END OF YEAR MUSIC CONCERT

Thursday 8th December

It was great to see so many families and friends attending our End of Year Concert. We would like to say a special thank you to Odette Strickland and Warwick Davies (Performing Arts teachers) for all their work in organising the evening and to all the teachers, parents and friends for coming to make it a great night.

END OF YEAR CELEBRATIONS

Friday 9th December

Today all year levels held special events that celebrated their learning and achievements with their classmates. The celebrations were:

Foundation | Messy Day & Icy poles
Years 1 | Disco & Teddy Bear Picnic
Year 2 | PLANKS (Green Hat Incursion)
Years 3 | Excursion to Caribbean Rollerama
Year 4 | Excursion to Bounce
Year 5 | Excursion to Palace Cinemas Balwyn
Year 6 | Excursion to Funfields

We hope all the students had a wonderful time and will include some photos in next week's newsletter.

YEAR 6 GRADUATION

Wednesday 14 December

Next week our Year 6 students will graduate from Milgate Primary School. A wonderful celebration is planned and will include performances and making speeches about themselves and their aspirations. We are looking forward to seeing parents who will help celebrate their child’s graduation from primary school.

This is an exciting time for all students as they continue their learning journey into secondary school. We wish them all the best at secondary school and into their future. We hope many will come back and let us know how they are going, what they are doing and share their achievements with us.

Thank you to the parents whose last child is leaving Milgate PS and this year ends their association with the school. Thank you to all of them for their contributions to the school and the students’ learning – we have really appreciated it.

MEET THE TEACHER

TRANSITION DAY | Thursday 15 December

On Thursday 15th December at 10am, the students will meet their 2023 teacher and classmates. It’s an exciting time for students and staff as they get to know each other and the classroom for 2023.

STUDENTS COMPETING IN INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

Christopher (5AP) - International Tennis Event

Next week Christopher (5AP) will play singles in an international tournament in Vanuatu in both 14 and under and 18 and under age groups. He will also be playing at the 2023 Australian Open on the clay courts where he is one of four boys selected to represent Victoria in a national 10 and under team event.

Christopher (5AP) is part of the National Development Squad for tennis and each week trains for 6 hours at Melbourne Park, at least 5 hours at Royal South Yarra, and an additional 2 hours with his father. He has won a number of tournaments, including the 9 and under Victorian Schoolboys last year, a 12 and under tournament this year, and was part of the winning team for the 2022 Grade 11 Men's Victorian Pennant competition.

What a fantastic achievement and we wish him well in the tournament.

William (5AP) Rubix Cube

William (5AP) is competing in the Oceanic Rubix Cube competition next week in Melbourne .

SCHOOL LEADERS 2023

Congratulations to our 2023 School Leaders.

School Leaders:

Evelyn Ting

Taim Daher

Deputy School Leaders:

Sadie Justice

Xavier Sibbing

Boyd House Leaders:

Maddie Wicher

Lincoln James

Austin Thang

Streeton House Leaders:

Zethan George

Cecily Andersson

Cooper Wheeler

McCubbin House Leaders:

Tony Shen

Mitch Allen

Crystal Xu

Roberts House Leaders:

Richard Giles

Jake Church

William Tan

Visual Arts Leaders:

Vicky Yu

Elon Siu

Performing Arts Leaders:

Catherine Wei

Kyen Hunt

Mandarin Leaders:

Issie Chan

Lucas Yeung

Environmental Leaders:

Jennifer Alexopoulou

Iris Chan

Wellbeing Leaders:

Sasha Dean

Sophia Marelas

Austin Wan

Emily Seta

SCR@M Leaders:

Ethan Hooper

Alivia Wong

Erin So

Milteks:

Ian Cheng

Winston Chung

Anson Seto

TEACHER PRESENCE

Alternative to teacher gifts

Milgate would like to support some of our teachers again this year who have chosen to register with Teacher Presence.

For those new to Milgate, Teacher Presence is an organisation that provides an alternative to the traditional end-of-year gift-giving.

It allows a teacher to nominate one of four charities supported by this organisation.

Families would then have the opportunity to donate to their teacher’s chosen charity, in place of the optional present they may have otherwise purchased.

Whilst our staff are very grateful for the gifts some families have chosen to give them historically, they’re also excited and inspired by the concept of giving to those less fortunate.

If you’re interested, we would encourage you to check the website to see if your child’s teacher has registered.

https://www.teacherpresence.org/

Please note that participation is completely voluntary, so you may or may not find your teacher’s name on the list – we just wanted to make you aware that some of our staff are choosing to be involved.

Many thanks.

Upcoming Dates

2022 TERM DATES

2023 TERM DATES