From the Principal's desk
SAFETY IS EVERYONE’S BUSINESS AT GOOD SAMARITAN
CAR LINE PICK UP Morning and Afternoon changes:
Thank you to all our parents and students for accommodating the changes to afternoon pick up and morning drop off procedures so graciously. The process has run very smoothly over the last couple of days.
If you haven’t been aware of the procedures they are outlined below.
From this term, afternoon and morning supervising staff will not be opening and/or closing car doors. Their duty will be to ensure that the student/s reach or exit the car safely. This will mean that students will need to be able to independently open the car door, put their bag into or take it out of the car, climb into or out of 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 assist 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 and close the car door, put their bag into the car before entering the car and closing the door. Please ensure your child exits the car safely by exiting the car on the school side of the car. Make sure that you leave the carpark slowly and safely.
If your child may experience difficulty doing this then you will need to consider alternative pick up arrangements.
Completion of New School Fence:
The new replacement fence is now complete. The aim of this replacement is to ensure the consistent safety of all students by ensuring that the school can be secured all day and, if necessary, effectively lock down.
The completion of the new fence now means that the school will only be able to be accessed via the administration building throughout the school day. Gates will be locked following assembly at approximately 9am following morning assembly and re-opened at 2:45pm ready for dismissal.
School Uniform:
The students have begun the term wearing their uniform with pride. Thank you to all our parents who consistently support Good Samaritan’s School Uniform Policy. The policy is attached for your reference.
When do students start to wear Winter uniform?
As the weather starts to cool over the next couple of weeks, 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.
SPB4L:
This week we are remembering to value:
Kindness and compassion
We can do this by:
- Showing care for ourselves
- Showing kindness towards others through actions and/or words
- Random acts of kindness
Our Focus for this week is: Wearing our school uniform with respect and pride  |
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What can our students do to support this focus? |
What can our teachers do to support this focus? |
What can our parents & carers do to support this focus? |
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We can make sure we are wearing the correct uniform, including the correct socks, white sports sneakers, black school shoes and hair neatly tied up with a school ribbon.
Remember to always wear our school hat on the playground. Sports caps can be worn on sport days.
We can all wear our school uniform with pride by making sure that our uniform is nice and tidy. |
Teachers can remind students who are not wearing the correct uniform. This includes wearing the correct hat, jacket, shoes and jewellery.
Hand out tokens to students who are wearing the correct uniform with respect and pride. |
Parents can help us by making sure that we have everything we need to wear the correct uniform for the day.
Know what days are sport days and uniform days. |
Catholic Education Diocese of Wollongong: Release of Social Media Policy
Last term CEDoW released the Diocesan Social Media Policy. Mrs Smithers and I attended along with our parent representative and Good Samaritan P&F president Erin Bradley, and Year 4 teacher Miss Mangos. As a systemic primary school of the Wollongong Diocese we will be working throughout the year to implement the policy at Good Samaritan. The policy presents a comprehensive set of expectations and associated procedures for all involved in school communities across the Diocese.
Over the course of the year the Good Samaritan school newsletter will help parents to come to understand this policy. At next week’s P&F meeting, the policy will be presented. You are able to view the policy by clicking here.
In addition the following statement regarding the context of the use of social media is included for your information.
NAPLAN 2019:
NAPLAN will begin in week 3. Some important information about NAPLAN is attached. Please take some time to read this so as to be informed of the procedures and expectations around NAPLAN. There has been 1 change in the NAPLAN dates previously advised due to school photos being held on Monday 20 May. NAPLAN Language Convention will now be on Tuesday 21 May Week 4.
