Grandparents have a very special place in the lives of their grandchildren at St John's Primary providing day-to-day care and emotional support.
In some instances grandparents are the primary-carers and use their time wisely to boost the wellbeing of their grandchildren and support them in their studies.
Some even pay school fees while others pay excursion costs.
The lives of children are enriched by having loving grandparents to share together life's joys, hurts and family stories and traditions.
Grandparents can and do provide additional support to the family but particularly to their grandchildren with whom they share a special relationship.
St John’s Riverstone principal Patricia Charlton is a grandmother herself with nine grandchildren and understands the connection that happens.
“At school events It is heartwarming to see the special bond that exists between our grandparents and their grandchildren; to hear their unique stories. There is a special kind of love they get from their grandparents,” she said.
Our grandparents all agree It is a wonderful role being a grandparent.
“As a grandparent you are able to 'spoil' your grandchildren; give them the little extras; take their side when there are little disagreements with parents; share interests and hobbies and have more time to take their grandchildren on extra outings.
“I have a saying that my grandchildren can and do quote - "What happens at Grandma's stays at Grandma's."
St John's Primary School Riverstone
www.stjohnsriverstone.catholic.edu.au
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18 Aug 2025
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Following the book week parade, we had so much fun visiting the classrooms to read the shortlisted books. Each class had such inspiring displays! We had such a fun day, and look forward to the rest of our book week events! 🥰😀 Take a look at our awesome classes and their creative displays! 👏![746041150857862_1318340243627947-1]()
18 Aug 2025
From Facebook
Today we had so much fun celebrating book week! 📚 We kicked off our week with our book parade! 🤩 We always have so much fun showing off our great costumes- well done to all our families for such creative and adventurous costumes! 👏
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18 Aug 2025
From Facebook
Following the book week parade, we had so much fun visiting the classrooms to read the shortlisted books. Each class had such inspiring displays! We had such a fun day, and look forward to the rest of our book week events! 🥰😀 Take a look at our awesome classes and their creative displays! 👏
18 Aug 2025
From Facebook
Today we had so much fun celebrating book week! 📚 We kicked off our week with our book parade! 🤩 We always have so much fun showing off our great costumes- well done to all our families for such creative and adventurous costumes! 👏
17 Aug 2025
From Facebook
Book Week has arrived! 📚🥰 Tomorrow we kick off book week with our costume parade! 🤩 We can’t wait to see how wonderfully our students dress up- last year, the staff dressed up for the theme magic.. this year the staff are ready for an adventure! Can you guess what your teacher might be dressed as?!🤔
13 Aug 2025
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Year 2 are sensational learners! No matter what it is, they love learning it! Take a look at some of their great work in Numeracy, Literacy and Religion! 🧮📝🙏
12 Aug 2025
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Congratulations to Tania and Reyansh for delivering their speech today at the voice of youth cluster final! 🎤 They were well prepared, confident and great representatives of our school. 💙Congratulations to Reyansh who was voted runner up! What an achievement Reyansh! 🤩
08 Aug 2025
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We love cricket! 🏏 We are so lucky to participate in cricket on Fridays! Everyone is having so much fun learning new skills and moving around this term. Thanks Mrs Tolhurst and the cricket coaches for such a fun experience! 🤩
04 Aug 2025
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Today our voice of youth finalists presented their speeches to our primary students. 🎤 We were blown away by the topics and delivery of their speeches. Congratulations to you all for being so well prepared and engaging! 🤩 We congratulate our two finalists, Reyansh and Tania, for being chosen by our judges to advance to the next level. We look forward to hearing how well you do next week and wish you the best of luck! 👍😊
01 Aug 2025
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Today is Australian Primary Principal Day! 🌸 We celebrate our wonderful principal and take this opportunity to thank Mrs Misek for all the wonderful things she does for our students and school! 🥰 We are grateful for the rich learning, exciting opportunities, and most of all, the times to have fun at St John’s that Mrs Misek provides. 🤩 Mrs Misek is at a Principal conference today, and we hope she is having a great time! Thank you, Mrs Misek, and happy Principal’s Day! ❤️
31 Jul 2025
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Reminder: we have assembly this afternoon! We congratulate our award recipients from the last assemblies last term, and are excited to see who will receive them today!
29 Jul 2025
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🦸100 Days of Kindergarten! 🦹♀️ Our superhero’s have been at school for 100 days already! Today they created 100 day crowns, made fairy bread with 100s and 1000s and participated in many more 100 themed activities. 💯 We love seeing how far they’ve come and watching the brilliant learning happening in Kindergarten. We can’t wait to see what the rest of the year has in store for them! 🤩