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