Kia ora whānau. It was really lovely to be invited to listen to our wonderful orchestra this morning play the first piece they have learned together this year. These children, of whom nearly half are new members, played so well and are a credit to our amazing music teacher, Eugenie Middleton.

Wow! Thursday was a fun day at Milford School. The playing field was a sea of green instead of it's usual yellow, as we had our first mufti day of the year. We also had a Jester's Pie Day. $1.50 for each pie bought will go towards supporting students to participate in activities. A huge thank you to everyone who supported this. We will be having another pie day on Friday 1 April. Keep an eye out for reminder notices of when you get your pie order in.

If you would like your child to participate in netball this year, then you will need to register them for the 2022 season by Friday 1 April 2022. This year registrations will be done on Sporty.co.nz.

Please see the document below which will give you an overview of sports on offer at Milford School. On this document, you will find when sports are played and when registrations will open.

We are after a couple of Year 2 or Year 3 students to join our Milford Dolphins Newbies Splash Polo team for the remainder of the Term 1 season. Please email danielle.nicholson@milford.school.nz asap if you would like your child to join the team (first in, first served). Registrations for Term 2 will be open at the end of Week 9

The Learner Profile is a list of 10 attributes that our PYP learners will work on developing over time. We want the learners to be:

For the last 2 weeks, the Learner Profile Attribute that we were focussing on is Principled. This means that: I am honest and fair. I try to make the right choices. I respect the rights of others. The recipients for this week's certificates are: Eilidh and Benjamin (Room 14), Milly and Indi (Room 15), Bryn and Emma (Room 16), Austin and Ollie (Room 17). Congratulations to these wonderful learners. We also welcome all our new Year 1 learners who started in Room 15 this week; Milly, Ashleigh, George and Hunter.

Room 14 went to see the highly anticipated Harold at the Life Education van this week. We also saw Harold on "Green Day" so we showed him our green outfits and he gave us all a special star, which we threw high into the sky.

This week Year 3 children have been focussing on the learner profile attribute of being a good communicator. We have learned that it is important to contribute our own ideas and listen to the perspectives of others when working in a group. We know that speaking respectfully to one another helps us to connect better in our friendships and also when working as part of a team. We use different ways to communicate everyday. Below are some of our star communicators.

The tamariki in Gardening Club were delighted to see the first few sprouts of the coriander seeds they planted last week. Since it is planting season, we planted some more seeds and seedlings this week. Check out the photos of our tamariki in action. They planted some flowers for the butterflies, some pea seeds and also some lettuce seedlings.

Milford School's youngest COMMUNICATORS have shared their learning with Mrs. Cattell. They communicate in English, as well as in Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin and Korean. Some of our five year old students are learning how to read and write in those languages, too. What a fabulous bunch of learners in Room 15!

If you are concerned about anxiety developing in your child or teen, please read this short article below that gives some initial ideas for helping your child deal with anxiety. It's a tricky subject and one that can surprise you as parents, if it does occur. Be proactive in seeking assistance, there are a variety of sources of help available depending on the age of your child. Look into Kids Health for further information.

Catalogues were sent home this week, BUT if you didn’t get one don’t despair please check with your classroom teacher or the office to get your copy. Orders need to be placed by 31 March.

Need a safe and fun holiday programme for the kids over the school holidays? Our before and after school care team, SKIDS, are running their holiday programme filled with fun activities and trips.

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