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.
Premier’s Reading Challenge 2023
by Tina Jackson - Resource Centre This year the Premier’s Reading Challenge in South Australia turned 20! To celebrate this milestone we ran an additional challenge where students could challenge themselves to read 20 books instead of the usual 12. Students who...
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...
PALS at Porties
by Student Wellbeing Leader Victoria Corbett This term we have been working to develop leadership opportunities for upper primary students. 53 students have participated in training sessions and are volunteering their time to be ‘Play at Lunchtime’ Monitors and Peer...
Play Based Learning at Porties
The Early Years team have begun their Play Based Learning program as a tool to teach and enhance the students’ vocabulary and oral language skills. Play Based Learning happens three afternoons a week, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Each week, the students from Mrs...
SPORT FEED
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...
Change of Seasons Change of Sports
With winter slowly ebbing away our winter sports are turning to the excitement of finals and the finishing of seasons. Which means getting ready for our summer sports is around the corner! Not only do students get fitter and better at a sport, joining a sporting club...
Students enjoy trampolining and gymnastics in TriSkills learning
Students at Port Noarlunga Primary School have been engaging in TriSkills activities this term. Written by students Abigail and Indi. Photos by student Mitchell. TriSkills is really fun because we get to do a variety of different activities like gymnastics and...
PNPS Girls represented in Onkaparinga South SAPSASA Netball
Port Noarlunga Primary School students Abigail and Lucy were ecstatic to be selected in the Onkaparinga South netball team, which competed in the SAPSASA Netball Championships at Suncorp Stadium last week. The 10-player squad played against other state district sides,...
PNPS host SAPSASA Netball carnival
Hotly contested SAPSASA Netball carnival came down to the wire at Port Noarlunga Primary School on Friday. A round-robin tournament between Calvary Primary, Christies Beach Primary, St. John the Apostle, and Port Noarlunga Primary, saw each school compete against each...
Year 6/7 Aquatics
Mr. Wakefield's year 6/7 students made the most of their last days of summer during Term 1, taking part in the aquatics program at Port Noarlunga. Water safety, surfing, paddle-boarding, and fishing were all on the agenda over four exciting days. The aquatics program...
AFL Girls carnival competitive success
Footy season is back! Two skilled teams of players represented Port Noarlunga Primary in the inaugural Girl's Football Carnival, held at South Adelaide Football Club. The day consisted of several games against local schools in a round robin competition. Our teams were...