Please enjoy viewing the Term 1 Pre-Kindergarten curriculum overview. Our 5 day class will cover the areas below in more detail than the 2 and 3 day classes.
Mathematics English Speaking and
Listening
Creative Arts Health & Personal Development
Our Maths program covers introductory topics including:
Primary and secondary colours
2D shapes
and
Pre-number
These concepts are reinforced through finger-plays and rhymes songs and games.
Our Enduring
Understanding is “All
About Me”. We will be looking at our uniqueness, family, our school and ourselves environment.
We will be using quality literature such as Pearl Barley and
Charley Parsely by
Aaron Blabey and
Potato People by
Pamela Allen.
Nursery Rhymes include:
Humpty Dumpty
Hickory Dickory Dock
Twinkle Twinkle
Jack and Jill
Incy Wincy
Little Miss Muffett.
The Jolly Phonics/
THRASS program incorporates the first
5 phonemes s,a,t,i,p.
The children have the opportunity to develop their speaking, listening and questioning skills during “News” time.
Topics include
All about me
Things I like
Free choice
Retell or sing a nursery rhyme
My family
Appreciating nature
My teddy
Free choice
How my family celebrates Easter
Our art and craft activities correlate with our enduring understanding theme as well as nursery rhymes, phonics, colour and shape.
Our program gives children the opportunity to develop their fine motor skills and creativity through cutting, drawing, writing and painting.
They are also encouraged to develop friendships, negotiation and cooperation skills, sharing, communication and imaginative thinking.
Children are encouraged to bring healthy snacks and water to school and also spend much time playing outside.
To further their education and experience of health and fitness the children also have regular P.E. lessons
Lock down and fire evacuation procedures will be taught and implemented.
PALS (Playing and Learning to
Socialise) introduction to meeting friends, sharing and taking turns.
Topic such as recycling and appreciating the environment will also be covered.