On Monday, 15 of our best players from the chess club were invited to attend the Interschool Chess Tournament at Tyndale Christian School. The day was well attended by seven schools, and all players from our team played wonderfully well and helped Prescott win first place! Aishwarya won all of her games, winning trophies for best player and best girl player of the tournament. Dylan, Tyson, Zander and Isabella all won six out of seven games which is the highest score and best result that Prescott has ever had. Many more had personal best days. Well done to everyone - it is always a team effort and such a pleasure to take the students out to represent our school. We now look forward to participating in the STATE chess tournament in Term 4.

On Wednesday the 15^th of September, Year 5 were lucky enough to enjoy a rare sunny day at Adelaide Zoo. Students and wildlife were all very excited with the sunshine and getting outside to learn and play in it. We had the gibbons and siamangs having a chat, the pelicans dancing their necks, and two very sleepy lions but two of the highlights was the beautiful birds flying over our heads in a flurry of colour, and meeting with the Zoo Educators to expand the experience and deepen our knowledge. 

Each class was encouraged to meet with seven different specific species on their tour of the Zoo, with a particular focus on how these creatures adapt to survive in their environment. It was wonderful seeing the student’s faces as they met with the wonderful, weird and wacky living world. 

A HUGE thank you to our Bus Drivers and to Mrs Lomax, we could not have done the excursion without you!  

Yr 2 Visit Tea Tree Gully Museum

Last week, Year 2 Students consolidated their History - Technology and Change unit by visiting the amazing Tea Tree Gully Museum.

Student were grateful for the opportunity to be taken back in time by the Museum and its volunteers.

Coordinating an excursion requires the assistance of several people willing to assist. So, the Year 2 Teachers would like to thank the Museum volunteers, the parents and staff helpers that came to help on the day; They are: Lynne Elvin, Mihail Marica, Griseldi Sanchez, Lauren Lomax, Lyn McLean, Isaac Sharath, Lianne Zilm, Deepshihka Mittal, and Stephen Tabe.

Of course, we’re grateful for God’s many blessings and for the gift of some lovely weather during these excursions (2A-Monday, 2B/2C-Thursday).

Ms Ruth Acuna Castro

Foundation Visit Morialta Nature Playground

Last Friday, the Foundation classes went to Morialta Nature Playground as part of our Health studies. We enjoyed climbing, exploring and engaging in imaginary play. Our highlight of the day was playing in the creek.

Life Education Van

Over the past 10 days, the students at PPN have been involved in some excellent programs provided by the Life Education Van. The topics covered include: Making good friends and connecting with others through positive relationships and making wise decisions regarding medicines and drugs. Students also learned about cyber safety and how to respect themselves and others. This is what the Program's facilitator had to say about PPN, "You have a beautiful school and a great cohort of students. All students appeared to be actively engaged during the sessions and asked appropriate questions to further their knowledge and understanding. I feel they really enjoyed and benefited from their time in the Life Education van."

I wish to share with you some of the positive feedback we received in our surveys from your amazing teachers:

"The children thoroughly enjoyed their time in the van. Thank you! "
"My Foundation class thoroughly enjoyed their time in the Life Ed van. The hands-on learning, multi-media approach, and use of props and puppets kept them engaged."

Boxes, Boxes and More Boxes!!!

Give a child an empty box and the play options are endless! It gives the child an opportunity to imagine …. To dream…. What can a box become? How can I use this to create? How can I use this to have fun?

Students at Prescott Primary Northern engaged in collaborative play where they problem solved and created endless play opportunities with boxes. Shoulder to shoulder they built and constructed. From towers to kitchens and even forts, the students passionately pieced together their structures. While other students walked around pretending to be robots. Yet others hid inside, ready to jump out to surprise a passerby. The most fun was had by boys pretending they were driving cars. They drove the boxes up hill and down, round and round.  The laughter and joy of this boisterous play were revelled in by one and all.