Prep 2020
Welcome to Prep!
The Prep team are very excited to be working with and supporting your child in their first year at Primary School! We have a highly committed and energetic team and look forward to a productive partnership with you to ensure your child achieves their highest potential. As partners, we will do our very best in carrying out our responsibilities and ask that you guide and support your child’s learning and transition by observing the information below.
We also ask that you keep informed and action requests as they are posted to the Compass News Feed throughout the year.
SMART Spelling
BNPS uses the SMART Spelling approach for the teaching of spelling from Prep to Year 6. This is an evidence-based approach developed by Michelle Hutchison, an experienced Literacy educator. More information will be provided on Compass throughout the year.
Take Home Books
Prep students will receive their Take Home Books on Wednesday 11 March. Students are encouraged to read on a daily basis.
Word & Number of the Week
The 'Word and Number of the Week' will be posted on Compass at the beginning of each week.
Students are encouraged to practise their alphabet, letter and sounds, and identify the 'Number of the Week' around home or whilst out and about.
Magic 100 Words
‘Magic Words’ will be posted on Compass later in the term for your child to learn. There are several staggered levels which collectively make up the ‘Magic 100 Words’. We would appreciate your assistance by helping your child to learn their words by reading through the list together each day.
Mathletics
Later in the term, login details will be issued for Mathletics. Please encourage your child to access this valuable resource on a regular basis at home.
Curriculum/Units of Inquiry
Throughout the year students will explore six transdisciplinary themes, through units of inquiry. Mathematics and English require elements of explicit teaching but may also have a focus through inquiry. Humanities, Science, Health, Technologies and Civics are studied through inquiry learning. In the process the students will be challenged to explore, research, question, predict and solve problems. Inquiry engages students actively in their own learning.
Units of Inquiry will be posted on Compass along with 'Curriculum News' updates to keep you informed.
Specialist Programs
Information on our 2020 Specialist Programs, including a timetable will be available on Compass soon - please support your child and ensure they have the appropriate items on the correct day. A ‘Specialist News’ update will also be provided each term via Compass.
Reporting
Term 1
‘Meet & Greet’ opportunity - 4 & 11 February (3.40 - 6.00pm)
Term 2
Parent Teacher Interviews - 12, 13, 19, 20, 26 & 27 May (3.45 - 4.45pm)
Semester Report - June
Term 3
Student Led Conferences - 18, 19 & 26 August (3.45 - 4.45pm)
Term 4
Semester Report - December
Ongoing feedback will also be provided throughout the year via Compass Learning Tasks.
Contacting your Teachers
We understand that you may have questions to ask of the teacher, however the mornings are set aside for planning, preparation and a daily staff meeting. If you have any questions, please pop a note into the Purple Folder or you can send an email (marked to the attention of your child’s teacher) to: beaumaris.north.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au.
Informal discussions may be arranged upon request at any time throughout the year to discuss specific issues however please be assured that we will contact you should we have any concerns.
Finally...
Don’t forget to check out our A-Z Parent Guide for anything else you need to know about BNPS! This (along with loads of other information!) can be accessed on our comprehensive website.
We encourage you to get involved by discussing your child’s school day, offering to assist classroom programs and attending our school events - it’s going to be a great year!
Kind regards
The Prep Team
Beaumaris North Primary School is an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School authorised to teach the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) and provides the framework for implementing the requirements of the Victorian Curriculum.
The IB Primary Years Programme is an innovative international programme of teaching and learning that focuses on the development of the whole child and fosters a positive attitude to learning. The PYP strives towards developing internationally minded students who demonstrate the attributes of the IB Learner Profile. Accordingly, at BNPS we aim to educate inquiring, knowledgeable, and caring students, who are encouraged to ask challenging questions, critically reflect, and take responsible action.