It has been great to see our students up to Year 4 back at school and we are looking forward to seeing our year 5 and 6 students again next week.
Whilst we don’t have to social distance with the students, we do need to maintain the 1.5m with adults. This includes between parents when dropping off and picking up their children.
We have several teachers who are in the highly vulnerable category and who are at school ensuring our students get the best learning possible. In order to maintain their health and safety we respectfully ask that parents do not enter the school building for any reason, including before and after school. The exception to this is if you are picking up a sick child and the front office have rung you.
If students are late to school please drop them in the front drive through and they can walk through the front office to wash their hands, put their bags away and enter their classroom. Sami and Janelle are noting these students on the rolls, so you do not have to sign them in or out.
We are also respectfully asking that no siblings play on the playgrounds before or after school. The playgrounds are open to school students after they have followed the morning process. The playgrounds are closed to everyone in the afternoons.
Whilst this is a trying time, we are asking parents to please say goodbye to their children at the gates and to leave quickly to avoid congestion. This is also a fantastic time for the students to learn independence and resilience, and to know that they are able to accomplish something even if they are anxious.
It has been fantastic to see the development of some of our more anxious students who are now able to come in without parental assistance, follow the process and find friends before school.
It is fantastic to see so many parents utilising the pick up drive through in the afternoons. Please remember the bell doesn’t go until 3pm and if your child is in K-2 then they won’t be out the front and ready to go till at least 3:05pm.
Therefore, we are kindly asking parents to not start lining up until 3pm at the earliest. If your child is not ready you will be asked to do a loop. This means to go out of the gate, up around the roundabout and then rejoin the queue. Please remember the road rules and that it is illegal to stop in a roundabout. See image below.
Please note that if your child is the last one in the junior playground, they will be brought to the pick up area when I move there for that duty. This is generally about 3:10pm. So please drive through as your child will be waiting there.
If you need to speak to your child’s teacher, please email them and they can set up a quick video conference with you at a mutually agreeable time.
If your child loses clothing at school and it is clearly labelled it will be given back to them. Your child can go to Lost Property to look for lost items. However, once again we ask that parents do not enter the building. An email to your child’s teacher is a good way for them to know something is missing and to prompt your child to go and look for it.
I understand that these are huge changes to the way we operate but we all need to work together to ensure the health and well-being of everyone so that we can continue to provide your children with the best education possible.
Kind regards,
Maryanne