Transition program

Old Orchard Primary School offers a comprehensive program to assist your child in making a smooth and successful transition to school. The program includes:

● Three Prep Fun sessions

● Three Lunch / Storytime sessions

● Orientation Morning

Children are not expected to attend all of the above sessions, but will certainly benefit from attending sessions if they are able to do so. Parents are also expected to attend our Prep Parent Information Evening in December.

Prep Fun Sessions

Three Prep Fun sessions are offered during Term 3. These 60 minutes sessions are offered in various timeslots and serve as a positive introduction to school life where children are able to gain first hand experience participating in activities with our Prep teachers in their classrooms.

Lunch / Storytime Sessions

Three Lunch / Storytime sessions are offered during Term 4. Children attend school for two hours and participate in activities in one of our Prep classrooms. Your child will eat lunch and then join all Old Orchard Primary students for the 50 minute recreational lunch break. At the conclusion of these activities children will be collected from their allocated Prep classroom.