• Class Allocations 2021

To enable us to begin forming 2021 classes, it is now helpful to know of students who will not be returning to New Farm in 2021.  Please inform your current class teacher if you have definite plans that will mean your student will not return in 2021.  This does not include our current yr 6 students.

I have received a number of requests from parents for students to be placed with particular friends in 2021.  Unfortunately, these requests will not be actioned.  Our students have an opportunity to list friends they would like to work with and parents’ choices may not match their own child’s choice.  In addition, the request may not match the other student’s choice of friend or a teacher’s recommendation for 2021.

In week 10, our students will have an opportunity to meet their 2021 teacher and classmates and spend some time in their new classroom. 

• Tenerife House Disco

As the students from Tenerife House collected the most money for Obstathon they have won a lunchtime Disco.  This Friday, the 6^th of November, Tenerife students will be able to take part in a lunchtime disco, in the assembly hall. 

Time - 12.50 p.m. – 1.10 p.m. for Yr4-6 and 1.20- 1.40 p.m. for Prep – Yr3. 

Dress code – house colours (green) and disco hair (no colours)

• Heal Street Pick up Zone

We are going to make some adjustments to our pick up zone in Heal Street as our current model, is causing traffic jams in James Street. From next week, we will trial the following:

• Cars parked in the zone will be asked to move on, if their student is not ready for collection.
• Students will only be allowed to leave when their car is at the gate nearest the bottom of the hill.

We hope that this will speed up the process and reduce traffic problems in James Street.  To further improve traffic flow we ask that parents:

• only arrive after 3 p.m. for pick up. B. 3.05 p.m. – 3.15 p.m. is much quieter
• display a name card
• do not call their child out of the gate, when further back in the queue or across the road.
• remember to only turn left into James Street.
• remain in their car.

We will review this at the end of next week, in consultation with the Brisbane City Council.  As this service is a voluntary one, which can be quite stressful for staff, we appreciate the support of parents.

If you would rather not be part of the pick-up zone process, please park in a different street and walk into school to collect your child.