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

2. 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.

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

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.

7. 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

8. win bins & weekly star charts

9. activities for 2016

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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 ( )
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)

13. Year overview

14. School website

15. Calendar – Important dateS

16. School newsletter
School
APP

17. 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.

18. From small beginnings come great things...

19. 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

20. 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