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Getting Set
for Prep
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Contents Getting Ready for School
2 Getting Ready The Getting Set for Prep booklet is designed to assist you with preparing for entry
for School into the early years sector of our school. Additional information outlining the school
philosophy and requirements can be found in our Information Handbook.
3 Teaching and
Learning Starting school is an important time for children and their families. Children who
make a positive start to school are more likely to feel:
The First Day
• Comfortable, relaxed and valued
4-5 Starting School • Good about themselves as learners
Communication • A sense of belonging to the school community
Attendance
To enjoy and succeed in school, children will need personal, relationship
Sickness
and learning skills.
Assembly
Excursions and Personal skills include the ability to look after yourself and your belongings,
Incursions manage your time and get tasks done and understand that particular rules and
Celebration of routines apply in each situation.
Learning
Birthdays and Other Relationship skills include being able to join in games, take turns, make and
Celebrations maintain friends and learn how to talk with less familiar adults.
Toys
Learning skills include being able to keep going with a task, knowing how to
Eating times and
lunch breaks ask and answer questions, how to listen to and follow instructions and having a
Tips for parents positive disposition or attitude towards learning new things.
Tuckshop Tips for parents: to build your child’s personal, social and learning capacity
Toileting
✓ Gradually ask your child to take responsibility for organising their belongings
Uniforms
e.g. setting out clothes for the next day
5 Every Day
Counts in Prep ✓ Give your child small, manageable responsibilities at home, such as setting
the table, putting their toys away
7 Wondering
✓T
alk about the different rules that apply at the pool, in the park, at the cinema
about School
and why we have rules such as wearing a seat belt in the car
✓ Play games as a family and remind children about rules and turn taking
✓ Sit with your child doing small tasks, encouraging them to persist and
solve problems
✓ Read books and develop your child’s listening skills, concentration, thinking
and conversation
✓ Encourage your child to explore, be curious, come up with questions and
investigate how things work.
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Teaching and Learning
The Australian Curriculum outlines the content we teach children
from Prep to Year 6.
All Prep students are engaged in teaching and learning activities
for: English, Mathematics, Science and HASS (Humanities &
Social Science) with their classroom teacher. Health & Physical
Education (HPE), Music, French and STEM (Science Technology,
Engineering & Maths) with specialist teachers. Prep students will
go to the school library for borrowing once a week. Prep students
do not attend religion lessons.
The Physical education program includes swimming lessons
in Term 1 and Term 4 and athletic lessons in Term 2 & 3. Prep
students participate in a Prep swimming carnival and all events at
the Junior Athletics Carnival and in the Cross Country.
The First Day
8.30 am Arrive at school, allow plenty of time, be 9:00 am If you have the time please make your way
early rather than late. Check class lists on the prep to the library for morning tea and an opportunity to
doors. This is where you will find your child’s teacher, meet other new parents and a number of school
class name and room. Student leaders and staff will staff. Please do not return to the classroom after this
be there to help. Come into the correct classroom and session, as it could trigger the children becoming
spend some time playing the activities in the room upset again.
with your child.
11.05 am First lunch break. This is the long lunch
8.50 am The classroom bell will ring; the children will break – 40 min. Children will eat most of their lunch
join their teacher for a group story. Parents are asked at this break.
to say a quick goodbye and leave the classroom.
1.45 pm Second Lunch break. This is a short
If your child is distressed or having separation
break – 30 min. Children will eat remaining lunch.
difficulties, please seek help from our Prep staff.
Remember that in this situation, the kindest way to 2.55 pm End of school day. Children are collected
separate is to make it short and sweet and rely on our from inside the classroom.
experienced staff to settle your child into a wonderful
first day at Prep.
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Starting School
Communication Excursions and Incursions
Building a partnership with your child’s teacher and the During the year, students may have the opportunity to
school helps your child settle in, supports their learning participate in special school based events and outside
and provides a foundation for discussing anything that school excursions. These events or excursion may incur
you may need to address. additional costs. Parents are notified via a letter 4–6
weeks prior to the event.
If you have any concerning issues that you would like
to address with your child’s teacher, please ask them if
Celebration of Learning
they are able to arrange a meeting time. Sometimes,
During each term, parents will be invited to come to
teachers are unable to provide you the answers you
school to celebrate their child’s learning.
may require, especially at bell times when many parents
and students are wanting to discuss other issues. By
asking for a planned meeting time, the teacher will then
Birthdays and Other Celebrations
ensure that there will be minimal disruptions and will be Please be aware that there may be a child/children
able to address your concerns with full attention. in the class with serious life threatening allergies. You
are welcome to bring in a cake for your child to share
Attendance with the class but it is important you have a discussion
Regular attendance is very important. Making sure your with the teacher before arranging celebration food.
child has every opportunity to a successful (Cupcakes are very convenient as cutting is not
start of school includes regular attendance. required.)
Attending school regularly not only builds on skills and Our Tuckshop also offers a range of birthday platters
content of learning outcomes, it also supports children’s made to order for your child to share with their fellow
sense of belonging and helps them to maintain classmates.
friendships.
Please make sure that your child is at school and ready
Toys
to start their learning by 8.45 am every day. Toys or trinkets from home very often become lost or
broken at school, so it saves a lot of time and heartache
Sickness if they are left at home. Any toys that find their way into
school will be cared for by the teachers until the end of
If your child is unwell in the morning it is advisable to
the day. Staff cannot assume any responsibility for loss
keep them at home. A child who is not feeling well
or breakages.
cannot learn properly and may infect others. If your
child is staying at home due to illness, please ring Please explain to your child that toys are NOT to be
the school to advise. The student absence phone brought to school. Children may bring along items of
number is: 5582 0360/ text: 0429 078 565 or you can interest for
email: studentabsences@surfersparadisess.eq.edu.au weekly news
e.g. bird’s
Assembly nest, shells,
photos, etc. to
Junior Assembly is held weekly on Wednesday
show the other
afternoons at 2.25 pm. Preps attend assembly
children.
from Week 2 and will give class presentations
in either Term 2, 3 or 4.
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Eating times and lunch breaks Toileting
At Surfers Paradise State School we have three eating As a part of making sure your child has a successful
times. The first one is our ‘Munch N Crunch’ time. start to Prep, our Prep teachers plan for regular toilet
‘Munch N Crunch’ is food that is eaten in the classroom breaks throughout the day. If your child needs to go to
as an addition to the main meals such as lunchtime the toilet outside those regular break times, they will
sandwiches and recess fruit. be accompanied by either a teacher aide or a buddy.
‘Munch N Crunch’ time is not a play-break. It is a time If you are concerned about your child’s toileting please
when students are encouraged to eat small amounts pack spare uniform or underwear.
of brain-healthy food. Students are encouraged to
bring bite size pieces of fresh vegetables and/or Uniforms
fruit to nibble for ‘Munch N Crunch’, no packaged or
Our Uniform Shop is open on Monday, Wednesday and
processed foods allowed.
Friday between 8.30 am and 9.30 am. It is located next
First break lunch starts at 11:05 am. The students have to the tuckshop in the undercover area. We expect that
10 minutes of eating time. Students can continue to our full school uniform is worn every day; this includes
eat their lunch even if the ‘play’ bell has rung. Our last a broad brim hat as we are a Sun Safe school.
lunch break starts at 1:45 pm, in which the children
There are options for parents to purchase good quality
have another 10 minutes of eating time before the
second hand uniforms at the Uniform Shop.
‘play’ bell goes.
You can also order uniforms online through Flexischools.
Soft drinks and cordials are not suitable for school.
They will be delivered to your child’s class.
Drink bottles may be brought into the classrooms
providing they contain water only.
Each classroom has a fridge, which can be used to
keep food fresh and cold. Please label all food that
goes into the fridge, i.e. yoghurts, ham sandwiches etc.
Entire lunch boxes cannot go into the fridge as there is
not enough room.
Tips for parents
✓ The best way to get your children to eat lunch at
school is to pack what you know they like; even
then they maybe too excited or
busy to eat all of their lunch
✓ Encourage then to bring home
uneaten food so you can
monitor whether they are getting
a balanced diet and adjust their
food intake at home if necessary
✓ Make sure that your child can
open the containers and unwrap
their food
✓ It usually works best not to make
a fuss over what children eat, even if you notice that
they have not eaten their entire lunch. Providing a
sandwich and a piece of fruit after school is a healthy
solution, or they can finish eating what is left in their
lunch box
Tuckshop
Students are able to order tuckshop for first break. You
can place your order online through Flexischools.
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Every day counts
in Prep
Every day counts in Prep because
going to Prep every day …
Prep in Queensland
• Prep is the first year of school in Queensland.
• will make sure your child gets the most out of their It is also the first year of the Australian Curriculum.
important first year of school
• Prep is full-time. It is from Monday to Friday
• will make your child’s transition into Year 1 easier – the same time as the other years at school.
• improves your child’s reading, writing and maths • Schools assess and report on Prep
• builds a positive approach to learning student’s achievements.
• strengthens your child’s independence and confidence.
What will your child’s
school do?
• Deliver the first year of the Australian Curriculum
through Prep.
• Monitor your child’s attendance.
• Talk to you about any unexplained absences.
• Work with you to overcome problems affecting your
child’s attendance.
• Give your child support for any additional learning
needs they may have.
• Offer developmentally, socially and culturally
appropriate learning opportunities.
Support for families
If you think your child may not be ready to start Prep, or is
having difficulties in their Prep Year, you can speak to your
school’s principal.
If needed, you can delay when your child starts Prep
by 12 months.
If your child is having problems attending Prep each school
day, speak to your school for advice and support.
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Every day counts – Is your child at school today?
www.education.qld.gov.au/everydaycounts
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We look forward to a wonderful
year with your child!
Surfers Paradise State School
42 St Andrews Avenue (PO Box 94) Isle of Capri Qld 4217 Ph: 07 5582 0333
admin@surfersparadisess.eq.edu.au Surfers Paradise State School https://surfersparadisess.eq.edu.au
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