Clutha Clued Up Kids

On 31 July 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. In another activity we learnt about survival in the bush and how to build a bivouac. 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, and we even did one about how your brain works and how to relax. Most people don’t realise how important these keeping ourselves safe tips are but if we remember what we did here it could truly save a life one day.

Hockey Tournament

A mild, sunny morning greeted all of the enthusiastic students who were participating in the annual hockey tournament that was held at Milton Primary School on Wednesday 3 July. A large number of teams from St Mary’s, Waiwera South, Waitahuna, Catlins, Lawrence, Waihola, Kaitangita, and Clutha Valley came over to challenge Milton Primary School.  M.P.S had seven teams entered but unfortunately none of them made it into the semis. Some children got hurt in the games (mostly from being accidentally hit by an opponent’s stick), but they kept playing and we all had to work together to get goals and try to stop the other team from scoring. In the end Clutha Valley beat St Mary’s in a thrilling final that went into overtime. We loved having the students from the high school reffing us. It was a long and hard day but we all thought it was definitely a lot of fun!