Early Childhood Education

2019

Parent Information Booklet

Principal: Janet Wood

Associate Principal: Marcus Digney

Deputy Principal: Karen Smith

Student Services Coordinator: Sue Retallack

School Address:

83A Ivanhoe Street Eden Hill WA 6054

School Telephone Number: 9377 4988

School Website: www.edenhillps.wa.edu.au

Skoolbag App: see back page for more information

Email address: edenhill.ps@education.wa.edu.au

Contents Page

Welcome to Eden Hill Primary School

Term Dates for 2019

Our Kindergarten Program

Session Times

Drop off and Pick up of Children

Punctuality

Your Child’s Well Being

Medical Administration

School Nurse

Headlice

What to Bring Every Day

Parent Involvement

Uniforms

Shoes

Birthdays

Personal Belongings & Toys

Money

Library

Laundry Roster

Writing

Welcome to the

Early Childhood Education Centre

The Kindergarten learning environment is activity based and is structured to continue the development of the child’s social, intellectual, emotional and physical development. In the early childhood setting the programs implemented teach children cognitive, sensory-motor and pre/early literacy/numeracy skills. The teaching of social skills and values to our school children underpins all of this learning. Research shows that social skills are of the utmost importance for a child’s future development. Our Programs aim to provide an interactive, stimulating and challenging learning environment to meet children’s individual needs and interests. Programs are developmentally based and child centred, with an integrated approach. The programs introduce pre/early literacy and numeracy skills outlined in the Kindy Curriculum Guidelines and Early Years Learning Framework. (EYLF)

Library Kindy children will be visiting the school library during the year so we ask that a library bag be provided. You will be notified when visits are to begin and which day it will be. Please note children need to return their old book before they can borrow a new one. Library bags are available from the Uniform Shop.

Laundry Roster Periodically we will send home washing with your child. Please send it back as soon as possible.

Writing If your child is interested in writing their own name, you can assist by showing them the correct lettering. Upper case letters are easier to write but should only be used to start a name, with the other letters being in lower case. On the following page please find a copy of the handwriting style used at our school, which we encourage the children to use. Whenever you write something for your child, it would help them greatly if you could use this style of writing too. It is also important that children are taught to hold writing tools

Uniforms Kindy children are encouraged to wear the uniform as they participate in school activities. These are available from the school uniform shop. The uniform shop is run by volunteers from our P&C and is open on Tuesday afternoons 3.00pm - 3.15pm and Friday mornings 8.20am - 8.40am. Please ensure that all items of clothing are clearly marked with your child’s name.

Shoes We ask that children wear sensible shoes. At times they will take their shoes off so please help your child learn to do this. No thongs or gumboots are permitted.

Birthdays Birthdays are a special time for children. If you wish to bring a cake to school for your child’s birthday we ask that you please supply cup cakes as this is a lot easier for the children to handle. Please check with the teacher for any dietary restrictions or allergies in your child’s class.

Personal Belongings Please make sure all items that belong to your child are clearly marked with their name. It is not appropriate for children to bring toys from home.

Money When money needs to be handed in, please place it in an envelope with your child’s name, the amount inside and the reason for payment, written on the front.

Collaborative strategies across the whole Junior School include:

Screening of students on entry and ongoing assessments for special needs to identify developmental phases for support and programming.

Assisting students to reach optimum development socially, emotionally, intellectually and physically.

Encouraging parent participation in the program to foster cooperation between home and school.

Building onto existing experiences and developing broader learning experiences through connecting students to the wider world.

Integrating technology into all learning areas, focusing on learning engagement and skills development.

Collaborative planning, assessment and classroom activities catering for developmental needs.

Pre Primary, Years 1, 2 and 3 programs build onto the foundations from Kindy with a continued focus on literacy and numeracy. Collaborative cultures are a feature of program development, evaluation and developmental learning opportunities. Technology and an integrated curriculum become more central to student development and learning. Aspects of middle schooling cultures and lifelong learning are also introduced as are personal development opportunities for leadership, independence, thinking skills and responsibilities.

Term Dates for 2019 Term 1: Monday 4th February - Friday 12th April

School Holidays: Monday, 15th April - Friday 26th April

Term 2: Tuesday 30th April - Friday 5th July

School Holidays: Monday 8th July - Friday 19th July

Term 3: Monday 22nd July - Friday 27th September Student Free Day - Wednesday 7th August

School Holidays: Monday 30th September - Friday 11th October

Term 4: Tuesday 15th October - Thursday 19th December.

Please note that dates are correct at time of printing.

Parent Involvement

Your child’s educational journey will be most successful if a strong partnership between your child, you and the school is developed. Ways in which you can help achieve this are:

Parent Rosters Parents are encouraged to place their names on the

roster. This will be placed outside the classroom early in the term. Rosters are a time to join in with the children’s play, assist with the activities and be involved with your child’s learning.

Responding to notes/notices sent home It is important that you check your child’s bag each

day for notes sent home. There will also be notices outside the classroom, please check regularly!!

Parent/Teacher Contact It is important for parents and teachers to keep each

other informed of children’s well being and progress. Parents are urged to contact us over matters, which concern your child. All matters are confidential. Shifting house, a change in your family situation, sickness or death in the family are some of the factors which can affect your child. If we know about these it will help us to better understand your child and his/her needs. Please remember that during school hours the teacher’s first duty is to the children - however, an appointment can always be made for a time suitable to both parent and teacher.

School Newsletter The school’s newsletter is uploaded to the school’s

website every second Thursday or you may prefer to use the Skoolbag App to keep up-to-date with school news and activities.

What to Bring Every Day (All items must be labelled)

Bags Children will need to bring a labelled bag/backpack to school each day to carry their lunch, drink bottle, spare clothing, hats and any other belongings.

Hats Eden Hill Primary School has a ‘No Hat, No Play In The Sun’ policy. Children must wear hats when outdoors, throughout the whole year, so please keep a school hat in your child’s bag all year. School hats are available at the uniform shop.

Drinks A labelled water bottle is required every day. Students are encouraged to frequently drink water.

Fruit Time Children need to bring a piece of fruit, vegetable or cheese to school each day. Make sure your child can manage the food themselves (have pieces peeled and cut if necessary). Kindy children are not able to order recess from the canteen. If there are no allergies in your child’s Kindy group we will change to ‘shared fruit’. We will inform you of this change if appropriate.

Lunch Your child will need to bring their lunch to school. This should consist of food items they can handle unassisted.

Please note heating and cooling facilities for lunches are not available.

The school canteen operates daily. Lunch orders need to be placed at the canteen before the start of the school day. The canteen opens at 8.30am and closes at 8.45am.

Allergies At the beginning of the year you will be informed of any food allergies that exist in your child’s class. If this is the case, please be conscious of this and avoid sending these foods.

Change of Clothes A change of clothes (including underwear) in a plastic bag to be kept in their school bag is requested.

OUR PROGRAM As Early Childhood Educationalists we believe firmly that children learn through play. Programs are based on the individual needs of each child. The early learning environments allow children the opportunity and freedom to:

Make choices.

Develop new skills and abilities in all areas of development including physical, social and emotional, language and cognitive.

Become more independent.

Learn basic routine.

Develop an awareness and acceptance of others.

SESSION TIMES

KINDY

Group 1 - Room 20 Monday & Tuesday 8.45am - 3.05pm Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday 8.45am - 3.05pm

Group 2 - Room 20 Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 8.45am - 3.05pm Thursday & Friday 8.45am - 3.05pm

Group 3 - Room 21 Monday & Tuesday 8.45am - 3.05pm Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday 8.45am - 3.05pm

Drop off and Pick up of Children Parents are asked to observe closely the session times to facilitate the smooth running of the centres.

When dropping children off at the centre please wait with them until the door has been opened by the staff.

A child quickly becomes distressed if a parent is late. Remember, five minutes seems a long time for a young child, ten minutes is an eternity. If you have problems picking up your child on occasions a telephone call would be appreciated and it will enable us to explain to your child that you will be late.

If your child is to be collected by anyone other than yourself please notify us by writing on the provided sheet in the classroom or with a phone call.

Every child must be brought to and taken from Kindy by an adult. Older siblings are not permitted to do this.

Punctuality Late arrival to school puts your child at a disadvantage as the educational program has already begun.

Plan ahead so that you and your child arrive at school on time and without any stress. If for any reason your child arrives after 9a.m. a ‘late note’ must be obtained from the front office.

Day Care/Out of School Care If your child attends a day care please notify teachers with the details of daycare and days your child attends.

Your child’s Well Being If your child is unwell, it is in their best interest to keep them at home. This will prevent the spread of illness to other children and is less distressing for your child. Please strongly consider keeping your child at home if they have vomited or had diarrhoea in the past 24 hours. A note explaining any absence is required once your child has returned to school or you may send us an absentee note via our Skoolbag App.

If your child has contracted an infectious illness such as

measles, chicken pox, mumps, etc please notify the school.

Medical Administration Medication can only be administered by staff if appropriate documentation has been completed by parents/carers. For short term use of medication (up to two weeks) such as a course of antibiotics, our school requires the completion of an Administration of Medication form. For long term use of medication ie more than two weeks, you will need to complete a Student Health Care Summary for your child. These forms are available at the School Office. Please ensure that you let the school know as soon as possible if your child develops any new health issues so the

appropriate forms can be completed. (i.e. asthma, allergy etc.)

School Nurse The School Nurse will screen all Kindy children for vision and hearing. Consent forms will be sent home prior to screening.

Headlice Headlice know no boundaries and love to move from head to head. Parents are advised to check their children’s hair frequently for headlice. If your child has nits don't forget to wash all bed linen, brushes and combs for the entire

family.