Learning and Teaching
BEBRAS Australia
Australia Computational Thinking Challenge 2022
Round 1 was held in March at school. Congratulations to all the students in years 3-6 who participated in the BEBRAS Computational Thinking Challenge this year. Students worked individually or in small teams on a variety of tasks designed to challenge their problem solving skills.
Special mention goes to students who achieved particularly high scores. These students were acknowledged and presented with a certificate last week at assembly.
These students received a High Distinction: Alexander Aile and Sebatian Adams.
The following students received a Distinction: Lachlan Hanson and Bella Lausberg.
Students who received Credits: Dylan Rundle, Jackson Mitchell, Elliot Sutton-Whelan, Maxwell Perivan, Ben Plant, Luciano Cottonaro, Ava Dellisola and Sheridan Newberry.
Well done everyone!
Italian
Visible Italian Art in the Community Competition
Our Italian competition is up and running, so don't delay and start taking photos of anything Italian that you may see when you are out and about in your local community, the city even at home!
Photos can include restaurant and café names, Italian cars, Italian products at supermarkets, a menu, food cooked at home, Italian people you know, street signs, clothing brands….the ideas are endless.
Present your photos along with captions as a poster, seesaw activity, photo album or slideshow.
All entries close Thursday 11th August (Italian Day)
Submit your entries to your classroom teacher or Signora De Amicis.
Buona Fortuna
Signora De Amicis
Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge
The Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge is open for all of our students and St John’s Mitcham is excited to be participating. The PRC application offers a range of exciting features including:
- access to a library catalogue (including book images and blurbs)
- a modern user-friendly interface
- rewarding students with badges as challenge milestones are achieved
- the option for students to mark books as a favourite, give them a star rating or complete a book review
The Challenge is open to all St John’s students from Prep to Year 6 in recognition of the importance of reading for literacy development. It is not a competition; but a personal challenge for children to read a set number of books by 2 September 2022.
Children from Prep – Year 2 are challenged to read 30 books, including 20 or more from the Challenge book list. Year 3 to Year 6 are challenged to read at least 15 books, including at least 10 from the Challenge book list.
They have each been given a personal login and are encouraged to update their reading on the website as they go! All children who meet the Challenge will receive a certificate of achievement signed by the Victorian Premier and former Premiers.
To read the Premier’s letter to parents, view the booklist and for more information about the Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge, visit: https://www.vic.gov.au/premiers-reading-challenge
Let's keep reading St John's!!!