Using the Te Whariki Curriculum for children moving from First Class to the early years of school they are likely to have achieved the following guidelines.
Purpose:
To support staff, children, and whanau as they move from First Class towards school.
Guidelines:
WELL-BEING
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Have established self care skills
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Minimum supervision for meals and snacks
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Have some understanding of keeping themselves safe and be able to articulate some questions and concerns
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Have a range of strategies for getting help for themselves and others
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BELONGING
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Have some knowledge about the wider community and environment, including knowledge of local schools
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Be confident making some new friends as well as working and playing with children they know
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Understand basic concepts about rules, rights and fairness, and the necessity for such rules
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Understand the values of reliability, honesty and courtesy. |
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CONTRIBUTION
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Have feelings that are positive and able to respect differences in their peers
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Be confident about their interest, strengths, knowledge, abilities and experiences which have been built on in the centre learning programme.
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Be familiar with working co-operatively
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Recognize others needs and feelings as well as being able to express their own.
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Be able to complete tasks when necessary but understand that one can revisit uncompleted tasks. |
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COMMUNICATION
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Have language skills for a range of purposes
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Enjoy favourite books and be ready to consolidate concepts about print, such as direction, how words are made up and the correspondence between written and spoken word
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Have some practical concepts about numbers, counting numerical symbols and applications of numbers, and have used mathematical understandings for everyday purposes, such as sorting labeling, perceiving patterns and establishing "fair" shares.
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Have had opportunities to use and hear Te Reo.
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Have developed some techniques for expressing themselves in music, art, craft and design |
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EXPLORATION
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Have extensive prior learning and experiences which will provide a starting point for further learning
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Have experiences in making choices and decisions, setting their own goals and using their initiative
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Have some skills in using a range of equipment safely
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Be able to share responsibility for the class and school environment
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Be able to use discovery, invention, innovation, imagination, experimentation and exploration as means of learning
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Have begun to make sense of the living, and physical world by observing, identifying and describing observable features.
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Have experiences opportunities to express ideas, ask questions about things of interest and seek out resources eg: books, adults, media and technology. |
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Staff Will:
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offer assistance to parents who are unable to take their children for school visits
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have consistent links with new entrant teachers in the local schools
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have information available for parents on local schools
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