2025 Foundation

Foundation students will start school on Thursday 30th January 2025

This is a day later than the rest of the school students and also falls in line with the Wednesday off for Foundation students.

Please give yourself, and your child and family enough time to be at school on time.

A positive start sets a great first impression.

Show your child where the school is and talk about how you will get there. Who will they go home with? What will happen if you are running late?
Practise the things your child will need to do to get ready for school (e.g. putting things in their bag, remembering to take a hat). Can they find their name?
Confirm your before or after-school care arrangements and explain these to your child.
Be positive about starting school and enjoy your child’s excitement. This is new to them, and they will feed or your excitement, or nerves.
Visit your local library and read books with your child about starting school.

Make sure your child knows who will take them to school and pick them up on the first day.
Help your child to organise their clothes, hat, shoes and socks the night before.
Help your child to pack their school bag with a snack, drink, lunch and a hat.
Place a spare pair of underpants and a change of clothes in a plastic bag. Let your child know these clothes are in their bag in case of any accidents at school.
Put sunscreen on your child in the morning if it's needed.
Show your child where you will meet them at the end of the school day.
At the end of the day talk to your child about what happened at school. What can they remember? what was fun, and what was different?
Be prepared for them to be tired and hungry - it's hard work.

Practise the journey to and from school
Arrange play dates with families who will have kids at the same school
Encourage independence – skills like dressing, packing and carrying a bag, applying sunscreen and going to the toilet
Label all belongings
Talk about and practise any after school arrangements
Check start and finish times and where to drop off and collect your child
Be positive, get your child excited, and talk about any worries they have
Visit a library and read with your child
Start using the name of their new teacher to help build familiarity
Establish predictable routines including dinner, bath time and bedtime.

First Uniform Delivery 2025 – Week 1 2025 - 28th– 31st January 2025
Orders placed during the break for Delivery to School will be held and sent when school reopens on 28th January.
Orders for home delivery will continue to be processed and sent via Australia Post. (Except during our Christmas Closure period from 20th December to 6th January)
All stores will close at 5.00 pm on Friday 20th December and reopen at 9.00 am on Wednesday 8th January. Please check the website for each store’s hours.
All stores will be open on Australia Day Public Holiday 27th January 2025
For information and assistance please email OnlineOrders@spartass.com.au

Show your child where the school is and talk about how you will get there.
Arrange play times with other families whose children will be going to the same school. It helps if your child knows another child at their school at the start of prep.
Practise the things your child will need to do to get ready for school (e.g. putting things in their bag, remembering to take a hat).
Confirm your before or after-school care arrangements and explain these to your child.
Be positive about starting school and enjoy your child’s excitement.
Visit your local library and read books with your child about starting school.