1. Prep to Year One Learning Pathways 2020

2. What are your options for Year One?
Australian Curriculum English (ACE)
Australian Curriculum Japanese (ACJ)

3. Myths Busted The bilingual program is a gifted program. FALSE
Both programs are taught using the Australian Curriculum.
TRUE
The ACE and ACJ children don’t eat or play together.
The Bilingual Program is being phased out.

4. What will the children learn in each pathway?
Australian Curriculum English
Australian Curriculum Japanese
English
Japanese
The classroom teacher/s speaking in English
All Australian Curriculum Learning Areas taught in English (except Language)
Maths
HASS – History/Geography
Science
Languages (specialist Japanese teacher
PE (specialist teacher)
Music (specialist teacher)
Art (specialist teacher)
Each class has 2 teachers each day. One teacher speaks Japanese and one speaks English.
The English teacher teaches the Australian Curriculum:
HASS – History
The Japanese teacher teaches the Australian Curriculum:
HASS – Geography
Japanese teachers also teach Japanese literacy and some specific Japanese Maths skills.

5. How much time will my child spend learning in each subject?
English – 7 hours
Maths – 5 hours
Science – 1 hour
HASS – 1 hour
The Arts – 1 hour
Health and Physical Education – 30 mins
ACE ACJ
Languages – 30 mins / Japanese Literacy – 4 hours

6. Timetable Examples

7. All Year Levels: Eat together Play in the same area
Line up with the children from the same year level
Classrooms from the same year level will be together
Teachers plan and calibrate together using the Australian Curriculum
Excursions, incursions and special events together

8. Criteria for entry to the ACJ Learning pathway
We have 2 wellbeing criteria for entry to the ACJ program:
The children's ability to transition between activities easily.
Attendance

9. Japanese Bilingual EOI
Before you leave this evening please take an expression of interest form with you.  We will also be ing this out to everyone.
This document outlines the criteria for the program
Please return your EOI to the School Office NO LATER THAN
WEDNESDAY 31 JULY.

10. If you have any questions please write them on the post it notes provided. Our next meeting on Tuesday 23 July we will answer all your questions. If you have any other questions after tonight please them to