LAST NEWSLETTER FOR TERM 3

It has been a fantastic Term 3 with so many exciting things happening across our Milgate school community. In addition to the incredible academic learning that has taken place across the school, students have developed a range of other integral learning skills through participation in camps, sporting events, excursions and school learning activities. Thank you to all staff, students and parents for a very successful term of learning at Milgate. We wish everyone a wonderful, happy and safe holiday break.

Friday 16 September - last day of Term 3 - early dismissal at 2:30pm.

STAFF NEWS

Ms Lyn Sanders, who has been at Milgate PS for at least 15 years, is retiring at the end of this term. Lyn has been on leave this year and will return at the end of week 1, Term 4, for the staff to farewell her and wish her all the best. Lyn has been both a classroom teacher and then over the last few years she has worked with small groups of students to assist them with their reading and writing skills. We thank Lyn for her contributions to the education of students at Milgate and wish her all the best for her retirement.

Ms Kelly Frank, who works in our school office, will be leaving Milgate at the end of this term. Kelly has been promoted to a new position at Eastwood PS which is also very close to her home. We thank Kelly for all her work in the office assisting parents, students and staff and wish her all the best for the future.

Mr Paul Firth, the teacher of 5PF, has been appointed to a new position as a Senior Policy and Project Officer at the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) Education Unit of the Curriculum Assessment Branch. This is a fantastic opportunity for Paul as he will be working across schools in the area of STEM teaching. Paul will be leaving at the end of Term 3. Thank you to Paul for all his contributions to Milgate and to the education of the students he has taught at Milgate PS.

We wish him all the best for the future.

NAPLAN RESULTS

We received the Year 3 and 5 NAPLAN results in the last couple of weeks. The results were very pleasing and a number of our students gained outstanding results. Congratulations to all Year 3 and 5 students who participated in NAPLAN. This week the parents of Year 3 and 5 students received their child’s individual results for the NAPLAN tests.

STAFF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE DAY

No School for students on Monday 31 October

Teachers have been granted a Professional Practice Day each term. On this day they can structure their own professional learning such as preparing resources, visiting other schools, investigating new approaches, etc. In Term 4 we are having a professional practice day for the whole staff so we can all work together in the morning and with teams in the afternoon.

Milgate PS will have the Professional Practice Day on Monday 31 October. On this day there will be no school for students.

If you require care for your children on that day, please contact Team Kids https://teamkids.com.au/venues/milgate-primary-oshc/

YEAR 3 | MINIBOSS ‘THE LAB’ INCURSION

This week the Year 3 students were lucky enough to participate in a ‘MiniBoss - The Lab’ incursion. During this fun science-based incursion students observed some exciting experiments such as ‘elephant’s toothpaste’ and ‘magic milk’. They also made bath bombs, working together as a team to select colour, scent and to create the bath bombs. Students reflected on their learning through the day and showed great courage as they presented this to the group. Thanks to Em and friends for such a fun experience!

YEAR 1 | SLEEPOVER

All year 1 students are looking forward to the Year 1 sleepover in the stadium on Friday night. The night will begin with a variety of rotational games, followed by a movie. The students will then sleep over for the night and have breakfast at school together on Saturday morning before going home. Thank you to the Year 1 teachers who have organised, planned and will be sleeping over for the night. Thank you also to the parents who are assisting with games, overnight stay and breakfast in the morning. The students will have a fantastic time together with their friends.

HANDBALL AND HOTDOGS

The Fathering Project - Milgate Dads and Kids Event

We are excited to hold our first ‘The Fathering Project - Milgate Dads and Kids Group’ activity for the year. We will be holding a Handball and Hotdogs event at the school next Thursday 15th September. This will be a great opportunity to bring fathers and father-figures together with the aim to inspire and equip fathers and father-figures to positively engage with the children in their lives – for the benefit of kids. The Fathering Project delivers resources, programs and events specific to the engagement style and needs of dads and father-figures. This will be a casual event where students and their dads/father figures can play against each other whilst chatting and getting to know other dads from the school. Students are welcome to bring their own four-square ball to play with, and some of the older students will be on hand to assist with the rules on the day. It should be a great evening and we look forward to seeing you there!

Where: Milgate PS Blue basketball courts

When: Thursday 15th September - 4:30-5:30 pm

Cost: Gold coin donation per person

YEAR 2 | DANCE INCURSION

This week the Year 2’s enjoyed their third dance incursion session, focusing on Bollywood dance! The student’s learnt about Bhangra, a traditional Indian dance originating from Punjab. They learnt several moves and enjoyed putting them all together and to music! They also showed persistence and commitment to coordinate their moves with a partner! Students brought a high level of energy, impressive focus and some great moves to all three sessions.

JSC | BOOK WEEK

Hello everyone,

Thank you everyone for participating in book week we raised more than $665! It was so great to see everyone in their comfiest clothes.

Coming up, the Junior Council will be speaking at assembly about raising awareness for Indigenous Literacy Day. We will by hosting a book drive where people are able to donate books and representatives will be advocating about the importance of this day. The books will be donated to remote and Indigenous communities. There will be more information released next week about where the books can be left, what kind and quality of books that can be left. Miss Douglas will send an email with updated Information after out meeting on Tuesday.

Thank you again for your participation in book week.

Kind regards,

The JSC team

OSHC

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