A new class of 48 Kindergarten students started at Narooma Public School with the students aged around 5 years old all excited about their new school careers.
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Principal Paul Sweeney said while the students started in their classes on Tuesday, they had all been in previously for the “Best Start” program that is standard across NSW schools.
“The new students have a bit of an interview and an assessment so we know exactly where they are at and where we start lessons so they can hit the ground running,” Mr Sweeney said.
The new intake is a little down from 66 new students last year but this was all part of a natural fluctuation in student numbers and he was already hearing from the local preschools that a bigger class should be expected for next year.
The students are divided into two and half classes being the Kindergarten Possums, the Kindergarten Bilbies and the K1 Whales, all under the watchful eye of assistant principal for kindergarten Jaci Murphy, as well as teachers Michelle Symons, Daniel Roberts, Narelle Constable and intern Lisa Davis.
Learning Potential app
Federal Member for Eden-Monaro Dr Peter Hendy MP said with around 1,180,000 students returning to school in New South Wales this week, it was a great time for local parents to download the latest back to school content on the Coalition’s popular Learning Potential app.
“The start of a new school year is a busy and exciting time for many families and the Learning Potential app and website have been updated with more than 160 hints and ideas to help parents and their children get off to the right start,” Dr Hendy said.
“This is the perfect app for all the parents of school-aged children in Eurobodalla to have a great start to the new school year.
“I encourage all parents of school aged children to download the free Learning Potential app and view and share the many great ideas on how to help your child make a great start to the new school year.”
Dr Hendy said the free Learning Potential app had been updated with a range of new content, including:
- · Five tips to get your little one ready to start preschool;
- · Ways to get your child excited about primary school; and
- · Helping teenagers plan for success in year 11 and goal setting for life after school with useful links to career planning websites.
Minister for Education and Training Senator Simon Birmingham said with around 3.8 million students heading back to school, the Learning Potential app provides many useful back to school tips for busy parents beyond simply organising book packs and school bags.
“It’s great for busy parents, covering everything from boredom-buster games, to shopping with maths, to computer coding, managing cyberbullying and much more,” Minister Birmingham said.
The app, launched in August last year, has been a big hit with parents with more than 111,500 downloads to date. It was listed as #1 and #2 best free app in the Education category in Google Play and App Store following its launch.
For more information visit: www.learningpotential.gov.au
