Prep

What will your child learn in Prep?

They will…

  • Develop their oral language and early literacy skills
  • Develop their early Mathematical understandings
  • Learn how to be thinkers and problem solvers
  • Use their imagination and creativity
  • Learn about their world
  • ​Create and foster positive relationships and friendships​


Your child will learn through…

  • Play
  • Real-life situations
  • Investigations
  • Routines and transitions
  • Focused learning and teaching

 

You will see your child...

  • Investigating and participating, in small groups and as a whole class, both inside and outside
  • Participating in dramatic play in order to build an understanding about themselves and the world around them
  • Using tools and technology to support their investigations and play
  • Participating in music and language experiences
  • Designing, creating, making and constructing
  • Taking part in everyday experiences like cooking and tidying
  • Drawing and painting to encourage oral language, reading and writing skills

 

Prep is designed to provide the foundation that children need to succeed at school by developing…

  • Apositive approach to learning
  • Independence and confidence
  • Thinking and problem solving skills
  • Language skills
  • Early literacy and numeracy skills
  • Health and physical development including gross and fine motor skills
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