8 February 2023

Newsletter Articles

LEADERSHIP TEAM REPORT

LEADERSHIP PARADE

Last Friday, we had the Leadership Parade where the School Captains, House Captains and Leadership Team received their badge, pinned on by their very proud parents/carers. Congratulations to all of these students as they take on leadership responsibilities in the school and are role models for younger students. The 2023 School Captains are Indy and Kyran, the House Captains are: McPaul – Summer and Jakob, Doran – Lily and Mason, Radford – Inca and Zander. We are looking forward to seeing these students ‘lead the way’ at Jones Hill.

SCHOOL PHOTOS

School photos will be taken on Tuesday, March 14. Photo orders will need to be placed prior to this day. Class and Portrait photos can be purchased by following the link below or by using the envelope that has been sent home with your child.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

• School photos purchased online DO NOT require envelopes returned to school
• NO sibling photos will be taken
• Students must wear full school uniform
• Late fees/additional charges will be applied for purchases after photo day
• Photos will be returned to your school for distribution approximately six weeks after photos are taken
• Past years’ photographs including sports, co-curricular and representative groups available at school’s advancedorder site (follow the link above) and your child’s advancedyou photo site

Advancedlife would like to express our appreciation to Jones Hill State School for placing your trust in us. Please remember we offer a 100% money-back guarantee on our products, for your peace of mind, and are also here to resolve any issues you may experience to ensure your satisfaction. If you have any questions, comments or feedback relating to your Advancedlife experience, please contact us at: enquiries@advancedlife.com.au

NAPLAN ONLINE

Students will be sitting NAPLAN between 15 and 27 March 2023.

NAPLAN assesses literacy and numeracy skills that students are already learning at school. On its own, NAPLAN is not a test that can be studied for, and students are not expected to do so.

NAPLAN is just one aspect of a school’s assessment and reporting process –it does not replace ongoing assessments made by teachers about student performance; however, students and parents may use individual results to discuss progress with teachers.

This is the first year NAPLAN will be held in March, having previously taken place in May. This change was made so school systems would have access to results earlier in the school year, so they can be used to inform teaching and learning plans for the remainder of the year.

NAPLAN information brochure for parents and carers: https://www.nap.edu.au/resources To see the format of the tests: https://nap.edu.au/naplan/public-demonstration-site

LITTLE KOALAS COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP

We are very pleased to announce that our Little Koalas Playgroup with begin again on February 22. It will be held every Wednesday from 2:00pm to 3:00pm in the PM classroom.

FUNNY ANSWER

One of our teachers gave their students a few maths questions last week. Here is one of the students very novel answers.

Q10. Estimate the height of the classroom door. Answer: Size of Mr Rentz

STUDENT SPORTS ACHIEVEMENT

During the holiday break, Riley from year 6 was selected to represent Gympie, and play for Wide Bay in Under 12’s Cricket.

The team played in the Ian Healy Cup Tournament during the 9th - 13th January 2023 in Brisbane.

Riley was selected to captain the team during this tournament. Riley held a massive responsibility as the captain of the team, displaying leadership qualities that were beyond his years. Riley’s performance with batting, bowling and fielding during the week were also an exceptional contribution for the team.

Riley was recognised for all of his efforts in the team and was awarded ‘Coaches Player of the Match’ for his outstanding captaincy of the Wide Bay Team and his consistent performance during the tournament!

Excellent Achievement Riley.

Kind Regards,

James Watt - Principal
Stacey Seed – Deputy Principal

PARADE AWARDS

BEHAVIOUR AWARDS

The following students will receive certificates at parade this Friday.

LEARNING: PC – Lucy; P/1R – Cody; 1B - Ryder; 1S- Spencer; 1/2D – Avery; 2A – Blake; 3B – Maggie; 3D – Chase; 3/4B – Luke; 4G – Charlie; Japanese 3/4B - Ryder

RELATIONSHIPS: PM – James; 5B – Ravyn-Lee; 6C - Breeanna

ALL VALUES: 2F – Scarlett

EVENTS CALENDAR

FROM THE BUSINESS MANAGER

Hi Everyone,

YEAR 5 CAMP

Students in year 5 will now have received their invoices and permission forms for their camp at Currimundi. Payment and all forms need to be completed and returned by Friday, February 17. If your child is not attending the camp, please let our school administration team know as soon as possible.

QKR!

Please check your child's QKR! profile. Ensure you have the child's name and have updated their class for 2023. This will enable payments to be processed easier and tuckshop to be delivered to the correct student in the right classroom.

PAYMENTS

Just a reminder, if at any time you are having financial difficulties and are unable to pay an invoice in full, we can arrange a payment plan. These can either be via BPoint or Centrepay. You can also pay instalments at our school office. An example would be making six easy payments of $5 per week for swimming.

Should you wish to discuss a payment plan, please contact our administration team.

QParents

For parents who would like to opportunity to be able to digitally sign permission forms you will need to join the QParents app. Information is attached regarding the QParents app which also offers many other services. A letter will be sent home in the near future to explain how to join the app but if you would like access sooner, please contact the office on 54890555.

Koala Kids OSCH Service

We are off to a great start for the year. If you wish to enrol your student for our Out of School Hours program please follow the link below.

STUDENT ABSENCE

Please let us know if your child is away.
Student Absence Line – 5489 0566

PEER SKILLS LEADERS

Jones Hill State School is proud to announce the Peer Skills Leaders for 2023. These students have been chosen as they are kind, work well with kids of all ages and want to make Jones Hill (and the world) even more wonderful than it already is.

Quite often when children have a problem in their life, they confide in another child before they talk to an adult. The Peer Skills Leaders have been trained in how to help children solve their own problems.

The students at Jones Hill have been told that if they have a problem and they don’t want to speak to an adult, then they can come to one of the Peer Skills Leaders.

GUM TREE CAFÉ NEWS

Due to unavailability, we have changed our supplier for Sausage Rolls. Our new stock is a smaller product and we have therefore reduced the price to $2:00.

The Gum Tree Cafe is open four days a week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at first break only. Please find below a copy of our 2023 Tuckshop Menu.

• 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

P&C NEWS

Our first meeting for 2023 will be held on Tuesday, February 14. Meetings are held the second Tuesday of every month in our School Library starting at 6:30pm.

The Annual General Meeting for the Jones Hill School P&C will be held on Tuesday, March 14.

Joining the P&C is a great way to support your child/children and our school. All are welcome to attend.

SUN SAFETY

Remember to bring your hat everyday.

2022 YEAR BOOKS

GYMPIE DISTRICT GIRL GUIDES

We meet at the guide hut at 19 Shanks St, Gympie

Aurelia Guides for ages 7-12 Thursday 4-6 pm.
Ohana Rangers ages 12-17 Monday 3.30 - 6pm
Olaves 18-30 years - meet as required

New Leaders also welcome - no experience necessary, training provided.

Please email gympieDM@guidesqld.org if you would like an information pack or visit our Facebook page Gympie District Guides for more info and contact details or call Leonora 0425850360.

Fair Play vouchers accepted.

Please also have a look at www.guidesqld.org and www.girlguides.org.au to learn more about what opportunities girl guides provide.

MARY VALLEY GIRL GUIDES

Please click on the link below for information regarding Mary Valley Girl Guides up and coming 'Come and Try Sessions'.

Girl Guides helps to promote and guide students to become:

• Self-aware, confident, goal achieving individuals and leaders.
• Creative thinkers, resilient problem solvers.
• Active within their communities, connected to the world, action takers.
• Express ideas confidently, good listeners, respond empathetically.
• Team players, work positively with others, care about diversity.
• Committed life-long learners.

FIND A FROG

To find out information about Find a Frog in February 2023 please click on the link below.

GYMPIE CATS JAFC AUSKICK

GYMPIE SOUTH AMATEUR SWIMMING CLUB

CRICKET BLAST

CONTAINERS PLEASE