Three Kings Walking School Bus

Dear Parent(s)/Caregiver(s),

WALKING SCHOOL BUS SERVICE FROM THREE KINGS SCHOOL TO THE FICKLING CENTRE

We are pleased to be able to offer a Walking School Bus (WSB) service to ensure that your children have a safe method of transportation for getting from school to their Taekwon-Do training session at the Fickling Centre. The centre is about 200 metres from Three Kings School on Mt Albert Road. To utilise this service you will need to give your child consent by agreeing to the consent form below and be aware of the following:

  • We will need you to give your consent (below) to confirm the arrangement.
  • You will need to call or text us in advance on the designated Walking School Bus number of any absences at least two hours in advance so that we know which children to expect each afternoon. Please save this contact number for your future reference: 027 479 3940 Please do not email or call any other number to report an absence other than the designated Walking School Bus number.
  • You will need to be available by phone or mobile phone between 2.50-3.30pm on the days your child uses the WSB – if your child is absent and we haven’t heard from you we will call you on an emergency number supplied by you for you to follow up their whereabouts.
  • A trained Warrior Taekwon-Do staff member will arrive at Three Kings School at 3pm  – please ensure your child knows to come straight to the meeting point after school.  The meeting point is under the tree (outside staffroom) or when it raining under the cover on the courts.  They must be there before 3.10pm at which time the WSB will depart.
  • You will need to arrange to have your child picked up from the Fickling Centre at 4.30 pm each Tuesday.   This includes children who are booked into after school care - we are unable to walk them back to the school.
  • Any staff member on duty for the WSB will be recognisable as being from the Warrior Taekwon-Do by their Taekwon-Do dobok (uniform) or WTKD apparel and fluoro vest – while we have a regular staff member roster for Three Kings and WSB, on the rare occasions when a staff member is sick or away your children will be able to recognise that a person is safe to walk to Taekwon-Do with by checking that they are either wearing a uniform or WTKD apparel and a fluoro vest. This staff member will also have access to WSB booking on hand.
  • Only those children whose consent forms have been received will be formally enrolled on the WSB service. We are unable to provide this service to any children not formally enrolled.

Please fill out the consent form below to give your consent for your child to utilise the walking school bus service.

    Walking School Bus Agreement Form

    1.   I give permission for my child to use the Walking School Bus service (WSB) to the Fickling Centre. I understand that the WSB is NOT available during school holidays and public holidays.
    2.   I understand that Warrior Taekwon-Do may share details of the agreement on WSB between myself and Warrior Taekwon-Do with Three Kings School.
    3.   I understand that Warrior Taekwon-Do WSB staff members can not take responsibility for children who are not on the WSB list.
    4.   I undertake to contact Warrior Taekwon-Do by phone or text on the WSB designated phone number (and NOT the central office number or by email) in the event that my child is sick or for some other reason unable to use the WSB on that day at least 2 hours prior to the WSB service leaving Three Kings School.
    5.   I understand that while Warrior Taekwon-Do will make every effort to keep my child safe during the WSB I agree to release Warrior Taekwon-Do and its staff and contractors from liability.
    6.   I undertake to be available on the above emergency contact number I have listed above during the times my child is on the WSB.
    7.   I understand that my child’s whereabouts and safety are ultimately my responsibility and if Warrior Taekwon-Do is unable to reach me on my emergency contact number(s) they are discharged of all responsibility in respect of the whereabouts of my child.  I understand that the whereabouts of my child is my own responsibility and that it is up to me to establish their whereabouts in the event they are absent from WSB.
    8.   I understand that the WSB is a service currently offered at no cost and if my child’s behaviour on the WSB affects the safety of other children OR if I fail to comply with the above conditions I may be asked by Warrior Taekwon-Do to make other arrangements for my child/children to get to their Taekwon-Do classes.