DROP OFF/PICK UP INFORMATION

If you remember the following details school drop off and pick up should run smoothly. Please view the map below for parking restriction details:

Morning Drop off:

• Supervision at school starts at 8.30am. Students arriving earlier than this WILL NOT be under active adult supervision so please avoid dropping your children off before this time. Between 8.30am and 8.55am students are to take their bag to their classroom and then make their way to either the hall or basketball court where they are to wait in year groups until the morning play bell rings.
• Knox Street/Princes Avenue parking (front school entrance) - ideally families with students in Kindergarten only should be parking in this area. Please be aware of the bus zone, parking restrictions and keeping our neighbour's driveways clear. We also ask that you consider our staff when parking in the morning as there are limited all day parking zones where they are able to park.
• Hall gate (Knox Street) - Bus students are dropped off here. 
• Princes Avenue/Adam Street (back school entrance) - Parents are able to park on either side of Princes Avenue (outside car line) or in Adam Street if you need to walk your children into school (please note that this part of Princes Avenue is a one-way road). Be aware of parking restrictions and keeping our neighbour's driveways clear.
• Car Line (off Princes Avenue) -  Car line is a 'kiss & go' system where parents drop their children off without getting out of the car; please do not park and exit your car in car line as this creates major traffic issues. Car line is our preferred method of parent drop off as it ensures student safety.

Afternoon pick-up:

• Knox Street/Princes Avenue parking (front school entrance) - ideally families with students in Kindergarten only should be parking in this area. Please be aware of the bus zone, parking restrictions and keeping our neighbour's driveways clear. Kindergarten parents are welcome to park and wait for their child outside the classrom. Kinder students are also able catch the bus or get picked up from carline.
• Hall gate (Knox Street) - Bus students only are collected from here. A teacher is rostered on duty at this gate each afternoon and stays to supervise students until the last bus comes.
• Princes Avenue/Adam Street (back school entrance) - Parents are able to park on either side of Princes Avenue (outside car line) or in Adam Street if you need to walk into school to collect your children (please note that this part of Princes Avenue is a one-way road). Be aware of parking restrictions and keeping our neighbour's driveways clear.
• Car Line (off Princes Avenue) - Car line is available for parents to pick their children up without having to park and get out of the car; please do not park and exit your car in car line as this creates major traffic issues. Car line is our preferred method of parent pick up as it ensures student safety. Car line can be very congested in the afternoons. If the waiting line is outside of our driveway the advice from NSW police is that you should continue around the block via Adam Street until the line moves forward. Please consider arriving at 3.30pm or after to ease this congestion; your child will be safe and supervised until you arrive. Two teachers are rostered on and supervicion at car line is until 3.45pm. After this time your child will be taken to the office and a call will be made to parents to arrange pick up ASAP.

Before & After School Care

STUDENT MEDICATIONS

We are able to hold student medications in the office for those children who require either short term or ongoing medication. Any medication must be supplied to us in its original packaging, with the pharmacy label attached for prescription medicine. Our system has been updated by head office so please read the following carefully if this applies to your child.

Short term medication (pain relief, antibiotics, antihistamine etc) -

• Parent/carer must visit the office to sign medication administration authorisation form so that our staff are able to administer the medication.

Ongoing medication (asthma inhaler, antihistamine, ADHD medication, etc) -

• Parent/carer must visit the office to sign medication administration authorisation form so that our staff are able to administer the medication. 
• Parent/carer to ensure medication remains in date, and that there is sufficient supply for one term, each term.
• Parents/carers of students with asthma action plans or other official diagnosis must provide current paperwork from the doctor
• Asthma Inhalers - if your child is in year 5 or 6 or capable of self-administering their ventolin, they are able to keep their inhaler with them in their bag; if this is the case there is no need to complete the authorisation form.

Welcome back to another exciting school year. There has been frantic activity by staff to be ready for students this week. My special thanks to Mr Gerrard, Mrs Harris, Mrs Hewitt and Mrs Salmon who had to organise their classrooms from scratch. Feel free to have a look at our “new” classrooms that are home to Year 6 when you are here for our welcome BBQ on Tuesday 18^th February. There are still some finishing touches to be added to the building.

A special welcome to the new Kindergarten students, their families and other families new to our school. Please say hello to any families you might see around the school. I hope they enjoy being part of our SPP family.

Our end of year BBQ was very successful & with the money raised we have purchased more play equipment & sand toys. Thanks to a generous donation by the Kertebani family we have special goal posts for our K-2 students. We will also be putting basketball rings attached to the hall for students to practice their shooting skills.

Please note that Compass and this newsletter are your best sources of information about what is happening around the school. Please make sure you have Compass on your phone. Also you can always look back for information. I would encourage this practice rather than ringing the school constantly. Our office staff would appreciate this.

Term 1 will be busy and I look forward to seeing you at various school events including the Swimming Carnival on Monday 10^th, Opening School Mass 12^th at 10am & Welcome BBQ on 18^th February.

School student travel information for parents and students

School Travel Passes

Applications are now open for 2025 School Student Transport Scheme (SSTS) travel. 

Students who require a travel pass but have not yet applied need to apply or update their details as soon as possible.

Students living in rural and regional areas will receive their travel pass from their nominated transport operator. It may be issued via their school or be sent directly to them at home. Note: some rural and regional operators do not issue travel passes. Students/parents should confirm with their nominated operator if they do not receive a pass.

SPP SWIMMING CARNIVAL YRS 3-6

We are looking forward to our first school carnival for 2025 on Monday 10th February. Please refer to the Compass Event for all the details about the day.

AN IMPORTANT REMINDER TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE CONSENTED FOR YOUR CHILD TO ATTEND BY THURSDAY 6TH FEBRUARY. All children are expected to be at the carnival. We appreciate your support in attending to both these matters.

The pizza lunch order is also due by midnight Thursday 6/2 on the Qkr! app. It is open to all students including K-2. Unfortunately, it will not be possible to accept any late orders. 

THANKYOU!

We would like to thank the Kertebani family for their generous donation of our new soccer goals for the K-2 play area!
From the money raised at our Christmas BBQ, new sport equipment has been ordered and is on its way to keep our younger students happy and active at playtime.

INDIVIDUAL SPORT TRIALS

Individual sports trials are open through the CECG sports website. These trials are intended for Year 5 & 6 student's ONLY. Keep up to date with trial information for next year.

CURRENT OPEN TRIALS:

PRELOVED CLOTHING POOL

If you have uniforms at home that your child no longer wears, please consider donating them to our Preloved Clothing Pool. There are many good quality items available at bargain prices and many families who greatly appreciate these discounted clothes.

Donations can simply be dropped into the front office any time.

Thank you for supporting our school community.

Term 1 = Summer Uniform

The uniform shop is run by parent volunteers and is open on a Wednesday morning 9-9.30am for fittings and sales. The best way to organise your child's uniform requirements is to order via Qkr. Orders need to be placed by 8.30am each Wednesday so that they are able to be sent home that day; orders placed after 8.30am will not be filled until the following week.