Attendance

Currently our whole school attendance rate is sitting at just above 92%, a fraction below our target of 93%. Good news is that 293 of our students have not missed a day of school as of yet. What an amazing effort! Next week we will be awarding our first round of 100% attendees for the first 5 weeks of school. Hopefully the number of students with 100% is still just as impressive.

A massive shout out has to go to students from 6G in Mr Gulliver’s room. Last week they all managed to come to school every single day giving the whole class 100% attendance for the week. Well done!

6G showing off their 100% attendance for week 3

Stop, Drop and Go!

With the influx of recent complaints regarding parents/guardians using the stop, drop and go facility on Kennedy St inappropriately, here is a timely reminder of how to use this facility correctly and respectfully.

In the morning

• Keep left while queuing for Stop, Drop & Go.
• Stay in your car (this maintains a steady flow of traffic).
• Children must exit cars from the curb side only.
• Store your child’s bag inside your car; no-one should open boots at the drop zone.
• Give way when exiting the drop zone as cars may be circling.

In the Afternoon

• Your child waits under the shaded tree next to the entrance to the school. As you approach, your child will make his/her way to the car for a quick exit.
• Delay your arrival to minimise traffic congestion.
• Keep left while queuing for Stop, Drop & Go.
• Children enter cars from the curb side only.
• Store bags inside the car and not in the boot.
• You (the driver) must stay in your car.
• Give way when exiting Stop, Drop & Go as cars may be circling.
• If your child is not yet at Stop, Drop & Go, drive slowly on and circle the block to then re-join the que
• Do not double-park at any given point of time. This is an accident waiting to happen, especially with a number of buses using the same road.

Remember to be respectful and safe towards each other. Modelling these values to your children shouldn’t stop at the school gate.

We have had discussions with Bowen Police and they have committed to increasing their traffic patrols around BSS before and after school to monitor the situation. We hope this will ensure the safety of all of our students using this facility.

Jeremy Callaghan

Deputy Principal