Our Foundation Teachers

FS: Katherine Seator | FH: Kira Hannah | FM: Alexandra Macias 
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 2 Newsletter Foundation
Important Dates 
  • April 25th - Anzac Day
  • May 8th - Mother's Day - Afternoon Tea (2.45pm-3.20pm)
  • May 21st - 24th - Book Fair
  • May 22nd - 24th - School Open Mornings
  • May 28th - School Photos
  • June 6th - Foundation 'Big Book About Water' Incursion
  • June 10th - Queen's Birthday Public Holiday
  • Jun 12th - Japanese Day
  • June 21st - Student Academic Reports available via Compass​
  • June 26th - Student Led Conferences (Parent teacher Interviews)
  • June 28th - Last day of Term 2 (2:00pm Dismissal)
Welcome Back to Term 2!!
Behalf of Oak Primary School we hope everyone had a safe break! We have lots of exciting things happening in this term.
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Literacy
This term, students will continue to develop their understanding of the alphabet and high frequency words. We will continue to focus on a different letter each week (Letter of the Week). Students are invited to bring in an object weekly that begins with our ‘letter of the week’ to share with the class.

Week 1 - 22/4      Letter: W w        Word: 'was'
Week 2 - 29/4      Letter: P p         Word: 'said'
Week 3 - 6/5        Letter: L l           Word: 'of'
Week 4 - 14/5      Letter: D d         Word: 'that'
Week 5 - 20/5      Letter: G g         Word: 'come'
Week 6 - 27/5      Letter: K k         Word: 'are'
Week 7 - 3/6        Letter: M m       Word: 'you'
Week 8 - 10/6      Letter: J j          Word: 'like'
Week 9 - 17/6      Letter: Z z         Word: 'with'
Week 10 - 25/6  (last week of Term 2)
Letter: Revision of learnt letter names/sounds
Word: Revision of all learnt words

Literacy - Writing
Throughout Term 1, students were introduced to Writing and how it conveys a message. Students will continue to learn basic writing skills this term and will be introduced to a ‘Beginning Writing Goals’ program within the classroom. Each student will have a set goal to achieve during each writing session which is personalised to their individual needs. Once students master their specific goal, they will move onto the next goal of the program. Some examples of goals include: constructing a sentence, spacing in between words and using punctuation.

Mathematics
This term, students will continue to develop their understanding of mathematical concepts such as:
  • Counting: Forwards and backwards, making and counting collections.
  • Number: Ordinal number, place value, recognising numerals and
  • Sequencing numbers.
  • Shape: Common 2D shapes.
  • Length and Height: Exploring informal units of measurement.
  • Patterns: Exploring colour and shape patterns.
  • Data: Answering yes or no questions related to gathering data.

Inquiry - Discovery
As part of our Inquiry program, students will be exploring the concept of ‘Discovery’. They will take part in ‘Discovery Learning’ where they will explore finding things out for themselves, looking into problems, and asking questions in relation to different topics or ideas. Some of the concepts students will been investigating include identifying observing changes in their environment and comparing similarities and differences based on their observations.