Kia ora! Maths Week has seen our classrooms abuzz with all things Mathematics. An annual highlight for the senior classes is the Mathex competition where teams of four from each of the Year 4-6 classes battle it out with a mix of problem-solving ability and speed. This year the Year 6 division was won by a team from Room 2, in Year 5 it was a Room 5 team, and in Year 4, a Room 9 team. A huge thank you to Linda Vane for organising this.

This week we had Uloaku and Aishia join room 18. We are delighted to welcome them and their families to the Milford school community.

To celebrate Maths week, Room 19 wrote acrostic poems and have shared some of them with us. Enjoy!

ESOL students celebrated Maths Week in class this week and had great fun learning new Maths vocabulary, and building on their English language skills. Great work!

Mathex is a competition whereby teams of four solve up to twenty mathematical problems in a given time frame. It is very noisy and runners have to deliver answers to markers throughout. Teams must work together to solve each problem . A running record is taken and if a team passes on a question they cannot go back and complete it. The winning team is the one with the most points at the end of the given time.

We have come to the end of our 2nd week using The Dollhouse to get sporting equipment out during the breaks. The Dollhouse monitors have been working well together to ensure that things run more smoothly as we progress and iron out any potential issues; without these wonderful volunteers, we wouldn't be able to have this great opportunity.

Milford Thunder (Year 3) netball team played well throughout the season and had lots of fun dressing up for their final game on Monday night. Everyone including the sideline supporters were happy the rain stayed away! Team members: Alex Jones, Ella Pawson, Louisa Young, Annabel Dobson, Orla Dodds & Addison Quiding.

An Auckland University student (and former Milford School pupil), Jack Julian, is continuing to offer an after school coding group. He has run this very successfully for the past two years, as well as in Term 1 and 2 this year. He is looking to work with Year 4-6 students who have a keen interest in this area.

Milford School is moving to a new school app!

Did you know the gardening club produces worm wee from the school worm farms, which is for sale outside the hall on assembly days, or from the school office?

Quiz-a-thon - WEDNESDAY IS THE DAY!!

Attention parents of Year 6 children planning to attend Takapuna Normal Intermediate School in 2020 Our enrolment form is online - please visit the TNIS Enrolment Page for the link (or click on the link below) and complete your application as soon as possible. Out of zone applications close on the 13th September. In zone applications must upload proof of address.

Come and get your daffodil from the school office for a small donation to the Cancer Society.

Just a reminder that you only have until this Sunday 25th August to purchase a copy of the Garden To Table cookbook if you would like one.

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.

M Sports are coming back to hold fun Football Kidz clinics at the school with our new inflatable pitch. Girls and boys from years 0-6 are welcome to participate.

See attached enrolment information for Skids before and after school programme, including their weekly activity plan, and information on their Tutoring Programme.

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