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Smoking
Smoking is not permitted in school grounds at any time by any persons.
Playground Supervision
During both breaks in the school day, school staff provide supervision of all eating and playing areas. Formal supervision is also provided before school from 8:30 am. The morning assembly points are under B Block for Yrs 1 – 3 and the Gathering area for Yrs 4 - 7. Staff members are rostered to supervise children waiting for buses after school.
Badges – Identification
All school-based personnel have been issued with Eatons Hill State School identification badges or lanyards. While at the school, visitors and volunteers are required to wear the visitor’s pass given to them when signing in.
Children should be wary of approaching any adult on campus who is not wearing an Eatons Hill State School identification badge. Parents are requested to reinforce this safety practice with their children.
Sun Protection
Eatons Hill is a sun safe school. Students are expected to wear hats at lunch time, for physical
education lessons and when playing sport outdoors. A ‘no hat, no outside play’ rule applies in the
school. Children are encouraged to wear sunscreen when participating in outdoor excursions and swimming lessons.
Emergency Procedures
Each term, our school practices emergency evacuation and lockdown drills on a regular basis to ensure children and all staff are familiar with the procedures.
Fire Alarms
The fire warning is a continuously sounding bell or siren. An audio message via intercom may also be
communicated to all classrooms. Without exception, everyone on the premises is to move as directed in an orderly manner to evacuate the buildings. All visitors should report in person to the area marshall.
Lockdowns
In situations due to dangers outside (e.g. violent storm, chemical spill, threatening situation), students,
school staff and visitors are required to stay inside buildings and classrooms. Phone intercom and/or an intermittent bell ring will be used to advise personnel in all rooms of the need for Lockdown.
Adopt-A-Cop
This is a valuable program where a Police Officer familiar with our school, visits our school on a regular basis, He is available to present instruction in a wide range of topics for the teachers, including Safety House and Protective Behaviours. Our Adopt-A-Cop is Constable Mick Hollyoak.
Crossing Supervisors
Pedestrian Crossings in Marylin Terrace and Queen Elizabeth Drive are attended by Crossing Supervisors to provide safe access to and from school across these busy streets. The Supervisors are easily identified in their white and orange coats and are employed by the Queensland Department of Transport. All parents, teachers and children are expected to take heed of the Supervisors and to use the designated crossings.
The supervisors are authorized to report regularly to the School Administration on areas of concern and can report directly to the Department of Transport regarding breaches of the Traffic Act by drivers in relation to the School crossings.
Stranger Danger
The message that children must never go with anybody they do not know, even though the person may seem friendly must be impressed upon children. This will be stressed at school but the matter will be further reinforced if parents do the same. To avoid this situation occurring, please be punctual in collecting your children, or pre-arrange for somebody else to collect them if you are unavailable. Children should wait inside the school grounds for their own protection.
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