English
English study is mandatory in NSW from Kindergarten to Year 12.
Students learn about the English language through written, spoken and visual texts of increasing complexity as they progress through their schooling.
An understanding of the English language is central to how we communicate and essential for intellectual, social and emotional development.
The study of English should develop a love of literature and learning and be challenging and enjoyable. It develops skills to enable students to experiment with ideas and expression, to become active, independent and lifelong learners, to work with each other and to reflect on their learning.
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We are looking forward to welcoming students in Years 1-6 back to school on Thursday 1st February. The new school year always brings with it much excitement and some nerves too!
At the beginning of each year, we have a number of students arrive to enrol, and a number more who don't return. For this reason, it is impossible for us to establish finalised classes for the first couple of weeks. For this reason, your child will be placed in a holding class for the first few weeks until numbers are confirmed.
Please read carefully the plan for the first day so that your child will know where to go at the start of the day, and you will know where to pick them up at the end of the day.
Lining up at the start of the day
Students are to line up with their 2023 class as they did last year. They will spend the morning with their 2023 classmates before being placed in their holding class partway through the day.
Pick up at the end of the day
As parents will be unaware of which classroom their child is in, teachers will bring students to a designated pick-up spot on Tuesday afternoon at 3:15.
2023 Stage 1 (Years 1&2) - Under the large COLA
2023 Stage 2 (Years 3&4) - Basketball court (in the case of rain, inside the hall)
2023 Stage 3 (Years 5&6) - Small COLA (next to OSH)
If your child attends OSH, uses Kiss&Drop, the bus or walks home independently, they will be allowed to take themselves to the necessary place. These pick-up locations are for the benefit of parents who collect their children from the classroom in the afternoon.
Your child will have a note with them which outlines the location of their holding classroom. This will be where they can be collected from in subsequent days. Please be aware that the holding class is not your child's confirmed 2024 class. We won't be able to confirm classes until mid-February when enrolments have settled. Your child will bring home another note once classes are confirmed.
Enjoy the last week of holidays!
Regards,
Justine Miller
Principal
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Regards,
Justine Miller
Principal