On Thursday, September 10^th the School Choir performed the musical ‘Acorns to Oaks’ for Combined Worship. The School band made a wonderful contribution as they assisted Mrs Howard and Mrs Charity with the Song Service.

Prescott Primary Northern students enjoyed watching the choir members as they helped Mr Mac Donald with his harvest, and at the same time learning valuable lessons, about growing in Christ. There were some cheeky birds and some rumour weeds. Alfred, one of the farm hands tried several inventions to help with the with harvest. His final contraption brought in a wonderful ‘harvest’ of food for those in need.

Choir members were excited to present the musical that night, to their parents in an evening concert.

The many boxes and bags of food that were donated, were presented to Pastor Jan Pollock at Assembly on Monday morning. They will be gratefully received by the ADRA pantry at the Trinity Gardens S.D.A Church.

Thank you for generosity and for your support of the school choir.

Dianne Jose

Spring Has Sprung

The Nature Playground has been a burst of activity this week, thanks to the wonderful donation of flowers from Northpark Market. Our students have loved the colourful flowers and the creativity in their play that these flowers have inspired. Thanks, Northpark Market for your kindness and generosity.

I used to think that I preferred the freedom of uncertainty over the constraints of rigidity. This year has really challenged that thinking though. Continuous uncertainty is draining. In my work role, my mind is constantly whirring going through possible scenarios and solutions to the point where it is taxing and I just have to switch it off.  I know that many from our community have family interstate and overseas and the uncertainty around when they will be able to be together again is weighty.  I have said it before and will no doubt say it again, our children take their cues from us as adults. Those cues are given both in words, but also in unspoken ways like our attitudes and feelings. They look to us for certainty and consistency, particularly in times of great change. That means that we need to be in a position to provide those cues for them, which in turn means we need to be in a place ourselves, to be able to do that. So this week I have an article to share about the importance of adults taking care of their own well being to be able to best care for our kids. I hope you find it helpful.

“The coronavirus pandemic and its associated disruptions are beginning to take a toll on our mental health and wellbeing. You don’t need to look far in your community or social networks to identify a worrying trend of people experiencing a range of challenging emotions including mood swings, despair, anger, sullenness and lack of motivation.

People who usually pride themselves on being able to manage most difficulties that come their way now find themselves suddenly unable to cope, leading to a profound sense of disappointment. A number of people have spoken about feeling guilty for being a less than perfect parent, partner, teacher, work colleague or friend during these times.

This inability to cope is understandable. Our capacity to adapt to acutely stressful situations such as natural disasters has been severely depleted by the long-term nature of the pandemic. It’s common in situations of great uncertainty to feel exhausted and experience periods of burnout. Coupled with this is a sense of loss that many people feel – loss of connection to friends and family, loss of freedom and a loss of a way of life.

There is no handbook for functioning in a pandemic however it’s apparent that we need to accept that our lives will be different for some time. It also helps to expect less of yourself, which is the opposite to how high-achievers and perfectionists ordinarily operate. Feeling comfortable with uncertainty takes some getting used to as most of us have an innate wish to feel in control.

Daily wellbeing treats

Self-care is a proven remedy to most wellbeing ailments, but it’s ironic that for many of us our self-care activities have been restricted by the coronavirus. Coffee with friends, a massage or a visit to the gym and other such activities are out for many people. However, this doesn’t mean that we should neglect our mental health and wellbeing. Instead we need to look closer to home for our regular wellbeing treats. Things that help include regular deep breathing to start the body’s relaxation response, finding hidden exercise opportunities to promote mood-enhancing endorphins and spending time each day in calm-inducing green space.

Resilience bank account

During my conversations one person described living in this era as “always feeling a little off balance, like standing in a dinghy in a rough sea and not knowing when the storm will pass.” 

Our mental reserves are constantly been called upon, so it’s necessary to build regular practices into our lives that build our resilience. Hopefully, most of us had bulging resilience bank accounts before the pandemic hit but it’s never too late start. Attending to areas such as sleep, good nutrition, regular exercise, relationship-building and self-care help keep our resilience buckets filled up.

Humans are adaptive and can get better at anything with practice, including living through a once in a century pandemic and all the changes it brings to our lives.” (Grose, 2020)

Please take some time to care for your parent wellbeing this week,

Mark B

And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:7

Knowing that we are loved is a powerful thing and in the same way feeling unloved can be crippling.  In John chapter 9, there is a story about a man who was blind from birth but Jesus miraculously heals him. Before this man was healed, he would have grown up believing that he was blind because God had cursed him, as this was the worldview of the day. The feeling of being rejected and unloved by God would have hammered his self-worth but everything changes when his sight is restored.

When Jesus heals this blind man, he realises for the first time in his life that he is a child of God and that God really loves him. This fills him with great worth, courage and passion, and he ends up defending Jesus against the religious leaders and making them look silly.  We see a great example of this in John 9:24-25:

The leaders called the man back and said, “Swear by God to tell the truth! We know that Jesus is a sinner.”  The man replied, “I don’t know if he is a sinner or not. All I know is that I used to be blind, but now I can see!

You are a child of God and he loves you.  May this truth fill you with great worth, courage and passion today.

God bless,

Roland Talamaivao-Amituanai

Enrolment Intentions for 2021

Prescott Primary Northern is currently planning for 2021 and we are requesting confirmation of enrolment intentions for next year. An online form has been sent out via Consent2Go regarding this, please complete this online form as soon as possible.

School Fees – 2021

Following a very difficult financial year for many of our families, we have decided to hold our Fee Increase for next year to only 2%. We hope this benefits our families in challenging times.

Fun Run

Fun Run Timetable

Uniform Shop 

Change of Uniform season is fast approaching!!

The Uniform Shop is NOT open this coming holidays. Next term will be Summer Uniform so please call the Front Office on 8396 2577 to book your appointment as there are limited times available.

Monday	12/10/20	3:00 - 4:30pm
Tuesday	13/10/20	3:00 - 4:30pm
Wednesday	14/10/20	3:00 - 4:30pm
Thursday	15/10/20	3:00 - 4:30pm
Monday	19/10/20	3:00 - 4:30pm
Tuesday	20/10/20	3:00 - 4:30pm
Wednesday	21/10/20	3:00 - 4:30pm
Thursday	22/10/20	3:00 - 4:30pm

Alternatively, all clothing is available online. The NEW SPORTS clothing is a small make so you may like to order a larger size.

Mozzarella Mondays

Parking Around The School

1. Parking out the front of the school- 
We are noticing a lot of parents parking in the front area of the school, walking to the single gate and dropping off, only to return to the car minutes later and reversing out into traffic. We understand the convenience but parking here and reversing out is stopping the flow of traffic from the drive through zone. We are asking that if you are walking your child onto our school grounds or collecting them in the afternoons, please use the back car park.

2. Keeping the car park entrance clear
As mentioned in a hand out, it is very important that you please do not park in the entrance to the back car park. If the drive through line is full, please wait with your left indicator flashing while on Nelson Road. When the line starts to move, then feel free to move into the drive through zone but please don't block the car park entrance.

3. Turning left only out of car parks and drive through
In peak times, when families wait and try to turn right onto Wright Road from the drive through, it again, slows the whole drive through down - often to a complete stop. We are asking kindly that you turn left only out the drive through onto Wright Road. 

4. Side gate reopened! 
We have cleared the temporary storage near the Front Office and are happy to open this walkway again to allow an alternative entrance, rather than going through the Front Office.

Please remember the current restrictions still in place (No adults entering classrooms unless you sign on in the Front Office).

We hope to continue to develop the parking around the school so it runs as smoothly as possible. 

Daily Health Check

Prescott College

If you would like to hold a stall at this year's fete, please email your details to jimbrogno@prescottcollege.sa.edu.au to receive a registration form.

Northpark Market

My OSHC

Summer Camps

Net Set Go

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Grasshopper Soccer