Country Schools Big Band.

The project aims to collect soil

samples from throughout rural

NSW for display in an art

installation at the War Memorial

in Sydney.

Thanks to those band parents

who are able to transport

students. Mrs Connor will be

supervising the leaders.

Blayney High Transition

days

Next week year 6 students will be

visiting Blayney High School to

get a taste of what’s to come! I’m

sure they will represent our

school proudly, and have a great

time visiting the high school.

Cross Country

Our school Cross Country event

is scheduled for Thursday 6th

April. This will be followed by

our Easter scripture sessions.

Mr Mason is holding training

sessions in the morning for the

cross country.

Friday 7th April is our last day of

school for Term 1. The day will

start with the Combined

Assembly – with awards and

performances from our choir

groups.

We would like to invite parents

to stay on after assembly for

morning tea – cuppa and a hot

cross bun, while we get ready for

the Easter Hat parade. The

parade will be followed by the

Easter chocolate draw.

Looking forward to seeing you all

on Friday to celebrate the end of

Term 1.

Kind Regards,

Jo Jackett

The chocolate season opens

Thanks to all those who have

contributed to the chocolate

Easter raffle draw – keep those

choccies coming in! Raffle ticket

books are coming home this

week!

Tell Them From Me

Surveys

These online surveys are

completed by years 4, 5 and 6

students during their IT lesson

timeslots. Surveys ask for

students’ responses to questions

about our school and school

culture, homework, aspirations

and involvement in activities. If

you DO NOT want your child to

participate, please inform the

office.

Athletics Carnival

postponed

The athletics carnival scheduled

for the 23rd March has been

postponed until the 12th May –

Week 3, Term 2. Sausage sizzle

orders will carry over to the new

date – so remember to pack

lunch for little folk tomorrow.

New Drop- Off Zone

Please use the Boomerang

Street drop-off zone in the

mornings and afternoons to

collect and drop off children.

Victoria Street is congested, the

highway is busy. Boomerang

Street is specially designed for

the drop off and teachers are

supervising.

Guide Dogs

PLEASE RETURN SPONSOR

FORMS AND MONEY TO

MILLTHORPE BY THURSDAY

23RD.

School Photos

All went well for school photos

– the children looked terrific in

their school uniforms and neat

hair. Some of the teachers looked

a bit flash too!

150th Facebook Page

We have launched a Millthorpe

Public School Sesquicentenary

Celebration Facebook page. Find

us, like us, and share us to help

get the word out!

School Fees

School fees are now due for 2017,

our first school incursion has

already occurred. The $40 fee

covers entry to Questacon, The

Life Education Van, Musica Viva

concerts, and Footsteps dance

instruction and disco in Term 2.

Other fees which are due include

the $40 stationary fee, the $25

textbooks fee, the $45 voluntary

contribution, and the $30 fee for

subscriptions. For the school

year our fees total $180. If you

require a little more time to pay

fees, please talk to the ladies in

the office, regular smaller

payments can be made to ease

the burden.

Invoices will be issued for unpaid

fees toward the end of the term.

ANZAC soil collection

ceremony

Blayney has been recognised as a

place of enlistment from World

War One; and to commemorate

this we are officially collecting

some soil from the Blayney War

Memorial. The event will take

place at 1:00pm on Monday,

27th March 2017, followed by

refreshments.

Millthorpe Public school leaders

will represent our school at the

soil collection ceremony at

Blayney War Memorial.

Members of the Millthorpe

school band will also be

performing with the Heritage

Week 8

D E C - N S W

W e d n e s d a y 1 s t f e b r u a r y

T e r m 1 , W e e k 9

S p e c i a l p o i n t s o f i n t e r e s t :

Send chocolate!

Drop off children in Boomerang Street

Friday 7th April Combined Assembly and Easter Hat Parade

Wednesday 22ndMarch 2017 Term 1 Week 9

School Code

This is our

school. Let

peace dwell

here.

Let the rooms

be full of

contentment.

Let love abide

here.

Love for one

another, Love

for mankind

and love for

God.

Let us

remember, that

as many hands

build a house,

so many hearts

make a school.

May our motto

be our guide

Our Best

Always.

Week 9

P a g e 2

Deadline for

the sesqui-

centenary

pavers has

been

extended to

Friday 7th

April 2017.

More historical facts..

The town and school were

renamed “Millthorpe” from

“Spring Grove” in 1884.

As enrolments grew, it was

decided to build a bigger

school, and in March 1900

the current infants block

was completed. It housed

up to 200 students. (see

early photo of the girls

above.)

Today’s history lesson

focusses on the late 1800s

and early 1900s.

In 1880 the school was

closed because Mr Webb’s

family had contracted

scarlatina. The average

daily attendance in July

1880 was 46.3, despite

outbreaks of measles and

scarlet fever (scarlatina).

Mr Webb retired in 1899,

and was replaced by Mr

John Rockliff. Mr Rockliff

introduced musicals to the

school.

The photos above are from

the early 1900s, and show

the new infants building,

and the picket fence which

replaced the original paling

fence. Note the bush land

in the background!

P a g e 3 T e r m 1 , W e e k 9

school especially if you can't

give your time on the day.

All contributions are greatly

appreciated!! This is our only

pure profit stall!

You can collect cake trays from

the office and please remember

to add your ingredients on the

sticker provided. Grandmas,

grandpas, aunts, uncles,

cousins, friends and

It's time to get your bake on!

Millthorpe Markets are fast

approaching and we need your

goodies!

Toffees, slices, muffins,

scones, cakes, fudge … one of

the best things about a market

are the tasty homemade treats

you can buy!

This is a fantastic way to help

and support your child’s

neighbours are all welcome to bake

and donate too. Cakes can be

dropped off on the day of the

markets at anytime or left at the

school on Friday if you cannot make

it on the day.

Thank you in advance! Lisa Fowler

volunteersmillthorpemarkets@gmail

.com

Sunday

2nd April

2017! Keep

it free and

spread

the

word!

Save the

date: The

markets are

coming ...

Cake Stall

We are looking for a new BBQ Manager for the Millthorpe markets. This is the simplest role for the markets committee. The primary responsibilities are ordering food and drinks and ensuring it is delivered before the markets at a time convenient to you; picking

up (and returning) cool rooms and setting up the day before; inducting the BBQ volunteers and overseeing raw food supply to the BBQ. It's a fun role and great way to meet more of the school parents. This role can be fairly physically

demanding, and you will need a tow ball on your car. If you would like to know more, please contact Sonya at sonyacbus@live.com.au

Millthorpe Markets Committee Role: BBQ

Manager

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Orange Guide Dogs

Girls Softball

Last Friday, eleven

girls travelled to

Orange to play in

the PSSA Girls

Softball Knockout.

The girls played

three games against

Bletchington Public

School, Orange

Public School and

Wellington Public

School. While

softball itself was

the big winner on

the day, our girls put

in a superb effort

and demonstrated

tremendous team

spirit and

sportsmanship.

Special mention to

Holly Lynch, Lily

McDonell and Amy

Copelin who worked

very hard in the

pitcher and catcher

positions during the

day. Well done to of

all the girls, we are

very proud of you!

cost of a Guide Dog. Our

project will involve Matt

giving educational

presentations to

students at the 21

participating infant and

primary schools in the

Orange district. Every

student at these

presentations will be

invited to take part in a

sponsored walk around

the Orange Botanic

Gardens on Sunday 26th

March 2017, the

proceeds of which will

contribute toward the

cost of our First Orange

Dog.

The Orange North

Rotary Club, The Guide

Dogs Association NSW/

ACT, the Department of

Education and, of course

Matt and Bronco, have

now embarked upon a

joint community project,

our First Orange Dog,

the objectives being to

raise the awareness of

young students within

the Orange district of

vision impairment issues

and to raise the $35,000

School Athletics

Carnival

Thursday 23rd

For all

Millthorpe

School Students

Is

POSTPONED

until further

notice!

Canteen News Week 9

P a g e 5 T e r m 1 , W e e k 9

Hello Everyone! The

Athletics Carnival has been

postponed to Friday, 12

May. All your orders for the

sausage sizzle have been put

aside for this later date.

It is the season for planting

garlic and seeing that the

children of Millthorpe

Public School are serious

garlic bread munchers, a

number of gardening

parents who have a store of

garlic bulbs are going to try

and grow enough to meet

the canteens needs. We will

plant some hardy leafy

greens like spinach and

coriander at the same time,

with snow peas going in

towards the end of winter. If

you have an interest in

paddock to plate food

gardening please feel free to

join us – we will have to

work around the rain for

planting times but it will be

ASAP. I would like to say a

huge thank you to Sean

Moore and Nicole Poll who

have stepped into the

breach on numerous

occasions these last few

weeks. There is an urgent

call for volunteers for Friday

31 March and 6 & 7 April

which is the last week of

Term 1. It would be lovely to

see some new faces

especially those parents

whose children are new to

school – volunteering at the

canteen is an excellent way

of establishing a connection

with the school community.

My contact details are

Tracey Nash 0457677470 or

email

nash.tennant@outlook.com

Thursdays - 1 volunteer needed Fridays – 2 volunteers needed

23 Mar Jane Czyzewski 9-11 24 Mar Sean Moore Nicole Poll 9-12

Melissa Sheppard 11-1 Geoff Chudleigh

30 Mar Heather Irvine 31 Mar

6 Apr 7 Apr

Term 2

27 Apr 28 Apr

4 May 5 May

11 May 12 May ATHLETICS CARNIVAL

P a g e 6

Envelopes for

donations to

Stewart house

are available

from the office

Team work makes the dream work!

REMINDER: Junior Soccer

Millthorpe Junior Soccer Soccer season is just around the corner, so

come and join us for a great season of sport.

Registrations are

NOW OPEN

until Sun 19.3.2017

Refer link:

http://www.myfootballclub.c

om.au

Past players use their same FFA number

and password

New players will need to create and FFA

account.

We are also looking for volunteers to

coach teams or act as manager.

Without volunteers

the season will not run smoothly.

No experience necessary – just

enthusiasm and commitment to see

our kids have fun season.

Soccer registrations due

to close 19.3.2017 .

Requests to register af-

ter that date will be sub-

ject to team numbers .

Don’t leave it until it’s

too late.

VOLUNTEER NEEDED:

own boots and shin

pads

Team socks

available from club -

$10 a pair

Any questions, feel

free to contact our

committee:

Heather Fillery –

0439318767

Jane Czyzewski –

0403 238372

Jason Taylor –

0413 189449

Nancy Dion

McGreal –

0403 639085

Dan Price -

0421 054807

Updates will be

posted on our

Facebook page:

Millthorpe Junior

Soccer

& in the school

newsletter

Player jerseys

supplied each week

All Players require

MILO

CRICKET

LAST

SESSION

TOMORROW!

@ REDMOND

OVAL

Mr T

0448374380

Redmond Oval has had a

major upgrade and a

brand new canteen has

been built. We are look-

ing for a volunteer to or-

ganise a canteen roster.

You won't have to do all

the work, just organise

and get parents/ teams

to do shifts.

No experi-

ence necessary.

Without your help the

canteen will not run.

If you are interested or

know someone who

might be, please con-

tact one of the com-

mittee , on the above

numbers.

P a g e 7 T e r m 1 , W e e k 9

Ethics Teachers Needed at Millthorpe Public School

Dear Parents, Grandparents and Carers,

Could you be an ethics teacher for Millthorpe Public School?

One of our current ethics teachers will be moving on at the end of Term 1, and due to this plus significantly increased numbers we are seeking four more volunteers so that classes can continue for all students who have selected Ethics.

Ethics teachers receive full training by Primary Ethics, the not-for-profit organisation approved to design cur-riculum and training for the ethics program. Training consists of a two day workshop and short online mod-ules. Lesson materials are provided. Suitable volunteers have an interest in children’s education and develop-ment of critical thinking skills and must be available between 11:25 am and 12:05 pm OR between 12:05 pm and 12:45 pm each Thursday.

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 and contact MPS Ethics Coordinator Darrin Yates at dar-rinyates@hotmail.com or 0411 789 062.

P: 6366 3104 F: 6366 3130 E-mail: millthorpe-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au web: www.millthorpe-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Principal : Jo Jackett

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