Term 1 Week 7 Tuesday 12th March 2019

Gold Bar 3 – Annabelle Annabelle, what an amazing person she is. What an achievement it is to reach GOLD BAR 3! Annabelle can master all kinds of sports including cricket, netball, gymnastics, touch footy, league tag, Physie, swimming, running and pretty much any sport! Anything she tries, she is successful at because sport is one of her greatest passions. Annabelle is an extremely caring person and will try to cheer others up when they are down. She is a great person to talk to, to play with and be friends with. Annabelle puts in 110% effort into all that she does. She is a proud and energetic school captain. Congratulations Annabelle!

Recognising Our Great Students Congratulations to the following students who received merit awards at yesterday’s K-6 Assembly: Silver: Knox Gold: Brookelyn, Jaya, Lucas Gold Bar 2: Tahlia Gold Bar 3: Annabelle

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WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK WEDNESDAY

Year 3 –4 Auskick Gala Day

Tennis Coaching—2S, K-4W, K-3N THURSDAY

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

Tennis Coaching—2J, 2RL

ICAS entries close FRIDAY

Stage Assemblies : K-2—12:20pm Years 3-4—1:55pm Year 5-6—10:40am

Scholastic Book Club issue 2—orders close

PSSA Boys ‘Football (Soccer) trials MONDAY

K-6 Assembly

Swimming Session—6C, 6E, 6R, 5/6T

Canteen orders for Harmony Day to be returned TUESDAY

School Banking—Bendigo Bank

Swimming session—5C, 5W, 5Y, 4/5M

Tennis Coaching—2O

COMING EVENTS

Harmony Day Thursday 21st March

School Photos

Thursday 4th April

Easter Hat Parade and Easter Raffle

Friday 12th April

P&C Meeting tonight 7pm to 8:30pm in the staffroom

New members always welcome!

Quote of the Week If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it. - Jonathan Winters

Harmony Day Milton Public School staff and students will celebrate Harmony Day on Thursday 21st March. This day is an opportunity to celebrate the cultural diversity of our country and acknowledge the customs and traditions of our multicultural society. All students are asked to wear something orange on the day and will participate in a range of class / grade activities with a multicultural theme. We will start the day with an assembly in the hall at 9:30am. The canteen will also be offering a ‘Meal Deal’ with a variety of delicious food in keeping with the theme. Students will need to pre-order food. A Harmony Day Canteen Order Form will be going home with students this week. Please return orders with payment by Monday 19th March to allow the canteen staff time to order supplies.

K-2 Easter Hat Parade Our annual Easter hat parade will be held on Friday 12

th

April. This event is for Infants students (Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2) and it is a Mufti day. Students make an Easter hat at home and are encouraged to use some recycled materials if possible. We hope parents and friends join us on the day. Order of events: K-6 assembly in the HALL at 9:30am featuring the P&C

Easter egg raffle K-2 Easter hat parade in the COLA. It will be held

straight after the Easter egg raffle and is expected to begin at around 10.15am.

War on Waste: WOW! Our wonderful warriors this week are: Staffroom: Willow, Eden, Bo, Alexis and Arlo. Compost: Oscar, Jonah, Bailey, Kyle, Taj and Ellie. Return and Earn: Alice, Evie, Belle, Matilda and Ella. Soft Plastic: Charlie, Taz, Emma and Dylan. Thanks to all these wonderful students who are doing so much for our school community and the environment. Thanks also to all those wonderful students who just help out when they see help is needed.

ICAS Students in Years 3-6 are encouraged to sit the ICAS tests. ICAS is an independent, skills-based assessment program which recognizes and rewards student achievement. All assessments in 2019 will be conducted online. The subjects assessed in ICAS are Digital Technologies, English, Mathematics, Science, Spelling and Writing. Dates for these assessments can be found on the entry form on page 5. In addition to a comprehensive student report to assist parents and the school with their child’s results, each student that participates receives a certificate. Entry forms will need to be returned to the school office no later than Thursday 14th March, 2019.

South Coast PSSA Tennis Reps Congratulations to young tennis guns Thomas and William who have gained selection into the South Coast PSSA Tennis Team. The team consists of five boys and five girls from within the entire South Coast area of schools. Thomas gained selection as No 1 pick and William as No 2 pick. Congratulations boys and we wish you well for the NSW PSSA Tournament to be held at Inverell from the 7

th to 10

th

May. Good luck and great sportsmanship gents!

Girls Cricket Last Monday, the Milton PS Girls cricket team played a blinder with Ulladulla PS. After bowling out the opposition for 120 in the last over through committed fielding and teamwork, they began the chase. Jessica Barr led the chase with a personal top score of 33 runs, supported well by Annabelle Healey. Then it was time for the captain of the century to step up. After leading like a pro throughout the match, Tahleena Jones stepped up, taking on the responsibility of the chase. It came down to the last ball with Milton requiring 3 runs for victory. Tahleena ensured she was on strike, shouldering the burden. Then…never was a sweeter shot played in the glorious game of cricket and as that ball raced fine of square leg to the boundary the girls entered the history books and round two against Illaroo PS in the upcoming weeks. Other figures of note – Tahleena 27 not out, 3 wkt & 1 catch. Leila Pepperell 2 wkts. Annabelle Healey 1 wkt & 1 catch. Zara Neil 2 wkt & 1 catch. Everyone played a huge role and most importantly had fun! Well done girls!

PSSA Boys Football (soccer tryouts)

This Friday 15th March, Harry, Lewis, Wade and Lachlan will be travelling to Broulee to represent Milton Public School at the PSSA Boys Football trials. We wish them well.

Annabelle proudly holds her trophy for winning the 12 years girls swimming champion at our school carnival earlier in the term.

CANTEEN ROSTER

Wednesday 13/3 Gen Dianna Thursday 14/3 Julian Christian Friday 15/3 Cheryl Christian Tracey Jo Monday 18/3 Gab Helper Needed Tuesday 19/3 Sharon Helper Needed

This week’s special at the canteen

Fresh Watermelon Cup

$1:00 Available at recess, lunch or in your lunch order.

Parent/Teacher Interviews—Term 1, Week 9 Parent/teacher interviews are an integral part of our reporting process at MPS. This year we have decided to modify the way we conduct interviews with an aim of more open and transparent communication. Interviews will take place this term, during Week 9, from 25

th – 29

th March. This will be an opportunity for you to share 1-1 your child’s individual needs with the

teacher and for the teacher to communicate where they are at in this early stage in the year. Students will bring home a note this week regarding their class interview day. We ask parents/carers to complete the notice with your preferred times and return to the class teacher as soon as possible. This is a wonderful opportunity to talk with the teachers about your child’s academic, social and behavioural progress as the year progresses. We look forward to meeting with you. Confirmation information will be sent home with students.

K-3N Thursday 28th March 3/4D Tuesday 26th March

K-4W Wednesday 27th March 3C Tuesday 26th March

KH Friday 29th March 3H Tuesday 26th March

KK Thursday 28th March 4/5M Tuesday 26th March

KL Wednesday 27th March 4-6S Wednesday 27th March

KS Friday 29th March 4A Wednesday 27th March

1F Tuesday 26th March 4P Wednesday 27th March

1H Monday 25th March 4T Wednesday 27th March

1R Tuesday 26th March 5/6T Thursday 28th March

1S Monday 25th March 5C Monday 25th March

1T Tuesday 2nd April 5W Monday 25th March

2J Friday 29th March 5Y Monday 25th March

2O Friday 29th March 6C Thursday 28th March

2RL Monday 25th March 6E Thursday 28th March

2S Friday 29th March 6R Thursday 28th March

—————————————————————————————————————————- AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS COMPETITIONS 2019

I would like my child ………………………………………… in Grade ………...in class ……….. to participate in: (please tick the appropriate box) [ ] Australian Schools Digital Technologies Competition (Tuesday 3rd September) $14.50

[ ] Australian Schools Science Competition (Thursday 5th September) $14.50

[ ] Australian Schools Spelling Competition (Thursday 12th September) $14.50

[ ] Australian Schools English Competition (Tuesday 17th September) $14.50

[ ] Australian Schools Mathematics Competition (Thursday 19th September) $14.50

[ ] Australian Schools Writing Competition (Tuesday 10th September) $14.50

Payment: $ ……………… in cash

$...................... held in credit

$....................... Paid on-line. Receipt number: …………………..

Parent/Guardian: Name:…………………………………………. Signature: …………………………………. Date:……….

Please return slip and payment to the office by Thursday 14th March 2019

Boys PSSA Cricket Milton played against Ulladulla in the second round of the PSSA Knockout competition last Friday at Ulladulla Sporting Complex. Our captain, Cameron, won the toss a decided to bat first. Milton had a shaky start losing 3 early wickets to be 3-8 off 4 overs. Cameron and Thomas then settled in with a partnership of 33 runs. Unfortunately when Cameron got run out for 10 there was a collapse with Ulladulla taking 4 wickets for no runs. At the end of the innings Milton were all out for 50 runs off 18 overs. Thomas was our top scorer with 23 runs. Ulladulla settled in and blocked some accurate bowling from Cameron, Lachlan, Thomas and Reece. They were 0-34 off 10 overs when Harry took a great catch off Thomas’ bowling and next ball Thomas clean bowled the batsman to be on a hat trick. Suddenly it was 2-34 but wasn’t to be our day with Ulladulla getting the runs required to win off 17 overs with only 2 wickets down. Thomas ended up with 2-5 off 3 overs and was our team player of the match. Well done to all the boys for their effort and enthusiasm. They showed plenty of skill and encouragement. Particular mention goes to the 7 boys who had never played a game of cricket before. Thanks to the parents for supporting our children and helping out on the day. Mr Tidbury

Operation Art This year we are once again participating in the annual ‘Operation Art’ Competition. Four artworks will be selected from Milton Public School to enter into the competition. These selected artworks will be presented at a school assembly.

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

The Autism Summit is around the corner! It is a FREE & ONLINE EVENT which offers a smorgasbord of ideas and interventions for parents of children with autism. The Autism Summit is is jam packed with Australian trailblazers, innovators and inspirational speakers

including Tony Attwood, Maggie Dent, Jeanette Purkis, Chris Varney and so many more extraordinary people. We also have brilliant speakers representing the AEIOU Foundation, Autism Spectrum Australia and The Lizard Centre. The Autism Summit will stream live on the website from April 1st – 5th (during Autism Awareness Week). Bush-Themed Fun Easter Holiday Events Our area is blessed with some beautiful bushland and if you want a break from sea, sun and sand over the Easter holidays, come along to these two fun child-oriented events. Free and fun school holiday activity for children on 24

th

and 26th

April It’s a fun, no cost activity for kids to learn about local flora and do something creative. Art materials will be provided and local artist Julie Sydenham will be on hand to guide the creative process. The aim is to produce a postcard sized, bush themed artwork, to be displayed at the Ulladulla Visitors Centre. Two sessions will be held in April 2019 and bookings are essential. When: 9.30 am – 12.00 on Wednesday 24

th April and

Friday 26th April

Where: South Pacific Heathland Reserve entrance, Dowling Street, Ulladulla Book soon by emailing the names and ages of everyone who wants to attend, the session you would prefer to attend and a contact phone number to: bushartprogram.ulladulla@gmail.com Places are limited. For more information on the Reserve, check the South Pacific Heathland Reserve’s Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/southpacificheathlandreserve/

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