideas that were raised were;

• Ice block days when warmer
• Free dress days
• Coloured hair spray day at sports day
• Cupcake day
• Pizza day fundraiser
• Sock fundraiser
• Family portraits
• Sausage sizzle
• Fudge drive

If you would like to assist with any of these ideas please call the office on 54890555. It is hoped that students attending the trip will be able to actively involved in the fundraising activities.

Invoices for the deposit to this trip were sent home last week. If you would like to start a payment plan, please call the office to discuss options.

KOALA KIDS OSHC SERVICE

Vacation Care

The June/July Vacation Care will run from Monday, 28 June, until Friday, 9 July. Please find attached a booking form. Please return the booking form to the office, or request your preferred days via email before Monday, 21 June. 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 on the link below to see our June/July Holiday Program.

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

CHOIR NEWS

The Senior Choir members are looking forward to performing their next piece on parade, Friday June 4. Parents and carers are welcome to attend, please follow Covid safe procedures when you arrive. The performance will also be shared on Facebook later in the day.

We can't wait to share our latest song with you!

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

SPORTS DAY ORDERS

Sports day lunch this year will be a sausage sizzle. To help us with catering students need to complete an order form, these were sent home with all students today.

• Please use one order form per student.
• Order forms with payment must be returned by Friday, June 18.
• No other tuckshop items will be available of the day.
• Zooper Dooper Ice Blocks will be available after sports day for 50 cents.

Once all students and staff have been served lunch there will be a limited number of sausage rolls, pies, sausages on bread and water available for parents to purchase.

Extra student order forms are available from the school office or click on the link below.

TUCKSHOP

We hope you are all enjoying our new menu. We are sure as the weather starts to cool down that the Butter Chicken and Rice and Potato Pie will become regular favourites. Orders may be made online or using the paper bag systems. Our new menu will be out soon.

A reminder that we require two days’ notice for Birthday Buckets. These have become very popular. At only $20 they are a great way to celebrate your child’s special day.

The Gum Tree Café operates every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday first break only. There is no Tuckshop on Mondays.

Richelle and Trina – Tuckshop Convenors

RELAY FOR LIFE

2021 Gympie Cooloola Relay for Life will be held on Saturday, October 30.

All students are invited to join our Jones Hill School Relay Team.

To register for please follow the link below.

Super Early Bird (before August 6, 2021) - $10

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

P&C NEWS

PIE DRIVE

Our Pie Drive forms have recently been sent home with the eldest in the family. Please return all forms and money by Friday, June 4. Delivery date will be Thursday, June 24.

Extra order forms are available from the school office or see the link below.

P&C DISCO

Disco Night – Friday June 4. 6pm until 8pm. Entry is $5 and $5 meal deal also available. Pre- purchase tickets from the school office. (Limited Tickets Available)

PREMIER’S READING CHALLENGE

The challenge has started and we can hear the pages turning! Keep up the fantastic reading everyone.

We encourage all students to take part in the reading challenge and read as many books as they can. All books can be counted. Teachers will be making a list of books read in class and this will be added to the student’s number of books read.

Keep reading everyone!

MATH

Open-ended questions are used to encourage students to gain deeper understanding of the question. This type of questions allows students to use a variety of strategies to form multiple answers. Open-ended questions do not require one answer but can have multiple answers. Students can engage in rich conversations around comparing and contrasting ideas and solutions for open-ended questions.

Here are some examples of open-ended questions at different levels and how they can be extended.

SWPBS

Students have been enjoying playing in our fantastic new playground. We are so grateful for our beautiful playgrounds and areas to play.

Classes have been reviewing how to play safely in all areas of our playgrounds. Here are some reminders:

• Walk on equipment
• Wait patiently for your turn
• Use the equipment safely
• Speak respectfully
• Follow instructions
• Always wear a sun safe hat
• Walk on the concrete
• Stay in bounds

JAPANESE CORNER

Minna-san Konnichiwa (Hello everyone),

We have been having so much fun in years 3-6 learning how to say the months of the year in Japanese.

If you can already count to 12 or even 10 in Japanese it is really simple. It goes like this:

All you have to do is add the word 'gatsu' (pronunced guts) to the end of the number that corresponds with the relevant month.

For example: The number one in Japanese is ichi so January would be ichi-gatsu, ni means two so February would be ni-gatsu. Here is March to December:

March: San-gatsu
April: Shi-gatsu
May: Go-gatsu
June: Roku-gatsu
July: Nana-gatsu
August: Hachi-gatsu
September: Kyu-gatsu
October: Juu-gatsu
November: Juu-ichi-gatsu
December: Juu-ni gatsu

Next time I see you around, see if you can tell me your birthday month in Japanese.

Have a SENSEI-tional Week

Stay Japanesey

From

YEAR 5/6C NEWS

Brisbane Excursion

Recently 5/6C students went on an excursion into the Brisbane CBD for the day. The purpose of the trip was to discover the unique experiences that a city has to offer so that the students could use this first-hand knowledge to write a persuasive letter for a travel magazine. The students have to agree or disagree with the statement – the city offers more unique experiences than a country town. After an early start, our first experience of the city was the traffic! Three lanes crawling along the highway before we entered the Clem Jones Tunnel. We saw skyscrapers with a wide variety of designs and the Brisbane Wheel. We walked across the Brisbane River into the Queen Street Mall and then made our way up to Central Railway Station. Along the way we saw electric bikes, scooters, cars, buses, city cats, pedestrians and interesting art sculptures. There were escalators going down underneath shops, a three-story Hungry Jacks and some interesting fashion. We walked through arcades that had high end shops with security guards inside, crossed the road on a diagonal crossing and went up a really long escalator. We witnessed people enter and leave the train station using their Go Cards and then saw the trains as they came into the station. We saw the Eternal Flame in Anzac Square and found some familiar towns close to Gympie on the bronze screens. These carry the names of the Queensland towns that servicemen and women left to fight in battles across the world. Throughout the day we found common discussion points were on the noise, the amount of people, the traffic and the amount of building construction happening. At Southbank we looked at QPAC and the upcoming events and had a walk through the beach area. On the way home, we were lucky to be able to stop at Suncorp Stadium and look inside the gates at the field. We also saw statues of famous Queensland players and the ‘Walk of Fame’ which was plaques with every player who has worn the Queensland maroon jersey in Origin showing the number of games played, the years played and their Queensland playing number. We had an interesting day and experienced many new things, it will be interesting to see who will be persuaded by the city life!

Science Activities

This term in Science Year 5/6C students are learning about microorganisms. We have learnt about yeast and that the water temperature needs to be warm so that it activates. Yeast also plays an important role in bread making. In groups we made two loaves of bread, mixing and kneading the ingredients. Each dough mixture was left to ‘prove’ for 2 hours before we were able to knead it again. The dough then ‘proved’ for a further 2 hours before it was baked in the oven. Soon we will be using the bread that we baked to grow mould so that we can identify the best environment to store bread and minimise mould growth.

TENNIS GYMPIE PRIMARY SCHOOL CHALLENGE YEAR 2 TO 6

Tennis Gympie will be holding the 2nd Primary School Challenge for 2021 at The Reg English Memorial Tennis Centre on Cartwright Road on Thursday 27th May from 3.30pm to 5.00pm

The cost is $10 per player, $15 for 2 players from the same family or $20 for 3 or more players from the same family including a free sausage sizzle. The challenges will be based on our Hot Shots Tennis in Schools programs and Holiday Fun Tournament events and all players will be placed into groups of appropriate skill levels (eg Red, Orange and Green Ball Levels).

Heaps of fun and prizes and a chance to represent your school.

Note: Players from the winning school must play a minimum of 4 challenges to be eligible for a medallion.

AUTISM WORKSHOP FOR PARENTS AND CARERS

Please click on the link below for details on the Positive Partnerships’ Autism Workshop for Parents and Carers.

CARER GATEWAY

If you provide support for a loved one, there is help available for you too.

Carer Gateway gives carers access to a range of free services and supports to help them in their caring role.

Join us for our Carer Morning Tea and Information Session on Carer Gateway Services.

Tuesday, June 8 – 10:00am to 12:00pm. 15 Cartwright Road, Gympie. R.S.V.P. – Julie Miller phone 0474 557 952 or email juliem@fotsinc.com.au Essential to confirm attendance by June 3.

To find out more about Carer Gateway call 1800 422 737 or visit at the link below.

OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT

The Owl and the Pussycat is a magical musical journey for children, and represents a beautiful and intelligent collaboration between nationally-recognised artists. It is an award-winning production based on Edward Lear’s beloved childhood poem.

Children are welcomed on board a beautiful pea-green boat. They are encouraged to engage with the characters of the story, and, sometimes, they have real agency in the story, helping to sail the boat or becoming stars in the sky to guide the characters. The music, by Lisa Cheney, is designed to imbue curiosity in our young audiences, and is full of intriguing and playful sounds and instruments. Children love this work, and their parents do too!”, said writer, Kathryn Marquet.”

For further information and to buy Tickets Please follow the Link

Alternatively, you can call anytime on 07 5481 0980 with any questions or to buy Tickets over the phone.