From the School Handbook:

Car Park Safety

Safety within the Parish car park is everyone’s business. Students, parents and staff can only be kept safe if everyone is vigilant about their actions when using this space. It is every parent/carer’s responsibility to exercise safe actions within the carpark. This includes using the car park as indicated below:

• Parents are not to park on school or Parish grounds during drop off (8:20am-8:50am) or pick up (2:30pm-3:20pm) times
• When arriving prior to dismissal at Car Line Pick Up parents are asked to turn engines off once the car is stationary
• A safe speed of 10km/h when driving into the car park
• Do not exit your vehicle when dropping off or picking up students
• Ensure that children are well within the school gate when dropping off before moving off
• Children only exit vehicles when the vehicle is at the front of the queue
• Ensure students have safely entered the car and closed the door when picking up
• There is no pedestrian access to the carpark when car lines have begun in both the morning and afternoon
• Gates into the school are closed and locked from the Parish car park following the morning bell at 8:50am.

Thank you to those parents who continually exercise the utmost care when accessing the school via the Parish car park. Every child’s safety is everyone’s concern.

P&F Treasurer:

The position of P&F Treasurer has recently been vacated. If you wish to nominate for this position please have all nominations emailed to info@gsfmdow.catholic.edu.au by tomorrow afternoon (Thursday 17 August) at 3pm. 

No further nominations will be accepted beyond this time.

The position of P&F Treasurer will then be decided by ballot at the next P&F meeting on Monday 28 August at 7pm.

 P&F Claim the Date:

Good Samaritan is having their first disco which will hopefully become an annual event.  It will be held on the evening of Thursday 7th September and will be split into two times.  Years Kindy to 2 will have their disco from 5pm to 6pm and years 3-6 from 6:30pm to 7:30pm.  There will be a sausage sizzle in-between for all the students.  Entry will include a glow stick and some snacks.  Prices and how to pay are being finalised and will be conveyed in future newsletters.  

The P&F is requesting volunteers to help make this a fun night out for our school community and a fundraising success for our school.  Please see the below link to sign up for volunteer duties.  Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.   

https://signup.zone/school-disco