10 August 2022

Newsletter Articles

LEADERSHIP TEAM REPORT

Hi Everyone,

Book Week

At Jones Hill we love reading and have some excellent readers who enjoy books, digital texts and other forms of literature. We will be celebrating Book Week – 22nd – 26th August and the theme is: Dreaming with Eyes Open. Remember to get your costume ready as we are all dressing up on Friday 26th August. There will be a competition in the library, the Read-a-thon and an author visit with Karen Foxlee.

Read-a-thon

At Jones Hill we have wonderful readers! We are encouraging all student to participate in the Read-a-thon during Book Week, 22nd – 26th August. All forms were sent home this week or you can get a form from the office. All funds raised need to go on the QKR! App and money goes to the P&C for purchase of books and resources for reading.

Eisteddfod

Congratulations to the Jones Hill Concert Band and Mr Berry who came first at the Gympie Eisteddfod. The group were very proud to bring the trophy back to school and performed beautifully scoring 92/100 from the adjudicator. An excellent effort from the Jones Hill Strings Ensemble and Miss Smith, who achieved a Highly Commended for their performance.

District Athletics

Jones Hill had a number of students who competed at the District Athletics Trials last week, at Albert Park. Well done to all students who participated and performed some personal best times, throws and jumps, a truly outstanding achievement. Layne (District Age Champion) Lily, Olivia, Savannah and Ty have been selected to compete at the Wide Bay Trials and we wish them the best in their events.

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.

CLASS AWARDS

PC – Kenzie; PM – Elizabeth; PR – Ryder; 1B – Madison; 1D – Belle; 1S – Austin; 2A – Jacey; 2E – Ashton; 2F – Rusty; 2/3B – Nixon; 3D – Jake; 3S – Cohen; 4B – Jaxson; 4/5C – Clancy; 5PD – Ezekiel; 5/6C – Tom; 6K – Ashton; Japanese – Garry (6K)

TOKEN AWARDS

20 Tokens: 2E – Carter
40 Tokens: 2E – Maria; 2/3B – Edith; 4/5C - Sunny
60 Tokens: PC – Ada; PM – Charlie, Sophia, Charlotte, Willow, Avery, Norah, William; PR – Aria, Torben, Stuart, Zayne; 1B – Katelyn, Alexia, Kasey; 1D – Charlie, Emelia, Fleur-Bella, Kiah, Knight, Jackson; 1S – Georgie, Amy, Johnathon, Alex; 2A – Jada, Chase; 2E – Ayla; 2/3B – Pypa; 3D – Hailo, Ruby, Jack, Logan, Shane; 4B – Jasmin, Grace, Makayla, Dece; 4/5C – Cooper; 5PD – Aubrey, Clara, Corey; 5/6C – John, Riley; 6K – Ruby-Rose

BEHAVIOUR LEVEL AWARDS

SILVER: 2A – Jacey
GOLD: 2A – Jada, Jemma, Marli, Evelyn, Ashlynd, Shaleigh, Gracie, Theo, Cohen

FROM THE BUSINESS MANAGER

School Rock Musical

Tickets for Superkids a Rock Musical are now on sale 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, at GSHS, Hamilton Hall.

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

MATHS FUN

In maths, 2E have been exploring length using informal units. We have been using a range of units, such as counters, blocks, paddle pop sticks, books, and paper clips to measure items in our classroom. Through this exploration, students have identified that to measure items accurately, we need to measure using the same sized unit, have no gaps between the units and use an appropriate unit for the size of the item being measured. No-one wants to waste time measuring the length of our bodies, using rice grains? In addition, students have been playing a range of math games as warm-ups and to share our new knowledge of concepts in engaging ways. These games include a game called ‘Headache’ where two students place a card on their forehead, without looking, and the third student adds the two numbers on the cards and calls it out. Then the two players with the cards race each other to guess what their numbers could be. I can assure you, there are no headaches here! 2E are loving maths!

LITTLE KOALAS PLAYGROUP

The Little Koalas Playgroup runs 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.

WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT JONES HILL STATE SCHOOL

Student

This week we are featuring 2 of our students that will tell us what they love about Jones Hill SS

Tyler from 6R

Summer from 4B

If you would like your child to tell us what they love about Jones Hill, please email a short 3 sentence paragraph and a photo with their pet to admin@jonehillss.eq.edu.au.

Staff

This week we feature one of our wonderful Teacher Aides - Miss O’Hanlon

What I love about Jones Hill State School is seeing the kids getting in at lunchtime helping in the gardens, they are really loving Gardening Club and getting their hands dirty. I love being part of this and seeing them take pride in their school.

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

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.

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.

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.