St James' Primary School Kotara South eNewsletter

Arrival and Dismissal Procedures

Pathway Gate

The pathway gate will open automatically at 8:00am (to coincide with Kiss & Drop times) and will stay open until 9:00am. The gate will close automatically at 9:00am. However, supervision of students commences at 8:20am, there are no teachers on duty before this time.
Will reopen automatically at 2:45pm and will stay open until 3:05pm
Should you need to enter/leave the school, please use the intercom system on the gate.

Driveway Gate

This entry is restricted to staff, deliveries and special circumstances (ie sickbay pickups)
The staff carpark is for staff only

Kiss and Drop Gate

The pathway gate will open automatically at 8:00am (to coincide with Kiss & Drop times) and will stay open until 9:00am. The gate will close automatically at 9:00am. However, supervision of students commences at 8:20am, there are no teachers on duty before this time.
All children arriving at school after 8:50am (official school start time) must be accompanied by an adult and walked down the PATHWAY GATE to be signed in at Admin as a late arrival. There is no intercom on this gate and therefore no means to enter once the gate is closed.

Car Park

The school uses a “kiss and drop zone” from 8:00am till 8.50am each morning. The following procedures need to be adhered to:

Drivers at St James Primary School may stop to drop off children, however No Parking rules apply:
Maximum stop time is 2 minutes.
Move your vehicle as soon as your child has safely exited the vehicle and has commenced walking across the grassed area towards the path.
Driver must remain in or within 3m of the vehicle
Vehicle must not be left unattended.
Stop within the designated signposted area

Additional safety tips for school zones:

Children must exit the vehicle from the passenger side ONLY of the car.
Safety door, if students are required to leave through the right-hand side door, parents must escort the child behind the car to safety.
Make sure the hand brake is applied when the vehicle is stationary.
No overtaking or double parking.
Kiss and drop is single file.
Three vehicle limit in drop off area.

Safety Tips

Stay buckled up until the vehicle has stopped in the ‘Drop-off’ area.
Make sure your school bag and other items are in a safe position, eg. on the floor.
Be ready to get out of the car with your belongings when the car has stopped and you have unbuckled your seatbelt.
Always get in and out of the backseat of the vehicle through the safety door - the rear footpath-side door, if possible.

Afternoon pick-up utilises the same area as a car park. The school has some simple rules regarding the car park, which we ask everyone to follow.

Always collect your child from the supervising teachers and escort them safely to your car.
Enter the school car park before 2.50pm. The car park gate will be closed after this time, until all “Church Crossing” children have been safely escorted across the road. Teachers will then open the carpark chain to allow safe exit.
Always reverse park so as to drive forward when exiting the car park – this applies also to the Church car park.
Cars are not permitted to vacate the school car park in the afternoon until ALL ‘walkers’ lines’ have crossed the road.

Afternoon Pick Up Areas

Students line up in the COLA in the following order

St Nicks OOSH	OOSH staff collect students from the COLA.
Bus - 778	Teacher walks the students to bus stop on the hall side of Vista Pde.
Crossing	Crossing duty - Teachers will walk the students across the road and into the Church yard. Students are to wait with the teacher to be collected. Students and families are asked to be respectful in the Church grounds. Crossing Princeton – Teacher takes students to the corner of Princeton Ave and Vista Pde. Students are to wait with the teacher to be collected.
Princeton Ave	Teachers walk students toward the along the walking track and sit under the tree before entering Visa Parade. Students are to wait with the teacher to be collected.
Bike Riders	Students line up at the back of their appropraite line with bikes and make their way to the end of the dismissal line that they need to be on.
Hall Pick Up	Teachers walk the students to the front steps of the Hall. Children are to sit on the steps of the hall and wait until a parent/carer collects them from the bottom of the steps.
Late Bus 776 3:15pm 773 3:25pm	Students catching buses are walked across the crossing to the bus stop by a teacher. The teacher remains with the students until all students have boarded the bus.

For duty of care and child protection issues, students are asked to:

Wait with the teacher on duty.
Notify the school of any change to their afternoon arrangements.

Leaving the School Grounds

Pupils are not permitted to leave the playground during school hours unless they are supervised or have the written permission of their parents and/or the approval of the Principal. At times, staff will undertake local walking activities with the students. Permission to leave the grounds for these activities are covered separately with a signed Local Excursion Note at the commencement of each school year.