2025 Foundation  

2025 Foundation Transition Sessions

1) Friday 25th of October 9:30-10:45

2) Friday 8th of November 9:30-10:45

3) Friday 22nd of November 9:30-10:45 - ( Uniform fittings available )

4) Meet the Teacher on Tuesday 10th of December 10:00-12:00.

Please bring a named sun hat and a drink bottle.

Students will need to be signed in and out by an adult.

Any medication that your child may need ( such as an EpiPen) also needs to be brought along for the session.

2025 Foundation Testing dates

Foundation students do not attend school on Wednesdays for the first 6 weeks. On these dates, your child will be asked to attend some 1:1 testing with their teacher. This is a lovely opportunity for teacher and student to get to know one another a little better. There is no need to prepare for this testing as it is simply a gauge of 'school readiness', we expect that students come to school with a wide range of knowledge and experience so do not worry. Some students know some letters and sounds, whilst some students just know the letters in their name. 

This break in the week also assists with ensuring students are well-rested and able to cope with the change that attending school brings. We encourage you to let them rest and recover on these days - it's hard work with all the new learning and changes. We often encourage families to consider limiting out of school commitments during first term of Foundation, as 'learning how to learn' takes up a lot of energy!

The dates affected will be  - 

Wednesday 29th Jan 2025

Wednesday 5th Feb 2025

Wednesday 12th Feb 2025

Wednesday 19th Feb 2025

Wednesday 26th Feb 2025

Wednesday 5th March 2025

Students will begin full-time school in the week ending 10th March 2025.

Build a positive relationship with your child's school

Support is available to help maintain positive relationships in school, including:

• Ways to Get involved with your schools such as volunteering, parent clubs and school councils.
• ‘Think. Wait. Communicate’ tip sheet to help you have effective interactions with your school, before during and after you meet with school staff.
• Learn more about the whole-school approach to Respectful Relationships and how parents/carers and the wider community have a role to play in modelling respectful behaviours and creating an environment where everyone feels safe, respected and valued.
• Building a relationship with your child's school – includes tips on how to build and maintain strong relationships.
• Find out how to raise a concern about your child's school.
• Managing difficult conversations with your child's school – advice about how to manage difficult conversations.

This information is taken from the Department of Education page for Respectful Relationships within school communities.

Building a positive relationship with your child's school | vic.gov.au (www.vic.gov.au)

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