Kindergarten Information 2021

Kindergarten
Information

   2021

Kindergarten
         2021
K Spectacular – Mrs Katrina Sexton
       (Assistant Principal)
   K Daring – Mrs Melissa Davies
 K Exquisite – Miss Elizabeth Furnell
     K Fabulous – Miss Erin Fox
K Go-Getters – Mrs Vanessa Goddard

School Vision
Nurturing personal growth through inspired
                 learning.
Our purpose…
•   Confident, successful, inspired learners
•   Expert teaching and visionary leading
•   A connected learning community

Successful Learner Habits
We are explicitly teaching our students the skills they need to be the
best learners they can be. These include:

         Goal-setting      Collaboration     Self-Reliance
         Focus             Questioning       Thinking/Monitoring
         Feedback          Courage           Empathy
         Observing         Connections       Persistence

   Our Ridgy Didge awards are handed out to students displaying
                      these learning habits.

Specialist Programs
Mrs Tara Pratt – Rel. Assistant Principal, Learning and Support
    Mrs Beth Greentree - Learning and Support Teacher

            Mrs Natalie Childs - EAL/D Teacher
           Mrs Margaret Shorten - EAL/D Teacher

       • Reading Intervention Programs
       • Social and Emotional Wellbeing Programs
       • English as an Additional Language / Dialect
         (EAL/D)
       • In-class learning modifications and support

Key Learning Areas
    •   English

    •   Mathematics

    •   Science

    •   History and
        Geography

    •   PD/H/PE

    •   Creative Arts

English
• Phonemic Awareness and Phonics
• Reading - Concepts and skills; factual and fictional
  texts; modelled, guided and independent reading.
• Writing - Imaginative and Informative.
• Handwriting
• Speaking and listening - Formal and informal responses.
• Topics include: Starting School, Places We Know, The
  Farm and Fairytales.

Mathematics
• Whole Number           • 2 Dimensional Space
• Addition and           • 3 Dimensional Space
  Subtraction            • Volume and Capacity
• Multiplication and     • Length
  Division               • Mass

• Patterns and Algebra   • Area

• Fractions and          • Time

  Decimals               • Position
                         • Data

Science and Technology
• Earth and Science – Weather and the Environment
• Material World – Properties of Materials
• Living Things – How Living Things Meet our Needs
• Physical World – How Things Move
• Digital Technologies - Everyday use and following steps
  to achieve goals.

History and Geography

• History – Personal and Family Histories

• Geography – Importance of Places to People

PD/H/PE
• Fundamental Movement Skills of catch, run, jump and balance are
  explicitly taught during sport time. Planned fitness activities are
  incorporated daily and each class has a 40 minute fitness session
  with a specialist teacher.
• Sports uniform and running shoes to be worn on Tuesdays and
  Wednesdays for all classes.

   Sport for all Kindergarten classes is on Tuesday.
   All classes have their 40min fitness session on Wednesday.
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   •   Safe and Healthy Choices
   •   Growth and Change
   •   Child Protection
   •   Building Relationships

Creative Arts
Creative Arts is integrated throughout all Key
Learning Areas. Students also participate in an 80
minute creative arts session with a specialist
teacher once a week.

• Dance

• Music

• Visual Arts

• Drama

Additional Programs
• Library – students attend library lessons every week
  with either Mrs Paton, Mrs Bryce or Mrs Katopau.

• Library bags are required to borrow books.

  All Kindergarten classes have library on Wednesday.

Scripture
• Scripture classes are held weekly on a Wednesday.

• Classes include Catholic, Anglican, Islamic, Sikh, Buddhist and
  Hindu.

• Children not attending one of these groups are supervised

  by a teacher during scripture time.

Arrival/Departure
• Arrival to school is between 8.30am and 9.00am. Supervision in
  the playground commences at 8.30am. KTOOSH services are
  available if you need to drop your child before 8.30am.

• Students are to place their bags in their class lines on the
  basketball court. On Monday mornings, the whole school line up on
  the handball courts for a short morning assembly.

• Afternoon departure is at 3.00pm. Students will be walked
  by their teacher to their class area on the basketball court
  for parents to collect.

Communication
▪ Sentral Parent Portal and Sentral Parents app (for
  Attendance, Reports, messaging and 'push' notifications
  from the school)
▪ Direct contact – notes, phone or email the office
▪ School facebook page
▪ Ironbark website
▪ Ironbark newsletter - fortnightly
▪ P & C Meetings

Healthy Lunchboxes
• Fruit Break – small fruit or vegetable snack that can be eaten
  during class and doesn’t make a mess.

• Recess snacks that students can open and don’t take too long to
  eat.

• Healthy options for lunch that can be eaten easily. Not too
  many items to choose from.

• Please be aware that there are a number of students with
  allergies – particularly nuts and eggs.

Birthdays
•   If your child wishes to share their birthday celebration,
    please send along individual items such as cupcakes
    (store-made only at present), donuts, frogs etc.
    Cupcakes can also be ordered through the school
    canteen.

Meet the Teacher
•   We are looking forward to meeting our Kindergarten families
    at Meet the Teacher and Welcome BBQ night.

•   Tuesday 16th February

•   5.00pm in your child’s classroom followed by a family BBQ.

•   Hope to see you there!