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Fun Run 2020
Interschool Chess Champs
Although a very small tournament this term, we congratulate the Prescott team in coming first place on Monday at the Interschool Chess Tournament, played at Tyndale Christian School.
A very big congratulations to Dylan who was the only player (out of both Primary and Secondary division) that won every single game that he played. Aishwarya was a close second, winning top girl player of the tournament and 6/7 games. As always, the Prescott team were great sports, and such good representatives for their school. Well done, team, I am so proud of you all. We now excitedly qualify for the STATE tournament in October.
Mrs. Vice
Band Performance
We are in the final week of Term 3 and looking forward to a break for a couple of weeks before the final term. Thank you for your patience again this term with the COVID restrictions. We will continue to adjust school activities around restrictions and do our best to include families as much as possible. It was great to see many of our parents out on the back oval for Fun Run – almost a bit of normality. Term 4 is looking like a very busy one as we try to fit in adapted versions of events we were unable to have earlier in the year.
In staff worship yesterday morning, Pastor Roland shared with us about a documentary on the impacts of social media he had seen recently. While the documentary has received varying reviews from enlightening to misleading, it got me thinking about how important it is for us to be discerning in what we take in from media. In particular, social media given the algorithms that are analysing our habits and sharing more things with us.
Discernment is sort of an old-fashioned word. The Cambridge Dictionary defines discernment as “the ability to judge people and things well.” I like that. Making good judgements about who we hang out with, who we go into business, what we believe to be true and what evidence we use for making judgements, are all really important things for us, and when you think more about it, really important for our kids. The rise of popularity and access to media and importantly, social media, has made it more important than ever for us to model and teach discernment in these areas to our children.
I made a very poor attempt at this with my children as they were growing up. We would watch a movie as a family. At the end of it, I would ask analytical questions about what the message of the movie was, what the philosophical underpinnings of the message might be, and where those philosophical underpinnings might take us if we follow through to a logical conclusion. Imagine watching a lovely Disney movie and having your father do that at the end. My questions were usually met with something like, “Stop it, dad. You’ve just wrecked another movie. Can’t we just watch it and not think?” My answer was, “No”. I am not sure I was able to achieve what I wanted as far as helping my children be more discerning, but the intention was good.
In these times of intense media exposure on our children, I think it vitally important we help our children to develop discernment skills around what they allow to influence them and their thoughts. Even something as basic as a discussion around the Social Media documentary with your teenager, analysing that documentary, would be a great opportunity to start an ongoing conversation.
Have a wonderful couple of weeks break with your kids,
Mark B
Faith and the Fuel Light
‘I told you, but you didn’t believe me.’
Hands up if you’ve ever said these words? In fact, you’ve had them said to you.
Was it when you were climbing a tree with a branch your parents knew was too thin to hold you? Or when the fuel-light in your car was on, but you thought you could make it home. The evidence was there, but the advice was not taken.
I remember pushing my motorised scooter up Main North Road one afternoon. Yes, I thought I knew better than my fuel light. It was embarrassment and pain that I could have easily avoided.
The Bible records a tense confrontation between Jesus and a group of His Jewish opponents. ‘They gathered around him,’ it says in John 10:24. ‘If you are the Messiah’, they said, ‘tell us plainly.’
‘I did tell you,’ Jesus said, ‘but you do not believe. The works I do testify about me.’ (John 10:25-26)
It’s important to realise, that at this point Jesus had already:
- Turned water into wine
- Healed a young, dying child
- Made a lame man walk again
- Fed 5,000 people with a little boy’s lunch
- Walked on water
- Healed a blind man
And, these are only the miracles that John records – undoubtedly there were more. The evidence was clear – and Jesus had told them over and over again about who He was, and why God had sent him. His entire life had been like a fuel light that screamed ‘you need to fill up!’ They had simply chosen to ignore it.
The Bible is a compelling story that points to God’s existence and His character. History, nature and science speak loudly about a creative, loving and living God. If we take the time, we can see the signs in our own lives and experience too.
We are surrounded by evidence that ‘tells us plainly’ about a God that created us and loves us more than anything.
It is my hope and prayer that we may all listen, see and believe so that Jesus’ doesn't need to repeat those word - ‘I told you, but you didn’t believe me.’
Braden Blyde
Casual Day
Staffing Changes at PPN
We have a few upcoming changes in regards to our staffing at Prescott Primary Northern.
Mrs Cheryl Allen, who has been working as a SSO at PPN since 2009, is retiring at the end of this term. Mrs Allen has been an amazing support to staff and students and has made such a positive impact on many lives through her gentle and loving approach. She oozes kindness and pours love into every individual she works with. We will miss Mrs Allen around the school and wish her all the best in her retirement years. You are one in a million, Mrs Allen!
Mrs Carol Westbury will be replacing Mrs Allen for the remainder of the year. Mrs Westbury joined our staffing team at the beginning of the year and looks forward to extending her role in our school community.
Ms Neisha Perkins has been working as an SSO in Foundation A on a Friday this year. We have valued her time and energy with the Foundation students and we wish her all the best as she has completed her education studies and takes up a highschool teaching position in Term 4.
Mrs Emily Ksiazkiewicz has been replacing Ms Perkins while she was on teaching placement this term, and will take her place in Term 4 in Foundation A. Thank you, Mrs Ksiazkiewicz!
Mr Isaac Sharath has been a faithful groundsman for the past year at PPN, particularly looking after our beautiful Nature Play Space. Isaac will be leaving us for another wonderful job opportunity and we wish him all the best. Mr Stephen Tabe, who is one of bus drivers, is kindly filling in for Isaac for the remainder of the year. Our school community look forward to seeing you more often, Stephen!
Class Placement Considerations
We are currently working on class placements for 2021. There are many factors that go into making decisions about class placements and we use a program to try to balance the many competing demands. We are unable to guarantee requests will be granted, but if there is some extenuating circumstance you would like considered for your child, please email Mark Borresen (markborresen@ppn.sa.edu) by October 16, 2020.
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.
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.
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