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Enrolment

Our Lady of Lourdes
Catholic Primary School

Our Lady of Lourdes School is open to families living in the Parishes of St. Peter’s, Toorak and Our Lady of Lourdes, Armadale. Families who live in the St. Joseph’s, South Yarra Parish are also welcome to become part of our school as there is no Catholic school in the parish.

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Families outside these parishes and those of different denominations are welcome to contact the school to discuss enrolment of their child. While bearing in mind that the first priority is to Catholic parents, parish priests and principals of Catholic schools are able to exercise flexibility with respect to enrolment decisions.

All interested parents and guardians are invited to attend an Open Day. These sessions are facilitated for adults and run for approximately an hour. We encourage you to register your interest by contacting the School Office, 9510 6688.

 

 

Open Days in 2025


Wednesday 5th March 9:30 am
Sunday 30th of March 9:30 am
Wednesday 7th May 9:30 am
Wednesday 4th June 9:30 am
Wednesday 6th August 9:30 am

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Prep Transition

Kindergarten To Prep 

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Starting school marks an important milestone in the lives of young children. Children’s adjustment to their first year at school is strongly influenced by their familiarity with the school setting. At Our Lady of Lourdes Primary school, we believe it is of vital importance to make the transition from home, or a preschool setting, to the school situation as smooth as possible.

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Our Prep Transition program will:

  • Assist pre-schoolers in making a successful transition to the school environment

  • Provide opportunities for the children to participate in classroom activities

  • Provide opportunities for children to practise skills necessary for school

  • Encourage new friendships

  • Provide information and support for parents.

 

At Our Lady of Lourdes we value creating a positive start to school for all of our students and their families. In order to build the relationships that are crucial to a successful start to school we organise the following events to occur throughout Semester Two.

  •  Orientation Days

  •  Parent information sessions at school

  •  Visits by educators between early childhood settings and schools, if necessary.

 

Orientation Days

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These sessions are held within the Prep and 1 classrooms and students are invited to participate in a variety of activities designed to help them feel comfortable in a classroom situation. We arrange the Year 5 and 6 Buddies to support the students throughout the Orientation Days.

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Helping children get ‘ready for school’ at home or kindergarten:

  •  Support them to develop self-help and self-care skills (independent toileting, dressing, eating, cleaning up after themselves)

  •  Follow a routine together (eating and opening wrappers for lunch at a set time, read a story before playing etc)

  •  Help children learn to recognise and write their name

  •  Provide many opportunities for them to develop their fine motor skills (such as play dough, Lego, threading beads, cutting paper, undoing buttons and zips, drawing with different tools and rhymes)

  •  Slowly introduce them to more structured activities

  •  Practise sitting and focusing on small and whole class group activities for extended period of time

  •  Learn to wait their turn to speak by saying ‘excuse me’ or putting up their hand

  •  Support them to handle their emotions by reminding them to ‘use their words’ to resolve conflicts

  •  Practise taking turns and asking to join in game

  •  Visit local schools to become comfortable in the environment

  •  Practise playing ‘school’ and dress up in a school uniform

  •  Read picture books about starting school and talk about how the characters feel.

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