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SAFETY TIP #1 – DROP-OFF AND PICK-UP ZONESDelay your pick-up time: A useful tip for parents to avoid the peak drop-off and pick-up zones is to delay yourafternoon pick-up by 5 to 10 minutes to allow time for your daughters to be ready for you at the gate and for thetraffic to ease. Teachers are on duty for Junior School students until 3.05 pm in the Loop and on Stephens Road,while Middle and Senior School teachers are on duty in Graham Street and on Stephens Road until 3.30 pm toensure students are safe. The problem in arriving early is that if your daughter is not ready to be collected you arecontributing to congestion in pick-up areas and stopping other parents from collecting their daughters.In particular, Middle and Senior School parents should only arrive to collect students after 3.10 pm,especially on Stephens Road. The limited designated area on Stephens Road is used for collection of studentsin Years 5 and 6 from 2.45 pm. Any Middle or Senior School parents arriving before 3.10 pm limits the opportunityfor parents to collect their younger daughters in this zone. The Seymour Library is open to Middle and SeniorSchool students until 4:30 pm for those students who wish to get a head start on homework, while providing amuch more relaxing pick-up for parents.P&F NEWSFROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE P&F, MRS WENDY COXOn behalf of the P&F I would like to extend a special thank you to everyone who helped in the Uniform Shop overthese last two weeks of the school holidays - Lakna Alahakoon, Helen Barnard, Catherine Barnard, SarahBellchambers, Kanchana Bishop, Emily Cox, Sarah Cox, Rose Dunmill, Laura Healy, Jo Hulme, Lara Hulme, AydaInsel and Jennifer Williams. Your efforts were truly appreciated and the P&F could not have run this busy businesswithout your support. Thank you.BOOK SALE VOLUNTEERS – THANK YOUAs the sale of second-hand text books is being finalised from last year, the P&F Association would like to thank thefollowing parents and students who generously assisted with the preparation of the second-hand book packs. Yourefforts are greatly appreciated, especially at such a busy time of the year for all: Noelene Bellchambers, SarahBellchambers, Harsha Makan, Vidya Makan, Wendy Cox, Bev Marles, Pauline Shum, Donna Ballinger, ThereseMulherin, Kitty Chan, Kay Halley and Kerri Phillips. We would not have been able to provide this service withoutyour support.A special thank you to Wendy Cox, President of the P&F, and Helen Barnard VP P&F for co-ordinating all theactivities of the Uniform Shop in December and January.SENIOR SCHOOL SUPPORT GROUPWe cordially invite all Senior School Parents to meet the Head of the Senior School, Ms Gayle Harris, and otherparents at the first meeting of the Senior School Support Group for 2013. A Special Meeting and a GeneralMeeting will be held on Thursday 07 February 8.30 – 10.30am at the Somerville House Water Sports Facility(Rowing Shed), 217 Brisbane Corso, Yeronga. The Special Meeting will commence at 8.30 for the election of theSenior School Support Group President for 2013 with the General Meeting immediately following.The agenda is as follows: Special Meeting – Election of SSSG President and Close.General Meeting1. Introduction – attendance, apologies, spacer2. Confirmation of previous minutes – 1 November 20123. Matters arising from previous minutes4. Correspondence In/Out5. Head of Senior School Report6. President’s Report7. Treasurer’s Report8. General Business – Guest speakers, QCS Packs, QCS Lunch, Ladies Lunch, SS activities, DriverTraining, Other GB9. Next meeting detail10. CloseLook forward to enjoying some light refreshments with you all.10