Term 1 Week 4 Tuesday 19th February 2019

Gold Bar 3 for Eliza Wow! We are all so proud of you. Most of us have known you since kindergarten. Each day has been wonderful since! You are kind, funny, caring, helpful and very deserving of your GOLD BAR 3. You always stick by our sides and we will always stick by yours. We would all go out of our way to do anything for you Eliza. E – xcellent L – ovely I – ntelligent Z – ippy A – mazing Every day that you have been with us has made our days more enjoyable and happy. You have been the kindest friend to us and we are lucky to know you. 1 universe 9 planets 204 Countries 809 Islands 7 seas And…somehow we all got to meet you! Good job Eliza, you should be extremely proud of yourself in reaching such an incredible accolade. From Esther, Fiene, Mya and Alana.

Recognising Our Great Students Congratulations to the following students who received merit awards at yesterday’s K-6 Assembly: Bronze: Sadie, Penny Gold: Jasmine Gold Bar 1: Kolt, Tristan Gold Bar 3: Eliza

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

www.milton-p.schools.nsw.gov.au

WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK WEDNESDAY

Swimming Session—4A, 4P, 4T, 4-6S

Life Education—3C, KS, 6E

Parent—Teacher Meetings—1R, 1H, 1S. 1T, 4A. 4P, 4T, KL, KS

THURSDAY

Swimming Session—3C, 3H, 34D, 3-4W, 3N

Life Education—3H, 1S, 6C

Parent—Teacher Meetings—1F, 6C, 6R, KH, KK

Reading Tutor training FRIDAY

Stage Assemblies K-2 12:20pm Years 3-4 2:00pm Years 5-6 10:40am

Parent—Teacher Meetings—6E, 2O,. 2S, 5/6T MONDAY

K-6 Assembly

Swimming Session—6C, 6E, 6R, 5/6T

Life Education—2S, 5W TUESDAY

School Banking—Bendigo Bank

Scripture sessions commence

Swimming session—5C, 5W, 5Y, 4/5M

Life Education—4A, 4T

Parent—Teacher Meeting—3D

COMING EVENTS

Regional Swimming Carnival Wednesday 13th March

Year 3-4 AFL Gala Day

Wednesday 13th March

Class Councillors Congratulations to the following students who have been elected as Semester 1 Class Councillors by their peers. This year will see the continuation of the Student Representative Council (SRC), who will meet regularly to make decisions to help our school be an even better place. The Class Councillors play an important role in this council and we look forward to working with them. They will recite the Councillors pledge and be presented with their badges at the K-6 assembly on Monday 25th February. Parents are welcome to join us for this important occasion.

Homework Review Milton PS is holding a review on the delivery of homework across K-6 and its effectiveness based on observation and current research. On the review panel lead by Mr Thomson, are three P&C reps, a teacher representative from each stage and a member of the executive team. At this stage, Home Reading (sight words for K-2) and the Term Speaking and Listening assessment task are the only homework tasks being sent home. We thank you for your patience whilst the review is taking place. We encourage all parents to read to their children also.

Early School Arrivals The earliest children should be arriving at school is from 8:30am where they are loosely supervised in the top quad area. Supervision duty commences from 8:55am.

Checks required for all Volunteers Each year a new ‘Working with Children’ declaration or the sighting of a current ‘Working with Children’ certificate is required prior to volunteers commencing at school. We appreciate all the help given by parents and friends who assist in the classroom, canteen, sport and Volunteer Reading Tutor programs and would be grateful if all volunteers could complete a ‘Working with Children’ declaration at the office. Please remember to bring your 100 points of identification. Working with Children declarations are available from the school office or online.

Milton PS Swimming Carnival On Tuesday 5

th February, students in years 3-6 participated

in the annual Milton Public School swimming carnival at Milton pool. It was a fabulous day with all students participating with great enthusiasm and sportsmanship. The new sports house captains and vice captains all led their houses with great passion – we could hear the war cries coming down the road from school all the way to the pool! We would especially like to thank all the AMAZING AND DEDICATED PARENTS who volunteered to be time keepers; without your invaluable help we could not have held the carnival. Many races were extremely close, with only fractions of a second dividing a first place from a second. And, to see so many students compete and challenge themselves was awe inspiring. Successful competitors went on to compete at the district swimming carnival held today 19

th February at Narooma

Public Pool. Many thanks to all teachers, students, parents, Wade (MPS general assistant) for transporting all of our equipment and the wonderful Milton Pool staff for making such a very successful and wonderful day. Mrs Chapman Good luck today to the MPS District swimming team. Members are: Matthew, Jesse, Annabelle, Ava, Cameron, Eddie, Zara, Montanna, Christian, Jacob, Skye, Charlotte, Harry, Harry, Charleigh, Frankie, Nash, Sam, Grace, Callula, Lachlan, Max, Alana, Aliyah, Rome, Nate, Kaylee, Isabella, Thomas, Nakiah, Zara, Zeke, Sarah and Chloe.

2019 Dance Teams Auditions for the 2019 Dance team will be on in Weeks 3, 4 and 5 of Term 1. Auditions will take place at lunchtime and students will be notified at morning lines what day auditions will run. An information session will be held during Week 2 for interested dancers. There will be 3 items entered into the Shoalhaven Eisteddfod - Infants Troupe (Year 2 only), Junior Troupe (Years 3 and 4) and Senior Troupe (Years 5 and 6) with a maximum of 20 students in each Troupe. Students who are selected will need to commit to all lunchtime rehearsals and be willing to pay a $20 costume hire fee.

Transition Meetings This week, teachers from across the school are attending meetings to ensure that students’ transition into the next grade may be a successful one. Teachers will share information about how this year’s teachers can best suit the academic, social, emotional and physical needs of students. Thank you to Mrs Weekes who so diligently created a timetable so that information sessions between teachers go ahead.

Class Councillor Vice Councillor

3C Tahlia Taliesin

3H Finn Jye

3/4D Tamryn (3) Nixon (4)

4A Lennon Halle

4P Tegan Joel

4T Phoenix Cameron

4/5M Cody Tristan

5Y Lily Cody

5W Aliyah Jesse

5C Zara Owen

5/6T Jesse Abi

4/6S Max Joel

6C Reece William

6E Joe Jade

6R Spy Bailey

Healthy School Canteen Congratulations to Rebecca Brook, our wonderful canteen supervisor, who has worked extremely hard over the past 12 months to be one of the first school canteens in NSW to be awarded the 'Great Choice - Healthy School Canteen' award. The Healthy Canteen strategy is an initiative designed to encourage good nutrition, help children to make wise food and drink choices, improve their overall wellbeing and reduce childhood obesity. Bec's menu ticks all the healthy choice boxes within the strict food and drink criteria. The strategy involves Bec preparing fresh food, balancing the menu, cooking food from scratch, promoting healthy eating and keeping prices affordable for our families. Congratulations Bec! You are amazing.

Canteen Volunteers A big thank you to the parents and grandparents who have volunteered to work in the canteen already. We still need some more volunteers for later in the term. If you are willing and able to spend a day or two in our canteen, please contact the school or pop down and see Bec Brook, our lovely canteen supervisor. There is a free lunch and drink for anyone who helps in the canteen.

Volunteer Reading Tutors Needed We are on the lookout for more reading tutors for the Multilit Program in 2019. This program is run through the Volunteer Reading Scheme and assists children in Years 3, 4 and 5. The program offers one on one tutoring to improve reading skills, and runs four mornings a week between 9:30am and 10:30am. Training will be offered on this Thursday 21

st February at 9:30am. If you are available one

morning a week for tutoring, please contact the office on 44551504 or email Milton-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

War On Waste! WOW! Firstly, thanks to all of last week's warriors! You excelled in terms of enthusiasm and reliability. The world will be a better place because of kids like you! This week's warriors are: Staffroom: Evie, Eden, Belle, Meg, Ryder and Arlo. Compost: Claire, Lily, Grace, Loki and Dean. Return and Earn: Matilda, Milly, Alexis, Alice, Gabby and Mackenzie. Soft Plastic: Charlie, Halle, Myra and Tilly. Thanks also to all those wonderful kids who are now signing up for next term and thanks "Warriors" for encouraging your friends to join in.

CANTEEN ROSTER

Wednesday 20/2 Matt Cassie Thursday 21/2 Julian Christian Friday 22/2 Nicole Leah Helper Needed Monday 25/2 Helpers Needed Tuesday 26/2 Zoe Lindy

This week’s special at the canteen

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Slushies (variety of flavours)

$2.00 Available at lunch time only

Volunteer Tutor Reading

Name:………………………………………………… Phone No:………………………………………………. _______ I am available to tutor on Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday _______I am available for training on Thursday 22nd February, 2019 at 9:30am.

Ethics classes at Milton Public School Could you be an ethics teacher for Milton Public School? We are seeking volunteers so that classes can continue next year. Ethics teachers receive full training by Primary Ethics, the not-for-profit organisation approved to design curriculum and training for the ethics program. Training consists of a two-day workshop and short online modules. Lesson materials are provided. Suitable volunteers have an interest in children’s education and development of critical thinking skills and must be available to teach at school for 40 minutes each week. In ethics classes, children learn how to think logically, disagree respectfully and support their arguments with evidence, rather than act according to blind habit or peer pressure. Children discuss topic such as: -imagining how others feel -how do we treat living things? -what is laziness? -how do we disagree in a respectful way? -fairness If you are looking for an opportunity to make a valuable contribution to our school, please visit www.primaryethics.com.au or contact ethics coordinator Kim Wilson on 0417 254 691.

Milton Show— 150 Years The annual Milton Show takes place on Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd March. This year, as it is the 150

th

Anniversary of the show, all classes K-6 will be encouraged to attend the show on the Friday. K-2 classes will be creating posters for the school poster competition with the theme, ‘150 Years’. All K-6 parents will receive a permission note for children to attend the Show with a parent or friend. On Friday 1st March, K-6 parents may collect their child/children from their classroom between 11:50am - 12:00pm. All students must be signed out from their class teacher.

Parent Teacher Meetings - Week 4 & 5 Parents and carers are invited to meet with their child’s class teacher in the next couple of weeks. Teachers will be holding meetings of approximately thirty minutes to introduce themselves, outline learning expectations and programs for the year, and to help set up lines of communication to ensure all students have an enjoyable and successful 2019. We look forward to your company.

Parent—Teacher Meetings

Class Date Time Class Date Time

KH Thursday 21st Feb 3:00pm 3C Tuesday 19th Feb 8:30am

KK Thursday 21st Feb 3:00pm 3H Tuesday 19th Feb 8:30am

KL Wednesday 20th Feb 3:00pm 3/4D Tuesday 26th Feb 8:45am

KS Wednesday 20th Feb 3:00pm 4A Wednesday 20th Feb 8:30am

1F Thursday 21st Feb 8:45am 4P Wednesday 20th Feb 8:30am

1H Thursday 21st Feb 8:45am 4T Wednesday 20th Feb 8:30am

1R Wednesday 20th Feb 8:45am 5C Date to be advised

1S Wednesday 20th Feb 8:45am 5W Monday 18th Feb 8:45am

1T Wednesday 20th Feb 8:45am 5Y Monday 18th Feb 8:45am

2J Monday 18th Feb 8:30am 5/6T Friday 22nd Feb 8:45am

2O Friday 22nd Feb 11:00am 6C Thursday 21st Feb 8:45am

2RL Monday 18th Feb 12:30pm 6E Friday 22nd Feb 8:45am

2S Friday 22nd Feb 8:45am 6R Thursday 21st Feb 8:45am

Students will receive an excursion tag from class teachers and this must be pinned to their uniforms. Students will need to be in full school uniform including a hat and excursion tag so that they can gain free entry to the show. Safety pins will be ordered. All students are invited to represent Milton Public School in the Grand Parade. Students are to assemble at 12:45pm under the big trees near the pet ring. If your child has a pet, loves art or baking, why not let them enter something in the show. Please follow the link to their website www.miltonshowsociety.com to view the Program and individual events you child can enter.

Milton Show Entries Congratulations to all those students who are keen to enter various sections of the Milton Show. You can enter online or alternatively call in at the show ground next week from Monday to Thursday, 9:00am -5:00pm and enter in person.

Milton Show: Junior Poetry Speaking Competition If you are interested in entering this competition either on your own or performing a poem with a friend, please get an entry form from Ms Allen. When: Saturday, 2nd March, 9:30am. Where: Marquee at the JNA Thompson Pavilion at the Milton Showground. Entry is free and you could win $50!

P&C Stall at the Milton Show The P&C have decided to run a stall at the Milton Show to raise funds for our school. What we need is some produce to sell on Friday 1

st March and Saturday 2

nd

March. The stall will be selling items such as: Savoury Tarts, Homemade Pickles and Preserves, Jams, Slices (not chocolate as it melts), toffees etc… If you are able to assist us by baking or making some goods that adults or kids might like to buy, please contact Melissa Blondinau, 4455 1504 or email, melissa.blondinau@det.nsw.edu.au

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

JUNIOR AFL COME & TRY THIS SUNDAY This Sunday the 24

th Feb the Ulladulla Dockers will be holding a “Come & Try” at the AFL Oval in Ulladulla Sports Park between 10am and 1pm. All boys and girls that are turning 5 to 17 this year are welcome to come down and have a kick, some fun and meet the friendly people at the Ulladulla Junior Dockers. The Dockers will have Auskick, under 9’s, 11’s, 12’s girls, 13’s, 15’s & 17’s playing into the Shoalhaven Junior Competition on Sundays in 2019. Auskick is played at a local level during the week only whereas the other junior teams play between Batemans Bay & Bomaderry. There is no cost to this day and all are welcome

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Piano Lessons Why not enrol your child for piano lessons commencing first term 2019? Music lessons enhance children’s brains and give them pleasure and pride in achievement. Contact Cecily Parris—a qualified and very experienced piano and Theory of Music teacher. Fees are $30 per half hour per week. Call Cecily on 4456 5035 or 0412 152 235