Prep Transition
Dates for 2009 Level 1 students
School commences for prep students ,on Monday, February 2nd 2009.
Commencement
Prep (Level 1) children will begin school on Monday 2nd February between 8.55 – 9.30 am. Observation of date and time would be appreciated to allow each child to settle with a minimum of stress.
SPECIAL PREP DISMISSAL TIMES
Children will commence school on Monday 2nd February with staggered starting times (children with siblings already at school will start at 8.55 am and others at 9.30 am – you will be advised of your child’s time at the Information Night).
On 2nd February and 3rd February, Preps will finish at 12:30pm.
From Thursday 5th February until Friday 6th March, Preps will attend school from 8.55 am until 3.30 pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Wednesday 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th February and 4th March will be rest days. During these rest days each child will have an interview with their class teacher at a time to be arranged. Please ensure that you make an interview time as this interview is essential for your child’s learning.
2009 TERM DATES
Term 1 2nd February – 3rd April
Term 2 20th April – 26th June
Term 3 13th July – 18th September
Term 4 5th October – 18th December
Orientation sessions 2008
As part of the transition program at Great Ryrie Primary School we invite your child to come to school on the following dates:
Thursday, 4th December, 2008 between 9:30 am and 10:30 am
Wednesday, 10th December, 2008 between 2:00 pm and 3:00 pm
The children will have the opportunity to meet their teachers for next year and the other children who will be part of Prep 2009. They will be participating in various activities.
You are welcome to stay whilst your child is “experiencing school” and share a cup of coffee or tea with other parents.
We also invite you to a Prep information evening held at the school on Thursday, 27th November, 2008 starting at 7.30 pm.
A reminder to parents that if you have not yet presented your child’s birth or completed immunization certificate to the office, please do so at either the uniform try-on sessions or at any of the orientation or transition sessions. We will take a copy and return the original to you.
Uniform orders for Level 1, 2009
All children must be in school uniform at all ties except on agreed
occasions when uniform is deemed unsuitable.
The school will be having sessions when the uniform will be available to ‘try-on’, orders submitted and payment made. These sessions will be held during the following times (please follow signs directing the way on the day):
Ø MONDAY, 1st September, 2008 9.00am - 11.00 am
Ø TUESDAY, 2nd September, 2008 6.00pm – 7.30 pm
Ø THURSDAY, 4th September, 2008 2.00pm – 4.00pm
Uniform orders for Prep students in 2009 close Monday 11th September - we cannot guarantee delivery before the end of the year for orders submitted after this date!
A FEW TIPS –
1. School Hats are compulsory in terms 1 and 4 (slouch hats or wide brimmed hats are acceptable, baseball caps are not acceptable).
2. Most preps like to be “one of the crowd” and to start school with a school bag.
3. We tend to get the odd cool day towards the end of term 1 and the beginning of term 2 at least one pair of track pants is advisable.
The uniform orders will be available for collection at the Prep Information night on:
Ø THURSDAY, 27th November, 2008
& from the uniform shop on
Ø THURSDAY, 4th December, 2008 between 9:00 am and 11:00 am.
Please contact the Office if you any queries.
