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STOP PRESS!! We have some actors in our midst! Best of luck to Matilda C who is in the principal cast playing 'Mouse' and William C who is a chorus…

Hi All. Just a reminder… MPS Parent Club is hosting our Annual Parent Christmas Dinner. Friday 19th November 7pm @ Commodore on the Park Please bring a Kris Kringle gift…

Good Morning Mil Lel School Community Due to Staff Absence, we will be postponing our Assembly that was due to take place tomorrow, Monday 15th November. We would like to…

Sports_Day_Helpers Good afternoon everyone,   Please find attached the 'Sports Day Helpers' schedule for tomorrow.   Kind regards, Tamarin, Charmaine and Vicki

Good morning everyone, Thank you to all families who have volunteered their time to help tomorrow at Sports Day. Many hands make light work and we are still in urgent…

Good Afternoon Mil Lel School Community, Please see attached a copy of a note that was sent home today regarding the 2021 Small Schools' Sports Day. Please contact me directly…

Good Morning, Now that the weather is warming up, the Student Leadership Team will be selling Icy Poles. When? - At lunch times three times a week, Mondays, Wednesdays and…

Good Morning Mil Lel School Community, Please see attached the latest update from the Education Department re Face Masks. Thank you all for your support during this time, we have…

Good Morning Mil Lel School Community, Please see attached the latest parent update to help keep you informed about the year 7 to high school move. This edition reminds families…

Good Morning Mil Lel School Community, A reminder to please bring in your photo forms ready for Wednesday morning! The more we can get before Wednesday, the better as Photo…

Good Morning Mil Lel School Community, A note to inform you all that the Mil Lel Show that was due to be held this Saturday 9th October has been cancelled.…

Good Morning Mil Lel School Community yesterday I made a mistake and mistyped some contact details. Please see the attached flier with the correct contact details. Apologies for any inconvenience…

Good Afternoon Mil Lel School Community A reminder to please return your RAFFLE Books with the correct money to the Front Office ASAP. We would like these back by Wednesday.…

Good afternoon Mil Lel Primary School Families, As we head into Week 10, our last week of Term 3 I would like to bring your attention our "Team and Footy…

"On Tuesday 21st September, the 6/7s will be opening their town, "Springfield" to all the classes of Mil Lel. The visiting classes of Mil Lel do not need to bring…

Good evening Mil Lel School Community, Please see our Week 8 Update! Happy "BOOK WEEK", we are looking forward to a great week! Kind regards Tamarin

Good evening Mil Lel School Community, Sorry for the late post but this daughter has been in Adelaide seeing her dad who had surgery last week! Wishing you all a…

Good Evening Mil Lel School Community, Just a “gentle reminder” that if your child is unwell that they stay at home to rest and recuperate until they are better. Several…

Good Afternoon Mil Lel Year 6/7 Camp families We are VERY EXCITED!! Please see attached a copy of a note that went home today for your reference. If you have…

Good afternoon, Mil Lel Primary School families, Thank you to the 9 families who have so far completed the "Parent Opinion Survey" for 20201 Across the state 16,000 families have…

Good afternoon Mil Lel School Community, Please see attached a letter that was sent home regarding the rescheduling of the "Small Schools Sports Day" for 2021. Please come and speak…

Good morning Mil Lel School Community We are very fortunate to have been able to secure a $5 cash back fundraiser on Tuesday 10th August, at the South Eastern Hotel.…

Good evening Mil Lel School Community, Welcome back after 4 days of "Learning at home". We thank you all for for your support during this time. We start Wednesday with…

Good afternoon Mil Lel School Community, Please see attached a copy of a letter that will be sent home tonight with students present at school. This letter, will also be…

Good afternoon, we hope that everyone is coping ok at home! It is lunchtime here.... Please see attached some "Working from home" choice boards that can be used as extra…

Good Morning, Welcome to day 1 of our "ONLINE LEARNING". If you do require student packs for home, please call us on 87255883 and we will arrange for these to…

Good evening Mil Lel School Community, Today, all staff used the "Pupil Free Day" to plan and move to "ONLINE LEARNING". Thank you to everyone who I spoke with yesterday,…

Good evening Mil Lel School Community, I understand that this is a late communique however, after watching the latest release from our Premier and receiving our directions from the Department,…

Good afterenoon Mil Lel families, A reminder that we have our Pupil Free Day so there's no school on Monday! We look forward to a great day of professional learning…

Kimochis Parent Information Sessions I would like to take the opportunity to invite our parents, and members of our wider school community, to a Parent Information Session being facilitated by…

Good Morning Mil Lel School Community, As you may have read in the last newsletter, we have many "lost jumpers/jackets/hats" that have been laying around the school. All of these…

Good afternoon Mil Lel School Community, A reminder that 2021 school fees were due at the end of Term 1 (unless a written agreement had been undertaken). We ask that…

Good Morning Mil Lel families. A reminder from our Parent Club that all orders for Pink Bun Day need to be in by end of school today. Pink buns cost…

Good Morning Mil Lel School Community, I would like to take the opportunity to invite you to a session titled "Healthy School Lunch Boxes" to be held next Thursday, 20th…

7tohs-parent-update-week3-term2-2021.a4 Good Morning Mil Lel Families, Please find attached the latest update from the Yr 7 to High School team. Please contact me directly at school if you have any…

Good Morning Mil Lel School Community "Oops" we made a mistake, please find the correct dates on our calendar for this month. Kind regards Tamarin  

Good afternoon Mil Lel School Community, I would like to inform you that we will not have an assembly this coming Monday 10th May as I am away. The next…

Good Afternoon Mil Lel School Community, Please be advised that the Mil Lel PS Student Leadership Team and SRC will be holding a Mother's Day Stall this Wednesday and Thursday…

Good Afternoon Mil Lel School Community, Just a "gentle reminder" that if your child is unwell that they stay at home to rest and recuperate until they are better. As…

Good Morning Mil Lel School Community, It is with great pleasure that I am able to inform you all that our Seniors t-shirts and jumpers have arrived at Mil Lel!…

Good Afternoon Mil Lel School Community, We have been advised that T-BALL tomorrow HAS BEEN CANCELLED due to THE HEAT. Please enjoy the afternoon off and keep cool! We will…

Good Morning Mil Lel School Community, I would like to take this opportunity to invite you to attend our 2020 AGM, to be held tonight, Wednesday February 17th at 7pm…

  Good Afternoon Mil Lel School Community, I have been informed this afternoon, that the T Ball information will not be sent to schools until tomorrow, Thursday 11th February. Please…

Good Evening Mil Lel School Community, FYI - an opportunity for our girls to "Come and Try Cricket" If interested, please Ms Sutherland for more information or for a printed…

Good Morning Mil Lel School Community, Please find attached this week's newsletter and the Term 1 Calendar for your reference. Enjoy your weekend kind regards Tamarin 20200331_2021 - Term 1…

Good Morning Mil Lel School Community, Not long and we will be back to school for 2021! We hope that everyone had a great Christmas Holiday break and enjoyed some…

Good Afternoon Mil Lel School Community, 1 sleep until the CHRISTMAS CONCERT and our Year 7 students Graduate, it is very exciting. Please check your child's bag for a note…

Good afternoon, A reminder that tomorrow FRIDAY 4th December we are having a PUPIL FREE DAY! We will see everyone on Monday 7th December to start our final week of…

Good afternoon Mil Lel School Community, Please be advised that there is a newsletter coming home tonight with information regarding our Christmas Concert due to be held next week. Please…

  Today we welcomed the "Christmas Spirit" to Mil Lel PS. Thank you to my elves, Eliza and Mia, our Front Office looks amazing! The "Christmas Elves" also have left…

Good Afternoon Mil Lel School Community, This year, Mil Lel Primary School will be participating in the "NF McDONNELL and SONS, Santa's Boulevard Christmas Tree" event to be held between…

A reminder that tomorrow (Fri 25/9) is Footy Colours Day. Come dressed in your team colours and help fight Childhood Cancer with a gold coin donation.

Congratulations Today was the last day of our “Book Week lucky Draw”. Congratulations to Elly whose name was pulled out of our barrel by SSO Rob. Elly chose a new…

CONGRATULATIONS Today we had our first winner of our "Book Week lucky Draw". Congratulations to Lachie whose name was pulled out of our barrel by Mrs Ramage. Lachie chose a…

Good afternoon Mil Lel School community Just a reminder that we have our student free Day on MONDAY, 24th August with staff working at Training and Development facilitated by Val…

Due to a delay with delivery - the Cadbury Fundraising boxes will not be distributed until Week 1, Term 3. When they do arrive we will notify families and advise…

We have 1x Size 12 Year 7 Polo available if anyone would like to purchase it. It is $33 (including GST) and can be purchased from the Front Office (first…

Pie Drive Fundraiser orders can be collect from 3.30pm in the Library tomorrow, Thursday 11 June.

Reminder: Wear a helmet We ask that you please ensure your student is wearing a properly fitted helmet when riding to and from school. This is a requirement by law…

A statement has been issued to all families with outstanding accounts today. There are a number of families that may be eligible for school card assistance. We would encourage any…

Hamburgers start back this term in weeks 3, 6, and 9. Order forms went home today with the eldest child, you can pay online on the qkr app or in…

Please find attached a letter that has gone home with your student today. This is based on latest advice provided by the department. We will continue to update you as…

Please be reminded that tomorrow, Friday 13 December is the final day of term. Students will be dismissed at 2.30pm. We hope everyone has a safe and happy break and…

  Congratulations to the following students who received Merit Certificates at our recent assembly: Mia Blatchford for being helpful and kind to the new children during their transition visit Charli…

Congratulations to all Mil Lel Primary School participants in the recent Blue Lake Fun Run. With the support of many students and their families we were able to win the…

Last year, we won $500 for having the most entrants in the Blue Lake Fun Run for Grant District Council. We decided to use this money to design a sports…

*Please note that this will be sent home tomorrow with students as I am waiting on the Council to send through the map of Vansittart Park Saturday 16 November FLOAT…

This year our theme for the Christmas Parade is Angels and Elves! So start getting some costume ideas together! The parade will be held on Saturday 16 November. We are…

SRC will be selling icy poles this term once again. They have decided to have them on sale at lunch times three times a week, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Long…

If anyone has any glass jars with lids (any size) lying around, the Year 45 class needs them! Any donations appreciated

Parents and Caregivers are reminded that the school is a construction site over the holidays and that no one, unless permitted, is to enter the site during this time. We…

Book Sale 2019

Next Monday some of the year tthrees and fours will be taking part in ANZ Hot Shots Tennis. If your child is attending please make sure that they have a…

To the parents of Canberra Camp Kids: We are now leaving Hamilton (5.45am), so we will see you at approximately 7.15am at the Glenburnie Hall.

Any last minute donations of plastic bottle tops, please give to Mrs Schutz tomorrow morning!

Mil Lel Show Raffle Tickets All families should have received their tickets to sell for the Mil Lel Show today. When your book is sold, please return to the Front…

In a previous post I had said that we were going to collect plastic bottle lids for three weeks only, this has been extended until the end of week 5,…

Please respond by Wednesday 31/7 to the survey regarding funding for a Pastoral Care Worker 2020 - 2022 Without our school community endorsing the position, we will not receive funding…

Mil Lel PS currently does not have a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device Policy). Students are not to bring any personal devices to school. This includes phones, Ipods and all…

Reminder that Term 1 commences on Tuesday January 29th. We look forward to seeing all students for the new school year. We would also like to extend a warm welcome…

The Foundation and Year 1/2 classes had such a great time on our excursion on Wednesday. We looked through the back of the Post Office and posted letters at the…

Aynslee, Annalie, Monique and Nick enjoyed a two day camp at the Naracoorte caves last week, taking part in activities such as food chain investigations and connecting to the local…

Art In The Upper Primary

Dear Parents and Caregivers, The 4/5 and the 6/7 classes are running three-way interviews, where the student is an active and essential member of the interview. In these meetings, the…

Learning About eSafety In The 6/7

A drama activity helps us connect more deeply to our class novel.

ESafety Learning In The 6/7 Class.

Contemporary Art In The 6/7 Class.

On Thursday 20th August several students in Year 5 attended the Young Environmental Leaders Day at Naracoorte. The students learned about water conservation, munch lines and the timeline of life…

The Yr 45 class presented their hydraulic museum today after 3 weeks of intensive engineering work. The other 3 classes all enjoyed coming in and viewing what the students had…

In maths with Mrs Schutz we have been learning about probability and graphing our results. Today we used rally marks to represent how many times we rolled a number with…

Students discover "Factor Bugs" in Maths.

Today the F/1s made a graph of how many boys and girls are in our class. We discovered that there are more boys than girls, but if we added the…

F/1 students create hand puppets for French oral language practice.

For buddies today, the F/1s and 4/5s planted some vegetables and flower seedlings. We look forward to harvesting them next term. Chris from unisa came in to collect our bottle…

Today in Maths, the Yr 4/5s were using toilet paper to work out area and perimeter. The students were engaged I the learning and gained lots of new understandings through…

As a continuation of our book week activities the year 4/5 class enjoyed making comic strips yesterday and today. First they needed to roll a dice to decide who was…

In Science today the Yr 4/5s enjoyed making and playing with Oobleck. Oobleck is a non-newtonian substance which is both a solid and a liquid depending on the force applied…

Our school is participating in Jump Rope for Heart. Families are encouraged to fundraise to support the Heart Foundation. Notes on how to fundraise were sent home earlier this term.…

This term for science the Year 4/5 class are exploring chemical reactions. We began our enquiry into this last term when we blew up balloons using vinegar and bicarb soda.…

Well that is a wrap for Mil Lel Sports Day 2021. What a fabulous day, the rain held off and the students are to be congratulated on their efforts during…

Good morning Mil Lel School Community, Please find below information regarding a free webinar 'Let's Talk Body Confident Children and Teens'. Have a great day. Kind regards, Tamarin, Charmaine and…

Today is Australian Primary Principals Day! I'm sure that you all join us, the staff, in wishing Tamarin a happy day and a lovely weekend. Thank you Tamarin for all…

This afternoon Mil Lel was surprised by a delivery from the Easter Bunny followed by the Parent Club Easter Raffle. Thanks to the Parent Club for their continued support in…

This Friday (5th of March) all classes will be cleaning up sections of Mil Lel to keep our community clean. We would appreciate it if students could bring in a…

Senior Jumper & Polo Sizing Wednesday 28th & Thursday 29th October I have jumper and polo top samples on site for the next two days and will be sizing the…

Today the 4-7 students created their mini putt putt course designs! The students had just under 90 minutes to construct their course then had a session after lunch to test…

When: Tomorrow, 10th of June Who: Years 4-7 students What to bring: Anything your group discussed you need from home to build your mini putt putt course. What will I…

Today for Pink Stumps Day we did lots of pink themed activities. Unfortunately due to weather we were unable to play the year 4-7 game planned for this morning. The…

A book for children has been recently released, free of charge and online, about the corona virus. https://nosycrow.com/blog/released-today-free-information-book-explaining-coronavirus-children-illustrated-gruffalo-illustrator-axel-scheffler/?fbclid=IwAR3ix7oduX7fP9M6455RFmvVFiH474QisoRRI3R7ci_VmTAv54YL3PQ-M4o The book answers key questions in simple language: • What is the…

Jump Rope for Heart Jump Off Day Our Jump Off day is Wednesday 11th September at 1:45pm-3:30pm. The whole school will participate in a rotation of skipping activities and a…

This Friday, the following students in F - 3 are completing a Lego challenge at lunch time: Harrison / Evan Asha B / Asha G Emmie / Aynslee Travis /…

This Friday, 1st February, Frank Monger will take our whole school photo. Please ensure that all students are sent to school in their yellow polo T-shirts. All new students will…

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The F-3 excursion to Millicent was a lot of fun! The children enjoyed playing on the new Nature playground and the large variety of play equipment at the Domain Playground.…

This afternoon the F-3 children participated in a cricket clinic. Although it was very windy, all the children enjoyed the cricket activities practising their batting, catching and bowling skills.

To continue our Book Week theme, yesterday we read the book My Friend Fred. Which is about a cat who has friend that is a dog, the book describes the…

To celebrate Book Week, we turned ourselves into curious creatures! Each child used a photo of themselves, then added a body, legs, wings or other features to create a curious…

This week was National Science Week. The theme was Deep Blue. During the week we discussed the ocean, what we use oceans for and talked about oceans that we have…

Today we had the RAA visit to help us learn about road safety. It was a great learning opportunity and all the children enjoyed the session. Some of the key…

We have been exploring the properties of 3d shapes. Exploring what shapes roll, slide or stack when going down a ramp, and counting faces, edges and vertices through lots of…

This week we have had fun exploring ways to measure capacity. We used unifix, counters, marbles, rice, chick peas and water to measure different shaped and sized containers.

On Tuesday in Technology we designed then made mazes using unifix, tens blocks and lego. We then rolled a marble through the maze to see if there was path that…

We have been exploring ordering and measuring objects using various tools including pop sticks, counters, unifix, teddies, dominoes. On Tuesday children worked in pairs to measure various objects around the…

We have been exploring the design process in technology. Last week children followed the design process of having a need and designing a solution. We read the book Feathers for…

Yesterday we enjoyed our Discovery Learning in the outdoors. Some of the experiences children engaged in were running along the motorbike track, playing families and vets, using the trucks, climbing…

We have begun counting the days of school to develop our number knowledge. Each day we talk about all the things we know of the number of the day, we…

This week we engaged in new STEM learning resources during our Discovery learning times. The children all work together and cooperated well to create different models, some following instructions and…

The F/1 and 4/5 classes had a great time at the Naracoorte Caves on Tuesday. Here are some photos of our adventures.

As the weather was so windy and wet, we decided to bring the outdoors into our classroom by creating nature mandalas. We quickly collected outside nature parts before the rain…

Tomorrow is Outdoor Classroom Day. Outdoor classroom day is a global initiative. In Australia more than 2500 schools are registered to participate in learning outdoors on November 7th 2019. We…

We created monsters using craft materials, then used the iPad app Chatterpix to animate our monsters. IMG_0145

In writing, we have been writing procedures. Today we wrote our own procedures for making a spell or potion, then followed the procedures to make the potions!

We have been exploring procedures. Last week we created a procedure to make fruit kebabs, we then enjoyed eating them for fruit break. This week we have followed procedural texts…

In Science we investigated how sound vibrations travel and how different materials make different pitches. We use a coat hanger with two pieces of string attached, we tapped the coat…

Today we continued exploring transport and how objects move. We watched a short clip about building a boat and discussed reason why people use boats as transport. The children then…

On Monday we were lucky to have Travis's Dad, Justin, come into our class to talk about Truck transportation. He showed us photos of different sized trailers and what they…

The F/1 class have enjoyed Book Week this week, especially the parade on Wednesday, where we got to show off our costumes and see all the other classes costumes. We…

We have been exploring Rainbow Facts to 10. Rainbow Facts are two numbers that when added together make 10.The Foundation children have been practising and representing Rainbow facts in different…

This week we began our inquiry in to how and why things move. We began with recording our first thoughts about things that move and then recorded our wonderings and…

Good Morning, As we head into Day 1 of online learning some tips from me! Stay safe and I will see you soon. Love Belinda x

From our Pastoral Care Work, Belinda Tilley. Kids really are like sponges, absorbing the energy and adopting the behaviours around them. One of the most helpful things you can do…

Good morning Mil Lel School Community, Please find attached this fortnight's newsletter for your reference. Kind regards Tamarin, Charmaine and Vicki   Newsletter Term 4, Week 6

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Dear Parents, Please find attached this week's newsletter for your reference. Hasn't the warmer weather been just perfect? Enjoy your weekend Kind regards Tamarin and Staff. Newsletter Term 3, Week…

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  Good afternoon Mil Lel School Community, Please find attached, this week's newsletter for your reference. Please be reminded that Term 2 will commence on Tuesday 27th April. Have a…

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        Good Afternoon Mil Lel School Community, We would like to invite you to gather your family and friends and book a table at the South Eastern…

Good Afternoon Mil Lel School Community Please note that the next Parent Club Meeting will be held on Friday 3rd September at 9am at the Mil Lel Tennis Club. Any…

  Good evening Mil Lel School Community, Please find an attachment from Parent Club with all of their upcoming news. Kind regards Tamarin Parent Club News

  Good Afternoon Mil Lel School Community Just a reminder about our 'Parent Club Meeting" which will be held at Sophie Miller's home tomorrow morning. Sophie has asked if you…

Good Afternoon Mil Lel School Community, The Mil Lel Primary School Parent Club would like to invite students to have a "WARM UP LUNCH" WARM UP LUNCH is when the…

Welcome to the new school year. Our parent club enjoy friendships, helping with school events and raising money for school and student needs (books, play equipment, iPads, camps, infrastructure etc)…

Reminder: Please return the Community Phone Book slip by Friday 28 February if you would like to be included this year. These were handed out last week, if you haven't…

  Parent Club Bunnings BBQ Roster Can you please spare 2 hours on Saturday 26th October to assist fundraising for resources for our children. If you have any friends or…

Hello Mil Lel PS Community, Please remember that school photo day is Wednesday 13th October. Please see the attached information regarding ordering/payment. Don’t forget to wear your biggest smile. Kind…

Good morning Mil Lel PS Community. We are very excited to see everyone back at school on Monday 11th October. Don’t forget your hats for Term 4. ☀️ Kind regards,…

Dear Parents, Please be reminded of our Pupil Free Day tomorrow, Friday 17th September. Kind regards Tamarin and staff Pupil Free Day - September

Thank you all to all families who have returned their "Forms Booklet" for 2021. Just a reminder that these need to be returned to school by this Friday, 5th February,…

F/1 and 4/5 excursion Reminder: we are leaving for the Naracoorte Caves at 9am They will be bringing their bag (school bag or smaller backpack) so please make sure their…

Our float is located near the BP petrol station on commercial street east. see you at 1030-1045.

Just a reminder that tomorrow is pet day. We will meet under the shelter at 9 a.m. with our favourite pet. Please ensure that there is an adult present to…

If your child is participating in scrapbooking for Mil Lel show electives tomorrow, can you please send at least two photos for me to photocopy to use for their scrapbooking?…

Tomorrow is our Jump Rope for Heart Jump Off afternoon. We will start the afternoon of skipping at 1:45pm, please come along and watch the bouncers and join in with…

Dear Parents Just 2 more sleeps until you are child free for the week! Here are a couple of reminders to ensure that you can get them on the bus…

Hamburgers orders closed today 21 August. If you have forgotten to return your note with payment, orders through Qrk! are still open until tomorrow (Thursday 22 August). Haven't downloaded the…

Good afternoon Mil Lel School Community Please be advised that the Mil Lel PS Student Leadership Team and SRC will be holding a Father's Day Stall this Wednesday and Thursday…

Please see our 'FRI YAY FUN DAY" casual day to celebrate the end of Term 2. Kind regards Tamarin

This term, the Student Leadership Team will be selling Icy Poles. They have decided to have them on sale at lunch times three times a week, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.…

Order forms for Hamburger Day on Wednesday 18 September have gone home today. All cash orders must be returned by 9am on Wednesday 11 September. Orders made through the new…

Today we went on an excursion to the Millicent Museum to see real life examples of how transport and technology have changed over time, as we are learning about that…

Today we finished making our arcade games! Each of the classes came in to have a play with them. The children really enjoyed having people play with the games that…

This week we received our first letters from our pen pals from East Devonport Primary School in Tasmania! The children were really excited to read them. We are going to…

Our class have some letter-writing buddies! They are a Year 2/3 class at Devonport Primary School in Devonport, Tasmania. Each child was buddied up with a particular child in Devonport…

Today we harvested our potatoes from our garden. The children really enjoyed seeing how many potatoes their plants produced. Each child was able to take three potatoes home, so it's…

Thank you very much to Rotary for delivering dictionaries for our Year 3 students today! Many of them have had a great time today looking up words in them! I'm…

For Maths today we read a book that had us doubling, double-doubling, double-double-doubling, double-double-double-doubling etc. We then went outside and drew 1 cm lines on the asphalt, then 2cm lines…

Today we finished our animal habitat dioramas. We have been learning about living/non living things for Science and we researched the habitats of different animals, and then in small groups…

This week we wrote information reports about an animal and published them as books. The children loved reading each other's books and learning about the many different animals that were…

We are learning about living and non-living things for Science this term. On Friday we merged paper planes (non living things) with animal wings (from living things) and made paper…

Since it is now winter and everyone has been feeling the cold weather, we have done some snowman art this week. We used a close-up perspective of the snowmen, so…

This week we have planted a vegetable garden. We have mostly planted potatoes, but we have also planted some daisies and pansies. The children weeded the garden plots, spread out…

This week we made a 3D shape city. When we designed our individual pieces of the city, we had to use 2D shapes for the buildings as the designs were…

Last week we began our Science unit for the term - a unit about different materials and their uses. We explored the properties of a range of materials and used…

Year 2/3 Maths

Voting has begun for the decorated trees at the Mount Gambier Marketplace. To vote for a tree (hopefully ours!) you just need to like a photo of the tree on…

After school today we decorated a Xmas tree at The Marketplace with decorations that we made in class last week. While we were there The Border Watch came and took…

Last week for visual arts we conducted an experiment with food colouring in the primary colours (red, yellow, blue) to see how well combining them would create the secondary colours…

Today we went to Echo Farm, as we have been exploring how daily life has changed over time. While we were there we saw many relics from the past in…

Last week we used information we learned in Science, about how different living things grow and change, to create some Bee Bot mats. The children had to: 1. Use measurement…

Measuring length in the Year 2/3 class

Today Mr Gilbertson from the Rotary club came to Mil Lel to present the Year 3 students with a dictionary each. The children were very excited to receive their dictionaries…

A couple of days ago we began a Science unit about Matter which involves us learning about solids, liquids and gases. We spent some time talking about the differences and…

Classroom Exhibition Today the 4/5 and 6/7 students held their classroom exhibitions showcasing their Vincent Van Gogh Art recreations. The 4/5 class focused on the piece Sunflowers, while the 6/7…

Today the 4/5 and 6/7 class joined together for an introduction to the circulatory system. We labelled the different sections of the human heart before placing the heart and labels…

Today we finished up 6 weeks of combined years 4-7 Science Experiments. We have been exploring Chemical Sciences and have completed lots of fun experiments. Week 1: Testing mixtures, creating…

Today the 4/5 class found their tables covered in lines of tape. Students had to find and classify the different types of angles, then measure the degrees using a protractor.…

Measuring the stretch of lolly snakes Skills Use a ruler to measure in cm and mm Compare measurements Discuss our thinking Today in the 4/5 class we have been exploring…

Ahoy! Today the 4/5 class celebrated International Talk Like a Pirate Day. We found out our pirate names, used coordinates to find objects, created treasure maps, drew pirate portraits and…

Gelli Printing: Exploring A New Art Technique In The 6/7

On Thursday the 6/7 students will be starting a hands on project where they can demonstrate a range of measurement skills they have been learning. Can students please bring in…

Today the 4/5 and 6/7 class (medical interns) buddied up for a Science operation themed day where we explored the respiratory system. In the morning we got into groups assigning…

Galaxy Art In Science this term we have been exploring space. Today, to finish our unit of work we created galaxy Art pieces. They turned our fantastic!

As a part of their Business and Economics learning, the 6/7s have created their own town, LazyTown and their own businesses (including product, advertisements, etc). Tomorrow afternoon (3/11) they will…

Snake Stretch: Converting Measurements Today students had the challenge of stretching a snake as far as they could without snapping the lolly. Students had to draw a line and record…

Testing pH with Litmus Paper Today students participated in another Science Investigation. Investigation Questions What is the pH of different household substances? What is the pH of saliva? Is everybody’s…

Investigating Water Sources On Wednesday students from year 4-7 participated in a Science investigation exploring the pH of water sources. Students explored the questions: Do all water sources have the…

Science with the 6/7s