Transition Program (Future Preps)

Once your child is enrolled at our school you will be automatically linked to information about the Transition Program. Ongoing information about the school is available via our newsletter which is available through the online newsletter link on our website.

Our Transition Program is highly successful and commences in the October before your child is due to begin school. On scheduled days, the children come to school to participate in a range of activities which enable them to begin to build relationships with our Foundation teachers, specialist teachers and their future classmates.

During fourth term once the children are settled, we run Parent Information Sessions that include information about how our classrooms operate, transitioning to school, assisting with Literacy, Numeracy and Student Wellbeing and how to best prepare your child for school. The purpose of these sessions is to link our parents with other future Foundation parents and inform the community about how we approach learning at Kingsley Park.

Our Buddy System links each Foundation students with a Year 5 or 6 student who becomes their ‘special friend’ in the playground to assist with transitioning into school. They also complete some learning activities together and enjoy some lunch eating times and story times together. It is a lovely Program providing a gradual transition to the school environment. A hallmark of its success is the happy and excited faces of the children on their first day of school.