A huge thank you to parents and students for attending to the requests made in last week's compass email referring to safety and punctuality. I have noticed a distinct decrease in the numbers of students frequenting the park before school.

Just a reminder of a couple of things:

• Please approach drop off with care and courtesy. The safety of all children is paramount. Speed limits are there to ensure this safety. I know when we get held up it can be frustrating but it is important to remain under 10kms when driving on the College grounds and to observe the 40km limit in the School Zone.

• A reminder that if you need to drop your child before 8am, they are best left at the front of the College, in front of the hall where they can safely wait for the gates to open.

• Punctuality is essential to ensure each student starts their day well. As indicated we are very concerned about the numbers of students who are even a few minutes late each day - and we know there are many reasons. However, a Break 2 Timeout will be issued if there are 3 incidents of lateness. I want to emphasise that we are aware that there are circumstances in some student's lives which make this very difficult and we continue to work with these children and their families. 

Mrs Leonie Pearce