Congratulations to both our boys and girls soccer teams who played fantastically in the inter-school tournament.

Our primary goal was to have fun and to do our best and they certainly achieved this.  There was some great goal keeping, super tackles and passes and some stunning goals to entertain the cheering crowd who “oohed” and “ahhed” and supported from the sidelines. We even won the MVP in the boys competition.

The girls came 3^rd in their group and played extremely well, each game becoming more confident and determined, winning their final game 4-1.  The boys made it all the way to the finals, displaying great soccer skills and passion.  They kept their heads up high and kept trying until the final whistle, losing 1-4 in the finals.

We are very proud of how each player embraced the challenges of each game, keeping up their team spirit, sportsmanship and, above all, their enjoyment of taking part throughout the whole tournament.

Thank you to our parent team coaches and to all of you who came to show your support.  “Go, Provo Primary!”  Thanks also to TCIFA for organising the tournament and well done to all the schools and boys and girls who took part.

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The Garden Art Club is very proud to present their finished mural on our garden wall.  They chose the theme of ‘under the sea’ and worked independently to research ideas for sea creature images.  The designs were transferred onto the wall using chalk and then the painting began.  They worked so well together when it came to painting the images, sharing equipment, ideas and helping each other to complete each part of the mural.

To further add colour to our garden this term the club has also been busy planting new seeds. They have planted different types of lettuce and tomatoes, beetroot, pac-choi, radish, sapodilla, and a mystery fruit too! They are doing such a good job remembering to water them every day and with looking after our bananas too. Well done Garden Art people, you’ve been real stars!!!

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Today we had a visit from two enthusiastic UK medical students, Alex and Bella, who are here on island working at the Hospital.  Together they visited each class in the school, talking about studying to be a doctor, answering questions and showing the children some of their medical equipment.

The children asked lots of questions and especially enjoyed having a go at using the different medical equipment on each other.  Many expressed their desire to work in the medical field in the future and the older children appreciated the opportunity that this gave them to finding out more about the study and work involved.

For our youngest children, visiting the doctor can sometimes be a scary experience, especially when you are not feeling well and it is an unfamiliar environment.  Meeting the doctors here at school, they felt confident and at ease to ask lots of questions.  Alex and Bella’s friendly and kind nature soon won them over and it was great to see them taking the time to help to reassure some of the children of their fears.

We would like to thank Interhealth Canada TCI for allowing Bella and Alex to come and visit us.  They have been a great inspiration to many children – who knows, perhaps they will work alongside Bella and Alex in the future!  Click on to see more photos of their visit…

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Our much-loved storytelling evening returned this week, as part of our ‘Be Healthy – Sleep Week’.  Dressed in Pyjamas and cuddling their favourite bedtime toys, the children arrived and settled down for an evening of tales. David Bowen, our Director of Cultural started the evening, theatrically telling a story to all, accompanied by his bongo drum.  He enthralled the audience with a Caribbean tale that, very appropriately, emphasized the importance of a good night’s sleep!  Then it was off to night-time ambient classrooms for some further stories told by teachers and volunteer storytellers, together with a cup of milk and a cookie.

Bedtime stories offer a superb opportunity to establish a daily routine. Parents and children often live extremely busy lives. There are many responsibilities that must be attended to throughout the day, such as work, school, chores, errands, extracurricular activities, homework, cooking, and similar types of events. Once the day has calmed and is approaching its end, children and parents alike can be comforted by the fact that they get to spend a little quality time together. In addition to this, children benefit greatly from some sort of daily routine in their lives.

Reading together is also an important element to a child’s success in reading and creativity, and a time in which parents and children can spend enjoying each other’s company, and sharing love for one another. It is a process in which many special memories are created, as well as a time when children can pay special attention to the story, the characters, the plot, and the lessons that can be learned from the story that they are listening to.

Our storytelling evening was a great success and we hope that it will have inspired all of our parents to continue to incorporate bedtime stories into their child’s life.

What’s happening here – was our Year 4/5 class really fast asleep in the middle of class!

Well, every term we have a ‘Keeping Healthy’ theme week.  This term the focus was on the importance of sleep and why we need sleep to keep us healthy, happy, and doing our best! Throughout the week all the classes explored the theme through a range of activities. Some classes kept sleep diaries to monitor just how many hours of sleep they actually get, some designed their ‘dream’ bed and others worked together with other classes to create posters to pass on facts and information.

The children in the photo above aren’t really asleep.  One of the activities was to take photos of yourself sleeping in unusual places and this is one of the many poses that the children came up with!

If you would like to know more information about the importance of sleep and just how many hours are advised for children, we recommend this great website:  Sleep for Kids.  It’s jam packed with great ideas and activities too!