WELCOME TO WYNNUM WEST STATE SCHOOL PARENT NIGHTWE AT WYNNUM WEST STRIVE TO PROFESSIONALLY ASSIST OUR STUDENTS TO BE HAPPY AND TO REACH THEIR FULL PERSONAL AND VOCATIONAL POTENTIAL IN A CARING AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT.

2013

OUR SCHOOL RULES – WALT THE WYNNUM WEST WATER DRAGON

Be RespectfulBe ResponsibleBe SafeBe a Learner

TOPICS TONIGHT – ABOUT MY CLASS

What the children will be learning in class this termAustralian CurriculumExplanation about the class brochures that have been sent

homeRoutines in the class – before school – after lunch and

when leaving in the classroomExtra curricula activities the class undertakes weekly and

the requirements for these – swimming/music/RE/libraryHomework/spelling/Home Reading protocols in the

classroomWays that parents can assist in the classroom throughout

the yearAbsent from class protocolsMobile phones at schoolBehaviour protocols – school and classroom – school rules

INDIVIDUAL READING GOALS

Name:

Class:

Start Date:

End Date:

My Reading GoalsMy Reading Goals

Transitional Phase—My Goal:

To read and demonstrate comprehension of texts at level - To use an increased bank of reading strategies to decode unknown words To recognise an increasing bank of words in different contexts - ........ …………………………….

How I will achieve my goal:

Identifying the main ideas and citing supporting detail Selecting events from a text to suit a specific purpose Linking ideas, both explicit and implicit, in a text, eg cause and effect Creating images to comprehend a text Determining importance to comprehend a text Reading on in a text to determine unknown words Re-reading a text to determine unknown words Reading different types of texts to increase bank of subject- specific words and less common words ………………………… Student Signature Teacher Signature Parent Signature

Principal/Deputy Principal

PREP TEACHERS PLAN FOR CHILDREN’S LEARNING USING FIVE EARLY LEARNING AREAS. THESE ARE:

Social and personal learning

Health and physical learning

Language learning and communication

Early mathematical understandings

Active learning processes

These five areas Early Learning Areas are linked to the curriculum that is used in other primary school year

levels.

Prep Curriculum

HELPING HANDS - BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CARE

We have a new professional provider

Vacation care and pupil free day care

Opens at 6.30 am

Finishes 6.00pm

Located in the hall

Please contact the office for any further information or go directly to the hall

POSITIVE SCHOOL BEHAVIOUR

• New system – like the traffic lights• Red slip – major rule infringement• Orange slip – minor with a chance of a win back Gold class• Second orange slip – no Gold Class• Letters home for parents if students get an orange or red slip• Walt Winner – positive behaviour award• House points for positive in class behaviour – Moreton, Stradbroke and Peel

SCHOOL PRIORITIES

WARM UPS

At Wynnum West, we present lesson warm-ups [5 mins approx.], an integral component of our explicit instruction lesson format.

Mandated in all classrooms [P-7] - everyday Usually delivered to the whole class using a range of materials

including flashcards and white board Delivered at the beginning of an English or Maths session Includes a range of activities and chants, with check for

understanding (CFU) occurring throughout Shared Purpose: ~ switch on students to learning~ develop automaticity [number facts/sight words/phonics…]~ consolidate core concepts and skills [review prior learning]~ move student knowledge from short term to long term memory~ builds students ‘stamina’ - ability to focus ~ builds confidence in students yet to acquire knowledge,

providing opportunities for repetition and practice

SCHOOL COMMUNICATION

• Oral reporting end of term one• Written reporting June and December• Newsletter every second Thursday• Website updated every week – all our

newsletters and events• Please just drop your teacher a note to

make an appointment at any time

EXTRA SERVICES

• School Chaplain here Tuesdays and Thursdays – Ms Louanne• Playgroup -Tuesday mornings in Activity Center –

9.00.10.30• After School Guitar, Keyboard and Taekwondo lessons• Swim club – Tuesday nights – beat you personal best and

have fun – term one and four• Swim instruction by Bayside Swim School – Wednesday and

Friday afternoons• Instrumental music lessons – Tuesdays for yr 5 – 7• Junior and Senior Choir