Choir trip to Berri

On 25 to 26 August, the Prescott Primary Northern school choir went on an overnight trip to Berri in the Riverland. We travelled up by bus and presented our musical ‘The Runaway’ for the members at the Berri SDA Church. The students did very well and we received some positive comments about how loud and clear their words were in the songs. The Church members put on a delicious lunch for us which we enjoyed before we headed off to a playground in Barmera. The weather was perfect as the students explored the interesting equipment and went for a walk along the lake. After our evening meal, Mr Davis organized a fun games night for everyone. It was great to have some of the local church members join us.

We woke up Sunday morning ‘reasonably’ well rested to a cold, foggy day. Everyone was keen to have our yummy breakfast and then we packed up ready to drive to the Monash playground. The Maze and Big Swing were popular activities, even some of the teachers got to have a turn before we travelled to Renmark for lunch.

It was a great weekend. A big thank you to Mr Borresen, Mr Davis, Mr Mackay, Mrs Stackelroth, Mrs Howard and Casey Wood for all of their help.

Dianne Jose

(Choir Coordinator)

Year 6 Visits to Prescott College

Year 6 students have been regularly attending Prescott College to be extended in the areas of Design and Technology, Mathematics and Science by specialist teachers and high school facilities. This will continue throughout this term, to enable all students to design and produce a pot stand, investigate chemical and physical changes in the laboratories and be challenged in mathematics.

Year 6 - Poetry in Action

Last week Year 6 students, with the College Drama and English students, attended an enthusiastic performance by the theatre company ‘Poetry in Action’ at Prescott College. The students thoroughly enjoyed learning about the power of language through poetry.

Year 7 Excursion to Lochiel Park and Lightsview

On Tuesday, the Year 7's visited Lochiel Park and Lightsview to explore and investigate the innovative and sustainable design decisions that had been made to create a modern livable space. We compared these relatively new suburbs to our own suburbs and saw the ways in which people are planning spaces to protect the environment, encourage community and reduce waste and pollution. The Year 7's will use this experience to develop their own future city ideas.

"I enjoyed learning about how you can use the natural environment to help filter the wastewater" -Youssef

"I liked how the public spaces encouraged to exercise." -Birthday girl, Caitlin

"I was surprised at how many playgrounds were available at Lightsview" - Ava

"I liked how the public toilet played music." - Lula

"I liked how the new playgrounds had fun and interactive equipment." - Amber