Assistant Principal's Report

Road Safety for students

There has been an increase in students crossing Swan Street amongst oncoming traffic recently.  A report of a near miss where a student was nearly collected by a car was made recently to the school.  An additional report was made to the school by one of our parents who also reported that many cars often go through red lights along Swan Street.  Being vigilant and aware of the surroundings will hopefully keep our students safe.  Practices, such as:

•    listening to traffic instead of having loud music playing through headphones 

•    looking for oncoming traffic and using traffic lights

•    waiting for traffic to stop when getting on the tram

are basic practices that can minimise accidents and prevent injury.

It would be appreciated if you could discuss road safety with your daughter and in particular using the pedestrian lights to cross roads rather than weaving through traffic.

Linda Brown

Assistant Principal

Dropping off and picking up students in Park Avenue

We have received a request from the City of Yarra in relation to parents dropping students off and picking students up in Park Avenue near the school crossing. Whilst MGC recognises that this is a convenient place for parents to drop off and pick up students nearby the Gate 1A school crossing, please be mindful of other road users and local residents by ensuring that you do not stop in the middle of the road to drop off or pick up students, for the safety of all. Stopping in the middle of the road also means that other road users cannot get past. Please also ensure also that you park only in designated parking zones (e.g. 1 hour & 2 hour parking), not in permit zones or across driveways. During peak times, please consider dropping off and collecting students on Westbank Terrace as an alternative.

Brent Houghton

Assistant Principal 

eSmart Cybersafety Awareness Evening

A big thank you to Judi Fallon for her presentation on Tuesday evening. Those who attended were given many tips for supporting their daughters in the safe and responsible use of technology. The message was to build awareness and family discussion about online behaviour. A resource sheet from the presentation was sent to families via a Compass newsfeed. 

Tip Kennedy and Patricia Sklavakis

eSmart coordinators