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Weet-Bix TRYathlon Launch
PPN hosted Adelaide's Launch Event for the Weet-Bix TRYathlon 2020 series. Thank you to the families who came along and supported the free breakfast. We held a special assembly to learn about how we can register to participate in the Adelaide TRYathlon on Sunday April 5th.
- Entries are open for the Adelaide Weet-Bix TRYathlon on Sunday 5th April 2020.
- The TRYathlon is all about giving it a TRY and is a rewarding and fun day out for you and your child.
- Participants need to be aged 6-15 years old on event day, and can complete the TRYathlon as an individual or in a team of two.
- To enter the TRYathlon visit www.tryathlon.com.au
- This year Our school is taking part in the Adelaide Weet-bix Kids TRYathlon. Join us on the day by entering at www.tryathlon.com.au and selecting the School when prompted.
New Baby for Mr & Mrs Campbell
We would like to welcome Kaleb Joel Campbell to our Prescott Family. Mr and Mrs Campbell welcomed Kaleb to their family on the 16th of February. We wish them all the best as they enjoy getting to know their little boy.
I was working away the other day and the thought came into my head, “You need more time.” I had probably had that thought millions of times in my life, but for some reason, the thought jumped out at me on this occasion. Time . . . An interesting concept when you start thinking about it. So important once you get to reflecting on it and especially when you start to relate it to people. What was it Einstein (The originator of the theory of relativity) said? “When you sit with a nice girl for two hours, it seems like two minutes; when you sit on a hot stove for two minutes, it seems like two hours. That’s relativity.” Time really is a precious gift though, because it isn’t something we can get back and it’s something that indicates what we value. I think that value amplifies things when it comes to our thoughts around our kids growing up or losing ones we love and hopefully this helps provide us with clarity rather than confusion when we make our life choices and consider our reflections. One thing is for sure, spending time with those we care about is very important, not least of all our kids. Here is an article I read and it talks about spending time with our kids and offers some suggestions for how to do it better. I hope you find it thought provoking and helpful.
“The need to spend time with their parents differs for different kids. For some, there’s no end to the time they’d spend with you. However, other kids feel differently. There’s no right answer.
I’m fortunate to have the flexibility that allows me to spend a great deal of time with my children. However, my nine year old daughter wants to spend more time with me. My eleven year old son, on the other hand, is content either way.
Australia ranks first
According to a recent study Australian parents rank number one among OECD countries (including most of Europe, North America, the UK and Finland) when it comes to spending time with their kids. The lion’s share of this time is still invested by mums, but Australian dads are ahead of those from many other countries, averaging around 70 minutes a day with their children.
The source of misplaced parental guilt
According to research published in the Journal of Marriage and Family, not spending enough time with children is the biggest source of parental guilt in Australia.
The researchers also found that it’s quality, not quantity of time children spend with parents that’s important for their emotional wellbeing, achievement and behaviour for kids aged 3-11 years. The researchers concluded that volume of time doesn’t matter. It’s much more important how time is spent with your children when you are together. This in no way advocates for absentee parenting. It’s about making the most of the family time you have and reducing feelings of stress for you if you can’t be around as much as you’d like to be.
Here are some ideas to help make sure you optimise the time you spend with your kids:
Create a tradition of one-on-one time with each of your kids around an activity that you both enjoy, such as a cafe catch up over a milkshake, shooting hoops or playing a favourite board game
Read regularly to each other, as these are special times of connection, especially in bed at night
Eat meals together as a family so you can all catch up and connect – this is worth its weight in gold when it comes to quality time
Pay attention to your children, watching for cues that they’re in need of extra time with you
Adolescents benefit from spending extra time with their parents. Through interactions with their parents teenagers can learn to make better decisions about their health, improve their academic achievement and experience better wellbeing
Take an interest in their interests. Connect with your children through the activities that they value such as music, sport or games, even if they aren’t hobbies you don’t normally enjoy. Your kids will appreciate you making the effort and will respond accordingly
Be present when you’re with your kids. Research shows our minds can wander up to 47% of the time when we are with our loved ones. If you’re present with our kids, you won’t miss out on nearly half of that precious time.
Be mindful of the importance of unstructured time for kids. That is, time they spend playing alone or with siblings and friends. Play is essential for our kids’ wellbeing and development. Play changes as our kids grow up but as long as whatever they’re doing is child-led, it’s play. This is the time to leave them to it.” (Richardson, 2019)
Have a great “time” with your kids this week,
Mark B
Before and After School Procedures
School Instagram
Do you have an Instagram account? Do you follow our school on Instagram? If not, jump on Instagram and follow prescottnorthern to see school highlights and weekly events that happen here at PPN. This is also a great way to share with family and friends what life at PPN looks like!
Uniform Shop Hours
Uniform Shop Open Tuesday and Thursday 3:00pm – 3:30pm for single items and second hand browsing.
Fittings 3:30pm – 4:30pm with an appointment made through the front office.
Online orders through Flexischools to be in by 4:00pm for delivery next school day to your child’s classroom.
Please ensure all second hand uniforms you wish to put up for sale are of good quality. All sales of second hand items are cash only.
Consent2Go
A reminder that Prescott Primary Northern has engaged the services of Consent2Go to provide a better way to manage medical data and excursion processes. Some of you will have already received an email that asks you to update your students profile, if not you can go to this link:
Enter your email (parent) that has been supplied to the school and the student update link for your child will be sent to your email account. When you receive this, you need to then press the red button that says 'click here to update details'.
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