Kinder Success at

School

Your involvement and support

makes a great deal of difference

in your child’s performance at school.

Welcome to

Today is about supporting your child’s learning ….

Communicating and volunteering at school

What the research says about family/school partnerships

The Foundation (Kindergarten) Curriculum

Oral language/Literacy Numeracy Resiliency

Communication Invitation to write a letter Newsletter Term letter Parent information session Reports Parent teacher interviews Portfolios and Learning Journeys School website -

http://www.turners.act.edu.au/ School Parent Communication

guidelines

Establishing effective home and school partnerships Turner School welcomes families into

the school….Into classrooms…Into school learning…

Volunteering at school…Working with Vulnerable People Register

The research says…

parents do make a difference. Learning outside of school impacts learning inside of school tremendously.

http://www.peopleforeducation.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/ParentInvolvementToolkit.pdf

1. Have high expectations for your children

2. Talk about school3. Help your child develop a

positive attitude toward learning and good work habits

4. Read together (in English and your home language)

The research says….

The Australian Curriculum Australian Curriculum –Foundation

Literacy in 21st century Australia: The ALEA

DECLARATIONMeaning making is at the heart of all literate practices

At Turner School we believe…

“The use of quality literature in all modes in the classroom, home and community helps develop students’ understanding and use of language reading achievement, content learning, and interpreting and construction of texts. There is a need for explicit instruction in letter sound connections (phonics) and word analysis skills: this should always occur within genuine literacy events and in contexts meaningful to the student.”

Educators lead literacy but do not have sole responsibility in literacy education

“Parents and caregivers play a critical role in fostering children’s engagement in and enjoyment of a wide range of experiences that enhance literacy development. They need to understand that children benefit from rich oral language experiences and opportunities to interact with high quality literature representing diverse cultures, experiences and perspectives.” (The ALEA Declaration)

Reading and writing float on a sea of talk.

Building background knowledge…

BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCES

NEW IDEAS NEW LEARNING

NEW

CONNECTIONS

NEW CONCEPTS

NEW LANGUAGE

NEW

UNDERSTANDINGS

TRAVEL

TALKFAMILY OUTINGS

PLAY EXPLORE

COOK

READ FISHING TVINTERNET

CELEBRATE

Building background knowledge…

BACKGROUND

KNOWLEDGE AND

EXPERIENCES

NEW IDEAS

NEW

LEARN

ING

NEW CONNECTIONS

NEW CONCEPTS

NEW LANGUAGE

NEW UNDERSTANDINGS

How can parents help build background knowledge? Find out what your child is learning

about at school & talk about it. Ask questions (not as a quiz) &

encourage curiosity Sharing out of school experiences with

your child (cooking, riding, making, playing, visiting places etc.)

Look at the TV program & see if anything relevant is on. Turn the TV off after it is finished. Talk about it

Use the internet, books, library,other people…

WHY IS READING TO YOUR CHILD IMPORTANT?

It shows your child you love reading and that you think it’s important.

It helps your child develop a love for reading. It helps give your child a good general

knowledge. It helps your child develop a strong imagination. It’s a special opportunity to share an enjoyable

experience with your child. It provides a model of what reading sounds like

(with all the expression you can!)Mem Fox

Spend at least ten wildly happy minutes every single day reading aloud. From birth!Mem Fox

Children are made readers on the laps of their parents.” Emilie Buchwald

http://memfox.com/for-parents/

Reading is about making meaning

Reading is a complex process

Home Reading

To, with and by..

Writing…Like reading, writing is about making meaning. Writers need a purpose and audience and a response.It is important that young writers feel comfortable ‘having a go’ at writing The foundation for developing understandings about writing springs from a student’s oral languageDrawing is an important part of early writing development.

Writing in our kinder classrooms… Print rich environment- so that children can

discover the relationships between oral and written language

Talking about print in the environment –building an understanding about the purpose of written language and the way it works. (signs, labels, calendars)

Write together and write every day Write for different purposes e.g. letters, stories,

facts, songs, poems, emails Copy words from the environment Look at other people’s writing e.g. grandparents,

elders or siblings.

In this Phase…Writers experiment with marks on the page. They are beginning to understand that writing is used to convey meaningUnderstandings about sound/symbol relationships are yet to develop.Their messages are not readableRole Play writers rely heavily on topic knowledge to generate text.

In this phase…•Writers are aware that speech can be written down.•They rely on familiar topics to generate a variety of texts such as greeting cards, lists and letters. •They demonstrate anunderstanding of one-to-one correspondence by representing mostspoken words in their written texts. These words may consist ofone, two or three letters, and reflect their developingunderstanding of sound–symbol relationships.

Early writers…• produce a small range of texts that exhibit someof the conventions of writing •compose texts to share experiences, information or feelings• have a small bank of frequently used words that they spell correctly• When writing unknown words, they chooseletters on the basis of sound, without regard for conventionalspelling patterns.

Handwriting

Numeracy…Children develop numeracy concepts when they use mathematical ideas in their everyday life. Pre-school starts building numeracy understandings

Children conduct investigations, solve problems and communicate their reasoning.

Maths involves…understanding Number and Algebra•Counting and representing numbers (size and properties of numbers)•Operations (computing)•Patterns•Understanding the number

Measurement and Geometry

•Students develop an increasingly understanding of size, shape, relative position and movement of two-dimensional figures in the plane and three-dimensional objects in space

•They make meaningful measurements of quantities, choosing appropriate metric units of measurement.

Statistics and Probability

•Students recognise and analyse data and draw inferences. •They represent, summarise and interpret data and undertake purposeful investigations involving the collection and interpretation of data. •They assess likelihood and assign probabilities of something happening.

WAYS TO SHOW A KEEN INTEREST IN YOUR CHILD’S LEARNING AT SCHOOL?

Ask questions Attend school functions, parent/teacher conferences,

signing notes etc Support learning at home through reading, writing and

numeracy in a relaxed and enjoyable way e.g. helping, provide a quiet work space, encourage routine

Show encouragement and interest Be actively involved in classrooms Praise effort and persistence.

Why is it important for your child to ask questions?Asking questions is the way a child finds

out about the world around them.

Encourage your child to ask questions about things they don’t understand

Encourage your child to be curious about the world around them

Praise your child for asking questions YOU don’t have to know the answers! Answer their question with a question to

promote deeper thinking

Teachers encourage children to ask questions which show good thinking.

I wonder why…………… What would happen if…………. I wonder how………. What do you think could happen next? How would you feel if……….

Building Resilience “... rather than trying to

directly ‘teach’ their children, the more important work of parents can be found in helping kids handle distractions, negotiating crises of confidence, praise for effort and persistence or constructively handling conflict while being positive about school as a whole. Bit by bit, this effort builds a solid foundation for success.”

Good learners… Take risks Persevere so that practice makes

progress Develop good learning habits, and these

like abilities, develop with practice Success builds motivation

Early days in Kindergarten children…

Build self management skills and resilience

Participate in classroom routines Engage in instructional activities Pay attention to their own behaviour Use appropriate play and social

interactions

The first day of Kinder

What a typical day in Kinder looks like …At the beginning of the year…At the end of the year…

Help your child to build the ability to focus for a sustained time period

Being a part of a group and working with others are all kindergarten learning

Play games that involve turn-taking. Model how to win and lose well

Build your child’s ability to listen to and complete multi-step instructions

Help your child to learn to organise their belongings and build independence in self care.

Kindergarten readiness…

Turner School Uniform

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