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Win At Interschool Chess Tournament
On Friday the 5th of April, a group of students from our Chess Club travelled to Whitefriars Primary School to play in an Interschool Chess Tournament. We usually head to Tyndale for these, however, due to the Year 6 camp in Week 11, we decided to enter another zone’s tournament. All the team members were on their best game, and Prescott came first!! We were very excited for 6 players to finish in the top 12 players of the day, with Andrea being the top girl finishing in third place out of all the players. Well done, also to Sophia and Kareem, and also Tyson (the youngest player) who on their first tournament, each won 4 out of 7 games. We are very proud of the team’s great effort and more importantly, their wonderful sportsmanship. Well done everyone.
Year 7 Camp
Year 6 Camp
Animals Anonymous Visit
The Foundation classes had an exciting visit today from Animal Anonymous. We were able to see and touch different Australian animals like a Tawny Frogmouth, Rufous Bettong, Freshwater Crocodile, Mertens’ Water Monitor and a Squirrel Glider that jumped from one person to another right in front of us. We had lots of fun and enjoyed learning so much about these Australian animals.
North Wing Update
Habits. We all have them. Healthy habits. Unhealthy habits. Good habits. Bad habits. Habits are powerful…they influence our character. These habits don't just happen overnight, they are behaviours that we repeat until they become second nature. A couple of weeks ago, Pastor Roland spoke about developing healthy habits while leading out in staff worship. He spoke about starting small…having a realistic goal…something attainable, and when you find yourself achieving this, extend and grow. He was specifically speaking about spending time with God and having devotional habits that will grow your relationship with Him. This week, Mr Campbell has been leading out in staff worship and the focus has been on habits, with special attention to our eternal habits: devotional, prayer life and service habits. He shared a quote with us by Warren Buffet that really resonated with him. Buffet claimed "Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken". This extended my thinking beyond my prayer life and challenged me with little habits that aren't necessarily positive, that perhaps seem too hard to break. This then led me to thinking about what habits am I displaying that may be influencing others, especially our precious students.
Healthy habits are important to instil in the lives of our children. If they can develop healthy habits early on in life, this can bring lifelong benefits. What healthy habits do you wish to grow in your children? A love for Jesus? Good social skills? A love for learning? Good manners? Healthy food choices and physical activities? A respect for the world they live in? A love of nature? Strong family values? The best way I believe to develop these habits in our children is to be a role model and set a good example. Exhibit your best to encourage their best. Celebrate their positive habits. Spend time educating your children about their choices and be realistic with your expectations. Habits are like a muscle…the more you use it…the more it grows.
A few years ago, our Admin team travelled to New Zealand to participate in our biannual Leadership Conference for Administrators in our Adventist Schools. One of the keynote speakers spoke about the brain, the power of the brain and the brain pathways. I remember being shocked at something that was shared about our brain that connects to our daily habits. I believe it was said that about 40% of our daily actions are not conscious decisions we choose to make, but are habits! Habits shape our lives and for something to become a habit, it is said that we must repeat the activity at least 21 times or for 21 days before a new habit takes root in our brain.
I have sought the wisdom of some of our Year 5 students in regards to the importance of developing healthy habits in their lives and what are some of their habits they are trying to grow or even break in their own lives. I should have asked them earlier in the week and they could have written this article for me as the wisdom they shared with me is beyond their years! I questioned them whether habits could be good or bad and they responded with a strong yes. I was informed that we probably shouldn't make habits so big that we can't stop them, even if we want to and that good habits can be challenging. I was told that habits are formed when you act upon something more than once, and a good way to develop good habits is to pretend that something is already a habit and do it until it becomes a habit. Some habits these students are trying to develop and break include learning to encourage others instead of being quick to mimic people, learning to keep their mouth quiet when their reaction will only make things worse, cleaning and helping around the house instead of arguing with siblings and stop biting their nails. I was impressed that these students could see the connection between creating habits and breaking habits, as well as the importance of having significant adults in their lives modelling these good habits to them. I asked these students to reflect upon the quote by Wayne Buffet I shared earlier in this article about chains of habit. One wise child explained that the chains of habit develop when you don't notice they have increased until it is too late. Another child expanded on this and said that you need a key to your heart to unlock any bad habits as your heart controls your choices. Wow! What insight from our children - we can learn so much from them.
As I close, I would like to take this opportunity to thank our school families for a wonderful term. I am exhausted just even thinking of all the amazing events, learning and activities that have taken place in these last 11 weeks. We wish you all a blessed Easter season and special time with your family and look forward to the new opportunities that Term 2 will bring.
Blessings,
Tamara Bernoth
This week I am enjoying the company of our Year 7 students in Canberra. Together we have been participating in many great experiences and learning about our nation’s capital and government. One thing that was of particular interest to me was the design and layout of Canberra and Parliament House.
Canberra is unique as it is the only capital city to have been built from the ground up to an overall master plan. Walter Burley Griffin won the competition to design the city. He prepared his design with the help of his wife Marion, also an architect. Griffin's design saw the heart of the city laid out around a large triangle on two major perpendicular axes, a water axis that today stretches along Lake Burley Griffin, and a ceremonial land axis stretching from Parliament House on Capital Hill north-eastward to the Australian War Memorial at the foot of Mt Ainslie.
Romaldo Giurgola won the competition to design the new parliament house. As a student he had studied Griffin’s design of Canberra and admired what he was trying to do. So, in keeping with Griffin’s vision, Giurgola’s design made sure that the current parliament would not be built on top of the hill, as this would symbolise government imposed upon the people. He said the building should nest within the hill and symbolically rise out of the Australian landscape. He didn’t want the parliamentarians to rule above the people. He wanted them to come down to their level and stand proudly WITH the people of the country.
So parliament was built into Capital Hill, not above the city. One million cubic metres of earth and rock were removed from the hill to make way for the building. The central zone of Parliament House was placed within the two curved walls and covered over with grass to recreate the shape of the hill.
This concept of parliamentarians ruling with the people prompts me to think. As we head towards Easter, have you every reflected why Jesus came down to earth? He came and lived on earth and was tempted and tried every day. He didn’t stay in Heaven and rule from above, rather, He came down to our level and took our sin on the cross. All we have to do is accept Jesus' sacrifice and claim eternal life.
Combined Chapel
This week Chapel will be combined for all year levels at 10:00am, Thursday in the hall.
Gumboots for Nature Play
One of the most popular sections of our Nature Play is our giant sandpit and water pump. The creativity and problem-solving displayed here is amazing. We love seeing the children work together to create tunnels, dams and castles.
We have noticed that some of our children who regularly play in the sandpit and with the water pump are having difficulty keeping their shoes looking presentable. Instead of discouraging the sandy, wet play, or asking our families to buy new shoes on a more regular basis, we are allowing our students to bring their own pair of gumboots to school to be worn when playing in the sand pit and with the water. The gumboots cannot be worn in place of school shoes in any other activity than sandpit and water (eg. Playing soccer or climbing on the log scramble). Classrooms will have a designated area to store these gumboots if you wish to send along named gumboots to stay at school. Gumboots can be purchased from places such as Kmart, Big W or Target, ranging from $8 - $20.
Nature Play
Pupil Free Day
Bread Tags for Wheelchairs
Autism Awareness Month
Casual Day Fundraiser
Entertainment Books Now Available
Uniform Shop
North Eastern District SAPSASA Cross Country
Nineteen students ranging from Year 4 to Year 9 traveled to North Adelaide to represent our school at the North Eastern District SAPSASA Cross Country event last Thursday 4th April. Competing in their age categories, each student ran either a 2km or 3km race against around 40 other students. I was impressed to see the comradery, commitment and enthusiasm of our students as competitors and spectators.
At the end of the day, the following students were in the top 10 place getters for their race;
Zander Lillehagen - 1st
Alanna Robson - 1st
Seth Robson - 4th
Andrea Badea - 9th
Simon Ghallab - 9th
Marilla Maticic - 8th
Hirum Sandelin-McCann - 4th
Jonah Hatchard - 8th
Scout Lomax - 9th
We will be informed of the final assembled team who will compete at the State X Country championships in June. Thank you to the many parents who supported our students at this event- it was a great day to celebrate the talents of them all!
Basketball
CHEESEBALLS - GOOD SPORTS
Last week Prescott’s Radioactive Cheeseballs played against Pedare Blue.
Seeing early that the Cheeseballs were the dominant team (the Cheeseballs doubling Pedare’s score by half time), some modified measures were decreed to help level the playing field, including our “Penguin” and “Stuck in the Mud” Defensive strategies.
Nate most readily adopted the restrictive approach and leading the way, also nvolved team-mates on offence, helping achieve the team mission - for everyone to score.
A slightly subdued top-point-getter Gawar scored 12 of the Cheeseballs’ 36 points, followed by Alanna and Seth, both on six apiece.
Akoul and Alex continue to shine and Farid won himself some put-back baskets.
Overall, a comfortable win and good display of sportsmanship.
Coach HATCHARD
WILDCATS - EQUALLY GOOD SPORTS
Zukiah and Kailtyn were instrumental in last week’s friendly shoot-out against the Good Shepherd Shooters.
With a more-than-comfortable 15 point half-time lead, the Wildcats adjusted to a new 2-2-1 defence (seeing our talls banished to the 3-point line), allowing the shooters to gain a respectable score by game’s end (having gone down to league leaders, the Bullets 95:2 only two weeks prior) and the Wildcats, like their Cheeseball compatriots, with a bit of planning and effort, also managed to get everyone present on the board (Jonah top scoring on 5, followed closely by Tanner on 4).
Gem, our resilient rookie, found himself the unsuspecting centre of attention on a number of occasions, swamped by as many as 4 Shooters at the same time.
Sade, lifted by the presence of her own personal cheer squad, played intensely, affording older brother, Zukiah, the scope to play a more relaxed game.
Scout enjoyed his usual stealthy stealing game, and is gradually getting some assists worthy of his positioning.
Thanks to Mrs Koczwara for scoring.
Coach HATCHARD
Prescott College
Free Kittens
Salisbury Plays
We are very excited to share that the City of Salisbury will be bringing Salisbury Plays to Mawson Lakes Boulevard on Sunday 14 April, 12-3pm . This event attract between 2500-3000 local residents from the community for some Games, Sports, Fun & Food!
The Salisbury Plays events are all about celebrating new and existing spaces to play and providing residents with the opportunity to interact with local clubs and groups. The event enables us to showcase and offer a range of different activities for families to come and enjoy. From sport and recreational activities, competitions and information stalls to local food produce and entertainers, it’s a fantastic opportunity to get the community together.
FREE Activities include;
Fishing Competition
Pop up library and games
Karate
Art crafts
Easter Bunny appearance
Mawson Lakes Lions Cakes
Raffles and Face painting
Early Learning activities
Kids Basketball
Irish Dancing
Tennis and Squash Inflatables
Jumping Castle
Adult and kids yoga
Balloons with Tei
State Soccer
My OSHC - Pupil Free Day
Swimvac School Holiday Program
Squash Lessons
School Holiday Sports Clinics
