Working Together to help your child
Inquire, Create and Flourish
Children need life skills as well as academic skills to cope with life beyond
school and home.
At Auburn South Primary School, we develop a positive sense of identity
within a community that encourages individuals to flourish as inquirers,
creative thinkers and globally responsible citizens.
Absences:
Sun smart:
Water bottles:
Lunch:
Birthday
Celebrations:
Housekeeping
Please send an email or notice to inform the school of
your child’s absence.
Early departures and late arrivals to school must be
signed in at the office.
Students wear hats in Terms 1 & 4 when outdoors.
Students supply their own sunscreen
Re-fill bottles are recommended.
Nude food (limit wrappers)
Please note: Students share a meal during their Kitchen
lesson.
Canteen - See website to order lunch online.
Please limit treats and have ingredients labelled.
Due to severe allergies please do not to pack nuts or
food products containing nuts in your child’s lunch
box.
A bag needs to be brought to every library session.
Library bags:
Communication
Folder:
A wallet folder for notices and home learning
tasks needs to be in your child’s school bag at all times.
Break Times:
Recess
Lunch
10.40 – 11.10
Eating Time: 12.50 – 1.00
Playing Time: 1.00 – 1.50
Special Programs
V.I.P ( communication skills program)
NAPLAN Testing – 12th, 13th & 14th May www.nap.edu.au
S.R.I (Special religious Instruction)
Science Talent Search Terms 1 & 2
Life Skills: STRIDE and Martial Arts Well Being
Program – Term 3
Swimming - Term 4
Fun Run & Sports Carnival Days (TBC)
Instrumental Music
Recorder – Performing Arts
Running Group
LEGO Tech Kids
Mindfulness http://smilingmind.com.au
Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program
(Term1)
www.auburnsthps.vic.edu.au
BLUE
Wed
Wed
Thur
Thur
Fri
Fri
9.00
am
K 5D
G
K 4B
G
K 3B
G
9.50a
m
Recess
5D
4A
4B
4C
3B
11.10
am
6A
3A
3C
GOLD
Wed
Wed
Thur
9.00
am
K 4A
G 5A
K 3D
9.50
am
4A
5D
3D
11.10
am
5C
4B
6B
Thur
G
3C
3B
Recess
5B
5C
6A
12.00
1.50
pm
Lunch pm
6A
6C
3D
3C
5A
2.40
pm
6C
5A
6B
5B
12.00
1.50
pm
Lunch pm
5C
3A
5B
6B
4C
6C
2.40
pm
3A
4C
Camp – Term 3 Phillip Island Adventure Resort – 16th , 17th and 18th
September
Excursions & Incursions
Ongoing throughout the year
Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program
Term 1.
Dreamtime and Bunjil’s nest Incursion 19th February
Term 2.
Thursday 16th April- N.G.V ‘Every picture tells a story’ Workshop and
tour
Friday 29th May & Monday 1st June- Melbourne Museum Human Body
Show and workshop
Term 3.
Life Skills STRIDE & Martial Arts Programs TBC
15th -23rd August-National Science Week Celebrations
September 16th, 17th & 18th - Camp at the Phillip Island Adventure
Resort in Cowes
Term 4.
Thursday 15th October & Friday 16th October- Melbourne Historic
Walk
Science Works TBC as bookings cannot be made at this point in time
Primary Years Program
Curriculum
AUSVELS is the Foundation to Year 10 curriculum
Visit the website for more information http://ausvels.vcaa.vic.edu.au
Literacy
Reading – Strengthen reading comprehension skills
We work in groups that target specific strategies and behaviours.
Writing – The Writing Process stages are taught explicitly and The Writer’s
Notebook gives students experience with all writing genres.
There are opportunities for the study of syntax and the different parts of
speech in literacy blocks.
Word study- Words your Way program provides hands on opportunities to
manipulate word features and explore sound, pattern and meaning.
Mathematics- Targeted maths lessons to support and build on students current
mathematical knowledge of Number and Algebra, Measurement & Geometry and
Statistics & Probability.
Open-ended tasks and investigations that tie in with our Inquiry units. For
example, in How we organise ourselves, students engage in real life math
problems through authentic tasks such as organising, running and evaluating a
business.
AUSVELS learning strands of History, Geography and Economics are embedded in
our Units of Inquiry.
Well Being- Circle Time to promote Emotional Literacy and Cyber safety
Home learning
Home learning in Grade Three aims to:
-provide opportunities for students to conduct inquiries and
acquire new knowledge and background information for future
lessons.
-encourage students to review, revise, reinforce and extend
current and newly acquired skills
-enable students to pursue knowledge individually and
imaginatively
- Promote the development of life skills that encourage positive
social interactions
Thank-you for coming to our Information evening and we look
forward to our year together.