Provo Primary ‘World Book Day Book Swap’

imageFollowing the success of last year’s event, the PTA and School Council are once again collaborating to organise a school-wide ‘World Book Day Book Swap’ on Thursday 3rd March.

Swap your old books for new favourites.  Here’s how it works…

1. Each child wanting to participate donates at least one book (in good condition or new) and brings this/these to the donation box in their class by Tuesday 1st March.
2. In return for the donated book/s, the child will receive a book token on which their name is recorded.

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TCI National Education Week, 2016

tci-crestNational Education Week here in the Turks and Caicos will be observed between February 28th  – March 4th , 2016 under the theme, “Success for Every Learner”.

This year’s theme song for Education Week 2016 is written by Clement Howell High School Music Department and performed by the staff and students of the schools.  Well done to all involved!  Here are the lyrics if you would like to sing along.

 

During the week, schools will host a myriad of activities all over the country and the general public is encouraged to join in unity with educators across the country in support of the theme.   Here at Provo Primary we will have a variety of activities sprinkled throughout the week.  With World Book Day celebrations on Thursday 3rd including visits from British West Indies Collegiate student storytellers and our ‘Open House’ showcases on ‘STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) Learning in the Early Years’ and ‘Topic-Based Learning in Year 1-6’ on Friday 4th, we are set for a busy week ahead.

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JK’s Soup and Bread Making has all of their Senses Tingling!

jk-soup-bread-feb-2016 (1)This week in J.K. we concluded our 5 Senses topic by doing some cooking and baking. This was a wonderful hands-on activity that used every sense. The children delighted in measuring, mixing, smelling and tasting all of the raw and cooked vegetables in the noodle soup and had a brilliant time kneading their bread rolls.

This activity tied in well with our core focus in Early Years this term, which is STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. Look out on the school blog for more STEM related photos from our upcoming Open House next week!

 

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How Wild are Year 4?

yr-4-wild-things-feb-2016 (1)This term Year 4 have been showing Provo Primary that they really are the most WILD of all the wild things! They have accomplished this through a Talk for Writing project in Literacy this half term for their Age Of Exploration topic.

Looking at adventure stories, we focused on the story of Where the Wild Things are (WtWTA). They story of young Max and how he used his imagination to discover a far off land inhabited by Wild Things.

But first we had to learn the story of WtWTA. We did this through story maps and oral recitals. The children really immersed themselves in the Talk for Writing approach and we started to notice some children began to show signs of being Wild Things!

 

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Year 6 unleash their creativity with our new ‘Makey Makey’ kits

yr-6-makey-makey-feb-2016 (1)Year 6 were presented with the task of investigating some new technology resources at Provo Primary School today. Advertised as ‘an invention kit for the 21st century’, it was a session of experimentation, creativity and collaboration, with three groups exploring our new ‘Makey Makey’ interface controling kits.

Each group was given a Makey Makey kit, along with access to an array of resources to use with it.  Encouraged to read and follow the instructions included in the box, and to simply try things out, it wasn’t long before each group understood their potential and were busy working together to come up with their own inventive applications. Connecting their Makey Makeys with cucumbers, potatoes, carrots,  coins and playdough they were soon playing pianos and bongo drums, and creating control pads for computer games.

By the end of the session, through their own experimentation and interest, the students had learnt about the basics of computer input devices, had explored circuit making and had investigated the conductivity of different materials. Not bad for a 60 minute lesson!  It was particularly exciting to witness the moment when they realised that they themselves were conductive!

Makey Makeys are simple invention kits but, with so many possibilities, they offer incredible potential for child-initiated STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) learning.  Our Year 6 were certainly enthralled and buzzing with ideas on what they are planning to develop in their next session.  We look forward to seeing what they come up with and sharing their creations with you!
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Provo Primary PTA Yard Sale – come grab a bargain!

yard-sale-feb-2013The Provo Primary School are hosting a Yard Sale.

Saturday February 27, 2016.

9am – 11am.

More than 20 households and families will selling their gently used items.

 

PTA Family Hockey Night this Friday

pta-family-skate-night-2016-1We hope we’ll be seeing you and your family at the…

Provo Primary PTA Family Skate Night

Friday 19th February, 2016

@ Graceway Sports Centre between 6 – 8 pm

Concessions available       Puck Shooting Contest       Prizes

 

Admission:

* $10.00 for skaters;

* $5.00 for non-skaters;

* And it is free for non-skaters under three.

We’d love to see as many families as possible out on the rink! We will also have a dance floor set up for those that just want to run around/boogie on down!

Feel free to pass along to friends at other primary schools – the more the merrier!
Looking forward to a very fun night!

If you have extra pairs of skates you can bring for others to borrow, that would be great, as we’ve gotten inquiries from those that don’t have any.

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PTA Valentines Bake Sale a great success thanks to generosity

pta-valentines-bake-sale-2016The PTA would like to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who donated goodies to the Valentines Bake Sale yesterday, the selection and amount were just unbelievable! We almost could have opened our own cake shop!
Also a very big thank you to Lourdes, Cherrie and Eva for staying to help me sell, sell, sell – I would have been totally overwhelmed with out you!
We still have quite a bit leftover so if you missed the chance to grab a treat yesterday then I will be there again at 3pm today to do a SUPER SALE – everything for a $1!
Thank you for your continued support. There were many parents who insisted we “keep the change” 🙂 you guys are awesome. Every little counts towards helping make our children educational experience that much greater.
Hope to see you snapping up the last of the goodies this afternoon,
Kate and the PTA Team
P.S A big thanks also to the teachers for letting us take up all your fridge space so the ants didn’t get to all the wonderful treats before we did!

 

Sharing a little love and appreciation at Provo Primary School

secret-angel-week-2016It’s ‘Secret Angel Week’ here at Provo Primary – a week where everybody gets to experience a little love and appreciation at the workplace and show just how much human beings can truly connect to one another and share happiness together — when we make ‘love and care’ a workplace “game”.

A bit like a ‘Secret Santa’, all of our staff have become a ‘Secret Angel’ to another staff member (Human).  Over the week we will anonymously shower our ‘Human’ with gifts, love, kindness and treats.  It’s wonderful to see how creative everyone gets, how they cleverly we all disguise our identity from our chosen ‘Human’ and how much we enjoy the challenge of trying to guess our own ‘Secret Angel’.

All will be revealed on Friday after school when the ‘Secret Angels’ will reveal who their ‘Human’ has been.

This year many of our classes are also enjoying a ‘Secret Angel Day’ in a similar way, spreading the joy across the school.  It sure is a happy week here at Provo Primary!

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Baked Delights needed for our PTA Bake Sale on Monday

Bake Sale 2016If you haven’t already started gathering your ingredients, remember that it is the Great Provo Primary School PTA Valentine’s Bake Sale on Monday.

Monday 15th February – at pick up times -12 pm and 3 pm.

Straight after mid-term break.

Baked donations welcome from all families.  Volunteers are needed to help on the day.

Please contact Kate at k.burchill@hotmail.com.

 

Kindergarten Prepare Stone Soup with a Turks and Caicos Twist

k-soup-feb-2016 (6)For our Celebrations topic and Turks and Caicos Heritage week, the Kindergarten children learned about many of the things that make Turks and Caicos beautiful and unique. They were encouraged to share their favorite thing and what it meant to them.

We learned that Turks and Caicos Islanders come together during celebrations and cook many of the old traditional foods such as Johnny Cake, Souse and Boiled Fish and Grits. We listened to the story of ‘The Stone Soup’ and made our own soup with Johnny Cake.

Celebrations are a time to dress up in our Sunday Best. In the past, this would be made from flour bags. Each child painted their own Turks and Caicos national dress or shirt to learn about the national pride of each island.

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Year research space flight, space probes, telescopes and satellites

yrs-space-jan-2016 (1)In the last couple of weeks Year 5 have been working hard on their teamwork skills to research different topics. As part of our ‘Space and Segregation’ topic the children were split into teams where they had to learn about space flight, space probes, telescopes and satellites and then feedback to their group to create a poster. They then also worked in pairs to produce information on individual planets, selecting carefully information that was new to the class. I have been very impressed with just how well the class has co-operated to complete these activities. We are now working towards designing our very own, very individual lunar probes and satellites. Watch this space for the fantastic end-products! [Read more…]

Year 4 explore the faiths and beliefs of Buddhists all around the world.

what-is-kharma-feb-2016What a fantastic start to 2016 Flamingo class has had. We have been delving into the faiths and beliefs of Buddhists all around the world. We started looking at the story of the Buddha and how he came to realise there was more to life than the life of luxury behind his palace walls.

What do you think Karma is?  Watch our video to see what our Year 4s think.

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Year 2 are all in a flap (jack) about measuring

yr-2-flap-jacks (4)As part of our maths topic last week we had been learning to measure weight using scales, so what better way to put our skills into practice than measuring and weighing out ingredients?

We started off the week using a balance, finding objects that were heavier, lighter and the same, as a given weight. We then learnt how to read the amount on different measuring scales. After measuring the weight of various items around the classroom, including our shoes, we decided we were ready for the serious stuff!

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Maths Exploration in JK

jk-maths-jan-2016-(5)The JK class have been very enthusiastic about exploring shapes, numbers, sequencing and counting out quantities. Please have a look at our pictures where you can see the children independently carrying out various maths activities.

 

 

 

 

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Safer Internet Day is next Tuesday

WebSafer Internet Day Tuesday 9th February, 2016

How will you ‘Play Your Part for a Better Internet’?

The Internet is a wonderful tool. It is always available, contains a vast range of information and allows immediate connections with others around the globe. Here at Provo Primary computing is an integral part of our curriculum and the benefits it offers continues to be reaped by students and teachers alike. However, it is important that while embracing a digital world we maintain the same precautions and security that we would apply to the real world.

Please find some useful hints below to ensure that this safety is upheld. February 9th 2016 marks Safer Internet Day and we encourage you to bring this to the attention of your children so that they are prepared and know how to confront any challenges the Internet might throw in their direction.

Please take the time to read through some of the presentations designed by our Year 6 students. These multimedia slides offer valuable advice and suggestions to parents on how to keep the Internet fun and safe!

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Year 5 & 6 Field Hockey Showcase this Thursday

hockey-showcase-poster-feb-2016Key Stage 2 PE Field Hockey Showcase

Thursday 4th February, 8:45 – 9:45am

@ Graceway Sports Centre

The children in Years 5 and 6 will be participating in our first Spring Term PE Showcase this week.  We are pleased to bring field hockey back to our PE curriculum this year. Children in Years 5 & 6 have been refining the skills required to play, from positioning and passing to travelling with the ball and shooting.

Children have been divided into 5 teams for a mini-tournament.  Each team will participate in a mini league where the top two teams on goal difference will compete in a grand final.

Thank you to K & J in Year 6 for designing this fantastic poster.

I look forward to seeing as many parents and community friends at the event as possible!

Regards,

Mr George
PE Coordinator

 

Year 1 are Immersed into the World of Animals

yr-1-animals-feb-2016-(13)As part of our current topic ‘The Carnival of Animals’, Year 1 have been fully immersed into the world of animals. We have been exploring different animals, learning new information facts, writing information sentences and creating some beautiful Eric Carle inspired art.

During our Spanish sessions, our latest focus was on learning about the special features of different animals, like tusks on elephants and manes on lions.

 

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