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Upper Concert: What’s the crime Mr Wolf?
Our Year 5 and Year 6 classes have been practicing for weeks for this moment. The upper primary concert is next week!
Join us on Thursday 26 October for the presentation of the hilariously though provoking What’s the crime Mr Wolf?
Two performances:
- 12noon Matinee show
- 6.30pm Evening performance
Science Week Competitions
As we celebrate science week ALL students are encouraged to be creative and innovative through our two Science Week Competitions.
Keep an eye out for a poster coming home later this week!
Middle and Upper Student Competition
Innovation challenge: Make Life Easier!
Your job is to make life easier for humans by inventing a new product OR improving an existing product. Whatever it takes to make life easier.
Here’s some examples to get your thinking:
- A mop that refills itself with water
- A lawnmower that automatically creates compost from the clippings
- A device that ties my shoes for me
- A moving petrol station on the back of a truck that drives down the highways.
Success Criteria
- Build a model of your product OR create a labelled A3 poster of your product.
- Submit your creation by Tuesday Week 3 Term 4 (31st October) to the Library
- Fill out the entry form in the Library on submission
- Strictly 1 submission per person
- Open to students in Years 3-6
Your creations will be displayed in the library. They must be collected and taken home by Monday 6th November (Week 4).
Students will view and vote on their favourites using tokens!
Lower Student Competition
Science themed colouring competition. Class teachers will distribute these shortly!
ADHD Awareness Month
Notification of Enrollment Changes
Please note that Prescott Primary Norther requires at least one terms notice when a family is leaving the school or a terms fees will apply. You recently received an email asking you to indicate if you are planning to re-enrol your child/ren in 2024. Please respond to this email by the end of this week to assist in our planning for the new year. If you are planning to withdraw your child for 2024, please notify the school.
Class Placement Considerations
We are currently working on class placements for 2024. There are many factors that go into making decisions about class placements and we use a program to try to balance the many competing demands. We are unable to guarantee requests will be granted, but if there is some extenuating circumstance you would like considered for your child, please email Mark Borresen (markborresen@ppn.sa.edu.au)
Uniform Shop
Term 4 is 'Change over of Season' where students need to be in Summer Uniform. There is a two-week grace period where they can wear either Winter or Summer Uniform.
By week 3, all students are required to be in full Summer Uniform.
Summer Uniform Reminder
As we transition to full summer uniform, please take note of the following:
- Students must wear either full winter, or full summer uniform until the end of week 2. They should not mix and match winter and summer uniforms. From week 3 all students must be in FULL summer uniform.
- For boys, summer uniform includes:
Short-sleeved blue Prescott shirt and tailored SA grey school shorts (not cotton cargo shorts)
Grey over the ankle socks - For girls, summer uniform includes:
Prescott summer dress, which touch the knee or below when standing upright.
Plain black/navy bike shorts may also be worn.
White over the ankle socks (no leggings) - All shoes must be laced, buckled or velcro polished black leader school shoes OR brown sandals (worn without socks)