Start dates for brand new 5-6 year olds (cohort entry)
Start Dates for Children Beginning School for the Very First Time in 2022
From 2022 we will commence using set dates for all children who are starting school for the first time. As a parent, you can choose which date suits your child best to start. It is important that they are equipped to start school so that they are happy and content with the transition.
To give you some help in supporting your child with a successful start to school, we have some guidelines that would be beneficial for them to be able to do before starting school. Please look carefully at the dates and make your decision based on these guidelines and if any of your child's friends might be starting school in the same cohort. Your current Early Childhood Centre teachers may also have some helpful input into your decision.
From 2022 we will commence using set dates for all children who are starting school for the first time. As a parent, you can choose which date suits your child best to start. It is important that they are equipped to start school so that they are happy and content with the transition.
To give you some help in supporting your child with a successful start to school, we have some guidelines that would be beneficial for them to be able to do before starting school. Please look carefully at the dates and make your decision based on these guidelines and if any of your child's friends might be starting school in the same cohort. Your current Early Childhood Centre teachers may also have some helpful input into your decision.
Children in New Zealand can start school anytime until they are 6 years old. They are at school for 12-13 years so it is important they get off to a positive start. There is some useful background information available from Dr. Nathan Wallis who talks about cognitive development in our young children and starting school. https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/201844291/does-nz-education-policy-align-with-recognised-research
Please consider the information below to ensure that your child will have a successful transition to school
A Successful Transition to Silverstream School
Starting school is a big transition and an exciting time in a child’s and your family’s life. To have the best possible start to school, it would be beneficial if you could support your child to be able to do these things independently.
Oral Language and Communication:
Please consider the information below to ensure that your child will have a successful transition to school
A Successful Transition to Silverstream School
Starting school is a big transition and an exciting time in a child’s and your family’s life. To have the best possible start to school, it would be beneficial if you could support your child to be able to do these things independently.
Oral Language and Communication:
- Communicates needs, interests and wants using full sentences and follows 2 - 3 simple instructions
- Share, take turns, wait patiently and use manners such as Please and Thank you
- Independently dress themselves and look after their belongings
- Manage all food in their lunchbox eg opening food packages like yoghurt and open and close their lunchbox and school bag
- Go to the toilet, wash their hands and blow their nose
- Can walk into school carrying their own bag
- Sit and listen to a story or finish an activity
- Correctly hold a pencil and use scissors and read and write their own name
- Know a variety of basic colours and shapes and can count forwards to 10