Clutha Clued Up Kids

On 1 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. 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 cool morning greeted all of the brave students who were participating in the annual hockey tournament on 5 July. It was held on the second last day of term two. Teams from St Mary’s, Tokoiti, Waihola, the Catlins and Clutha Valley came over to challenge Milton Primary School. M.P.S had six teams entered but none of them made the finals. Some children got hurt in the games 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 the teams from the Catlins and Clutha Valley were in the final for first and second place and the team from the Catlins won. 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!