New Farm State School
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Cnr James and Heal Streets
New Farm QLD 4005
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Email: administration@newfarmss.eq.edu.au
Phone: 07 3358 7333

Facilities Update

Evacuation and lockdown drill for Term 2- completed

Cleaning and Sanitising of classroom- daily. Our cleaning staff will continue with the daily precautionary cleaning regime for all areas. Grounds staff will continue to sanitise handrails, bubblers and playgrounds during the day.

 

Building Project- Pool Change rooms upgrade. Delay to end date revised to the 15 July. J&D Contracting will be onsite for the remainder of this term.  Honeywill Consulting will be managing this process. Year 1 G will remain in the Art Room, Year 1 SR will be in B block and the computer Lab for some of their sessions. Mr Chapman and Mr McIntyre are now back working from the Music room. LOTE lessons will be continuing via the student classrooms.

The termite damage has now been repaired and flooring is being laid in B block.

 

Pool entrance gates – to be heightened. Delayed due to Pool upgrade project. Mr Rainbow requested the pool entrance gates be heighten to allow more control over entering the area. The entry latch will be heightened as well. Works will commence after the change room project is completed.

Tree Trimming on the oval playground – Booked with Brisbane Tree Services.

Gutter Vac- Booked for Monday 6 July. We will have the Hall, B block and C block guttering cleared during this time.

 

Social Distancing measures for the reception area, photocopier room and staffroom. You will see the reception area looking a little different. We have had sneeze guards installed at the front desk and floor markings have been put in place. We will have 3 rooms in B block open for staff at lunch times. Hand sanitiser and washing facilities are available in each room.

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Garden bed removal and repair to concrete- Rowan Cassidy will be onsite this weekend to complete the final part of these works which includes demolition of the brick garden bed which was damaged by the tree and re concreting this area.

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School Cleaners Day- Monday 15 June we celebrated School Cleaners Day. Our school cleaners play an extremely vital role in keeping our schools safe. This year, in particular, it’s more important than ever to acknowledge and thank our school cleaners for their efforts in making sure our schools are protected from the spread of Coronavirus.

Thanks to Gebe, Dereje, Libby, Izabel, Jaqueline, Ana and Carolina.  

School Watch

The School Watch Program is a partnership between Education Queensland, the Queensland Police Service and the State Government Protective Security Service.  It aims to reduce criminal activity in Queensland schools and encourages everyone to look out for after-hours crime in our schools.  If you see anything suspicious, please don’t attempt to intervene.

Call the School Watch number – 13 17 88

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