St John the Baptist Catholic School in Plympton, South Australia, Australia | Primary School

St John the Baptist Catholic School

Locality: Plympton, South Australia, Australia

Phone: +61 8 8293 6280

Address: 342 Anzac Highway 5038 Plympton, SA, Australia

Website: http://www.stjohnpl.catholic.edu.au

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25.01.2022 Our building project has started - it is getting very exciting!

25.01.2022 We would like to wish all of families a very Merry Christmas! May your day be filled with Blessings!

24.01.2022 Our school library is closed for school holidays but here’s an exciting way to keep on reading over the summer! The Summer Reading Club runs from Tuesday 1 December 2020 to Sunday 31 January 2021. Fortnightly prizes of Dymocks vouchers will be draw at each library branch (Glenelg & Brighton) across the program so we encourage you to register and then start reading. Register online via this link: http://holdfast.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails... Once you have completed your reading log, return in to the library to go into the draw. The more books you read the more entries you have and therefore opportunities to win. See more

22.01.2022 ‘It’s starting to look a lot like Christmas.....‘ Our Year 4 Community made their own Christmas Crackers or otherwise know as Bon Bons. They made their own paper crown, added a Christmas joke and a few treats! We learnt about Bon Bons and where and when the tradition of sharing them began. They are very happy to be able to come together again to share in these fun times.

22.01.2022 For Sale If anybody is interested we have 6 x Boardroom/Everyday chairs in good condition for $20.00 each. Please contact Pam on 82936280 if you are interested.

20.01.2022 Today we celebrated Remembrance Day. Remembrance Day is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth member states since the end of the First World War to remember the members of their armed forces who have died in the line of duty. Lest We Forget.

19.01.2022 Our Year 2T class have been learning about Picasso - they have done some great portraits!

18.01.2022 The Year 4’s created their own stain glass windows depicting the Christmas scene of the birth of Jesus. We went outside to catch the sun and highlight the colours! They look so beautiful!

18.01.2022 Just a few words of wisdom....

17.01.2022 Over the last three weeks, the Year 5 students have been working with Miss B to unpack The Learning Pit and understand how it can be used as a useful tool when faced with challenges in learning. Today the students began creating their own Learning Pit resource in groups which they will use to firstly, show their understanding of the different zones and then, to teach younger students in the next couple of weeks. They have been using the 'Pit' language in their classroom throughout their learning with the support of their teachers. The Year 5's are becoming experts in the Learning Pit and are very excited to share their knowledge and further develop their leadership skills in the school.

16.01.2022 Day 2 of the Year 6 Aldinga Camp - Students participated in a Beach Aquatics Day! This involved surf education lessons on using surfboards and body boards, rescuing, bodysurfing, beach related first aid and surf awareness.

16.01.2022 Guess who is visiting us at St John's....its the Elves on the Shelf! Introducing Sparkle Dust and Glitter Pants. Keep tuned for their adventures!

16.01.2022 Take care of yourselves and each other during this time! Don't forget to call someone who lives on their own to check on them!

15.01.2022 A surprise package of books arrived today. It’s a gift to the library as our school had outstanding results in this year’s Premier’s Reading Challenge. Exceptional reading to everybody who completed the challenge this year.

15.01.2022 School closure update: Friday 20 November The Premier of South Australia has announced that the 6-day state wide lockdown will cease at midnight on Saturday 21 November. Schools will re-open on Monday 23 November. Students should return to school with all the materials and equipment they took home last week to commence online learning. Further information will follow.

14.01.2022 Today was Ms Phillips last day - thank you Mrs Phillips - we will miss you!

11.01.2022 For those who are unsure who is deemed as an Essential Worker! This is from the SAPOL website!

10.01.2022 Today our 5OF students participated in the Remembrance Day virtual message wall https://lestweforget.gov.au/#/messages/all They wrote placed a virtual poppy and left a personalised message on the Memorial’s interactive poppy wall and explored messages of thanks for those who have served.

08.01.2022 Last week a small group of St John’s teachers represented our school at a Mid-Point Sharing Day for our Making Space for Learning Inquiry. Our school is participating in this project throughout 2020-2021 in conjunction with Catholic Education SA and the Australian Childhood Foundation. The teachers shared our schools' journey to date in developing a consistent language and approach to social and emotional learning.

08.01.2022 We would like to wish our families happy holidays! School will resume on Wednesday 27th January.

08.01.2022 As part of their Religion topic this term, the Year 3’s participated in a ‘Pay it forward’ activity. They decided on some jobs at home that they could be responsible to complete, for a small fee. In return for completing the jobs, money was given by their parents and then brought to school to buy gifts for children, of similar age, in need. We raised a total of $530!! Today, we wrapped the presents, labelled them ‘Given with love’ and invited Deacon Paul to our class to share what we had been able to purchase. He has taken the gifts to distribute to children in need. We are so proud of the children for their hard work, generosity and compassion

07.01.2022 Today was Transition Day at St John's and all the students went to meet their new teacher!

07.01.2022 This week is NAIDOC Week and celebrations are held across Australia to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC is celebrated not only in Indigenous communities, but by Australians from all walks of life. The week is a great opportunity to participate in a range of activities and to support your local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.

05.01.2022 Congratulations Isabella (Year 6) for winning one of the Archbishop Christmas Card designs!

03.01.2022 Today our Year 3's wrote letters to the Year 6's for their final day, thanking them for their leadership, resilience, support and efforts this year. They caught up with the Year 6's to eat lunch together and give them their letters.

03.01.2022 Our Elves were saying their Prayers and then we caught them midnight snacking!! Stay tuned for more of their adventures!

02.01.2022 Our Year 2/3 Lakers teams played basketball this week. Their team work was brilliant, they all worked hard and the support from the side lines was amazing (from both players and siblings from our school). Both teams had a great time and there were lots of smiles, even though they lost by 1 goal - 10 to 12. We are very proud of the way they all listened and supported each other!