Term 1 Week 6 Tuesday 3rd March 2020.

Recognising Our Great Students Congratulations to the following students who received merit awards at yesterday’s K-6 Assembly: Bronze: Evie, Ella, Joe Silver: Ellie Gold: Sean, Jake, Ryder Gold Bar 1: Kaylah, Freya, James Gold Bar 2: Taylah

Parent Teacher Interviews This year we are trialling a new way of booking in for Parent-Teacher Interviews. Please go to: www.schoolinterviews.com.au then press on ‘make a booking’ and use the event code: rwwxy. Click on your classroom teacher’s name and follow the prompts to book an interview time. Parent Interviews will be held in Week 9 of this term from Monday 23rd March until Friday 27

th March.

NAPLAN Online Practice Tests for Years 3 and 5 Schools across Australia will be participating in the NAPLAN online practice tests this term. Students in years 3 and 5 at Milton Public School will be doing these practice tests on the 23

rd, 24

th and 25

th of March. The NAPLAN

online practice tests are designed to help schools assess their technical and administrative readiness for the NAPLAN online tests that will be administered between the 12

th and the 22

nd of May. It will also allow students to

familiarise themselves with the type of questions and related functionalities available in the NAPLAN Online assessment. If possible, could headphones please be sent to school with your year 3 or year 5 child before March 23

rd

as the school does not have enough headphones for every student. If you would like your child to become more familiar and comfortable with the NAPLAN online tests they can do online demonstration tests on the NAP website www.nap.edu.au ‘Public Demonstration Site’.

Milton Public School Thomas Street (PO Box 111) Milton NSW 2538 Phone: (02) 44551504 (02) 44551433 Fax: (02) 44540456

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WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK WEDNESDAY

Tennis – 5W, 6C

Sarah Claydon Visit 4P

Swimming Session—3C, 3H, 3N, 3D THURSDAY

Tennis – 6E

Swimming Session—4P, 4R, 4D FRIDAY

Tennis – 5M

Milton Show Children’s Day MONDAY

K-6 Assembly

Tennis – 6K TUESDAY

School Banking—Bendigo Bank

Tennis – 5C

COMING EVENTS

South Coast Swimming Carnival Wednesday 11

th March

Year 3-4 AFL Gala Day Friday 13

th March

PSSA Boys & Girls Soccer Friday 13

th March

Harmony Day Thursday 19

th March

Parent/Teacher Interviews 23

rd March to 27

th March

NAPLAN Practice Tests 23rd to 25th March

Year 5 Waste Art Workshop Monday 23

rd March

K-2 AFL Skills Day Wednesday 25

th March

Tonight Milton Show—P&C Meeting

7pm Staffroom All welcome

Pedestrian Safety Parents, as you know we are always concerned about your child's safety and well-being. We have noticed that some parents, students and families are leaving the school via the double gates at the bottom entrance to the school on Wason St. We are asking you to please be vigilant as there are many cars entering and exiting our school gates at the end of each day. Our P&C have worked very hard over the years with council to be able to provide us with a pedestrian footpath on the north side of Wason St. We are asking you to please use this footpath instead of exiting out of the double car park gates and walking on the road. Also, if you are a permit holder who has permission to park in the disabled car park, please ensure you are parked in the grounds by 3:20pm, to avoid any safety issues.

Bus Travel There have been a large number of complaints from students and parents regarding poor and unsafe bus behaviour. We as a school community have the responsibility to ensure all students arrive to school safely and return home safely. Although some complaints are regarding students from other schools, it is vital that you discuss appropriate bus travel expectations with your child/ren to ensure a calm, safe and respectful journey for all students.

Head Lice Infestation Check your child’s hair now! Head lice are only found on the human head or hair. Head lice do not live on furniture, hats, bedding, carpet or anywhere else in the environment. Treating anything other than the human head does not eradicate head lice. There are two main treatment options to remove head lice: mechanical removal chemical removal. Follow the link for advice on treating headlice: https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/environment/headlice/Pages/treatment.aspx#bookmark1

Be persistent: regularly check your children's hair teach older children to check their own hair tie back and braid long hair keep a fine tooth head lice comb in the bathroom

and encourage all family members to use it when they wash their hair.

use follow-up treatments weekly until there are no more signs of infestation.

use hair products such as gel, hair spray or mousse.

spray tea tree oil onto hair.

i-tree eco inventory During 2019 students from year 5 were involved in an i-tree eco inventory of the schools tree population. They discovered that we have 171 trees, with 40% of these being the older Coral trees. All the trees stored 390tons of Co2 valued at $8800, while sequestering 15tons of Co2 p.a. They provided enough oxygen for 250 people per year but only offset the effects of 3.3 cars per year on the road. They attenuated up to 3.5million glasses of water in avoided runoff. In conclusion many of the feel good factors such as shading and aesthetics were unquantifiable but deemed just as important in a learning environment. We believe we are the first school in Australia to undertake this study.

War on Waste Warriors! Thank you for your persistence and energy in keeping our school beautiful. Our amazing Warriors this week are: Staff room: Sophia, Charlotte, Sasha Compost: Summer, Millah, Braxton Return & Earn: Matilda, Malika, Zarah, Amelia Soft Plastic: Charlie Grey tubs: Eve, Luca

Milton Show The annual Milton Show takes place on Friday 6

th March

and Saturday 7th March. All parents will receive a permission note for their children to attend the Show (with a parent or family friend). On Friday 6

th March, parents may

collect their child/children from their classroom/s between 11:50am - 12:00pm. All students must be signed out by their class teachers when they are collected from the classroom. Students will receive an excursion tag and this must be pinned to their uniforms to gain entry into the show. Students will need to be in full school uniform including a hat. All students are invited to walk in the Grand Parade. This year along with school uniform, students have been asked to wear yellow, orange and red in recognition of the firefighters that supported so many people during the fires. More information regarding where students are to assemble at 12:50pm will be forthcoming. To view the Show Program and individual events, please follow the link to their website www.miltonshowsociety.com/

Tennis for Sport In 2020, our school students get to play tennis for sport with Coach Kevin Murphy again! This year we have 8 week programs which has so many health, coordination, emotional and social benefits! Stage 3 students are playing this term and Jonah and Phoenix were such good sports demonstrating how to cuddle Kev’s car if you hit it (either by accident or intentionally) that they earned Funland Vouchers. Thanks Kev for making this an excellent program!

Use appropriate language not offensive or racist language Fighting, spitting, feet on seats, throwing things in or from the bus is not permitted No eating or drinking (other than water) – unless for medical reasons or the bus

operator gives writtenpermission. Offer seats to adults including people with a disability, elderly or expectant mothers Do not push or shove other people Do not bully or harass other passengers or the driver Avoid attracting the attention of the driver except in the case of emergency Do not play music at such volume that it may distract the bus driver or other passengers

Obey reasonable directions from the driver (e.g. where to sit or to remain in the bus) Remain in your seat – do not move around the bus unnecessarily If standing, remain behind the front passenger seat and keep a secure hand hold at all

times Keep bags and other items clear of the aisle Do not allow any part of your body to protrude out of the bus at any time Wait for the bus in a quiet and orderly manner – including at bus interchanges Stand away from the roadside until the bus comes to a complete stop Allow other passengers to leave the bus before stepping onto the bus in a single line Wait until the bus stops before moving to get off the bus at your designated stop Wait until the bus leaves the stop and you have clear vision before crossing the road Cross the road where and when it’s safe to do so, use crossings/traffic lights where

available

Wear the seat belt properly adjusted and fastened, if one is available Obey the law that bans smoking on buses Ensure that buses are not vandalised – report any damage, e.g. graffiti and window

etching, to the driver Do not interfere with bus property, equipment and signage Do not leave rubbish on the bus, or at bus stops or interchanges

Show travel passes or tickets to the driver on boarding and to Authorised Revenue Protection Officers, NSW Police Officers or bus company representative when requested

Use the travel pass only for its intended purpose – do not lend your pass to other students or borrow a pass from them

Swipe or ‘dip’ passes in ticket readers if available when boarding If issued with a School Opal card, always tap on when boarding and tap off when

leaving the bus Information on this page has been sourced from Transport NSW

CODE OF CONDUCT FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS ON BUSES

It is every student’s responsibility to behave in a manner that ensures the safety and comfort of passengers and drivers. This includes: Behaviour on buses:

Safety on and near buses:

Legal considerations on buses:

Using bus passes:

Clean Up Australia Day The National Clean-Up Australia Day at our school was a fun way to care for the environment, get out into the sunshine and make our school look amazing. Thank you to our wonderful students for doing the right thing and to Mrs Watkins and class teachers for supporting the great event!

Phonics and Spelling Program - Sound Waves Sound Waves is a word study program designed to develop reading, spelling and writing skills through phonemic awareness. Phonemic awareness is essentially a knowledge and understanding of the sounds and sound patterns of our language.

Week 6 - Phoneme of the Week Empty eggs - e, e, e Pronounced as e in egg and represented by the graphemes - e, ea

CANTEEN ROSTER

Wednesday 4/3 Llynne Kris Thursday 5/3 Christian Julian Friday 6/3 Christian Helper Needed Monday 9/3 Steph Helper Needed Tuesday 10/3 Tegan Keli

This week’s special at the canteen

Fruit Smoothies

$1.00 Available at recess and lunch .

District Swimming Carnival On Tuesday the 25

th February, many students travelled to

Narooma with their parents to compete in the district swimming carnival. It was an amazing day! Congratulations to all the students for your wonderful behaviour, sportsmanship and effort. Milton won the overall carnival- making Milton Public School the district champions for 2020. Congratulations to Harry Walsh for winning the senior boy’s champion, Nakiah Salter for winning the senior girl’s champion and to Cameron Campbell for winning the 11 year old runner up champion. An enormous thankyou to all the wonderful parents for transporting your children to Narooma and for all the support and encouragement of our school on the day. Also, to Mrs Harding and Mr Grant who worked tirelessly as time keepers for the whole day!! The regional swimming carnival will be held at Dapto on the 11

th March,

2020 and permission notes and information will be distributed this week.

COMMUNITY NEWS The following articles have been submitted for inclusion in our parent newsletter and are not part of Milton Public School curriculum.

NETBALL REGISTRATIONS 2020

Ulladulla Netball registrations are now open for NetSetGO (5-10 yrs), Juniors (11-17 yrs) & Seniors. The Active Kids $100 Program Voucher for (K-12) children enrolled in school must be applied for through www.sport.nsw.gov.au/activekids before registering to play netball. Please go to our website www.ulladulladistrictsna.nsw.netball.com.au for registration information. Individual Senior players or team entries welcome. Grading is on 7

th March 2020 at the

Sporting Complex starting at 10am. Junior Competition begins 14

th March

and Senior Competition begins 21st

March. All enquiries please contact Lorraine Cauchi (Games Convenor) email - lorrii.ln35@gmail.com

Did You Know? Almost 3 in every 100 children have a peanut allergy. Even trace amounts of peanut or tree nuts can trigger an allergy and kill a child. Anaphylaxis is a serious allergic reaction that can cause itchy rash, throat or tongue swelling, shortness of breath, vomiting, light-headedness, low blood pressure and cardiac arrest. Tragically, Australian children have died at school from nut allergies. There are several children at Milton Public School who have a life-threatening nut allergy. Our school strongly encourages you to help minimise harm to those students by not sending nuts or nut products to school.

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