In year 3, we’ve been making sure that we would know what to say if we ever need medical assistance in a Spanish speaking country. First of all, we had to learn all the vocabulary for all the different parts of the body. Then we added in some phrases to tell a doctor or nurse what hurts. In our role plays, some of us even got to administer some remedies. Watch our video to see how skillfully we can ask for help, along with some pretty impressive bandaging!
Our School Council’s Recycling Mission
27 April, 2012 Leave a Comment
Provo Primary School now has brown recycling bins on the premises. After a visit to the Recycling Plant last term, the School Council have a devised a simple ‘Recycling Mission’ to encourage us all to recycle. They hope you can all participate!
Their intentions are that all snack\lunch recyclable refuse will be taken home to be washed and placed in the brown bin located at the school entrance, in the mornings as you come into school. Other household recyclables can also be brought from home.
To encourage and entice your participation, they have created tally sheets for each class to record the number of objects placed in the bin. These tallies will be counted up each week and the class who collects the most tallies at the end of the month will receive a special ‘Recycle Certificate’ which will entitle the class to an extra ‘Golden Time’.
Well done, School Council. I wonder which class will collect the most recyclables this month? We look forward to an update on this fantastic initiative later in the term.
Provo Parachute Show!
26 April, 2012 Leave a Comment
Children from Year 4 investigated the effects of air resistance this week when they were asked to create Provo’s very first parachute regiment!
As part of their science topic on ‘Friction’, the children were challenged to create a parachute that reduced the speed that their character fell. After much planning, head-scratching and problem solving, they were ready to test their inventions. Some groups created traditional parachutes while others chose a hand-glider design. Both ideas worked well, and it was clear that the resistance between the parachute and the warm Provo air worked perfectly to keep our little wooden volunteers safe!
Year 5 and 6 En El Restaurante
25 April, 2012 Leave a Comment
In Spanish lessons in years 5 and 6, we’ve been learning about how to order food in a restaurant. Using Spanish menus we created ourselves, we practised and performed a role play, in which we played waiters and customers at eating establishments that serve all our favourite dishes! We had lots of fun creating each scene, and some of us even added a bit of our creativity and imagination to the scenes! Take a look at our videos and see if you can understand our conversations. Click on ‘read more…’ to see the Year 5 Video. [Read more…]
Year 1 Earth Day 2012 Poster
23 April, 2012 Leave a Comment
The Year One Class celebrated Earth Day on Friday by looking at a short video clip of our beautiful world and the animals and plants that live in it. We also watched a clip about the importance of recycling our rubbish, and the effects that ‘dumping rubbish’ has on our beautiful world. After this we discussed ways to save energy, save money and save animals and each child wrote a short sentence about it to go on their poster. Click here to see the posters in more detail.
Earth Day Clean Up, 2012
23 April, 2012 Leave a Comment
Throughout the school, the children took part in a number of activities to celebrate Earth Day, 2012. In our Friday assembly, Year 5 introduced Earth Day with a presentation, Year 1 told everyone some facts about how they could help to ‘Save our Earth’ and Year 2 talked about how sea turtles are becoming extinct and the dangers they face, such as rubbish in the ocean.
On Earth Day for the past 3 years, The Turks and Caicos Hotel and Tourism Association has organised a ‘TCI Shines Earth Day Clean- up Campaign’. Donning gloves and raring to play their part, the children in years 3 – 6 collected rubbish outside the school perimeter fencing, around the TCIFA soccer field and up to the Graceway Sports Centre. The children in Years 1 and 2 collected litter from around the school playground.
The children filled approximately 30 large trash bags in total – almost all with rubbish collected from outside the school grounds. The photo on the left shows the children with just a few of these bags. The children were upset to have found so much rubbish that people had littered in our area, but felt happy that they had helped clean up their surroundings.
School Newsletter – April 2012
20 April, 2012 Leave a Comment
Click on the image to see the April School Newsletter.
It includes all the dates and information for upcoming events, and the latest school and PTA news.
Class Newsletters – April 2012
19 April, 2012 Leave a Comment
Class newsletters help you to keep in the loop and find out what is happening in your child’s class.
Access important information, note future upcoming dates for class events and see how you can support your child’s learning at home.
Click on the image on the left to download our latest class newsletters.
New After-School Clubs (April – June, 2012)
19 April, 2012 Leave a Comment
We have a variety of new after-school clubs to enjoy this term.
Click on the image, left to download the registration form. Please check the registration forms for the dates each clubs run for.
Enrolment is on a first-come first-served basis and some clubs may be very popular so be sure to make your choices ASAP. All payments need to be made in advance. Please note that students are not considered enrolled in clubs until the registration form and payment have been received.
You may like to ensure that your child has a small extra snack and drink in their lunch box.
PTA Up-Coming Events, Summer Term 2012
19 April, 2012 Leave a Comment
Lemon Cafe Fundraiser
Mark your calendars for a fabulous fundraiser and celebration of our school, to be held the evening of May 12th at Lemon Cafe. The evening will include a silent auction, incredible Mediterranean food, a fire show, cash bar and dancing until the wee hours. Tickets are $50/pp. Money raised will be used for school improvements and voted on at the final PTA meeting of the year (in June, date TBD)
Term 3 PTA meeting
Our Term 3 PTA meeting will be held May 1 in the school library at 6pm. We’ll be discussing the upcoming fundraiser as well as other events (beach day, end of school activities, etc.), reviewing our account and having a preliminary discussion on how the funds should be spent. Please note, there will be an end of year PTA meeting held in June (date TBD) where expenditures will be voted on and finalized.
Library Volunteers
Parent volunteers are needed to “apprentice” under Karina this spring and work in the library 2-3 mornings a week starting in September. Best to have 2 or 3 parents commit; hours are just 8:30-9am, right at drop off. Please contact Stef in the school office or Karina if you are interested.
Thank You
And finally, a heartfelt THANK YOU to the class reps that made the Easter egg hunt such a fun event for the students. From stuffing eggs, to hiding them, we appreciate your time and involvement.
Find out more about our PTA and how you can become involved on our PTA page
School Lunch Menu – April – May, 2012
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Our school lunch menu form for Monday 23rd April – Thursday 24th May, 2012 is now available.
If you would like your child to have lunch, please click on the image and download, complete and return the form, together with payment by Monday 23th April. Forms are also available in the office.
Please note that we are unable to provide lunches unless payment is made in ADVANCE.
Welcome back to the Summer Term, 2012
17 April, 2012 Leave a Comment
Welcome back to our Summer Term at Provo Primary. We hope that you have all enjoyed your holidays.
We look forward to a productive and eventful term ahead. Look out on our blog for information about our school lunches and clubs. We will also post the school newsletter for this term and all the class newsletters.
Each week we will also post some highlights of events and activities happening around the school so keep us in your bookmark and keep checking in as the term progress.
Spring Bonnet Parade & PTA Egg Hunt, 2012
30 March, 2012 Leave a Comment
It was a beautiful morning at Provo Primary with sunshine, blue Skies, flowers and smiles…what more could we ask for on our last day of the Spring Term?
The Early Years classes proudly paraded around the school wearing their creative Spring-time inspired hats. This was was followed by our traditional egg hunts!
In the Yr 1 – 6 hunt, the elusive giant egg kept many children searching for a long time, but no one was able to find it this year! “It was the best egg hunt ever!.. I kept looking to find the big egg… I can’t believe I didn’t find the big egg, it was right there!”
All the teachers and children would like to pass on a huge thank you to all the mums and dads for helping to create such beautiful bonnets and to the PTA for making our egg hunt lots of fun! Happy holidays to everyone from all at Provo Primary.
Key Stage 2 PE Showcase
30 March, 2012 Leave a Comment
This week, children in Key Stage 2 were excited to present their PE learning in our end of term showcase event. Older children participated in a Gymnastics Show while children in Years 3 and 4 participated in a 4-on-4 Basketball Tournament. This was the second of two such showcase events this term and we were very pleased that is was again well supported and praised by parents. We’d like to say a big thank you to Adina and all the staff at Graceway Sports Centre for the use of their amazing facilities, which have enabled the children to learn and improve so much this term!
Calling all Community Helpers
30 March, 2012 Leave a Comment
This month, the Junior Kindergarten class have been learning about community helpers. They started by shared what they already knew about people who help us and the words ‘community helpers’ were introduced. The children enjoyed dressing up were given an opportunity to dressed as the person they would like to be when they grow up. Click on ‘read more…’ to see the photos. The medical and construction fields were the most popular so for the last three weeks we have focused on these following the children’s lead.
Aikido Demonstration
30 March, 2012 Leave a Comment
Children were treated to a demonstration of Aikido this half term, courtesy of two of our own students! The audience was amazed at the speed and power that our pupils possessed. Using the skills they had learned in an after-school Aikido club, they were able to show defensive moves with great skill and confidence.
When volunteers were taken from the audience, everyone was surprised how it was possible (with the help of some clever moves) to defend against an attack from the coach, Clay Seymore.
The demonstration concluded with a presentation of attack and defensive skills using long staffs. What a fascinating way to end this excellent demonstration!
If any parents would like to know more about Clay Seymore’s Aikido classes, please ask for details from Mr Toby or visit the Graceway Sports Centre website. [Read more…]
Dr Seuss’ The Lorax
30 March, 2012 Leave a Comment
The Year 3 and 4 enjoyed their visit to the movies the other day to see the animated version of Dr Seuss’ fabulous book ‘The Lorax’. In recognition of this wonderful author, (and to assist us with our fraction work – what fraction of the hat is red?) we all made hats using the famous Dr Seuss stripy hat logo to get into the swing of things.
We all thoroughly enjoyed reading the book and watching the film. In the next school term, we will be using the story as a foundation for lots of other activities – from exploring the Local Environment, Pollution Issues and Conservation to writing a persuasive text.
50 is a Special Number – But what are we Celebrating?
29 March, 2012 1 Comment
Watch this video to find out!
How does your Garden Grow?
29 March, 2012 Leave a Comment
Following a recent donation of seeds, soil, trowels, gloves and a new watering can by a generous parent, the school garden has experienced a new frenzy of gardening activity during lunchtimes and playtimes. A group of children have been busy planting squash, tomato, basil , Swiss chard, peas and wild flower seeds and they hope to share a salad together when everything is fully grown. I asked the children what they liked about the garden and here are some of their thoughts…”It’s fun to look after the plants and actually see them growing tall…I like caring for our garden and enjoy sharing it with all the animals that live there…It’s fun to clean it up with the sweeping brushes we made with palm leaves…it’s peaceful and nice to be with all the nature…everyone can participate and come and join us in the garden.”
Spring Fever in Preschool
28 March, 2012 Leave a Comment
Spring fever arrived in Preschool! We have had a fantastic term playing outdoors in the gorgeous Spring time weather and have adored jumping in giant puddles and looking at our wet footprints. Indoor play is full of fun too, especially with our hide and seek game….Miss Claire Marie is preparing us for our ‘Egg Hunt’ this Friday. Sports Day was a big success – we have been practicing running at school and were very proud to show off how speedy we are to our parents on Sports Day! Our biggest highlight so far this term was our Preschool Open Morning where our parents came in to class to decorate eggs and play together with us. It was lots of fun! We love school! [Read more…]
Toddlers enjoy Exploring their new Environment
28 March, 2012 Leave a Comment
Our Spring Term in Tots Class has been lots of fun! The children love their classroom, especially playing hide and seek in soft play! We love to dress up in amazing costumes and play in the home corner, making food, caring for babies. We also like reading books together. The farm is a fantastic role play area where we make lots of animal sounds and match the baby animal to their mummy animal. One of the most popular areas of the classroom is the train set where the children adore playing with the trains and cars. During Spring Term, the tots have also enjoyed some messy play with paint and shaving foam and, with Summer Term just round the corner, we are looking forward to some fun water play. Click on ‘read more’ to see more photos of us exploring our classroom together. [Read more…]
‘The Hungry Caterpillar’ in Spanish
28 March, 2012 Leave a Comment
In year 1 we have been reading and retelling the story of ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ in Spanish. Our Hungry Caterpillar speaks only Spanish, so we needed to learn how to talk about all the different foods he eats on his journey. We also had to learn how to listen carefully for the cues that told us when to deliver our lines in the story, and how to make sure our Spanish pronunciation is the best it can be. Cries of “¡aún tengo hambre!” were ringing out from Pelican Class while we prepared our story. Watch our video to see if you can work out what it means!
‘The Funky Four’ perform their new Hip Hop Dance
27 March, 2012 2 Comments
Four girls from Year 3 have been busy during their recess time creating a hip hop dance, which they have named ‘JKKS – The Dance’. It was so creative, I just had to video it and share it with you all! The girls say that they were inspired by their PE gymnastics lessons, their weekend ‘hip hop’ dance lessons and by watching some of the older children creating dance routines. The complex dance has been choreographed and performed with no music, so don’t panic if you hear no sound coming from your computer! As they danced, the children counted out beats of 8 in their head to keep time and to move in unison. Well done ‘Funky Four’ – it’s fabulous – you should be very proud of your group effort! We look forward to further new dances from ‘The Funky Four’ and hope to share other children’s dance videos in the near future.
Theme Week Activities 2012
27 March, 2012 Leave a Comment
Theme Week 2012 was a great success. The theme was ‘A Day in the Life of…’ and each class choose a different topic to explore throughout the week. It all culminated with a dress up-parade, with the children showing off their impressive costumes to each other. This was followed by an ‘Open House’ afternoon in which parents were invited in to walk around all the classrooms and see the children’s work. Well done and thank you to all the children, teachers and the many parent and community helpers who helped make this such a fun, hand-on learning week.
Keeping Healthy Week – March 2012
27 March, 2012 Leave a Comment
This week is ‘Keeping Healthy Week’ and our focus has been on ‘Being Active as a Family’, promoting and celebrating family involvement in physical activity.
Between school, home and the community, we work as a team. At school, we strive to play our part by promoting and providing opportunities for active playtime and lunchtime activities every day, together with two P.E. lessons each week. This week we also included two ‘Walk to School’ events and a ‘Wake-up, Shake-up’ fitness session which families were encouraged to participate in. Thanks Jo for leading this – the children loved it!. We also had our Early Years Sports Day.
We recognise that many of our Provo Primary families lead active lifestyles. We hope that all families have chosen to use this week at home to celebrate their achievements, explore new ideas and see how they can further encourage healthy life choices for all their family to add to the physical activities encouraged during a child’s school day. Click on ‘read more’ to see photos highlighting our school events. [Read more…]