Provo Primary School

On Friday, we culminated our ‘Week of the Child’ reading celebrations with a whole school ‘Drop Everything and Read’ (DEAR) session.

The everyday sounds of the school were replaced with the hush tones of children reading, as throughout the school everyone stopped what ever they were doing, picked up a book and enjoyed quiet reading, by themselves or with others.

Take a look at a selection of our photos… it was lovely to see children choosing their individual places to read around the school, inside and out, capturing Mr. Sajouste, our caretaker, enjoying being read to, and seeing our older and younger children sharing this special reading time together.

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Reading buddies got together all around the school this week, with older children reading with younger children. It was lovely to see everyone enjoying the experience of reading to others, being read to, or both!

Activities like these have many reading skill benefits and are also great for building self-esteem.  I love to see how it unites us a school, developing closer, caring connections within our Provo Primary family.

The votes are in… it was a popular event… and one which we would like to repeat again soon!

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Remember to order your child’s school lunch for the month of October by 9am on Monday 28th September.

Please find below our October lunch menu (Monday 28th September – Friday 23rd October).  All meals are up to $6.00 each.

Read more to find out how to order using our Point of Sale (POS) or online payment options using IsleHelp. 

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Our 2015/16  Class Information Booklets for Kindergarten through to Year 6 are now available online for you to download.

These booklets aim to provide you with information about the school ethos, class expectations, and the curriculum for each class year group.

Over the next couple of weeks, many of the teachers will be hosting ‘reading’ worshop meetings.  Come and learn more about how teachers and children approach reading in our school, how our reading scheme and library books are organised and how you as parents can help your child on their reading journey, as they progress through the school.

Look out for all of the posters displayed on your child’s class noticeboard next week for details.  Please ask your child’s teacher for further information and let them know if you are able to attend.

Year 2:  Parent Reading Meeting – Tuesday 15th @ 2:20pm in the School Library.

Year 3/4:  Parent Reading Meeting – Wednesday 16th @ 8:15am in the School Library.

Kindergarten – Parent Reading Meeting – Friday 18th @ 2:20pm in the Kindergarten classroom.

Year 5/6:  General Expectations Meeting – Wednesday 23rd @ 5pm in the Year 6 classroom.

The Year 1 Reading Meeting will be later in the term on Tuesday 10th November @ 8:15am.

We hope to see you there.

Class newsletters and curriculum topic maps help you to keep in the loop and find out what is happening in your child’s class.

Access important information, discover topics your child will be exploring and see how you can support your child’s learning at home.

Click on the image on the left to download our first class newsletters for the new school year.  Topic Maps are being created over the first few weeks of school so keep checking back if your child’s class map is not up at this point.

Our school lunch service starts on Monday 7th September – Remember to provide a packed lunch for your child for the first week of school.

School lunch is available every day and provided by external caterers, Pizza Pizza. Please find below our school lunch menu for Monday September 7^th to Thursday September 24^th September (3 weeks).  All meals are up to $6.00 each.

Read more to find out how to order using our Point of Service (POS) or online payment options. 

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During their summer holidays, chances are that children may be spending more time online with their computers and mobile devices.  But this doesn’t mean you can leave them to their own devices on those devices. This increased screen time can provide many benefits for kids, however, there are also increased risks that include access to non age appropriate material and cyber-bullying.

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A HUGE thank you to everyone who has helped to make this year such a great success.

As our Daring Detectives camp activities for 6-12 year olds draw to a close we would like to wish happy summer holidays from all of us at Provo Primary School (for families still on islands,  camp for 12 month to 5 year olds continues throughout July and most of August – see camp info for more details).

There is a Japanese proverb that says, “Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great teacher.” We certainly are blessed with a school full of great teachers. Our teachers devote their lives to giving our children the tools to succeed and inspire them to do it. We would like to thank them for their countless hours, their energy and creativity, and their commitment to all the children of Provo Primary.  Enjoy your well deserved break.

We are also blessed here at Provo Primary to have very supportive parents and community friends.  Thank you to everyone who has helped with transportation when we have field trips, to all of our yearbook, library and classroom volunteers – your help is much appreciated.  A special thank you to our PTA Chair, Treasurer, Secretary and PTA team for all your hard work organising events and fundraisers, and to everyone who supported these.  Also, a big thank you to all of our community friends and businesses who have been a part of our school year, especially those who have donated expertise, time and generous fundraising gifts and scholarships.

Happy holidays to all of our wonderful children – you amaze us each and every day – thank you for making Provo Primary such an vibrant, happy, productive and friendly school to be a part of.

Finally, good luck to everyone who leaves us this year – we wish each of you all the best as you move on to new adventures.  Remember to keep in touch with your Provo Primary family and know that you are always welcome to come back and see us again.