Term 3 Week 9 Tuesday 12th September 2017

Recognising our Great Students

Congratulations to the following students who received merit awards at yesterday’s K-6 assembly. ward winners Bronze: Sam, Zarah, Timana, Eve, Ravi, Max Silver: Priya, Eli Gold: Megan Gold Bar 1: Maisie, Alison, Leila Gold Bar 2: Adam

Woolies Earn and Learn

Please support our school by collecting Earn and Learn stickers. Completed sheets can be dropped off at school. A collection box is located in the office foyer.

Lions Peace Poster Contest

The Ulladulla Milton Lions Club is participating in the Lions International Peace Poster Contest and invite all 11-13 year old Milton Public School students to take part. Peace posters, to be completed at home, must be handed-in to the Milton PS office by Monday, 18th September for judging. An information sheet and competition-sized sheets of paper are available in the school office. Further information can be found at http://lionsclubs.org.au/activities/youth/peace-poster/ Inspiration can be found by Google searching Lions Peace Poster and selecting images.

Whale Watch Excursion

The Whale Watch excursion scheduled for this Thursday has had to be postponed due to rough weather. The alternate date is yet to be confirmed.

Gold Awardees Morning Tea

On Tuesday 19th September all students who have received a Gold Award during Term 3, 2017 will be recognised for their impressive achievement with a Morning Tea to be held in the administration foyer. Congratulations to all students.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK

WEDNESDAY

Year 3 Burrill Caves Excursion THURSDAY FRIDAY

School Fete MONDAY

K-6 Assembly

Peer Support Leadership Day TUESDAY

School Banking—Bendigo Bank

COMING EVENTS

Kidsmatter Day

Wednesday 20th September

Last Day of Term

Friday 22nd September

P&C Meeting + Fete Info Night

TONIGHT

7pm in the Staffroom

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 pres-sure 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 stu-dents by not sending nuts or nut products to school. Your assistance and understanding is very much appreciated.

Tell Them from Me Surveys

The Partners in Learning Parent Feedback Survey Research indicates that partnerships between home and school improve student learning outcomes. As a school we will run this survey each year to gain a better understanding of parents’ and carers’ perspectives on their child’s experience at school. These include communication between parents/carers and staff, activities and practices at home, and parent/carer views on the school’s support of learning and behaviour. This valuable feedback will help our school make practical improvements for the future. The survey is conducted entirely online at home or on public computers. The survey will typically take fifteen minutes or less to complete and is completely confidential. The parent survey is open as of now through till Friday 21 October 2017. Participating in the survey is entirely voluntary, however, your responses are very much appreciated. The link to access the survey is: https://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/q773x There will be students asking parents to complete the survey before and after school for the next three weeks.

Large Boxes Needed for Fete

If you have any large cardboard boxes please drop them off at the Kindergarten rooms for the maze.

Anti-bullying Leadership Day

On Wednesday 6th September, student leaders in 6th grade from Milton Public School joined with Ulladulla Public School students at Ulladulla High School for an anti-bullying day run by the Student Representative council as part of their “Stand in my Shoes” anti-bullying initiative. The day started with some icebreaker activities so the students could get to know each other, and then continued with discussions, presentations and activities, run by the high school students, that focused on strategies to combat and deal with verbal, physical and cyber bullying. Goals of the schools “Stand in my Shoes Initiative” included crush the stereotypes, gossip the good stuff, close the cyber gate, and be an upstander. ‘The day was fun, educational and helpful’, says Holly. ‘It was interesting, exciting and all round awesome!’ says Brooke. All the MPS students represented their school very well on the day. Written by Holly and Brooke

Junior Performance Poetry

Competition

Thanks Amy, Joe, Ivy, Lucas and Emily for electing to represent Milton Public School at this year's Junior Poetry Competition. Thank you also to your families for their support in ensuring you were at St Mary's Star of the Sea at 2pm on Saturday. All five of you are to be truly commended for taking on such a challenge. How many of us would be able to stand alone and recite a poem from memory in front of an audience? Your performances were a credit to you and your talents. Well done Emily for achieving a Highly Commended and congratulations Lucas for winning the competition. Performing Arts is actively encouraged and nurtured at our school and we are immensely proud of our five recent representatives.

KidsFest@MPS

This year Milton Public School will host KidsFest on the first weekend of the school holidays (23rd and 24th of September). We are busy planning Art Trails and installations. There will be many displays on the Saturday for the local community to view and enjoy and many workshops on the Sunday. All information regarding competitions can be found online and flyers are hanging in the foyer and the form for the Opening Paragraph and the Colouring Competition are on a desk to your right as you enter the foyer. Check out what is available and maybe book into a workshop, or two!

Margarine Containers/Small Plastic

Pots

For KidsFest Art Installation, 4A require empty, clean margarine containers and/or small plastic pots. Please deliver to 4A classroom.

Ulladulla High School Teachers

Visit

Year 6 will be in for a treat this Thursday with a visit from Ulladulla High School teachers - Michael Ramsden, Fiona Williams and Chris Armati who will be here to do some sample teaching lessons that the students will experience in Year 7. This is part of an exciting transition project between our 'Community Of Schools' with the focus being on connecting and linking English from Year 6 to Year 7.

Note to Visitors:

Please be aware at busy times around our school parking can be an issue. Please be considerate of our neighbours and ensure you don't park across driveways. Thank you for your assistance.

K-2 Sports Day

Last Friday Milton Public Infants students participated in the K-2 Sports Day on the school oval. It was a beautiful day and the weather was superb. When the students arrived they went into their house groups; Bass, Tasman, Flinders and Cook and marched over to the shelters beside the running track. Our Year 6 House and Vice Captains led each house with loud and enthusiastic war cries. The races started with the 8 year old 50 metre heats, semi-finals and finals, followed by the 7, 6 and finally the 5 year olds. The following children gained places in the finals and will receive their ribbons at the next K-6 assembly: 5 year boys: 1st Kobi, 2nd Jordan, 3rd Joey 5 year girls: 1st Matilda 2nd Elke, 3rd Eden 6 year boys: 1st Kyle, 2nd Cooper, 3rd Braxton 6 year girls: 1st Winnie, 2nd Meg, 3rd Ellie 7 year boys: 1st Max, 2nd Jett 3rd Finn 7 year girls: 1st Suvi, 2nd Renee, 3rd Willow 8 year boys: 1st Phoenix, 2nd Cobie, 3rd Koby 8 year girls: 1st Lucy, 2nd Kayley, 3rd Hazel Well done to every child who participated in the running races. A big effort was also put in by the pre-schoolers, parents and teachers in their race. After recess the children participated in some novelty events organised by Mr Tidburys’ Year 5 students including Jaffa and spoon races, skipping, parachute games, running relays, sack races, rob the nest, Frisbee, over and under, tug-o-war, quoits, obstacle course and stuck in the mud. Thanks Year 5 for your organisation and event running. The House with the most points from the whole day was COOK. Many thanks to the following: the children for their excellent behaviour, participation and cheering; the teachers as always for their time and effort setting up, performing particular roles and monitoring the novelty events; Year 5 and 6 students who helped run novelty events and led the house war cries; Monique, George and the canteen helpers for the sausage sizzle. All these people made the 2017 K-2 Sports Day a success and we thank you for your commitment to our great school.

COMMUNITY NEWS

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

This week’s special at the canteen

Frozen Watermelon and

Pineapple Slices

50c

Available lunch time only

CANTEEN ROSTER

Wednesday 13/9 Sharon Gilson, Jodi Bredefeldt, Lindy Salter

Thursday 14/9 Lloyd McDonald, Sheree Robins

Friday 15/9 School Fete Monday 18/9 Sharon Gilson, Ashleigh

Mangles Tuesday 19/9 Anette Walton Wednesday 20/9 Cheryl Schultz, Sharon Gilson,

Josi Refalo

Ulladulla High School Uniform Shop

SPRING SALE

Open 8am-10am weekdays Only while stocks last and no returns.

20% off everything (except the wool items and tuff bags).

Great time to save and have students in correct uniform when they come to high school in 2018!!

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Beginner Guitar Lessons for MPS Lunchtime guitar lessons will be available in Term 4 for beginners who are in Years 2-6. Doug Smith, a qualified guitar tutor with over 20 years experience will be offering 1/2 hour lunch classes for up to 5 children. This is a private venture and any enquiries should be directed to Doug on 0418 406 043. The 10 week term cost is $150, starting in week 1, from 9th October—15th December. Fees must be paid by week 6. It is preferable for students to have their own guitar, however a guitar can be hired for the term for $20.00. If you child is interested in this opportunity, please complete the expression of interest below and return it to the school office. Places are limited. My child ________________________________of class ______ is interested in enrolling in the beginner lunchtime guitar class. I understand this is a private venture and will cost $150 for the term’s tuition. Parent: _________________________________ Contact Number: _____________________

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