Dates – Variation to the beginning of Terms 2 and 3

Please mark the following dates in your calendars.

Term 2 start date is Wednesday 27^th April. This is due to Monday 25^th April being the ANZAC Day Public Holiday; and Tuesday 26^th April being Staff Professional Learning – Pupil Free day

Term 3 start date is Tuesday 19^th July. This is due to Monday 18^th July being Staff Professional Learning – Pupil Free day

School hours

Morning supervision – Teachers begin duty at 8.30am on the blacktop. Any family who needs to have their child supervised before this time are asked to make use of our before-school care with YMCA.

Afternoon supervision - Teachers are on duty until 3.30pm at the front of school drive-through near the hall and Murphy St park and pickup. Children not picked up in these areas by these times will be taken to the office and a phone call made.

Details of arrival and departure procedures were communicated on January 27. In response to a few questions, and in the interest of safety, please read the further points below.

Changes to the park and pickup along Murphy St in the afternoon

• Please park legally in the streets around the school near Murphy St.
• Parents are asked to approach the fence, along the boom gate and oval.
• The children will be sitting in the shade on the seats. When they see you, they put their hand up for the teacher on duty to see.
• The teacher will ensure you are there, and then allow your child to walk out the gate and down the grass to you. If you want your child to meet you at the gate and not further away, please tell them not to put their hand up until you are at the gate.

Drive-through in the afternoon

We ask drivers to have the family name displayed through the front window. Contact the office if you need us to print one for you.

Exiting the main car park onto Hodgson St is a left turn only. This makes traffic flow much smoother and the pedestrian crossing much safer.

Parking Fines

There is a solid white line where Murphy Street and McNeil Place intersect. Please be aware that this area is monitored by ACT Government parking vehicles and you may be issued with an infringement notice if you park adjacent to the line. Murphy St is no longer a designated bus zone, so cars can park beside the school fence further up the hill.

Wet Weather

First day of school and a huge storm at 3pm - not a good combination! A huge thanks to all the staff who put their shoes and clothes on the line, to ensure your children made it safely to you. It is always a great idea to talk about wet weather plans with your children to alleviate worries they may have about changes in routine due to a change in weather conditions.

When it is raining in the morning children can gather in the hall from 8.30am.  After 8.45am teachers will collect classes and move into classrooms.

When it is raining in the afternoon, we move the children to covered areas for after-school pick up:

• Children at drive-through and the front of school areas will wait with the teacher inside the hall. Cars will move along drive-through as normal.
• Children along the Murphy St park and pickup will wait in the kinder courtyard with the teacher on duty. Parents and carers are asked to approach the kinder courtyard gate.
• If your child rides or walks, please have a clear wet weather plan established.

Yours faithfully,