Money from the Bike-a-thon has provided a much needed boost to the non-fiction section of our school library.

Books were ordered to help the children research information relating to our Social Studies topics as well as books that would interest all tastes. Not only do these books cater to a wide age-range, but they cover a diverse range of subjects such as feelings, planets, habitats, dinosaurs, technology, health, crafts, music, geography and history to name but a few. As you can see from the image, these books have been sorted, classified and labelled and are now on the shelves ready for the beginning of term. Please take the time to ‘pop in’ early next term to see the difference this has made to our library – they won’t stay on the shelves long once the children see them!

A special ‘Thank you’ to all of you who cycled or walked and helped raise money for our new library books – aren’t our children lucky to have access to yet another super resource?

To all the Parents, Staff and Friends of Provo Primary, I would like to thank each of you for doing such a wonderful job educating the children over the past year and making their learning journey such an enjoyable and natural experience.

Our aim at Provo Primary is that everyone learn to the best of their potential, not only academically, but socially, emotionally, physically and spiritually, thus preparing them in all areas. We aim to graduate well rounded individuals who are ready to move on confidently and eagerly to the next stage of their life.

Learning is ongoing, sometimes we make mistakes, but this is ok, as long as we learn from them. I believe that the reason for Provo Primary’s success in creating a happy and stimulating learning environment is that we are a team of parents, educators and children all working together towards the same goal. We learn from each other. Provo Primary is OUR school. Please be proud, as I am, to be a part of it.

Warmest Regards from the mountains of NE GA

Alison Williams

Director

A year ago, Krys Mann (parent – “unofficial” school photographer – school year book creator) and I sat down to collate photos for updating our website. Krys mentioned – “Have you thought of doing a school blog?” The idea sparked immediate interest and the adventure began…

A year later, I look back with great pride at our achievements. Our blog is an amazing record of our year, a glimpse into the life of our school, a wonderful collection of photos and memories of school events and class activities. Enjoyed by the children in the school, shared with families and friends alike, both near and far, and with new friends from all around the world who happen to ‘click’ upon us.

A great deal of work goes on behind the scenes in creating and up keeping our blog and I would like to take this opportunity to say a few thank yous to everyone who has helped over the year.

Firstly, I would like to thank all the children for their superb efforts and contributions. Without them, this blog would be very boring and plain! Also, to the teachers for all their continued support and commitment. Blogging was new to us all and I am incredibly impressed with how we have all embraced this new medium and worked through its challenges to see its success. Well done, everyone!

I would also like to thank Christopher Mann and Shelley Bedford for their invaluable technical support, and to Krys Mann for her dedicated commitment to taking photos – some of which have complimented teacher photos in our blog posts.

Finally, I would like to thank everyone who has visited our blog and hope that you have enjoyed sharing our experiences with us over the year. Thank you, in particular, to those of you who have taken the time to leave us a comment – these are greatly appreciated and treasured – especially by the children.

So thank you, Krys, a super suggestion that has taken us on an amazing adventure over the year that we can all look back with pride.

I wonder what will next year bring…?

Summer holidays are fun, packed full of travels and adventure that offer many opportunities for new learning experiences. They are also very long, and you may like to supplement your child’s vacation with access to some fun educational websites. Links to our recommended sites can be found on our menu bar on the right of this post. We also draw your attention to following outstanding sites: BrainPOP Jr. (www.brainpopjr.com), is a new learning program specifically geared for children between 5 and 8 years old. Topics are carefully chosen and presented in animated cartoon movies that are narrated with fun and understandable language for children. It is the successor to BrainPOP (www.brainpop.com) which is more suitable for 9-11 year olds.
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