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Learning Expo
Our classroom doors were flung open, not just for students but for parents and family yesterday during PPN’s Learning Expo morning. Thank you to all those who stepped into to see their children learning and learning environment. If you didn’t the photos below show just a snippet of the joy and connection we experienced.
Sports Colours Day
On Friday, 23rd May, our school was bursting with colour and team pride as students and staff rocked up in their favourite team’s colours for PPN! From footy guernseys to cricket kits, soccer scarves to basketball singlets – it was brilliant to see everyone getting into the spirit.
With a gold coin donation and a heart to help, we raised funds for ADRA, an organisation doing amazing work to support people in need. What a blessing it is to be part of a community that loves to give back!
The action didn’t stop at the outfits recess and lunch turned into a full-on sports carnival:
Messi and Ronaldo lit up the oval with some cracking goals.
Ederson pulled off a save that had the crowd roaring.
Bumrah bowled some absolute rockets while Kohli smashed it to the boundary.
Tex Walker showed off his legendary footy boots with some booming kicks.
And yes – someone channelled Michael Jordan and nailed a half-court shot that had everyone cheering!
It was a top day filled with fun, laughter, and loads of team spirit.
All the money raised will go straight to ADRA, helping them continue their life changing work. Thank you to everyone who joined in – we’re so lucky to be part of a school that lives out its values and serves others with joy.
“Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.” – 1 Peter 4:10
Let’s keep the good vibes going and continue to make a difference – together!
Nature Tic-Tac-Toe
“Yes, I know how to play tic-tac-toe…can I play?”
“I’d like to play, can you show me how?”
“I’ve played noughts and crosses before but never with pieces like this.”
What a joy it was to welcome so many of you to our recent Learning Expo morning! Having parents walk through our classrooms and seeing students eagerly sharing their projects, reading their stories, and demonstrating their learning was a reminder of the incredible power of partnership between home and school.
At the heart of Christian education is the belief that we are all part of one body, working together for the growth of our children — academically, spiritually, and emotionally. As Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 12:12, “Just as a body, though one, has many parts... so it is with Christ.” When parents, teachers, and students unite in purpose and love, amazing things happen.
I might be biased, but I believe that amazing things are happening here at PPN every day!
Research continues to affirm what we already know— that children thrive when their parents are engaged in their education.
If you were not able to join us, I encourage you to stay connected with your child’s learning through communication with your teacher and engagement in homework and other school events when possible.
Thank you for partnering with us. Whether you were able to attend the Expo or support your child in other ways, know that your involvement matters deeply. Let us continue walking hand in hand, praying for our children, encouraging their gifts, and shaping hearts and minds for Christ.
This week during staff worship we looked at the difficulties in serving two masters. Jesus shares in His sermon on the mount that serving two masters’ will lead to the potential of loving one and hating the other. He relates this to money, if we are a slave to money, it becomes impossible to prioritize living a life that Jesus would be proud of properly.
Jesus expands past just worrying about money. Jesus adds that we, as his children, have nothing to worry about. God clothes the lilies, and they look beautiful. Each day He feeds the sparrows and they’re never left wondering where their next meal will come from.
So why is it that we worry and riddle ourselves with anxiety?
God loves us, His children so much more than the lilies of the field so of course he’ll help clothe us, God loves us so much more than the sparrows so of course he’ll help feed us each day. Our little ones here at school, in comparison to how we advance through life, are relatively care-free. And that’s the faithful and trusting spirit that Christ encourages us to have also.
I pray that through your trials and celebrations, the highs and the lows, the wins and the losses, that you’ll keep God at the forefront of your minds. Remember that all good things come from Him and that He can help you through anything. Just as he’s there for the daily needs of the lilies, for the daily needs of the sparrows. God loves you and wants to be the answer to your every need.
Resilience Myth Busting
In the labyrinth of parenting advice, certain myths persist like stubborn weeds. Let’s unravel a few of these myths and discover the real pathways to nurturing resilience in our children.
Myth #1 "Helicopter parenting is hurting our kids."
Helicopter parenting is named for the tendency of some parents to ‘hover’ over their children.
Parental involvement is related to positive life experiences in our children. Our children value high levels of parental involvement. They want us in their lives. They want to be in ours. They require it. They experience elevated feelings of worth, wellbeing and, by default, resilience.
What they do not require is developmentally inappropriate levels of control. Clearly, when taken to extremes, evidence demonstrates that too much “helicoptering” is unhelpful and unhealthy, and may be harmful.
To build resilience, we need to trust that our children can do things on their own. Then we must give them the space to try. By all means, stand close and support. But don’t ‘do’. Don’t control. And when they fail, don’t fix. Instead, console and then ask, ‘What do you think you should do now?’
Myth #2 "Praise helps kids resilience."
Believe it or not, words of praise can hamper both a child’s motivation, as well as their creativity. We sometimes create praise junkies, unwilling to try anything without our approval.
So what are we to do? No correction, no praise? What on earth are we meant to say next time our children show us their drawings?
Try this:
• Narration. Talk through what you see, without judgment, noticing the little details. “I see that you drew a big happy face on the sun in this picture.”
• Ask for their opinion. Intrinsic motivation is far more powerful than extrinsic motivation, and we help them get to their intrinsic motivation by prioritising their opinion over ours. “There’s a lot of different colours in this painting, can you tell me why you chose all those colours?”
• Express gratitude. A sincere thank you never fails. “You drew this for me? Thank you!”
• Say what you see. Describe the emotions you see in your child as a result of what they have done. “You look really happy with the drawing you did.”
Much like sticks and stones, words can be powerful. Through them, we can help our children develop a love of learning, a willingness to experiment, and foster their creativity.
Myth #3 "Kids just need to toughen up."
It is a myth that we need to “toughen our children up”, whether they are two days old, two months old, two years old, or twenty-two years old. The world will throw enough at them. Instead, we need to be a safe place for them to land and be supported when life gets challenging.
Resilience in children grows through experiencing appropriate levels of stress, balanced with nurturing care and support.
Experiencing stress can actually help to make your child resilient, but only when they are developmentally capable of facing it. An illustration of this is how working out in a gym puts stress on your body which can increase strength and stamina. But if your muscles are already strained or injured, you do more harm than good. Too much resistance via adversity and challenge at too young an age can incapacitate our children, increasing their fragility.
(Source: Resilience Myth Busting – Happy Families)
Pupil Free Day
Story Time With Prescott
Families with young children are welcome to come and join in with craft, toys and story time in the PPN library.
Join us from 10am – 11am via the school front office.
Why not invite a family you know to come along?
Join us for a School Tour
Do you know someone who is interested in enrolling at PPN? Encourage them to join us for a school tour next week so they can join the PPN family too.
Enrolments 2026
2026 Foundations are almost full so any siblings need to be registered as soon as possible. There are limited spots in some other grades, so please get your registrations of interest in quickly or risk missing out.
School Improvement Survey
All school families received an invitation to participate in Adventist Schools Australia’s Parent Survey this week. Your responses to this survey will be 100% anonymous.
Parents' views assist us to provide a more accurate, reliable, and equitable picture than is obtained using only staff and student measures. We would like to encourage you to participate in this survey, as the more data gathered, the more this will assist us in providing the best possible educational experiences for our students.
The survey will be ‘live’ through to the close of business on Friday 30th of May. Thank you for your participation- it is greatly appreciated.
Chicken Permissions
If you haven’t yet completed the permissions request sent via Consent 2 Go for your child to interact with our chickens please do so ASAP. A reminder was sent via email earlier today.
Are You Signed Up To Seesaw?
If you haven’t signed up and connected to your child’s class in Seesaw please do so by downloading the Seesaw App from either the Apple App Store or Google Play Store, or simply go to app.seesaw.me
Seesaw is now being used across the school to help support the connection between home and school. Please note that all formal communication, including behaviour, academic or attendance updates need to be sent via email or by calling the school. For further information please read PPN's Seesaw Guidelines for Families available here.
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