Presentation for Parent Information Evening.

1. A Child’s Mind
I dreamed I stood in a studio
and watched two sculptors there,
The clay they used was a young child's mind,
and they fashioned it with care
One was a teacher,
the tools he used were books, music, and art;
One was a parent,
who worked with a guiding hand, and a gentle, loving heart.
Day after day the teacher toiled,
with a touch that was deft and sure
While the parent laboured by her side
and polished and smoothed it o'er.
And then at last their task was done,
They were proud of what they had wrought,
for the things they had moulded into the child
could never be sold or bought.
And each agreed they would have failed
if they had worked alone,
For behind the teacher stood the school
and behind the parent, the home.
Anonymous

2. PARENT INFORMATION SESSION
PRE-PRIMARY ROOM 3
Class Teacher – Ms Harvey
Education Assistant- Mrs Belcher
DOTT Teacher – Ms Mills (Fridays)

3. We believe in:
– A safe and secure environment
– Varied learning experiences
– School staff and parents working
together as a team

4. OUR AIM
 Learning objectives come from the Western
Australian Curriculum
 Pre-primary are working at Foundation Level
 Meet the requirements of the School Business
Plan
 The School Standards at Wattle Grove
provide a consistent and sequential
approach across the school
 Cross curricula learning opportunities

5. OUR AIM
Goals for the end of Pre-primary:
Literacy:
Develop strong phonological awareness skills
(syllables, rhyme, blending)
know all of the letter sounds and names
use the correct formation of letters
recognise the first 100 sight words
write simple sentences
read short, predictable texts with familiar
vocabulary, fluency and accuracy

6. OUR AIM
Goals for the end of Pre-primary:
Numeracy:
Identify and work with numbers up to 20
Count orally to 100 and backwards from 20
Simple addition and subtraction
Introduction of PRIME Mathematics

7. BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT
Respond and encourage positive behaviour.
 Rewards chart
 Treasure
 Stickers
 Praise
Consequences
 Verbal Warning – name on orange face
 Time out - name on red face
 Buddy class
 Office – white slip and parent informed

8. OUR PROGRAM
Integrated Literacy and Numeracy Blocks
 Warm ups – revision
 Mat session – Explicit teaching of concepts
 Table activities
 Plenary /Revision

9. OUR PROGRAM
Emphasis on oral language development.
Students needs to be effective
communicators.
News telling
Rhyming
Syllables
Oral retells
Class discussions
Story sequencing
Talk Homework (VCOP)

10. OUR PROGRAM
Reading and Writing
Development of phonological and phoneme
awareness
 Manipulating sounds
 Knowledge of alphabet
Explicit teaching of reading and writing skills
(VCOP)
Guided Reading
Pencil Grip
Victorian Modern Cursive

12. OUR PROGRAM
Mathematics
Number and Algebra
 Patterns
 Counting strategies
 Recognising numerals
 Adding and subtracting
Measurement
 Measurement attributes – length, mass, size, volume
 Positional language
 2D and 3D shapes
Statistics
 Picture Graphs and tally marks

13. OUR PROGRAM
Housekeeping
Arrivals and departures
Early Close Tuesdays at 2.30pm
Fitness
Recess and Lunch
Water bottles
Notice Board and blog
Canteen - Wednesdays and Thursday
Parent Helpers
News
Spare Clothes

14. OUR PROGRAM
Housekeeping
Library – Room 3 = Every Monday afternoon
Junior Assemblies
Photographs
Absentees
Birthdays
School uniform and hat
Uniform Shop(Thursday morning/Friday afternoon)
Home Readers, Folders and take home trays
DOTT day (Fridays)
Label ALL items

15. ON-ENTRY ASSESSMENT
 Whole State test covering literacy and
numeracy skills
 Provides teacher with the information about
the understandings that a child brings to
school
 One on one with the class teacher
 Conducted during Weeks 4-7
 Parent summary is provided at the end of
Term 1

16. HOW YOU CAN BE INVOLVED IN
YOUR CHILD’S LEARNING:
 Talk to your child
 Read everyday
 Encourage independence by allowing
your child to carry their own bag and put
their folder and drink in the boxes.
 Revise letter names and sounds and
connect them with everyday objects

17. HOW YOU CAN BE INVOLVED IN
YOUR CHILD’S LEARNING:
 Encourage correct pencil grip
 Encourage correct scissor grip
 Involve your child in food shopping e.g.
Can you get 5 apples for me?
 Oral counting when driving to school
 Read to your child

18. QUESTIONS

19. THANK YOU FOR
COMING TO THE PARENT
INFORMATION SESSION.