22 March 2023

Newsletter Articles

LEADERSHIP TEAM REPORT

2024 PREP ENROLMENTS

Jones Hill School is now accepting expressions of interest for children who will be starting Prep in 2024. If you live in our catchment area or are a current parent, please fill in the form below and return it to our school office or email jhurr5@eq.edu.au.

READING ON RUGS

Last week, Mrs Curran, Ms Green, PC and 4G ran their first Reading on Rugs afternoon. This was in the new Outdoor Learning Area and a lovely way for parents and children to spend some quality time together, share a story and a love of reading. The children were very excited and are looking forward to the next Reading on Rugs afternoon.

JONES HILL CROSS COUNTRY

Our annual Cross Country will be held on Friday, March 31. Races will start at 9:40am on our sports oval.

Preps will race first followed by 2013, 2012, and 2011.

Students born 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014 will have their races in the afternoon starting at 1:45pm.

Students are encouraged to wear their sports shirts. Doran – yellow, McPaul – blue and Radford – red. Please ensure you have a hat and water bottle.

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.

BEHAVIOUR AWARDS

PC: Cooper; PM: Carma; P/1R: Piper; 1B: Isla; 1S: Willow; 1/2D: Ada; 2A: Phoebe; 2E: Connor; 2F: Jack; 3B: Kristian; 3D: Ryleigh; 3F: Carter; 3/4B: Archie; 4G: Ryan; 4/5B: Annabelle; 5B: Sadie; 5S: Makayla; 6B: John; 6C; Jakob; Japanese 1S: Charlotte

TOKEN AWARDS

20 TOKENS: PM: Ella, James, Johnathan, Eliana, Lincoln, Carma, Willow; P/1R: Grace, Luna, Jaylah, Blair, Riley, Spencer, Cody, Xavier, Riley, Carter, Abigail; 1B: Sophia, Tyler, Hudson, Zavier, Jade, Penny; 1S: Zoey, Darcee, Willow, Marlee, Elleena, Spencer, Lincoln, Aria, Kyron; 1/2D: Kingsley, Noah, Mason, Avery, Kiah, Zayne; 2A: Bailey, Myah, Bailey, Fleur-Bella, Jackson, Quinn; 2E: Charlie, Connor, Rose, Madison, Benny, Isobel; 2F: Katelyn, Quinn, Summer, Isla, Benjamin, Charlie, Ferris, Jack; 3B: Thomas, Lucas, William, Hayden, Aidan, Nixon; 3D: Noah, Carter; 3/4B: Ryder; 4G: Tyler, Mackinlee, Emilia, Pypa; 4/5B: Riley, Hannah; 5S: Lily, Izzabella, Beau, Madison, Carson, Alani, Shelby, Lochlan, Zion, Alana, Hannah, Lakaiah; 6B: Kyran, Inca, Deakin; 6C: Noah, Savannah, Emily, Xavier, Summer, Cody, Ezekiel, Corey, Lily, Breeanna, Riley, Danika, Clara, Lani, Mason, Bronte, Smit, Sienna, Kalah, Mitchell, Indy

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

BEHAVIOUR LEVELS

SILVER: 3D – Romi
GOLD: 3D - Chase

EVENTS CALENDAR

FROM THE BUSINESS MANAGER

Hi Everyone,

Koala Kids OSHC Vacation Care

Vacation Care places are now open for the April holidays. The dates are Monday 3rd to Friday 14th of April. Our service has a cap of 70 children a day so please get your bookings in as soon as possible.

For more information and booking forms please click on the link above.

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 ABSENCES

Each parent of a child who is of compulsory school age has the legal obligation to ensure their child is enrolled and attends a state school or a non-state school, on every school day for the educational program in which the child is enrolled, unless the parent has a reasonable excuse.

The safety and wellbeing of students are the highest priorities for the Department. Parents need to know if their child hasn't turned up for school, and schools need to know when and why a child is absent.

Parents are required to contact the school on, or prior, to a student being absent. Absences may be reported by phone, written note or by using the QParents App. State schools will be required to notify parents on the same day that any student is absent from school without explanation. The school will send out daily SMS text messages to notify parents that their child is absent and allows a reply service for you to explain the absence.

Late Arrivals and Early Leavers

All students who arrive at school, at or after 9am, or leave early need to report to the office for a late/early slip. Parents are required to notify the office in person, via phone or note and give a reason for their child being late or leaving early. Please note, early leavers must be signed out from the office by a parent or caregiver.

Student Absence Line – 5489 0566

GIRLS RUGBY LEAGUE

Last Friday, some of the year 4, 5 and 6 girls participated in a Rugby League Gala Day at Albert Park. The girls were involved in skills and drills training in the morning. After the training, the girls were put into two teams, Group A and Group B. They played 10 games, against other schools, winning 7! Congratulations to the girls on an outstanding effort. Thank you to Mr Rentz, Mr Watt and Mr Burns who organised the day, coached and supervised. The girls had a fantastic day.

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.

GUM TREE CAFÉ NEWS

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

LITTLE KOALAS COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP

SUN SAFETY

Remember to bring your hat everyday.

VOLLEYBALL AUSTRALIA – QLD REGIONAL CAMP 2023

As part of Volleyball Australia’s national talent identification program in the lead up to the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games and beyond, a series of regional training camps is being conducted in 2023 to find new young talent to enter the volleyball pathway. Our next Volleyball Australia Emerging Talent Program Regional Camp is being held in the Wide Bay region on the weekend on 13th – 14th May 2023 at Aldridge State High School (Maryborough).

The weekend camp will provide male and female athletes in the Wide Bay and Burnett region (and beyond) an opportunity to advance their skills under the guidance of the high-performance Volleyball Australia national junior program coaches and athletes. Athletes will have the opportunity to engage in a total of 9 hours of on-court coaching over the weekend and learn the skill concepts and training/playing styles employed by the Australian junior and senior national teams.

Athletes can register directly via the registration form at the link below and athletes should register as soon as possible to secure their position in this camp as capacity is limited to 60 athletes (30 males and 30 females).

Registration will remain open until Thursday 11th May, or until capacity is reached.

For more information, please click on the link below.

FOOTBALL

CONTAINERS PLEASE