School Hours                 School Uniform              Communication              Prep

 Pastoral Care                  Transport                        Starting Age                    Sporting Activities 

 Computer Use                 Camps                             Banking                            Tuckshop

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 St John’s Lutheran Primary School offers:

      Ø      Modern spacious air conditioned classrooms with Interactive Whiteboards

Ø       Caring and committed staff

Ø       Huge shaded undercover areas for play and class activities

Ø       Computers and laptops for daily access

Ø       Classroom Internet access

Ø       Weekly computer lessons

Ø       Learning Support and Extension Programmes

Ø       Hands on Maths equipment

Ø       Sports oval, cricket pitch and practice wicket, sealed multi-purpose sports area

Ø       Adventure playground areas

Ø       Modern Tuckshop facilities

Ø       Access to an Instrumental program

Ø       Uniform shop on grounds

Ø       An Active After School Community program

Ø       Computerised library

Ø        A variety of extra curricular activities

Ø        A specialized Arts program

St John's 2008 enrolments from Prep to Year 7 total 270.

School Hours

School Uniform

School uniform is compulsory for all children who are enrolled in Prep-Yr 7 at St John's. Uniforms are available for purchase at the uniform shop in the school office building.

Communication

A newsletter is sent home every week to keep parents informed of school activities. Parents or groups wishing to place items in the newsletter should hand them in to the office by Tuesday morning for publication that week.

Parents are encouraged to contact teachers regularly. We ask however that parents arrange a time suitable to teachers which doesn’t interfere with scheduled class times.

Prep

In 2008 St Johns has two prep classes operating as per the primary school timetable.

Most Prep days include:  devotion, indoor play, outdoor play, small and large group activities, music and movement, language and rest time.

Pastoral Care

At St John's we recognize the need to support parents in the upbringing of the “whole” child, including the physical, intellectual, social, emotional and spiritual care.

Children are involved in daily classroom devotions, saying grace before meals and prayer times.  Teachers use the Christian Studies Curriculum Framework as a basis for Christian Studies to assist the children in their individual faith journey.  Our school focuses on a bullying intervention programme and a relational management programme.

Families are welcome to attend our weekly whole school devotions and the Sunday services at the Lutheran church.  Organised informal activities for families are provided throughout the year.  Our active P&F meet regularly and help provide activities for families.  Opportunities are available to assist families in times of need.

Transport

This is to be arranged by parents. Information regarding available bus transport is available from the office.

Starting Age

It is preferred that children enrolled in:
Prep:                      be 4 ½ years of age at the commencement of Prep, turning 5 before June 30th of that year
Grade 1:                 be turning 6 years of age in the earlier part of the year

Sporting Activities

Wivenhoe – Orange          Boondooma - Green          Somerset – Purple

The children enjoy annual swimming and athletics carnivals.

Year 4 to 7 students participate in winter and summer carnivals with other schools in the district. The sports played at these carnivals may include Soccer, Cricket, Netball, Newcombe, T-Ball, Basketball, Tennis and Touch Football. 

Computer Use

All classes have access to pods of laptops, which are borrowed through the library by the teachers for sessions through the week. These are used in the classroom setting for internet research, student projects and work samples, teacher-supervised internet educational games, and school intranet learning objects. Each class also participates in a weekly specialist computer skills lesson, in conjunction with their library lesson.  These lessons are held in the Library/Computer Lab.

Camps        

Students in Years 3 to 7 participate in an annual camp at various locations.

These include:

Year 3 – Duckadang

Year 4 & 5 - Hervey Bay/Googa

Year 6 & 7 – Canberra/Sunshine Coast

Students in Year 2 may participate in a day camp.  

Banking 

The school provides opportunities for the children to operate a savings account. This is with the Lutheran Laypeople’s League and banking is conducted every Wednesday morning of school term. While it is a matter of personal choice how you organise your finances, we would urge you to consider the L.L.L savings account for the following reason:

Our school is able to borrow the large sums of money needed to finance our building programme at a very favourable rate from the L.L.L. However, we must maintain “matching deposits” earmarked for St. John’s Lutheran Primary School. That is, there must be a dollar of saving deposit earmarked for St John’s in the L.L.L for every dollar we borrow.  

Tuckshop

Tuckshop is provided three times a week through the P & F on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays. Further information is available through the school's weekly newsletter. Tuckshop forms can be downloaded by following this link - tuckshop order forms