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Sharney Truscott

Last Monday, our staff joined with many others around the country in remembering Sharney Truscott. Sharney taught Year Two here at Prescott Primary Northern in 2019 and 2020. Sharney passed away after a very short illness. Miss Bernoth travelled to the Hunter Valley in NSW to share on behalf of Prescott Primary Northern. Our flags flew at half mast and a candle burned for the day in our front office.

Sharney has always been passionate in her commitment to social justice, particularly when it came to ensuring that every child had access to high-quality education. She visited Cambodia twice and fell in love with the country and its people. It is here that she developed her passion for teaching English to people as a second language.

In lieu of flowers, family are asking for donations to be made to the Restore One School in Cambodia. All donations will be going towards a special project in Sharney’s name. A ‘Reading Garden’ where students can enjoy a quiet time under a gazebo surrounded by beautiful plants (and even some Sunflowers, Sharney’s favourite!). Any extra funds will go towards ensuring that there are plenty of books for the students to read and enjoy.

You can donate to Sharney’s Restore One Reading Garden here: www.sharneysgift.com

Sharney Joyce Truscott

12 December 1995 – 14 June 2021

We were very blessed to have Sharney as a part of our school family and we look forward to seeing her smiling face once more when Jesus returns. (1 Thessalonians 4: 15 – 18)

ICAS and Australian Mathematics Competitions

For those students that have received an invitation to these competitions, don't forget your permission forms need to be returned to school by the last day of this term. Money for the AMC is paid directly to the front office, and the ICAS needs to be paid online with the school code that was in the letter.

PPN School Bag Requirements

At a recent School Advisory meeting, it was decided that some changes would be made to our existing school bag expectations. We are going to be moving towards every student at Prescott Northern having an official PPN School bag by the start of 2023. We are going to be doing this over the next 1.5 years to make the transition easier on families. If you wish to purchase a school bag for your children prior to the required dates, please feel free to do so. We have devised a plan and we wish to share the following with you-

Start of 2022 - PPN School bag compulsory for Foundation only
Start of 2023 - PPN School bag compulsory for 2023 for Foundation to Year 5
Start of 2023 - Year 6 - either the PPN school bag or Prescott College school bag can be purchased but it must be one or the other.

By 2023 all students will have the PPN School bag. We thank you for your help regarding this and if you have any questions, please contact me via email: jasondavis@ppn.sa.edu.au

My OSHC

As you know, it is one of our conditions of enrolment here at PPN that your child/ren must be also enrolled with My OSHC, and be updated each year. My OSHC have a new and easier system where you can update your information, update any medical information and book your child/ren for a My OSHC session all online.

Please head to https://myoshc.net.au/ to complete your child's enrolment with My OSHC as soon as possible.

The reason we ask all our students to be enrolled with MyOSHC is in case of an emergency where you are unable to collect your child/ren from school, you can rest knowing your child is being looked after. If your child usually goes home on our bus, they also need to be enrolled. If for any reason, you are not home when the bus arrives at your house, the driver will bring your child back to My OSHC to be cared for.

Reminder: All students are supervised for half an hour after school finishes each day (until 3.45pm Monday - Thursday, and until 3.00pm on Friday) after which your child/ren will be taken to MyOSHC, and you will be charged.

Thank you for your cooperation with keeping your child/ren's details up to date with My OSHC.

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