15 September 2021

Newsletter Articles

LEADERSHIP TEAM REPORT

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Term 3 has been very busy with Sports Day, Book Week celebrations, Author Visit with Chris Collins, the P&C Disco, Year 2 Sleepover Camp, Year 2 Mary Valley Rattler Excursion, Year 4 Barambah Camp, the Japanese Speech Contest, Year 1 Fire Truck Visit, Prep 2022 Pop Up Adventure morning, Prep 2022 Transition Activities and the Gympie Eisteddfod with great results for our Concert Band winning first place and the Strings Ensemble winning second place. The term has ended with parents/carers having the opportunity to have a Parent/Teacher Interview to discuss their child’s progress and achievements.

We would like to wish all our students, families and staff a very safe and relaxing holiday. We look forward to seeing everyone back refreshed and ready for a term of learning and fun in term 4.

SPORTING EVENTS

As we near the end of term 3, some of our students are participating in various sports. The netball grand final was a very close competition between McPaul and Doran, with McPaul victorious 16-13. The children really enjoyed learning new skills and had a lot of fun. Thank you to Mrs Bates who trained the students and organised the games for students to play at lunch times.

Jones Hill has a team competing at the Broncos Challenge and the Touch Football Carnival this week. The teams have been training very hard with Mr Rentz, Mrs Bates and Mr Littler. We would like to wish these teams all the best and know they will represent our school with pride.

ANZAC MEMORIAL WALL AND OUTDOOR STAGE

Construction of the wall and outdoor stage is now complete and looks very impressive. The ANZAC plaques are in production and we will have these added to the wall in the near future. We are looking forward to using this area for ANZAC Day ceremonies and school performances.

SWIMMING

Next term the Prep classes, 1B, 1C, 1H, 1/2S, 2B, 2KR, 3B and 3D will participate in swimming lessons. Swimming is on every Monday in weeks 2-9. Prep classes will swim at Deep Blue Aquatics with instructors and years 1 to 3 students will swim at Gympie South SS with Mr Littler. The Learn to Swim Program is part of the Australian Curriculum and is an essential skill for children to learn, especially living in Queensland. Permission and medical forms and payment must be received before your child will be allowed to attend swimming lessons.

JUNIOR CHOIR PERFORMANCE

Our Junior Choir will give their first performance during parade this Friday. We look forward to hearing them sing.

Kind Regards,

James Watt - Principal
Stacey Seed – Deputy Principal

EVENTS CALENDAR

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 – Kahleesie, Jaylen; 1B – Skylah; 1C – Flynn; 2B – Skye; 3B – Olivia; 3D – Garrett; 3S – Nate; 4B – Smit; 4MD – Mitchell

ALL VALUES: 6GU - Sienna

TOKEN AWARDS

20 TOKENS: 1C - Noah

40 TOKENS: 1C – Lila; 3B – Olivia; 4B – Danika, Lincolne, Bronte

60 TOKENS: 2B – Billy; 3B – Nixon, Ravyn-Lee; 3S – Riley, Lachlan, Joseph; 4B – Emily, Lily; 5R – Finley, Cooper

80 TOKENS: PR – Tyler, Katelyn, Megan, Quinn, Finn, Jack, Isla, Caleb, Kobi, Benny; 1B – Jada, Nixon; 2B – Hayden; 3B – Kate, Carson; 5R – Sianna, Tom

100 TOKENS: 1B – Mila, Leo; 1/2S – Ruby; 3S – Amelia, Peyton, Breanna; 4B – Kyran; 5R – Sienna, Sami

BEHAVIOUR LEVEL AWARDS

GOLD: 2B – Lucy, Pypa, Olivia, Bonnie, Ashtyn; 5/6C - Sophie

PLATINUM: 5/6C – James, Jazmyn, Lollee, Madison

FROM THE BUSINESS MANAGER

Hi Everyone,

REPORT CARDS

This year report cards will be emailed home. Please use the attached form to update your email details.

CAMP INFORMATION

Year 3 Luther Heights

Students from 3B, 3D and 3S are heading off to Luther Heights Camp on Thursday November 25 and returning Friday, November 26.

Permission and Medical forms and payment are due by October 29. Payment plans are available through the office, if required.

Year 5 Maranatha

The year 5 Leadership Camp will be held at Maranatha recreation Camp, Mothar Mountain from November 29 to December 1.

Permission and Medical forms and payment are due by November 12. Payment plans are available through the office, if required.

2022 Year 5/6 Canberra Trip

A reminder that the second instalment payment for the 2022-year 5/6 Canberra Trip 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.

STUDENT RESOURCE SCHEME

Last night at the P&C Meeting a motion was passed to continue the Student Resource Scheme in 2022. The cost will remain at $120.

The Student Resource Scheme at JHSS provides classroom stationery lists, classroom consumables, IT applications and consumables, reproduced class workbooks and worksheets and classroom learning experiences. For more information regarding the SRS, please visit our website below.

If you have previously opted into the SRS your participation is assumed for the remainder of your child's enrolment, unless you inform the school otherwise by completing a new participation agreement form. If you are a new parent to the school, this information will assist you in making a decision as to whether you wish to participate in the SRS.

What is provided by the Queensland Government?

The Queensland Government supports children’s education by providing funding for instruction (teachers), facilities (school grounds and buildings, internet), and administration (staff to run the school). Funding for schools does not extend to individual student resources such as textbooks, equipment for personal use and many items used by the student in the classroom.

The SRS helps parents to source these resources. The school can purchase resources at lower rates due to its bulk buying power. Resources such as textbooks or musical instruments that will be used over a period of time are hired to students to further reduce costs for families. Participating in the SRS also offers a convenient way for parents to source the items that their child needs for school and ensures that all students have access to the same standard of resources.

2021 YEARBOOK

Orders for the 2021 yearbook are now being taken. Please send in orders (with money) soon or drop by the office to pay. Yearbooks are still $16 each.

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

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.

CHOIR NEWS

A reminder that out Junior Choir will be performing on parade this Friday, September 17.

RELAY FOR LIFE

JONESY’S 5 CENT CHALLENGE

Congratulations to our winning classes. Second place went to 5W who tried hard to make it to first place. Their final total of $270.25 could not catch first place winners PM who raised an amazing $326.35.

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

Year 6 have been learning about fractions, decimals and percentages, negative and positive integers, cartesian planes and transformations. Some students are also involved in a chess tournament. Some students have revised and consolidated previously taught concepts to help them understand new concepts that are taught in year 6. Other students have been extended to a greater understanding of year 6 concepts. This has been done through a range of activities including; practicing work in their books, hands on activities which are to consolidate measuring and the decimal system, problem solving and open-ended questioning. Some students took on the roles of teachers, as you can see Angus giving a lesson. Students are taught chess because it enhances logical thinking, a must for mathematicians.

GUM TREE CAFÉ NEWS

A new menu has been sent home this week with a few minor changes. Extra copies are available from the school office or on the link below.

Richelle and Trina – Tuckshop Convenors

P&C NEWS

YEAR 6 GRADUATION

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.

SWIMMING CLUB

SPRING HOLIDAY DAY CAMP

SPRING HOLIDAY WORKSHOP

Gympie Regional Gallery are running Spring Holiday Art Workshops for children over the holidays. For details please click on the link below.

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