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Healthy Food Policy

As an Adventist school, we value our health message and seek to nurture healthy food choices for both our students, staff and their families.

Please make note of the following:

• No peanuts or products containing nuts are to be bought onto the campus as we have anaphylactic students who may have a reaction if exposed to this.

• Prescott Primary Northern has a “Fruit and Veg Only” Rule for Brainfood time (around 10 am every day).

• All food provided by Prescott Primary Northern will be wholly vegetarian (i.e. containing no meat products)

• Drink bottles should only contain water

Lunch Deliveries

In order to maintain a healthy and positive learning environment, we are unable to deliver commercial/fast food type lunches (e.g. Hungry Jacks, MacDonalds, Subway etc.) to classrooms.

There are several reasons for this. Firstly, there are risks involved in food being served later than it should be, and the school is not able to pass that food on. The foods in question can be particularly susceptible to these risks. Secondly, the arrival of some of the commercial foods into a classroom can be very unsettling for the class. Finally, it can create a feeling of lack for some children in the class whose family cannot, or choose not to provide these popular meals for their child.

If required, we can provide an emergency sandwich. Your child’s classroom teacher will help facilitate this as needed.

Our school canteen provides a range of healthy and tasty lunch and snack options. Items from their menu can be ordered well ahead of time, which may help some families with busy morning schedules.

Birthday Treats

Birthdays are an exciting time for children and our teachers celebrate each child on their birthday.

Please DO NOT send in anything for your child’s birthday. If anything is brought to school, we will unfortunately have to send it back home with your child.

Your child’s classroom teacher will ensure each child is recognised and celebrated on their birthday.

Parking and Safety Around The School

In the interest of safety and efficiency around the school during the busy drop-off and pick-up periods we ask that all families take note of the following:

1. Parking out the front of the school

Parking in the front carpark (in front of the school office) can be convenient, but parking and walking your child to the gate and then reversing out into traffic during drop-off and pick-up times it significantly impacts the flow of traffic. If you are walking your child to school or collecting them in the afternoon, please use the back car park or respectfully use nearby on-street parking.

2. Keeping the car park entrance clear

In the afternoons, it is very important that you do not park in the entrance to the back carpark. If the drive through line is full, please wait with your left indicator flashing while on Nelson Road. When the line starts to move, please move into the drive through zone without blocking the carpark entrance.

3. Turning left only out of car parks and drive through

In peak times, when families wait and try to turn right onto Wright Road from the drive through, it again, slows the whole drive through down - often to a complete stop. We are asking kindly that you turn left only out the drive through onto Wright Road. Similarly, when exiting the back car park please only turn left onto Nelson Road.

4. Side gate entrance

We have opened the side gate walkway again to allow an alternative entrance, rather than going through the Front Office. If you are walking your child to school, you are encouraged to use this entrance. 

Using the School Car Park

Please keep the following information in mind when using our school car parks:

· Maximum speed limit—10kph

· Use the marked car park areas—you must be parked prior to your children exiting your car—do not stop in the middle of the car park and let your children out while your car is still running.

· Look out for little people

· Please keep to designated walkways

· Only cross the carpark at the crossing provided

· The car park closest to the double yellow gates in the church carpark is only for those who have a Disabled Parking Permit. Please do not park there unless you have the permit. There are also 3 Disabled Carparks over by the main church entrance for those with the appropriate permits.

· No right turn is permitted out of the Car Park on Nelson Road. Please turn left and go round the roundabout.

Children need to be accompanied by an adult at all times in our car park.

If you arrive 10 minutes after the afternoon bell the car parks are usually less congested.

Asthma/Medical Records

Each year the school needs to update student asthma records. If your child is currently listed as asthmatic, please ensure you have supplied a current action plan to the school.

If your child has recently been diagnosed with asthma, please update and upload the plan in Consent2Go. If you are unable to do this, please call for information and help.

Medication

If your child requires regular medication to be administered during school hours, please send it to Student Services. Please note that staff may only give medication, prescribed by a doctor, in an original, labelled (with your child’s name) pharmacy container. Any other medication that your child requires must be in the original packaging, labelled with their name and clear instructions on how and when it may be administered.

Contact Details

If you move or have new mobile or home telephone numbers, please let the Front Office know. Children can get distressed if we are unable to contact parents because we do not have their current details. Please keep emergency contact details (eg grandma, aunty) up to date as well.

Student Absences

Please inform the school if your child is away or will be late to class either by:

· SMS on 0429 557 989

· email: reception@ppn.sa.edu.au

· Or phone on 8396 2577

For extended periods of absence please fill in the official Exemption Form.

Uniform Policy 2023

Below is a copy of the 2023 PPN Uniform Policy. We ask that you familiarise yourself with the details. In particular, please draw your attention to:

• School Bags - Prescott Primary Northern school bags are compulsory for all students. These are available for purchase from the Uniform Shop (and via Flexischools) if you have not done so already. 
• Jewellery - The following may be worn at school:
  • 3-4mm plain gold or silver stud in the lower ear-lobe (one stud per ear, females only)
  • Medical bracelets
  • Approved religious jewellery
• Watches - Functional, non-decorative watches with an inconspicuous band are allowed. Smart Watches must be on 'Flight Mode' for the entire time a student is at school.
• Hair - All hair should be a natural colour, clean cut and kept off the face. Hair must not be shaved shorter than a number two, or have lines cut either as a highlight or between the short and long parts of the hair.
  • Girls - Long hair must be tied back at all times; simple hair-clips, ties, scrunchies or ribbons in blue, black, maroon, red and white can be used.
  • Boys - Long hair mus be tied back at all time with a simple hair tie matching hair colour; buns are not permitted.
• Nails - Clear nail polish on natural nails only. 

Uniform Passes

There are times throughout the year when students do not wear a part of the uniform due to something unforeseen happening. When this occurs, the parent/carer is to write a note, send an email to info@ppn.sa.edu.au or an SMS to 0429 557 989 explaining the situation and the student will be issued with a uniform pass for the day.

Students will not be issued with a pass without first presenting a note from home.

A uniform notification will be issued to children without a uniform pass, and parents will be asked to address this promptly.

Safe School Procedures

School gates will be closed between 9:15am and 3:00pm for the safety of our students. If you are coming to the school between these times, come through the Office and ensure that you sign our visitors register on our iPad and take a visitor’s identification tag. If you are helping out anywhere in the school between these times, you should also sign our visitors’ register on our iPad and wear a visitor’s identification tag. By signing-in you are letting the office staff know where you are, so that you can be accounted for in an emergency situation. Parents who help regularly with reading, crafts, excursions etc, will be asked to complete a Volunteer Pack which will include a copy of their Police Report and our Prescott Schools Code of Conduct.