Kindergarten Information Session for Parents 2017 Woy Woy Public School Kindergarten Information Session for Parents 2017

acknowledgement of country We acknowledge the traditional Custodians of this land, where the Aboriginal People have performed age old ceremonies of storytelling, music, dance and celebrations. We acknowledge and pay our respect to the Elders past and present, and we acknowledge those of the future, for they will hold the memories, traditions and hopes of Aboriginal Australian.

Mission Statement VISION Statement I Aspire is our motto. Respect is our job Our mission is to provide a warm, caring, secure place where students and their efforts are valued by a committed staff and an actively supportive community. Mission Statement We challenge and support all students to achieve their personal best VISION Statement

Brisbane water learning community our school Current population: 490+ Classes: 22 Staff: 50 (approx.) Executive staff: 1 Principal (Ona Buckley)& 5 Assistant Principals Brisbane water learning community This community is made up of 5 Public Primary Schools on the Peninsula and 2 Secondary High Schools; Woy Woy PS, Empire Bay PS, Woy Woy South PS, Ettalong PS, Umina Beach PS and the Brisbane Water Secondary College (BWSC) Umina Campus and BWSC Woy Woy Campus

Currently 16 mainstream classes Six Disabilities Programs classes our school Currently 16 mainstream classes Six Disabilities Programs classes Department of Education Preschool within the school grounds 54 Students of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background 51 Students who speak English as an additional language dialect School as Community Centre, SaCC Stephanie Alexander Kitchen / Garden Program for students in Years 3-6

Positive Behaviour for Learning What is PBL? Pbl & wellbeing Positive Behaviour for Learning What is PBL? Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) is a whole school approach to proactive, school wide behaviour management. PBL provides strategies for all students to increase academic performance, improve safety and decrease problem behaviour. 5 School wide expectations to support the PBL process. Be Proud, Be Co-operative, Be Polite, Be Safe and Be Responsible. Teachers explicitly teach the positive behaviour we expect every week and reward the students who have demonstrated positive behaviour with Win Bin tickets. Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) is a whole school approach to proactive, school wide behaviour management. PBL is a vehicle for establishing a positive school culture. Based on research and evidence based practices, it provides strategies for all students to increase academic performance, improve safety and decrease problem behaviour. At Woy Woy Public School we have developed 5 School wide expectations to support the PBL process. These expectations are Be Proud, Be Co-operative, Be Polite, Be Safe and Be Responsible. It is hoped that the students of Woy Woy Public School we strive to demonstrate these values everyday, both in the classroom and the playground. We explicitly teach the positive behaviour we expect every week and reward the students who have demonstrated positive behaviour with  Win Bin tickets. Student can place their Win Bin tickets into the barrel to enter the weekly prize draw, or they can choose to stockpile their tickets and exchange their accumulated tickets for a reward.

BE PROUD BE CO-OPERATIVE BE POLITE BE SAFE BE RESPONSIBLE Our school rules BE PROUD BE CO-OPERATIVE BE POLITE BE SAFE BE RESPONSIBLE

win bins & weekly star charts

activities for 2016

A smooth transition to Big School Moving into Kindergarten is a unique experience in the life of any child, even a child who has been to day care or preschool. In the eyes of most children, Kindergarten is “big school” and entering big school represents a huge step in their development.

Educational programs Current Educational Programs: L3 – Language, Learning & Literacy Language, Learning and Literacy (L3) is a research-based, Kindergarten classroom intervention program targeting text reading and writing. Students receive explicit instruction in reading and writing strategies in small groups of three. Students then rotate to independent individual or group tasks. This occurs each morning in the daily literacy session. TEN – Targeting Early Numeracy The Targeted Early Numeracy (TEN) intervention program provides support for students experiencing difficulty in learning numeracy in the early years. TEN will be implemented within a normal daily lesson maths block, without withdrawal or an additional specialist teacher.

Classroom timetable Timetable:   Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Admin Meeting 8:50 Class Admin 9:00 Literacy Guided Reading Values School Rules Independent Writing Scripture (9.30-10.00) 10.00 Fruit Break Interactive Writing 10:45 11:00 Lunch 11:45 News 12:00 Maths Activities 12:30 HSIE/History PDHPE Sport 1:20 Recess 1:50 RFF – Environment RFF- Library Assembly P-2 (Odd) Assembly P-6 (Even) Creative Arts Structured Play Buddy Class 2:50 Stage Meeting Timetable: Literacy morning – start with Guided Reading and Guided Writing - move onto Guided Reading, Interactive Writing and Independent Writing Maths – combination of Syllabus work and TEN lessons KLA’s spread across a week RFF – Science & Library Fruito – 10.00am Lunch – 11:00 – 11:45 (5 min eating time) Recess – 1:20 – 1.40 (5 min eating time)

Year overview

School website http://www.woywoy-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/

Calendar – Important dateS

School newsletter School APP

School canteen Our school canteen offers a range of great food options. Anne Wilson is the canteen manager and works Monday to Friday. You are able to purchase school hats from the canteen You can order you lunch over the counter or you can register for online ordering through Flexischools. This is a very convenient option for parents.

From small beginnings come great things...

Your child is invited to attend the following Kindergarten Transition Program sessions:   Session 1: Wednesday 26th October, 2016 9:00 am – 10:30 am (Parents presentation in hall) Session 2: Wednesday 2nd November, 2016 Session 3: Wednesday 9th November, 2016 9:00 am- 12:00 noon Session 4: Wednesday 16th November, 2016 9:00am – 2:00 pm

Get Involved! You could volunteer for things like: Developing relationships with the school is one of the greatest ways to enhance your child’s learning and meet other parents. You could volunteer for things like: School Canteen Assistance with L3 groups Changing Home Readers School P & C