Routines & Policy

Timetable & Bell Times

The daily timetable is as follows for all days (these are the times that our bell rings):

For their safety and welfare, students should not be dropped off or collected at times outside of the published supervision times.

Late Arrivals & Leave

Students are expected to be regular and punctual in their attendance. Any student who arrives at school after 8:45am must report directly to their classroom teacher.

If a student needs to leave the school grounds before normal departure time, he/she must be collected from the Administration Office and the book signed by his/her parent/caregiver.

IMPORTANT: Please report to our front office and sign your child in or out if they are late or they have to leave school early.

Out of Bounds

Students must be within the sight of a supervising teacher (wearing the orange duty vest) and must remain within the permitted areas. Students are not allowed on the Broadwater Road side of the school buildings except:

• when arriving and departing from school
• while in the staff car park
• beyond the grassed area below the Child Care office
• off the level areas of the Primary ovals
• on the bus area asphalt

Bus Travel

The College provides a bus service to assist students who live a distance from school. Primary students who catch after school buses will be assisted onto buses by supervising teachers.

Mode of Transport

Any variations to the normal mode of transport/travel must be communicated to the Administrative Office personnel who will inform the supervising teacher.

Tuckshop

A vegetarian tuck shop operates on Mondays and Wednesdays. Students may order lunch items through their classrooms on those mornings. Snacks may be purchased at lunch time and recess. Please provide a paper bag with the tuck shop order printed clearly and with the money enclosed.

Uniform

• Students are expected to maintain a high standard of tidiness, both in their schoolwork and in their personal appearance. It is therefore necessary that school uniform be worn in a neat and tidy manner at all times.
• Students are expected to keep their shoes polished, socks tidy, shirts tucked in and to refrain from wearing pullovers and cardigans tied around the waist.
• Bike pants worn under dresses should not be visible at any time. Extra clothing not part of the school uniform, worn under pullovers in cold weather for extra warmth, should not be visible.

Hair

• Students’ hair is to be neat and conservative, and the student’s natural colour.
• If girls’ hair is shoulder length or longer, it must be plaited or tied back neatly.
• Boys’ hair should be off the collar and not be shorter than a number two cut on top. Fringes should not hang down over the eyes.
• Girls are requested to wear only blue, black or white ribbons in their hair. On sports days only, ribbons or bands in the colour of school sports houses may be worn.

Prep Uniform

Prep students should wear regulation sports uniform full time. See below for boys’ and girls’ sports uniform details. Preps only may wear shoes with Velcro straps instead of laces if preferred.

 Girls Uniform

Junior, Years Yr 1 – 4*

• Regulation tartan dress with white collar
• Black polished lace-up school shoes (not black joggers) or brown Roman sandals without socks.
• Regulation banded white socks available only from the ABC or brown Roman sandals without socks.
• Monogrammed navy pullover and regulation navy monogrammed hat.

 Senior, Years 5 – 7*

• Regulation tartan skirt and white blouse with tartan trim.
• Black polished lace-up school shoes (not black joggers), or brown Roman sandals without socks
• Regulation banded white socks available only from the ABC.
• Navy tights without socks in winter (optional).
• Monogrammed navy pullover.
• Regulation navy monogrammed hat.(hats available from Library)
• Additions such as tracksuit pants are not to be worn with the regular uniform.

* Yr 5 girls may wear either the junior dress or senior skirt and blouse.

Boys’ uniform

Regulation monogrammed mid-blue shirt with navy trim.

• Regulation monogrammed college grey shorts.
• Black polished lace-up school shoes (not black joggers), or brown Roman sandals without socks.
• Regulation grey banded short socks (available only from the ABC)
• Monogrammed navy pullover.
• Regulation monogrammed navy hat (hats available from Library).

 Sports Uniform

Girls & Boys

• Monogrammed navy blue shorts
• Regulation sports shirt; (colour according to allocated College Sports House.)
• Sports shoes that are plain white or mainly white.
• Short white socks. (not anklet)

Boys’ and Girls’ Regulation Tracksuit (optional) – permitted on sports days only, and not to be worn with regular uniform.

Please Note - Sports uniform is not compulsory; however, students who choose not to wear sports uniform must wear full regular school uniform and not part of both.

Hats

Regulation hats are available from the Library.

Jewellery

Jewellery should not be worn while students are in school uniform.

The only exception to this is the wearing of a plain watch. Girls may wear one clear, plastic stud per earlobe if necessary. No exceptions will be made to this rule.

Discipline

The main objective of discipline on the Primary campus is redemptive, not punitive. The affected student should be shown a clear link between cause and effect, action and consequence. There is no place for simply punitive discipline at Brisbane Adventist College. Love and concern for the student should be the overriding motivation for disciplinary measures, making clear the wider, societal impact of inappropriate behaviour. The structure below outlines the ascending steps that discipline takes at Brisbane Adventist College Primary Campus:

Step 1

The primary responsibility for student management and discipline rests with the classroom teacher, and is based on a trusting relationship between teacher and student. This relationship helps foster healthy self-esteem and good decision-making in our students, as well as promoting respect for the teacher’s as the “Learning Leader”. Teachers use a variety of positive behaviour management strategies to modify and manage student behaviour.

Step 2

When student behaviour fails to respond to class-based discipline, a referral is made to the Administration Assistant for further intervention. In extreme cases, a direct referral to the Primary Deputy Principal and/or Principal may be made by the Administration Assistant.

Detention

Detentions may be given if a student fails to respond to reason, counselling and regular sanctions. A student on detention will bring a conduct letter home for the parents to read, sign and comment on.

Conduct Cards

A record of student behaviour is kept on individual cards. These cards are managed by the classroom teacher. Conduct cards reflect both positive and negative attributes of the student’s behaviour throughout the year. BAC Primary enforces a “zero tolerance” on bullying. Bullying in any of its forms is addressed promptly and thoroughly by all staff members.