School Highlights
Growing Connections at PPN
What do you get when you cross a sunny Monday morning, 450 + students and a bunch of hula hoops? Why...a whole lot of fun and school spirit is what!
To celebrate this year's Bullying No Way! theme of Growing Connections, the whole of PPN came together as one big family to participate in a gigantic hoop pass challenge.
Students across the year levels stood together, side by side, hands entwined, to connect and recognise the importance of creating a safe and inclusive community.
The activity was aimed at helping our student grow their connections by:
- Creating physical connections by holding hands.
- Creating emotional connections by using words of encouragement, kind words, helping one another, working as a team, being respectful and being inclusive.
- Creating spiritual connections by coming together as a whole school to celebrate community and work towards a common goal.
The students rose to the challenge and really showcased their kind and loving spirits.
If you would like more information about the week, including ways to speak with your children about how to be kind, safe and respectful of others, head to the Bullying No Way! website at
Year 5 Connects with Prescott College
While our Year 6s have been visiting Prescott College during the year, our Year 5 students have been watching on jealously. Today, they got their own chance to visit, and in many ways begin their transition to high school. Our students played soccer darts, made and decorated grass men, and went on a scavenger hunt around the school.
Year 6 Excursion to the City
On Tuesday, our three Year 6 classes ventured into the city to explore the Migration Museum and the Art Gallery of South Australia. Through a hands-on, interactive activity students learned about the experiences of people who have migrated to Australia and gained a personal insight into their stories before and after arriving. At the Art Gallery, students took in a range of Australian artwork, while reflecting on the techniques and insights, and learning new skills for their own art practice.
Hapa zome
Have you ever seen the Japanese artform of Hapa zome? It’s a beautiful print making skill that uses natural items and a rubber mallet to transfer the colours from the plants onto a piece of material. The students had a chance to try their skills of Hapa zome making this week. We had some precut triangles of calico and a rubber mallet and a beautiful selection of leaves and flowers for the students to choose from. Some with orange, yellow, pink, purple and green. They laid out their design on a board then they put a piece of material on the design, then using the rubber mallet, hammered the material into the natural pieces to print the colour onto the fabric. The students were amazed at the beautiful colours and patterns that were left and enjoyed the process of hammering the board to find the print. When they have dried, see if you can find the beautiful bunting created by our students hung around the Nature Playground Space.
