Dear Parents and Community

Week 4 already, where does the time go? It has definitely started to heat up this week which has seen the return of the flies and bobtails. Good luck to all our farmers starting harvest, I hope you all have a smooth run. WELCOME The Miling PS staff and students would like to extend a very warm welcome to Tiara and Destiny. We are all very excited to have two new friends join our school and have all tried very hard to help them both settle in. We hope you both love Miling as much as we do. We now currently have 37 students enrolled at the school which we are beyond excited about. According to our resident guru, Mrs Jones, the last time we had numbers like this was back in 2002. It is fantastic to see our school thriving!

T20 CRICKET CUP Congratulations to our Year 3-6 students who attended the Milo T20 Blast Cup in Moora on Friday 20 October. Our Year 3/4 and Year 5/6 teams both won their division, being undefeated throughout the day. Thank you to Mrs Dennis for organising this event, driving the bus and supervising the students. Thank you also to Wil for helping supervise on the day and to all of the wonderful parents and family members who came across to cheer on our students. Head to our website for a full write up and photos from the day.

ON-ENTRY Last week, Miss Huggins conducted the On-Entry Re-Assessment with students from Pre Primary to Year 2. Well done to all of the students who sat the test. Miss Huggins said every student tried their hardest and persevered until the end.

ATTENDANCE As you know, one of our 2015-2017 Business Plan targets is that ‘attendance rates remain high and above state means over the life of the plan’. Over the years, our attendance rates have remained high; however we are currently seeing a decline which is very concerning. Our overall attendance rate in 2014 was 96.2%, 97.4% in 2015 and 96.3% in 2016. Currently, our attendance rate for 2017 is only 92.0% which is not only low for Miling Primary School but is also presently sitting below the state average. A letter will be sent home to parents this week outlining our current attendance rates in more detail. Congratulations to our Year 6 students who are currently leading the attendance rate with 94.9%.

WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY Thank you very much for all your kind words and gifts last Friday for World Teachers’ Day. You all made us feel extra-special and we truly appreciate your support. It is fantastic to have such a positive relationship with you all.

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School Report

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01 November 2017

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT … cont

FACEBOOK PAGE Some of you may have already seen or liked our Miling Primary School Facebook page. In Term 2, the School Board decided that a Facebook page could be a good tool to promote our school and all the wonderful things we do within it. The Facebook page will be used to complement our school website so please make sure you continue to check our website for more comprehensive updates, and if you haven’t already, please ‘like’ us on Facebook.

REMEMBRANCE DAY This year, because November 11 falls on a Saturday, students and staff will be observing a one minute silence on Friday 10 November to remember those who fought and died in wars. Staff will be complet-ing activities in class in the lead up to Remembrance Day to help students understand and remember the significance of the day.

ASSEMBLY Don’t forget that our assembly for this term is being held on Tuesday 7 November. Because this is our only assembly for the term, both classes will be presenting Bring and Brag. We hope to see you all there.

Kind Regards

ASHLYN SIVIOUR

PRINCIPAL PRIDE - EFFORT - PROGRESS

While students enjoy Game Factory sometimes the group meets a challenge that

requires serious perseverance and co-operation. ‘Seagulls’ continues to be one

of those challenges for the Senior Room, partially because of the temptation to

become distracted from the goal. Students are learning that they all have to be

engaged and co-operating to succeed. This last week, though still fun, required

patience and perseverance as we had many failed attempts. When we finally

completed the challenge everyone was relieved and excited. Unfortunately, we

found a few rules had been broken. This lead into a discussion of how completing

a challenge by changing the rules is really not completing that challenge at all.

When we do this we cheat ourselves.

In BUZ we began to discuss the benefits of co-operation as opposed to compet-

ing and having conflict. The game we played showed how competition can

bring out the worst in some of us but when we work together we can succeed.

I’m looking forward to continue our discussion of dealing with conflict next time. I

like the rest of BUZ but I believe its greatest strengths lie in what is to come.

At Miling PS, we believe that it is

‘cool to be clever’ Check out some of our student’s high quality work produced this fortnight!

In Science the year 5 and 6 students have been learning about the

Sun, Moon and Earth . As part of their lessons they made a model

to show the Moon, Sun and Earth in relation to each other.

I think they all did a great job!

Miling Community News MILING COMMUNITY CHURCH

Services Held:-

2nd Sunday @ 9.30am & 4th Sunday @ 8am

Followed By Morning Tea!

ALL WELCOME !

Vikki, Naomi & Simon, Clare & Stephen, Miranda & Rob, Lara, Ashley, Tyler, Libby & Jack, would like to say a HUGE Thankyou to everyone for the cards, flowers, food, phone calls , texts and offers of help after the passing of Harro. Also to our fill in bus drivers. It is greatly appreciated. Also to our absolutely wonderful Ambos. Words are not enough to

express our gratitude to you all. Thankyou also to the fantastic people who helped on that Wednesday, you know who you are, we will be forever grateful.

JUNIOR CRICKET The juniors had their first game on Saturday with Moora. A great game was had by all with sportsmanship and giving it a go the priority of the day. The pads and whites were big on some but the great attitude that each player had was huge, well done boys. Thank you to all the Moora players for making the trip out for the game. If your child wants to have a go we will have Trainings for grades 2 and up on Fridays 5pm, we would love to see some more kids there. Remember cricket isn’t just a game for the boys, girls come on down and join in the fun We will aim to have a plan in place for the younger children in the coming weeks. Any queries contact Michelle 0427470024.

BUS DRIVER Is there anyone interested in getting their bus licence? It may be just to help out a couple of days a week. Starting next year. Ring Vikki. Thanks

The ‘Buy One, Get One Free‘ Book Fair is

being held again this year.

For every book purchased you receive a second

book of equal or lesser value for FREE.

It will be running from 8.30 am to 3.00 pm on

20, 21 and 22 November.

All parents & community members are welcome.

This Book Fair is not open to the students.

If Cinny isn’t in the library, please see Vikki in the office and she will be able to help you.

Great opportunity to do some Christmas shopping!

VACSWIM 2017/2018

Enrol your children now in VacSwim swimming lessons during the

December/January school holidays.

With swimming pools and beaches a part of the Western Australian

lifestyle, ensuring your children can swim

competently and safely is a must for all families.

Your children can join in the fun of learning to swim in lessons conducted at pools and open water

venues across the State. VacSwim is for all children - from beginners through to advanced survival,

rescue and resuscitation.

Your children can learn to swim for just:

- $7.00 per child for a five day short program

- $13.00 per child for all other programs.

It's even cheaper if you have three or more children:

- $18.00 a family for a five day short program

- $35.00 a family for all other programs.

To find out more about VacSwim and to enrol online please visit education.wa.edu.au/swimming

** NB Enrolments close for the Country Early Start Program on 12 November 2017 **

Quote Of The Day

‘Look for the best in people all the time.

If you look for the best, you’re going to draw

out the best ‘.

Richard Branson, Founder of Virgin Group

TERM PLANNER – TERM 4 - 2017

WEEK MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

ONE Oct 9

School

Development

Day

10

Students Resume

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Early Close 2.30pm

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13

QUIZ NIGHT

TWO 16

Mike Hind

Cricket Clinic - PM

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Miling Mates

8.30-10.30am

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Newsletter

Early Close 2.30pm

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20

T20 Cricket Cup

Moora

THREE

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24

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Early Close 2.30pm

26 27

FOUR 30

31

Miling Mates

8.30-10.30am

School Board

Nov 1

Newsletter

Early Close 2.30pm

2 3

FIVE

6 7

Assembly

P&C Meeting

8

Early Close 2.30pm

9

10

Remembrance Day

Ceremony

SIX

13

14

Miling Mates

8.30-10.30am

15

Newsletter

Early Close 2.30pm

16

Student Leader

speeches

17

SEVEN

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21 22

Early Close 2.30pm

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24

EIGHT

27 28

Miling Mates

8.30-10.30am

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Newsletter

Early Close 2.30pm

30 Dec 1

Team Colours Day

NINE

4 5

Yr 2 Transition

Kindy Transition

6

Early Close 2.30pm

7 8

Graduation &

Concert Night

TEN

11 12 13

Newsletter

Early Close 2.30pm

14

LAST DAY OF

TERM