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 1 Newsletter Foundation
Important Dates 
  • Wednesday 14th, 21st and 28th of Feburary - Foundation Entry Assessment
  • Mar 5th - Foundation students commence their first full week of school
  • Mar 2nd - Clean up Australia Day
  • Mar 12th - Labour Day
  • Mar 26th - Friendship Day
  • Mar 29th - Last day of Term 1 (2pm Dismissal)​
Welcome Back to Term 1!!
Behalf of Oak Park Primary School we hope everyone had a fun and safe break! We have lots of exciting Things happening this term.

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 2 - 5/2   Letter: S s
Week 3 - 12/2   Letter: F f    Word: the
Week 4 - 19/2  Letter: B b   Word: is
Week 5 - 26/2   Letter: H h   Word: and
Week 6 - 5/3     Letter: T t    Word: to
Week 7 - 12/3   Letter: R r  Word: it
Week 8 - 19/3   Letter: M m  Word: you
Week 9 - 26/3   Revision of all Term 1 Letters/Words

In Mathematics will be focusing on the following topics
  • Counting: Forwards and backwards, making and counting collections.
  • Number: Recognising and matching numerals to quantities, ordering numbers.
  • Time: Days of the Week, Months and Seasons of the Year.
  • Length: Comparing length of objects. 
  • Patterns: Exploring colour patterns.

Challenge Based Learning
Challenge Based Learning is an engaging multidisciplinary approach to teaching and learning that encourages learners to solve real world problems. This term’s CBL learning will focus around the theme of ‘Getting to Know Each Other’. Students will be exploring their own personal identity and how they can help to create a harmonious classroom community.