Term 2 Week 8 Tuesday 8th June 2021.

Gold Bar 3 for Sophie S uper amazing at sport O utstanding

P lease be nicer, oh wait she can’t get any nicer H elpful

I ntelligent

E xtraordinary Sophie, not all of us have known you for that long but we think that you are one of the kindest people we have ever met. Whenever someone is upset you always find a way to cheer them up and you are always there for us. You are a true role model, always helping others and trying your very best. You’ve been achieving great things since day one of kindy and it’s not a surprise that now, in year 6 you’ve achieved your gold bar three. We are all so proud to call you our friend. By Freya, Grace, Bahlie, Myra, Halle

Gold Bar 3 for Clayton C aring

L egend

A mazing

Y our a great mate T houghtful

h O nest friend N ice Clayton is a kind caring respectful empathetic friend and we are very lucky to have him as a friend. Clayton is a well mannered kid and thinks of others before himself. Great job Clayton you really deserve your gold bar 3. You are going to go great places one day and achieve great things. By your friends.

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

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WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK WEDNESDAY

• Tennis Sessions: 4F

• PSSA Touch Football Knockout THURSDAY

• Tennis Sessions—3N, 3H

• PSSA NRL Knockout FRIDAY

• Tennis Sessions—3C, 3/4D, 4M, 4R MONDAY—Public Holiday TUESDAY

• Tennis Sessions—K-2N, 3-5K, 4-6S, 5-6W

• PSSA Boys Soccer Knockout

• Storyfest—Kindergarten

COMING EVENTS

Storyfest—Years 1 & 2 Wednesday 16th June

3-6 Athletics Carnival

Wednesday 16th June

Storyfest—Years 3 & 4 Thursday 17th June

Storyfest—Years 5 & 6

Friday 18th June

Year 2 Picnic in the Park Friday 18th June

Olympic Games Day

Thursday 24th June

P&C Meeting

Tonight, Tuesday 8th June

6:00pm in the staffroom

All Welcome to discuss catering for the District Athletics Carnival

Recognising Our Great Students Congratulations to the following students who received merit awards at yesterday’s K-6 Assembly: Bronze: Anna, Quinn, Lyla, Will, Ethan, Emma Silver: Elouera, Mackenzie, George, Madeleine Gold: Matilda Gold Bar 1: Kaylee, Tristin, Maddy, Ben, Max, Torah Gold Bar 2: Cameron, Liam, Amber, Ben Gold Bar 3: Clayton, Sophie

Boys’ Basketball Our Milton boys went down to the showground last week to take on the might of Sanctuary Point. MPS got off to a cracking start going up 8 nil thanks to some sharp shooting from Cam and Aston. The Sanctuary Point team however came back with a vengeance in the second and third quarters with one of their stars catching fire and not missing a shot. Despite the MPS boys best defensive efforts they just could not stop this young lad. Milton ended up going down 24-16. Very proud of the sporting conduct shown by these boys and how well they have represented our school throughout the state knock out. Thanks to super coach Mr Barby, the wonderful high school helpers who refereed and scored the game for us as well as Rachael and Milton basketball for allowing us to use the stadium.

Merit awards The merit system at Milton Public School is a 6 tiered system consisting of Bronze, Silver, Gold, Gold Bar 1, Gold Bar 2 and the top level of Gold Bar 3. Students must receive 10 merit cards to reach each level. Once they have those 10 cards they bring them to school and will be given their major award on stage at Monday’s assembly at 2pm. Awards must be handed in by Friday to their class teacher for checking in order for them to be presented on Monday. Parents are invited to attend the assembly and watch their child get up on stage. If you are unsure on whether your child is receiving their award at assembly or whether the assembly is on or not please just phone the office on Monday morning to check.

Students arriving late We understand that there are times where it cannot be avoided that your child is late to school. A reminder however that it is a Department of Education Child Protection policy that when a student arrives late at school they are accompanied by a parent or guardian. If this is not possible there MUST be a note or a phone call made to the office explaining the child’s late attendance. The same protocols are required for early leavers.

Save the Date - K-2 Frolic In Term 3 we will be hosting the K-2 Frolic. To comply with Covid 19 regulations, we have had to make some changes to this event to allow for social distancing guidelines. The K-2 Frolic will be split into two events: Kindergarten Frolic: Wednesday 28th July at 2:30pm (Milton Public school Hall) Year 1 and 2 Frolic: Wednesday 28th July at 6:00pm (Ulladulla High school Hall) Further information will be provided early in Term 3. Please be advised that there may be limit on the number of guests attending per child.

Storyfest 2021 Milton Mollymook Ulladulla Storyfest 2021 is coming to Milton Public School next week. Every student from Kindergarten to Year 6 has been invited to participate in a variety of events that include an exciting line up of Australian renowned authors including Kate and Joel Temple, Andrew Levins and Matt Stanton. Below is a schedule of events for each grade. Permission notes have been sent home with students in Year 1 to 6 and we ask that notes and money be returned by Tuesday 15th June. Group Presentations Kindergarten (Tuesday 15th June) : Olivia and Grug (No cost) Years 1 and 2 (Wednesday 16

th June): Andrew Levins

Pumpkins & Aliens, Broccoli & Spies Years 3 & 4 (Thursday 17

th June): Kate & Jol Temple

Catching a Cat Burglar (and other stinky subjects!) Years 5 & 6 (Friday 18

th June): Matt Stanton Your

Imaginations is Your Superpower Could all students please return notes and money this week. There is no cost for Kindergarten. Any student who has purchased a book written by their visiting author can bring it in on the day for signing.

Storyfest Bookmark Competition. Students in years 1-6 have been invited to enter a bookmark colouring competition. Class teachers have distributed theses bookmarks in class. Entries need to be returned to the library by Friday 18

th June.

Golden Ticket Winner Congratulation to Piper in year 6 for finding a GOLDEN TICKET in a book borrowed from the library. Piper received a prize pack at Monday’s assembly. There are six GOLDEN TICKETS still to find. Students need to borrow books to be eligible. If they find a small QR code in the book they can present it in the library when returning the book to see if they are a golden ticket winner.

South Coast Region Cross Country 2021 We wish the following students all the best at Friday’s Regional Cross Country Carnival where they will be competing in the Eurobodalla team. The event will take place at the beautiful Willandra course in Cambewarra. This venue has hosted many state and national carnivals in the past. Regional team 8/9 year boys Khy Angus Jarrah 10 year boys Kyle William Lucas 11 year boys Jet Taleisin Sam Tim 12/13 year boys Cameron Nixon

8/9 year girls Mia Lena 10 year girls Amelia Evie 11 year girls Skye Jemima 12/13 year girls Charleigh

War on Waste These three students from 3H did an outstanding job as War on Waste warriors last week.

Year 5&6 Catholic Scripture Great news for our Catholic students in Years 5&6. In semester 2 these students will again be able to attend Catholic SRE. Those who were previously in Catholic scripture will receive a note home this week, however if you are interested in placing your child in this scripture or are new to the school please contact the school office and let them know before the 11

th of June. A note will then be sent

home with them for you to sign.

COVID restrictions NSW Department of education policy on COVID restrictions are still in place. There are still some restrictions on parents and community members visiting the school. All visitors, MUST enter via the front office and complete the COVID safe check in by scanning the QR code using their mobile phone or signing the Visitors Book.

Highly Contagious Medical Conditions Over the last week we have been advised by parents of children with Gastroenteritis and also Impetigo (school scores). If you suspect your child may be unwell with a illness that may be contagious, please consult the website below to confirm the time frame that your child should be away from school.

Phonics and Spelling Program - Sound Waves Sound Waves is a word study program designed to develop reading, spelling and writing skills through phonemic awareness. Phonemic awareness is essentially a knowledge and understanding of the sounds and sound patterns of our language. Unit 17 - Phoneme of the Week I like icecream – i, i, I Pronounced as and represented by the graphemes – i_e, y, igh, i, ie Stage 1 Graphemes: i_e, y, igh, i, ie, uy Patterns: ind, ite, ight Focus Concepts: Rhyming; Adding es and ing; Contractions; Prefixes Stage 2 Graphemes: i_e, y, igh, i, ie, eye, is Focus Concepts: Prefix bi; Adding s, es, ed, ing; Homophones Stage 3 Graphemes: i_e, y, igh, i, ie, ir, ig Focus Concepts: Suffixes; Homophones; Correct Word Usage; Latin and Greek Roots; Vocabulary

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A father's impact in the first 1-3 years

Father's have a significant impact on their children all through out their life. However, the first 1-3 years are especially important. During these years a child's brain is developing at a rapid rate and absorbing everything around them. For this reason, a father's involvement and engagement, especially in regard to learning and play, helps a young child's development; socially, emotionally, cognitively and physically. Dr Bruce Robinson shares his top three tips to incorporate play into your household: 1. Engage in physically active play – opt

for activities such as rolling around, chasing, and piggy-back rides – fathers physical play is what's important.

2. Allow for some unstructured, unplanned play. Let them explore, experiment and figure things out for themselves.

3. Let your child be the guide. Have them choose a variety of activities that they like.

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