Rainbow Run

Last Friday we went over to the High School for the rainbow run which was a fundraiser organised by their Year 11 students. We had to go for a long run around the High School grounds and around Taylor Park. At various stations along the way, some High School students would throw powdered paint at us so it was just as well we had come prepared with a change of clothes! By the end of the run those of us who chose to have paint thrown at us were completely covered in brightly coloured paint. It was very tiring but it was so much fun! The money raised is being donated to the Milton Food Bank.

Book Week

From Monday 22 May till Friday 26 May, it was Book Week at Milton Primary. On Monday the student leaders went around the classrooms where they are wet day monitors and read the children a story. On Tuesday our caretaker, Mr Wilson, was the guest storyteller in each classroom. There was a Kahoot quiz in the library at lunchtime on Wednesday. On Thursday, to celebrate book week, we were allowed to dress up as our favorite book character. Everyone enjoyed seeing the other students costumes and their amazing ideas. Some of the costumes on display were Hermione Granger and Harry Potter, Snow White, Spiderman and various witches and princesses. We also had a book fair running throughout the week in the school library. There were chapter books and picture books for sale to help raise money for the school library. The books are amazing and very interesting to read. We love reading at Milton Primary School.

Tahu's Visit

On Thursday 11 May Tahu came to visit us. She works at the Orokonui ecosanctuary and she came to help us prepare for our whanau group trips next week. She brought some friends along to help her and each class worked with them for about forty five minutes. She started by telling us some stories about the history of our country going back millions of years and singing a song about the special place set up to protect the environment at Orokonui ecosanctuary. We did some role play about how to keep the pests out and then we went outside where we learnt about some native plants and we each made a pretend poo ball to demonstrate how birds like the kereru help spread seeds. Finally, we used a tracking device to track down a kiwi statue just like they do to keep track of the kiwis at the sanctuary. It was a very interesting and enjoyable session and we learnt a lot about New Zealand's history and its native plants and birds.