PREPARING FOR 'BIG SCHOOL'

Transitioning to ‘Big School’ is an exciting time in your child’s life. Together with Turramurra Kindergarten we can make the transition from preschool to ‘’big school’’ easy and exciting.

Our goal is to ensure your child is fully prepared in every way possible to transition effectively to the new set of learning objectives in the school environment.

Programs

Fun & Creativity

Block Play

Enhances visual perception and spatial relationships
Extends early mathematical concepts and language such as counting and measurement
Promotes thinking, planning and problem solving
Facilitates social skills such as collaboration

Creative Play

Provides opportunity to experiment with colour, shape, texture and line
Develops symbolic thinking and expression
Promotes the ability to make choices and decisions
Facilitates expression of ideas, thoughts and feelings

Active Play

Increases physical health and wellbeing
Encourages autonomy, resilience and a sense of agency
Extend social skills such as taking turns
Promotes lateral thinking and problem solving

Music and Movement

Enhances personal and cultural identity
Provides opportunity to express emotions and feelings
Develops body awareness, rhythm and coordination

eco-awareness

Facilitate an understanding and respect for the environment
Develop the ability to explore, infer, predict and hypothesise
Increased understanding of sustainability and children’s
role in it

Manipulative Play

Enhance social skills such as sharing and collaboration
Develops hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills
Promotes logic, reasoning and systematic thinking
Improves concentration and persistence
Increases visual discrimination and spatial awareness

Dramatic Arts

Develop a sense of identity
Facilitate expression of ideas and feeling and strong emotions
Nurture empathy
Provide opportunities to explore other identities and points of view

Science Activities

Provide opportunity to explore, predict and infer
Promote logical thinking
Instil a sense of wonder and awe
Facilitate understanding of self and place in the world

Reading

Stimulates the imagination and broadens understanding of the world
Extends speech, language and vocabulary
Increased awareness that ideas and feelings can be expressed in print

Puzzles

Enhances visual perceptions, colour, pattern, shape and detail
Facilitate social skills such as collaboration
Encourage persistence

Quiet Places

Develop the ability to enjoy moments of solitude
Provides time for reflection
Nurture emotional wellbeing and sense of identity
Enhance feelings of being and belonging

Technology

Develops a positive attitude to new tools, new methods, new results
Promotes competence, skill and adaptability
Enhances functional life skills
Provides opportunity to investigate, imagine and explore ideas

Resources

All children experience learning that is engaging and builds success for life.

belonging

Experiencing belonging – knowing where and with whom you belong – is integral to human existence. Children belong first to a family, a cultural group, a neighbourhood and a wider community. Belonging acknowledges children’s interdependence with others and the basis of relationships in defining identities. In early childhood, and throughout life, relationships are crucial to a sense of belonging. Belonging is central to being and becoming in that it shapes who children are and who they can become.

being

Childhood is a time to be, to seek and make meaning of the world. Being recognises the significance of the here and now in children’s lives. It is about the present and them knowing themselves, building and maintaining relationships with others, engaging with life’s joys and complexities, and meeting challenges in everyday life. The early childhood years are not solely preparation for the future but also about the present.

becoming

Children’s identities, knowledge, understandings, capacities, skills and relationships change during childhood. They are shaped by many different events and circumstances. Becoming reflects this process of rapid and significant change that occurs in the early years as young children learn and grow. It emphasises learning to participate fully and actively in society.

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Workflow

Process and workflow

Commitment to Child Safety Statement

The safety and wellbeing of children is a priority in our organisation. Turramurra kindergarten provides a child safe environment and in all of our curriculums and experiences.

Our number one priority is the safety, health and wellbeing of children in our care. We champion and model a child safe culture at all levels in our service. We will not tolerate harm or the risk of harm to children or young people. We will not tolerate bullying or harassment. We act on any concerns about child safety and encourage a culture of reporting harm and risk of harm.

We listen to all children. We uphold their rights and empower them know and exercise their rights. Children and families are involved in making decisions about matters that concern them. We are committed to equity and the inclusion of all children, regardless of their abilities, sex, gender, or social, economic or cultural background. We have an inclusive and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, and respect and value their diverse and unique identities and experiences.

We are committed to provide a safe place for all children to learn and have fun.

We have strong recruitment procedures providing the safest and most suitable persons work with children in our rooms.

We provide our staff and volunteers with ongoing supervision practices which is monitored and audited as well as support and training with their work with children in our care.

This Statement of Commitment forms part of our statement of philosophy and we publicly display it in our foyer and on our website.