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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05 Sep 2025
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This morning we celebrated our wonderful fathers with breakfast and open classrooms! 🥓🍳 Afterwards we had our Fathers Day Liturgy where we reflected on how grateful we are to God for such wonderful father figures in our lives. 🙏 Thank you to our wonderful staff for all the effort you put into making this morning possible! To all our dads, grandfathers and father figures- we hope you have a fantastic Father’s Day this Sunday! ❤️![746041150857862_1333164652145506-1]()
04 Sep 2025
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Don’t forget to wear your jerseys to support Jersey day tomorrow. See you at our Father’s Day Breakfast.
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05 Sep 2025
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This morning we celebrated our wonderful fathers with breakfast and open classrooms! 🥓🍳 Afterwards we had our Fathers Day Liturgy where we reflected on how grateful we are to God for such wonderful father figures in our lives. 🙏 Thank you to our wonderful staff for all the effort you put into making this morning possible! To all our dads, grandfathers and father figures- we hope you have a fantastic Father’s Day this Sunday! ❤️
04 Sep 2025
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Don’t forget to wear your jerseys to support Jersey day tomorrow. See you at our Father’s Day Breakfast.
02 Sep 2025
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Look at all the fruit we picked today. Mrs Giglio has been busy making marmalade.
02 Sep 2025
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Afternoon fruit picking! We love seeing so much great produce growing at St John’s! 🍊
02 Sep 2025
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Last week, Stage 1 had an amazing time on their excursion to the Australian Pioneer Village in Wilberforce! They stepped back in time to discover what life was like in the past—exploring the old schoolhouse, water pump, police station, blacksmith shop, and so much more. The students especially loved tasting damper and enjoying a hay ride around the village!
01 Sep 2025
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Our community is saddened by the loss of our former executive director Greg Whitby. Greg was an innovative leader with a great sense of justice and equity for all of our children. We keep his family in our prayers at this difficult time. May he rest in peace.
28 Aug 2025
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Congratulations to this weeks award recipients and to team 15 for winning book week trivia! 🏆🏅
28 Aug 2025
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Today 12 students had the privilege of attending the 2025 Kitchen Garden Expo! 👩🏻🌾🧑🍳 We are feeling so inspired to continue developing our garden beds at St John’s. We participated in a cooking challenge, explored the gardens of our host school and presented the great learning from our school. Our favourite part though, was enjoying lunch- which was cooked by all participating students. We enjoyed cooking and tasting fried rice, Korean pancakes, herb bread, spanakopita, fruit kebabs, vege wraps and rainbow salad. Take a look at some snapshots from our fabulous day! 🤩
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Our Year 6 leaders proudly represented St John’s at the Diocesan Education Mass led by Bishop Vincent, followed by the Mission Outreach Expo. They confidently shared our school’s outreach and formation initiatives, including PJ Day, our Feast of the Sacred Heart Mass, the Winter Sleepout, and work with St Vincent de Paul. We are so proud of how they spoke with confidence to principals, clergy, and students from across the diocese, showcasing St John’s commitment to faith and service. 💙✝️
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Year 6 have been enjoying creating stop motion videos during our photography lessons with Captiv8! Take a look at their fantastic work! 📷🤩
22 Aug 2025
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Best wishes to all of our children who are receiving the Sacrament of Holy Communion for the first time this weekend. Our prayers are with you at this special time.