Our Foundation Teachers

FS: Katherine Seator | FH: Kira Hannah | FP: Marina Plesa 
Welcome Parents/Guardians

Starting school is an exciting time for both children and parents. At Oak Park Primary School we strive to ensure that our Foundation students feel comfortable in their learning environment and are eager to learn from their very first day at school. We aim to meet the needs of all our students by providing a stimulating and engaging curriculum which includes real-world learning experiences to further develop curiosity and understanding within our students.

Our classroom based programs focus on Literacy, Oral Language, Numeracy and Challenge Based Learning. In addition to these students are also involved in:
  • Weekly specialist programs of Physical Education, Visual Arts, Japanese and visit to the school library.
  • An Extensive Transition Program. Four Sessions are held in Term Four to introduce students to the school and learning environment.
  • Buddy Program with Grade Six students. Each Foundation child is paired up with a Grade Six child to form friendship, meet and complete activities together in the classroom and sometimes play with each other in the breaks.
  • 1:1 BYO iPad Program
  • A range of Incursions and Excursions throughout the year to further develop students' knowledge on rage of topics.
  • Each student is presented with a Student Learning Record (SLR Portfolio) each semester. The SLR Portfolio contains work samples which illustrate the students learning across the curriculum.
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FH Timetable
FS Timetable
FP Timetable
Term 4 Newsletter Foundation
Important Dates 
  • October 20th - Oak Park PS Fete
  • October 24th - Incursion: Snack Art Healthy Eating
  • November 5th - Curriculum Day: Report Writing Day
  • November 6th - Melbourne Cup
  • December 3rd - All Library and Home Reader books to be returned to the school
  • December 6th - Family Carols Night
  • December 7th - End of Year Celebration: Foundation Breakfast
  • December 13th - End of Year Reports available via Compass
  • December 21st - Last day of Term 4 (1.10pm Dismissal) 
Welcome Back to Term 4!!
Behalf of Oak Park Primary School we hope everyone had a fun and safe break! We have lots of exciting Things happening this term.

Literacy
This term students will revise their knowledge of the alphabet (letters and sounds), similar sounding letters, letter blends and high frequency words. We will also be exploring common word families each week, which will further increase the student’s ability to quickly recognise and decode unfamiliar words when reading.

Week 1 - 8/10 
Letter: Revision of vowel sounds   Word: could/ should/ would
Week 2 - 15/10   Letter: b & d  Word: know(exploring silent 'k' words)
Week 3 - 22/10   Letter: f & th sounds   Word: there, their, they're
Week 4 - 29/10   Word Family: 'ight'       Word: night, right, sight
Week 5 - 5/11     Word Family: 'alk'         Word: walk, talk. chalk
Week 6 - 12/11   Word Familyr: 'ound'    Word: found
Week 7 - 19/11   Word Family: 'er' & 'ar'  Word: after, other, car, star
Week 8 - 26/11   Word Family: 'ice'          Word: because
Week 9 - 3/12     Word Family: 'ich' & 'itch'    Word: which/witch
Week 10 - 10/12  Word Family: 'ink'  Word: think
Week 11 - 17/12  Revision of all learnt alphabet letters, sounds and words.

Mathematics
In Mathematics will be focusing on the following topics​-
  • Counting: Forwards and backwards from different starting points, skip counting by 2s and 5s.
  • Number: Place value of two digit numbers, sequencing larger numbers according to value, and writing two digit numerals. 
  • Addition: Revise using different strategies to solve addition problems and number facts to ten and beyond.
  • Subtraction: Investigate different strategies to solve subtraction problems.
  • Length: Use informal measurements to measure, compare objects and describe length.
  • Mass: Investigate and develop an understanding of informal weight comparisons.
  • Capacity: Measure and compare the capacity of various containers.
  • Data: Collect data and represent information in various forms such as a pictograph, tally chart

Challenge Based Learning - Big Idea
This term the students will be exploring the ‘Big Idea’ of Health as part of their Challenge Based Learning. Students will specifically investigate how to keep their bodies healthy with a focus on healthy eating, oral hygiene and exercise. The students will have the opportunity to participate in a fun and engaging incursion on Wednesday the 24th of October. The incursion will be delivered by Daily Nutrition and students will learn about healthy food choices and how good nutrition promotes healthy muscle and bone strength. This session incorporates fun activities, story telling, food tasting and colourful visuals. Please ensure you have paid and completed the online consent form available via Compass.