Prep - Parent Information Night Holy Spirit In Our Lives

God, we ask you to send the Holy Spirit into our lives.

Open our ears to hear what you are saying to us in the things that happen to us and in the people we meet.

Open our eyes to see the needs of the people around us.

Open our hands to do your work well and to help when help is needed.

Open our lips to tell others the Good News about Jesus and bring comfort, happiness and laughter to

other people.

Open our minds to discover new truths about you and the world.

Open our hearts to love you and all people as you have loved us in Jesus. Amen

Australian Curriculum 8.0

Learning Areas

• Religious Education

• English

• Mathematics

• Science

• HaSS

• The Arts

• Technologies

• Health and Physical Education

There are 6 Contexts for Learning

RELIGION

STRANDS: Beliefs, Sacraments, Morality and Prayer

UNITS

Term 1: I wonder about Jesus and his life? I wonder about Lent and Easter?

Term 2: I wonder how I show I care for others and be a good friend?

Term 3: I wonder about prayer?

Term 4: I wonder about God?

Class liturgy celebrated at St Patrick's church.

ENGLISH

The InitiaLit–F approach

InitiaLit–F incorporates the key components necessary for early reading instruction:

• phonemic awareness

• phonics

• fluency

• vocabulary and comprehension.

It is implemented across the four terms of the Prep year.

READING

Whole Class

• Begins with a whole class session.

• Modelled Reading - 'Think Aloud' strategy used.

• Shared Reading - Read together.

Small Group

• Guided Reading - small groups with teacher.

• Rotations - hands on activities.

Independent

• Independent Reading – Reading Stamina.

Parent reading

• Parents are most welcome.

WRITING

Whole Class

• Begins with a whole class session.

• Modelled Writing - 'Think Aloud' strategy.

• Shared Writing - Interactive writing.

Small Group

• Guided Writing - small groups with teacher.

• Rotations - hands on activities.

Independent

• Independent Writing – Writing Stamina.

• Handwriting completed daily.

PHONICS

Whole Class

• Begins with a whole class session.

- Introduce sound or letter pattern.

• Brainstorm examples.

• Identify sounds in books, interactive activities on whiteboard, songs.

Small Group

• Rotations - letter games, tricky word activities, big books, art based activities.

Independent

• Consolidation of sound in workbook.

MATHEMATICS

Strands: Number and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry, Statistics and Probability

Term 1

• Numbers 1 - 10

• Shape - 2D shapes

• Measurement - informal measurement

• Time - days of the week, sequencing

• Patterning - creating and continuing patterns

Term 2

• Numbers to 20 - Teen numbers

• Colours

• Positions - above, below, next to, near

• Time - day/night

• Picture graphs - collecting data

• Ordinal numbers

Term 3

• Numbers to 20

• Patterning

• 3D Shapes

• Introduction to addition/subtraction

• Measurement - informal

• Sorting and classifying information

• Ordinal numbers

• Time - o'clock

Term 4

• Consolidation of concepts

• Skip counting: 2s, 5s, 10s

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SCIENCE

Primary Connections

Students will participate in inquiry based investigations.

UNITS

Term 1: Weather in our world.

Term 2: Staying Alive.

Term 3: What is it made of?

Term 4: Things that move.

HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Humanities and Social Sciences

Concepts: significance, continuity and change, place and space.

Units

Term 1: My Personal World.

Term 2: Special Celebrations.

Term 3: Places in our Community.

Term 4: Special Places.

Inquiry Questions

• Who am I, where do I live and who came before me?

• Why are some places and events special and how do we know?

THE ARTS

Music

The students will engage with Music across the school year.

• 1 half an hour lesson each week

The students will engage with the following subjects over a term.

Visual Arts

Term 1: 'Everybody's an Artist'. Focus: Cool and Warm Colours.

Dance

Term 2: Footsteps: Students perform at a whole school concert.

Media Arts

Term 3: 'Book Creator'. Create a mini book using the App.

Drama

Term 4: 'Three Little Pigs'. Students act out the story in small groups.

TECHNOLOGIES

Technologies has 2 subjects:

• Design and Technologies

• Digital Technologies

Design and Technologies

• Read the story, 'Dear Zoo'. Linked to Science unit.

• They are to design a container to transport their animal from the zoo.

Digital Technologies

Students have a 1 hour lesson every fortnight with a specialist teacher.

Topics:

• Digital systems - Hardware and software.

• Explore data - Showing data on a digital graph.

• Sequences - Spheros.

• Online safety - Behaving responsibly online.

HEATH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION

HPE consists of:

Personal, Social and Community Health

Movement and Physical Activity

Students participate in 2 half an hour lessons per week.

• food and nutrition

• health benefits of physical activity

• mental health and well-being

• active play and minor games

• fundamental movement skills

• rhythmic and expressive movement activities

Swimming

Students participate in a 1 hour lesson at the town pool.

School Expectations

At St Patrick’s school we will strive to:

- Take care of school property;

- Look after all people in our school;

- Keep our uniform tidy; and

- Do the best work we can.

School Website and FaceBook

St Patrick's School Website has access to year level learning areas.

http://www.stpatricksemerald.com.au/

DAILY ROUTINES

Prep Timetable

School begins at 8.40am

First lunch break is at 10.40am

Second Lunch break is at 1.00pm

Brain break is at 2.15pm

School finishes at 3.00pm

Each classroom has a fridge to store student lunches

Tuckshop

Tuckshop is open from Wednesday to Friday.

• Online ordering is available

Bus Routines

Children arriving by bus are walked to their classroom.

Children are walked to the bus stop by teacher assistant.

ASSEMBLIES AND COMMUNICATION

Whole School Assembly

Every Thursday at 8:40 am

• A class will present a prayer assembly.

• 'Workers of the Week' awards presented.

• 'Making Jesus Real' (MJR) awards are presented.

• Birthdays are celebrated.

• National Anthem is sung.

Communication

Daily notes can be sent in the notes folder which is checked daily.

PREP REQUIREMENTS

• One large backpack type bag that your child can easily open.

• A broad brimmed hat.

• A spare set of clothing including underwear.

• A large box of tissues

• Art shirt.

• A4 Display folder.

• 1 Plastic envelope wallet.

• 8 scrapbooks for Mathematics, Literacy, Science and Art

Support Personnel

Inclusive Practices: Donna Clarke and Rebecca Lang

Teacher Assistants in classrooms

Library Co-ordinators: Mrs Shelly Baker and Mrs Mel McPheat

School Counsellors: Ms Megan Cleary and Mr Greg Kitto

Book Drop Off Day

23rd January 2020

3:00 pm to 6:00 pm

FIRST DAY 2020

Monday 27th January Public Holiday (Australia Day)

Staggered start:

Group 1 - Tuesday & Thursday

Group 2 - Wednesday & Friday

All Preps start on Monday 3rd February.

Parent - Teacher Communication

If you have any concerns regarding your child’s learning throughout the year please see your child’s classroom teacher to make an appointment.

Thank you for coming, I hope we have answered all of your questions.

Have a great night.