Athletics Carnival

Independence Day

Lockdown learning PVIS@Home

In March 2022, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, PVIS locked down overnight and quickly transitioned to online learning. The school pivoted to teaching using Seesaw, Google Classroom and Google Meet.

Distance learning was quite different to the traditional classroom and PVIS tried hard to continue to deliver high quality education. The internet connection was a big challenge for both teachers and students, so classes were made to cater for both online live session and independent work. Those who could not connect were given home learning packages. PVIS kept up student morale by having regular online quiz sessions on Fridays and using interactive learning applications like Kahoot. The teachers even made a fun video for Facebook, where they threw sanitizer bottles at each other across screens.

Overall, we learnt a lot from PVIS@ home and the main takeaway was that we all love being at school and seeing our friends and teachers face to face. Let’s never take that for granted. ��

PVIS@Home

Book week

PVIS celebrated children’s literature with the Children’s Book Council of Australia’s (CBCA) Book Week. The theme for Book Week - 2022 was “Dreaming with eyes open...,” appealing to children’s sense of curiosity and imagination. The CBCA Book Week is a fantastic event that promotes the joy reading can bring to young minds! PVIS joined in the fun with its annual Book Character Parade. Students were invited to dress up as any character from any book. Following the parade, students in high school paired up with primary classes to read together.

The high school also ran a Chalk art competition where students were challenged to capture the Book Week theme in a work of art. The winners were the year 8 ‘Mad-Hatter’ Group!