Principal's News
Transition
We are so happy to be able to invite our new Prep students to come into school for Transition this week.
The Transition Program at Malvern Primary School takes many forms. We have the traditional Pre School to Prep Program, whole school transition for the current Year Prep to 5 students, the selection of 2022 school leaders and the program that supports our exiting Year 6 students as they prepare for the new chapter of their lives at Secondary School. The purpose of the program is to reduce the anxiety felt by students as to what the new school year may bring.
Our role in preparing our students for the next year will include classroom experiences, becoming familiar with other staff (who may or may not be the teachers in that level next year) and becoming familiar with other buildings or rooms in the school. The program will continue into the beginning of the new year as our students settle into their new learning environments and are provided with induction programs to support their orientation to the new year level.
Parents have been invited to share their thoughts on the social needs of their child/ren (which closed on Monday), in order to assist staff to create the best possible classes for 2022. As parents will appreciate this is not an easy task as we balance the needs of all the students across each year level.
Parents can assist their child/ren with the transition process by talking to their child about the new school year and being positive about the changes they will experience, listen to the concerns they may have and help them to develop strategies, talk to them about making friends, set your child up for a successful beginning of the year by maintaining routines over the summer break (especially the last week or so) and share any information with the new teacher that will be helpful to them in supporting your child.
We understand that again this year students and their parents may be feeling a little more anxious about the transition process and want to assure you that we will support the students both towards the end of the year but also next year as they re-establish existing relationships and develop new relationships at school.
Whole School Transition
The whole school will transition at the same time as our new Prep students come into the school for transition:
Friday 19th November – 9.50am
Monday 29th November – 9.50am
Tuesday 7th December – 9.50am
At some stage during the last week of the 2021 school year (day is to be confirmed) our current Year Prep to Year 5 students will be introduced to their new teacher and classmates.
Prep 2022 Transition
Our 2022 Preps have been engaging in an online Transition Program this term. They will have three onsite sessions before the end of the year on:
Friday 19th November – 9.50am
Monday 29th November – 9.50am
Tuesday 7th December – 9.50am (Meet My Teacher).
Prep Parent Information Sessions
We are running a number of online Information Sessions for our new Year Prep parents. The Prep parents will receive an email with the link to these sessions, which will begin at 7pm and be held via WebEx.
The sessions are being held on Thursday 11th November, Wednesday 24th November, Thursday 2nd December and Monday 6th December.
We encourage parents to attend all these meetings, however the meeting on the 2nd of December will provide valuable information, including dates and processes for the beginning of the 2022 school year.
Robyn James