Bell Times

Students should be in the school ground by 8.50am and be ready to enter their classrooms in preparation for learning.

Other bell times are as follows:

8.50am	Classrooms open, students get ready for learning
8.56am	Morning Music, students settle
9.00am	Classroom Learning commences
9.15am	Lunch orders
11.00am	Morning recess
11.27am	Warning Music - games stop (students line up) followed by bell
11.30am	Resumption of classroom activities
1.25pm	Monitors collect lunch orders
1.30pm	Students eat lunch inside
1.40pm	Lunch break
2.27pm	Warning Music – games stop (students line up) followed by bell
2.30pm	Resumption of classroom activities
3.30pm	Dismissal

Early Release of Students:
Students are not permitted to leave the school before normal dismissal time unless they are collected by a parent or authorised adult. The parent or authorised adult must call at the office to sign out before collecting children from the classroom. It is necessary for people, other than the parent, collecting students to have identification with them when picking up students and for the parent to have notified the school by email or phone.

Late Pass:
Students who are late for school must report to the main office before they go to their classroom to sign in. It is preferable for students to be punctual daily to establish good habits and allow the school day to begin quickly without disruptions.

Before and After School Supervision:

Student safety at Coburg West Primary School is our highest priority and the safe and appropriate supervision of students is an important element of our duty of care to students. Part of this duty is ensuring parents and students are aware of our student supervision arrangements before and after school.

Before school: School grounds are supervised at the front and rear entrances from 8:45am.

After school: School grounds are supervised at the front and rear entrances until 3:45pm.

Students on school grounds outside these times will not be supervised (unless they are attending Before or After School Care program or supervised extracurricular activity).

Parents/carers are requested to ensure that students do not attend school outside of these supervised times unless they are attending before or after school care, or a pre-arranged supervised activity (i.e. sports practice).

Families are encouraged to contact Coburg West Primary School on 9386 1286 or refer to our OSHC page for more information about the before and after school care facilities available to our school community or if you would like any further information about our student supervision arrangements.

For a copy of our school’s Yard Duty and Supervision Policy click here, or contact the school office. This policy includes our school’s student supervision arrangements across the school day, including before and after school.

Bell Times

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