School Hours for Prep to Year 6
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8:10am |
Supervision begins (no child should be at school before 8am unless supervised in a music or sport program or if they are attending Before School Care). |
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8:25am |
Students enter the Mercy Centre in readiness to line up for class. |
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8:30am |
School begins: Teachers collect students from the Mercy Centre. |
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10:45am- 11:15am |
Morning Tea Break |
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12:45pm – 1:25pm |
Lunch |
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2:50pm |
School Concludes - Prep only |
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3:00pm |
School Concludes - Years 1 to 6 (Teacher supervision until 3.30pm on Perth St and Lawrence St) |
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3.30pm |
All children should be collected by this time - any children not collected by this time are brought back into the office area. |
Morning Tea Procedures
In order to safeguard the children during the morning tea break the following procedures have been set in place.
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Bell 10:45am |
The children are seated outside the classroom or in a designated eating area for 10 minutes to eat morning tea. At 11:00am they are released to play. Under supervision of teachers, children play in their designated area of play until the bell is rung. |
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Bell 11:10am |
This is a signal for children to stop play, go to the toilet and wash their hands. |
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Bell 11:15am |
Children assemble in designated areas and wait for the arrival of the class teacher. |
Lunch Time Procedures
In order to safeguard the children during the lunch break the following procedures have been set in place.
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Bell 12:45 – 12:55pm |
Under the supervision of the class teacher, children remain seated outside in eating area or in a designated eating area and eat their lunch. |
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Bell 1:00pm |
Children proceed to their designated areas of play. The children are supervised by teachers at all times. Verandas, classrooms, in between the classroom buildings, are out of bounds as they are unsupervised areas. |
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Whistle 1:25pm |
This is a signal for children to stop play, go to the toilet and wash their hands. |
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Bell 1:30pm |
Children are assembled in designated areas and are met by their teacher. |