Class Trip

On 25 August, we went to Dunedin on a class trip. First we went to the Otago Museum where we spent an hour doing some activities around the topic of sustainability which we had studied last term. However, the main purpose of our visit was to go to the planetarium because this term we have been doing lots of research about space. Everyone enjoyed this experience and we learnt lots of fascinating facts about our solar system and beyond. Our next stop was at the Dunedin Art Gallery where John, the educator, took us on a tour and stopped at several paintings to discuss them in more detail with us. We had fun using some hand bells to play a tune and learnt a simple action song as well as learning lots more interesting information about space. It was a fun filled day full of new learning experiences.

Cross Country

On 17 August, the Milton Area Schools Cross Country was held at Tokoiti School. The track was a 2km course around their school field and some neighbouring paddocks. The junior children had a much smaller track of about half a kilometre. It was a nice sunny day and the grounds weren’t muddy at all. The Years 3, 4, 5, and 6’s who finished in the first five of their races get to go down to the South Otago champs in Clinton on 24 August. After their race, the children were very puffed and hot with all the effort they put in. There were heaps of parents and family members there to watch their children. Every child should be very proud of themselves for competing so well and congratulations to those who qualified for the South Otago champs.

Basketball Coaching

Last week the sports activator came to our school. This time she was here to teach us some skills for basketball. First we played a fun game of snowball tag followed by a game like bullrush. These were our warm up activities. One of the skills we practised was dribbling. We played a game call the dribble king. We had to try to bounce our ball without having it pushed out of the square. Whoever was the last one left was the dribble king. The next skill we practised was shooting. We had to balance the ball in one hand, push it up and then catch it. Next we took turns to shoot some hoops. It was really fun and we look forward to learning some more basketball skills the next time the activator visits.

Clutha Clued Up Kids

On the 3 August the Year 6 students from Milton Primary joined students from all over the Clutha district at the recreation centre in Balclutha for the Clutha Clued Up Kids workshop. There were 10 different stations for the small groups of children to rotate around. One activity was to ride a bike around a course. It had stop signs, some cones and even a ramp. At another station we had a session with St John’s. We had to bandage up a wounded patient. We even used fake blood. We learnt about quad bike safety. We learnt about the DRS ABC. D was to look for dangers, R is to check for a response, S was to send for help, A was to check the airway, B was to see if they were breathing and C was CPR. The other activities we did during the morning were dog safety, firearms safety, beach safety, fire safety, what to do in an earthquake, how to check a helmet, farm safety and we even did one about how your brain works and how to relax. Most people don’t realize how important these keeping ourselves safe tips are but if we remember what we did here it could truly save a life one day.

Poetry Competition

On Wednesday the 5th of July Milton Primary School had a Poetry competition, which was held in the Milton Primary School hall. The children do the poetry competition to learn about language and how to perform expressively in front of an audience. Finalists from Waihola, Tokoiti, St Marys, Milton Primary, competed in the competition, The judge was Vivienne Gelettley. The children competed in their year levels.The finalists were judged on knowing their poem, speaking slowly and putting expression and actions into their poems, eye contact and audience appeal. All the winners received a trophy. The children had a great time and can’t wait till next year’s competition.