Term 1 Week 9 Tuesday 25th March 2014

Merit Awards Congratulations to the following students who received merit awards at yesterday’s K-6 assembly.

Bronze Emily H, Harm S Silver Evie K, Gabrielle B Elijah K, Brodie S, Tegan T Gold bar 2 Aimee C

Harmony Day Milton Public School celebrated Harmony Day Friday 21st March. The day celebrates all the different cultures that call Australia Home. The day started with a K-6 assembly that had African Drumming, Japanese singing and instruments and finally rocked out with Bagpipes and Angus Rutherford on drums. A huge thank you to Takako, Ryoko, Masami, the Drumming Group, Angus and Hamish, Monique and her assistants in the canteen, .

Easter Hat Parade Our annual Easter Hat Parade is on Thursday 10th April. All students in K-2 and all those interested in Years 3-6 can be involved. Hats are made at home and we encourage the use of recycled materials where possible. The P&C will also be running an Easter Raffle as a school fundraiser. Donations of eggs can be left at the office. On Thursday 10th April, before 9:20am students take their hats to their classroom and place them on their desks. At 9:20am there will be a K-6 assembly in the HALL to hold the Easter raffle. At approximately 10:00am the Easter Hat Parade commences in the COLA. We welcome parents and friends to join us on the day.

ANZAC Assembly The annual Milton Public School ANZAC Day Assembly will be held on Friday 11th April (the last day of Term 1) at 10:45am in our school hall. Our 3-6 choir and the 2014 “Four Amigos” will perform publicly for the first time this year. Parents and friends are welcome to join us. The ANZAC Assembly will conclude at approximately 11:15am.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK WEDNESDAY Rugby League School Trials AFL Gala Day Postponed till Term 2 Swimming Session 3C, 3R, 3/4D (last week of swimming) THURSDAY Swimming Sessions 4H, 4N, 4/5K (last week of swimming) Tennis v Ulladulla Public School FRIDAY MONDAY K-6 Assembly TUESDAY Student Banking (Bendigo Bank)

COMING EVENTS

District Netball Trials Wednesday 2nd April

District Rugby Trials Wednesday 2nd April

Area Boys Football Trials

Friday 4th April

Easter Hat Parade Thursday 10th April

ANZAC Day - School Ceremony

Friday 11th April

STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY MPS staff will have a staff development day Monday 28th April. STUDENTS WILL RETURN TO SCHOOL TUESDAY 29th APRIL.

Attendance The expectation of the DEC is to achieve attendance rates for each student of at least 90%. It is a parents’ legal responsibility to provide an explanation for absence within 3 working days of the child returning to school. This includes late arrivals and early leaving, which are recorded as “partial attendance” and subsequently require an explanation from the parent or carer. If an explanation is not received, the absence will be recorded as “unexplained”. If an absence is not appropriate it will be listed as unexplained and unjustified. Our school attendance registers are legal documents and children who have continual unexplained absences are referred to the School Attendance Officer. We ask for your support to provide the best educational opportunities for your child by ensuring they attend school every day possible.

Lost Property Missing a hat, school jumper, lunch or drink bottle? Please check the lost property, which is located outside both the staffroom and canteen. The tubs are overflowing with property both labelled and unlabelled. Please assist us in ensuring everything is returned to its rightful owner by labelling everything!

Eurobodalla Boys Football (soccer) Congratulations to Tim R, Thom S, Michael A, Patrick A and Harm S for trying out for the district football trials. Competition was fierce with many skilled players. Well done to Harm for making the squad and we wish you the best of luck on the 4th April at the South Coast trials.

Eurobodalla Basketball Milton Public School representatives in the Eurobodalla Basketball side were:- Cameron P, Alex D, Josh D, Ziad E and Jack C. They had two other players from Moruya to make up the team. The team travelled to play at the Berkeley Sports Stadium on Friday 21 March and although they didn't make the South Coast side, they won all three of their games. Results:- Eurobodalla defeated Dapto, 69 - 16, Eurobodalla defeated South Wollongong 84 - 3, Eurobodalla defeated Mid South 18 - 16. Congratulations to all the boys who played so well on the day. Thank you to Michael (from Batemans Bay) who coached them.

AFL Trials On Wednesday, 19th March, Harry H, Caleb G, Reef K, Joe S, Ben S and Caleb G travelled to Hanging Rock oval at Batemans Bay to play for the Illawarra South East Region AFL trials. The day started out with some warm up kicks and skills before getting straight into action. The boys played four straight games with only a 5 minute break in between each game. The boys played with passion and displayed great sportsmanship. All of the boys played to their best and made many new friends. The hard work payed off for Caleb K who was selected in the South Coast team. Congratulations to all 6 boys on representing Milton School at such a high standard. By Harry H and Caleb K

Easter Raffle Time! It’s that very eggsciting time again… time for our Easter Raffle. This is a big fundraiser for the P&C, but we need your help. The P&C would like donations of Easter Eggs and/or anything Eastery to make up Easter prizes. Donations can be left at the office. Raffle tickets have gone home with today’s newsletter. Just remember, the more eggs we have, the more prizes we can give out. The raffle will take place on Thursday 10th April just before the Easter Hat parade at 9:20am.

P & C Wine Raffle We have been lucky enough to have had a donation from a Milton Public School family of a box of wine (one dozen) Tickets are available from the front office and are $5 per ticket. This raffle will be drawn at the same time as the Easter Raffle.

Car Park Reminder Parents are reminded that the bottom car park off Wason Street is for STAFF and PERMIT HOLDERS ONLY. Please do not enter the car park for any reason as this is a major safety concern with the number of students and parents entering and leaving the school. It is your responsibility as a parent to demonstrate safe use of car parking facilities by refraining from socialising in the car park area. Police and Traffic supervisors will be frequenting the school to ensure safe practices.

Thomas Street Please use common sense when driving along Thomas St. Recently we have noticed some cars have been rolling through the crossing and not giving way to pedestrians, there have also been cars travelling along the one way street the wrong way and cars stopping to allow students to alight in bus and “No Stopping” zones. Residents have also complained that cars have been parking across driveways, preventing access to houses. Please be mindful and set a great example to our MPS students. If at all possible please refrain from driving down Thomas Street during the critical times of 9:00am - 9:30am and 3:15pm - 3:45pm.

University of NSW Competitions These competitions have been made available in the past to students from Years 3-6. They are an external examinations in several key areas; Computer Skills, Science, Spelling, English and Mathematics. Each competition will cost $8.80, spelling will cost $12.10. If you would like your child to participate in any or all of the competitions, please forward the payment and advice slip to the office by tomorrow Wednesday 26th March. All students who enter receive a participation, credit, distinction or high distinction certificate. MPS students have performed very well over the past few years and we encourage all students to take up the challenge. This is the last week for applications there will be no late entries accepted.

This week’s special at the canteen

New Homemade Style Pizza Hawaiian or Cheese & Bacon $2.60

Available in lunch orders only

CANTEEN ROSTER Wednesday 26/03 Natalie Sruhan Thursday 27/03 Nicole Neil / Dale Pryde Sharon Gilson Friday 28/03 Corinna / Sara Eastway Monday 31/03 Lindy Parsons Tuesday 01/04 Lloyd McDonald Wednesday 02/04 Rhiannon Perry / Tiare Holmes

Save the Date Milton Ulladulla

Relay 4 Life 2014 29th - 30th March

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

Milton Ulladulla Hospital Auxiliary Easter Egg Hunt Milton Ulladulla Hospital will be holding an Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday 13th April at 7:00am in the Lions Park Burrill Lake. Entrance fee per child to the age of 12 is $6.00 which includes Easter Egg Hunt and a variety of activities. There will also be refreshments for adults available. All profits go to the new Renal Unit at Milton Ulladulla Hospital.

Postie Ride for Charity Luke Paton and Linden Heycox two school mates from Ulladulla and their Kalgoorlie work colleague Glen Collins are planning to ride ‘Postie’ motorbikes on a 4,500km trip from Kalgoorlie in WA to Cairns in Qld to raise money for the Milton Ulladulla Hospital Renal Unit. The men plan to leave Kalgoorlie on the 1st of April and arrive in Cairns around the 21st April. Donations can be made to UHA NSW Inc. Milton Ulladulla Branch, Charity Motor Bike Ride.

BSB 082– 855 Account No: 398 577 650 NAB Ulladulla.

Scouts Australia Leaders Wanted Are you a motivated individual looking to help young people? 1st Burrill-Ulladulla Sea Scout Group is looking for adult volunteers to help deliver the Scout program to local youth. Adults can choose to undertake training and become an Assistant Leader or a Leader with one of our sections. For further information call Group Leader Tracy Dell on 4455 6252.

New Junior Tennis Competition The next Saturday morning Junior Tennis comp will start Saturday 3rd May 2014, the first Saturday after the school holidays. It will run for the whole of Terms 2 & 3. There is a sheet on the noticeboard requesting names of those who wish to play. For further information about the Junior Tennis should phone Kerrie on 4455 5064.

Kids Fishing Workshop Department of Primary Industries Kids 8-14 years old are invited to come and learn to fish safely and responsibly. Instructors are experienced volunteers and staff from the Department of Primary Industries. The days run from 10am-2pm and involves fishing techniques, bag & size limits and much more. Cost per child is $40 which includes rod and reel combination, shirt, hat, tackle box and show bag. The location is Batemans Bay and will be held on Wednesday 23rd April 2014. Bookings essential to book ring Stephen Thurstan on 4220 8484.

Positive Partnerships Free two day workshop and information sessions for parents / carers of school age students on the autism spectrum. Work Shop Details: Venue: Batemans Bay Soldiers Club Beach Road, Batermans Bay When: Tuesday 1st & Wednesday 2nd April Day 1 - 9:00am - 4:30pm (Registration from 8:15am) Day 2 9:00am - 2:00pm For further information call 1300 881 971 or go to their website www.positivepartnerships.com.au

AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS COMPETITIONS 2014 I would like my child ……………………………………………… in Grade ………...in class ……….. to participate in: (please tick the appropriate box) [ ] Australian Schools Computer Skills Competition ( Tuesday 20th May ) $8.80 [ ] Australian Schools Science Competition ( Wednesday 4th June ) $8.80 [ ] Australian Schools Spelling Competition ( Tuesday 17th June ) $12.10 [ ] Australian Schools English Competition ( Tuesday 29th July ) $8.80 [ ] Australian Schools Mathematics Competition ( Tuesday 12th August ) $8.80 Please find enclosed $ ……………… in payment Signature Parent/Guardian: ………………………………………….

Please return slip and payment to the office by tomorrow Wednesday 26th March 2014 no late entries will be accepted.

Harmony Day What You Need:

Cool orange clothing Harmony Day lunch order/recess order Angus Rutherford Hamish African drum crew Japanese performers

What You Do: Enter the school. Put your bag in the classroom. Play on the games court. When the bell rings go to the hall. Watch the African drum crew and Japanese performers. Watch Hamish play. Have recess. Have lunch. Done. By Isaac K 2A

Harmony Day What You Need:

Wonderful school Cool orange clothing Hamish Angus Bagpipes Drums A hall A stage Chairs

What You Do: Come to school. Get Hamish. Give Hamish the bagpipes. Tell Hamish to play his songs. Get Angus to play the drums. Listen to Japanese and African music. After they are done clap for them so they feel happy because it’s Harmo-ny Day. Everyone will want to be happy because Harmony Day is made for people to be happy. By Michael T 2A

Harmony Day Year Two have been studying procedures this term and two students in 2A chose this text type to write about Harmony Day.

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