FROM THE PRINCIPAL As we come to the end of Term 3, students who are involved in SACE Stage 1 or 2 are beginning their planning as they become familiar with the requirements of SACE. Parent information sessions have been held and interviews for subject selection are now underway. It is often a difficult decision to know which subjects to choose, but the important thing to remember is to select options that suit your ability and interests. We all have a greater likelihood of success if we can achieve and enjoy what we are studying. Mr Phillip Hodges is our school SACE coordinator and I encourage you to contact him if you have questions in regards to this process.

Students in Grades 7-12 will receive their Semester 2 Interim Reports in the next few days. Enclosed with the reports will be the log on details for parents to book their interviews online. Primary school letters outlining Interview Booking details will be sent home next week in Communication Books. Primary school students will receive their Profile Books at their parent teacher interviews, which is an overview of work samples throughout the year for your child/ren. Interviews will be held in Weeks 1 & 2 of next term.

Our condolences as a community are extended to Seth Carter and his family, whose mum, Suzanne Craker, recently passed away suddenly. Seth is currently in Year 12. The last time I spoke with Suzanne was just a couple of weeks ago when she was cheerfully preparing food for our Book Fair.

Over the years Suzanne has given many hours of service to the school, and will be greatly missed for her service to others. All of her children attended Prescott Southern for the primary school years and at this time our thoughts and prayers are with Gareth, Tiffany and Seth as they face the future. We would ask you to continue to remember them as a family in your prayers, as well as the school staff as they support Seth during this difficult time.

In Closing

When things don’t go to plan in life our hearts do feel sad and it is often hard to know how to cope with that sense of loss and grief when life turns out to be not what you expected. There is an assurance in the Bible that no matter what you are going through God is with you and able to provide that support and comfort knowing that He will walk with you as you journey through life.

Have a good week.

PRESCOTT COLLEGE SOUTHERN NEWSLETTER

WEEK 8, TERM 3 2016

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Congratulations!We could like to congratulate some of our Year 4 & 5 students - Kyro Laidlaw, Benjamin Carroll, Dominic Franzese and Logan Potter. They have all made it through to play in the South Australia district U12 basketball Grand Final on 17th September. Well done boys.

From the Secondary School Technology Department - CongratulationsWe would like to congratulate two Year 8 students who entered in the Advanced Technology showcase at this years Royal Adelaide Show - they placed 1st and 2nd in their given categories.

First Place: Shan GopuranSecond Place: Oakly Andary

Both students were very pleased after they went to show and found out the result for themselves. Well done Shan & Oakly!

From the School Office

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FROM THE WHOLE SCHOOL

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School FeesPayment of Term 3 Fees are due now. Please ensure payment is made before the end of Term.

Enrolments 2017As we come towards the end of Term 3, it is important that we begin finalising enrolments for the new year. Currently we have minimal vacancies throughout the school, with a number of students on the waiting list. If you are planning on changing schools for your child/ren at the end of the year, please notify the school office before the end of Term 3. Just a reminder that a term’s notice is required for enrolment withdrawal or fees are charged for the new term. This is a standard practice across independent schools.

Year 6 Graduation PhotosJust a reminder to Year 6 parents to continue to bring in baby photos for the end of year slide show presentation. Thank you for bringing in 6 photos and handing them into Student Reception, or email KDunlop@prescottsouthern.sa.edu.au. These are required before the end of Term 3. Thank you for your support of our graduation program.

Yummy Kyton’s FundraiserKyton forms were sent home with all students 2 weeks ago. Kyton’s is a well known in Adelaide and have some very lovely foods for purchase. All money raised is going towards supporting our Year 12 students Vietnam Service Trip so we encourage you to ask your family, friends and work colleagues to order.

Lost your order form? There are more available at the front office

Forms and money are due back Monday 19th September (Week 9)

Orders will be available for collection on Thursday 29th September (Week 10)

Fundraising ChocolatesJust a reminder to return your chocolate money if you have yet to return yours. We would like to finalize our Chocolate Fundraiser by the end of the Term. We still have more boxes of chocolates to sell if you would like to take another box.

Secondary School Musical Tickets‘Annie Jr The Musical’Tickets are now available for purchase at the front office for the Secondary School Musical. Date: 21st September 2016Cost: $6 each Where: Hopgood Theatre - Ramsay Place, NoarlungaCentreTime: 7.30pm

Vacation Care - October HolidaysThe program for Vacation Care - October holidays is now available from OSHC or the front office. To book, please return completed booking forms to either the front office or directly to OSHC.

Uniform Shop in HolidaysThe Uniform Shop will be open during the second week of the school holidays on Wednesday, 12 October & Thursday, 13 October from 9.00am - 1.00pm & 3.00pm - 5.00pm (both days).

Next term students will be wearing summer uniform so please check that your child has all the necessary uniform items and that it still fits. A range of secondhand uniforms are available to purchase and if you have any items that you don’t need that are still in good condition, these can be left at the Uniform Shop to be sold as secondhand.

FROM THE SCHOOL OFFICE

FROM THE SCHOOL OFFICE

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FROM THE SCHOOL OFFICEYear 12 Vietnam ADRA Trip - Can you help?

Instead of going to ‘Schoolies’ at the end of Year 12 a group of students from Prescott College Southern have decided to make a difference to our world by travelling to Vietnam. While there, students will be assisting ADRA to undertake repairs and rebuilding after local floods have devastated large regions of the country. They will also be helping to teach children to swim in order to reduce the number of drownings, teaching first aid and emergency preparedness and making emergency kits that can be used in future floods.We would like to request your support for this project by asking if you would be wiling to sponsor a student or make a donation toward the project. While our personal expenses are self-funded each student needs to raise $1700 that will be used to assist with the repairs and rebuilding. We need the help for our local community to achieve this.All donations over $2 are tax deductable. You can donate online, via direct deposit, by credit card, or cheque. A tax receipt will be issued for your donation.If you would like to make a donation through ADRA Australia by phoning and paying by credit card, or making a direct deposit into the bank, the details are as follows:

Direct Deposit/Internet Banking Westpac BSB 032-089 Account #172592 Account Name: ADRA Australia – Donations Reference (ADRA Connections – Prescott College Southern Vietnam) If you would prefer an alternate method, credit card payment, cheque or cash please do not hesitate to contact Prescott College SouthernPh: 83814290 OR office@prescottsouthern.sa.edu.auFor further information feel free to contact: Travis Townend or Michelle MeylesThank you in advance for your support for our ADRA Project in Vietnam. Your contribution will enable us to make a lasting difference – for the students attending and the recipients in Vietnam

Book WeekThe theme for this year’s Book Week was “Australia: Story Country”.

We had an action packed week! On Monday all classes visited the book fair in the library and wrote out wish lists for the books they would love to buy. In the afternoon the Junior Primary watched a performance called “Fair Dinkum” which show cased the Short-Listed Children’s Books.

Tuesday was a fun day with students and teachers all dressing up as their favourite book character! We had a morning tea for the adults and classrooms were open for visitors. The book fair in the library was very busy with people purchasing books.

In the week leading up to Book Week each classroom entered a competition. There were 4 different competitions for classes to participate in:

“Hats off to a good book” - Illustrate your favourite short-listed book inside an outline of a hat.“Australia story country - collage” Create a collage of Australian stories that you love.“4 Pics - 1 Story” Guess the book from the pictures“Photo competition” Take a photo of you holding your favourite book, add a speech bubble with your thoughts about the book.

Book Week - Competition Winners – 2016

Junior PrimaryClassroom 1 Cynthia Popplewell-O’Neil Lincoln Delbridge

Classroom 2 Harper Perkins Regan Penhale

Classroom 3 Oliver Camp Mia Holmes

Classroom 4 Nabil Malallah Milla Eberhard

Classroom 5 Ethan Brown Angelica Macapugay

Classroom 9 Grace Dalgarno Deegan Knott

Classroom 10 Ila Piscopo Jayden Dugdale

Classroom 11 Jordan Jackson-Smart Emma Potter

Classroom 12 Rachel McCulloch Landon Konjevic

Senior PrimaryClassroom 6 Grace Joerin Charlotte Gowling Alicia Bruce

Classroom 7 Tamia Konjevic Zander Harvey

Classroom 8 Alerra Luraschi Montero Steven Girgis

Classroom 13 Oliver Sawtell-Pearson Lolita Luraschi-Montero

Classroom 14 Micah Blenkinsop Liana Richardson

Classroom 15 Sebastian Payne Keely McNamee

Classroom 16 Alyssa Nelson Aiden O’Brien Vincent

FROM THE PRIMARY SCHOOL

Purple CarnivalThis year marks the fourth anniversary of the Zoe Thomas Foundation, a non-profit organisation, which endeavors to provide high-quality music education for children and adolescents who are significantly disadvantaged. In support of this cause, and as part of the annual Purple Week Celebrations, the Senior SRC group introduced the Purple Carnival. This carnival allowed students to help raise money by dressing in casual clothes, purchasing food and joining in with a variety of other activities. As an SRC group, we hope our contribution of $781.45 will be able to help the foundation in even the smallest way.

On behalf of the SRC, we would like to say a HUGE thank you to those who donated, volunteered and ultimately helped us to make this event a success. We would also like to recognise the efforts of the Ahn family, in providing the Sushi lunch and of David and Elizabeth Peterson, for generously donating their time making resources for the day. We hope that this will be the start of a great tradition that this event will continue over the coming years.

Mikah Peterson and Jordan Jaeger2016 School Captains

FROM THE SECONDARY SCHOOL

English CurriculumYear 7 Term 3 has been nothing but enchanting and enabling. Students have steadily worked through a variety of tasks relating to The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the novel studied this term, as well as following the Rio Olympics 2016 by tracking the medal tally and creating newspaper front pages of Olympic gold medalists. The magical world of Narnia provide a basis for students to create dioramas, board games, movie trailers, whilst expressing their feelings and opinions to writing tasks that respond to the different characters, setting and themes of the novel. Students are also gain the opportunity to showcase their artistic flair by sketching character portraits or create a new book cover for the novel outlining reasons for their choices. Grammar and spelling continue to feature each week with a spot test for spelling occurring fortnightly.

Years 8 - 10What a busy year it has been for English students at PCS! In addition to honing skills in writing, reading, viewing, listening, speaking and creating, students have been exposed to different activities in order to develop specific and general capabilities across the National Curriculum. To this end, they have participated in a variety of collaborative and cooperative activities with their peers as well as with people from outside the school environment. Some of the highlights have been: (1) developing student engagement through the online gaming platform Kahoot!, which students absolutely enjoy, (2) attending incursions, and (3) creating a variety of visual representations of texts.

Year 8: •an incursion talk led by a respected Aboriginal elder, who spoke about her experience as a child of the Stolen Generation.•some visual representations created by students to display their understanding of, and formed a response to, the Aboriginal experience based on different texts studied in English. These were on display in Term 3 in the library and elicited ad-miration from visitors to the library during Book Week.

Year 9:•an incursion talk by a Vietnamese refugee, Dr Phuong-cac Nguyen, who shared her family’s journey to Australia seeking a better life. Students were left feeling ‘lucky...to live in this country’ as one student, Kira B., opined. They also got the opportunity to taste Vietnamese food, which most thoroughly enjoyed. •Blair Brunt wrote a poem in Term 3. Not only has this poem been entered into a national competition, but it has also been used as an authentic resource by Year 10 English students studying poetry!

Year 10:•students engaged in Kahoot! while revising an aspect of English grammar. •visual representations of scenes based on a novel that was studied in Term 1.

Students also have a lot to look forward to as they continue on their learning journey this year. Semester 2 is a time where students have continued to show their growing responsibility for their own learning and also incorporate more Information and Communications Technology (ICT) primarily through the use of student-led forums, blogging and the creation of websites. What’s more, students are experiencing success through our differentiated English curriculum, which is tailored to their individual needs while simultaneously providing sufficient challenge to help them improve in this subject

area. English at Prescott College Southern is a 21st Century experience and a lot of fun!

FROM THE SECONDARY SCHOOL

English Curriculum EAL Stage 1 (Year 11)Prescott College Southern offers English as an Additional Language (EAL), which was previously known as ESL(English as a Second Language), as a part of the SACE subjects for students who speak English as a second language or as an additional language, and whose English language proficiency is restricted.

In EAL, students have had an opportunity to explore various types of texts and develop skills to respond to different texts throughout the year. It is important for Year 11 students to be familiar with the SACE performance standards and assessment criteria so that they are ready to transition to Year 12. During Semester one, students responded to texts by transforming texts, producing written essays and oral presentations, analysed the aspects of language used in different text types as a part of their language study, and produced a written report after they conducted an interview for their interactive study. In Semester two students started working on lyrics which they have chosen and responded to the song which provided an opportunity for the students to share, discuss their ideas on different issues, different social perspectives in the songs. As a result, when they produced an oral presentation, this reflected their point of view and were able to construct a decent outcome.Providing EAL as a subject when there are not too many applicants is evidence that Prescott College Southern does the best to meet the needs of our students in a supportive learning environment.

Year 11 Essential EnglishThis is the first year that Essential English has been introduced to the South Australian Certificate of Education. In Essential English students respond to and create texts for a range of personal, social, cultural, community and workplace contexts. Year 11 students understand and interpret information, ideas and perspectives in texts and consider ways in which language choices are used to create meaning by studying subjects that are relatable.

Students have studied migration and issues that young people face in today’s society. They responded to texts and movies analysing the purpose and audience. Also one of their tasks was to create their own vodcast to assist tourists or migrants with instructions to assist them with a range of daily activities. Essential English has given students the opportunity to further develop the skills and strategies to express themselves and to develop a focus on comprehension and creating written and digital texts. This subject helps them develop an awareness of the different aspects that help create our social, community and work life.

Year 11 EnglishYear 11 English students focus on literature, language, culture, history, and develop their creative writing skills, whilst simultaneously developing valuable skills for any number of career choices.

As Year 11 English has now been aligned to the Australian Curriculum, more than ever students are encouraged to consider texts in conjunction with one another and how these shape the perceptions of the target audience. Consequently, new texts have been considered, whereby students have analysed various genres, comprising written, verbal, and visual. The texts focus on social, cultural, economic, historical, and/or political perspectives and how these shape people’s experiences.

Students consider how the purpose of a text is achieved when an author or filmmaker use a plethora of text conventions and stylistic decisions to position their target audience to respond to ideas and perspectives. Additionally, after studying the features of other people’s work these are applied to students’ work, whereby they create imaginative, interpretive, analytical, and persuasive texts that may be written, oral, and/or multimodal.Students have opportunities to reflect on not only their own personal values and assumptions but those of other people by responding to aesthetic and cultural aspects of texts from the contemporary world, from the past, and from Australian and other cultures.

FROM THE SECONDARY SCHOOL

English Curriculum Year 12 English Communications

Students in Year 12 English Communications have read, viewed, written, composed, listened, and spoken, as well as used information and communication technologies (ICTs). Texts used at this level come from different historical settings or the more contemporary, other cultures or ethnicities, diverse social and socio-economic backgrounds, and are written by a range of authors.

Students completed a folio of 2000 words. This involved both analysis of a piece of writing or a film text, plus a piece of creative writing. Other assignments were 1000 words in length, and comprised creating documents for an imaginary business, as well as writing narratives, expositions and recounts. Additionally, text analysis proved to be challenging but rewarding as students learnt the art of reading for meaning and interpreting authors’ intentions.

Some amazing work has been completed by the first group of Year 12 students who undertook English Communications at Prescott College Southern. They have set the bar very high for future students. These students have improved their levels of literacy through the drafting process plus considering the best way to construct pieces of writing. Consequently, each student is well-prepared for the next stage of their educational journey. As the Year 12s prepare to enter tertiary institutions, TAFE or perhaps venture into the workforce in 2017, we wish them well with all their future endeavours.

English Faculty,Bernie Bakota, Helen Bhatia, Jane Talamaivao and Dawn Grant-Skiba.

SACSA AFLIn Week 5 students were selected to represent Prescott College Southern at the AFL SACSA Sporting Carnival. After a tough selection process the best of the school went on to compete in a 9 aside AFL carnival. Over the two days of competition Prescott College Southern finished with some great results.

8/9 Boys – 11th/16thOpen Boys – 11th/16thOpen Girls – 2nd/10th

Congratulations to all students who participated in the SACSA carnival and in particular the Open girls who narrowly lost their grand final by 12 points to Tyndale. A special thanks also goes to the Morphett Vale Emu’s football club for generously lending their playing Guernsey’s for the week. I look forward to the next SACSA carnival as we take 4 teams to compete in soccer carnival.

Mark Elbourne, HPE and Outdoor Ed Teacher

Year 9 Rite Journey FundraiserHigh school students please bring some change on Thursday 22/9 Week 9 to buy a cupcake, cookie or a soft drink to support the Starlight Children’s Foundation. Items will be sold at recess and lunch outside the Home Ec room for around $1 to $3.Thanks Ktarna and Cassie - Year 9 Rite Journey

Changes to the Secondary Behaviour PolicyPlease be aware, that as from this term when a student receives three referral rooms the student will now be required to do an internal suspension by spending a half day in OSHC from 1 pm until 3:15 pm on a day following the third referral room. Parents would be informed via SMS and a Referral Letter which is posted home.

FROM THE SECONDARY SCHOOL

Raising talented kids is relatively easy, but parenting children and young people who struggle can be a significant parenting challenge.

One of the unwritten laws of family life is that talent and ability are unevenly distributed between siblings. In most families there is one child who seems to have more than his or her fair share of ability. Everything this kid turns their hands to – whether schoolwork, sport or socialising – is done successfully and effortlessly. If you have such a child then there is a fair bet that another of your children struggles in the same areas. For these children, achieving success takes more effort and concentration than it does for their sibling.

Just as it is easy for parents to marvel at the talented child, it’s frustrating and, at times, heart-breaking to watch another child struggle to attain even mediocre levels of success at school, sport or leisure activities. It’s harder still when you know that no matter how hard this child tries they just can’t be as successful as their sibling, who continues to get all the glory and accolades from relatives and friends. As a parent it’s important to be realistic about what each child can achieve. Keep your expectations in line with their ability and maturity, and avoid making comparisons between siblings.

Here are some ideas to keep in mind if you are parenting a child for whom success at school, sport and other common childhood activities just doesn’t come naturally.

1 Be your child’s cheerleader

Kids who have to work really hard to achieve need someone in their lives who is able to boost their self-confidence, particularly when they are struggling. Make a fuss over small successes so they can puff up their chests every now and then.

2 Focus your comments on contribution, improvement and effort

It’s difficult praising kids when the results aren’t there but you can always focus your comments on their contribution to the team. Focus on things improvements shown in reading or the effort they are making at art.

3 Remember that persistence pays off

Children who persist learn an important life lesson – that is, success in most endeavours takes effort. Those kids who sail through their childhoods without raising a sweat can struggle when eventually they do have to work long and hard to succeed.

4 Help kids identify their strengths

Kids are like niche marketers – they define themselves by their strengths.

“I am a good reader” or “I’m sporty” or “I’m really good at art” are some of the labels kids will use. As they move into adolescence the number of options for success opens up, so help them find one or two areas that they enjoy and can easily achieve success in.

5 Don’t put kids on pedestals

It is difficult living in the shadow of a superstar so avoid making a huge fuss over the achievements of a particular child – it makes life difficult for those who follow. Recognise results but balance that by focusing equally on the efforts of the others as well.

Raising kids who find life a breeze is easy. However, parenting the underdog who takes longer to mature or who must put in 110 per cent effort to achieve is challenging for any parent. It requires parents to focus on kids’ strengths, be liberal with encouragement and have realistic but positive expectations for success.

Something to Ponder...By Michael Grose

VBS - Kids Club 2016What was it like to be a slave in Bible times?How did they make mummies?What happened to Joseph(the guy with the colourful coat)?Find the answers - and more - in EgyptWhen: October 10-14 2016 Where: Morphett Vale SDA ChurchTime: 9.30-11.30amSee handout for more details

Retirement Ready Seminar A workshop to help you plan and create your best retirement. Sunday September 25, 4pm Cost $10Presented by Dr Bruce Manners. Having researched, and interviewed people in this industry and academics who have studied retirement, Bruce Manners presents a workshop to help you plan your retirement. It will get you thinking through the issues so you can create your own retirement - one that fits you. What you get: Presentation and worksheets to help you create your own retirement.To purchase your tickets go to retirenotes.com/events/ (See handout for more details)

Bedwetting Institute ProgramA DVD based program to cure bedwetting, with Dr Mark Condon, and Physiotherapist, Margaret O’Donovan has been developed by the Bedwetting Institute. It outlines a successful four step program for parents to implement at home with their children. For a free Bedwetting Fact Sheet please visit the information section on the website:www.bedwettinginstitute.com.au

Community Event Handouts- VBS ‘Egypt’ holiday Program - October School Holidays- Retirement Ready Seminar- Event Cinema Spring 2016 Calender - Miniature Worlds Workshop - Warhammer- South Adelaide Panthers FC Trials- Blokes N Kids- Bugs n Slugs- Sibling in Focus- Skate Park Crawl- Headspace Day

FROM THE COMMUNITY

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SCHOOL EVENTS CALENDAR

TERM 3 2016

WEEK 9 (19 September – 23 September) Tuesday 20 September School Council Meeting – 7.30pm Wednesday 21 September Gifted and Talented Red Com 3.30pm Secondary School Musical – 7pm Friday 23 September Year 8 Immunisations Saturday 24 September Quiz Night Fundraiser – 6pm

WEEK 10 (26 September – 30 September) Monday 26 September – Friday 30 September Year 10 Work Experience Monday 26 September – Friday 30 September Interviews for Stage 2 Subjects for 2017 Thursday 29 September Jump Rope for Heart Jump Off Friday 30 September Last Day of Term Casual Clothes & Sponsored Child Donation

School returns on Tuesday, 18 October – Summer Uniform

TERM 4

WEEK 1 (17 October – 21 October) Monday 17 October PUPIL FREE DAY Tuesday 18 October First day of Term 4 – Summer Uniform Monday 17 October - Friday 21 October Year 12 Trial Exams Wednesday 19 October Parent Teacher Interviews - 3.30pm - 8.00pm

WEEK 2 (24 October – 28 October) Monday 24 October Parent Teacher Interviews - 3.30pm - 6.00pm Thursday 27 October Upper Primary Concert 10am & 7pm Hopgood Theatre

WEEK 3 (31 October – 4 November) Monday 31 October Combined Staff meeting/School Council 7.00pm Wednesday 2 November Secondary School Cross Country Thursday 3 November Festival of Music Performance 7.00pm Friday 4 November PUPIL FREE DAY – Report Writing

WEEK 4 (7 November – 11 November) Wednesday 9 November Year 12 Exams start Wednesday 9 November Musical Recital Evening – 6pm

WEEK 5 (14 November – 18 November) Thursday 17 November Year 12 Exams end