Getting ready for School

-Practise putting on and taking off school shoes, socks, jumpers and rain coats independently.

-Give your child plenty of opportunities to practise tying their own shoelaces or velcro straps.

Encourage your child to practise writing their first name, using a capital letter at the beginning and lower case letters for the remainder of their name.

-Familiarise your child with their school bag. Give them plenty of time to get used to wearing it on their back. Practise taking their lunch box in and out of their school bag and show them how to open and close the zippers.

-Students will be required to wear a school hat whenever they play outside in Term 1 & 4 in line with our SunSmart policy.

-Encourage your child to become familiar with the idea of “no hat, no play”.

-It is important that your child understands that they will be given regular times to go to the toilet throughout the school day and that they will be able to go the toilet at other times.

-Discussing with your child that at school we have Boys and Girls Toilets.

-For boys, familiarise them with urinals and make sure they know how to use them correctly.

-We ask that you please pack a spare pair of underpants in your child’s school bag just in case!

-Encourage your child to always wash their hands after going to the toilet.

-Encourage your child to practise using a tissue and wiping their own nose.