TEACHING FORMAT:
- Under guidance of the teacher

• Introductory session for all children.
• Includes greetings, routine songs, rhymes, language to settle children, music, etc.
• Tuition/story.
• Activity related to topic.

MORNING TEA:

• Children to bring their own food and drink.
• Parent/caregiver to give out morning tea to children using routine Cantonese phrases.
• Chinese tea is available for parents/caregivers.
• Children’s birthdays are celebrated.

CRAFT TIME/ACTIVITY:
- Under guidance of parents/caregivers and/or teacher

• Parent assisted activities to reinforce topic of the day and to practice the language.
• Fluent and bilingual people will circulate to talk to children.
• Parents and children tidy up.

FINISH:

• Familiar songs, ‘Fong Hok Goh’ (goodbye song).
• Where possible, reinforcement by teacher of craft/activity of the session.

GUIDELINES/EXPECTATIONS:

• Sessions to begin at 9:45am (Wednesdays) and 10:00am (Saturdays) sharp
• Parents to sign in on arrival (for civil defence purposes).
• Song sheets are available to take home and learned with the children.
• Cantonese is to be the language spoken where possible.
• Parents/caregivers are to be actively involved in the sessions. Duty rosters will be drawn up (refer to ‘Parent Duty Responsibilities’).
• A parent/caregiver must accompany and be responsible for their child or children throughout the whole session.