Thank You:

As we approach the end of Term 1, I would like to express my thanks for the welcome I have received into the Good Samaritan community. The parents and staff of our community are wonderfully supportive and generous. Not only this, but our students are just wonderful. I find them so open, happy and willing to co-operate on so many levels. This has been displayed through our attempts to ensure that we have ‘student voice’ in the work that we do with SPB4L. These students have particularly demonstrated the importance of working as a whole school community.

I have thoroughly enjoyed the term and look forward to continuing the important work of developing our students in a holistic approach to their education at Good Samaritan.

CAR LINE PICK UP:

Recently, a serious accident involving one of the supervising teachers was narrowly avoided on car line pick up. However, the incident did leave the teacher with an injury. This has been identified as a Work Health & Safety (WH&S) hazard that is associated with staff opening and closing the doors of cars at car line pick up.

From next term, supervising staff will not be opening and/or closing car doors. Their duty will be to ensure that the student/s reach the car safely. This will mean that students will need to be able to independently open the car door, put their bag into the car, climb into the car and close the door before the driver safely leaves the car park. Parents will not be able to get out of the car to do this as it will slow the process down and create a further hazard out into the traffic of Cabbage Tree Lane.

The school will be placing markings and signage to identify the safest areas for drop off each morning and pick up each afternoon.

Thank you for your understanding that everyone’s safety needs to be considered at Good Samaritan.

Parent Action: Parents are asked to ensure that their child/ren can independently open the car door, put their bag into the car before entering the car and closing the door. If your child may experience difficulty doing this then you will need to consider alternative pick up arrangements.

When do students start to wear Winter uniform?

As the weather starts to cool in Term 2, parents may be use their discretion in having students wear the Winter uniform. However, all students will be expected to wear their full Winter uniform from the week beginning 13 May 2019.

Parent Action: Parents are asked to ensure that students are dressed in the full Winter uniform from the week beginning 13 May 2019.