Learning and Teaching

The Australian Mathematics Competition

Congratulations to the twenty St John's students who competed in the Australian Mathematics Competition on Thursday 15 October. Due to COVID restrictions Victorian students were able to participate in the non competitive round once the students returned to school early in Term 4. The students prepared for the competition throughout Term 3 by working in small groups on challenging tasks via Google Meet online sessions.

Special mention to Harrison Coates and Chris Wallis who were the best performers in their respective divisions - middle and upper primary school.

To celebrate their achievements the students who competed will be treated to a pizza lunch on Friday 27 November. 

*Exploring Mathematical Sequences of Connected, Cumulative & Challenging Tasks

Congratulations to the Junior school teaching team: Emma Pattison, Carmel Barro, Shannon Kearns and Julia Mc Phee, who presented student work samples to Monash University staff and to the wider Catholic Education Melbourne network on Tuesday 10 November via zoom.  The teachers are to be commended for demonstrating leadership during the workshop sessions and sharing their insights regarding pedagogical practices and student engagement in sequential challenging mathematical tasks. Throughout the year the junior team have been very fortunate to work extensively with Ann Downton, Sally Hughes (Monash University) and Jo Adams (Catholic Education Melbourne). We are looking forward to continuing this work next year. 

Maths is all around you!      

Maths is all around you! You can explore maths while doing daily activities which help develop your children’s maths and numeracy skills.

MATHS IN COOKING .....Cooking is all about maths and it’s something we can all have a go at. Children can read the instructions, measure ingredients and ask questions about the maths involved in a recipe. Why not explore the numbers, while being rewarded with a tasty treat! Extend this maths to the veggie garden as you grow the ingredients. 

Explore: Measuring and quantities, time, fractions, estimation, temperature. What fun!