Dear Parents and Community

What a flying start to the year we have

had. It is already Week 4, we are finishing

up with swimming lessons this week and

Easter is fast approaching! Both

classrooms are very busy and I am so glad

to see happy, smiling faces when I walk

through, not only on the children’s faces,

but the teachers too!

Thank-you and Welcome

A huge thank-you and an even bigger

welcome to our new cleaner, Brenda

Andrews. Brenda was a wonder woman

earlier this term when she stepped in

during our hour of need and started her

amazing work here at Miling. Brenda will

be around the school every a+ernoon, so

please say hello if you see her. We hope

she enjoys her -me here at Miling - we are

definitely grateful to have her.

Swimming Lessons / Carnival

As we go to press, the children are

finishing up their final day of swimming

lessons. We have been very lucky with the

weather this year and the children have

really enjoyed each day. I am also

impressed with the behaviour of our

students both at the pool and in transit.

We are also smashing our ‘ge2ng

changed’ records and not losing any items

of clothing which is fantas-c! A special

thanks to those Mums who helped us out

in the first week with travel, and to

Michelle Barnard who drove the second

bus for Weeks 2 and 3. Thank you also to

Mrs Dennis who drove the bus every day.

The Swimming Carnival will be held on

Friday 18th

March in Week 7. Dandaragan

are hos-ng this year and I will send out

informa-on as I receive it.

Website

We are almost up and running and I hope

to have our website ready to go ‘live’

some-me next week. It is looking fantas-c

and I would like to thank Peta Thorniley for

all of her hard work and -me that has

gone into the crea-on, as well as her

update of our school newsle:er format.

This a+ernoon, our staff will undertake

some training to use the website, which

will make it easier for them to upload

informa-on and photos about what is

happening at school and in the classrooms.

More informa-on will come home next

week.

Junior Assembly

Next week, on Thursday 3rd

March, we will

have our first Assembly for the year, with

the Junior Room presen-ng an item. Our

new Student Leaders will have their first

chance to lead our Assembly and I wish

them all the best. Following the Assembly,

the P&C will hold their AGM. We hope to

see you all there.

Kindys

Our three new Kindy children, Skye, Rory

and Tyler have se:led in so well and are

already picking up the rou-nes and rules in

the classroom. They are now a:ending

two full days and are having a ball with

Mrs Lehmann in the Junior Room. I am so

impressed with their manners and the way

they are playing so nicely in the

playground.

Regards

Shannon Jeffers

Principal

PRIDE - EFFORT - PROGRESS

SchoolReport

Miling Community News

This newsle:er is a

combina-on of

School & Community

news and as a result

some content may

not reflect Miling

Primary School’s

a2tudes or values.

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Miling Primary School, Nardy St, Miling WA 6575. Telephone 08 9654 1063 www.milingps.wa.edu.au

24 February 2016

TYLER DOUGLAS SKYE GEORGY RORY SEYMOUR

We are pleased to advise that Vikki Harrington and the

Miling Post Office are now part of the Miling Primary

School Safety House group.

MILING COMMUNITY

CHURCH

Services Held:-

2nd Sunday @ 9am

4th Sunday @ 8am

Followed By Morning Tea!

ALL WELCOME !

KINDY KIDS - 2016

TIDY TOWNS UPDATE - 10 February 2016

⇒ The Keep Australia Beautiful webinar, 8/2/2016, provided great information and explained the new

structure of the Tidy Towns submissions. -2016 submissions must be received by 1 May -only the six top-scoring towns will receive a personal visit from the judges ⇒ Thank you to Mary and Bernie for removing the shrub near the Highway, which was obstructing driv-

er vision. ⇒ Miling Hotel has new Lessees set to take over in six to eight weeks, who will continue to work to-

wards the Tidy Towns goal of :- "No Butts About Miling!" ⇒ KABC has provided Miling with free Personal Ashtrays, available from the Miling Hotel and Miling

Travel Stop. ⇒ Miss Jeffers is organising posters to be artistically decorated by Miling Primary School students and

Miling Playgroup Members. The posters will be displayed around the town. ⇒ Miling Community Library is being resurrected and slowly brought back to life. -access the library with the Hall Key, available from Miling Travel Stop. -write your name in the Library Diary, donated by Miling Post Office. -books can be borrowed, returned or donated ⇒ Moora Council needs to be aware of the importance of Miling Town Hall and the part it plays in the

life and health of our community. ⇒ #estern Power has granted permission for the painting of the three power poles in the centre of town. ⇒ The Caravan Park and Oval area have been identified as needing attention. ⇒ A Community Busy Bee/Clean Up to address this issue will be discussed at the next Miling Progress

Association meeting. ⇒ Clean Up Australia Day is 6 March. ⇒ Progress Association Meeting—Wednesday 9th March Fiona Brown Committee Member Miling Progress Association

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♦ I recently asked a student where his homework was. He replied “It’s still in my pencil.”

♦ My sixth-grade class would not leave me alone for a second. It was a constant stream of “Ms

Osborne, Ms Osborn, Ms Osborn, Ms Osborn.” Fed up, I said firmly, “Do you think we could go

for just five minutes without anyone saying Ms Osborne?” The classroom got quiet. Then from

the back, a soft voice said “Um … Cyndi?”

♦ On the last day of the year, my first graders gave me beautiful handwritten letters. As I read

them aloud, my emotions got the better ofme, and I started to choke up. “I’m sorry”, I said.

“I’m having a hard time reading.” One of my students said, “Just sound it out!”

Mavericks Junior Football

If your child is in year 4 to 7 and is interested in playing Football this season

a registration and first training day will be at 4pm, Thursday March 3rd, at the

Moora town Oval.

If a parent or guardian can accompany the children so that we can get all neces-

sary details that would be great.

For any other information feel free to call Dean McCuish on 0439048372 or post a

message on the Mavericks Junior face book page.

TERMPLANNER–TERM1-2016

WEEK MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

ONE Feb 1

Students

Commence

2 3

Early Close 2.30

4

5

TWO

8 9

Parent

Information

Meeting – 9am

10

NEWSLETTER

Interm Swimming

11.00 – 12.20

11 12

Interm Swimming

11.00 – 12.20

THREE

15 16

17

Interm Swimming

11.00 – 12.20

Early Close 2.30

18

19

Interm Swimming

11.00 – 12.20

FOUR

22 23

School Board

3.15pm

24

NEWSLETTER

Interm Swimming

11.00 – 12.20

25 26

FIVE

29

Mar 1

2

Early Close 2.30

3

Junior Assembly –

8.45am P&C AGM

4

SIX

7

LABOUR DAY

PUBLIC HOLIDAY

8

9

NEWSLETTER

Early Close 2.30

10 11

SEVEN 14 15 16

Early Close 2.30

17

18

Swimming Carnival

EIGHT 21 22

School Board

3.15pm

23

NEWSLETTER Early Close 2.30

24 25

GOOD FRIDAY

HOLIDAY

NINE

28

EASTER MONDAY

HOLIDAY

29

EASTER

TUESDAY

HOLIDAY

30

Early Close 2.30

31

Senior Assembly –

8.45am

P&C Meeting

Apr 1

TEN 4 5 6

NEWSLETTER

Early Close 2.30

7

School Photos

8