NAPLAN Online

This year students in Years

3 and 5 will be sitting the

NAPLAN tests online. The

testing period will be

between the 15th May to the

25th of May. Students will

be involved in Writing,

Reading, Conventions of

Language and Numeracy

tests. Year 3 students

undertake their Writing test

using pen and paper but all

others will be conducted

using an online platform. If

you would like to view a

demonstration of this

platform please head to the

NAPLAN Online Public

Demonstration site which

can be found at

http://www.nap.edu.au/

online-assessment/public-

demonstration-site

In readiness for this test, all

students who are eligible to

sit the test will sit a

coordinated practice test to

ensure that students are

familiar with the online

platform.

Coming Up

Don’t forget school photos

are next Monday 19th

March. If you haven't yet

returned your order form

please do so as soon as

possible.

Regards,

Tanya Connor

Welcome to another

busy week at Millthorpe

Public School!

This week is jam packed

with many and varied

activities for our students.

Our boys AFL team is off to a

gala day today and we wish

them all the best for their

games. A number of

students are off to Blayney

High School today to

develop their leadership and

sporting skills through the

Premier’s Sporting

Challenge Leadership

program.

In addition, we have several

students participating in

workshops to develop their

debating skills in

preparation for the Kerry

Parkes Debating Challenge.

Heritage Country

Schools Choir

Tomorrow approximately 20

primary students will travel

to Blayney High School for

our first Heritage Country

Schools Choir Day. The

students will join with

students from across the

Heritage Country Schools to

learn some songs that will be

performed at various

Heritage Schools events.

This is a wonderful

opportunity to be part of a

large choir and take

advantage of the musical

expertise of Blayney High

School staff.

Assembly

Our next assembly is an

INFANTS assembly on

Friday 23rd March. There

will be a performance from

1R and 1/2OR. We will be in

the hall from 2pm. Looking

forward to seeing you there!

Nuts at School

We have several students at

school with severe allergies

to nuts and products

containing nuts. In order to

keep these students safe it

would be greatly

appreciated if you could

avoid sending nut based

products like peanut butter,

Nutella and nut bars to

school. Thank you for your

consideration in this matter.

Western Swimming

The Western Swimming

carnival is on this Friday

and we are sending 26

Millthorpe students as part

of a 48 strong Heritage

School Team. We wish them

the best of luck in their

respective events.

Disco

Our disco last week was a

great success. The SRC

raised over $350 for their

nominated charity, the

Unicef Vaccination

Program. Congratulations to

the SRC on a wonderful

event and thank you to

everyone who supported

them by attending.

W e e k 7

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

No Milo Cricket this week

Regional swimming Friday 16th March 2018

School photos are on Monday 19th March 2018

Millthorpe Markets 8th April 2018

I n s i d e t h i s i s s u e :

Easter Raffle 2

P&C AGM results 2

School photos 2

Millthorpe Markets 4

Cake Stall info 5

Ethics Teachers 6

Calendar Term 1 7

Millthorpe Public School Newsletter

Wednesday 14th March Week 7 Term 1, 2018

Once again this year the

school will conduct a

chocolate raffle in conjunction

with the Easter Hat Parade.

Our Easter Hat Parade is

scheduled for Thursday 29th

March, 9.30am. Easter Service

is at 11.30am.

Please send in eggs, eggs and

more eggs or anything that

we can pop into gifts for our

raffle! Your support is much

appreciated. Raffle books will

come home shortly to each

family!

URGENT!

We need more eggs, Easter

goodies etc to fill our baskets

and make up prizes. Thanks so

much to all the families who

have donated already.

together) please ask for a family

envelope from the office, and

return it before the 19th also.

School photos start bright and

early, with the whole school

photo at 9am morning assembly.

It takes almost all day to take

every class, and individual

student photos. The process is

greatly assisted by your timely

School photos are scheduled for

Monday 19th March. Photo

envelopes have been distributed to

all students. Please return the

envelope to the school office with

payment/order details well before

the 19th, to ensure your photos are

ordered and taken on Monday 19th

March.

If you would like a family photo (all

children from different classes

return of photo order envelopes!

Don’t forget all uniform

including ties are available

from Orange Clothing Co.

McNamara street Orange.

E a s t e r R a f f l e

S c h o o l p h o t o s c o m i n g !

P a g e 2

P & C A n n u a l G e n e r a l

M i l l t h o r p e P u b l i c

On Wednesday 7th March 2018 the new P&C committee for 2018 was elected. The new committee is as follows: President – Danica Bunch, Vice Presidents – Mark Kingham and Kate Hansen, Treasurer – Sam Gaston, Secretary – Karen Brakell In other news, the P&C would like to thank the Markets committee for all their hard work and the markets volunteers in making the

December 2017 markets a success. The markets committee have transferred $30,000 to the P&C for allocation to projects that benefit the school. Diary Notes – P&C meeting dates for 2018 (all Wednesdays) – 4th April, 2nd May, 6th June, 1st August, 7th November, 5th December.

Should you wish to

contribute to the P&C

then please come along

to a meeting,

email millthorpepandc@

gmail.com or talk to any

member of the executive.

A big thankyou to Bradley

Penrose ( an ex student) for his

generous donation today toward

our Easter raffle.

P a g e 3 W e e k 7 T e r m 1 , 2 0 1 8

Podcast Perfection!

The clever students of 3/4T have been working on a podcast during some computer ses-sions they have had. They created a podcast based on Banjo Paterson's life and poet-ry because it supported their classwork in English. The students researched Banjo's life and wrote an introduction to the podcast. They rehearsed and recorded a poem. Finally they chose some introductory music (which used a Creative Commons licence). Their Poetry Podcast is now online! You can find it on the Millthorpe School website. Enjoy! Ms Jordan

Calling parent helpers to help

cover some homereaders.

They are in the office in

bundles of 10 complete with

pre-cut contact. Your help

would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks Penny

ICAS

Entries have to be in at the

office by Friday 16th March.

Unfortunately no late entries

can be processed.

Primary Assembly 9.3.18

3/4C Bradley Hopping, Mitchell Taylor, Keira Humphrey, Will Fifield, Billy Hogben, Henry McRae, Lucy

Bonham, Claudia Ryan, Charlie Mckiernan, Owen Heller, Lynkon Cowan, Genevieve McGoldrick

3/4T Maya Fenton, Krystal Jennings, Xavier Ash, Ava Butterfield, Marco Orme-Smith, Cooper Ross, Finn

Czyzewski, Lucie Fowler, Archer Bingham, Milly Blattman

3/4D Xanthe Matheson-Clark, Will Wilson, Taya Humphrey, Penny Worland, Parker Lamond, Nicholas

Bloomfield, James Isbister, Finn Hobba, Felix Lenton, David King, Cooper Hildenbeutel, Connor Bennett,

Archie Sinclair

4/5C Natalie Davison, Ryan Zelukovic, Tully Reimers, Wyatt Thomson, Chad Fenton, Spencer Price, David

Stone-Hayek, Lachlan Wirth, Lewis Moore, Sheridan McGoldrick, Kieran Hobba, Lauren Hansen, Nathan

Denzel, Edie Campbell, Layla Williams

5/6H Madeline O’Brien, Oscar Moore, Leila Esson, Sam Taylor, Olivia Kingham, Saskia Reimers, Jake

Hurst, Jamilla Worland, Sarah-Jane Bottom, Harrison Coleman, Jade Dorward, Pip Parkinson, Rachel

Isbister

5/6T Jacob James, Matilda Lochrin, Jessica Wallace, Abbey Roweth, Scarlett Poll, Issy Hopping, Ilka

Gordon, Shae Foran, Wylam Young, Phoenix McGirr, Ethan Bird, Lillie Gifford, Ally Duffell

Award of Merit Miles Heller, Penny Worland, Henry Cornally, Orson Petty, Megan Roweth, Matthew

Denzel, Levi Azie, Amelia James, M’Ki Boney, Ella Sinclair, Charlotte Rose Casey

Green Banner William Fifield

Blue Banner Mathew McKenna, Archie Casey

School Band News

Hollie has asked could stu-

dents practise pretty

please during the week.

Hollie can tell if you have

been practising! Thanks.

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Term 1 means it’s Markets time – to be held on Sunday the 8th of April- how exciting!

This is the schools major fundraiser and a huge event in the Millthorpe calendar, we are even listed as an event in the F.O.OD. Week program! Our markets are run by a volunteer parent committee to raise funds for the school, through the P&C committee, for the benefit of our kids.

Recently these benefits have included:

*A brand new sports shed *Smart board upgrades and maintenance *band scholarships *solar hot water for hand washing *educational resources *recorders *excursion subsidies *iPads *home readers *sound field systems *ongoing L3 financial support *sporting team uniforms *air conditioning *classroom furnishings

WITHOUT OUR PARENT HELPERS THE MARKETS CAN’T HAPPEN!

Here are some of the ways you can help:

*baking for the cake stall *displaying advertising material *volunteering for 2 hours on the day either at the BBQs, canteen, cake stall, hot dog stall, jumping castles or marshalling in the morning and afternoon.

These are not hard jobs and are fun!

We only ask for 2 hours of your time, twice a year!

Committing to this time, twice a year raises more money for our school and our kid’s education than anything else! It's fun, social and makes such a huge difference to our school!

So come join us for an enjoyable day, be a part of the buzz and make a difference!

Please email me on volunteersmillthorpemarkets@gmail.com with 3 time slot preferences. I will confirm your time and where you are helping closer to market day.

You can alternatively complete the tear off slip below and return it to the school office.

Remember all parent volunteers must be a financial member of the P&C for insurance purposes so please make sure you have paid your 50c per adult to the school office.

Many thanks,

Lisa Fowler

Name: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Contact number and email ……………………………………………………………………………

M i l l t h o r p e P u b l i c

Marshal-ling 5am

5-7am 7-9am 9-11am 11-1pm 1-3pm Pack up

P a g e 5 W e e k 7 T e r m 1 , 2 0 1 8

M i l l t h o r p e P u b l i c S c h o o l N e w s l e t t e r

MILLTHORPE JUNIOR SOCCER CLUB

REGISTRATIONS FOR 2018 ARE NOW OPEN!!!

What a great way to start the year with the Active Kids Voucher to help with registration

costs.

If you haven't already, apply for the voucher at MyServiceNSW:

https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/apply-active-kids-voucher

After applying for your voucher, head to the Play Football website to register for Millthorpe Junior

Soccer.

https://www.playfootball.com.au/player/player-registration?

utm_source=FNSW+Registered+Players+2017&utm_campaign=97c4134a62-

EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_30&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fd64eb2ed9-97c4134a62-

152148077

At the invoice screen, enter the code you receive into the "Active Kids Voucher" field and your

registrations will automatically be updated with the discount.

2018 Fees: U6-U9 $100 (for U6 - children must be turning 5 during 2018 to be eligible to register)

U10-U12 $110

Please keep watching our Facebook page for updates:

https://www.facebook.com/Millthorpe-Junior-Soccer-289854401147814/

Kind regards,

Millthorpe Junior Soccer Club Executive

Heather Fillery - President Jane Czyzewski - Vice President / Registrar

Daniel Price - Treasurer Jason Taylor - Secretary

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Urgent Need for More Volunteer Ethics Teachers

Dear Parents, Grandparents and Carers,

Ethics classes are available at Millthorpe Public School as an option for children who don’t attend

Special Religious Education (SRE/scripture). Ethics classes support children in developing skills in

ethical reasoning, critical thinking, collaborative enquiry and how to support their arguments with

evidence. The lesson materials have been approved by the Department of Education.

Our Kindergarten Ethics teacher is moving on in five weeks, and if we do not find another volunteer

then these children will not be able to attend Ethics classes until we find a replacement. So we are

urgently calling upon any parents, grandparents or carers of children who do Ethics to join our team

in this very rewarding volunteer role.

Volunteering is a great way to engage with the school. Volunteer ethics teachers do not need a

background in teaching or ethics, just a willingness to learn how to deliver classes. They must

complete a two-day workshop and other online training and accreditation requirements. The

approved lesson materials are provided. Ethics teachers must commit to conduct at least one 30 min

class each week at the school during school terms for at least one year.

For more information about Primary Ethics, the curriculum or to volunteer as an ethics teacher,

please visit www.primaryethics.com.au where you can complete an on-line application or contact

Darrin Yates, volunteer ethics coordinator on 0411 789 062 or darrinyates@hotmail.com

P a g e 7

Term 1 2018 P a g e 7

W

K Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat Sun

Jan

Feb

1 29 PFD 30 31 1

Kindergarten

start day

2 3 4

Feb

2 5 6 7 P&C meeting

6pm library

Band starts

8 School Code

meeting 6pm

library

9 Millthorpe

Swimming car-

nival – all day

Wet n Wild @

school

10 11

Feb

3 12 13 14 Band day

Canteen orders

due

15 16 Primary as-

sembly 2pm

First pop-up

canteen

17 18

Feb

4 19 20 21 Band day

Canteen orders

due

22 23 Infants

assembly 2pm

& kinder info

session

24 25

Feb

5 26 27 28 Band day

Leaders Induc-

tion Day 9am

Hall

Canteen orders

due

1

Blayney Colour-

ing Comp. en-

tries due. 8yrs

and under,9yrs

and over cate-

gories.

2 District swim-

ming

3 4

Mar

6 5 6 P&C AGM 6pm

Student disco

5.30 – 7.00pm

Canteen orders

due Band

day

8 9 Primary

assembly 2pm

10 11

7 12 13 14 Band day

Canteen orders

due

15 16 Western

Region

swimming

carnival

17 18

Mar

8 19

School Pho-

tos

20 21 Band Day

Blayney High

Canteen orders

22 23 Infants

assembly 2pm

24 25

Mar

9 26

Kids Lit quiz

27 28 Band day

Canteen orders

due

29 Easter hat

parade & Choc

raffle 9.30am

30

Good

Friday

31 1

Apri

10 2

Easter Mon-

day

3 4 Band day

Canteen orders

due

5 6 7 8

Mar-

kets

Apr

11 9 10 11

State Swimming

Carnival

12

State Swimming

Carnival

13 Combined

school

assembly

14 15

Apr 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

Apr 23 24 25 ANZAC day 26 27 28 29

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

M i l l t h o r p e P u b l i c S c h o o l P a r k S t r e e t

Principal: Jo Jackett

COLES!

Millthorpe School is collecting

the Coles vouchers, so if you

would like to send them into the office, we will

collect and redeem them for sporting

equipment. Thanks.

No Milo Cricket this week due to

Parent teacher interviews