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.
Bullying No Way! National Week of Action at Porties
Each day in Term 3, Week 4, there has been a focus to support building a sense of belonging for all students at Porties as part of the National Week of Action. Bullying No Way! 💜 Monday: Challenging StereotypesAllowed conversations to help students recognise and...
District Athlects Sports Day 2024
Well done to all our athletes who participated in the District Sports Day at Tatachilla College on Monday 8th April. Their attitude to aiming high and giving it their best was awesome! The team came 3rd overall in our district which is fantastic as we are just the 7th...
Closing the Gap Day 2024
The Close the Gap Campaign began in 2007 and aims to close the health and life expectancy gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous Australians within a generation. Closing the Gap Day helps promote and connect people with businesses...
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...
2024 School Soccer Season
via Michael Warren – White Pointers Soccer Co-Ordinator – 0416 490 350 Port Noarlunga Primary School will be entering teams in the local school soccer league (NDJSA). This is a fantastic opportunity for kids of all ages, Reception to Year 6, to get involved in...
The Smith Family at Porties
by Caitlin McClay - Student Wellbeing Leader Port Noarlunga Primary School work alongside The Smith Family to help young Australians in need to build better futures through education. The school works with The Smith Family to provide opportunities to access everyday...
New 5/6 Student Leaders Structure
By Dylan Carter - Deputy Principal, Port Noarlunga Primary It has been an exciting and energising start to the year at Porties in 2024. From a personal perspective, it has been amazing to join the team and feel the warm and inviting environment that all staff,...
Principal’s Update – Week 9, Term 4, 2023 (End of Year)
This has been the first full and un-interrupted year of schooling for a large number of our students and their families, and we are certainly all feeling that at the moment. We have had some challenges thrown our way this year with possibly the biggest this week in...
Amelia Colour Fun Run highest fundraising student 2023
✨ Congratulations to Reception student Amelia Watson from Miss Bayly's class. Amelia was our school's highest fundraising student for the Colour Fun Run in Term 3 A fantastic achievement. Amelia was presented with her certificate and special prizes including a very...
SPORT FEED
Porties U12 Soccer achievers in 2022
Congratulations to our Porties U12 playing in the NDJSA U12 cup final on Saturday. They finished runners-up against a very good Pimpala 3-8. Pimpala was just too good in the first half scoring 5 goals to 0. But we kept at it and had them worried about a comeback with...
Porties girls celebrate victory at 2022 Crows Cup carnival
Congratulations to the Porties Girls’ Footy teams winning the Crows Cup carnival at South Adelaide Football Club on Wednesday, 7 September 2022. So many amazing players who represented their school with pride, commitment and footy smarts. Go Porties! The girls were...
Trampolines and gymnastics: Tri-Skills at Porties
A Class Story by Tayla Bayly's Reception class For the first four weeks of Term 3, all classes at our school have been taking part in the Tri-Skills program. The Tri-Skills program gives us the opportunity to build our gymnastics and trampolining skills, whilst also...
Principal’s Update – Week 7, Term 2, 2022
Girls SAPSASA footy at Porties Good News Story SAPSASA has been an important part of primary school life for a very long time. I was never athletic or skilled enough to be an active participant in SAPSASA events but I certainly enjoyed the opportunity to cheer on my...
Year 5/6 Aquatics and Water Safety Excursion
On Friday the 11th March the sun gods were smiling upon us as we ventured on our annual pilgrimage to Port Noarlunga Beach for aquatics and beach safety lessons. We arrived sunblocked up and began the mission that is wetsuits! After much jumping, rolling around and...
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...