The Porties Post
Latest news from Port Noarlunga Primary. Our school newsletter is presented here as a live rolling blog.
Latest information, Class Stories, sports results, student achievements, and Principal Updates are all shared here.
VOTE NOW! Porties students shortlisted in National Game Design Challenge
Hard work by students from Mrs Badu's Year 5/6 class has paid off and 3 teams have been shortlisted in the National Game Design Challenge! They are Team Cheesetax, Team VIJ, and Team TNT. Please vote for our teams so that they can be chosen to go to Sydney for the...
Book Week 2023
Book Week 2023 was a great success at Port Noarlunga Primary. The Book Fair raised over $1800 —a fantastic effort! As a result, over $400 worth of new books will be allocated to the school Library for our students to access. Students again paraded the neighbouring...
Porties Represented at SAPSASA Knockout Netball by Sensational 2023 Team
Written by Bianca and Pippa Meet the team: Pippa, Bianca, Jaicee, Saylah, AJ, Eva, Charlotte, Ruby, Violet, April, and—the person that we couldn’t have done it without—super coach Rachel! Knockout Round 1 The girls were very pumped for the first round as a new...
Porties Music Night 2023
written by Year 5 students April L and Jada W. On the 17th of August 2023 Port Noarlunga Primary School hosted a music night where our strings and choir students got to perform what they have learnt this year. The night was a fantastic turn out. Families brought their...
Porties student Coby rehearses with Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
On Monday 14th August I was invited into the city to participate in a rehearsal with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. by Year 5 student Coby Forde Firstly I gave my viola a good tune and got my music ready. I then found my seat next to a man called...
PARENT FEEDBACK 2023 Reports Format and Interviews
With parent/teacher interviews close to being finished and having had some time to digest the new mid-year reports, we were hoping to get some feedback about the new report portfolios and interview experience in 2023. Below is a link to a Google Form with some...
Staffing Update – Leadership 2023 and 2024
Dear all, As you are aware today is Victoria Corbett’s last day at Port Noarlunga Primary School. We need to cover her role for the remainder of the year. From Monday until the end of Term 3, we will have Mike Woolford in the leadership team on Monday, Tuesday,...
Farewell Victoria Corbett
Dear all, I hope that you have had a great start to the new term and are enjoying some of this beautiful sunshine. I have held off writing this blog as I needed formal notifications to be received before making an announcement. We would like to congratulate Victoria...
2023 Reporting Format: Information for Parents
We have undertaken a major restructuring of our school reports and how we will share student achievement and progress with families. We feel that this is a positive step in the way that we assess and report on student learning and communicate what is being covered in...
SPORT FEED
Porties Represented at SAPSASA Knockout Netball by Sensational 2023 Team
Written by Bianca and Pippa Meet the team: Pippa, Bianca, Jaicee, Saylah, AJ, Eva, Charlotte, Ruby, Violet, April, and—the person that we couldn’t have done it without—super coach Rachel! Knockout Round 1 The girls were very pumped for the first round as a new...
Porties girls BACK-TO-BACK champions at the Crows Cup Carnival 2023!
Competing against 7 other schools in our district, the Port Noarlunga Primary Girls Footy side have won the Crows Cup Carnival for the second consecutive time. The team went undefeated on the day, Tuesday, 28 March 2023, competing at South Adelaide Football Club...
Sporting Opportunities at Porties in 2023
Below is a run-down of extra sporting opportunities available to Port Noarlunga Primary students in 2023. Enquiries about these opportunities should be directed to Mike Woolford on ClassDojo, or phone 8382 2455. Look out for specific updates on ClassDojo and The...
2023 School Soccer Season
via Michael Warren – White Pointers Soccer Co-Ordinator - 0416 490 350 Port Noarlunga Primary School will again be entering teams in the local school soccer league (NDJSA). This is a fantastic opportunity for kids of all ages (Reception to Year 6) to get involved in...
Aquatics Secondhand Sale – 16th November 2022
WHAT: Secondhand items used by Port Noarlunga Aquatics are being sold. Items include surfboards, boogie boards, surf skis, canoes, and more. WHEN: Wednesday 16th November (Week 5) WHERE: School Aquatics shed, behind the school (access from Dodd Avenue) TIME: 3PM to...
Porties U12 Soccer achievers in 2022
Congratulations to our Porties U12 playing in the NDJSA U12 cup final on Saturday. They finished runners-up against a very good Pimpala 3-8. Pimpala was just too good in the first half scoring 5 goals to 0. But we kept at it and had them worried about a comeback with...
Porties girls celebrate victory at 2022 Crows Cup carnival
Congratulations to the Porties Girls’ Footy teams winning the Crows Cup carnival at South Adelaide Football Club on Wednesday, 7 September 2022. So many amazing players who represented their school with pride, commitment and footy smarts. Go Porties! The girls were...
Trampolines and gymnastics: Tri-Skills at Porties
A Class Story by Tayla Bayly's Reception class For the first four weeks of Term 3, all classes at our school have been taking part in the Tri-Skills program. The Tri-Skills program gives us the opportunity to build our gymnastics and trampolining skills, whilst also...
Principal’s Update – Week 7, Term 2, 2022
Girls SAPSASA footy at Porties Good News Story SAPSASA has been an important part of primary school life for a very long time. I was never athletic or skilled enough to be an active participant in SAPSASA events but I certainly enjoyed the opportunity to cheer on my...
Year 5/6 Aquatics and Water Safety Excursion
On Friday the 11th March the sun gods were smiling upon us as we ventured on our annual pilgrimage to Port Noarlunga Beach for aquatics and beach safety lessons. We arrived sunblocked up and began the mission that is wetsuits! After much jumping, rolling around and...