From the Deputies
Dear Parents and Carers,
Please read this important information.
Carlines
We greatly appreciate that most of our parents follow our carline guidelines with thought, care and consideration for other users of local roads. However, sadly there have been occasions when these guidelines have not been followed, and we are receiving a number of complaints from our neighbours in Kent Rd and Iluka St. We ask all parents or carers who collect or drop off children at our school to ensure they are very familiar with carline procedures and follow them, so carlines run as smoothly as possible for all.
A reminder that we ask parents to NOT arrive in Kent Rd early for their child’s carline, as these cars block Kent Rd or clog up the carline internally, slowing down the movement of the year levels whose carline is running. Please also do not drop off your son or park in Iluka St, Elanora St or Manion Rd, as Cranbrook is conditioned by Woollahra Council to not permit this as a vehicular drop off zone or parking area for parents bringing their children to school. Recently, we have received complaints about parents regularly do this. These behaviours bring our School’s good name into disrepute, and we ask for your full support to show respect for and maintain excellent relationships with our valued neighbours.
Morning Carlines
If parents bring their child to school for an early start co-curricular activity, they should drop him off at the Reception gate.
No cars should wait in the driveway for the carline gate to open prior to 7:40am.
Parents should park elsewhere and bring their son into the school if they arrive early or drop them at the Reception gate.
There is no supervision of the playground prior to 7:45am. Please do not drop off your child earlier than 7:45am unless they are taking part in a co-curricular activity.
We ask our parents to please follow these guidelines, so we can help the flow of traffic on Kent Road for our neighbours and other road users.
Afternoon Carlines
Recently, the School has received several complaints from our neighbours about parents collecting their sons from Iluka St/Manion Rd. Please do not use this area for collection.
Please do not enter Kent Road early for your son’s carline, as this will block the road for other users.
If you need to collect your child in the carline, please arrive at the indicated time for his year group and not before:
- For Kindergarten, please come to carline at 2.50pm.
- For Y1 and Y2, please come to carline at 3.00pm.
- For Y3 and Y4, please come to carline at 3.10pm.
- For Y5 and Y6, please come to carline at 3.20pm.
We thank those parents and carers who always follow the carline guidelines, even when traffic conditions make that difficult or challenging, and we are grateful for their patience and assistance in helping the School to be a good neighbour.
Kind regards
Grant Andrews, Richard Baker and Genet Erickson Adam