How can we as town planners create a plan and design the “New Riverstone”, so that we can meet the needs of the community and the environment?
The students participated in an exciting event presented by two strategic town planners from Blacktown Council, Helen Budd and Fiona McDermott.
The next steps are to start designing their own vision of Riverstone and write reports explaining their decisions.
The students have read local newspaper articles that address the changes proposed for Riverstone and have written persuasive texts that put forward their thoughts about the issues.
Then they developed an understanding of the four 21st Century skills that are the focus for this unit. These skills are; communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creative thinking. The children are writing a weekly reflection on how they have developed these skills.
St John's Primary School Riverstone
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18 Dec 2025
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Thank you to all of our families who made a donation towards the St Vincent de Paul Christmas appeal. We raised $ 1,106 to purchase gifts for children in our community whose families will be struggling this year. Through the combined efforts of staff and students, we were able to provide gifts to 77 children. Thank you for your generosity and support! Wishing you every blessing this Christmas and a safe and happy holiday season!
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18 Dec 2025
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Thank you to all of our families who made a donation towards the St Vincent de Paul Christmas appeal. We raised $ 1,106 to purchase gifts for children in our community whose families will be struggling this year. Through the combined efforts of staff and students, we were able to provide gifts to 77 children. Thank you for your generosity and support! Wishing you every blessing this Christmas and a safe and happy holiday season!
16 Dec 2025
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Congratulations to our Year 6 students on their graduation! π Special thanks to Warren Kirby MP and Ms Carne from Blacktown Rotary for attending our celebrations. Parents are invited to join us tomorrow from 2:30pm for a final farewell to Year 6 with the Arch of Tears.
15 Dec 2025
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Year 6 have arrived for their fun day! Enjoying time with friends before they finish primary school!
12 Dec 2025
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We are having a fantastic time at our Motiv8 fun day. If only the rain would stay away.
11 Dec 2025
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Today we had our End of Year Mass, a celebration of all the hard work we have put in to make 2025 a wonderful year! We also continued with the tradition of passing the flame from this years leaders to next years. Thank you Jayden and Ishana for guiding us in 2025. Congratulations Athieng and Jariya on becoming the school leaders for 2026- we look forward to your leadership! π―οΈ
10 Dec 2025
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Check out our creative Scientists! π€©π©βπ¬π§βπ¬ Kindergarten have been learning about the properties of different materials in Science. They chose materials to design and make a new toy for Santa to give to children on Christmas.
10 Dec 2025
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Today was the last lesson for Kitchen Garden in 2025! Thank you to Miss Di who has helped us learn so much about the garden and how we can incorporate our knowledge of fresh fruit and vegetables in our cooking! We have had so much fun this year following recipes, creating delicious meals, planting a variety of fresh produce, and learning about the environment! π₯¦π«π«π©βπ³π§βπ³
