Coming to School
Knighton Normal is situated in a very busy built-up area. Traffic is particularly heavy at the times when children are on their way to or from school. Every care is taken to promote road safety. We ask that you actively support the following school safety rules:
- Before and after school please do not stop on the entrance way or on the pedestrian crossing, the dotted yellow lines, or the bus stops.
- Please do not drive into the school grounds to collect or drop off children. The school reserves the right to note the registration plate numbers of vehicles illegally stopped.
- Insist that your child uses the patrolled pedestrian crossings. The school has patrolled crossings in Knighton Road, in Clyde Street and at the back entrance to the school in Dey Street. Please set an example by using the crossing yourself.
When children start at a new school it is important that they know the safest route to take and the proper places to cross roads. It is recommended that younger children take the route many times with an adult before completing it on their own.
We request that pedestrians who enter the school from Knighton Road use the gateways to the north of the vehicle entrance.
Leaving School
Once children have arrived at school they are not permitted to leave the school grounds until dismissal time at the end of the day unless parental permission is given to a teacher in the form of a written note. If they have to leave for some reason during the school day, it is preferred that you collect and return your child from the classroom and do not ask for them to walk home unaccompanied. Please also call at the school office.
Children must return a signed consent form prior to any class or group trips away from school.
Bicycles
We prefer children not to ride to school until they are in Year 4. The wearing of bicycle helmets is compulsory. We ask children cycling to school along Clyde Street or Cameron Road to dismount and walk across the Clyde St pedestrian crossing and walk their bicycles from there to school along the footpath. The roundabout is very dangerous for cyclists and the periods before and after school are the busiest times of all.
No bikes are to be ridden inside the school grounds.
Skateboarding/Rollerblading/Scooters
Skateboards, roller blades and scooters are not to be ridden in the school grounds at any time.
Playing with Friends after School
Children who wish to go and play with their friends after school must have arranged this activity with both sets of parents the day before. They may not ring their parents from school for this purpose.