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- Use the STOP, DROP, GO area for just this purpose. There is a 2 minute maximum time limit for stopping so if your child is not visible to you, please leave the zone and enter the car park appropriately. We will not be allowing cars into this area before 3pm as the bell does not go until this time and students need at least 2 minutes to get from their class to the zone. Please note that hefty fines are possible.
- Follow the arrows and adhere to the ONE WAY parking signs. Under no circumstances should a car drive in the illegal direction of our car park. Our car park is strictly one directional and fines will be given to those who drive illegally risking the safety of other cars and pedestrians.
- Be respectful by always driving to the very first available bay at the front of the first section of the STOP DROP GO zone. Do not stop in front of the school as this causes the traffic to bank back which will delay all other families. At FOXWELL, we are respectful to other members of our community at all times.
- Strictly adhere to the speed signs - this week we have witnessed many cars driving at 30-40km/hr in our car park which is putting the safety of our students at great risk. Our children are precious so SLOW DOWN and do not drive while using your mobile phone.
- The driver is never to leave the drivers seat if using the STOP, DROP, GO lane.
- Be respectful to the staff who are providing safety support to the school community. Follow their directions at all times as they are putting the safety of ALL students first.
- If using the car park we recommend you take the first park you see and fill from the entry as you may go past the last available park and have to leave the school grounds and re-enter which would be very frustrating.
- Consider coming to the school at around 3.10-3.20 for the afternoon pick up if possible. This is a much quieter time for collection. Your child will be safely waiting either in the covered seats at the front of the school or they can wait in the air conditioned Learning Hub. You will find things much calmer at this time.
- Exit the car park onto Foxwell Road safely. Yesterday a sedan sped out of the car park and came close to hitting some of our students who walking witha supervising teacher to the BUS STOP. This illegal and dangerous behaviour is unacceptable.
At Foxwell our SPIRIT values define how members of our College community interact with each other. We have high expectations of our students, staff and parents in all of our college environments, including Face-to-face, over the phone, and via email or social media. We are proud of the positive relationships between our College and parents/carers
It is with much pleasure that we introduce our Student, Well-being, Engagement and Learning Team for 2021. This team of staff will lead the tracking, monitoring and support of students across the areas of well-being, learning, behaviour and attendance, in accordance with the Learning and Well-being Framework, the Inclusion Framework and the Student Code of Conduct. If you have concerns related to your child’s well-being, attendance or behaviour, which you wish to discuss, please contact a member of our team. If you have concerns about your child’s learning, please contact their classroom teachers directly. If required, classroom teachers will refer through to our team for further investigation or discussions of support.
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Elle Bullock |
Head of Department: Student Well-being, Engagement and Learning |
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Braiden Ruge |
Head of Students, Year 7 |
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Dane Anderson |
Head of Students, Year 8 |
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Victoria Leadbeatter |
Head of Inclusion |
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Pascale Street, |
Guidance Officer |
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Zana Schroeder |
Deputy Principal – Year 7 and 8 |
A massive thank you to our community for continuing to support our high expectations around our uniform and appearance. Thank you to those families who have worked with us this week to resolve breaches of the relevant policy so that students were well placed to start the year correctly attired; together we can ensure that our students wear their uniform with pride. Overall, we are delighted with how well our students have presented themselves this last week, in both their uniform and general appearance as well as their behaviour and conduct. They are indeed a credit to our community.
Please ensure when your child is attending school in their formal uniform, that he/she is wearing black lace up leather shoes which cover the entire foot– these can be black leather dress shoes or black leather sports shoes. The formal hat is required to be worn at all times when students are outside the classroom, including travelling to and from school. Required socks are either plain white crew socks or our College socks. The College socks must be worn for formal occasions, on excursions and upon request of the College administration.
Please ensure that when your child is attending school in their sports uniform that he/she is wearing plain black (leather or non-leather) sports style shoes with minimal branding or other colours, which includes the sole. The College bucket hat is required to be worn at all times when students are outside the classroom, including travelling to and from school. College socks must be worn for formal occasions, on excursions and upon request of College administration.
Students who are out of uniform on any day are required to present a signed note of explanation from a parent/guardian to Student Services, prior to the start of the school day. Students who present out of uniform and without a parent/guardian note of explanation, may, if the matter cannot be resolved with a phone call home, be required to complete a 20-minute detention on the same day.
Thank you for your support in maintaining our high standards and expectations.
The Student Services counter has received a high numbers of items being handed in as lost property already, including hats, pencil cases, drink bottles and IT equipment. We cannot return them to the children if we do not know to whom they belong.
If you wish to label items of uniform, we do have some laundry markers at the Student Services Counter and are happy to allow your child to write their name on items we know are theirs.
IF you child wished to ‘clip’ their hat to their bag for safe keep, there are products available on the market which perform this function. One such product can be found at http://klipsta.com
We now have close to 500 children with the same school bag – adding an identifying feature such as a key chain or a ribbon will help your child easily find their bag.
We would also ask that you consider how you can best ‘label’ your child’s Apple pencil/Logitech crayon. Stickers or permanent marker are options. Engraving is available at the Apple Store https://www.apple.com/au/shop/engraving-and-gift-wrap
Any items which are found here at school are stored at Student Services. Named items are returned to students ASAP.
We are excited to welcome Taco to our Foxwell family.
Taco is an esteemed support dog who will be working to support student’s motivation, engagement and emotional regulation. Taco will provide our community with support, comfort and non-judgmental positive regard.
Taco will be handled by our Guidance Officer, Pascale Street.
We are asking members of our community to please make contact with the school if Taco being on premises is of a concern for you or your student’s physical (allergies) or psychological/emotional (phobia) safety.
In addition, we will make available to you Taco’s risk management plan to ensure that all identified risks and control measures have been considered and shared with our community. This will be available on the School website.
Further information about Taco will follow soon from Mrs Street.
A massive congratulations to Montana Atkinson on her success at the Queensland State Swimming Championships held in December last year. Montana won 5 gold medals and 3 silver medals in the U12 MC girls’ events. Montana broke her own State record twice during the Championships, improving on her heat time in the finals of the 100 Backstroke and 200 Individual Medley. In total, Montana broke 7 State records and is now the State Champion and new record holder for U12 S14 girls in the following events:
50m Freestyle
100m Freestyle
200m Freestyle
400m Freestyle
100m Backstroke
100m Butterfly
200m Individual Medley
Congratulations Montana!
If your child rides a bicycle or a scooter to school, please ensure their bike or scooter is secured with a lock in the bike shed prior to the start of the school day. There have been multiple bikes and scooters, this week, which have been unlocked, making them an easy target for theft. There are short periods of time, during the day, when the bike shed is unlocked and therefore, to minimise risk of theft, a lock is required.
Please ensure that your child is aware of the road rules and the protocols of riding on footpaths and/or roads. Please note, there is no minimum age limit for the issuing of fines by the police to bike riders. Failing to wear a helmet is not only an offence but also a safety risk.
For more information on bicycle road rules and safety please see https://www.qld.gov.au/transport/safety/rules/wheeled-devices/bicycle#penalties.