We run monthly 4-year old visits and all 4-year olds have the opportunity to visit Room 1 for a morning each month.
In the month leading up to their 5th birthday, the children also have the opportunity to visit Room 1 every Tuesday and Thursday morning to familiarise themselves with the normal classroom routine. This gives Mrs. Field the opportunity to get to know the individual child and build relationships. We have found this arrangement provides a seamless move from kindy to school, with the students being excited about starting school. Including the kindy in all school-wide activities such as Pet Day and Crazy Hair Day give the little ones a sense of belonging, long before they're due to start school.
Alternatively you are welcome to approach the school and request a time to meet with Mrs. Field (principal@patoka.school.nz) to discuss your child's transitioning.
Reading | Writing | Oral Language | Mathematics |
Sit calmly to listen to a story. | Hold a writing instrument correctly (grip). | Communicate needs clearly. | Identify numbers from 1-10 |
Know how books work (how to turn pages, words and pictures). | Write their own name with most letters correct | Speak in sentences. | Say the numbers from 1-10 in order |
List or recount 5 or more nursery rhymes. | Know how to use scissors and be able to cut basic lines/shapes | Recount events (eg. what I did on the weekend) | Know finger patterns to 5 |
Know some letter sounds (10 is a good number) | Can follow instructions | Know and identify shapes, colours and can sort them into groups | |
Identify rhyming words in a given nursery rhyme, eg. Jack and Jill went up the … and complete the rhyme | Count a set of items to 5 |
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PHYSICAL ADDRESS
Patoka School
Hendley Road
RD6