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 3 Newsletter Foundation
Important Dates 
  • August 2nd - 100 Days of School Celebration
  • August 8th - Whole School Wellbeing Day
  • August 15th - Foundation Minibeast Incursion
  • August 31st - PFA: Dad's Movie Night
  • September 7th - Whole School Book Character Dress Up and Parade
  • September 13th - Whole School STEM Expo
  • September 21st - Last day of Term 3 (2pm Dismissal) FOOTY COLOUR DAY​
Welcome Back to Term 3!!
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 continue to develop their understanding of the alphabet, vowels and high frequency words. We will continue to focus on a different letter each week (Letter of the Week) and learn about how vowels can make both a short sound and a long sound. We encourage students to continue bringing in objects which begin with the ‘letter of the week’ to share with the class.

Week 1 - 16/7   Letter: A a   Word: have
Week 2 - 23/7   Letter: E e   Word: what
Week 3 - 30/7   Letter: l i     Word: he/ her
Week 4 - 6/8     Letter: O o   Word: or
Week 5 - 13/8   Letter: U u   Word: new/ now
Week 6 - 20/8   Letter: Vowel Revision  Word: our/ out
Week 7 - 27/8   Letter: Y y    Word: why/ who
Week 8 - 3/9     Letter: X x    Word: where/when
Week 9 - 10/9   Letter: Q q    Word: Revision of all learned letters

In Mathematics will be focusing on the following topics​-
  • Counting: Forwards and backwards from different starting points, skip counting by 2s, 5s and 10s.
  • Number: Place value, recognising numerals, sequencing numerals according to value, making collections using larger numbers and writing numerals.
  • Addition: Using different strategies to solve addition problems.  
  • Sharing: Sharing objects equally.
  • Time: Features of a clock.
  • Mass: Comparing objects according to weight.
  • Shape: Sorting and describing common 3D shapes.


Challenge Based Learning
As part of our Inquiry learning this term, we will be exploring the ‘Big Idea’ of STEM. Students in Foundation will be learning specifically about different types of Minibeasts, their habitats and needs for survival. They will also be learning about the ‘Engineering Design Process’ through our ‘Make Do’ cardboard construction program. Students will combine their newly acquired knowledge of Minibeasts and their engineering/design skills to create a Minibeast habitat of their own as part of our STEM Expo during the final week of term.  ‘Minibeast Wildlife’ will also be visiting the Foundation students with live minibeasts! Our students will have the opportunity to view, touch and discover new things about each insect and ask questions about them. More information regarding our incursion will be provided shortly.