Foundation Orientation Academic Year 2019 WELCOME We look

Foundation Orientation Academic Year 2019 WELCOME We look forward to sharing many happy times with you as we work together to provide the best possible learning opportunities for your child.

Principal Brenton Hall Head of Campus Michelle Reynolds(2018) Jodi Fillingame (2019) Deputy Head of Campus Cynthia Hardjakusumah Foundation H Teacher Heather Sinclair Foundation S Teacher Sharlene Hayes School Welfare Teacher- Drama Teacher Sinead Smith Director - Learning Support Liam Heary L S Support Teacher Rebecca Reed Art Christie Edgar PE Sharyn Anderson Music Jon Gibson Indonesian Studies Yohan Karunia

AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM The first year of formal schooling in Australia is known as ‘Foundation’. This replaces the name ‘Prep’. The Foundation curriculum is common to all states of Australia under the new Australian National Curriculum. This allows for greater consistency in student learning across Australia and to schools outside of Australia following the curriculum.

Our Foundation program is based on the philosophy that optimum learning occurs in a positive environment in which children feel a sense of ownership. We promote independence through positive thinking and learning.

Children are encouraged to ask questions, solve problems in the real life situations, express ideas and feelings with appropriate language and be a responsible member of the group.

Literacy and numeracy development is prompted through involvement in ‘hands on’ activities. Learning occurs naturally when it has real meaning.

Sound Waves is a well established and successful whole school approach to phonics, designed for helping children to understand the letters and the sounds. This then leads into reading and writing.

Mathematics knowledge and skills contribute to a child’s success – both at school and in everyday life. Children learn mathematics best through activities that encourage them to: • investigate; • think about what they are investigating; • gather information, organise it, and act on it; • use information that they have gathered from a variety of sources to solve problems; • explain how they reached their solutions. Children learn more easily when they can connect mathematics concepts and procedures with their own experience.

SCHOOL TIMETABLE School starts at 8. 00 am. First 15 minutes of the day IS THE MOST IMPORTANT!

Routines • • • Toileting Lining Up Outside Packing and unpacking school bag, lunch box, water bottle Communication Book Taking turns Inside and outside voices Asking for help Getting dressed; buttons and shoes Eating independently Playing outside

Groupin g • Inclusive school • Your child will sometimes work with the whole class. • At other times students are grouped with others of similar ability or mixed ability to develop cooperative group work skills and peer tutoring. • Your child will learn to work independently, in pairs and in small groups.

EAL students are supported in the classroom with an EAL teacher. EAL students will not go to Indonesian Studies (Bahasa /LOTE) but instead have intensive English classes with the EAL teacher.

Specialist lessons provide a range of opportunity for young children. The Foundation children will go to Sport, Art, Music, Library, and Bahasa Indonesian. The Foundation Class also attend swimming classes in Term Two during Sport time.

REPORTING PROCESS

Uniforms Primary School Uniform Guidelines All students must wear the batik printed shirt. Boys wear dark green shorts with the shirt Girls have a choice of dark green skort, skirt or a full batik dress. Only closed black shoes and white ankle socks are to be worn with the batik uniform. School hats are compulsory and should be worn especially when playing outdoors. Girls with long hair must tie their hair up neatly. Physical Education and Sport uniform: All students must wear House sports shirt Sports shoes White ankle socks School hats are compulsory

Important Information • Students should bring a healthy snack and lunch. • No nuts please and we do not encourage sharing of food from lunch boxes. • WATER should be in drink bottles ONLY – NO fizzy or juice • Email teacher (or admin) if your child is absent • Please inform admin if a child is not going home their regular way. • No Toys are allowed unless they are bringing it for show and tell (roster). • Ordering canteen food needs to be done ahead of time • No Hat No Play Policy

PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT P and F (Parents and Friends) - assists with school events - meet other parents - concerns to Head of Campus • Coffee mornings • Mother’s Day Morning Tea • Father’s Day Breakfast CAC (parent rep who reports back) ✓ Fundraisers: Family Fun Day, Trivia Night ✓ Cake Stalls, Pizza Days

What do we need Parents to do ? • Read to or with your child daily. • Read the Communication Book daily. • Participate in some classroom activities. • Communicate with the classroom teacher and support staff. • Notify admin of illness, absences or medications. • Read Bytes and Class Newsletters

COMMUNICATION Contact teacher via email to set up a meeting. (Please do not expect to talk with the teacher in the morning without an appointment… It is the worst time of the day for a teacher to talk with you!) • • Emails BYTES Class newsletters Class Whats App Group (Class Rep) Assemblies – every Friday P and F Meetings Parent Teacher Student Conferences (PTSCs) • CONTACT the teacher DIRECTLY … NOT THROUGH TA/LSA or SMS

2019 TERM DATES Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 22 Jan - 05 Apr 23 Apr – 29 May 11 Jun – 05 July 30 Jul - 27 Sep 15 Oct - 18 Dec

FIRST AID TRANSPORTATION POLICY Our first priority is with the student. First point of contact is the school nurse - Ms Anti. Where we feel an ambulance is required we will contact SOS…and parents. SOS has an ambulance and an English speaking doctor accompanies the ambulance. Our nurse will also accompany the student We will pay the transport to the SOS clinic but subsequent treatment will be at the parent’s cost. Parents will be informed when students are referred to the school nurse.

Questions and Answers