Happy 50th Birthday Letterland!

30 September, 2018 By Miss Claire Leave a Comment


As lots of you know, Year 1 LOOOOOOOOVE Letterland!  We have embraced EVERYTHING Letterland…including our Christmas Show last year.  In case you didn’t hear about it, we performed a story about how Red Robot tried to ruin the Letterland Christmas show by stealing all the character’s props!

The Year 1’s continue to talk about the Christmas Show, often referring to the letter they played and the costumes they wore.  Sooooooo, when we heard it was Letterland’s 50th birthday, we knew we had to join in the celebrations.

People all over the world have been invited to send in videos of themselves singing ‘Happy Birthday’…well…we thought it would be lovely to go down to Grace Bay Beach here in the Turks and Caicos and do a little performance.  What could be better than the backdrop of the Number 1 beach in the world*?

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Life cycles of our favourite Year 5 animals…

30 September, 2018 By Miss Cara Leave a Comment

Year 5 have been learning all about life cycles in science so far this term. We have investigated our own life cycles and then went on to research all about the different life cycles of species of plants and animals we are interested in. From bluebirds to mountain lions to ocelots; we have learnt a lot about the differences in how we are born, reared and our lifespans. We also explored a plant’s journey and drew some wonderful scientific diagrams of this process. We are now researching what makes a mammal different to an amphibian or a reptile or a plant and how we classify these.

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Let’s build a Cardboard City together…

26 September, 2018 By Miss Sian Leave a Comment

All Provo Primary families are invited to join us for an afternoon of creativity at our Global Cardboard Challenge event.

Help us to build… ‘Cardboardia’ a city where everything is made from recycled cardboard!

What would your family add to our city? A fairground? A skyscraper? A castle? A park or even a soccer stadium? We’ll need everything from the neighbourhood cat to an international airport!  Will it be a city of the past, present or future? No idea is too big or too small for Cardboardia – our imagination is the only limit!

So start planning as a family and meet us at Provo Primary on Sunday 30th – 3pm onwards.

Just bring:
• Scissors, box cutters, etc.
• LOTS of masking tape (no duct tape please)
• An imagination

We have loads of cardboard but feel free to bring any tubes, thin card or any other card resources you think would help to embellish our city.

Please BYO drinks and snacks and cash for our lemonade stand!

All children need to be accompanied by at least one family adult or supervising adult.

No technology, just simple, basic, imaginative fun!

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It’s SKATE NIGHT this Thursday

24 September, 2018 By Miss Sian Leave a Comment

Wheels on FIRE ! Get rollin’ down the road… 

The Provo Hockey League and the Provo Primary Parents Association are hosting:

SKATE NIGHT – Thursday Sept 27th from 5:00 – 7:00

Click on the poster for details.

  • $10 entry ($5 for non skaters)
  • Food and drinks available for purchase
  • Music and Games
  • Hockey information will be available for any new players that may be interested.

Thank you,

Provo Hockey League

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Provo Primary parents claim silverware!

24 September, 2018 By Mr. Toby Leave a Comment

Providenciales Primary & Middle School recently competed in the TCIFA’s 7v7 Corporate Challenge, supporting youth soccer in the Turks and Caicos Islands, and were proud to claim the runner-up trophy.

Yet, this was a team with a difference. Instead of parents cheering on their children, this event gave our Provo Primary parents and friends a chance to run out and compete!

The team fought hard in a series of tight games through hot summer weather, tight group games, penalty shoot outs and extra time, eventually claiming a spot in the final against the TCI Police Force. Despite our eventual defeat, it proved to be a wonderful morning of fun, camaraderie and effort.

Many thanks to the Provo Primary parents and friends who signed up for the event – we look forward to going one step further in next year’s competition!

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Thanks to all our Clean-up Volunteers!

22 September, 2018 By Miss Sian Leave a Comment

A HUGE thank you to the amazing efforts of our Provo Primary families and friends who supported our ‘International Coastal Clean-up Day’ participation this morning.  Cleaning up the road from the TCIFA Soccer Field to the CARIFTA Stadium, was a crowd of hard-working volunteers (inc 25 students from our Yrs 1 to 7). This photo shows some of the team and a portion of the rubbish collected.

The area had been brought to my attention as in desperate need for a clean up by our Years 3-6 students who travel the route to the stadium for their P.E. lessons.  With vast amounts of rubbish collected, I trust that due to their actions, their journey will be noticeably cleaner (and for others and the wildlife too!).

With a knowledge that we all have the ability to take action and to make a difference, it was interesting to hear the children’s ideas on how we could help to discourage the littering in the area – I wonder what you think could help?

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Next Week is National Youth Week – 23rd- 28th September, 2018

21 September, 2018 By Miss Sian Leave a Comment

During National Youth Week next week, a variety of events are happening in the TCI in celebration our young people. The theme for this year is: Empowering the youth, one Island at a time; no child left behind.

Provo Primary School is looking to make a presence and would love for you to come along and help support our school and all schools on island.  Here are a couple of the events…

 

 

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Join us on Saturday for International Coastal Clean-up Day

20 September, 2018 By Miss Sian Leave a Comment

Provo Primary and Middle School have pledged to join The Department of Environment & Coastal Resources (DECR), and its partners to support…

International Coastal Clean-up Day – ‘FIGHTING FOR TRASH-FREE SEAS’

Meet at the CARIFTA Stadium Car Park on Venetian Drive or find us near this location, on Saturday 22nd September, anytime you can give between 7:00-9:00am.

Why here? Walking to the stadium for PE lessons, our Year 3-6 children have noticed a lot of rubbish on the path that they feel something needs to be done about.  So let’s clean it up and help make a difference!

 WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO BRING:

  • IGA or trash bags

  • Water to drink (bring along a re-usable water bottle!)

  • A First-aid kit

  • Gloves.  We have GLOVES (Donated by Mark Osmond Dental Clinic)

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Provo Middle School Opens Doors!

6 September, 2018 By Mr. Toby Leave a Comment

After a busy and successful summer of building, Provo Middle School opened its doors to our first Year 7 students today. There were the normal range of first day emotions – excitement, apprehension, joy at seeing old friends, warmth in welcoming new classmates – and yet the day felt fresh and new, just like the building.

The class were busy exploring their new facilities and enjoying the breezy space we have down by the canal. Break times were sociable and active: spent making music in our new music room, playing soccer, or even popping over to play on the climbing frames. New friendships began emerging through learning and play.

Children spent part of their class time making ‘gratitude sculptures’ to fill the school grounds with a little beauty and art. As each rock was placed, children were encouraged to think of things they were grateful for in their lives. As it turns out, our new Year 7s feel grateful for a lot!

 

“I feel grateful for my little brother.”

“I am grateful for the opportunity to visit the UK with my dad.”

“I am grateful that I started playing soccer when I was younger, because I enjoy playing and competing with my team.”

“I feel grateful for my whole life.”

 

Well, it goes without saying that we are grateful for our beautiful new school and our outstanding Year 7 class!

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