2025 Sports Captains

Congratulations to the following students for being elected as the Captains of their sports houses this year. These students play an integral role in encouraging participation and good sportsmanship in events throughout the year, including our upcoming Sports Carnivals.

Eyre

1. Jasdeesh
2. Amos

Flinders

1. Secure
2. Lucas H

Yorke

1. Mercy
2. Pranav

Murray

1. Anureet
2. Neil

Story Time with PPN

On Monday we invited our little people, yet to start school, into our library for craft and story time. The beautiful thing about connecting with youngsters who are not yet talking, is the enhanced use of every other sense they can use. As we met around craft tables, containing cut outs of people joined together by hearts, our visitors decorated with sequins while adults chatted and became a part of Harmony Week at PPN. Mrs Blyde shared a story which reminded families that schools are a place where everyone is welcome. PPN is no exception to this message and Story Time is just one of many spaces where this can be seen and celebrated.

Nature Play

Bugs that crawl and bees that fly, can you spot the wings go by?
Patterns and textures all around, some on trees and some on the ground.

Nature play invites our PPN kids to investigate and let their curiosity guide them through the yard. This week it was all about bugs. Bugs to find, bugs to discover and bugs to create. As our students used paint pens to make bugs on rocks they recalled stories of finding grass hoppers at the start of the term in the nature play and beetles that they could hold. The beautiful bugs they made were very creative. What bugs can you discover in your backyard or community, maybe you could go on a bug hunt and find out?

This week has concluded our NAPLAN and everything went quite well.  Another exceptionally beautiful experience was the school tours which we had on Tuesday. We had parents looking to have their children join PPN mostly in Foundation for 2026.  

The highlight for me was the school captains’ speeches where they told the prospective parents about the things they have appreciated and enjoyed at PPN.  It was great to hear that among other things, our 2025 captains, all of whom have been here for seven years, appreciated the library as a learning space that encouraged them to read and gain knowledge beyond the classroom.  They talked about the Buddy system that allows them to have friendships with other year levels and the fun activities they do together.   They also spoke about our fundraising activities that go to help others in the school’s community.  Getting out of their comfort zones for school camps and the independence that has given them was mentioned.  Co-Curricular activities like music and sports were not missed as great opportunities to make new friends and build teamwork.  I felt very proud of our young people who demonstrated outstanding writing abilities and fantastic speaking skills.  Their school pride was evident in everything. 

It was pleasant to see the joy of our captains in sharing their experiences and so thankful because “your child matters.”  By extension, we all matter to God, and it is His will that we experience His goodness to us in the beautiful occurrences around us. I am wondering, this week, what have you deeply appreciated or enjoyed?   

Hey PPN Family,

Do you remember when we were younger and saying "sorry" seemed easier? Maybe it's just me, but as I grew older, apologising became more difficult. It’s interesting, isn’t it? "Sorry" is one of the first words our parents teach us when we’ve done something wrong, yet so many relationships suffer because people refuse to say this simple but powerful word.

Jesus emphasised the importance of apologising in Matthew 5:23-24 (NLT):

"So if you are presenting a sacrifice at the altar in the Temple and you suddenly remember that someone has something against you, leave your sacrifice there at the altar. Go and be reconciled to that person. Then come and offer your sacrifice to God."

Here, Jesus is speaking about situations where we’ve wronged someone and caused anger or hurt. He makes it clear that we need to make things right—immediately. Even if we are in the middle of worship, reconciliation should take priority.

Unresolved conflict doesn’t improve with time. It’s not like fine wine that gets better with age; it’s more like cancer that grows and destroys the longer it’s ignored.

So, if you’ve wronged someone, I encourage you to follow Jesus’ teaching and apologise—quickly. A heartfelt "sorry" has the power to heal wounds, restore relationships, and bring peace.

God bless,

Roland Talamaivao-Amituanai

Online safety resources for parents

The eSafety Commissioner (eSafety) is the Australian Government’s independent online safety regulator.

Their purpose is to help safeguard Australians at risk of online harms and to promote safer, more positive online experiences – particularly children.

As the first agency of its kind in the world, eSafety is at the forefront of preventing online risks, reducing the impacts of harms and building safer digital spaces.

Below are some important links and resources for PPN families. We encourage all families to look through the resources and discuss their children’s use of technology.

The eSafety Guide

https://www.esafety.gov.au/key-topics/esafety-guide

This guide provides a searchable list of apps, games and websites that your children may access, providing information about content, privacy and safety considerations.

Parent Resources

https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents/resources

The eSafety Commissioners Parent Resources provide a wide range of useful tools, videos and other resources that parents can read – and share with their children. Below are just two examples:

Issues and Advice

https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents/issues-and-advice

If you or your child are facing an issue with technology or online safety, the issues and advice provided by the eSafety Commissioner provide some useful next steps.

Welcome Mrs Roberts

If you’ve visited the front office recently it’s likely you’ve met Mrs Louise Roberts.

Mrs Robers has been around PPN a little before this role, helping in the office and working as a relief SSO. She comes to us with a range of experience, including SSO and reception roles.

Welcome to the PPN Family, Louise.

Sports Day Timetable