St John's College Preston in Preston, Victoria, Australia | Primary School

St John's College Preston

Locality: Preston, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 9480 5300

Address: 21 Railway Place West 3072 Preston, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.stjohnspreston.vic.edu.au

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25.01.2022 We welcomed our 2021 Foundation students across two days this week, for their last Transition session. Teachers, parents and students were excited to be on site! Students spent time in our pre-prep room, PMP room, Art and Music rooms before rejoining their parents to meet their buddy via video. We look forward to seeing you all in 2021!#stjohnspreston #stjohnscollege #privateschool #primaryschool #prep2021 #christianorthodox

24.01.2022 Did you know only 30% of Australians have had first aid training? This week our staff engaged in a First Aid course to ensure their skills are up to date. Staff completed online modules and assessment, and were assessed in person. Staffed conducted CPR and defibrillation, general first aid. First aid for snake/spider bites, asthma and anaphylaxis training. Training was completed on babies, children and adults. #teachersofinstagram #firstaidtraining #stjohnspreston #stjohnscollege #preston #darebin

24.01.2022 LEARNING DEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCEMENT - St. John’s College uses a suite of MultiLit products to deliver effective literacy instruction grounded in scientific evidence-based practice. MultiLit is a result of a research initiative of Macquarie University and a leading provider of effective literacy instruction in Australasia. Their programs are uniquely placed to be effective because they are all grounded in scientific evidence-based best practice. For more than two decades, MultiLit has provided assistance to thousands of students in a variety of settings, including schools and community-based literacy projects across Australia, New Zealand and Asia. #stjohnspreston #stjohnscollege #preston #darebin #educationispower #education #multilit #learningdevelopment #educationsupport

22.01.2022 Our new Futsal goals arrived today. Just in time for our students return next week.

21.01.2022 Despite the pandemic St John’s College enrolments are growing and we now have limited vacancies in our Senior School for 2021. St John’s College is a Foundation to Year 12 Orthodoxy Christian school. We celebrate Hellenism and the Greek Culture across the curriculum. The Greek term Philotimo can not be defined easily as it describes a complex array of virtues. Our aim is to support our students to achieve ‘philotimo’: to walk the right path in life. . . .... . . . . . . Www.stjohnspreston.Vic.edu.au . . . #stjohnscollege #stjohnspreston #philotimo #greek #greekorthodox #orthodoxchristian #privateschool #schoolsvic #melbournelife #darebin #aschoolthatcares #students #studentsarevalued #primaryschool #highschool See more

21.01.2022 Year 7 English - our Year 7 students enjoyed their last English lesson for Term 3. To celebrate a fantastic term of remote learning the students all wore a funny hat to class. Year 7 can be a difficult year, but our students have shown such resilience and courage in their first year of high school. #highschool #year72020 #preston #darebin #stjohnspreston #stjohnscollege #remotelearning #curriculum #privateschool #independentschool #schoolsvictoria

20.01.2022 Only 2.5 days left till the end of term 3! What a fantastic effort from all our students and staff. Our caring staff met for a virtual afternoon tea yesterday, to celebrate the end of another term of remote learning. There were laughs, there was a poem written by Mrs Urban, and we shared our hopes for a final term together back at school. Well done staff on all your hard work! #teachersofinstagram #stjohnscollege #stjohnspreston #endofterm #remotelearning #remotemeeting

17.01.2022 Congratulations to Anthony G (Yr 10) who won first prize and Natalie C (Yr 9) who won third prize in their respective categories, in the Pontian Genocide Competition being organised by the Pontian community. Each student received a book and voucher. Our Greek language teachers are very proud of all our students who took part in this competition. Great effort SJC! #greek #greeksofmelbourne #pontiangenocide #stjohnscollege #stjohnspreston #greekcompetition #greeklanguage #greekcurriculum #schoolvalues

13.01.2022 No filter needed for this explosion of colour! Throughout this term in Visual Art, the Year 3’s and 4’s have been exploring different ways of creating artworks centred around the theme of birds and wildlife. During this activity, students drew inspiration from Australian artist Pete Cromer to create these fantastic colourful Australian birds! The students explored how they can use colour, shape, texture and patterns to create these eye-catching artworks! #art #primaryschool #visualart #curriculum #privateschool #creativekids #stjohnscollege #stjohnspreston #petecromer

13.01.2022 REMEMBRANCE DAY MEMORIAL AT SJC - students stood for 1 minute silence at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month in Remembrance Charles Bean landed with the Australian troops in Gallipoli on April 25, 1915. He stayed with them at the front through the entire war, refusing evacuation when he was wounded. At Pozieres the following year he was witness to 23,000 Australian casualties in just six weeks. A dying Australian asked him. Will they remember me in Australia? We are ca...lling on all Australians to remember them by observing one minute’s silence at 11am on the 11th of November for Remembrance Day. By observing one minute’s silence we pay tribute to the men and women who have served and are still serving in our defence forces and remember those who have died or suffered in conflicts, wars and peacekeeping operations. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall grow not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. #darebin #preston #lestweforget #remembranceday2020 #stjohnscollege #stjohnspreston #privateschool #primarschool #seniorschool

13.01.2022 Year 8 students have been busy in the science labs since returning to onsite learning, carrying out a range of chemical investigations. #year8science #science #curriculum #year8 #sciencelab #highschool #seniorschool #scienceexperiments #stjohnscollege #stjohnspreston #darebin #preston #privateschool www.stjohnspreston.vic.edu.au

13.01.2022 From the St John’s College archive. Remembering our beginnings and celebrating our achievements over the years #stjohnscollege #stjohnspreston #40yearsstrong #hellenism #greeksofmelbourne #orthodoxchristian #greekorthodox #stjohnsrenewal #renewal2020

10.01.2022 Tonight St John’s College hosted an information session for the Parish Priests of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese - Northcote District. Mrs Urban shared highlights of the SJC Renewal during 2020 and the Strategic Plan goals for 2020-2025, emphasising His Eminence Archbishop Makarios’ support for the new vision, mission and values of the College. Our special guests were taken on a tour of the grounds, particularly the new sports courts which, through their donations and the don...ations of their parishes and communities have allowed us to complete the upgrade earlier this year. It was a real honour to have all our local priests attend this special event. Thank you for your ongoing support! #stjohnscollege #stjohnspreston #renewal2020 #greekorthodox #orthodoxchristian #privateschool #hellenic #highschool #primaryschool #foreverexcelling www.stjohnspreston.Vic.edu.au See more

10.01.2022 The final touches are being completed around the College in preparation of the students returning in Term 4. A big thank you to Mr Sherwood for your continued hard work. Have a safe and relaxing holidays! #stjohnspreston #stjohnscollege #preston #darebin #melbourne

09.01.2022 Congratulations to our 2020 Year 6 students. Wishing you all every blessing as you transition into St John’s Secondary school and into the next chapter of your educational journey. #stjohnspreston #stjohnscollege #year6 #graduation2020 #primaryschool #christianschool #privateschool

09.01.2022 During the last week of Term 3, our year 3 students at St John's College participated in a Wellbeing Day. Mrs Stefanidis supported her students to understand the importance of taking care of their wellbeing. She taught students strategies to help them feel happier through positive interactions with their families and activities that they enjoy. Students chose a minimum of three activities from the Wellbeing Grid. They were all asked to complete The Gratitude Tower challeng...e. When you show gratitude, you choose to focus on the positive things in your life rather than the negative. According to research, people who show gratitude tend to be happier. The students’ challenge was to show gratitude by thinking about all of the things that they are thankful for and writing these on cards that they then used to build the Gratitude Tower. www.stjohnspreston.vic.edu.au #stjohnscollege #stjohnspreston #preston #darebin #remotelearning #victoria See more

09.01.2022 We warmly welcome Ms. Theofanis to the teaching staff at SJC In 2021. Ms. Theofanis comes with more then 10 years experience as a teacher, both within Australia and in Greece. She studied at both Monash University and RMIT in Education, LOTE (Greek) and Visual Arts. #stjohnscollege #stjohnspreston #greeksinmelbourne #greeklanguage #LOTE #curriculum #teachersofinstagram www.stjohnspreston.vic.edu.au

09.01.2022 ST JOHN’S COLLEGE VISUAL ARTS - Year Prep/1 and 2 St John's College Spoonville: Small communities of Spoonville's have been popping up all over the world over the past few months and the Year Preps, 1's and 2's at St John's also joined in the fun this term! Similarly to the colourful rainbows the students created and posted in their windows at home during Term 2, the students worked very hard to create their own special spoons to help bring together their own neighbourhoods ...and hopefully brighten someone's day! This was a fun and creative way to encourage students to get outside and to make them feel more connected with their local community whilst they have all been learning from home! Throughout this term, the Preps and Year 1's have been exploring how they can use patterns in their own artworks, so they were encouraged to create a spoon which somehow incorporated a pattern. The Year 2's also created their own special spoons however, this term they have been exploring the theme of creatures and animals and how they can incorporate shapes in their artworks. They did a fantastic job creating a creature spoon by incorporating lots of different shapes!

08.01.2022 Over the next 2 weeks our Secondary students are taking part in the SAVE THE BEES problem based learning initiative. Students will take part in a number of activities in all subjects. Today students took part in making loukoumathes (Greek donuts with honey syrup) and working in teams developing and planning for creating a food truck. #savethebees #curriculum #problembasedlearning #secondaryschool #privateschool #stjohnscollege #stjohnspreston

08.01.2022 In Digital Technologies this week, our Year 7 students were designing space suits to wear on Mars if they were to apply for a position on the MarsOne team. MarsOne aims to send a team of astronauts to create a settlement on Mars. #marsone #digitaltechnology #curriculum #victoria #preston #darebin #stjohnscollege #stjohnspreston www.stjohnspreston.vic.edu.au

07.01.2022 Best of luck to all of our VCE students beginning their exams today. You have all worked exceptionally hard this year. You can do this! #goodluck #vce2020 #exams #vce #darebin #privateschool #stjohnscollege #stjohnspreston www.stjohnspreston.vic.edu.au

05.01.2022 Our students and teachers were very excited to back onsite. They enjoyed transitioning to class and seeing all the updates around the College.

05.01.2022 A big thank you to Very Rev Fr Evmenios from Greek Orthodox Archdiocese @districtofnorthcote for the donation of new icons for our classrooms and a large range of new Orthodox Christian books (picture books and teenage books) for our Library. #greekorthodox #stjohnspreston #stjohnscollege #greekorthodoxchurch

03.01.2022 Welcome back to Term 4 remote learning to all our parents and students. Only 1 more week and we will be welcoming our Junior School, Year 7 and VCE students back onsite. We are looking forward to seeing you all very soon. #stjohnspreston #stjohnscollege #remotelearning #term4 #victorialockdown #melbourne #preston #darebin #privateschool #independentschool www.stjohnspresron.vic.edu.au

03.01.2022 ST JOHN’S BENEFIT DAY - THUR 22 OCT As part of the year 9 & 10 Sports Elective, the students were tasked to organise a fundraiser to help support a local sports program or charity. This year, the students have decided to raise money for the Helping Hoops Program. The students designed a tote bag and face mask which can be purchased using the below links. The goal of Helping Hoops is to, break down barriers and provide children and young people with opportunities to participa...te in after-school activities. Helping Hoops Program Page: www.helpinghoops.com.au Fundraising & Donation Page - For every $2 donated, 1 ticket will be entered into our online raffle! https://www.mycause.com.au//2/st-johns-college-benefit-day Buy a St John’s College Benefit Day Tote Bag @ http://sjcbenefitday2020.thetshirtmill.com.au/ Buy a St John’s College Custom CGR Masks @ https://www.cgrsportswear.com.au/product/st-johns/ Please support our students initiative but donating or purchasing through the links above.

03.01.2022 St John’s College Junior students were very busy in November, drawing Christmas in Australia. Students from Prep to Year 5 took part in the 13th annual drawing competition organized by Antenna Pacific, who believe that children with their Christmas drawings fill the whole world with love, imagination, sweetness and happiness. We wish to all the children good luck with the competition. #antennapacific #greek #greeksofmelbourne #greekcurriculum #LOTEatSJC #stjohnscollege #stjohnspreston #darebin #privateschool #hellenic #hellas

03.01.2022 WELCOME BACK STUDENTS It was all smiles and laughter through the gates at St John’s this morning. It was lovely seeing our Preps - Yr 7 students back onsite. #stjohnscollege #stjohnspreston #preston #darebin #privateschool #primaryschool #seniorschool #victoria #sunshine #spring #weareback