Students played a major role in choosing the new furniture for their classroom in a special project that proved very popular.
Teacher Rebecca Tolhurst said the starting point was creating the “ultimate reading area” and the students’ passion drove the project.
Rebecca said there has been a lot of excitement among the students who have taken more ownership of their new learning space.
“Everyone was so passionate about this, and it all started with the idea to create an ultimate reading area and it has grown from there,” she said.
Student Page Williams loves the idea that students can get involved.
I feel it is giving us such a great opportunity for learning and we are all really excited
St John's Primary School Riverstone
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22 Nov 2025
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Congratulations to our students who made their Confirmation last night! Fr Fernando’s homily reflected on the students using the Gifts of the Holy Spirit like superpowers. 🔥 We pray the Holy Spirit continues to watch over and guide them.
21 Nov 2025
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Kindergarten had an exciting day today on Seesaw! They learnt about Area in maths and went on a journey to find some objects that had a larger, smaller and the same area as their original object. They learnt about superimposing, which means placing the objects on top of each other to see which has a bigger area. They then used seesaw to capture their learning! 🤩📱
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22 Nov 2025
From Facebook
Congratulations to our students who made their Confirmation last night! Fr Fernando’s homily reflected on the students using the Gifts of the Holy Spirit like superpowers. 🔥 We pray the Holy Spirit continues to watch over and guide them.
21 Nov 2025
From Facebook
Kindergarten had an exciting day today on Seesaw! They learnt about Area in maths and went on a journey to find some objects that had a larger, smaller and the same area as their original object. They learnt about superimposing, which means placing the objects on top of each other to see which has a bigger area. They then used seesaw to capture their learning! 🤩📱
20 Nov 2025
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It’s easy to see why, when asked their favourite time of the day, our students love recess and lunch! How lucky are we at St John’s to have such inviting spaces and beautiful grounds to foster friendship, laughter and fun! ☀️🩵🤗
18 Nov 2025
Western Sydney Catholic Schools hold the phone
Student mobile phone use will be banned across 80 Western Sydney Catholic schools from the beginning of the 2026 school year. The restriction presents a positive opportunity to enhance student outcomes, both in academic excellence and wellbeing.
17 Nov 2025
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On Friday our leaders represented our school at a memorial mass for our former executive director Greg Whitby. This was a lovely tribute for someone who dedicated 50 years to education in our diocese.
13 Nov 2025
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Year 3 are super learners! They had so much fun exploring capacity and comparing different measurements. 🤩
13 Nov 2025
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Thank you to Musica Viva for today’s fantastic performance! Our students loved learning about the different instruments and what it’s like to play in a string quartet! 🎶🎻
12 Nov 2025
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Our students have really enjoyed playing chess at recess and lunch! We can’t wait to see many more smiling faces join in over the next couple of weeks! ♟️🤍
11 Nov 2025
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Today our Stage 3 students represented our school at the Riverstone Rememberance Day ceremony. Lest we forget.
11 Nov 2025
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Basketball Gala Day! We have some fantastic basketballers! Stage 3 had such a great day winning a few games and playing with such great sportsmanship! 🏀
10 Nov 2025
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Today our local member Mr Warren Kirby visited Year 5 to help them prepare for their upcoming coming leadership opportunities. He spoke about the qualities of good leaders and about making decisions as a leader. The children had many questions. It was also interesting to hear about how much our local area has grown and to discuss some of the challenges of the changes in Riverstone. Thanks Warren Kirby MP for always supporting St John’s.