Our Foundation Teachers
FL: Lauren Heard | FH: Kira Hannah | FM: Alexandra Macias
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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:
FH Timetable FL Timetable FM Timetable Term 1 Newsletter Foundation |
Important Dates
Welcome Back to Term 1!!
Behalf of Oak Primary School we hope everyone had a safe break! We have lots of exciting things happening in this term. Literacy This term students will develop their understanding of concepts about print: How do we read a book? Where do we start and which way do we go? They will build an understanding of differentiating between a picture, letter, word and sentence. Students will be introduced to syllables and how to break words into chunks and identify how many syllables are within a word. They will be exposed to the Cued Articulation program to develop their knowledge of letter and sound relationships, with a focus on recognising the initial sound of a word. Each week students will be introduced to a new letter and engage in a variety of activities to help build their ability to recognise that letter by name and sound. Literacy - Writing In Writing this term, there will be a strong focus on developing students’ ability to write their name correctly and learning where to use uppercase/lowercase letters within their name. They will be explicitly taught how to hold and use a pencil correctly. Our Fine Motor Skills Program is aimed at developing and strengthening students’ pencil holding and usage abilities. Students will be taught explicitly how to write letters of the alphabet by focusing on a different letter weekly through our ‘Letter of the Week’ program. They will learn correct starting points and formation for both the uppercase and lowercase letters we focus on weekly. Mathematics In Mathematics this term, students will be exposed to counting forwards and backwards to 10 and beyond. They will experience a wide range of ‘hands-on’ activities involving counting, recognising numerals, making collections and sequencing numbers. Students will acquire an increased understanding of numbers to ten initially and how they can be represented in different formats such as numerals, words and pictures. They will develop an understanding of the various ways to make single digit numbers, e.g. seeing numbers as being made of two or more parts. Students will also be exploring Non-Number concepts such as measuring and comparing objects based on their length, using locational language to describe position and initial understandings surrounding time (yesterday, today, tomorrow, days of the week and months of the year). Inquiry As part of our Inquiry program, students will be exploring the concepts of ‘Resilience’ and ‘Belonging’. As part of this unit, students will explore the ways in which they belong to different groups such as their family classroom, school and local community. They will investigate the rules of different places, and their rights and responsibilities within them, as well as identifying their personal connections to different places. |