1. PREP Information Night Welcome to Prep 2017

2. The Fun Theory Video

3. Don’t forget all of our wonderful Education Assistants
PREP TEAM
YOUR TEACHERS:
PREP B
Mrs Kim Barrick
PREP G
Miss Nikita Gaylard
PREP L
Mrs Kirsten Logan
PREP S
Miss Kaitlin Smith
PREP T
Ms Colette Treherne
Support Teacher
Susan Hayes
Don’t forget all of our wonderful Education Assistants

4. Bell Times
8.30am: Open gate/doors open
8.45am: Learning begins
2.55pm: Open gate/home time
3:15pm: Students who are not collected are walked to the office
Please encourage your child to unpack their own bag in the mornings (Self-responsibility).

5. Absences Everyday counts!
Please phone the school or provide written communication about absences
If students leave school early or arrive to school late, you must sign in and out of the office first

6. Tuckshop Begins for Prep in WEEK 6 First break ONLY
Please label brown paper bag clearly with order, class and name OR order online (Flexischools)

7. Interviews/Reporting
PARENT/TEACHER INTERVIEWS:
End of Term 1 and Term 3
REPORT CARDS:
End of semester 1 and 2

8. Healthy Eating FIRST BREAK: Sandwich or main meal SECOND BREAK:
Healthy snacks
WATER ONLY in drink bottles
Lunch boxes with ice brick in bag

9. Classroom Management
High 5 (Not the group Hi-5) Class Rules BE KIND BE SAFE HAVE A GO

10. ‘Making things new again’
Common Language
‘Making things new again’
See the problem through the other person’s eyes.
Children develop the understanding that when harm is done there are obligations and consequences.
We focus on repairing the harm and making things right.

11. EYLF and the NATIONAL CURRICULUM (ACARA)
PREP Curriculum
EYLF and the NATIONAL CURRICULUM (ACARA)

12. Maths in PREP Hands on learning
You can learn Maths through counting at home (walking up stairs, counting the teaspoons of coffee or sugar).
- learnt through stories, music, craft, constructive play and open ended questions.

13. Literacy in PREP Focus on: Fine motor skills Handwriting
Oral language skills – ‘5 things about me’
Metalinguistic Program
Correctly writing our names
Jolly Phonics
Read It Again

14. AESS Investigative Approach
4 morning sessions a week
Student centred learning
Student roles:
- Focus Children
- Reporter
- Photographer

15. Investigations
Prep T- pic

16. Reading at home
Please try to include reading as part of your child’s bedtime routine.
Encourage your child to read by looking at the pictures and find letters and sight words that we are working on in their homework.

17. Writing at home
Encourage writing on birthday cards, shopping lists, signs for toys/bedroom.
Writing their own stories.

18. Homework Week 3 Jolly Phonics Sight words(Term 2) Term 2 home readers
Routine:
Prep B:Handed out Wednesdays – return Mondays
Prep G:Handed out Wednesdays – return Mondays

19. Our Weekly Routine PREP B and PREP G
Mrs Barrick and Miss Gaylard (Teachers) – Monday to Friday
Mrs Papa and Mrs Newlan (Education Assistants) – Monday to Friday
Assembly – Monday morning (8.45am sharp)
PE – Monday (hat)
Library- Tuesday (library bag needed)
Music – Tuesday
HASS - Wednesday

20. Parent Helpers
Volunteers: rotational activities, one-on-one reading, letter and sight word practice etc.
Donations – old magazines, egg cartons, milk bottle tops etc.
Cutting up and laminating resources for class.
Our learning activities are a success from the help of our parents and caregivers. This allows us to have different activities for different levels of learning and provide much more support with small group learning.

21. NUTS
Can we please ask, for the safety and wellbeing of all your children, that you be mindful and try not to pack products containing nuts.

22. We are working together!
An apple for the teacher is really nothing new….. except when you remember that parents are teachers too. We are looking forward to working with you and your child this year. Miss Gaylard & Mrs Barrick