Bell Times
8:40am Morning play bell
Students should not arrive at school before 8.40am as no supervision is available
9:00am Morning bell
11:00am Recess eating time, children eat in rooms/covered area with teacher supervision
11:05am Play time
11:25am Recess ends
12:50pm Lunch eating time, children eat in rooms/covered area with teacher supervision
1:00pm Play time
1:20pm ½ time for lunch
1:40pm Lunch ends
3:00pm Home
Crunch&Sip®
Crunch&Sip® break is a set break for students to eat fruit or salad vegetables and drink water in the classroom. St Georges Basin Public School has introduced Crunch&Sip® to support students to establish healthy eating habits whilst at school.
Before and After School
We welcome parents into our grounds in the morning from 8:40am when there is a teacher on duty and in the afternoons from 2:50pm. Please collect your child from the top COLA or back gate. Please do not wait at your child’s classroom as this can distract from learning.
Arriving Late or Leaving Early
Arriving late – Please attend the front office with your child to sign in or send them in with a note.
Leaving early – Please send your child to school with a note, sign them out and collect them from the front office. If you are picking up early unexpectedly then go to the office to sign them out and your child will be called to the office.
Bus Travel
Children in Kindergarten to Year 2 are entitled to free bus travel to and from school. Children in Year 3 to 6 are entitled to free travel if they live outside the exclusion zone. Application for bus travel is done online at transportnsw.info/school-students. Nowra Coaches is the carrier for most of our children and they can be contacted on 4423 5244, children from Wandandian are carried on Shoalbus who can be contacted on 4423 2122.
Bike Rack
For children wishing to ride their bike to school there is a bike rack located adjacent to the administration building. Please ensure that your child wears a helmet and has a secure bike lock.
Parking
Where possible utilise the bus service and parking in Reserve Road. It is important however that council signs and school rules are adhered to for the safety of all at St Georges Basin Public School. The school bus zone should not be used to drop-off or pick-up students. Please do not park in surrounding business owner’s carparks.
Afternoon Bell Routine
Bus travellers are supervised by the duty teacher and escorted to the bus stop on arrival of the bus. Car travellers are supervised at the exit gate and pedestrian crossing by the duty teacher. Bike travellers must walk their bikes to the exit gate before commencing riding. All Kindergarten students are escorted to the COLA to meet their parents/caregivers.
For primary-school-age children, and especially kindy kids, a routine will help make each day the best it can be.
Saying goodbye
At first, you might like to stay for a while until your child feels secure at school. When your child has settled into school, a short and reassuring goodbye encourages independence. Let them know who will pick them up at the end of the day.
Picking up children at the end of the day
When school finishes each day, your child’s class will gather at a regular place. Your child’s teacher will wait with the children. Make sure your child and their teacher know who will be collecting them each afternoon. Children can get upset if the person picking them up comes late. Check with their teacher about the best time to arrive in the afternoon and where to stand.
Keep routines
Kindergarten children can get very tired at night because they are doing so many new and exciting things. For this reason, it helps if you keep routines like bath time, meals and reading routines as regular as possible. It’s important to leave time for your child to play and get a good night’s sleep each night.
Visit the department’s website for more information on health and wellbeing at primary school.