Newsletter 18 - Term 4 - Week 7 - 16th November, 2021

Website: www.stgtraralgon.catholic.edu.au

Principal: Mrs. Roslyn Joyner

Email: principal@stgtraralgon.catholic.edu.au

Dear parents/carers,

It is exciting to see the commencement of the new building project which will bring three new classroom spaces, a library and a large multi-purpose/STEM room with a designated Chapel area. The building project will be in progress until term 3 of next year. Noticeably there will be more traffic movement in and around the school. At all times child safety is paramount in making decisions about the operations/management of the school including traffic flow, parking and pedestrian traffic.

Please note that the front area of the school is the designated “drop off” and “pick up” area for students at the start of the day and the end of the day. It is a traffic flow through zone during these times-8.30am until 9.00am then 3.15 until 3.45pm.

Some parking is available on the Rangeview Drive edge which can be feely used during the day to access the school. During drop off and pick up times the parking is still available for those who do not wish to use the drop off curb, however, it is important that the USUAL procedure for accessing the school during drop off/pick up times is still carried out. This means that the students and/or parents get out of the vehicle then proceed to the speed hump at the exit end of the zone and cross over to the path near GATE B. This is where drivers are expecting children to cross. Whenever possible we have an extra teacher supervising this “crossing”. Students/parents then proceed past Gate B to Gate A or the office. There should be no pedestrians crossing the asphalt drive-through area at any other place during these drop off/pick up times. It is only a few metres further than what we have been doing prior to the commencement of the building. I ask parents to abide by these rules so that children do not get confused and think they can just cross over anywhere. There are also two other gates that can be accessed to enter/exit the school in the other streets surrounding the school. The front is extremely busy and these rules need to be in place.

Reminders:

Students at drop off are to get out of the vehicle on the left hand side in the mornings.

The drop off is not a parking zone so drivers should not be getting out of the vehicle to walk around to the other side.

Bags need to be inside the vehicle so no child needs to go to the rear of the car.

Thank you for your assistance in helping to keep all of our children safe.

Ros

Roslyn Joyner

PRINCIPAL