8 March 2023

Newsletter Articles

LEADERSHIP TEAM REPORT

NEW FENCE – PLEASE CLOSE THE GATES

To ensure the safety of all of our students, when you enter or leave the school grounds, please close the gates. The gates that lead out to the carpark near Prep, (on the corner of McIntosh Creek Road and Heilbronn Road) have been left open on multiple occasions. Thank you for your help to keep our students safe.

BOOKFAIR

You still have time to purchase books from Bookaneer Bookfair being held in the library this week. Books will be available for purchase Thursday and Friday 8:00am to 8:50am; 11:15am to 11:40am and 3:00pm to 3:30pm. Eftpos is available.

SECOND ZOOPER DOOPER FUNDRAISER

Thank you to everyone who supported the year 5 students in their endeavour to raise funds to reduce the cost for the year 5/6 annual camp in 2024.

They will be holding a second Zooper Dooper sale on Monday, March 20. Zooper Doopers will be available from the tuckshop for $1, first and second break.

YEAR 5 CAMP

Last week, Year 5s went to Currimundi for camp. They had three days of team work, building their confidence, developing their leadership skills and having fun. The students were involved in raft building, archery, high ropes, swimming, games on the beach and exploring caves. Thank you to Mrs Albrecht and Mr Dunn, who volunteered their time to attend the camp with the year 5 students. Your help was greatly appreciated. The camp was a wonderful learning experience for the children.

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.

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:

ROAD SAFETY MESSAGE

Over the next few Newsletters, we will be sharing road safety messages from the Department of Transport and Main Roads. Please help keep our Children Safe.

Kind Regards,

James Watt - Principal
Stacey Seed – Deputy Principal

PARADE 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 – Isabella; PM - Willow; P/1R – Elizabeth; 1B – Chayse; 1/2D – Kenzie; 2A - Ava; 2E – Amelia; 2F – Summer; 3B – Chloe; 3D – Wyatt; 3/4B – amity-Rose; 4G – Hayden; 4/5B – Isla; 5B – Ciara; 5S – Lakaiah; 6B – Grace; 6C – Bella; 1B Japanese - Isla

TOKEN AWARDS

20 TOKENS: PC – Charlotte, Arabella, Silas, Jackson, Eloise, Mila; P/1R – Jasper, Hudson; 1B – Isla, Mila, Hamish, Millie; 1/2D – Lillian, Byron; 2A – Georgie; 2E – Sophie; 3B – Isla, Bridgette, Isabella, Maggie, Leo; 3D – Lila, William, Layla, Jemma, Romi, Rowland, Parker; 4G – Silas, Lucy; 5B – Jack; 5S – Hayley, Garrett, Sunny, Ava, Dece, Angus

Students who receive 20 Token Ice Block vouchers will now collect their free Zooper Doopers by bringing their voucher to the school office at second break.

EVENTS CALENDAR

FROM THE BUSINESS MANAGER

Hi Everyone,

SEA LIFE EXCURSION

3/4B, 4G and 4/5B (year 4 only) will be visiting Sea Life on Tuesday, March 28. All forms and payment are now overdue. Payment on QKR! preferred.

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.

Koala Kids OSHC Service

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

YEAR 5 CAMP

Last week, year 5 got to go on the most amazing camp to Currimundi. We enjoyed activities such as caving, completing a three storey Ninja Warrior course, raft building, archery and beach games.

The food was delicious (except for the rice). The teachers, parents and activity facilitators were friendly and helpful and it was a brilliant experience that will stay with us forever.

Thank you to our teachers for organising this trip. From the Jones Hill Year 5 students.

Jack, Charlotte, Lachlan and Sadie.

READING ON RUGS

GUM TREE CAFÉ NEWS

The tuckshop will be closed on Wednesday April 19 due to staff training. Sorry 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 Convenors

P&C NEWS

EASTER RAFFLE

We are looking for donations for our annual Easter Raffle. If you would like to help please drop your donations into our school office.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

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.

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

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.

LITTLE KOALAS COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP

2022 YEAR BOOKS

SUN SAFETY

Remember to bring your hat everyday.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

CRICKET BLAST

CONTAINERS PLEASE