Kindergarten

Information Afternoon

2020

2020 Kindergarten Teachers

KK Miss Laura Khoury (AP)KA Miss Caitlin Affleck

KC Miss Allie Centrone

KH Mrs Bernice Hau

KL Mrs Briana Litchfield

KP Miss Lakshmi Prithiviraj

KS Mrs Sharan Ajgaonkar

EAL/D Support Miss Cassandra Kelly

Education Timeline

2020

Kindergarten

2026

Year 6

2030

Year 10

2032

Year 12

Future Focused Education

• Access to latest technology• Continual development of skills in

collaboration, communication, critical thinking & creativity

• Integration into learning areas• Introduction to coding

English Program

English • Speaking and Listening• Writing and representing• Handwriting and digital technologies• Reading and Viewing• Spelling• Grammar, punctuation and

vocabulary

L3• L3 - Language, Learning and Literacy

• All K-2 classrooms

• Small groups with explicit instruction

• Excellent way of differentiating the curriculum so all students are working at their level

PHONICS

Get Reading Right Program• Daily phonics lessons designed to give

students the skills and knowledge to become confident readers and spellers.

• For Home Learning, we will send ideas and fun learning activities throughout the year via Seesaw and the student’s take home folders.

MathematicsKindergarten

Overview

• What is involved in Kindergarten mathematics?

• How is mathematics taught in the classroom?

Students will develop knowledge, skills and understanding in:

• Working Mathematically

• Number & Algebra

• Measurement & Geometry

• Statistics & Probability

Working Mathematically

• Questioning

• Applying strategies

• Communicating

• Reasoning

• Reflecting

Number

• Whole Numbers

• Addition and Subtraction

• Multiplication and Division

• Fractions and Decimals

Algebra

• Creating patterns

• Building number relationships

Measurement

• Length

• Area

• Volume & Capacity

• Mass

• Time

Geometry

• Two-dimensional space

• Three-dimensional space

• Position

Statistics and Probability

• Gathering and recording data using tally marks and pictures

• Interpreting information presented in picture and column graphs

How is it taught?

Learning experiences are planned and presented to students through hands-on experiences to maximise opportunities to achieve outcomes.

How is it taught?

• Focus on one number sub strand over 2 weeks in either Measurement/Geometry or Statistics and Probabilty

• Provide a variety of learning experiences

• Assessments completed throughout

In the classroom

• Week 5/6 – Strand: Number and Algebra

Sub strand: Multiplication and Division

(Equal Groups)

• Week 5/6 - Strand: Measurement and Geometry

Sub strand: Length (Comparing Length)

How is it taught?

We provide opportunities which encourage and enable all students to enjoy learning, and to be self-motivated, reflective, competent learners.

TEN• Targeted Early Numeracy

• Specially designed activities with the aim of students becoming flexible with numbers.

• Teach the how to...the why…and how to explain what they have learnt to others.

• 5 Lessons that focus on addition and subtraction over two weeks.

Other Key Learning Areas

Term 1 Science & Technology: Earth and Space • How do daily and seasonal changes affect the environment?

• How are digital technologies used in everyday life?

Geography: People Live in Place • Students explore the places they live in and belong to. They

develop an understanding of what makes a place special and how this may differ for different people. Students learn about the importance of looking after places. Students explore how the location of places can be represented.

Other Key Learning Areas

Term 1: CAPA: Music• Students sing, play and move to music, demonstrating an

awareness of their own capability in using voice and other sound sources. They organise sounds into simple structures and begin representing creative ideas symbolically. Students listen to, and identify, simple features of music and make judgements about musical effectiveness and preference.

PDHPE: Be Active and Playing and Learning to Socialise

Assessment

• Summative Assessment: e.g. L3 vocabulary assessment, hearing and recording sounds and end of unit assessment tasks

• Formative Assessment: Ongoing to guide teaching. e.g. observations, work samples, two starts and a wish, exit slips, thumbs up/thumbs down.

Marking

• Not everything is marked

• Based on the focus of the lesson

• Regularly have 1:1 feedback time with students on where to next and future goals.

Support ProgrammesEAL/D

English as an Additional Language/ Dialect

LaST

Learning and Support Teacher

NAP

New Arrivals Program

EAL/D-English as an Additional Language or Dialect

• Approximately 96.2% of our students are from Non-English speaking backgrounds (NESB)

• In our school we have over 40 languages represented.

The EAL/D teacher Role

• Additional support in the classroom

• Small group withdrawals

• Provide rich and varied opportunities for students to develop their oral language, reading and writing ability

Additional Programs

SPORT DAY FridayStudents will require a water bottle, hat, sport shoes, sunscreen (home). Need to wear sports uniform to school.

LIBRARYEach class has a different day for library. Check with your child’s class teacher.

SPECIAL RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND SPECIAL EDUCATION IN ETHICS CLASSESClasses are held on Thursday each week and run for 30 minutes

Best Start Assessment

Prior to school assessment

Best Start Feedback

Health Care Plans / Allergies

• Any health care plan or change of health care plan needs to be forwarded to the office ASAP. The information in your child’s health care plan will be relayed to relevant staff.

Attendance• Absent notes are required on the first day back

following an absence and within 7 days.

• Applications for extended leave are required prior to leave being taken for travel during school time

Issues and Concerns?

• 1. Your child’s classroom teacher

• 2. Miss Khoury: Grade Assistant Principal

• 3. Miss Parada: K-2 Deputy Principal

Morning Routines

• 8.30am: Students drop off their bags, and then go straight to the playground.

• 9.00am Mondays: Whole school assembly. Parents welcome to attend.

School Fees• School package notes have been sent home.

• Included in the school package is the cost of the Life Education program and Henny Penny hatchings.

• Kindergarten are supplied with books and pencils.

• Please help out the school and have the school package fee paid promptly.

• Additional costs will be incurred for any school based excursions.

UniformsLabel everything

Thank you