Kia ora whānau. Welcome back to the last term of the year! I do hope you had a great holiday and kept well over this time. A special welcome to our new families, we hope you enjoy being part of our lovely school community. We also warmly welcome Mr Duane Newport as the teacher of our newest Year 0 class. Duane was working with the Year 1’s in Term 1 and we are very glad to have him back.

Once again we are offering pool keys to our school families, for use of the school pool over the summer. The cost will be $170 plus a refundable bond of $30, once the key is returned ($200 altogether)

If your child is unwell or going to be late, it is important to report this through the HERO app before 9am on the day. When done this way, the teachers will be able to see it when they go in to mark their roll. While you can also mark an absence through the school website, HERO is the preferred method as it speaks direcly to the roll marking system and therefore less chance of a message not getting through.

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 Wednesday 2 November.

Help the Year 6’s fundraise towards their Year 6 Graduation event by ordering a Jesters Pie for your child’s lunch on Friday 4 November

Helping your child prepare for their transition into primary school can be a daunting task. Our Community of Learning, Te Kāhui Ako o Pupuke, is hosting a Transition to School event for parents or caregivers of 5 year old children starting school in 2023. Come and join your local primary school and explore school readiness, enrollment procedures, curriculum links and then meet with individual schools. Thursday 27th October, 7pm at Westlake Girls Event Centre.

Volunteer Kelly and Milford Primary students have been turning the lake edge below Milford Primary from a weed infested jungle to a native forest. Kelly works in her own time and has removed a huge amount of pest plants which are composted on site. The Year 6 students are working from the top, and have removed lots of litter and waste and are now starting on weeding, with the support of the school's caretaker, they have made benches and a gate to keep the area safe.

Last term students from Years 4-6 participated in the Pupuke Cluster Cross Country event. We were super proud of each student as they encouraged one another and gave it their all.

For the first 2 weeks of this term, we will be learning about and focusing on the Learner Profile Attribute of being a THINKER. Being a Thinker means that we use our thinking skills to solve problems. It also means that we think carefully and show initiative, and we make good decisions.

This week Benjamin from Room 14 has been an outstanding representative of Milford School's sports code of conduct.

On Monday, the Year 0/1 team welcomed the new Room 4 learners and their teacher, Mr Duane Newport. We hope that they've had a good start to the term and we wish them all a happy and successful term in Year 0.

FOMS have organised an exciting 'Friendly' Halloween disco next term for Year 0-4 in the Milford School hall on Friday 28th October from 5-6.30pm. Ticket sales close at 11am Wednesday 26th.

FOMS have organised a Roller Disco for Year 4-6 at ActivZone in Glenfield on Sunday 30th October 3.30-5.30pm. Tickets are limited and available to purchase through your myKindo account.

Adult Beginner Tennis Lessons starting up at Milford Tennis Club. If you haven't played tennis for awhile or keen to learn how to play tennis Milford Tennis Club is starting up Adult Beginner lessons for 5 weeks Wednesdays at 9.30am. Lessons will start on the 26th of October. Cost is $125 for the 5 weeks there are limited places available.

In an ever-changing and fast-paced, technology-addicted world, it can be difficult to guesstimate what skills our children need in order to prepare them for an uncertain future.

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