8.50am Locker Bell 12.45-1.

30pm Lunch
8.55am P1: 8.55am – 9.45am 1.25pm sports bell
9.50am P2: 9.50am – 10.40am 1.30pm Locker Bell
11.00am P3: 11.00 – 11.50am 1.35pm P5: 1.35pm– 2.25pm
11.55am P4: 11.55– 12.45pm 2.30pm P6: 2.30pm – 3.20pm
3.20pm end of school day

Monday, 23rd March 2020

 Quote of the Week- Make time to be active as a family – walk to the local park, go bike
riding or take the dog for a stroll. Remember to stick to the social distancing rules.


DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY OF WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH SCHOOL, WE URGE YOU ALL TO
KEEP UP TO DATE WITH YOUR WORK, and CHECK IN WITH YOUR TEACHERS AND COMPASS.
DON’T FORGET YOUR ENGLISH WORK THAT WAS SENT HOME ON FRIDAY TOO.

WE WISH EVERYONE A VERY HAPPY EASTER AND HOLIDAY BREAK AND LOOK FORWARD TO
SEEING YOU ALL IN TERM 2.

Stay safe and practise good hygiene always.

TARRA MIA 2019-if you paid for a 2019 Tarra Mia, they are at the office to pick up. Thank you

RAISIN TOAST- Raisin toast is available from the canteen 60¢ a piece.

LIBRARY AT LUNCHTIME- Please note the library will be closed for the first 20mins of lunchtime every day.

HEATING LUNCHES- Due to unclean and damaged facilities in both the Hot House and Wellbeing space, no
heating/cooking facilities are available to students during recess and lunch at least for the rest of this term. Breakfast club is
still operating Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings.

LUNCH PASSES- Town students are able to have a lunch pass to go HOME for lunch. This is not a pass for going
down the street, a signed note is required for this. Bus travellers can also bring a note to go down the street for business only,
not to go for lunch, and must bring a note to be able to leave the school grounds. Applications are in Mrs Darvill’s office.

CASUAL BUS PASSES-Students wishing to travel on a bus, or get on or off their bus at a different stop, require a casual
bus pass. Casual bus pass forms are available from Sarah in the Wellbeing space. New forms are required for 2020.

PREVENT DEHYDRATION AND HEADACHES-Remember to always drink plenty of water- not just when really hot
or exercising.

PANADOL APPROVAL- The school is not allowed to supply/administer paracetamol/ibuprofen. Students should keep
some in their lockers/bags and only take when necessary. Students are not permitted to supply these to anyone else. to
anyone else.

FRUIT AT THE CANTEEN- there is fresh fruit available from the canteen for students. You do not have to pay for it
BUT it is not to be taken, then thrown around. If you don’t want to eat it, please do not take it.

SCHOOL DRINK BOTTLES- the school now has logoed stainless steel drink bottles for sale $5 from the canteen.

MEDICAL CERTIFICATES- If you attend a medical appointment ie: doctor, chiropractor, optometrist, podiatrist,
dentist etc, you are required to provide a medical certificate to the school.

LOCKERS- Whether you lock your locker or not is a personal preference. If anything going missing from an unlocked
locker you take responsibility for it. If you choose to not use the lock provided by the school, can you please return it to
Mrs Darvill, you can get it re-issued if you change your mind later. If you lose or dispose of your lock, you will be
required to buy a replacement if you want to have your locker secured. ($15.00). Broken locks will be replaced, hand it in
for a change over. If you would like to provide your own lock or padlock please register the code or provide a spare key to
Mrs Darvill.

STAFF OFFICES- Please note NO student is to go into any staff office without permission.

TRANSPORT PERMISSION- Students who need to travel on a bus once or on an occasional basis will need to collect a
casual bus form from Sarah in the library. A new form is required each year. If the student needs to access a bus on a
regular basis ie. weekly or fortnightly, you need to collect a temporary bus form from Mrs Peeters.

ROAD SAFETY- Please note we have had a number of complaints about our students road safety coming to and from
school. While the footpaths in James Street are being constructed, it is recommended that students walk down Dougherty St.
No matter which road you take, you MUST walk on the footpaths NOT the road.

DRIVING SCHOOLS- Stress Less Driving School- Darryl Harbour Auto and manual lessons, any day. 0407 568 959,
www.stresslessdivingschool.com.au
CANTEEN LUNCH ORDERS- If you wish to buy something specific for your lunch YOU MUST order from the
canteen before school or at recess. If you do not order your lunch, there is limited food available to purchase for your lunch

UNIFORM SHOP - is open every Monday from 12.30pm-1.30pm

MONDAY LUNCHTIME – Walk and Talk (if the weather is good, meet at the flag pole at the start of lunchtime

BEAT MATHS- Every Monday after school 3.30-4.30pm WORD WORKS- Every Tuesday after school 3.30-4.30pm.
Please note the nights have swapped.

TUESDAY AND THURSDAY LUNCHTIMES- Jigsaw and mindfulness in the wellbeing space

“Attend today, Achieve tomorrow” “Although our attendance rate is relatively high of all
schools in the Wellington Region, we still have a concerning number of students who regularly miss/or are late to
school due to lots of reasons. We are mandated by the Dept of Education to notify the relevant authorities when
students are missing a lot of school, so strategies can be put in place. Missing just 1 day per fortnight over your
P-12 yrs equates to missing 1 ½ years over that time. Turning up late an hr each day is also equivalent to
missing the same amount of time!”

Absence Hotline- 51826300 If you are absent due to a medical

appointment or illness, you must notify us and provide a medical certificate.

EGGO-GRAMS for fundraising for valedictory , today at lunchtime near the canteen. These will be $2.50 each and will
be delivered on Tuesday, 24 March. There is also a guess the number of lollies in the jar, in the library. 50¢ per guess

HAND WASHING- just a reminder with flu season coming up and the current corona virus outbreak, to wash your hands
properly before and after eating and after going to the toilet.

EMPTYING LOCKERS- Please take all your books and locker lock home today, new lockers are being installed from
Friday 27th.

BYO NOODLES- as from today we will not allow students to bring their own noodles to school. The canteen will no
longer be providing hot water due to OHS. Thank you. Mr. Pedlow