Principal's Remarks
Week Six of our term is upon us and there are some things that are happening around school that are great developments for our school family. This Friday is a Pupil-Free Day when our teachers will be spending some time in Professional Development, particularly around curriculum. We will also be moving the containers off the Front Oval and after some lawn repair time we will be able to give our Junior students their play area back. Next Tuesday, (remember it’s a Public Holiday on Monday) we are planning to move our Year 4 students into the new building. We are very excited about this move and the learning spaces our North Wing will provide for our students.
Development and change is not always a simple or easy process as we have, and are continuing to discover with our development projects. Our new drop off and pick up zone has generally been working well, but there are a few challenges we face with traffic flow and over the coming weeks, I will be sending you information and requests to try to help minimise the challenges of getting 420 students on to, and home from, our school campus. Please be thoughtful of one another as we work together to help things work more smoothly.
My first request was in an SMS we sent home yesterday asking that, during peak drop off and pick up times (8.25am to 9am and 2.00pm to 3.45pm), we do not turn right from Nelson Road into the church car park as it blocks traffic travelling North on Nelson Road. We will be working with the Salisbury Council to put in place further measures (e.g. parking restrictions along Nelson Road beside the Para Vista Adventist Church to allow people to line up to pull in to the carpark without blocking southbound traffic on Nelson Road) that will help increase flow and relieve stress for drivers and school families. The other request I have is that cars who have pulled in and are turning right into the drive through road, not block the exit for cars leaving the church car park. We will send information and illustrations your way in various forms over the coming weeks to help traffic flow more easily. One thing I have noticed on duty in the afternoons, is that by about 3.35pm, there are very few cars coming through, so that might be a time to aim for. Thank you for your patience.
Have a great extra long weekend with your kids,
Mark B