Dear Families
The time has arrived for your child to attend the Prep Year and become a Hilder Hero. This often creates change and challenges for your child and family. You will no doubt have many questions and we aim to give you the information you will need through this handbook, our school website and most importantly through your communication with our Hilder Road State School team.
A sincere welcome is extended to you and we trust that your child’s learning experience at Hilder Road State School
will be an exciting and positive one supported by all members of our school community. We look forward to sharing
in your child’s learning journey and celebrating their successes together.
Yours sincerely
The HRSS Prep Team
Hilder Road State School - Early Years’ Philosophy
As a school community, we recognise our strengths are in our children, staff and families and our aim is to:
• Build partnerships with parents, community and other schools, thus developing the optimum opportunity
for children to develop, learn and make an easy and successful transition to school
• Provide a program that is both challenging and responsive to all children
• Continue to foster good and appropriate early childhood practices in all that we do
Prep provides the foundation for your child’s success at school by developing:
• A positive approach to learning
• Independence and confidence
• Thinking and problem-solving skills
• Language skills
• Early literacy, numeracy and digital literacy skills
• Physical abilities, including gross and fine motor skills