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.
Porties Podcast Pick #3 – Parental As Anything
Maggie Dent is a renowned educator and parenting author who has experience across a range of educational and wellbeing environments. Having published nine books about child development, raising children and supporting them from the early years right the way through to...
Premier’s Response sparks Principal’s Writing Challenge
Near the end of last year, Port Noarlunga Primary School Year 2 student, Josephine Nelson, had a wonderful idea: There's already a Premier's Reading Challenge... there should be a Premier's Writing Challenge as well! Leading by example, Josephine put her idea to paper...
Porties Podcast Pick #2 – How Other Dads Dad
A slightly different side of the Hamish Blake than we have come to know but with flashes of the humour we are used to. Each episode Hamish sits down with a friend who is also a dad. At all different parts of their parenting journey, each guest gives their Dad tips and...
Principal’s Update – Week 7, Term 1, 2023
Dear all, We are officially half-way through the term and there are some tired little (and big) people about the place. Week 6 was a particularly busy week with 2 days of Outdoor Education, 2 days of Water Safety/Aquatics lessons, a school tour for 2024 enrolments, a...
Porties Podcast Pick #1
As many of our classroom and specialist teachers are (or are soon to be) parents, we wanted to share some of the sources that we mine information, ideas and strategies from that help us both in our own parenting journey as well as in the classroom. For the next month...
Cultural Group update, Term 1 2023
Over a month of school has been and gone and there have been some very exciting things happening around Porties in so many ways. ATSI Shirts One thing we have been enjoying this term is the number of students in class and in the yard with their new ATSI t-shirts. They...
Meet our Student Wellbeing Leader – Victoria Corbett
Student wellbeing is a passion of mine and I have been working in this role at Port Noarlunga since 2017. I have had a wellbeing element aligned with my teaching role for the last 26 years. At Port Noarlunga Primary School, we have a strong focus on student wellbeing....
Meet the Primary team 2023
Meet the Primary teaching team for our year 3/4/5 classes in 2023. Mrs Desma McMillan Room 16-1 How long have you been teaching at Port Noarlunga Primary School? I have been working at PNPS in many different capacities for well over 15 years. When I first came to PNPS...
Principal’s Update – Week 3, Term 1, 2023
Dear all, We have had a busy start to the year with parent/teacher interviews across the school, Sneak Peek and Picnic and 52 new Reception students. It has been awesome having families back in the school and being able to make new connections and build on existing...
SPORT FEED
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...
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...