Last Monday, parents of our year 10 & 11 students hadthe opportunity to attend an information night onSACE and the subject options for students. Next week,subject counselling will begin as students determinetheir pathways in preparation for Year 11 or 12.Parents are encouraged to make an appointment viathe link that has been sent to them so that subjectselections can be made. 

Yesterday, our students from OSHC went on anexcursion to the new playground in Morphett Vale. Asthe students were talking in OSHC, I overheard someof the Reception students expressing their excitementas it was their first excursion. It reminds us of howdifferent this year has been in so many ways. We havefaced uncertain times, not just as a school but also thebroader community. It is during these challenges thatcaring for others becomes very important, andknowing that we can be there to support one anotheris a great responsibility to embrace. The data isshowing that the events of this year have causedissues for many individuals, including our youngpeople, and they need to know that we care. 

Today is R U OK? Day, and  I would encourage all of usto reach out to the young people we are connectedwith, and be a supportive adult whom they know theycan turn to should they be facing challenging times. 

Our Secondary School music & art students are workinghard in preparation for the Arts Showcase to be held nextweek. Please remember to book your tickets online, aswe must make sure that everyone who attends hasregistered and that we have sufficient room to sociallydistance. Thank you for working with us in this regards.

Jesus has promised to support each of us and shows usunconditional love and acceptance. At times of challengeand uncertainty, this promise provides one with a peaceand calm in spite of life’s circumstances. My prayer isthat each of us will feel this sense of peace, though theworld is not able to provide it at this point in time.  

Have a great week.

Christine Clark

PRESCOTT COLLEGE SOUTHERN NEWSLETTER

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From the Principal

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TERM 3

Week 8(7-11 September)

Purple Week

Week 9(14-18 September)

14 Sept - Upper Primary Assembly14 Sept - Kidz Biz Family Life

(Yr 4, 5 & 6 sessions)14 Sept - SACSA Soccer Yr 3/4 & 5/6

boys & girls 15 Sept - Kidz Biz Family Life

(Yr 7-10 sessions)16 Sept - SACSA Soccer Yr 7/8

boys & girls17 Sept - Kidz Biz Family Life

(Yr 7-10 sessions)17 Sept - SACSA Soccer Yr 9/10

boys & girls18 Sept - Yr 7 & 8 Orientation Day18 Sept - SACSA Soccer Open

boys & girls

Week 10(21-25 September)

21 Sept - Jnr Primary Assembly24 Sept - Secondary Arts Showcase

25 Sept - Last day of Term 3Casual Clothes: Gold Coin Donation

Monday 12 OctoberPupil Free Day

Term 4 CommencesTuesday 13 October

Summer Uniform

The September/October Vacation Care program was included in the SchoolAnnouncements attachments of the Week 6 Newsletter. Spaces are filling fast, soplease make sure you return your booking sheet to OSHC or the front office ASAP.

There has been a change in the way consent is provided for Vacation Careexcursions. You now need to provide consent through Consent2go: exactly thesame as with school excursions.

Once you have returned your booking form, you will receive an email which youMUST respond to in order to provide consent for your child/children to attend theexcursion. Please ensure you consent to each excursion, not just the first one onthe email. Should you not get an email within 48 hours of submitting the bookingform, please contact OSHC to make sure they have received the booking form.

If your booking is unsuccessful, you will be contacted by OSHC to advise you of theday/s your booking was unsuccessful and asked if you would like to be placed onthe waiting list for that day.

Term 3Upcoming Events

From the Office

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VACATION CARE

ABSENTEE SMS NUMBER0409 667 977

This is a very convenient way tonotify the school via SMS that

your child will be absent.

PURPLE WEEK - WEEK 8PURPLE COLOURED CASUAL CLOTHES

THIS FRIDAYEach year we celebrate Purple Week to raise funds for the Zoe ThomasFoundation. Students have been able to wear purple accessories all this week andcan wear purple casual clothes tomorrow (Friday) with a gold coin donation forthe Zoe Thomas Foundation.

STUDENTS BEING PICKED UP FROM THESCHOOL HALL CARPARK AFTER SCHOOL

Please remind your children, if they are being collected from the school hall pick upzone, that they MUST wait for their parents car to arrive at the designated pick upzone before going to the car. Students are NOT permitted to walk through thecarpark or down the queue of cars to get to their parents car. Thank you for yoursupport in helping to keep our students safe.

Please refer to the school handouts, where you will find a BusBooking form and a Swimming consent form for 2021.

If you require the bus for your child/children in 2021,you  must  fill in this form and return it to the Front Officeby Monday 9 November. If your child currently uses the bus,you MUST still complete a new bus form for 2021. All newReception children for 2021 will receive a bus form includedin your Enrolment Pack, so there is no need to print out theattachment.

All parents with children in Reception to Year 9 for 2021 alsoneed to fill in the Swimming/Aquatics consent form andreturn to the Front Office by Monday 9 November. 

Please note: if your child has a medical condition thatrequires an action plan, this form MUST be returned with theconsent form.  Please do not write school has a copy. Allnew Reception children for 2021 will have a Swimmingconsent form included in your Enrolment Pack so again, thereis no need to print out the attachment.

A Class Placement Form is to be completed for those parentswho wish to indicate requests for their child. Please note ourclass placements are determined using a program, ClassCreator, and we require your information if you wish certainfactors to be taken into consideration for Class Placements.Thank you for returning this form by  Tuesday 13 October(First day of Term 4).

The Secondary Arts Showcase is on Thursday 24September, 6:30pm in the Church. Entry is free, but mustbe booked through trybooking.

There is very limited seating  for the event, due to currentgovernment restrictions, so families are only able topurchase a maximum of 2 tickets (on a first-come-firstserved basis).

We will have a waiting list set up for people who mightmiss out.

trybooking Link for families to book tickets:Link - https://www.trybooking.com/BLEFX

A reminder that the Premier's Be Active Challenge formsare due Friday 25 of September (last day of Term 3).

Please ensure all forms are handed to the office prior tothe closing of Term 3. After that date, all forms will beprocessed together and medals are expected to arrive atsome point in Term 4.

The Challenge is to be physically active for 60 minutes aday, for 5 days a week, for 4 weeks.

All students who achieve that, and hand in theircompleted forms, will receive a medal. If you have anyquestions or queries regarding the program, please don’thesitate to contact Kaden Pepper through email. kadenpepper@prescottsouthern.sa.edu.au

From the Office

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FORMS FOR 2021

PIE DRIVE FUNDRAISERIt's not too late to order a pie or two to help fundraise for theyear 11 & 12 students Thursday Island Mission trip.  

You will find a Pie Drive Order Form in the SchoolAnnouncements attachments. Orders need to made and paidfor by 1 October.

SECONDARY ARTS SHOWCASETICKETS

PREMIERS BE ACTIVECHALLENGE

A copy of your fees statement will be emailed on Friday foryour records. If you do not receive your email, please contactthe front office.

EMAILING OF FEESSTATEMENTS

Finn Roberts has recently completed a challenge ofwalking 100km in one month (during August). 

Finn completed weekend walks with his parents and hiskarate friends, as well as to and from school most days(even in the rain), to achieve the distance. 

Finn's Dad did the challenge as part of a Fred HollowsFoundation fundraiser to restore sight and Finn joined inwith the event, fundraising with his Dad. 

Finn completed 21km on one Saturday, walking fromSeacliff to West Beach and back within 4.5 hours.

Other walks included Belair National Park 16km,Onkaparinga National Park 12km, Sturt Gorge NationalPark 7km and various coastal trails.

Most walks were completed after his Sunday footballmatches. Well done Finn!

From the Primary School

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STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

Congratulations to Darley Nolan on winning the Nat CookColouring competition.

This year, once again, Nat Cook ran her drawing competition withthe theme for 2020 being “Bugs, Butterflies or Beetles”. Entries aredisplayed in the Nat Cook MP’s electorate office. Thank you to allthose students who took the time to enter the competition.

Darley received her award from Nat Cook at assembly on Mondaymorning.

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SECONDARY SCHOOL SPORTS CARNIVAL

After a long time of waiting and wishing, Prescott Southern was given the go ahead to hold our Athletics Carnival (originallyplanned for term 2).

The weather was stunning, and it matched the attitude of our students and staff who attended on the day. There was acompetitive, but supportive, attitude seen throughout the day and students could be heard cheering on their house mates andfriends.

Eyre house was able to edge out Hindmarsh, who won multiple relay races at the end of the day and looked like overtaking. Flinders finished in third place. Eyre has now won the Athletics Carnival 3 years in a row. The points score is mighty close for theoverall annual champion house so it will come down to the results from our next carnival, Cross Country.

A special thank you to all staff members who helped out with the organising and running of events on the day, the SA AthleticsStadium for an amazing venue, students for their exemplary behaviour, and parents for supporting their children and respectingthe COVID restrictions. With over 26 individual records broken it was truly a day to remember.

Trent MartinSports Coordinator

From the Secondary School

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SECONDARY SCHOOL SPORTS CARNIVAL

From the Secondary School

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VARIETY SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM

Newsletter HandoutsSCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Pie Drive Fundraiser Order Form

Class Placement request 2021

Water Safety Consent form 2021

School Bus Service Registration 2021

Secondary Arts Showcase Information

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

SANFL School Holiday clinic

"Your Library at Home" - Penny Walter

"Who's in Charge" parent program information& registration form

Cove Marion Womens Football Club "Come &Try" Information

Cove Marion Womens Soccer TrialsInformation

Prescott College Southern140 Pimpala Rd, Morphett Vale SA 5162

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

Website: www.prescottcollegesouthern.com.au

The Variety Scholarships Program is open now until30 November, 2020. 

Variety offers scholarships in Sports and the Arts ofup to $3k per annum to talented children who aresick, disadvantaged (socio-economically orgeographically), or have special needs.

 Applications are now open - https://variety.smartygrants.com.au/scholarship202

Community Announcements