Learning and Teaching

Maths News

During our celebrations of STEM Week, the students participated in a range of STEM activities through the use of maths, literature, various games, quizzes, tasks and investigations. There was great engagement and participation from our students.

Build a Bridge

Students had to create a bridge using paper strong enough to hold rocks and pebbles. 

Who Sank the Boat? 

Students in year 1/2 created boats using foil and investigated how many rocks it could hold until their boat would sink.

The 3/4s investigated how different weather events change the landscape of our world. They made models of tsunamis. 

Interactive Maths Displays 

Students thoroughly enjoyed interacting with the Maths displays throughout STEM Week. 

‘Which is your favourite subject Survey?’

We collected data about which STEM subject was the favourite subject at St. John’s. Technology was the most popular subject… of course!! 

Maths and Science were an even second!

Would you rather be a square or a triangle?

The reason why students preferred to be a square was because a square is nice and even. Students who choose a triangle stated that they are unique. If you change the length or angles of the sides it will still be a triangle.

Term 4 Family Maths Challenge

Boggle Maths Rules

Write as many equations as you can using the numbers in the table below. 

The numbers in the equation must be connected vertically, horizontally or diagonally. 

The answer must be connected to the numbers used. 

Pop your answers in the Maths Box at the front office. 

Good luck!

Whitehorse Walk to School Fortnight 

Monday 21 October - Friday 1 November

Whitehorse City Council are running a Walk to School Fortnight from Monday, 21 October to Friday, 1 November. Our school will be competing with others in Whitehorse to walk, ride, or scoot to school most days during the fortnight. 

The most active school in Whitehorse will win an exciting active travel related prize for the whole school to enjoy.

Let's get active!!

Walk to School Breakfast

Wednesday 30 October 8.30am

Whitehorse City Council have kindly donated a $200 Coles voucher to host a breakfast. On Wednesday 30 October, we will be having some breakfast items from 8.30am in the Passive Play area. 

Experience Whitefriars Day

On Wednesday the 16th of October we went on a bus to Whitefriars College in Donvale. Then we went to art and we decorated leaves using a hot glue gun on a plastic bag.

During recess we played at the main oval for about 30 minutes and we went to play basketball and soccer.

Then we went to the science room and they did lots of experiments. After that we went to the main Oval for the last break of the day. Finally we got goodie bags with all different things in it. After this we hopped on the bus to go back to our school and when we got back we played a Kahoot. It was a great day.

By Fab

Scholastic Book Club

Issue 7 of the Scholastic Book Club catalogue was sent home with your child last week.

Please place your orders at https://mybookclubs.scholastic.com.au/Parent/Login.aspx

by Monday, 28 October 2024 at the latest.

Each order will help earn books and teaching materials for our classrooms at St John's. 

Unfortunately no cash or late orders can be processed.

For queries: Cynthia Timoti - 0421 835 778 (Maxwell 5/6B, Jasper 5/6A).