Events

Junior School Year Level ‘Coffee and Cake’ Mornings

25 February 2021 (updated 25 February 2021) |

The P&F Junior School Community Team have arranged a series of ‘Coffee and Cake’ mornings at the Sheoak Cafe to give parents an opportunity to catch up with other parents in their child’s year level.

We have scheduled the first series of ‘Coffee & Cake’ mornings at the Sheoak Cafe as follows:

Reception – Friday 5 March 9am

Year 1 – Friday 19 March 9am

Year 2 – Friday 7 May 9am

Year 3 – Friday 9 April 9am

Year 4 – Fri, 14 May 9am

Year 5 – Fri, 21 May 9am

Year 6 – Fri, 28 May 9am

The Sheoak Cafe will be offering a Coffee and Cake special for $10 for any parents that attend.

Please RSVP via the event invitation on the Year Level Facebook page by COB the Wednesday prior to your year level coffee and cake morning.

We hope you all have a lovely time catching up!

Your sincerely,

Junior School Community Team

Junior Campus Music Ensembles and Choirs

4 February 2021 (updated 4 February 2021) |

Does your child love music? Below are the extra-curricular ensembles running at the Junior School in Term 1, 2021. Ensemble rehearsals started in Week 2, and choir rehearsals will begin in Week 3:

Ensembles

Year 4 Strings and Junior Strings

Wednesdays, 2.55-3.45pm in the Chapel. Please contact Leith Stutterd if your child is interested in attending.

Junior Band

Thursdays, 7.45am in the Chapel. Please contact Leith Stutterd if your child is interested in attending.

Choirs

Concert Eagles – Years 3-6

Wednesdays, 8am in the Music Room. Please contact Sarah Raymond if your child is interested in attending.

Junior Soarers – Years 1-2

Thursdays, 8:10am in the Music Room. Please contact Sarah Raymond if your child is interested in attending.

If you have any questions about the Junior Campus Music Program, please contact Sarah Raymond by email.

Year 8 2021 Immunisations

28 January 2021 (updated 28 January 2021) |

Dear Parents,

This week, Year 8 students have been given their Immunisation packs for the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination (two doses) and the Diphtheria Tetanus Pertussis (dTpa) vaccination (one dose). The form in this pack must be completed by a parent/caregiver and returned to Student Services, Pargeter Building no later than Wednesday 10 February. It is a requirement that all forms be completed and returned regardless of whether the student is receiving the vaccinations or not.

The first round of vaccinations are scheduled for Tuesday 16 March. If you have any queries or concerns please contact Mandy Hooper at Student Services on 8278 0214.

Yours sincerely,

Mandy Hooper
Student Services

What does it mean to be an Exceptional Learner?

10 August 2020 (updated 27 November 2020) |

One of the biggest movements in education in the 21st century is to personalise learning for every student.

This supports the move away from an education system that had the central purpose of compliance and conformity, ranking students on their ability to reproduce the selected knowledge successfully, usually in an exam situation. Education now recognises that our current and future graduates need a broader and greater level of skills and abilities, and that diversity of these is critical for our society’s progression.
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Literacy and numeracy programs giving educational advantage

6 August 2020 (updated 27 November 2020) |

At St John’s Grammar Junior School, we are passionate about helping every student develop the confidence to soar. Our teachers are committed to providing a learning environment that is nurturing and contributes to the development of students’ self-esteem and enthusiasm for ongoing literacy and numeracy learning. What gives our students the literacy advantage? … Continue reading

Connections and relationships aren’t interchangable

29 June 2020 (updated 27 November 2020) |

As a teacher with a few years’ experience teaching Electronics to Middle School students I can personally vouch for the basic truth that connecting things together does not always lead to a productive relationship, and it is here that this little monologue dovetails with the subject of classrooms and teaching.
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