MILGATE’S NEWSLETTER...Fri 15 Dec End of Year Celebrations Tue 19 Dec Year 6 Graduation Thu 21 Dec Meet new Teacher / Class Fri 22 Dec LAST DAY of 2017 1.00pm Dismissal Full calendar

MILGATE’S NEWSLETTER

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Landscape Drive | East Doncaster Vic 3109

9842 7744 www.milgateps.vic.edu.au

2017 | Term 3 | Week 9

PRINCIPAL’S PERSPECTIVE

Learning around the school

Planning Week This week has been planning week when the teachers in each year level have been planning their next Units of Inquiry for Term 4. There are some very interesting inquiries and learning opportunities for students to be participating in at each year level during Term 4.

Year 6 Exhibition Our Year 6 students are currently working on their PYP Exhibition this involves working in groups with a mentor teacher to investigate global issues. There is a list of their Exhibition units of inquiry on a board near the office. Parents are welcome to come and read these and if they know anyone who has expert knowledge in any of the areas being investigated, let us know as they would be a good resource for the students to contact and draw on their expertise.

Year 5 Excursion | East Doncaster Secondary College On Wednesday our Year 5 students went to EDSC and participated in a variety of lessons and activities such as History and Science. This was an opportunity for them to have a first-hand experience of what secondary school may be like.

Foundation Excursion | Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and National Gallery of Victoria – Today our Foundation students went to the city to hear a performance from the MSO, learning about the instruments and using music as a form of expression. This links into their unit of inquiry – How We Express Ourselves.

District Athletics A number of our Year 3-6 students participated in the District Athletics competition on Thursday and had some very successful results.

School Musical | The Lion King

Next Wednesday and Thursday nights our Year 5 and 6 students will be performing the musical, The Lion King, at the East Doncaster Secondary College Performing Arts Centre. They have been rehearsing each week this term and working very hard to prepare for the musical. It will be a fantastic performance on both nights. During the days the other students in the school will attend the performances as well. Parents can buy tickets for evening performances through Try Booking and details are available on COMPASS.

W e d e v e l o p a l o v e o f l e a r n i n g DIARY DATES | Upcoming Wed 20 Sep Excursion | School Musical Thu 21 Sep Excursion | School Musical Fri 22 Sep 2.30pm Dismissal

LAST DAY of Term 3

2017 DATES

Thu 14 Dec Carol’s Night | 7pm Fri 15 Dec End of Year Celebrations Tue 19 Dec Year 6 Graduation Thu 21 Dec Meet new Teacher / Class Fri 22 Dec LAST DAY of 2017

1.00pm Dismissal Full calendar details available in Compass.

REMINDERS

LATE ARRIVALS [after 9am bell] Students must report to the Office to be signed in by an Office staff member.

EARLY DEPARTURES [before 3.30pm] Parents are required to have an Office staff member record the early departure BEFORE collecting your child from their classroom.

Parents are still required to enter their approval into Compass afterwards.

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2017 TERM DATES Term 1 30 January 31 March

Term 2 18 April 30 June

Term 3 17 July 22 September

Term 4 9 October 22 December

Balanced

Caring

Communicators

Inquirers

Knowledgeable

Open-Minded

Principled

Reflective

Risk-Takers

Thinkers

Last Day of Term 3 | Fri 22 Sep Early dismissal at 2.30pm

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PRINCIPAL’S PERSPECTIVE | Continued

School Review

The school review for Milgate PS will take place in October. The teachers and leadership team have been evaluating student achievement data and curriculum programs across the last 4 years of the strategic plan. On the review dates, the school reviewer, who is independent from the school, will work with the review team of staff, school council and other Principal representatives to review the student achievements, data and curriculum. Then they will work on devising the goals for the new strategic plan which will provide the direction for the next 4 years.

Chinese Sister School Visit | 9 - 13 October ** Require hosting for 2 students **

Thank you to the families who have volunteered to host, interpret and provide food during the visit from our sister school. I had an email from the school saying that the 14 students and 4 teachers are looking forward to their visit. If anyone else would like to volunteer to assist please contact the school office or complete the form sent out on COMPASS.

Environmental improvements created by students and staff

Take a look at the area near the synthetic basketball courts where the environmental student leaders and teachers Steph Iacuone, Georgia McAllister and Carla Sacco have created beautiful small gardens in colourful tyres. They look fantastic and add to our school environment. Also take a look at the lovely garden area outside 1JJ where Jessica Jensen and her class have created a beautiful garden. Both of these areas look fantastic and add to the environment of the school. These areas have been created by students and staff. Thanks to all the staff and students who assisted with these areas.

Yours sincerely,

Debbie Mierisch Principal

Karlie Gooding Assistant Principal

David Mander Assistant Principal [Acting]

Outdoor Classroom Day | Thu 7 Sep

Last week our students participated in the global movement of Outdoor Classroom Day. Although not ideal conditions, it was fantastic to see so many students outside enjoying their learning.


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GARDEN NEWS!

Over the last couple of weeks the Garden Club members, Environmental Leaders, and students from Year 2 and Year 4 have been working together to create some beautiful garden spaces around the school. The veggie patch is a constant work in progress and we have a few more veggies growing in there now. You may have also noticed the new brightening up of the garden beds outside the portables. There are some colourful tyre gardens that we will continue to water and care for.

One of our Year 5 students, Patrick, will be holding Gardening Club meetings on Thursday’s, where all students are welcome to come help look after areas of the school that need some care. Their main focus will be the Veggie Patch for now. We hope that you and your children can continue to help us look after our school grounds and keep our garden spaces looking great!

Special thanks to the staff that assisted with the painting of the tyres. Environmental Team Ms Iacuone, Ms Sacco and Ms McAllister


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SPORTING NEWS

Golden Boot Award It has been fantastic to see so many students coming to and from school by an active mode of transport on a more regular basis. It would be terrific to see more people involved, even if you can try and be active twice a week, that would be awesome. Golden Boot Award: 6FB

Walk 2 School Walk 2 School month is happening during October and it would be terrific to see as many Milgate PS students coming to and from school by an active method. We will have a number of events happening during October, more details to follow nearer the time. If you want more info please check out the following website: www.walktoschool.vic.gov.au

Templestowe District Athletics | Thu 14 Sep Congratulations to all the students that competed at the Templestowe District Athletics Competition at George St Athletics Track. The students were all a credit to Milgate and participated in a fantastic manner. We had some terrific results on the day and the following students will now represent the Templestowe District at the Manningham Division Athletics Championships on Thu 12 Oct. We wish them all the best:

Nash C ~ 10yr Boys 80m Hurdles

Jason Z ~ 10yr Boys Shot Put

Shakira H ~ 10yr Girls 100m, 80m Hurdles & 4 x 100m Relay

Ruby C ~ 10yr Girls 4 x 100m Relay

Charlaine L ~ 10yr Girls 4 x 100m Relay

Kayla M ~ 10yr Girls 4 x 100m Relay & 200m

Charlie Mc ~ 11yr Boys 80m Hurdles

Sebastian K ~ 11yr Boys Long Jump

Shaun T ~ 11yr Boys Discus

Alara K ~ 11yr Girls 100m

Charlotte Y ~ 11yr Girls 800m

Daniel G ~ 12yr Boys Shot Put & Discus

Brianna H ~ 12yr Girls Shot Put

Tayla Mc ~ 12yr Girls Discus

YEAR 2 | Speeches

Our Year 2 students wrote speeches about how they were going to help in the community. Everyone did a fabulous speech. They were assessed on their expression and voice level, body language, their organisation of their speech, content, length and their visual aid. Eight students were voted by their class to present their speech to the rest of Year 2.

From left to right these were: Rory, Thu, Steven, Ronan, Bonnie, Tristan, Elli and Angela. Ronan was voted 2017’s Year 2 Speech Presenter.

OFFICE NEWS

Newsletter Update We recognise that communicating with our school community plays such an important role in developing and maintaining student engagement. As such, we’re always looking for ways to improve our communication between school and home. In Term 4 you’ll see a new format for our weekly newsletter. This new format will enhance communications as it can be viewed on any device - great for today’s busy families. It also has the ability to be translated into over 100 languages – making it easy for families to stay in touch using their native language. We’re really excited about this new format and we’re sure it will really benefit our families.

Secondhand Uniforms | WANTED We are desperately short of good quality Polo Shirts, long and short sleeves, in all sizes. We also have an increased demand for Sizes 4 and 6 again as we have new families coming in and preparing for next year. We need specifically need good quality Polo Shirts and Dresses. Thank you.

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Family Photoshoot | TOMORROW

There are only two places available, 4 and 4.20pm. Book your place here: https://www.averandline.com.au/book

Woolworths Earn & Learn | Ends NEXT Tuesday

We’re thrilled to announce that the

Woolworths Earn & Learn program is back for 2017.

Now anyone can help our school earn amazing equipment by shopping at Woolworths from 26th July. All you need to do to help is shop at Woolworths during the promotional period, collect your stickers and send them to school. Ask grandparents, aunts, uncles and friends to collect the stickers too and we can earn even more fantastic equipment for our school. The green box is located in the Office foyer near the front doors.

Facebook Page

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MILGATE ANGELS | Fundraiser

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JUNIOR SCHOOL COUNCIL

RSPCA Collection

Thank you to everyone who supported our RSPCA drive. We have received lots of items that we will take to the RSPCA.

Fundraiser | Free Dress Day

Our next free dress day is next Friday (22 September). Come along in your Sports clothes and support our school Sponsor Child! Please remember to bring a gold coin donation.

Thank you for your support!

COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD Available on Compass: Community | School Documentation | Community Noticeboard

These are the current notices available:

JSC are supporting…

Our School Sponsor Child

Sports Dress-up Day

Dress in your teams colours!

WHEN? Friday 22nd

September

Please bring along a Gold Coin Donation.

We would like to thank you all for your support, contribution of time and energy, and your generous donations. The event for Fight against Cancer, Relay for Lifeof Cancer Council was very successful - for that, we are also immensely grateful. Words cannot express how we feel. Thank you once again. God bless.

Your kindness is truly appreciated by team Milgate Angels 2017

awards won. Best Baton, Most Laps, Spirit of Relay

2854.00

Authorised and published by the Victorian Government, 1 Treasury Place, Melbourne

Protect yourself this pollen season.

Managing asthma and allergies matters.

Visit betterhealth.vic.gov.au for more information.

PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THUNDERSTORM ASTHMA

Speak to your doctor or pharmacist about what you can do to protect yourself this pollen season.

Learn the 4 steps of asthma first aid.

Be aware of thunderstorm asthma forecasts during pollen season.

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YEARBOOK ADVERTISING

2017

Within our 2017 Milgate PS Yearbook we are offering local businesses an opportunity to purchase an advertising space to promote your business.

Last year we sold and distributed over 350 copies of our 2016 Yearbook to the families of Milgate PS, local preschools and the wider Manningham community. Our yearbook is of the highest quality and it will be professionally produced and printed in a glossy magazine style.

This is a fantastic opportunity to gain exposure for your local business and support our wonderful school.

COST: $300

Trim size: 210mm x 297mm (please provide a 5mm bleed all around should

your ad go right up to the trim edge).

Text safe area: 190mm x 277mm

COST: $150

Trim size: 210mm x 148.5mm (please provide a 5mm bleed all around should


Text safe area: 190mm x 128.5mm

COST: $75

Trim size: 105mm x 148.5mm (please provide a 5mm bleed all around should


Text safe area: 95mm x 128.5mm

ARTWORK SPECIFICATIONS

• All artwork is to be in CMYK (full colour). Any RGB or Spot colours will be converted to CMYK.

• All photos, logos, diagrams, etc. are to be of a high resolution (300dpi preferably).

• Acceptable files are: Press Quality PDF, High Resolution JPEG or EPS files with embedded links.

ARTWORK DEADLINE

All artwork is to be submitted either via USB stick or attached to an email ([email protected]) by:

FRIDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2017

If you are interested in advertising your business in the 2017 Milgate PS Yearbook please email Milgate PS at [email protected] by Monday 23 October.

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MILGATE’S NEWSLETTER...Fri 15 Dec End of Year Celebrations Tue 19 Dec Year 6 Graduation Thu 21 Dec Meet new Teacher / Class Fri 22 Dec LAST DAY of 2017 1.00pm Dismissal Full calendar