The Porties Post
Latest news from Prort 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.
Principal’s Update – Week 1, Term 1, 2023
Welcome to our new and returning students and families in 2023. We have had a great start to the year and expect that there will be some very tired students by the end of the week. It is wonderful that this year we can start with families at school and in classrooms....
Principal’s Update – Week 8, Term 4, 2022
Beach Carnival Finally!! A successful, enjoyable and sunny Beach Carnival was held at Port Noarlunga Beach on the 2nd December. It was a wonderful day where we saw many families attend to support their children competing in a variety of different activities. The...
Everything fun in 16-1
This ultimate class blog has been completely prepared by students in 16-1, describing their responsibilities and experiences shared as a class in 2022. You can casually scroll and read, or jump ahead to any section by clicking a heading below: Gardening Crew Sandpit...
Principal’s Update – Week 5, Term 4, 2022
Porties students laying a wreath Remembrance Day 2022 Good News Story We were able to welcome families back to our whole school Remembrance Day assembly. It was in the top 3 best assemblies of all time (in our opinion). There were some notable pieces that I want to...
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...
Poetry in Ms Parkes’ class
In room 10.2 we have started Term 4 2022 with poetry. Students have tried their hand with numerous types of verse and are creating strategies to help them create unique and interesting poems. Students have worked in pairs and individually to explore various types of...
Charity begins at PORTIES!
The world for many children can be a scary and unsafe place. Children in Ukraine are experiencing daily bombing, their homes may be destroyed and their parents far away fighting to protect them and their country. In Yemen children are starving and living in terrible...
Principal’s Update – Week 2, Term 4, 2022
Good News Story Last term a group of students from Desma McMillan’s class took it upon themselves to maintain and enhance the school grounds. They have been working in the yard at every opportunity but mostly at Recess and Lunch times. They started in the Bush Tucker...
2023 class placement parent requests now open
Dear all, Again this year we are managing the class placement process electronically to ensure that all information is gathered and stored in one location. Please complete the survey if you have specific requests regarding your child/ren's class placement for 2023....
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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...
2022 School Soccer Season
2022 Soccer Season is going ahead.Register interest before March 7th 2022 (click here).First training session for Year 4/5/6 is March 9th 2022.Come & Try day to be announced. via Michael Warren - White Pointers Soccer Co-Ordinator Port Noarlunga Primary School...
Spectacular Week of SAPSASA
Week 3, Term 3 was jam-packed with SAPSASA events every single day for our Sporty Porties students. Monday saw the Boy's Footy team take part in knock-out football at Christies Beach Primary. They competed hard and, despite not snagging a win, came away with a fun and...
Mia joins gymnast elite
Mia competing in Melbourne Port Noarlunga Primary School student Mia has been selected to be part of the accelerated gold squad for Gymnastics South Australia. Mia becomes one of only 16 students across the state who are accepted for this exclusive category, one that...
SWORDFISH 2019 Beach Carnival Champions!
For the first time since 2009 Swordfish (House colour red) have won an historic PNPS Beach Carnival; the event held annually at Port Noarlunga Beach. The 2019 Beach Carnival trophy was presented to Swordfish house captains Kayla and Indiana after a challenging morning...