Transitions

Continuing at Curiosity 2022 - Come & Play

For families who have children continuing in 2022, I ask that you 'Save the Date' for the following transition visits.  If your child is already attending on these dates, your original bookings will be upheld and care will continue for your child.

If your child is not normally attending on these days, we ask that you bring your child for these, 'Come & Play' dates so that your child can meet our new children and parents can have the chance to connect.  COVID regulations dependent.

Save the Dates:  Thursday 18 and 25 November, and Monday 6 December 8:30 - 10:30am.

Transitioning to School in 2022

Our families who have children moving to school next year, a 'Transition' packet of information will be given to you today or when your child attends next.

Your child's Orientation visits will take place:  Thursday 18 and 25 November, and Monday 6 December.  Parents are asked to take their child to these visits and notify the Director, if you require a Curiosity Staff member to bring your child back to the Centre.  

Allocation of Classes

An excerpt from our School iNewsletter regarding allocation of classes for Foundation 2022.

"I share the following information / procedure relating to the Class Allocation process for the following year.  

Over the up and coming holiday break we will begin working towards the allocation of students to specific class groupings for 2022.  

As our methodology and flexible learning environments continue to develop, in many respects, children’s ‘home classes’ become just one of their day-to-day groupings.  Many of you would recognise in our current organisation, that to maximise learning opportunities, children may sometimes be organised in interest groups, even ability groups.  We strive to be creative rather than restrictive when it comes to the needs of learners.

We are a school that reflects constantly on practice and approach all we do through a lens of ‘continuous improvement’.  We feel the trust of the parent community and I am confident that our class allocation process is thorough and respectful of student needs.  Thank you.  However,  I also know that for some parents, the allocation process creates high levels of anxiety. 

Again, this year I ask for your respect and trust as we complete the process.  Please refrain from requesting a specific teacher for your child(ren) or specific friendship groupings. The reason for this is simply that the broad range of factors we consider for each child, makes for an already detailed and complex process and we are simply unable to broadly and equitably meet such individual requests.  

As always, if there is any information that you believe the school is not aware of or if there are any specific questions that you as parents have about our process, my door is open and I welcome a conversation.  New information that needs to be shared should be directed to me in writing, not to classroom teachers or other school leaders. 

Many thanks for your understanding and support of our process.'  

                                                                                                           Acting Principal, Mrs Karen Schoff