A group of five-year-olds dived right in when set this challenge by their prep teacher at Caloundra Christian College in Queensland, creating uncannily accurate renditions of the Dutch painter's ...

There were nerves, some tears and plenty of smiles as a new year of prep students walked through the doors of their classrooms across Queensland for the first time.

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There were nerves, some tears and plenty of smiles as a new year of prep students walked through the doors of their classrooms across Queensland for the first time.

THOUSANDS of young Queensland kids are turning up to Prep each year without the core strength to make it through the school day, triggering behavioural and attention problems.

Prep was introduced in Queensland in 2007, as the first year of primary school, and became mandatory in 2017. Save Log in , register or subscribe to save articles for later.

There were nerves, some tears and plenty of smiles as a new year of prep students walked through the doors of their classrooms across Queensland for the first time.

There were nerves, some tears and plenty of smiles as a new year of prep students walked through the doors of their classrooms across Queensland for the first time.

There were nerves, some tears and plenty of smiles as a new year of prep students walked through the doors of their classrooms across Queensland for the first time.