Countdown to School Calendar July 2018 - June 2019 - Supporting parents to help their children have a positive start to school
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Countdown to School Calendar
July 2018 - June 2019
Supporting parents to help their children have a positive start to school
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July 2018
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
1
Things to do...
Visit your local school 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
and fill out an enrol- End of
ment form Term 2
Find out what 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
transition to school
programs or
orientation sessions
they have. Pop the
dates into this 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
calendar
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
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development start
School Holidays
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August 2018
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
July 30 July 31 1 2 3 4 5
Things to do...
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Read through the
first Kids Matter
transition booklet
titled ‘Setting the
Scene’, you can 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
find it on our
Website, (address
on the back of this
calendar), or on the
Kids Matter
website. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31
Education Week
Encouraging a love of reading
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sta “Who did you like best in the story?”
“What did you like about them?”
“What do you think might happen next?”
September 2018
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
1 2
Father’s
Things to do... Day
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Contact the
school to confirm
orientation and
transition session
times. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
End of
Term 3
School Holidays
Writing and drawing
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rent school rs in bout
d i ff e nam thei
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October 2018
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Public Daylight
holiday savings start
Labour Day
Things to do... 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Practice your
childs’ 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
independency Students
skills e.g. back to
Opening school
lunchbox
containers, drink
bottles etc.
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
School Holidays
Encourage Independence
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d litt their
y o ur chil as make ay or Girls Boys
Give ome such lothes aw ge
at h t their c knowled e Encourage your
u Ac th
bed, p he table. complete
se t t th ey child to drink
when task.
them water as a healthy
choice.
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public t hild used a
with you oilet? Talk
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doors an ols on the
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the boy sing only
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toilets. irls
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Encourage your child Under AP
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r
to dress themselves. tant P
AssisNovember 2018
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Things to do..
Visit the local
library and borrow 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
picture books about
starting school.
Have a look at our
website for great 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
children’s picture
book titles. Address
is on the back of
this calendar.
26 27 28 29 30Summer time...
i ti e s to write.
ortun c.
Use opp notes, letters et ages
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Children wea
day.December 2018
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Things to do...
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Relax and enjoy
time together prior
to your child
starting school. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Students Staff Staff
last day of develop- develop-
school ment day ment day
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Public Public
Holiday Holiday
Christmas Boxing Day
Day
School HolidaysRehearsing for School Pack a lunch box
with healthy foods.
Have picnics outside
and encourage your
child to open their
lunch box.
Do you have a uniform yet? Children
love to dress up in their uniform. Let
them wear their school shoes before
they start school so they get used to
them. They may need school
uniforms, sports uniforms and a
school hat too.
Cho
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and hbox
bott drink
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a
your sy for
to o child
Talk about the times and structures of the
pen
a n d in g S chool school days e.g. !
Unders t “You would be going into school now.”
Talk?? “This would be lunch time.”
“It would be time to come home now.”
EAL/D
h a s a n A dditional
Englis or Dialect
LanguageJanuary 2019
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Dec 31 1 2 3 4 5 6
Public Holiday
New Years
Things to do... Day
7 8 8 10 11 12 13
Check starting dates
for my child’s school.
Have camera ready 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
for first day and make
sure the battery is
charged
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
Public Staff Students
holiday development start
Australia Day day today
School HolidaysEnsuring a positive start to school
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new things. Be prepared, they Covered Ou
se o
hou rk toge
the tdoor Learn
pa
may become tired and cranky ing Area
sometimes!February 2019
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
1 2 3
Things to do...
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Check school notes
and write upcoming
events on your
calendar. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
You may prefer to
receive school
information
electronically. If so, 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
check if the school
has an ‘App’ for
your phone or if you
can subscribe to
electronic 25 26 27 28
newsletters and
notifications.Learning is fun! e work
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of
y i h e
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Learning is
fun—it is life's
greatest
adventure!!
Underst
anding
School
“Play provides opportunities for Informa ICT Talk??
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children to learn as they Commu
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discover, create, improvise and Techno
logy
imagine.” Early Years Learning FrameworkMarch 2019
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
1 2 3
Things to do...
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Become involved
in school life:
Ask the teacher if they
need help with small 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
groups
Attend P&C
meetings if you can, to
find out what is
happening at the 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
school
Offer your time to your
child’s teacher, there
are lots of ways to 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
help!Supporting your child’s learning
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w i l l hav n your c ool and
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attit arning. Asitive.
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Rememb ild when
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Praise yo mething new.
so
they try risks and
Taking Unders
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learning s is an School
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t lif
importan Early S ES1
tage 1 -
Kinderg
artenApril 2019
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Daylight
savings end
Things to do... 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
End of
Term 1
Time for winter
uniforms—make 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
sure they are Public Public Hol Public Hol
labelled with your Holiday Easter Easter
Good Friday Saturday Sunday
child’s name.
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Public Hol Public
Easter Holiday
Monday ANZAC Day
29 30
Staff Students
development start
day today
School HolidaysHelping your child learn to read
Make comments about
Talking and Listening is the foundation the story -
for reading. Talk often with your child. “I loved the bit
Play games with the sounds in words. where...”
Recite your child’s favourite rhymes. “My favourite part
was....”
Encourage your child
to comment -
“How did you feel
about the story?”
‘Pretend
r
valuable— eading’ is
your chil encourage
d’s attem
pts.
Schoo
l Talk?
Huma H ?
n Soc SIE
iety an
Show your child (Socia d Its Enviro
l Stud nment
you enjoy ies)
reading too!May 2019
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
1 2 3 4 5
Things to do...
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Mother’s
Check in with your Day
child’s teacher to
see how they are
going socially and 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
emotionally at
school.
Have a look on the
Kids Matter website
for helpful 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
information on this
important area of
your child’s
development.
Website address is
located on the back 27 28 29 30 31
of this calendar….Helping your child with numeracy
apes
a b o ut sh t
ing rtan
Learn an impo ill.
iv is io n is about is ss k
math straight a
nd
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e will s li k e
abo u t
sharing. W Word rved are !
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Use op nger or sho Centres whic of School Hours Care
less, lo or slower. h look after
faster
children befo
school. re & afterJune 2019
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
1 2
Things to do...
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Reflect and look
back on where
you started mid 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
last year when Public
your family Holiday
started this Queens
transition journey. Birthday
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30What are you looking forward to when you start school?
Draw a picture below.Draw a picture of your first day at school on this page.
Need to Find a School?
Visit: http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/gotoschool/index.php
http://www.australianschoolsdirectory.com.au/sydney-schools.php
Or talk to other parents to find your local school
Start the ‘100 stories before school’ journey now with great activities and curriculum resources found right here…
http://100storiesbeforeschool.com/using-100-stories/
For more information on Transition to School, visit Visit www.earlywords.info for activities to
the Kids Matter website: support your child’s language and literacy
https://www.kidsmatter.edu.au/families/starting-school development.
Looking for some parenting support?
What will my child be learning at school?
http://www.raisingchildren.net.au/
The curriculum is set out by Board of Studies
http://www.resourcingparents.com.au/
http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/
Visit http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/ for comprehensive ‘school life’ and homework support
This calendar has been developed by the Transition to School Project in Western Sydney.
We also have developed a really useful website that is all about transitioning to school, not only will it
help parents but educators alike, visit:
www.transitiontoschools.net
The Western Sydney Transition to School
Project is funded by:You can also read
