Portland Primary School in Portland, Victoria | State school

Portland Primary School

Locality: Portland, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 4505 3333

Address: 45 Palmer street 3305 Portland, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.portlandps.vic.edu.au

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25.01.2022 Kindness// Thank you to our PPS children & families who contributed to this great UWG project!

25.01.2022 SCHOOL IS BACK// School returns - Monday October 5th. Please continue to use designated drop off & pick up gates, as per Term 3.... Please continue to social distance and wear masks during drop off & pick up times. Staff, students & approved contractors will be the only people allowed onsite. Please phone the school if you need anything - Ph. 4505 3333 As required by the DET, all students temperatures will be taken on entry to school each day. If your child is unwell, please do not send them to school. If they have cold or flu symptoms, please contact PDH to arrange a COVID test. We are looking forward to seeing everyone on Monday

24.01.2022 Book Day// Lots of fun at PPS today!

24.01.2022 Teachers// We are seeking a Full Time Classroom Teacher for 2021. Please go to the Recruitment Online website for details!

23.01.2022 2020 Awards// The weather was not kind to our plans of a whole school assembly outdoors! None the less we enacted Plan B & celebrated another wonderful year. Congratulations to our award winners & our 2021 Student Leaders. We are incredibly proud of every single one of our students for modelling our schools values through such a challenging year!

23.01.2022 Tomorrow// On Friday the front office will be closed. You can still call the school if you need anything but we will not be taking payments or uniform sales. Thank you for your understanding.

23.01.2022 This week at PPS we celebrate NAIDOC Week. We will be spending time learning more about our Indigenous culture & showing gratitude for this beautiful Gunditjmara land that we are lucky to live & learn on. What will you be doing to acknowledge NAIDOC Week? We would love to hear in the comments!

21.01.2022 Finally the weather allowed us to test out the new play area. Very happy kids!

21.01.2022 Graduation 2020// Today we were very grateful to be able to celebrate our Grade 6 Graduation for 2020. Thank you to this absolute stellar group of students!

19.01.2022 Lockdown Update// As you may have heard in the media, Victoria will be going into lockdown at midnight tonight for 7 days. Tomorrow is a scheduled curriculum day & there will be no provision for students or remote learning supplied. ... Remote learning via Class Dojo will commence on Monday May 31st. Further information will go home with students this afternoon. Most importantly in our current climate, please look after yourselves, enjoy some forced down time & stay safe & well. If you need anything, please don’t hesitate to call the school on 4505 3333. Thank you for your continued understanding & flexibility as we navigate these changes together. Steph

18.01.2022 Post #2 of Cross Country

18.01.2022 Portland Primary School Vacancies// We have the following positions advertised for 2021: Music 0.5 PE 0.6... Classroom Teacher 0.4 For further details of the positions and how to apply please see https://schooljobs.eduweb.vic.gov.au//SEARC/SEARCH_FL.GBL& or edupay for current DET employees. See more

16.01.2022 Week One// It was fantastic to see everyone’s smiling faces back at school this week! The wet weather created some time extra time to catch up with classmates!

15.01.2022 NAIDOC Week// Will, Cleo & Mayah making us all so proud!

13.01.2022 Photo Day// A reminder to families that today is school photo day! Please ensure your children are in full school uniform. It’s not too late to return your forms, they can be handed in up until 9am today.

13.01.2022 Sorry Day// We have been learning about the significance of Sorry Day this week. Thank you to Aunty Delsie for sharing her knowledge & experiences with our students & staff.

11.01.2022 NAIDOC Week// Clayton & Mackenzie have proposed a wonderful idea to add to our NAIDOC celebrations. They have asked if they can wear their NAIDOC clothing to school on Friday to show their pride and connection to their culture! So... in true PPS style we are inviting all students, staff & school community members to wear something that represents our indigenous culture this Friday; in recognition of NAIDOC Week. Please note that this is not a casual day - please wear y...our items alongside your school uniform. See more

11.01.2022 Our Grade 6 travellers have just come through Tyrendarra. They should be at school by 3.45pm

11.01.2022 Green Thumbs// Thank you to our Grade 3/4 students for all of their help getting our Kitchen Garden tidied up & weeded

10.01.2022 It is not too late to participate in the 2020 Parent Opinion Survey. The Survey only takes 15 minutes and is open until Friday 13th November 2020. Responses are completely confidential. Please note that only one parent from your family is invited to complete the survey. For a link and password to the survey, please check your Email or contact the school office.

10.01.2022 Picnic Day// The weather forecast is not looking kind for tomorrow’s planned day at Bridgewater. Please ensure you send your children with a raincoat, as well as a packed lunch & water bottle . We will make a decision about whether or not the day goes ahead in the morning. Fingers crossed

09.01.2022 HDSC Maths Day// Congratulations to our Grade 6 mathematicians on an outstanding effort today. They were sensational problem solvers and thinkers & managed to bring home some great team & individual results. A huge thank you to Tammy & Cara for taking our students & encouraging them to do their best. ... Thank you to Heywood & District SC for hosting such a great day & well done to all of the participants! See more

08.01.2022 http:// UPDATE - RETURN TO ONSITE LEARNING // Monday 5th October (first week of Term 4) All Portland Primary School students will return to full time on-site schooling utilising current COVID health practices.

08.01.2022 Check this out...a drawing workshop for the whole family this Sunday morning. What a great way to spend time together! ...Marg (Art teacher)

07.01.2022 Footy Colours/Casual Day// This Thursday our student leaders are running a Footy Colours Day (or casual clothes day) to raise funds for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Please dress in your footy colours or casual clothes and bring along a gold coin donation to support the Breast Cancer Foundation.

07.01.2022 Division Athletics// Well done to the students who represented PPS in Warrnambool on Friday. They all gave it 100% and modelled our school values magnificently. We are very proud of your efforts!

06.01.2022 Reconciliation Week// On Thursday we were lucky enough to have Ben visit to talk to our school about the importance of Reconciliation. He also spoke to us about the plants that our house’s are named after & how they’re important to our local indigenous culture. We were lucky enough to start our Reconciliation Week acknowledgments with a smoking ceremony on Gunditjmara country. Thanks to Ben for passing on his passion & knowledge to our students & staff!

02.01.2022 Remote Learning 4.0// We hope that everyone has had a smooth start to their first day of remote learning. Remember if you need anything you can message your child’s teachers on Class Dojo. Make sure you find the time to enjoy some of this beautiful sunshine today!

02.01.2022 http://PYJAMA DAY// Tomorrow is Pyjama Day! Send your teacher a picture on ClassDojo in your PJ’s! Onsite students can wear their PJ’s, slippers or dressing gown to school if they wish!

01.01.2022 Thank you// Thank you to our Student Leaders, Noah & Sooria, who organised our Footy Colours/Casual Day! Our wonderful school community raised over $600 for the National Breast Cancer Foundation. ... A special mention to Essie who donated a large amount of her own pocket money to support this very important cause! What a beautiful demonstration of our school values in action!