Students catching the bus to the Peninsula from homes over the motorway bridge will need to catch one of the public buses. They run often now - about every 20 minutes. They will need to catch the 131 bus from Henderson.

In the morning, students self-monitor their trip times, trying to ensure that they arrive at school before 8:40 am. In the afternoon, all bus students meet Mr Evans outside Room 6, and are taken over to the Harbour View bus stop at 2:55 pm to catch the 131, which usually arrives at 3:05 pm. There could be an occasional hiccough, and a bus may not arrive on time. If this happens, we wait for the next bus which arrives 20 minutes later. If they have a phone, students can text their parents to let them know. Because we don't all fit in, we need to have a 3:00 pm and a 3:20 pm group for the bus. Those waiting

for the 3:20 bus wait on the school premises until Mr Evans escorts

them to the bus stop at 3:15.

 

1. Rules on the bus: It is a public bus, so loud talking or poor behaviour will not be tolerated. Frequent breaches of this rule may result in that child being banned from the bus for a time. Parents would be informed. So, no unnecessary pulling the bell; swinging on the poles; loud talking and shouting; disrespect to others.

 

2. The bus has to be waved down, so it is important that students only

catch the 131 (the 132 goes to the city).

 

3. Students should have $2:00 tucked in a safe place, just in case the HOP card is empty.

 

4. Students always need a raincoat. Even a $2.00 poncho (kept in the bottom of their bag for rainy days) will keep them dry. Auckland Transport have been very generous and have built two bus shelters for us, but we have many students catching buses, and we won't all fit into the bus stop during bad weather.