Mildura West Podcast ‘Way Out West’ - Episode 9

Mildura West Podcast ‘Way Out West’ - Episode 9

Mildura West house captains have published another podcast about our school. We hope you have a listen and subscribe to all our episodes. You can find us on iTunes, Spotify or Google podcasts – just search for “Mildura West”!

Or you can find us here too: Anchor.fm: http://anchor.fm/mildurawest-podcast

Sharing the Planet

In the Prep Unit of Inquiry, they have been learning about ‘Sharing the Planet’. They have been talking about native animals and the impact of humans on them. Today we had a visit from Sarah at Enviro EDU. We saw and learnt lots about animals such as snakes, turtles and goannas. Sarah taught us about where they lived and how to look after them. We even got to hold a python. It was very exciting!

Regional Softball Finals

On Wednesday, the girls interschool softball team went to the Aerodrome Ovals to compete against Merbein and Nichols Point in the Regional finals. In our first game, we played Merbein and were unsure of the correct score, however we know that Merbein won. In our second game, we versed Nichols Point and the score was 15-8 our way.

The highlights of the day was in the first game when Carly caught someone out on 3rd base and also when Maddy caught someone out. After an amazing day, we unfortunately didn’t qualify for Swan Hill. A big thanks to Mrs Wakefield and Lindi for coaching the girls.

By Maddy and Carly.

AUSTRALIAN MATHS COMPETITION RESULTS ARE IN!!!

Our students have done an outstanding job in the 2019 Aust Maths Comp. We are thrilled to announce that the 59 students who sat the competition achieved:

-4 Distinction Awards (Adam Monger Gr 3, Mansur Tas Gr 4, Aryan Rothwell Gr 5, Declan Baldock Gr 5)

-28 Credit Awards

-23 Proficiency Awards
-4 Participation Awards

We will celebrate the students achievements at the Week 4 Assembly- Friday the 1st of November.
A big thanks to Barry Johnson who volunteers his time to come in and work with our students, we are so lucky to have him as a part of our school community.

Walk to School 2019

To celebrate Walk to School month on Friday 18th October we will have our fourth Walking Bus for the year. Everyone is welcome: walkers, bikes, trikes, scooters and even prams. The bus will leave from the car park at Mansell Reserve at 8:25am. We will travel along Ontario Avenue, then turn into Ninth Street and make our way to school. Mr Hall will be accompanying the walking school bus.
Any parents/siblings wanting to walk with us are most welcome.

2020 Enrolments

Orientation sessions for our 2020 prep students will be starting soon, if you know of a family with a child starting prep next year that is yet to enrol, please ask them to come into the front office to collect an information pack.

Two little things to take care of our children

As our weather warms up, our children should be wearing their hats to protect them. Our Sun Smart Policy states that children who do not have a hat will need to play under the shade sails at the font of the school.
Please clearly label your child’s hat – they seem to have a way of escaping their owners and hiding in odd places around the school! It’s also a good idea to send a water bottle with your child each day.
Please remember to only place water in this container though – no sugary drinks. Please make sure your child’s name is written clearly on the bottle.

Your Child’s Learning

Please chat to your child about their learning. When children talk about their learning, their understanding deepens. Ask them what their Goals are – they set them regularly. This is an important life skill, one the children are becoming very familiar with. Communicating regularly with your child’s teacher is also very important. If there is anything what so ever you are concerned about, please contact the teacher or myself. When we work side by side, we really make a very big difference to your child’s education.

Mini Olympics

Mini Olympics

On Tuesday 5th of September a group of students in grades three to six competed in the Sunraysia District Mini-Olympics. West students got some ribbons in long jump, 800 metres, 1500 metres, triple jump, shotput and discus. Unfortunately, we didn’t win any relays, but we tried hard. Everyone tried their hardest and everyone was proud of each other. We would like to thank Mr Hall and Mrs Saunders for taking us and supporting us throughout the day.

By Maddison Goldsworthy

Mildura West placegetters were as follows:

Leni Pohahau – 1st 11 yrs Discus

Ryleigh Macdonald – 1st 12 yrs Long Jump

Izzak Sandow – 2nd 11 yrs Triple Jump

Isabella McTeare – 2nd 10 yrs Shot Put

Deegan Cox – 2nd 10 Yrs Triple Jump

Kayla Higgins – 2nd 11 yrs 1500 metres

Max Morgan – 2nd 11 yrs Discus and 3rd 11yrs 800 metres

Corbin Copeman – 3rd 10 yrs Discus

Jordan Ward – 3rd 12yrs High Jump

Harry Beavis – 3rd 12 yrs Triple Jump

Jorja Massey, Charlize Byrne, Kayla Hayes and Isla French – 3rd 10 yrs girls relay

IB Corner

As an IB candidate school, Mildura West’s teachers and students focus on what it means to be a community of learners. The IB Learner Profile help us with this. Our students and staff use a common language to describe and identify behaviours of successful learners, we strive to be Inquirers, Knowledgeable, Thinkers, Communicators, Principled, Open-Minded, Caring, Risk-Takers, Balanced, and Reflective.

Open –Minded

I know we are different so I listen to and appreciate other people (cultures, personal history, values, traditions, points of view). I grow from new ideas and experiences .I listen to other people. I respect their ideas and thoughts.

 

I am open-minded if I….

…listen to other people and what they have to say

…try to understand those around me.

…know that people are different.

…am happy for others to voice their opinions, even if they’re different to my own.

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