Term 4 Week 9 Tuesday 11th December 2018

Recognising Our Great Students Congratulations to the following students who received merit awards at yesterday’s K-6 Assembly: Bronze: Tilly, Tyson, Gus, Ty Silver: Sean, Tim, Kaylee, Sam, Oliver, April Gold: Tristan, Jai, Theon, Matilda, Max Gold Bar 1: Montana, Tom, Brodie, Nate, Nya, Jett Gold Bar 2: Madilyn, Sophie, Abi

School Leaders for 2019 Announced Congratulations to the newly elected vice-captains and prefects for 2019. After a thorough process of nominations, election speeches and voting it is with great pleasure that we announce that the vice-captains for 2019 will be: Emily, Annabelle, Maggie, Cameron, Sam and Jack. The two prefects will be Lucas and Lane. These students will now have the opportunity to be part of the school leadership team for 2019. Well done to all the nominees and congratulations to our new leaders. We look forward to the announcement of the 2019 Captains at our annual Presentation Assembly on Friday.

Outgoing Leaders Applauded We would like to take this opportunity to express thanks to the outgoing captains and prefects who have been a most amazing group of young leaders. They have performed any task asked of them with enthusiasm and 100% commitment. They have been exemplary role models for our younger students in their presentation, behaviour and attitudes. They have represented our school to the best of their ability and have set themselves a high standard in all tasks. Congratulations to our 2018 school captains; Jaya and Noah and to our 2018 school prefects; Isaac, Zoe, Adrian and Claire on an outstanding year. Good luck in all future endeavours!

Milton Public School Thomas Street (PO Box 111) Milton NSW 2538 Phone: (02) 44551504 (02) 44551433 Fax: (02) 44540456

www.milton-p.schools.nsw.gov.au

WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK WEDNESDAY

Gold Awardees Morning Tea

K-2 Christmas Concert THURSDAY FRIDAY

3-6 Presentation Day Ceremony MONDAY

K-6 Assembly

Year 6 Graduation Ceremony

Year 6 Excursion to the Movies TUESDAY

School Banking—Bendigo Bank

K-2 Christmas Picnic

3-6 Pool Parties

COMING EVENTS

Last Day for Students Wednesday 19th December

Students Years 1 to 6 —2019 Return to School

Wednesday 30th January

New Deputy Principal for MPS Congratulations to Ms Mel Blondinau who was successful through the merit selection process of being appointed to the newly established position of 2nd Deputy Principal position here at Milton. Mel brings with her a deep curriculum knowledge and a passion for excellence in teaching and learning. She will make a great member of the executive team in this new position. Mel will join Jason Barby and Mark Thomson in the senior executive role, commencing in 2019.

K-2 Christmas Concert The K-2 Christmas Concert performances will be held tomorrow, Wednesday 12th December. There will be a matinee performance at 12pm and an evening performance at 6pm located in the school hall. This year, the Year 2 students will be performing a play along with each class performing dances. There will be a full dress rehearsal on Tuesday 11th of December for the 3-6 classes. We look forward to your attendance!

Presentation Assembly Our annual Presentation Day assembly will be held this Friday 14th December in our school hall. The assembly will commence at 11:30am and will conclude at approximately 1:00pm. Our 3-6 Choir, the Milton Public School Drummers and our school rock band will all perform. All students receiving an award on the day were given a note last Friday from their teacher. Seating will be available for parents and family members on the right hand side of the hall and behind the choir in the canteen COLA. The left hand side of the hall and the first six rows of chairs in the COLA are reserved for students and staff. Parents and friends are most welcome to join us as we celebrate our achievements for 2018. A reminder to all students that full school uniform is required, including yellow t-shirts for Year 6. The canteen will be closed during recess on Presentation Day.

War on Waste (WOW) This week's Warriors are: Staffroom: Suvi, Lena, Claire, Willow, Ava, Lilla and Torah. Compost: Jonah and April. Mrs Chapman's Recycling: Meg, Eden, Anthony and Tom. Soft Plastic: Summer, Elouiera, Charlie, Belle, Evie and Pearl. You students are amazing and we are incredibly proud of you!

Year 6 Graduation Our annual Year 6 Graduation assembly will take place on Monday 17th December in the school hall at 9.30am. The Year 6 dance group, rock band, choir and more will perform and all Year 6 students will receive their graduation certificates and yearbooks. The captains and prefects for 2019 will run this assembly. At the conclusion of the assembly Year 6 students will remain behind in the Canteen COLA for photos before progressing on to our movie day.

4A News Could every student in 4A please bring an extra bag to school this Thursday for books they need to take home.

Farewell Year 6 Social As is tradition, Year 5 will host the Year 6 Graduation social next Tuesday evening, 11th December, in the school hall starting at 6.30pm till 9pm. We thank Woolworths for their generous donation of a graduation cake. DJ Matt Brown is again booked for the night and will bring along his photo-booth. We thank the P&C for their generous offer to pay for the cost of the photo-booth again this year. We remind students that this is a social and not a formal, and appropriate clothing should be worn. Girls are asked not to wear strapless dresses or heels. Flat shoes or joggers are much better for dancing. We hope that students “have the time of their lives”!

ISE Awards Congratulations to Jasmine, Paige, Kaylee and Bahlie who won an ‘Excellence in Aboriginal Education’ Award at a recent ceremony in Batemans Bay

Milton Public School Healthy Canteen As a result of Bec Brook's hard work, and Monique’s before her, our canteen has been granted a Healthy School Canteen Strategy award which means we comply, well ahead of time, with the State's Healthy Canteen initiative. I understand we are one of, if not the first schools in the area who has met the stringent demands of the NSW Healthy Canteen Strategy. As a community we thank Bec and Monique for the work they have done to ensure our canteen operates well within the 'healthy range'. Can you help to keep our healthy canteen running smoothly?, No training necessary. We love to see new faces. If you can help out for just a few hours even once a month, it would be a great help. Please phone the office or see Bec in the canteen.

Bus Pass Applications All students in Years K-5 who currently receive free travel to school will automatically be issued with a bus pass at the beginning of next year if they are still eligible. Students in years K-2 are entitled to free travel from any locations. Students in Years 3-6 are eligible for free travel if they reside more than 1.6km in a straight line or more than 2.3km walking distance from the school. If you have moved or you would like your child to start catching the bus to or from school, you will need to complete an online application. Please log on to the school student transport site for forms and information regarding the scheme at https://apps.transport.nsw.gov.au/ssts

Robo Magic Success Milton Public School is very proud of our First Lego League Team who competed in the National finals in Sydney over the weekend. After two very full days of competition, our team finished 5th overall and second in the Strategy and Innovation section. Considering 70 teams from across Australia were competing, this is a fantastic achievement. Well done to Byron, Taj, Adrian, Joe, Justin and Aaron. A huge thank you to the parent team who worked with the students through much of the year and ensured they were well prepared for the rigors of the competition.

Exploding Jalapenos: You Truly Rock! On Wednesday this week, the school rock band, "Exploding Jalapenos", will perform at the Budawang Public School's Graduation at the Ex-Servo's Club in Ulladulla. This tradition was introduced about five years ago, we are incredibly proud of our band, and their "Support Crew", (mainly parents). We would really like to thank and acknowledge all members of the band who selflessly give up their lunchtimes to rehearse and ensure their performances are brilliant!

Library Stocktake All borrowed library books were due to be returned last week. This allows time for the school library to stocktake resources. Please look high and low for any books that may have been lost over the last few years. All returns would be greatly appreciated. Students have been sent an email reminding them of the books currently borrowed. They can also view their borrowing history online by logging into Oliver in their student portal. If a book cannot be found due to unforeseen circumstances please send a note to school explaining the loss to the library. Notices will be sent out to students with overdue books next week. Thank you for your cooperation.

K-2 Christmas Picnic 2018 As last year’s K-2 Christmas Picnic was such a success we have decided to once again utilise the school grounds for a fun filled day. We will be having the K-2 Christmas Picnic at school on the 18

th December.

Children are invited to bring their water guns to play with on the oval during allocated times. Sensible party clothes may be worn (remember Sun Safety and to cover shoulders, closed in shoes and a hat.) We are planning a sausage sizzle for lunch and children can bring picnic food to compliment the sausage sandwich. Remember a drink as it is thirsty work at the picnic.

End Of Year Movies At this time of year it is often traditional to play a movie. Many are PG. They are often totally "kid friendly". Please, if you have objections to your child watching a "kid friendly" PG movie, send a letter to your child's teacher.

Claim the Date – Swimming Carnival 2019 Milton Public School’s annual swimming carnival will be held on Tuesday 5th February 2019. Years 3 and 4 will compete from 9.45am – 12.30pm and Years 5 and 6 will be competing from 12.40pm – 3.15pm. An invitation is extended to all.

Day One 2019 Wednesday, 30

th January 2019

Before school on Wednesday 30th January, students in years 1 and 2 (2019) will place their bags outside the hall in the canteen COLA and stay in the silver seat area until assembly. Students in years 3-6 (2019) will place their bags in the Upper COLA and stay in the COLA or quadrangle until assembly. We will start with a whole school assembly in the hall with all children years 1-6 sitting in their 2018 places. After assembly, students will collect their bags and break off in year groups listed below: Year 1 - to silver seats area Year 2 - to Canteen COLA Year 3 - to Bus Shelter Year 4 - to Grassy area at the top Quad (or Library if inclement weather) Year 5 - to Eastern end of COLA Year 6 - to Western end of COLA Please note we do not form 2019 classes this first week of school to allow for enrolment numbers to settle.

CANTEEN ROSTER

Wednesday 12/12 Gen Helper Needed Thursday 13/12 Cheryl Helper Nneeded Friday 14/12 Tracy C 2 Helpers Needed Monday 17/12 Lloyd Tahnee Tuesday 18/12 Gen 2 Helpers Needed Wednesday 19/12 Gen 2 Helpers Needed

This week’s special at the canteen

Fresh Fruit Smoothies

$1.00

Available at recess and lunch

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

Make a bush themed artwork. The Managers of the South Pacific Heathland Reserve in Ulladulla will be running creative outdoor activities for younger children and their families to learn about local native flora through art. This will be a 3 hour, fun, no cost activity for kids held in January 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. When: 9.30 am on Wednesday 9th January and Saturday 19th January Where: South Pacific Heathland Reserve entrance, Dowling Street, Ulladulla Please RSVP with the names and ages of everyone who wants to attend, the date of session you would like to attend and a contact phone number to: bushartprogram.ulladulla@gmail.com For more information on the Reserve and the outdoor check the South Pacific Heathland Reserve’s Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/southpacificheathlandreserve/ Stellar Performing Arts

Summer Holiday Workshop - Dinosaur Safari!

Date: Tuesday 22nd + Wednesday 23rd January 2019 Time: 9am - 3pm (free before and after care available) Location: Milton Public School Hall Join us this Summer for our Dinosaur Safari drama workshop at Milton Public! Stellar Performing Arts Academy provide a fun, safe and stimulating environment to boost your child’s confidence and enrich their self esteem. Students will learn fun new skills through improvisation, mini scripts, creative costumes, craft, movement, voice, outdoor play and lots more! At 3pm on the second day the children will give a short 10 minute performance in the Milton Public School Hall showcasing what they have learnt over the course of the program. Family and friends are invited to come along and see the show! The workshop runs from 9am - 3pm with free before and after care available upon enrolment. To register your child or for more information please head to www.stellarperformingarts.com, or contact Brooke on 0439 718 828. Places are limited so be sure to get in quick! We hope you can join us for a rawwwwesome time!

Children’s Holiday Art Workshops-

with Jan Kierzkowski

All workshops 10 am-12noon at Milton Public School $25 all materials supplied. 7/1 Jungle Heads- plaster, papercraft 8/1 Totem Sculptures—recyclables 14/1 Ocean Heads- plaster, papercraft 15/1 Nature Journals- printmaking, eco activities 21/1 Foliage ,Flowers, Feathers – watercolour 22/1 Mythic Boats-plaster, wire, mixed-media Contact Jan for bookings on 047755931

AFL 2019 HOLIDAY PROGRAMS Over the school holidays the AFL will be running holiday program. This is fun based and will be held at Milton Showgrounds on Tuesday 22

nd January. Starting at 9.30am and finishing at 2pm also lunch and drinks are supplied throughout the day. The cost will be $46.00 which includes a AFL football pack consisting of a footy, cap, headphones, footy cards, pump and insurance. Only 20 spots available so you need to register now. 1/Google AFL Auskick 2/Register 3/Enter postcode 4/Select Milton (holiday) Auskick Centre 5/ Follow the process. Further information call John on 0411 226 086

Cartoon Camp - Canberra, December 27-30 Brochures available from the office.

Kevin Murphy—Tennis Australia qualified

CHRISTMAS—SCHOOL HOLIDAYS Clinic 1: Thurs 20th, Fri 21st, Sat 22nd Dec

Clinic 2: Mon 7th, Tue 8th, Wed 9th, Thur 10th Jan

Clinic 3: Mon 21st, Tue 22nd, Wed 23rd, Thur 24th Jan

Cost—$30 per day or $110 for the 4 days

9.00am to 1.00pm

Ulladulla Tennis courts—Warden Street Ulladulla

For all bookings and enquiries phone

Kevin Murphy on

0417 359 721

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Pop-up Shop Tuesday 15

th January

We are opening our pop-up shop in the Rowan’s Arcade, Ulladulla, for 3 weeks from the 15th January. Come & see us in Shop 22, try on, and get all your school uniform needs. Of course, you can still order conveniently online at: www.muschooluniforms.com.au and have your uniforms delivered to your door. The shop will be open 9am-5pm Tuesday to Friday. Outside these hours by appointment. We wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season.