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Please be advised that the next Foxwell State Secondary College P&C General Meeting will be held next Tuesday 9th June at 6PM via Zoom.
Please RSVP to PandC@foxwellssc.eq.edu.au by 9AM Tuesday 9th June 2020. This will enable us to send you a Zoom link to access the meeting. If you have not used Zoom before or have any questions about how it works, please let me know in your email and I will contact you to assist you in setting this up.
If you have an item to add to the agenda for discussion, or would like to view the current agenda, please email me before 9am Monday 8th June 2020.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Kind regards,
Karina Waterman
P&C Secretary
Foxwell State Secondary College
It is wonderful to see a large number of our students who are now choosing Active School Travel, including cycling, scootering, walking and travelling by bus or car-pooling.
We are proud of our students who demonstrate respect and responsibility on a daily basis as they travel between home and school.
It is timely that we remind you of our College’s high expectations of students as they travel to and from school on buses.
Please refer to Code of Conduct for Buses and other Public Transport as outlined in Foxwell State Secondary College’s Responsible Behaviour Plan for Students and included below for your perusal. We would appreciate it, if you would take the time to ensure that your child, if they are bus users, understands the expectations in the Code of Conduct.
This Code of Conduct has been formulated by Education Queensland and Queensland Transport and applies to all students attending schools in Queensland and who use buses either to travel to and from school or for other school related activities, such as excursions and sport. Students must ensure that they have made arrangements so that they pay for their journey at all times.
Expectations of behaviour:
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Behaviour |
Examples of how Students meet the Code of Conduct |
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Respect other people and property |
· Treat other people and their possessions with respect. · Always stand and offer their seats to adults or anyone in need of a seat eg; young children. · Follow the bus driver’s directions without argument. · Politely offer adults your seat if they are standing. · No waiting on private properties. · Not interfere with bus property, equipment, shelters and signs by marking or damaging them in anyway. |
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Wait for the bus in an orderly manner |
· Wait well back from the bus until it stops and allow other passengers to leave the bus first. · Stand quietly without calling out or shouting. · Not push other people in the line or push into the line. |
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Whilst on the bus, students conduct themselves in an orderly manner |
· Always follow instructions from the driver about safety on the bus. · Show their bus pass, ticket, go card or ID upon request. · Sit properly on a seat if one is available (in an allocated seat if directed by the driver). · Sit properly on a seat if one is available (in an allocated seat if directed by the driver). · If standing, remain in the area designed by the driver. · Store school bags under the seat or in appropriate luggage area. · Speak quietly and do not create unnecessary noise. · Wear a seat belt where fitted. · It is not appropriate for students to: · Bully or harass other students or the driver or other road users. · Place feet on the seats. · Fight, spit, use offensive language or behave poorly in other ways. · Throw any article around or from the bus. · Consume food or drink, or play music without permission of the driver. · Smoke (prohibited on all buses). · Travel under the influence of illegal drug, alcohol or volatile substances. · Allow any portion of their body to protrude out of the bus windows. · Stand forward of the front seat. · Use a mobile phone to send threatening messages, or photograph others without consent. · Distract drivers through the use of mobile phones or hand-held devices. |
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Use designated stops |
· It is the responsibility of the students to disembark at their correct designated stop. |
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When alighting from the bus, do so in an orderly manner |
· Wait until the bus stops before standing to get off. · Alight from the bus in a quiet and orderly fashion. · Never cross the road in front of the bus. Wait until the bus has moved away and it is safe to do so. · Use crossings or traffic lights if available. · |
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In case of an emergency or a breakdown, follow the driver’s directions. |
· Follow the instructions of drivers at all times. · Wait until the bus stops before standing to get off. · Leave the bus in a quiet and orderly fashion. · Wait in the area indicated by the driver. |
Please note that this list of behaviours is not intended to be exhaustive. It forms the basis for any rules developed by individual operators or the management of behaviour on their buses.
Is your student missing a uniform item or a drink bottle?
We have many items in our lost property section that have yet to be claimed.
Please ensure you have clearly labelled your students hat, bag, jackets, jumpers and drink bottles with their name.
The lost property section can be accessed at the Student Services in Administration.
As winter is now upon us, there may be Parents/Carers who wish to purchase jumpers and jackets for their student.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions the Uniform Shop remains closed.
Uniform orders can be placed on UMS website, please note that there is a 24 hour turn around from when orders are placed until the item is ready for collection from Administration.
You can also contact UMS directly to arrange an appointment for a fitting for your child, at the School on 07 3535 9500. Parents, at this stage are not permitted to accompany the child.
LOCKERS
Full size and Mobile Phone size lockers are available for rental from Foxwell.
Parents are able to pay the rental fee through the Qkr! App. Lockers will not be provided to students until the rental fee has been paid.
Please see the below instructions on how to download and register your student in the Qkr! App.
Full size lockers are $80.00 per year.
Mobile Phone size lockers are $40.00 per year.
No payments for lockers will be accepted through the Finance window at the School.
Statement of accounts will be emailed to families next week. All invoices for the Excellence Programs are now overdue.
Our Student Resource Scheme covers many resources including the procurement and usage of software applications, online textbooks, student ID card & printing allocations.
Do you receive Family Tax Benefit A or B from Centrelink? If so, you can nominate a fixed amount to be paid form your Family Tax Benefit directly to the School to cover your child's education costs. Please contact Kimberley for further information.
If you have or are currently experiencing financial difficulty please contact our Business Manager, Kimberley Knowles to implement a payment arrangement via email: kknow13@eq.edu.au