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Tomorrow will be the very first Family Woods session of the week. Check out your child’s class blog if you are unsure about the time / date for Woods visits.

Wednesday – Early Level Class

Thursday – P2/3 & P4/5

Friday – P6/7

We want to encourage folk to come along and see what happens during these weekly visits. Ask class teachers in the morning for more info as required. Wellies and waterproofs are not essential but advisable 🌧🌈😀

Just a little reminder to come along to the school on Thursday afternoon if you are able to join us. The doors will be open from 2.00pm.

Between 2.00pm-2.30pm we invite families in for a tea/coffee in the hall. Collette, our Child Care Manager will be around so you can meet with her and ask any questions you may have about the October Holiday Hub. The Project Manager Mellisa will also be around, she is finalising the programme of events over the next few days. I am very excited about how much is going to be available for the children! We have had several forms returned today, please hand any booking forms/All About Me sheets into the office or feel free to send them in with your child.

There are 24 places, it would be brilliant to have them all booked up before the holidays. Fantastic to see that lunch will be opened up to all family members too – please remember to fill in the dietary requirements box. Lunch is FREE for everyone.

From 2.30pm-3.00pm your child will be ready for you to join them in their class. The teachers will be encouraging you to sit with your child and look through their Profile. This will give a flavour of their learning this term. You will also be asked to chat to them about their profile and complete a very short template which will be added to the Profile. We will send sheets home to those who are unable to make it along so that nobody misses out.

We want to ensure that parents views are recorded and shared because the children love to know what parents think about their learning! Parents are valued partners in the learning process. The teaching staff will be available to chat to you. If there are any specific or personal items you want to talk about please let us know. Individual appointments can be arranged as required .

Lovely pictures in the Ross-shire pullout this week of P1’s from all over the Highlands.

Check out our Milton Stars 💗🙌

Be aware of stranger danger and stay safe

• Never go off on your own with a stranger, take things from them or get in a car with them.
• Make sure you tell your parents where you are.
• If someone scares you, or makes you feel uncomfortable go somewhere safe, which could be your home, your school or a police station. Remember to tell someone what has happened straight away.

If you would like to discuss any other policing matters please contact your local policing team on 101. Always dial 999 in an emergency.

Please talk to your child and make sure they know the Stranger Danger rules.

A message from Doctor Bike:

A busy morning taking Dr Bike to Milton PS. Given the size of the school, they had a huge number of bikes to be checked 🚲

It’s really cool to see so many kids on their bikes and having a great time too 😃

And a special thanks to the school for their hospitality, a cup of tea makes the work easier! 😁

Our termly Newsletter is now available on the Newsletter Tile. You will have a copy emailed and a paper copy sent home to each family today.

Tomorrow you will receive information about The Holiday Hub, the booking forms are now available but we want to ensure we are able to give you a detailed list of what events are taking place at The Hub during the October holidays.

At assembly today we were delighted to celebrate with our shining stars. The children are excited to share their learning and achievements with you at the end of term by inviting you in to look through their Profiles.

Today at assembly we also met Blaze a very special superhero. We are learning to understand that we all have special super powers inside us to help us deal with the ups and downs of life.

Blaze, Crash and Rustle teach children how to activate their superpowers (coping mechanisms) to help deal with their strong feelings in a safe way. You might want to ask your child about the superpowers that Blaze has – the B’s (breathing and bouncing).

‘Under the Mask’ is a children’s book that involves three loveable superheroes teaching children how to recognise and manage their emotions. Over the next few weeks we will be looking at three emotions as a school – anger, sadness and worry.

10th October is Mental Health Awareness Day.

Mental wellbeing describes how you are feeling and how well you can cope with day-to-day life. It can change from moment to moment, day to day, month to month or year to year.

We want to ensure our children and families know the importance of making time for themselves, building positive relationships and getting active.

It has been fantastic to hear the positive feedback following the launch of “Raising Children with Confidence”. Several parents have reported how interesting they are finding the course. There are 3 weeks left – it’s not too late to get involved, each week sees a new topic being discussed. Please note – Carol is now running the course at the same time (Monday at 9) but in the new venue of the meeting room within The Mercat.

On Friday 20th P4-7 teamed up with The Cromarty Firth Port Authority to participate in the Great Big British Beach Clean. This year pupils were supported by volunteers from Roadbridge. It was amazing to see so many coming along to get involved.

Some more information about the clean up:

“Our iconic annual Great British Beach Clean has been leading the way in tackling ocean pollution for 25 years, helping make some of the most significant impacts on beach litter ever – the plastic bag charge, banning microplastics in personal care products, better wet wipe labelling, and supporting a tax on single-use plastic items.

So far we’ve picked up 319 tonnes of litter at our Great British Beach Cleans. 

The data collected at Great British Beach Clean events is shared with the International Coastal Clean-up (ICC), contributing to a worldwide report on litter levels. MCS also analyses the data and uses the results to raise awareness of pollution and tackle it at source in the UK.”

The children from Milton walked to Tarbet Beach to get involved.

Great job #teammilton

Another fun filled celebrating success and wider achievements at Milton. Well done everyone, best wishes to Kian who has left Milton Primary to move away with his family. We wish you all the very best, it is been a pleasure to have you with us at Milton.