2027 Prep Information for families
DID YOU KNOW - Prep students will have Wednesdays off until Labor Day in March
(Monday 8th March). This means teachers can meet every student and learning more about them in real time. It gives the students a day to sleep in, because learning is tiring work!
Enrolment process
All Prep applications are through the VicStudent portal - https://students.educationapps.vic.gov.au/s/
1 - Parents/ carers log in and create a profile. (Please note that Parent A will be the first point of contact from here on in. If you wish your partner to be contacted first, enter their details in Parent A )
2 - Parents upload supporting documents to the child's profile (immigration certificate, birth certificate, and proof of address ). This will support the application.
3 - Apply for primary school.
4 - Schools send out offers via email. This will depend on zoning, etc
5 - Parents log back in and accept one offer from a school. They will then complete the enrolment details, listing medical conditions, emergency contacts, etc. This is where you share information that will assist schools in supporting your child - diagnois, medicial etc
6 - School imports enrolment information, and the child can then be added to Compass etc.
The next newsletter will have some ideas to assist families with school readiness.
In the meantime, take some time to encourage and acknowledge your child when they attempt to dress themselves. Try not to assist - just offer words of encouragement, and guidance.
Let's break it down, as there are a few components. This will take time, patience and practice - why not start now?
- Put their shoes on by themselves, including doing up laces and velcro.
- Put them away when you get home. This is forming a habit of returning items to their place, taking care of items, and saving time hunting for items.
Talk about the order of dressing - underwear, socks, top, then bottom (or whatever order your family does this). Start with socks and underwear. Which way is the front? How do you tell - is there a tag or a picture on the underwear or top?
This is an important skill, especially at school. If they have toileting accidents, or get muddy, or need to change for whatever reason, they will need to do this. They will also need to get changed after swimming.
- Work up to all these items. Talk to your child about wearing a school uniform. They will need to wear these items every day. Each and every item needs to be named.