Kindergarten 2022Woodland Road Public School

Parent/Carer Information Day 2Thursday 11th November, 2021

Welcome back!

Acknowledgment of CountryI acknowledge that I am hosting/recording this

meeting/webinar from the lands of the Dharawal people.

I also acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the various lands on which you all meet today and pay respect to Elders

past and present & emerging and extend that respect to other Aboriginal people joining us today.

Expectations whilst on Zoom

- Please do not take photos/videos of this presentation or the people on the screen. Slides will be posted on our school website.

- If you have any questions, please post them in the chat. We will try and answer these at the end of the presentation or let you know what information session to attend or watch in your own time.

- Use the reactions button to gives us a thumbs up and let us know you can hear us.

Parent/Carer Information Session - OverviewTopic Presenter

Welcome Chad

Join our P&C Kate

Attendance Chad

Best Start Kate

For information regarding any of the following topics, please refer to the recording of the Parent/Carer Information Night.

You will find this recording in the Kindergarten 2022 tab, on the Woodland Road Public School website:

Student Welfare Policy, PBL Extra Curricular Events for Kindergarten

Collaborating and Connecting with Families Communication

School readiness information Get Ready for School Program

Parent/Carer and Student Information Enrolment Process

Contact Information

For information regarding any of the following topics, please refer to the recording of the Parent/Carer Information Session 1. You

will find this recording in the Kindergarten 2022 tab, on the Woodland Road Public School website:

Strategic Improvement Plan 2021-2024 Woodland Road PS Support Unit Kindergarten staff and their roles

Activities children are involved in at school Keeping up to date with what is happening in the classroom.

Attendance: The importance of attendance● Once enrolled, children are required to attend

school each day it is open for students.

● Arriving at school and class on time is extremely

important.

- Ensures that students do not miss out on

important learning activities scheduled

early in the day

- Helps students learn the importance of

punctuality and routine

- Gives students time to greet their friends

before class

- Reduces classroom disruption

● Lateness is recorded as a partial absence and must

be explained by parents.

● Following an absence from school you must

ensure that within 7 days you provide your child’s

school with a verbal or written explanation for the

absence. However, if the school has not received

an explanation from you within 2 days, the school

may contact you to discuss the absence.

NSW Department of Education

A positive start for all children

Best Starttransition to school

NSW Department of Education

Continuity of learning and transitions

‘Building on children’s prior and current experiences helps them to feel secure and confident and connected to familiar people, places, events and understandings.’

The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia

Children start school with having many and varied experiences that have developed and shaped their language, literacy and numeracy knowledge from within their family and community.

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NSW Department of Education

The importance of play• Play assists children to become engaged

and successful learners.

• Play encourages curiosity, problem solving, persistence, commitment, cooperation and resilience.

• Play helps develop language and communication skills.

• Play helps develop literacy and numeracy skills.

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NSW Department of Education

What is Best Start?

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Best Start is one component of a NSW Government initiative to increase literacy and numeracy learning support in the early years of schooling. Best start:

• teachers gather and analyse information as evidence about what children know, can do and understand in Literacy and Numeracy.

• provides important information that supports teachers in meeting children’s individual learning needs

• provides families with feedback on what their child can do and how they can best support their child’s learning

• assists teachers to monitor children’s learning. This is ongoing throughout the child’s schooling years.

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NSW Department of Education

Best Start

Is it a test? No

Best Start is not a test. It is the classroom teacher working with each child on literacy and numeracy tasks to gain a starting point for planning effective teaching and learning activities. The children do not pass or fail.There is no preparation required.

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Who is involved?

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All Kindergarten children in public schools participate.

Administered by the classroom teacher in a classroom environment in the school.

Children complete tasks individually with the teacher.

Classroom teachers observe and record the child’s responses.

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NSW Department of Education

When and where is Best Start administered?

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Best Start begins with the teacher interviewing each child at the beginning of the Kindergarten year.

The interview takes place in a supportive environment within the school. Children complete the tasks individually with the teacher.

Classroom teachers observe and record the child’s responses.

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How is Best Start administered?

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Teachers ask a series of questions to gather information about children’s early literacy and numeracy knowledge.

Teachers record directly into the Best Start software their observations and the child’s responses.

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NSW Department of Education

Best Start: an example of a literacy question

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Tell me what happened in

the story.

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NSW Department of Education

Best Start: An example of a numeracy question

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Start counting and I will tell you when to

stop.

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Best Start informationTeachers learn about each child’s school entry skills and understandings in literacy and numeracy and are able to plan effective teaching and learning programs in line with the NSW K-6 Syllabus.

Parents and carers may be sent a feedback summary report of their child’s responses in Best Start. You will be provided with feedback about how you can support your child during the first year of school.

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Any Questions?