Doncaster Primary School

Attendance 9:00am start Please inform the school if your child will be absent.  Compass

Prep Health, Humanities, Science Themes throughout the year Thematic instruction is the organization of curriculum around macro “themes’. Thematic instruction integrates basic disciplines like reading, math and science with the exploration of a broad subject, such as communities, rain forests, use of energy and so on. Term 1 Topic – Me Term 2 Topic – Weather Term 3 Topic – Animals Term 4 Topic – Staying Safe

Morning Literacy block 2 Hour Literacy Block Whole  Part  Whole Activities related to: Reading Writing Speaking and Listening

Recess Supervised play times – Yard duty teachers Junior School playground Recess

Mathematics Whole – Part – Whole Number & Algebra Measurement & Geometry Statistics & Probability

Social and Emotional Wellbeing You Can Do It! Getting along Persistence Organisation Resilience Confidence Circle Time Class Meetings

Library Once a week Browsing and borrowing Stories and activities

Lunch Supervised eating in the classroom Outside play. Lunchtime clubs Extreme weather timetable Normally starts about 1.20. Bring a sensible amount. Terms 1 and 4 are sun smart hat terms

Specialist programs Physical Education Visual Arts Asian Cultural Literacy

Technology in the classroom Interactive whiteboards Ipads BeeBots & Spheros coding Time allocated to use the computer lab Access to classroom computers Notebooks

School finishes at 3:30pm Before and after school care Pick children up from their classroom. Please notify the school if: Late Someone else is picking up your child Before and after school care If students are not piccked up by 3.45 we will take them to the Ofice and call you to collect your child from After Care

Prep life

Food No sharing Food Water bottles Lunch orders online Miss Peppercorn Fruit or vegetable snack Snack Lunch Water bottles Lunch orders online Miss Peppercorn Three days a week

Packing for school Communication Folder Uniform Spare change of clothes Hats – Term 1 and Term 4 Lunch boxes Packing for school

Getting around the school Toilets Always able to go to the toilet during class time. At the start of the year, one student goes, everyone goes. Safety Partners

Buddies Program First week of school Eat and play together to help Prep students around the school grounds Term 1: Students meet weekly Terms 2 – 4: Students meet fortnightly Continues throughout school life Part of the friendship is the one they make with their buddy from Year 5 or 6

Parent Helpers Working With Children Check Parent Helper Training Term 2 onwards Classroom Excursions Parent Reps

Incursions and Excursions & Special events Beach Snow 100 Days Responsible Pet Ownership Kew Traffic School VIP Teddy Bear Day Excursions tie in with the Humanities or science unit. As do the big books we read

 Keeping up to date Compass Newsletter Website Prep Level Blog Communication book and folder See your teacher! 

School readiness Independence Resilience Play! Get to know other parents Suitable bedtime Read together Talk to your child about what to expect Pack schoolbag together

Important Dates Tuesday 30th January - Term 1 Starts Friday 1st December Meet 2018 class and teacher Parents – Book a time for Numeracy and Literacy Interview in 2018 Friday 8th December Parent-teacher interview – Five minutes Tuesday 30th January - Term 1 Starts NO SCHOOL ON WEDNESDAYS IN FEBRUARY Numeracy and Literacy interviews Parents not required to attend Full weeks of school start in March No school on Wednesdays. This will help the teachers gain information in Literacy and Numeracy. It will also allow the teacher to get to get to know your child. The interviews will take about 90min to complete. Parents are not required at the interviews.   1st December students will be with their 2017 teacher and class. During this time parents are invited into the staffroom to get to know other parents in their child’s classroom. During this time the teachers would like a parent or a few parents to volunteer to be the parent rep for the class. Parents will book a time for the 5min interview the next week. We would also like the parents to enter a time to have their child complete the online English and Numeracy interviews. 8th of Dec -Parents will be invited to chat with their child’s 2017 teacher. It is optional and parents may or may not choose to bring their child to the interview.