A unique Primary School, offering a British based, child centred education in the Turks and Caicos Islands
National Education Week here in the Turks and Caicos will be observed between 1st – 6th March 2020 under the theme, “Building a Resilient and Inclusive Education System”.
Click on to see how we will be celebrating Education Week at Provo Primary and Middle School.
This year’s theme song for Education Week, is written and performed by the Clement Howell High School Choir.
Postponed from last week, due to inclement weather, the Jingle Jam is rescheduled for Thursday 12th December.
We’re sure you’re looking forward to a very merry start to the Christmas season!
Starting at 4pm – until 7pm, come along to get a photo of your little one with Santa 🎅 and yourself a little mulled wine 🍷 other activities include… a festive crafts table ~ plenty of tasty reindeer treats ~ a toddler dance party with all the best cheesy Christmas tunes! It doesn’t get any better!
Under 5 years (older siblings may attend) $5 for every attendee (those under 1yr go free!)
Provo Primary children amazed their audiences again this year with another of their incredible holiday productions.
The children at Provo Primary have been dazzling audiences with an array of talents for the past 28 years. They certainly didn’t disappoint us this year as our Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 took to the stage with their rendition of The Little Caribbean Mermaid and The Enchanted Ring. [Read more…]
As you may already have heard Jingle Jam is fast approaching – our annual Early Years Christmas party is always a lovely way to kick off the festive season and a great way for parents to mingle, enjoy a mince pie and get that coveted Santa photo in a relaxed toddler friendly environment!
This year it falls on Thursday, December 5th so mark it in your calendars! Just $5 entry (under 1yr goes free) tickets on the door.
Spread the word to friends with children under 5 years as everyone is welcome!
We can’t wait to see you there 🙂
National Heritage month is always a busy one at Provo Middle School. We believe it is important to see and experience the varied remains of our Islands’ heritage in order to appreciate the past. This year, students in our Year 7 and 8 classes set out on a number of field trips linked to their learning on the Turks and Caicos Islands’ salt and cotton industries.
Year 7 first visited the national museum to understand the significance of the Salt Industry, which operated here for around 300 years.
The success and importance of this industry led to population growth on the islands, as well as creating tension between neighbouring islands who wanted to gain control of this profitable export. We learned how the Turks Islands were perfect for the production of natural salt, produced through solar evaporation, direct from our oceans.
This United Nations World Children’s Day, we’re asking every child to tell the world how they’d change the world. Whatever issue you’re passionate about, from equality to the environment to education, World Children’s Day is the time to have your say on how you’d change the world for the better.
World Children’s Day, which is celebrated annually on 20th November, is to raise awareness of and support children’s welfare across the globe.
This year is extra special as it marks 30 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child – 30 years of child rights that have helped transform children’s lives around the world.
The Flamingo class had a fun filled evening celebrating Bonfire Night at Bay Bistro. This was a wonderful end to a week’s learning in school about this true, macabre story and we would like to express our thanks to Clive Whent for hosting this event.
For a couple of children, this was their first ever bonfire night and they will have happy memories for many years to come. There were some surprise firecrackers hiding inside Clive’s Guy who towered above the Y4’s Stuart version.
The class researched previous Guy Fawkes effigies before deciding to make a life-size model of their own. Each child contributed to a part of his body or clothing and donations came from home, the garden, other teachers and even the Salvation Army!
Our Fun Run fundraiser kicks off next week! We love that there will also be leadership and character lesson portion this year – the leadership theme:
“GAME ON”
(G – Go Getter, A – Appreciate, M – Move Forward, E – Explore, O – Others First, and N – Now What?)
will take students on an exciting journey as they learn what it takes to be a game changing leader!
Pledge sheets will be coming home next week after the pep rally assembly on Tuesday. Please note that our donation collections will all be done online through the Anython website www.Anython.com to make the collection process easier and faster. Plus, sponsors can pledge from anywhere in the world to support our students and school!
How lucky are we? Years 2, 3 and 4 were fortunate attend a special introductory session at the newly opened Provo Gymnastics Academy, Downtown. They climbed ropes, balanced on beams, made bridges on floor work and tried their hand at somersaulting from a bar.
The coaches got them warmed up and busy for 90 minutes non-stop. They each had a fabulous morning using their ‘observation and listening’ skills to build on their balance, co-ordination, flexibility and strength.
Thank you to Denver and Shin, the two professional coaches, who worked with them. Check out the photos to see how much fun they all had!
And let’s not forget that in our Literacy Letterland learning energetic, Gentle Ginger helps us to read and spell the word ‘gymnastics’ and other words like magic, huge, age and giant!
This year’s theme is “Our actions are our future. Healthy diets for a #zerohunger world”.
Our School Council have been encouraging us to donate non-perishable breakfast items for the ‘Food for Thought’ Food Drive this week. Click here to see a list of requested items.
Please bring your items in by Friday morning as they will be picked up before the end of the school day. Community members are also welcome to drop off donations at the school. Thank you for your kind support.
Food for Thought has been holding various events and activities during the week, which will end this Sunday with their annual brunch at Mango Reef. Tickets are selling fast!
Great for families with young children (0-tweens) looking for a fun, relaxed, family friendly atmosphere with an organised trick or treating route, lots of games and dancing.
Come dressed in your most creative Halloween costume.
Food and drinks available.
Tickets $5, on sale at the school or on IsleHelp.
If you haven’t already, please consider volunteering. Sign-up sheets are outside the school office.
Please remember that all children will need to be supervised by an adult while at both the Trick-or-Treating and Party.
Next Wednesday is World Food Day and ‘Food for Thought’ has a video competition you may like to enter as a family. The competition as that you use your imagination and create a video that illustrates your idea of what needs to be done to make healthy diets available for everyone and how each of us can improve our diets. Tell ‘Food for Thought’ how everyone can come together to achieve better nutrition and #ZeroHunger.
Enjoy a delicious meal in a delightful setting while supporting a worthy cause. Food for Thought is a charity that provides breakfast to hundreds of children in Turks & Caicos.
Sunday 2oth October 2019 @ Mango Reef (click on the poster for details)
Last years, the charity’s third annual Sunday Brunch fundraiser raised over $17,000 for its breakfast and food bank programmes.
Jeanne and Karen Savory (Food for Thought Co-Founders) continue to express their gratitude for all the community’s support for this event, and in general. “Providing breakfast to a few hundred students may not seem like much, but to some of the students it is really an important addition to their day. Teachers very quickly report improved attention and attendance. We could not do it without the amazing support from the community. We are very grateful to everyone who contributes, in so many ways, to the achievements of this charity.”
The Y4s Flamingo Class had an amazing trip to the IGA on Wednesday to learn all about how the supermarket keeps food fresh.In class on Friday, the Flamingos each wrote a ‘thank you’ letter to Mr Burns for arranging the visit.
It’s World Smile Day and this is your goal…
…to make as many people as possible aware of World Smile Day and encourage smiles and acts of kindness around the world.
How will you make someone smile?
Find out more about World Smile Day here.
Throughout National Heritage Month, we will be celebrating on Social Media each Tuesday and Thursday with a host of our heritage posts that we have published over the years, along with some of our favourite videos and songs.
Enjoy sharing this celebration with us, looking out for posts reminiscing times past and highlighting the amazing heritage of our islands…
The Ministry of Education, Youth, Culture and Library Services invites you to join us in celebrating encouraging friends and neighbours to come out and be a part of the month –long activities around the island. Click on the image left to see what’s happening.
National Heritage Month is a time in which we wholeheartedly observe and celebrate the rich cultural history of our country. It is through our celebrations that we recognise the work done by our forefathers, and the rich legacies they have left for our enjoyment.
As we celebrate, we ask that we each reflect on our level of patriotism to this beautiful country; the role each citizen must play in making this a safer place in which to live, and the steps that are to be taken to make the TCI a more unified country.
Everyone is invited to join us as our children honour our National Song, tales and dances. We hope you’ll be able to join us for the celebrations!
As always, do let us know if you are willing to come in and share a heritage related activity with the children during this month.
Why not start your National Youth Day celebrations at the Edward C. Garland Youth Centre ‘Youth Fun Day’! With a bounce house, arts and crafts, face painting, games and more, it’s set to be a fun event to go to between 10am and 4pm.
After this, Provo Primary and Middle School families are welcome to join Mrs. Laranda on the National Youth Day Parade March. Starting at 4pm, the parade leads from CIBC Bank to the Gustuvus Lightbourne Sports Complex, Downtown.
Families should meet Mrs. Laranda in the CIBC Bank car park at 3:45pm. Parents should accompany their children throughout the walk and at the following fair events at the Sports Complex.
This Friday’s Dress Down Day will be in support of our neighbours, The Bahamas.
Come dressed wearing any of the colours of the Bahamas Flag –
Black, Gold and Aquamarine or all 3 colours!
Donate a dollar or give more if you’d like.
All proceeds will go to a Bahamas Relief Fund.
Bake Sale today in the Primary School walkway – 3pm
There’s still time for you to don your aprons and get cooking.
Or perhaps your support is more in the consuming.
Either way your support is appreciated.
Provo Primary and Middle School have pledged to join The Department of Environment & Coastal Resources (DECR), and its partners to support…
Why here? Walking to the National Stadium for PE lessons, our Year 3-6 children have noticed rubbish on the path that they feel something needs to be done about. So let’s clean it up and help make a difference!
“On behalf of the Ministry of Education, I welcome back to school our Principals, Teachers and Students for the Academic Year 2019-2020. I am sure you had a relaxing and enjoyable summer vacation.
We are grateful to God for his protection and for not allowing Tropical Storm Dorian to hinder the reopening of school. As we commence this academic year, we are mindful of what our neighbours in the Northern Bahamas are enduring at this time from the wrath of Hurricane Dorian. Let’s continue to keep them in prayer.
Thank you for your continued hard work and commitment to the children of the Beautiful by Nature, Turks and Caicos Islands. We look forward to exciting learning experiences in the year ahead. I encourage our children to be respectful, kind and to do the best in their school work. The Ministry will continue to ensure that the infrastructure of our schools are safe, resilient and conducive to learning. We are here to support you and wish you all a successful year.”
Hon. Karen E. Malcolm
The Providenciales Public Library will once again be hosting its annual Read-a-thon from July 8-12, 2019 under the theme “Exercise your mind, Read!” The aim of this competition is to promote the habit of reading whilst exposing the children to a wide variety of books.
Since its inception, this competition continues to generate a fair amount of interest among the children and so we are not expecting anything less this year.
TCI Library Readathon Poster 2019
TCI Library Read-a-thon-Rules 2019
Provo Library Service
Best wishes to all our Provo Primary and Middle students and alumni, and everyone else performing at the Provo Performing Arts School 5th Annual performances this weekend and next. See the poster for details.
Come out and show your support to Mrs. Niki and her team. We look forward to seeing them all enjoying themselves on stage, sharing their talents and love of the arts. Good luck, everyone!
We are excited to share our plans for our Summer Camps this year, starting 1st July. Click on the links below for more details:
2-5-yrs-Crazy Creations – Summer Camp 2019
5-11 yrs Around the World in 80 Days – Summer Camp 2019
Registration is now open – just download the registration forms above and bring them to the school office – or email them to info@provoprimary.com
We look forward to you joining us the for Summer adventures ahead!
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