In term 1, we used kits to build 3 types of bridge: a Roman Arch bridge from clay ‘bricks’, a truss bridge using triangular sections and a suspension bridge.
In term 2, we did ‘The Bridge-Building Challenge.’
We were given 15 x 50cm lengths of 2mm square balsa wood.
We had to build a bridge:
* measuring 40cm long [...]

The Preschool children have been exploring the concept of food and learning about all its different varieties. Some of the questions we have focused on are… where does food come from… how do fruits and vegetables grow… what kinds of foods do we like, dislike, and how do we make food like cake, trail [...]

At Provo Primary we always encourage healthy eating as an important part of children’s education and we are grateful to Temika Handfield for coming into the school to highlight and inform us on a variety of  healthy eating topics.  Temika is a former parent of the school who is now studying food and nutrition at [...]

Today we were honored and delighted to listen to the sounds of Hayden and Gershwin, performed to us by a group of six classical musicians visiting from New York and Boston.  The ensemble included two violins, a viola and a cello from the string family and  a clarinet and a bassoon from the woodwind family.  [...]

The Junior Kindergarten finished off their healthy eating  topic today by enjoying a wonderful fine dining experience. The classroom was transformed into a beautiful restaurant with tables decorated with candles, flowers and each child’s own personal place setting.  Soft music added to the ambience as the boys entered dressed in their best shirts with their [...]

Grade 6/7 thought they’d like to join in the fun of ‘Red Nose Day’. This charity event raises money for people in need in the UK and Africa. We have sent our photo to their website.

Our Early Years classes, Preschool, Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten, enjoyed their sports’ Day today.  It was lots of fun!  It all started with some popular circle games, that had the children, jumping, hopping, skipping and skating!  Following this, each class demonstrated their games skills and teamwork with their own activities.  Held at the nearby Graceway [...]

Theme week this year has been a fantastic success!   There has been a wealth of exciting activities and projects which the children have really enjoyed and there has been a real buzz throughout the school.  There are many people to thank so please  read on…

This afternoon, the Grades 1-7 ended their theme week with a “Time Travellers’ Walkabout”.  Each class decorated their room with all the things they had been working on this week. Each one looked wonderful and the children were all very proud of what they had done.  Some children dressed as characters and they travelled through [...]

This morning, the whole school joined together to watch an amazing performance of Cinderella, told in a  ballet. Pages to Pirouettes is a dance group from Pennsylvania that the TCFAF (Turks and Caicos Friends of the Arts Foundation) have brought to the island.  Their mission is to enrich cultural awareness and appreciation in the community [...]

Early Years ended their theme week on creative minds with a parade for mums and dads, friends and the rest of the school.  There were costumes, masks, artwork and songs to share from their weeks activities.  What a lot of creativity!  See a slideshow of the parade.  Click below to watch a movie of the [...]

This evening was our storytelling evening.  The children came to school dressed in their pajamas and brought their favourite cuddly toys, pillows and comforters.  The evening started with a traditional tale from the Turks and Caicos, told by our Director of Culture, David Bowen.  Everyone was mesmorised and captivated by the story of a Salt [...]

Our Grade 1-7 Sports’ Day was a great success today and was packed full of  fun.  The children were full of energy, determined to do their best and displayed excellent teamwork and sportsmanship.  See the movie below for all the highlights.
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See more movies on each of the teams that took part:  Blue, [...]

The Early Years theme for Education Week is “The Creative Mind of the Child” and we aim to recognise the creative spark and imagination of each child by offering a variety of activities for them to explore.
Preschool have been cooking.  Their cooking recipe for Friendship Soup, allowed them to choose vegetables to bring from home [...]

The Kindergarten classes visited Kiln-Time today and each child got to decorate a pottery mug. Before they went, they designed creative patterns and pictures to paint on them and took these with them to copy. It took a great deal of concentration and skill but everyone had lots of fun. Although the [...]

This week in theme week, the Grade 4s are learning about life in Tudor times, 500 years ago. Dancing was an extremely popular pastime during the Tudor era for both the rich and poor people. Dancing was considered “a wholesome recreation of the mind and also an exercise of the body”  The Grade 4s learned [...]

This week is our National Education Week and each year at Provo Primary we mark this time with a special ‘theme week’ of fun activities. The theme for the Early Years classes is ‘The Creative Mind of a Child’ and for the Grades 1 -7 ‘Time Travellers’. Some activities will be class based [...]