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Prep bags

Each Prep student attending a Victorian government school will receive a Prep bag to celebrate this milestone in their education journey.

A bag of goodies for every Prep student

Each Prep student attending a Victorian government school will receive a Prep bag to celebrate this milestone in their education journey.

The bags are filled with engaging learning items and information for parents and carers to help families have a great start to the year.

This year’s theme, ‘Moving on up,’ recognises and celebrates the transition from kindergarten to school and encourages Prep students to move more.

What’s in the Prep bag?

To help build literacy skills and encourage a life-long love of reading from an early age, Prep students will receive 5 specially chosen books. The books are:

  • Bedtime Sorted! by Jimmy Rees
  • Stellarphant by James Foley
  • The Biscuit Maker by Sue Lawson
  • The Two-Hearted Numbat by Ambelin & Ezekiel Kwaymullina
  • What Colour is the Sea? by Katie Stewart.

To support Prep students who are blind, the Statewide Vision Resource Centre produced the books in braille with tactile illustrations.

Other goodies in the bag include:

Learning

  • A jigsaw puzzle featuring a world map and children from across the globe dressed in traditional clothing, introducing our youngest learners to global learning and engagementExternal Link . The puzzle also includes conversation starters for parents to support discussions with their child about multicultural Victoria.

Sport

  • A NAB AFL AuskickExternal Link activity booklet from the Australian Football League with a range of fun football-themed activities and details on how to register for the 2023 NAB AFL Auskick season.
  • A Melbourne Stars or Melbourne Renegades activity booklet from Cricket VictoriaExternal Link . The booklets include activities to learn more about cricket and information about getting involved in Cricket Victoria's entry-level program.

Health and wellbeing

  • A Primary School Nursing ProgramExternal Link postcard containing information on a free health screening service offered to students in their first year of school, as well as websites and links to children’s health and wellbeing resources.
  • A magnetic postcard from Optometry Vic/SAExternal Link highlighting the importance of regular eye examinations at every age to ensure good eye health. The postcard, which also can be coloured in, links families to Good Vision for LifeExternal Link , containing quality information, including how to find a local optometrist.

Find out more

For more information about transition and starting school, visit Information for parentsExternal Link .

Reviewed 31 January 2023

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