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Acknowledgement of Country

The Serpent

Jason Wing

2013

Bay Run, Drummoyne, NSW

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Orientation Goals

Familiarity
Excitement
Curiosity
Partnership

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Orientation Program

Kindergarten Transition Visit 1:

Week beginning 19 October

9:30am - 11:00am

Kindergarten Transition Visit 2:

Week beginning 24/10 - small group sessions (2.00pm - 3.10pm)

Kindergarten Transition Visit 3:

Week beginning 31/10 - small group sessions (2.00pm - 3.10pm)

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The Purpose of Schooling

An Introduction to Drummoyne Public School

Understanding our Parent

Community

Welcome to Drummoyne Public School

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Purpose of Schooling

Our goals for the children:

1. To learn

2. To make friends

3. To have fun

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Purpose of Schooling

To provide a broad curriculum which will foster your child’s many talents.
To give your child a strong start in life and in their learning.
To make a successful transition to school.
We are a school where children flourish!
Quotes from 2022 Kindergarten students

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Purpose of Schooling

To address the adverse impact of the pandemic on children’s mental health and wellbeing
Research Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
Professor Sharon Goldfield highlights the importance of schools fostering social and emotional development
Good news of the remarkable resilience of some children and families - 3R’s, PALS, Bounce Back

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Introducing Drummoyne PS

We will help your child to:

Know that success is having a go!
Go from ‘worrier to warrior’
Not give up at the first sign of difficulty
Move from ’victim to survivor to master’
Know that if life gives you lemons…how to make lemonade!’

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Introducing Drummoyne PS

At Drummoyne PS we:

Showcase the best in public education
Embed the 3 R’s of respect, responsibility and resilience
Celebrate effort and growth as much as academic excellence
Focus on social and emotional learning - we want to develop confident and resilient young people

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Understanding our parent community

Take raising children seriously
Value schooling and respect teachers
Generally have smaller families
Are well educated
Are time poor rather than resource poor
FOEI Statewide scale 0 - 200 Drummoyne = 12

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Understanding our parent community

Appreciate the ‘one stop shop’ of DPS
Inclined to ‘bubble wrap’ children
Have high expectations of those who care for their children
Expect efficient home school communication
Expect a strong focus on customer service
Leave few stones unturned!

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Understanding our parent community

Don’t become too pre-occupied with your child’s academic ability as they will achieve excellence but instead…
Teach your child to: be kind, to offer help, to be a friend to the lonely, to encourage others, to think about other people, to share, to look for the good
This is how your child will change the world!

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Literacy
Numeracy
Literacy and Numeracy Progressions
Formative Assessment
Student-centred learning

Differentiated Learning

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EAL/D

English as an Additional Language or Dialect

In NSW Public Schools, more than one third of students come from a Language Background Other Than English (LBOTE). This means that a language other than English is spoken at home. The student, one or both of their parents, or another primary caregiver may use the language.

EAL/D learners may include: Overseas and Australian-born students whose first language is a language or dialect other than English, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students whose first language is an Indigenous language, including traditional language, creoles and related varieties, or Aboriginal English.

The goal of EAL/D education is not just to develop students English language proficiency, but rather to support students to become bi/multilingual and promote the importance of retaining home language to support learning in English.

EAL/D teachers work in collaboration with class teachers and other specialist teachers to support EAL/D students

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Health Care Plans

When students need help with health issues at school, parents may need to consult with their medical practitioner about the implications of their child's health condition for their schooling and any actions that need to occur during the school day.

An individual health care plan formalises the support for students with complex health care needs. Information from the student's medical practitioner, provided by parents, will inform the collaborative planning process.

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We are here to support your child in getting the most out of their learning, which starts with them attending school every day.

If your child cannot be at school because they are sick, have a medical appointment or other reasons, please inform us immediately of their absence.

We are also here to help if you need support in getting your child to school.

Attendance

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Important facts to consider

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The importance of arriving on time

Arriving at school and class on time:

Ensures that students do not miss out on important learning activities scheduled early in the day
Helps students learn the importance of punctuality and routine
Give students time to greet their friends before class
Reduces classroom disruption
Lateness is recorded when marking rolls

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What is Curriculum reform?

The NSW Government is reforming the curriculum from Kindergarten to Year 12 by 2024 so that every student is prepared and ready for their future.

The reform aligns with the NSW Department of Education’s (DoE) purpose of preparing our learners for rewarding lives as engaged citizens in a complex and dynamic society. Children, young people and adult learners are at the centre of our decision-making.

English and mathematics K-2 were the first syllabuses released by the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) on 15 November 2021.

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Digital curriculum

English K-2

Overview
What are details on the K-2 English syllabus?

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Digital curriculum

Mathematics K-2

Overview
What are details on the K-2 Mathematic syllabus?

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New K-2 curriculum @DPS 2023

Year 1 teaching team has been involved in the implementation of new English and Mathematics K–2 syllabuses this year as a ‘Self select’ school.
All staff currently have access to the new English and Mathematics K–2 syllabuses now to prepare and plan for implementation.
The new English and Mathematics K–2 syllabuses will be taught in all NSW primary schools from 2023.
K-6 staff have been involved in whole staff professional learning on the new K-2 curriculum this year to prepare for 2023.

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Learning and Support Team
Enrichment and Extension
Early Intervention
Speech Therapist & OT
School Learning Support Officers
NDIS

Support for Students

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What can make your child’s transition to school successful ?

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Social and emotional well-being

What can parents do?

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Building your child’s skills

You have done so much already,

but here are a few more ideas….

Literacy skills through play
Numeracy skills through play
Be positive about learning
Role play conflict
Discuss feelings
Encourage independence
Talk about school
Start a daily routine

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Social skills

Clearly say their full name
Can play independently, with peers and adults
Can share and negotiate rules with peers
Can sit and attend in group time for 5-8 minutes
Is starting to self-regulate their emotions
Able to ask for help

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Language Skills

Oral language is critical

Receptive - understand

listens to peers and familiar adults
follow simple instructions

Expressive - communicate

speaking in full sentences
use a clear voice
use joining words
retell a story or event
join in conversations

Snow, P. 20222

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Academic skills

Name
Counting
Colours and shapes
Drawing
Starting to generate rhyming words
Starting to notice the sounds in words

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Physical Skills

Fine motor skills

drawing, cutting, playdough, lego, beads

Gross motor skills

running, jumping, climbing, going up stairs

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School Behaviour Program

Positive and consistent approach to student behaviour
School-wide set of expectations
Every circumstance and setting in which students are learning

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5 Merit Awards =

1 Principal’s Award

3 Principal's Awards =

1 Principal’s Badge

Merit Award System

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Inappropriate Behaviours

prompt, redirect, reteach
give students a choice to behave appropriately

Consequences

thinking time

Time with grade exec/DP

parent contact

PBL- Positive Behaviour for Learning

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Independence and taking care of belongings
Developing coping strategies to manage setbacks and disappointments

delayed gratification
listen with empathy
manage expectations
self-calming skills

Student Wellbeing

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Life in Kindergarten at Drummoyne

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The First Few Weeks

Best Start Assessment

Identifies student’s literacy and numeracy skills on entry to Kindergarten.
Bookings to be made on Tuesday 31 Jan, Wednesday 1 Feb, Thursday 2 Feb or Friday 3rd Feb 2023
Please bring along any health reports or specialist reports

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First Few Weeks …What can you expect?

The First Day

Monday 6th February 2023

On the day

Collect a badge from outside the hall
Take your child to the front of the hall to sit with their colour group teacher
There will be a short welcome and the children will be taken to the kindergarten rooms by teachers

Some things you might notice:

Tiredness & unusual behaviour! - Excitement - Anxiety - Tears - Not all food is eaten - Friendship concerns - Not knowing how to articulate what they have done or learnt!

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Organisation: First Few Weeks

What will your child need?

Lunch and recess
Crunch N Sip
Art smock
Correct uniform
Library bag
Everything clearly labelled

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Events

Term 1

Best Start Interviews
Meet the Teacher Evening
Parent-Teacher Interviews

Term 2

Semester 1 Report

Term 3

100 Days of School
Education Week & Grandfriends Day

Term 4

End of Year Presentation Assembly
End of Year celebrations
Semester 2 Report

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Home-School Communication

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Kindergarten 2023 Website

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Home-School Communication

After school talk
Phone or email through the office
Make an appointment through the office

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Home-School Partnership

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What’s Next ?

Kindergarten Transition Visit 1

Wednesday 19th October 2022 from 9.30am - 11am

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Orientation bags

OT checklist
Social Story about starting school at DPS
Gowrie information and how to enrol
High Potential & Gifted student checklist
Activities for students

All About Me worksheet - bring completed worksheet next Wed 19/10

A letter from a 2023 Year 6 buddy
School bus travel guide
Ethics & scripture class information

What’s in the bag??

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Classroom & Library tour

We look forward to seeing you and your child on Wednesday 19th October at 9:30am.

Please remember to schedule your child’s afternoon visits