Kia ora whānau. School definitely has a colourful look today as our students have come in their non-uniform clothes. Thank you for supporting this and for sending along the gold coins which will go towards our new playground. We have two more non-uniform days this term as part of one last big push to reach the target. The photo above is the design of this new playground which has been a collaboration driven by the students. It is on track to be installed later this month - fingers crossed it is!

Thank you so much to all the parents and school supporters who saved Yummy Stickers and sent them into school. We are thrilled to report that this year our efforts help get us $457 to spend on sports gear. Make sure to keep collecting your yummy stickers for next year. You can get more charts from the office or download them at home using the links below.

This year, after not being able to participate in 2021 due to lockdown, we are happy to announce we will again be supporting the Age Concern North Shore organisation to collect gifts and Christmas messages of kindness and recognition to the elderly community of the North Shore. Many of our elderly in the community do not have relatives or friends able to be with them each Christmas day, so with the gifts we collect, Age Concern provides a small gift hamper for many of these lovely people. Please help us and donate an item to our collection!

We will be having our next 2nd Hand Uniform Sale next Friday, 11 November, outside the junior block, opposite the Courts from 2.45pm.

This week we focussed on the Learner Profile Attribute of being an Inquirer. Being an inquirer means that we are curious and enjoy new learning. We ask meaningful questions and try to find out new things. Our trip to MOTAT on Wednesday was the ideal place to practise this skill. The certificates this week, were handed to Amelia and Quinn (Room 4), Ellia and Aria (Room 18), Avery and Louie (Room 13), Tessan and Melanie (Room 14), Aadev and Sona (Room 15), Evie and JJ (Room 16), and Ian and Ollie (Room 17). Congratulations to all of them.

Along with all the other Year 0/1 students, Room 16 visited the Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT). We went by bus and when we got there, we had our morning tea. During the day we explored many of the exhibitions. Our focus for our learning at MOTAT was changing technology. In the education room, we saw many old telephones, mobile phones, cameras, kitchen utensils and lots of other household items. We all had a fun day and enjoyed exploring the museum.

On Tuesday, the Year 2 team boarded the bus and headed to Ambury Park Farm in Māngere Bridge. It was a beautiful, hot day and we were greeted by thousands of sheep waiting to be shorn. The Year 2 tamariki had a great time learning about fabulous fibres. They got to see some sheep being shorn, twisted some wool into yarn and made a piece of fabric out of wool. A highlight was exploring the paddocks with the variety of farm animals in them, it was amazing to get up close to the friendly animals.

On Thursday, the Year 5 and 6 badminton team participated in the North Harbour Badminton Primary School Team Challenge. During the tournament they encouraged and supported each other, showed great sportsmanship, and all did their best. The students represented themselves and Milford School really well, and they should feel very proud of themselves. Ka pai badminton team!

The music department had a very busy and special weekend last weekend. On Friday night the Year 4-6 choir sang at a beautiful venue - St Matthews in the City with a live string quartet and two famous New Zealand singers - Sophie Morris (sings with NZ Opera) and Laughton Kora. They were simply amazing and had worked every lunchtime for weeks to prepare themselves to sing at such a high standard.

Congratulations to the winners of the Literacy Week Colouring Competition! Yr 1 - Milly R15, Yr 2 - Lauren R12, Yr 3 - Olivia R19, Yr 4 - Maddy R11 and Yr 5 - Jed R7. Each winner received a sketch pad and colouring pencils to get creative with. It was a very difficult decision to make but I was very happy to see some detailed work being done. Well done to all participants! Keep being creative everyone.

Every year the Milford School students sing Christmas songs on the field while the parents sit on picnic rugs, drink and eat and enjoy the children singing. It is a highlight of the year and we haven't been able to do this concert for a couple of years, so the children are very excited to have it back! It is a wonderful opportunity to get to know people in the school community and to celebrate the wonderful year. Children wear red, white or green clothing. They start arriving with you at 5pm. The singing starts at 5.30 pm. Each year group will be performing, so put it in your diary!

Kidzanya Tuition Centre are offering free writing classes in November. The first class will be this Sunday 4th November at 5 pm to 7 pm at Albany Community House. See below for contact details and how to register.

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