welcome to drummoyne public school
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Welcome to
Drummoyne Public School
Kindergarten 2021
Parent Information Evening
Acknowledgement of Country
The Serpent
Jason Wing
Bay Run, Drummoyne, NSW
Information Night and Orientation
Goals:
• Familiarity
• Excitement
• Curiosity
• Partnership
Orientation ProgramKindergarten Information Night
Kindergarten classroom visits-
Week 3- 27, 28, 29, 30th October
Week 5 - 10, 11,12, 13th November
Drop off at 2pm, pickup at 3pm. Covid procedures will apply.
Digital resources available through emails and school website
A sincere welcome to Drummoyne Public School
Thank you Amanda and Dianne
Personal Introduction
A significant milestone - thank you for the trust shown during these uncertain times
Thank you for inviting us into your homes this evening
Coming to Drummoyne PS
Coming to Drummoyne PS
○ The Purpose of Schooling
○ An Introduction to Drummoyne Public School
○ Understanding our Parent Community
Purpose of Schooling
Our goals for the children:
1. To learn
2. To make friends
3. To have fun
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 want to be a school where children flourish!
○ Quotes from 2020 Kindergarten students
Introducing Drummoyne PS
At Drummoyne Public School we:
○ Showcase the best in public education
○ 3 R’s 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
Introducing Drummoyne PSWe 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!’
Understanding our parent community
○ Take raising children seriously
○ Value schooling
○ Generally have smaller families
○ Are well educated
○ Are time poor rather than resource
poor
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!
- Positive and consistent approach to student behaviour
- School-wide set of expectations
- Every circumstance and setting in which students are learning
School Behaviour Program
From these expectations, a set of rules has been developed for each
school setting, e.g. in the playground, in assembly, in the classroom,
etc.
FAST and FREQUENT token system
Inappropriate Behaviours
- prompt, redirect, reteach
- give students a choice to behave appropriately
Consequences
School Behaviour Program
What can make your child’s transition
to school successful ?
Social and emotional wellbeing
What can parents do?
Building your child’s skillsYou 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
Language Skills
● Go for a walk and have a little talk…
○ Events
○ New words
○ Pictures
○ Questions
○ Songs & rhymes
● Needs and desires
Thinking Skills
• Name
• Counting
• Colours and shapes
• Drawing
Physical Skills
• Fine motor skills○ drawing, cutting, playdough, lego, beads
• Gross motor skills
○ running, jumping, climbing, going up stairs
- Early Intervention- Learning Support Team- English as an Additional Language or Dialect - Enrichment and Extension- Speech Therapist program- School Learning Support Officers- Fine and Gross Motor support - Health Care Plans
Support for Students
Drop off procedures
○ Parents are asked to wait outside the gate and follow
social distancing requirements when dropping off and
picking up their children due to pandemic
requirements.
The First Few Weeks
Best Start Assessment
• Identify your child’s literacy and numeracy skills and understandings at school entry
• Friday 29th January, Monday 1st & Tuesday 2nd February• Please bring along any health reports or specialist reports
What can you expect?
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!
The First Few Weeks
What else will your child need?• School uniform• Library bag • Art smock• Sport uniform & running shoes• Jacket• Everything clearly labelled
School Uniform
COVID19 Guidelines
○ Student attendance is mandatory for all students unless they are unwell.
If you are unsure if your child should attend school, please contact your
child’s class teacher for assistance.
○ During the pandemic, the school is receiving additional hours of
cleaning and has supplies of sanitiser and cleaning products. High
touch areas including playground equipment are being cleaned during
the day.
○ Students are asked to bring drink bottles to school each day and avoid
drinking from the bubblers. Each student is asked to bring sufficient
water to school each day.
COVID19 Guidelines
○ Students will be asked to wash their hands at scheduled times during
the day including prior to morning roll marking, eating, after going to the
toilet, at break times and after physical activity.
○ Students are asked not to share food or drink bottles.
○ We are seeking to improve ventilation across the school through
opening doors and windows. Given this, we encourage parents to
provide enough clothing for students to stay warm when working in
their classrooms.
○ Canteen and uniform shop orders can be placed on-line via School24.
EventsTerm 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 Picnic• Semester 2 Report
Home-School Communication
○ Information night○ End of Semester reports○ Parent - teacher meetings○ Parent workshops
Home-School Communication
• After school talk
• Phone or email through the office
• Note in your child’s bag
• Make an appointment through
the office
Home-School Partnership
Question time