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.
Year 5/6 Aquatics and Water Safety excursion 2024
An aquatics blog written by students in Year 6 with Shannon Clarke (19-1) On the 8th of March it was a nice hot sunny day perfect for the year 5/6 Aquatics and Water Safety excursion. First we all walked along the path to the beautiful Port Noarlunga beach. When we...
Porties host special visit from the Minister for Education, Hon. John Gardner
Yesterday we had a special visit from the Minister for Education, Hon. John Gardner, Mr Garry Costello and Linda Olifent. They were shown around our school by 4 of our Young Leaders, Chase, Lizzie, Natalia and Olivia. It was an opportunity for us to share the things...
Classroom Creative: Stop-Motion Animation
A CLASS STORY by MR. HORSFALL'S & MR. LETCHER'S 5/6 CLASS Over the past few weeks students have been learning the skills and techniques of making stop motion animation video clips and movies. Stop motion is a film technique where a series of still photos are taken...
WHOLE SCHOOL EVENTS: Principal’s Update – Week 6, Term 3, 2020
This update on Whole School Events is also available as a printable letter (PDF), which can be downloaded here. Dear all, I hope that this letter finds you well and warm. COVID-19 has thrown a variety of challenges and, interestingly, opportunities our way this year....
Back to Front Maths in Action
Ms Thompson and Mrs Baumann’s 3/4 class have been using the Back to Front Maths teaching approach to investigate Fractions. The teachers have been involved in several T&D sessions facilitated by Tierney Kennedy which has provided us with ongoing support and...
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...
Self-worth and Empathy
How beautiful to see our students being strong in themselves and showing care for others? Every day I am touched by the unique and caring ways our children relate to each other and to us. They are not programmed to judge others by their appearance, their income, their...
Remarkable Reception Writers
At the beginning of last term, Mr. Josh’s class embarked on a literary journey that might just produce the next budding author or illustrator of Port Noarlunga Primary School (shout out to Jack Joseph Payne Gibson). In literacy throughout the rest of the year, a few...
Growth Mindsets and Learning in Mrs Sander’s Class
Embedded in the learning in our classroom is a focus on students discovering their strengths, whether these be in literacy, numeracy, scientific and/or creative fields. All students are encouraged to acquire new skills, take risks, be prepared to make mistakes, adopt...
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