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Newsletter No 9 26th June, 2020

From the Principal’s Desk

We have had a great term, while it’s been very busy and still at a distance for parents we have tried hard to keep you informed. We have had lots of positive feedback and publicity around our podcasts, TV episodes and recent shortlisting as finalists in the Australian Education Awards. It’ so amazing to see our students thrive when given the chance to work on high-level projects and real world scenarios.

Next week on Thursday, reports will go home. Due to Covid -19 our programs and continuity of learning have been interrupted for some of our students. Our teachers have balanced a variety of assessments and carefully weighed evidence of learning against the Australian Curriculum to generate a reliable and valid grade. If some of your child’s grades have dropped a band, we are optimistic that by the end of the year those discrepancies will improve. Over the last couple of weeks we have noticed a positive trend towards improvement of learning as we have settled back to a more normal routine. If you are worried about your child’s progress please contact your child’s teacher. Please remember that report grades do not always show all of the learning and progress made by your

child, each learner is unique. Celebrate their efforts and resilience over what has been a stressful time. Next term the Covid 19 restrictions will further relax. Parents are allowed back into the yard but will still need to maintain a 1.5m distance. The buildings will still be off limits except via appointment. Because our front office is so small we can only allow 2 adults in at a time so if you can communicate via email, please do. If you need to come into the office then please check the space before entering and wait outside if full. Please see the road map at the end of this newsletter to see what is current and what is changing.

Uniform purchase times are increasing. They can now be collected and purchased between 8.30am to 1.00pm, Tuesday to Friday. This enables the school to provide support at the front office while someone is busy helping with uniform sales. If you need a new uniform please drop in during those times to help streamline our service. Marg Clark

Term 2, 2020 27th April - 3rd July Term 3, 2020 20th July – 25th September

June 29th 6:45 Governing Council Meeting

July 2nd Reports go home

3rd Last day of term 2 – 2.15pm dismissal

Learning in Rooms 5, 6 & 7 Design Thinking We are now beginning the Ideation phase of our Design Thinking topic of Sustainability. Students learnt in the ‘Immersion phase’ what sustainability is and we worked together to brainstorm ways we are sustainable at school and at home. Students were shocked at the amount of waste that ends up in land fill each year. They then worked in teams to brainstorm ideas of how we might be more sustainable at PNPS. Students are now beginning to be creative and design a “wow” idea to help us be more sustainable at PNPS.

Inquiry Most of us have completed our Personal Inquiry plans and leading questions and have begun our research with a view that it will be teacher/peer/self-assessed against a rubric before embarking on our action.

Writing Room 5, 6 and 7 students have been using a checklist to improve their persuasive argument writing. We have seen an improvement in the use of technical and high interest words, rhetorical questions and high modality words.

Congratulations to the Winners of our Term 2 Writing Competition A big thankyou to everyone who entered our writing competition. It was great to see so many entries! We are very pleased to announce the winners of the competition. Reception – year 1 Maisley from Room 0 Awarded for creating an enjoyable adventure with a rich, engaging narrative setting and storyline. Years 2-4 Buddhima from Room 5 Awarded for engaging the audience from the beginning with well-developed characters and ideas, and maintaining a consistent narrative structure and spelling conventions. Years 5-7 Ronny from Room 12 Awarded for using stylistic devices to create imagery, suspense and mood to capture, engage and sustain the reader’s attention from the beginning. We will be presenting our winners with their prizes next term. Look out for some photos in the newsletter! We also thank everyone who entered, who will receive a certificate of participation.

Reconciliation Assembly Our students from Rooms 3 & 4 hosted a special assembly during week 8 to recognize Reconciliation Week. As whole school assemblies are currently on hold, this was recorded and will be available to view at a later date on our YouTube channel. Leading up to Reconciliation Day, the students studied Aboriginal culture and Australian history, which included learning about the stolen generation. They have been learning greetings in Kuarna, the local Aboriginal language, as well as creating art work. The students also learnt a song by Aunty Wendy, called ‘Ridge-i-Didge’ which they enjoyed performing.

Seasons for Growth Program Learning to live with change and loss Change and loss are issues that affect all of us at some stage in our lives. At Prospect North we recognise that when changes occur in families through death, separation, divorce and related circumstances, young people may benefit from learning how to manage these changes effectively. We are therefore offering a very successful education program called Seasons for Growth which will commence next term. This program is facilitated in small groups and is based on research which highlights the importance of social support and the need the practice new skills to cope effectively with change and loss. The program focuses on issues such as self-esteem, managing feelings, problem-solving, decision-making, effective communication and support networks. If you think your son or daughter would benefit from Seasons for Growth we would encourage you to talk to him/her about participating in the program. If you would like to secure a spot for your child or require further information please contact Christine Fowler, Wellbeing Leader.

On Monday week 9, we had Watto Purruna Aboriginal SA Health team member and former West Coast Eagles and Port Adelaide Football Club superstar Shane Bond pay us a visit. He gave the students some great insight into self-belief and building resilience! You can watch the podcast on our PNTV Face book page. #inthistogether #portpower

What’s Been Measured in Studio 9 ?

This term Studio 9 has been very busy indeed. In maths we have

studied linear measurement, area and volume. Our Moodle lead us

into watching some interesting videos . One of these was about how to make a

HODOMETER, which is the older name for a trundle wheel.

This has been quite an interesting exercise as firstly the radius had to be 15.8 cm.

Students were then challenged to use this measurement to draw circle. Phil came up

to help cut out the heavy cardboard which we attached to metre rulers. We added the

final clicker arrows and are now ready to use our hodometers! Will they measure out

exactly 1 metre when they achieve one full rotation ? When you hear shouts of

Eureka you know!

For now here are some pictures of our work in progress.

Actually the hodometer was

invented by the very clever

ancient Greeks ( possibly

Archimedes). He’s the guy in

the bath who famously said “

Eureka !” which translates a bit

to “ The answer hit me!” A cry of

joy and satisfaction.

PROSPECT NORTH JULY 2020 VACATION CARE PROGRAM

For Bookings Please Phone 83442818

Please note the program may be subject to change due to unforseeable circumstances

MONDAY 6/7/20 $54.00

TUESDAY 7/7/20 $54.00

WEDNESDAY 8/7/20 $54.00

THURSDAY 9/7/20 $54.00

FRIDAY 10/7/20

$54.00

ELECTRONIC GAMES DAY

BRING YOUR OWN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

TO PLAY

RETRO GAMES MULTIGAME

ARCADE TABLE PAC MAN

SPACE INVADERS

ART/CRAFT Plaster Paris

magnets

COOKING Banana bread

PHYSICAL & FUN GAMES DAY Minute to win it

Games

Garden Yoga

Gymnastics in the Gym

Parachute Games

Dodgeball & Noddle Tag

ART/CRAFT Sand Art Photo

Frames

COOKING Jelly Cakes

PJ DAY COME DRESSED IN YOUR FAVOURITE

COMFY PJ’S

CUBBY’S & FORT MAKING

ART/CRAFT Dream Catchers

Bath Bombs

COOKING Pancakes

MOVIE ON THE BIG SCREEN IN THE

GYM

SENSORY PLAY DAY

Puffy Paint Art

Making Slime

Cloud Dough

Sensory Games

The Yum or Yuck Taste Game

What’s that Smell

Make a Musical

Instrument

FROZEN DAY

MAKE YOUR OWN ICE CREAM IN A

BAG

ART/CRAFT 3d snowflakes

4 season’s tree art

MOVIE ON THE BIG SCREEN IN THE

GYM FROZEN 2

Popcorn & Hot Chocolate

with Marshmallows Snack: FRUIT

PLATTER

Snack: : CRACKERS PLATTER

Snack PANCAKES

Snack: CRACKERS PLATTER

Snack: FRUIT

PLATTER

MONDAY 13/7/20

$54.00

TUESDAY 14/7/20

$54.00

WEDNESDAY 15/7/20

$54.00

THURSDAY 16/7/20

$54.00

FRIDAY 17/7/20

$54.00

SUSTAINABLE DAY

ART/CRAFT Bottle cap art Plastic bottle

flowers Chalkboard CD

Animals Decorate a pot to

plant some herbs to grow

COOKING Cheese &

Vegemite Scrolls

SCRAP BOOKING

BRING ALONG SOME OF YOUR FAVOURITE PHOTOS FROM HOME TO MAKE YOUR OWN

SCRAPBOOK

COOKING Weetbix Berry

Muffins

PHOTO SCAVENGER HUNT

DRESS UPS

WHEELS DAY

BRING ALONG YOUR

SCOOTER OR BIKE & HELMET

NO ROLLERSKATES OR SKATEBOARDS

MOVIE DAY

Watch some old classics

Ants BARNYARD

ART/CRAFT Nature Creatures

Origami Butterflies

COOKING Berry Bix Bars

SUPER HERO DAY

Come Dressed as your favourite

Super Hero

ART/CRAFT Super Hero

Masks & Cuffs

COOKING Infinity Stone

Cookies

Snack FRUIT

PLATTER

Snack: CRACKERS PLATTER

Snack: SCONES Snack: CRACKERS PLATTER

Snack: FRUIT

PLATTER