Dear Parents,
Salam Alaikum
we have increased the
number of students coming
to school by bus –
there are now 110 children
using a school bus.
This has made it
necessary to get another bus –
there are now 5 buses operating.
This is a very big job for our new school.
It has been necessary
to make many changes so
that we can pick up these
extra students and we seek
your patience and understanding.
There are new bus routes
and new bus drivers.
The buses are all 95 – 100% full.
The bus drivers have practised
their new bus runs today,
and we hope to improve
transport times during the first week.
It is important for families
to be at their bus stop
5 minutes before time.
Bus drivers have been instructed
to wait no more than 2 minutes
after the pick up time.
If your pick up time is,
for example 8.00 and
the bus driver arrives at
8.00 and you are not there,
the driver will wait until 8.02 .
If you have not arrived by this
time the driver will message the school –
this will automatically show the time
to prove when the driver is
leaving that bus stop.
If you are late you will miss the bus.
During the first week of school
the bus drivers will get a
better feel of the times and
we can adjust the times –
we are hopeful the
end result will be better for everyone.
We have used a computer program
that has matched every
student to the closest possible
bus stop that we use.
I will be sending out
more Bus Newsletters to let
families know which
bus stop to go to and
what time to be there.
I will be doing this
during the week-end.
I will be sending out more newsletters –
please look carefully to make sure
your children are waiting
at the right bus stop.
If we have made a mistake,
I apologise – let us know
and we will aim to
correct if possible.
During the first week
we will make adjustments
and hopefully,
by the second week of school,
every bus will be operating smoothly.
Thank you for your understanding.
Mr Mayer
Principal