22 February 2023

Newsletter Articles

LEADERSHIP TEAM REPORT

FISHING AND FOOTY FOR LEVI

Tomorrow, Jones Hill School will hold a Fishing and Footy non-uniform day in memory of Levi Hanna. A gold coin donation will be collected in your classrooms

BLAZE HOCKEY CUP

Congratulations to the Jones Hill Hockey team who played in and won the Blaze Hockey Cup last week. All students played well and showed great team spirit and sportsmanship. From all reports it was a wonderful day all round.

CLEANAWAY

Over the next two weeks, all classes will be having a Cleanaway lesson with Chloe. Students will be learning about recycling, reusing and reducing rubbish. We are all responsible to keep our planet clean, with less rubbish going into landfill and no rubbish going into our waterways.

WILDLIFE EXCURSION

Last week the year 1s and 1/2D went on an excursion to the HQ Wildlife Sanctuary. They had a wonderful day, and saw lots of amazing animals, including koalas, emus, snakes and kangaroos. The teachers were impressed with the behaviour of our students and how excited they were to see these animals and wildlife.

ZOOPER DOOPER FUNDRAISER DONATIONS

On Monday, March 6 some of our year 5 students will be holding a Zooper Dooper fundraiser to help raise funds for students who will be attending the year 5/6 annual camp in 2024. If you would like to donate a packet or two of Zooper Doopers to help them in their venture, please drop them into the school office.

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:

To see the format of the tests:

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 – Grace; PM – Lincoln; P/1R – Lily; 1B - Alyssa; 2A – Summer; 2E – Johnathon; 2F- Caleb; 3B – Donovan; 4G – Lucy; 4/5B – Riley; 5B – Stella; 5S – Lochlan; 5B Japanese - Shaeya

RESPECT: 1/2D – Byron; 4G – Pypa
RELATIONSHIPS: 6B – Kyran
ALL VALUES: 3D – Wyatt; 3F – Levi;

TOKEN AWARDS

20 TOKENS: 4G - Bonnie

EVENTS CALENDAR

FROM THE BUSINESS MANAGER

Hi Everyone,

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.  If you required more information regarding QParents please contact the office on 54890555.

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 able tuckshop to be delivered to the correct student in the right classroom.

Koala Kids OSHC 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

PREP VISION SCREENING

Good vision is important for a child’s educational, physical and social development. Vision screening checks for common eye conditions that may impact your child’s ability to see and therefore impact their learning and development.

A Registered Nurse will be visiting the school on Monday and Tuesday, March 20/21 to conduct vision screening for children in their prep year.

Please click on the link below for full details.

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.

Click on the link below for more information.

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

LITTLE KOALAS COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP

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

GUM TREE CAFÉ NEWS

We are having issues sourcing supplies of some products; therefore they may be missing from the menu when ordering. In particular sausage rolls and Juice Bombs. We apologise for any inconvenience.

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

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.

2022 YEAR BOOKS

SUN SAFETY

Remember to bring your hat everyday.

LEAGUE STARS

GYMPIE CATS JAFC AUSKICK

GYMPIE SOUTH AMATEUR SWIMMING CLUB

CRICKET BLAST

WOMEN’S DAY CELEBRATIONS

CONTAINERS PLEASE

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 the links below 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.