From the Assistant Principal

Dear families, 

AFTERNOON DISMISSAL REMINDERS

As we welcome new families to our school it is timely to review our afternoon dismissal procedures. 

Parent Pick Up: 

All students who are on parent pick up will assemble on the quad. At 3:10 a teacher from each grade will walk classes up the ramp to the asphalt area. We kindly ask parents to stand back on the grass area so that teachers and students can easily look for their parent. We ask parents using parent pick up to enter and exit through the bottom gate (Flora Street) to assist in leaving the top gate (Belmont Street) free for turning circle. If you have a child in Kindergarten who is on parent pick up please write a ‘P’ on their hand.  

Turning Circle: 

If your child will be using  turning circle then he/she needs to be able to independently enter the vehicle and place their seatbelt on without assistance as cars cannot stop on the turning circle and all persons must remain in the car, with the engine always running. If your child is attending turning circle, please have a A4 sign with your child’s first name and last name or class to hold up as you enter the cul-de-sac so the teacher on the microphone can call for your child. Children will be seated under the COLA and are asked to listen for their name to be called. Students should not open car boots or enter or exit the car from the driver's side door.  If you have a child in Kindergarten who will be using turning circle please write a 'T' on their hand. 

Afterschool Care: 

Students attending After School Care (OOSH) are to sit with their grade on the quad until a staff member of OOSH collects them. If you have a child in Kindergarten who is attending after school care please write an ‘A’ on their hand. 

Bus: 

Students catching the bus will line up outside the office and walk down to the high school to access the bus stop. If you have a child in Kindergarten who is catching the bus please write an ‘B’ on their hand. 

Walkers: 

Students who have permission from their parents to walk from the school grounds sit with their grade on the quad. Students will walk with their teacher with the parent pick up lines and exit via the bottom gate at 3:10 pm.  

Thank you for your support in ensuring that our students remain safe during our afternoon dismissal.  If you could kindly pass this message on to grandparents, older siblings, including students from the college and other adults who collect your children in the afternoons so that dismissal runs smoothly, it would be greatly appreciated.

STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY REMINDER:

A reminder that our first Staff Development Day is on Friday 1st March. On this day, staff will be working with an Educational Consultant to continue our implementation of the 'Berry Street Education Model". 

WHOLE SCHOOL REWARD SYSTEM

Our whole school reward system are as follows:

·    10 tokens or rewards = One Bronze Award

·    10 Bronze awards = One Silver Award

·    3 Silver awards = One Gold Award (Students will ONLY receive a GOLD award and not the 3rd silver)

·    3 Gold awards = One Diamond Award and morning tea with the Principal.

You will receive a Compass Notification when your child receives a Silver or Gold award. You will be contacted via the phone if your child is receiving a Diamond award. Silver, Gold and Diamond Awards are handed out at assemblies which will take place on Thursday afternoons from 2:30 pm. 

AMADEUS

Amadeus begins next week, however we have requested that all students bring their instruments tomorrow (Friday 16 February) so that a stock take can occur. Year 3 students will receive their instrument allocations on Friday but will not take their instruments home until after the first lesson.

Have a great week,

Jim Heelis

Assistant Principal