27 July 2022

Newsletter Articles

LEADERSHIP TEAM REPORT

Hi Everyone,

It is nice to see some sunny weather this week as we work through the third week of the term.

I have just returned from a month in the Northern Territory visiting some of the amazing sights our country has to offer, from Litchfield National Park to Darwin and Kakadu. Just spectacular!

We covered over 10,000km in the four weeks and are now settling back into the rhythm of normal life again.

It is lovely to see some of the facilities projects we have had on the boil all year coming to completion. The new fence is complete with adjusted pathways. This will make for a better transition to the bus for students in the afternoon, particularly in wet and hot weather.

The staff carpark gates will be closed each day. This is a busy area as we now have 60 plus staff, many moving between schools during the day. This is not a safe area for students and parents to walk through.

The new shed on the oval is slowly taking shape as we move the PE and OSHC gear to it.

Over the break the junior toilets and year four buildings have been painted. All toilets have received air fresheners.

We continue to wait for our ANZAC Wall to be completed before we attach the plaques and centrepiece. Once completed it will be a fantastic addition to our school. I have attached a mock up in the meantime of how it may look.

During the next week we have many students participating in the Gympie and District Eisteddfod and the Gympie District Athletics Trials. We would like to wish them all the best.

School Opinion Surveys

The annual suite of School Opinion Surveys will be conducted in Term 3 and will close on 12 August 2022. All families, school staff and students in target year levels (5, 6, 8 and 11) will be invited to participate. We encourage you to take this opportunity to have your say about what our school does well, and how we can improve.

An invitation to complete the Parent/Caregiver Survey was be emailed to one parent/caregiver per family in the week beginning 11 July. The invitation will be sent from the Department of Education, not the school, and it will have the subject line School Opinion Survey for parents and caregivers, 2022. Check your junk email folders if you can’t find it. The survey can be completed as soon as the invitation is received and will take approximately 5 minutes using a computer, tablet or smart phone.

Kind Regards,

James Watt - Principal
Stacey Seed – Deputy Principal

EVENTS CALENDAR

PARADE AWARDS

CLASS AWARDS

The following students will receive Behaviour Awards for displaying the school values of Respect, Learning, Safety and Relationships. Parents are welcome to join us at parade. Parade will be filmed and uploaded to Facebook.

PC – Chayse; PM – Vincent; PR – Logan; 1B – Kiarnnah; 1D – Charlie; 1S – Amelia; 2A – Jada; 2E – Aidan; 2F – Emerson; 2/3B – Levi; 3D – Jack; 3S – Jack; 4B – Alani; 4G – Dustin; 4/5C – Temujin; 5PD – Amarli; 5/6C – Summer; 6K – Xander; 6R - Maliki

TOKEN AWARDS

20 Tokens: PC – Alyssa, Emilia; 2A – Mason; 2E - Noah

40 Tokens: PC – Harrison, William, Dexter, Skyla, Chayse; PM – Khai, Cooper, Harrison; PR – Tyler; 1B – Ben; 1D – Jack, Belle, Shaye: 2F – Emerson, Alec; 4B – Jaxson, Jasmin, Olivia, Clayton, Grace, Peyton, Ethan, Ava, Carson, Dece, Nate; 4G – Hannah; 4/5C – Temujin; 5PD – Emily, Savannah, Chelsea, Bronte, Preston, Charlee, Lilianna, Indianna; 6R – Maliki, Tayla

60 Tokens: PC – Kingsley, Hamish, Mason; PR – Kelsey, Alice; 1B – Kiarnnah, Megan, Frankie, Charlie, Carter, Blake, Ava, Phoebe; 1D – Scarlett; 1S – Hudson; 2A – Jemma; 2E – Misa, Finn; 2/3B – Richard, Silas, Piper; 3D – Emily, Bethany, Amity-Rose; 3S – Verissa; 4B – Charlotte, Stella, Sadie, Tamika; 4/5C – Ethan, Wynter; 5/6C – Cody, Annabelle; 6R – James, Jazmyn

BEHAVIOUR LEVEL AWARDS

SILVER: 2E – Amity
GOLD: 2E - Misa

FROM THE BUSINESS MANAGER

School Rock Musical

Tickets for Superkids a Rock Musical will go on sale from August 1. They will be available through QKR! Adults are $10 and children under 18 are $5. We will hold two performances: Friday, September 9 and Saturday, September 10, starting at 6pm.

Food and drink will be available to purchase on the night.

TECHNOLOGY TIME THAT IS GOOD FOR MENTAL HEALTH

Mental health apps and online resources have become a highly engaging modality that are widely available and very popular with young people. Research provides efficacy for using technology to positively support wellbeing. North Coast Region’s Student Wellbeing Professionals have developed information and ideas on how to safely integrate apps and technology to support mental health and wellbeing.

Follow the link for this article.

MATHS FUN

So, you think Mr Wolf can tell the time…. Well you should see 1D!

We have been learning to tell o’clock and half past time. Using our super powers of exploring and investigating clocks with hands on experiences and lots of practicing, we are now expert time tellers. We know that when the minute hand is on the 12 it is an o’clock time and when the minute hand is on the 6 is it half way around and so we say, it is half past the hour. It was tricky to learn which hour it would be for telling half past, but we can remember that if the hour hand is between two numbers, we know the hour is the number that the little hand is just passed.

It’s DINNER TIME!!!

LITTLE KOALAS PLAYGROUP

The Little Koalas Playgroup will be running a playgroup every Wednesday afternoon this term. Mrs Mitchell and Mrs Adamson will be running the playgroup from 2pm-3pm in the PM classroom. If you have a little person, aged 0-5 years and would like to attend the playgroup, please come along and join in the fun. If you would like more information please contact Julie Mitchell on 54 890 555.

2023 ENROLMENT

Enrol Now

Do you have a child who will be starting Prep in 2023? Please fill out the form below and return it to our school office or email to jhurr5@eq.edu.au to add their name to our enrolment list.

PREP 2023 Transition Program

To view our full Prep Transition Program please click on the link below:

GUM TREE CAFÉ NEWS

Tuckshop

Unfortunately, lettuce will be temporarily removed from some items on our tuckshop menu due to the cost. Thank you for your understanding and support.

The Gum Tree Cafe is open four days a week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at first break only.

• Orders are to be placed online only using the QKR! app.
• All orders need to be placed before 9am.
• A reminder that two days’ notice is required for Birthday Buckets.

Richelle and Trina – Tuckshop Conveyers

PREMIER’S READING CHALLENGE

The Premier's Reading Challenge is running until August 26.

To complete the challenge:

• Prep to Year 2 must read or experience at least 20 books
• Years 3 and 4 must read at least 20 books
• Years 5 to 9 must read at least 15 books.

Every student who completes the challenge will receive a Certificate of Achievement signed by the Premier. I look forward to seeing as many of our students as possible take part in the 2022 Premier’s Reading Challenge.

RELAY FOR LIFE

Hair-raiser

Mrs Hurren celebrates a milestone birthday this year. To celebrate Mrs Hurren wants to do something wild.

If this little piggy bank can collect ten times Mrs Hurren’s age before September, Mrs Hurren will dye her hair to match the piggy’s hair for her birthday in October.

Rainbow Piggy will be in the office to collect your donations.

Join Our Team

Gympie Relay for Life will be taking place in September this year. We would like to invite all students to become members of our 2022 team. To register for our team please follow the link below. If you would like further information please see Mrs Hurren or email jhurr5@eq.edu.au.

Jonesy’s 5 cent Challenge

Each year Jonesy, our school Relay for Life Mascot, runs a class challenge. This is our major fundraiser for our Gympie Region Relay for Life Team.

Money is collected in the classrooms from August 1 to August 31. The class that raises the most money will be presented with the annual trophy on parade, September 6.

So start collecting your small change ready for the August challenge. Any denomination accepted.

Taste Buds Fundraiser

We are excited to announce we are holding a Taste Buds Fundraiser. Tastebuds offer a range of Flavourful Spices, Savoury Salts and Rubs, Decadent Chocolate Powders and Versatile mixes. Tastebuds products are handcrafted and blended on the Sunshine Coast.

This is a fun, tasty and easy way for you to support our Relay for Life Team and the Queensland Cancer Council. 50% of all sales will go directly into our team fundraising for Gympie Regional Relay for Life. Orders are placed online and delivered straight to your door.

To check out the great range of products and to place an order click on the link below.

The website will also give you access to great recipes.

When finalising your order please use the following code to ensure the sale is allocated to our fundraiser. Code: joneshill

For more information the brochure link above

HOTSHOTS TENNIS COACHING PROGRAM

Gympie and District Tennis Association Coach Michael Morton will commence Hotshots lessons at Jones Hill State School starting from the May 9.

Lessons will be on Monday and Wednesday mornings from 8:00am to 8:45am.

• Monday will be red or orange ball, ages 5 to 9
• Wednesday mornings will be green or yellow ball, ages 9+.

Price is $150 for the term (10 x $15) or based on what week you start in the term.

Registration

To register for the program please contact Michael on 0408 306 859 or Michael.tennisgympie@hotmail.com.

Payments can be made directly to Michael either by direct deposit BSB: 084 602 Acct: 75 144 8789 student’s name as reference or by cash.

Thanks, Coach Michael.

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.