1 September 2021

Newsletter Articles

LEADERSHIP TEAM REPORT

PUPIL FREE DAY

A reminder that this Friday, September 3 is a Pupil Free Day. We hope our students enjoy their long weekend.

PREP TRANSITION MORNING

Our next 2022 Prep transition morning will be held on Wednesday, September 8 in the school hall. Starting at 9am the children will rotate between music, library and PE activities, with each session running for approximately 20 minutes. This morning is an opportunity for the children to become familiar with the school grounds, staff and the school atmosphere. Parents are asked to sign in using our QR Code and to following COVID safe procedures.

YEAR 2 SLEEPOVER CAMP

The year 2s enjoyed a sleepover at school last Friday night. The children thoroughly enjoyed the activities, games, movie and sleeping in the hall, even though it was a bit cold in the morning. Thank you to the staff and parents who organised this camp and made this a great experience for the children.

BOOK WEEK

Last week Jones Hill celebrated Book Week. The week consisted of competitions and activities in the library, an author visit with Chris Collins and the dress up on Friday as a book character. The students and staff showed their love of reading and books through some wonderful and creative costumes. The children were excited to talk about their favourite books and everyone joined in the fun.

Kind Regards,

James Watt – Principal
Stacey Seed – Deputy Principal

EVENTS CALENDAR

FROM THE BUSINESS MANAGER

Hi Everyone,

2022 YEAR 5/6 CANBERRA TRIP

Students attending the 2022 Canberra Trip will have now received their second invoice installment ($300). This payment is due by the end of term 3.

If you have any questions at all regarding the Canberra Trip 2022, please don’t hesitate to contact us on 54890555 or admin@jonehillss.eq.edu.au.

KOALA KIDS OSHC SERVICE

Koala Kids Vacation Care – CCS Update

With the September school holidays fast approaching we are preparing and updating all our Vacation Care enrolments. We have noticed that many CCS enrolments for our Koala Kids families have ceased due to inactivity. If your child/ren are attending Vacation Care for the September school holidays, please check your Xplor app for your CWA or your MyGov app for your CCS enrolment. If you notice that your CCS enrolment has ceased or you are unsure, please contact the office of 54890 555 or email for more information.

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

LOST PROPERTY

We have a large amount of unnamed lost property displayed in the covered area next to the school office. Please come and check if any items belong to your family. All items remaining after Friday September 10 will be donated to a local charity.

READ-A-THON

A reminder that all Read-a-Thon sheets need to be returned to the school office by Monday, September 6. Enter money raised on the QKR App or return it with forms to the office.

QKR!

Jones Hill Primary School has a preferred online payment system for parents to pay for P&C events and eventually tuckshop. This term we have commenced using QKR! as our preferred payment method for P&C events. You do not need a credit card to use Qkr!, it will work with debit cards as well.

Qkr! pronounced ‘quicker’ is a convenient and secure system allowing you to pay for P&C events. Qkr! is a Mastercard product and comes with all of their security.

SLIME SPECTACULAR

Our Slime Spectacular School Fun Run is on Friday 22/10/21.

Fundraising options

Option 1:

• Participation fee $5 paid between 07/10/21 and 15/10/21
• Money must be in an envelope or zip lock bag, clearly labelled with student name and class.

Option 2:

• Create a Student Profile Page at www.myprofilepage.com.au , which is unique to you and register for online fundraising. It’s the easiest way to help your child raise money and to reach your fundraising goal sooner.
• Students must obtain $10 or more in donations to receive a prize, using the Sponsorship Form and/or online fundraising.
• You have the option to choose up to five (5) prizes, depending on the amount raised.
• $5 participation fee is not required.
• Cash donations must be returned between 07/10/21 and 15/10/21
• All cash donations must be in an envelope or zip lock bag, clearly labelled with student name and class.

GUM TREE CAFÉ NEWS

TUCKSHOP

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

Please note we have a limited tuckshop menu for this week due to lack of staff. There will be no wraps, pizzas or butter chicken.

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.

Richelle and Trina – Tuckshop Convenors

CHOIR NEWS

Wow, it's been an exciting term for our JHSS choirs! We have been very excited to begin our Junior Choir which has kicked off with 80 amazing members signing up. They have been a very enthusiastic group and have been busily learning two songs.

Our Senior Choir members have also been busy learning a new song and are looking forward to performing on parade. Please save the dates below if you are able to come and see our songs live in the hall, otherwise the video will be available on Facebook soon after parade.

If possible, Choir members are asked to be at the hall at 8:30am on performance day to set up and have a quick rehearsal.

Week 9- Friday 10th September- 9am- Senior Choir
Week 10- Friday 17th September- 9am - Junior Choir

We are looking forward to performing some wonderful songs for you!

Lisa Rose

RELAY FOR LIFE

JONESY’S 5 CENT CHALLENGE

Our annual 5 cent challenge ended yesterday. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this fundraiser. Every coin will go to help support the Qld Cancer Council. It was a great battle and the winning classes will be announced on parade on Friday, September 10. Our total from last week was $1926.95.

JOIN OUR TEAM

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 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).

MATH

The Year Five students are beginning a new unit of work on measurement. Before we can convert between units of measurement, we must understand the relationship between the different “houses” in our place value system. A real world, tangible example helps us to visualise not only hundreds, tens and ones, but also tenths, hundredths and thousandths, or even ten thousands, hundred thousands and millions.

YEAR 2 CAMP

On Friday, 27 August 50 year 2 students and staff were lucky enough to spend the night camping at school. For some students this was their first school camp experience.

Students had a great time sleeping in the hall, playing games and activities on the oval, and adventuring out for a night spotlight bush walk. Thank you to the year two teachers and staff for helping make this night a great success for students.

P&C NEWS

FATHER’S DAY STALL

Our P&C Father’s Day Stall will be held tomorrow, Thursday, September 2. Students will visit the stall with their classes during the day and have the opportunity to buy a gift for their father or special person in their life. Gifts will range in price from 50 cents to $10. Please bring a bag to carry your gift home.

JAMES NASH SCHOLARSHIPS NOW OPEN

2022 Year 7 Scholarships are now open!

We are pleased to announce that scholarships for Year 7 students joining us in 2022 are now open.

The James Nash State High School Parents and Community Association (P&C) has sponsored the Scholarship program for the past 13 years. Recently the decision was made to extend the Scholarship program to provide an additional 4 scholarships, which recognises high performing students who may be experiencing financial hardship.

Scholarship Overview:

• English/History/Geography Scholarship
• Mathematics / Science Scholarship
• The Arts Scholarship
• Sporting /All Rounder Scholarship
• Equity Scholarship

Three scholarships are available in each category for high performing students who demonstrate high levels of achievement in their area.

Download an application form on our website here.

All forms must be returned to the School by 3pm 17 September 2021 or emailed to kwalk308@eq.edu.au by this time.

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.

GYMPIE COMMUNITY FAMILY DAY

SPRING HOLIDAY DAY CAMP

COVID GUIDELINE INFORMATION

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