Year 6 have been ‘exammed out’ over the last couple of weeks with both the T.C.I Middle School and the British West Indies Collegiate Year 7 entrance exams, but they still have one more set to go next week; their end of Year 6 UK National Curriculum S.A.Ts! They have worked exceptionally hard throughout and have never given up even though it has been hard-going at times.  Well done each and every one of you.

Here are their class exam tips for those sitting these exams or others in the future:

• Wear your school uniform to set yourself to school mode.
• Sleep well before your tests – go to bed a little earlier than usual.
• Eat a good breakfast.
• The earlier the tests, the sooner they are over!
• Try not to over-think it.
• Check over your work.
• Try your best.
• Read the questions carefully.
• Work harder questions worth more marks.
• Don’t spend too long on a question, go back at the end to re-try.
• Do something fun after the tests to celebrate and have something to look forward to.
• There is always a school for you out there.
• And…….. RELAX!

Click on ‘Read more…’ to read some of the children’s thoughts about their test-taking experiences.

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In Spanish lessons in years 5 and 6, we’ve been learning about how to order food in a restaurant.  Using Spanish menus we created ourselves, we practised and performed a role play, in which we played waiters and customers at eating establishments that serve all our favourite dishes! We had lots of fun creating each scene, and some of us even added a bit of our creativity and imagination to the scenes! Take a look at our videos and see if you can understand our conversations.  Click on ‘read more…’ to see the Year 5 Video. [Read more...]

This week, children in Key Stage 2 were excited to present their PE learning in our end of term showcase event. Older children participated in a Gymnastics Show while children in Years 3 and 4 participated in a 4-on-4 Basketball Tournament. This was the second of two such showcase events this term and we were very pleased that is was again well supported and praised by parents.  We’d like to say a big thank you to Adina and all the staff at Graceway Sports Centre for the use of their amazing facilities, which have enabled the children to learn and improve so much this term!

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The children in Years 3-6 have been excited to try their hand at another fantastic sport this half term! We were delighted to offer a course of Rugby ‘taster’ sessions when we received the offer of coaching from the Turks and Caicos Islands Rugby Football Union!

These sessions have focused on the key skills of passing, movement and game-play. Some children, who already participate in the TCIRFU’s clubs, were keen to show off their skills in the sport, while others were excited by the challenge of something new!

We will watch this space and look forward to seeing our students developing a good understanding of another exciting team sport.

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Once again the Year 6’s showed off their skills as budding lawyers-to be in a team against team debate. The issue was ‘ Is television a good or bad influence on children?’ Both sides presented their arguments with clear and convincing reasons backed up with data where they could. Dressed to the nines in their smartest attire and with myself as official judge and peacekeeper, it really felt as if we were in a courtroom! Two outstanding debaters were: CD, whose strength and conviction in his own argument was impressive, and MG who had clearly researched and prepared for her part in the debate exceptionally well!

Inspired by lots of newly bought fiction books and our computer system needing updating, a chance to make a change and take ownership of the how the library is organised was seized by KS2 children this week.  Discussion, debate, research and lots of sorting occurred as the children worked together to re-organise all the fiction books from the library shelves into their respective genres, during World Book Day Celebrations last week.

“It felt good to work together to organise the library”…”I like how the different genre stickers will help me find the sort of books I’m interested in”…”I think our new library looks bright and colourful”.

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Well done to the girls who took the turn to host the Year 6 baked goodie table at our yard sale this morning. There were homemade brownies, Biscotti, cakes and irresistible whoopie pie treats together with fresh coffee and homemade lemonade  to tempt the hungry bargain hunting crowd.  The Year 6 are raising funds for an end of year residential trip and certainly will have made some well earned money this morning, I’m sure.

Thank you to all the children and parents that helped with baking and supporting this venture.  Yum, Yum!

“Hello! We are a dedicated Year 6 class, ages 9 -11, from Providenciales Primary School and this is our last primary year. We are trying to raise money to go on an educational trip at the end of the school year that means so, so much to us.  It is a once in a lifetime experience. We are raising money by selling these unique art prints that you cannot get anywhere else in the world!  We created these prints ourselves using photos from the Turks and Caicos and reinterpreted them by using mind-blowing colours and creating these pieces in our Adobe Photoshop classes.  We wanted to show the tropical colours of our home!

These limited editions are unique works of art!   Each is professionally printed on photo archival paper.  The prints are $50 each or $90 for the set of two and are available to buy at the school. We hope you enjoy them!”  Click ‘read more’ to see larger photos of the children’s prints. [Read more...]

Year 6 have been investigating the forces around us and learning all about Sir Isaac Newton’s laws of physics. We decided to have some fun with an investigation on elastic bands and what happens to an elastic band as the pulling force is increased and what will happen to the elastic band as weights (masses) are suspended from it? Will the elastic go back to it’s original size? All these questions needed to be answered so we donned our safety goggles and started investigating! As you can see from the photos we found that elastic bands are stronger than you would think and had some super scientific fun along the way!

Year 5 and 6 have been baking lots of different breads recently after tasting a wide variety themselves!  They looked at a range of basic bread recipes and tried some of these out before then designing their own bread in groups.  They had to consider texture, taste, who their buyer would be and how to make it appealing.  Some had chocolate chips in, some had lemon and cinnamon, all of the breads were a success and enjoyed by the children and their lucky families!  We have now evaluated our breads and what we would do to improve them next time.  The Year 5’s and 6’s are now focusing on how to package their bread to appeal to their customer. [Read more...]

As a culmination of all the events in our Keeping Healthy week, Years 3-6 set off for Sports Day at the Athletics track! All children competed in teams, collecting the greatest score possible for their groups by either running, jumping or throwing for victory! After developing our Athletics skills throughout the past 6 weeks, the children were able to show off their newly acquired skills in the hurdles, long jump, triple jump, discus, javelin, and shot put.

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In KS2 (Years 3 – 6), our Athletics P.E. programme aims to provide enjoyable and stimulating activities and challenges based on the core actions of walking, running, jumping and throwing.

Children are encouraged to set and achieve goals for the improvement of personal or team performances. Each session, the children record their results  in their ‘Personal Best Record Booklet’.  They enjoy seeing how they are improving and it adds a positive competitive element that encourages them to develop an interest in further developing their skills. These booklets have been a big hit and they are really helping to boost each child’s self-esteem.  Ask your child to share their personal record with you and see how they are improving.

We would like to thank parent volunteers, Haley and Katrina, for capturing these athletics moments for us to share with you.   Look out for future photos of our hurdles, triple jump, discus and relay sessions and we look forward to seeing you at our KS2 Sports Day on Friday 21st October – 9:15- 10:45am at the National Stadium Athletics Track.

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As another school year comes to an end, we must say a sad but excited farewell to our nine Year 6 students.

Sad, because they have progressed through some or all of their primary years at Provo Primary and have given the school so, so many fond memories; excited because they leave for their next adventure-secondary/high school- the next step towards adulthood!

Their end was celebrated in style with a Graduation ceremony full of laughs and memories; tears and joy. It began beautifully with…

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Miss Bonnie introduced an ‘I am’ writing frame to our year 4 – 6 children.  Here are some reflective poems written by Rahim, Millie, Amanda and Grace.

I Am Rahim

I am an imaginative boy who likes to dream,

I wonder if the world is ours, free for us to take,
I hear the sounds of achievement ringing in my ears,
I see characters popping out of fantasies and books,
I want to be able to dream away for hours and hours on end,
I am an imaginative boy who likes to dream…

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Following an introductory lesson on cephalopods with a focus on squid, the Year 4/5 and 6 classes participated in a hands-on squid dissection lesson.

As the dissection progressed, the children were able to identify major external and internal features and organs of a squid and to explain their functions. The children were particularly excited to extract the squid’s beak, its eye lenses and its remnant shell (called a pen).  They then used the pen and some squid ink to write a message!

The children absolutely loved the experience and would like to thank Mrs. Bonnie and Mr Joel for teaching them about cephalopods and for leading the squid dissection.

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Wow – the Year 6 look like they were making a splash while white water rafting on the Chattooga River in North Carolina. Take a look at their faces in the Photos as they paddle the raging torrents and enjoy the breath-taking scenery. It sure looks like it was an exciting ride!

Year 6 class are in the mountains of NE Georgia, USA this week for their end of year field trip.

It is a real outdoor adventure, full of activities, include white water rafting, a trip to Cherokee to learn about the Native American Indians, Gold mining and a range of climbing and hiking activities.

What a great way to celebrate the culmination of their primary education here at Provo Primary.

We look forward to hearing all about their adventures, next week on their return, but in the meantime you can see what they are up to by visiting this Photo Gallery.

After a restful break, Year 6 have come back raring to go! With a ton of school entrance exams coming their way, the children are eager to raise the necessary funds for an end of year trip as celebration/ reward for completing a tough final year at primary school. Parents very kindly donated their time to detailed discussion of how to reach this end goal. The result of which was a plan for a smorgasbord of fundraising fun!

The first event takes place on Saturday 5th February from 5pm until 8pm and is an old favourite-the ‘Quiz night.’ A fantastic opportunity to pit your wits against family and friends!

Following closely on; a Talent show. bake sale, movies and much more are all in the pipeline so watch this space!!