This week we have received the news that next term wewill be able to resume many of the activities for schoolthat have been put on hold due to COVID-19. Theactivities include:Assembly and Chapel - parents will need to register onattendance. Volunteers may work in the classrooms provided theyhave signed in at the front office.Excursions may begin againSport - After School Sport at Prescott, SACSA Sportand Sports Days. (No out of school competitions yet). Parents can enter school grounds - though mustfollow social distancing rules.Parents to enter the classrooms only for volunteerwork and must have signed in at front office.Choirs and Performing Arts may begin. School Formal and Graduation for Year 12 studentsmay go ahead.Graduation for Year 6 students will go ahead.Awards Nights are being reviewed.As a school our limit on the number of adults we canhave in the church is 135 so this will impact on anyevents that we plan. We look forward to many eventsbeginning again! I would like take this opportunity to say farewell tosome of our staff who will be leaving at the end of theterm. Mrs Julie Miles is retiring after 21 years ofworking as an SSO at Prescott Southern. She has beenhere since 1999 and has been part of the community aswe have transitioned to secondary school. Thank youJulie for the many years of service...you will be missed! Mrs Pauline Ellis will be moving back to WesternAustralia at the end of the term. We have appreciatedthe contribution she has made to the school andespecially her support of the senior students in helpingthem meet their deadlines. Thank you Pauline and wewish you much happiness as you return to be with yourfamily.

Miss Dayna Petrie will be moving to Queensland at theend of the term to take up a position at a school inIpswich. We wish Dayna all the best as she relocates.Thank you Dayna for your work with the Year 1 studentsat Prescott over the past couple of years. We wish youGod's blessing in your new venture. It is with a great sense of sadness that I share with youthe passing of one of our much loved students, ImogenBlenkinsop. Imogen lost her battle with cancer onSunday. Our thoughts and prayers are with Adrian andKaren and her brother Micah at this t ime. Our Year 7students, who Imogen has spent time with over the pastcouple of years, have many memories of the wonderfulfriend and caring person that she was. In ClosingLife is continually changing and as individuals theadjustments at t imes seem hard to manage. However, itis so important that no matter what is happening inyour world, you know you can rely on God to walk thejourney with you. As we as a community grieve the lossof Imogen, and as we have staff relocate or retire, maywe know that God is an ever present friend andcompanion in our l ives. He gives hope and comfortwhen all around us is changing. Christine Clark

PRESCOTT COLLEGE SOUTHERN NEWSLETTER

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From the Principal

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D o n ' t f o r g e t t h a t t o m o r r o w ( J u n e 1 9 ) i s C o l o u r m y W o r l d C a s u a lC l o t h e s d a y . W e a r y o u r b r i g h t e s t c l o t h e s / a c c e s s o r i e s a n d b r i n ga l o n g a g o l d c o i n d o n a t i o n t o h e l p r a i s e m o n e y f o r e q u i p m e n ta n d l u n c h p l a y r e s o u r c e s . T h e r e a r e p r i z e s f o r t h e m o s t c o l o u r f u l o u t f i t s . N o h a i r c o l o u r o r Z i n c C r e a m s a l l o w e d .

J u s t a r e m i n d e r t h a t c o m p l e t e d f o r m s c a n b e b r o u g h t t o s c h o o la n d g i v e n t o M r s S t r e e t o r M r s L e e i n t h e L i b r a r y . C l o s u r e d a t e i s i n t h e   f i r s t w e e k o f S e p t e m b e r .

Week 8 (15-19 June)

Friday June 19Colour My WorldBright Coloured

Casual Clothes Day(Gold Coin Donation)

Week 9 (22-26 June)

Week 10 (29 June-3 July)

Thursday July 2Primary Fun Run

Friday July 3Last day of Term

Casual Clothes DayGold Coin donation

Term 2Upcoming Events

From the Office

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ABSENTEE PHONE NUMBER0409 667 977

This is a very convenient way tonotify the school that your child

will be absent.

COLOUR MY WORLD CASUALCLOTHES DAY TOMORROW

OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS CAREPHONE NUMBER

Out of School Hours Carelandline number has now

been disconnected.

The new OSHC number is 0450 951 645

PREMIERS READING CHALLENGE

P r e s c o t t S o u t h e r n w i l l b e p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n t h e I C A Sa s s e s s m e n t s t h i s y e a r . T h i s i s a v a i l a b l e f o r t h o s e c h i l d r e n w h o s e p a r e n t s w i s h t o e n t e rt h e m . I C A S i s d e s i g n e d t o t a r g e t s t u d e n t s ' h i g h e r - o r d e r t h i n k i n g a n dp r o b l e m s o l v i n g s k i l l s i n E n g l i s h , M a t h e m a t i c s , S c i e n c e , S p e l l i n ga n d D i g i t a l T e c h n o l o g i e s . T h e a s s e s s m e n t s a r e o f f e r e d t o t h e f o l l o w i n g y e a r l e v e l s :D i g i t a l T e c h i s y e a r s 3 - 1 0S p e l l i n g i s y e a r s 3 - 7E v e r y s t u d e n t e n t e r e d w i l l r e c e i v e a p r i n t e d c e r t i f i c a t e a n do n l i n e r e s u l t r e p o r t . T h e f o l l o w i n g a s s e s s m e n t s w i l l n o t b e o f f e r e d i n 2 0 2 0 :- I C A S W r i t i n g ( a l l y e a r l e v e l s )- Y e a r 1 1 & 1 2 I C A S t e s t s ( a l l s u b j e c t s )I C A S a s s e s s m e n t s a r e n o w o n l i n e . F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o np l e a s e s e e t h e I C A S l e t t e r i n t h e S c h o o l A n n o u n c e m e n t sa t t a c h m e n t . P l e a s e n o t e t h a t o n l i n e p a y m e n t c l o s e s o nF r i d a y 1 7 J u l y 2 0 2 0 .

ICAS COMPETITIONS

EMAILING OF SCHOOL FEES

A c o p y o f y o u r F e e s S t a t e m e n t w i l l b e e m a i l e d t o d a y f o r y o u rr e c o r d s . W e a s k t h a t y o u c h e c k y o u r S t a t e m e n t s t o e n s u r e y o ua r e o n t r a c k w i t h p a y m e n t o f f e e s .   I f y o u h a v e a n y q u e s t i o n s r e g a r d i n g F e e s , p l e a s e e m a i lt r i s h d u n l o p @ p r e s c o t t s o u t h e r n . s a . e d u . a u . W e a r e l i v i n g i n u n c e r t a i n t i m e s & i f y o u r e q u i r e s u p p o r t w i t hS c h o o l F e e s , d u e t o l o s s o f e m p l o y m e n t , b e c a u s e o f C O V I D - 1 9 , o rh a r d s h i p , & h a v e n o t a l r e a d y c o n t a c t e d t h e P r i n c i p a l , w e a s k y o ut o e m a i l C h r i s t i n e C l a r k o n c h r i s t i n e c l a r k @ p r e s c o t t s o u t h e r n . s a . e d u . a u a s s o o n a s p o s s i b l es o a r r a n g e m e n t s c a n b e m a d e .

After School Sport will recommence in Term 3 and will offerthe “Football in Schools” soccer program that waspostponed in Term 2. It will run on Wednesdays after school from 3:15 to 4:30from Week 2 until Week 10 of Term 3. Please note there will be no program in Week 8 due to thepupil free day. This will be a skills based clinic for Receptionto Year 6 students. Endorsed coaches run the program inconjunction with our OSHC staff. Students meet OSHC staffoutside Classroom 10 at 3.15pm. The program is open to any ages from Reception to Year 6and there is no limit on the number of participants. This program is FREE for participants IF they haven't yetused their 2020 Office for Recreation, Sport & Racing SportsVoucher. All participants will receive a participation packand fun giveaways. The school also receives sports equipment for participating.More information is available on the flyer which is attachedto the Newsletter in “Prescott Handouts”. To sign up and secure a place, please find the attachedflyer/sports voucher and fill in and return to the school.Parents need to fill in the form and have it returned toschool reception by Friday, Week 10 of Term 2 (3rd of July). If you have any questions or queries regarding the program,email footballinschools@footballsa.com.au or contact theiroffice 8340 3088.

From the Office J U N E 2 0 2 0 W E E K 8 T E R M 2

Entertainment Books are now available in digital format only. Hard copies are no longer available. Please go to https://www.entbook.com.au/161p609 to purchase your subscription. Options available: Single City - 1 Year Subscription: $69.99 Multi City - 1 Year Subscription: $119.99 Multi Plus - 2 Year Subscription $229.99 20% of every membership sold goes to Prescott CollegeSouthern Please see the flyer in the attachments for details on how toorder. Thank you for your support of our school fundraiser.

Once again Nat Cook is running a drawing competition andthe theme for 2020 is “Bugs, Butterflies or Beetles”  The  template for Nat’s Drawing Competition is in thecommunity attachments. There will be two winners per school in the groups:Reception – Year 2Year 3 – Year 5 Winners will receive Derwent Colour Pencils and will beannounced in Term 3. Entries will be displayed in Nat CookMP’s electorate office. Please note double sided printing is required to ensurestudent and parent permission details are included withentries. Due Date:  Term 3 Week 1

The government has announced that the free childcarefinishes on 12 July 2020. CCS re-commences on 13 July(this is half way through Vacation Care) Please note that if you received Child Care Subsidy for the 2018/2019 financial year, you must confirm your incomewith Centrelink. If you don't confirm your income by June 30, your CCSWILL stop from 13 July 2020. Please treat this as a matterof urgency. There is a flyer in the School Announcementsattachments with more info.

NAT COOKS DRAWINGCOMPETITION

ENTERTAINMENT BOOKFUNDRAISER

AFTER SCHOOL SPORT

IMPORTANT CHILD CARESUBSIDY INFORMATION

FOR OSHC FAMILIES

DRINK BOTTLESThe school bubblers are still closed. Please ensureyour child brings his/her drink bottle to school everyday.

From the Primary School

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PRIMARY SCHOOL FUN RUN

From the Primary School

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This term in Visual Arts we have been using different mediums to create artworks. Last week we learnt about the visual effect ofcharcoal and then we used our knowledge of lines and shading to create our own artworks. For most students, this was the firsttime they had used charcoal and they were all very excited.

FROM ROOM 7

C l a i r e K y d d :“ I t w a s m e s s y a n d f u n . I t w a s h a r d t o d r a wt h e s m a l l d e t a i l s . ” J a c q u e l i n e D a n g :“ D r a w i n g w i t h c h a r c o a l i s h a r d . ”

G h a g e P l o w m a n : “ T h e s l i g h t e s t l i t t l e d e t a i l c a n m a k e o n e b i gb e a u t i f u l a r t w o r k . ” C h a r l i F i s h e r : “ I t h o u g h t i t w o u l d b e h a r d t o d r a w w i t hc h a r c o a l b u t I s t i l l d o i t . ”

From the Primary School

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This term in Design and Technology, Classroom 6 have learned about various types of bridges and the features that make eachbridge distinct. In order to see the different types of bridges in action, we researched each type of bridge from around the world.Our favourite was the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, closely followed by the Sydney Harbour bridge. For our group project we designed and built bridges from recycled materials brought from home. We worked well to create alltypes of bridges including arch bridges, beam bridges, truss arch bridges and suspension bridges.

CLASSROOM 6: CAUTION! CONSTRUCTION AHEAD…

From the Primary School

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This term classroom 8 students have been learning about bridge systems. They learnt toidentify various types of bridges, including beam, arch and suspension. The students worked hard on designing their own bridge, choosing one of these types. In theirplanning, they worked out what materials would work best for its construction. They workedon their own, or in a small group to construct their chosen bridge and the end products lookedgreat. Well done Year 4’s on being so creative and motivated to complete your projects!

MAKING BRIDGES IN YEAR 4, CLASSROOM 8

From the Primary School

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MAKING BRIDGES IN YEAR 4, CLASSROOM 8

From the Secondary School J U N E 2 0 2 0 W E E K 8 T E R M 2

After a long period of waiting and hoping, I am glad toannounce that SACSA Sports will be returning in Term 3! With the latest update and easing of COVID-19 restrictions weare able to run all Term 3 sports including basketball, AFL andsoccer. For specific details please visit the SACSA Sports website.Unfortunately, the likelihood of re-doing any SACSA eventsthat were cancelled earlier this year is next to none due to thecurrent calendar being full in Term 3 & 4.  I am also very excited to announce that SACSA will be runninga Rocket League Esports competition over the next two termsfor secondary students. This is an online gaming competitionthat will take place online. More information will be available shortly once things havebeen finalised.  As a school and HPE team we would like to thank you all foryour patience and support through the tough circumstanceswe have gone through this year. We look forward to your continued support as things begin tofire up again and our students get the opportunity torepresent their school once again.  It’s time to get your boots cleaned, laces tightened, and yoursocks pulled up for some high-flying action across Term 3.  God Bless, Trent Martin (SACSA Sports Coordinator)

SACSA SPORTS

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Newsletter Handouts

Prescott College Southern140 Pimpala Rd, Morphett Vale SA 5162

PH: (08) 8381 4290Email: office@prescottsouthern.sa.edu.au

Website: www.prescottcollegesouthern.com.au

SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Child Care Subsidy Information Entertainment Book Information Fun Run Information Football In schools Registration information

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Junior Tennis Information Nat Cooks Colouring Competition