School Highlights
State Chess Championship
On Monday, a team of 12 chess players, travelled to Tyndale Christian School to participate in the annual STATE Chess Championship. 170 students from 18 schools participated in this competition from all around the State. Schools were invited to present a team, if they had won one of the Interschool tournaments this year. Prescott did an amazing job, finishing equal second place, then on a countback ranking system, came home as third place medal winners! We have never placed in a STATE tournament before, so this was an outstanding result from our little school. Well done to all players, but a special congratulations to Aishwarya, who came second overall and was the top ranking girl player of the day, coming home with a huge trophy and $150 prize money! She is officially now the best Primary School girl player in the STATE! We also congratulate Burnside Primary School for first place and Nailsworth Primary school narrowly defeating us in second.
A great team effort - well done everyone. Chess Club will resume next year in Term 1, Week 3.
Fun in the Surf and Sun!
The Year 3’s participated in the first ever Mini Beach Safety Excursion at Grange Life Saving Surf Club as part of their Health Unit. The weather was just perfect, and the day was filled with fun and laughter for the students and adults too! The Year 3's learnt about sun, beach and water safety, and this is what they had to say:
3A “It was an exciting, fun day full of sand, salt water, enhanced with games, body boarding, surfing, laughter, safety chats and jellyfish sightings! Praise the Lord!!!”
3B “ We had an amazing experience at the beach because we learnt how to paddle on a surf board. We liked the beach because we learnt new strategies on how to stay safe, and we liked playing the beach games. It was the funnest thing this year - practicing saving people was good, surf boarding was great, everything was great - just EVERYTHING!!!
3C “It was amazing, awesome and exciting because we got to play games in the water with our friends while learning how to rescue people. We also used the surf boards to paddle in the water which was so much fun. We learnt about dangerous creatures in the ocean, what rips are and how to get out of it, and we also learnt how to be safe in the sun. Pretty much everything was great!
Chicks at Prescott Primary Northern
Our new students have arrived! Well, baby chicks at least, who have taken up residence in one of the Year 2 classrooms as part of our Science studies around Growing and Changing.
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? This classic question will be something for us to scratch our heads over as we watch for some egg-citing changes to develop.
The chicks will be with us for the next two weeks, after which they may be adopted by families with suitable living arrangements for the chicks.
If you are interested in adopting some chicks, please be aware of the following:
· Any adopted chicks cannot be returned
· There is no guarantee regarding the gender of the chicks – please consider this in the event of ending up with a rooster(s)!
· Different councils have different regulations regarding homing backyard chooks and re-homing of roosters
· Chicks are flock birds and must go home in pairs at least – no single chicks will be adopted out
· Families wishing to adopt must provide a suitable transport container and may collect their chicks from next Thursday, 4th November.
Please see the attached information sheet for further information regarding adopting chicks, suitable living arrangements and whether you would like to order a starter pack for care of your chicks (this is highly recommended for families taking care of chicks for the first time). These packs are $35 each and contain essentials such as feeding and drinking equipment, feed and bedding. These can only be paid for by cash and are payable before and on pick-up day. Extra information can also be found at <https://www.hennypennyhatching.com.au/general-resources/>.
Families wishing to adopt will need to contact Mr Matt at the school, or via email mattmackay@ppn.sa.edu.au by 5pm Wednesday, 3rd November.
Sunshine For Vitamin D
We have had some beautiful sunny Spring days this week. Students have been enjoying this good weather for nature play. We know that too much sun can be harmful, but moderate sunlight is very good for health. Exposure to sunlight helps ensure sufficient Vitamin D levels. Vitamin D is important for bone growth, muscle function and a good immune system. Our bodies work best when they get some sunshine everyday!
