Jells Park Parents Committee
Hello Everyone,
Election Day BBQ
On Saturday 2 July the JPPC held an Election Day BBQ at the school. It was a very popular and successful event. A big thank you to all our parent helpers who volunteered their time setting up, cooking, selling and cleaning up on the day. The event would not have been possible without your support. Thank you to Leana Tannenberg for doing an amazing job organising and running this event. Also a big thank you to Baker's Delight Brandon Park for donating all of the bread for our BBQ.
Performance Showcase Night
The JPPC will be having a BBQ fundraiser on the performance showcase night on 4 August. The BBQ will be available from 5pm onwards. So please come along for this fabulous night of entertainment showcasing our talented students and enjoy a yummy BBQ beforehand and help support our school and students.
Pie Drive
Ivan's Finest Pies and Pastries fundraiserinformation was sent home yesterday. Ivan's offers a great selection of award winning pies, pasties, sausage rolls, quiches and fruit pies. Their products are all carefully baked and crafted by hand for your enjoyment. Orders can be placed and payments made on the new QKR App or you can complete the order form and return with payment in an envelope to the school by Friday 29 July. Collection of orders will be from the window next to the GP Room on Thursday 18 August from 3-4pm.
Any further enquiries regarding the Pie Drive can be directed to Melinda Moutsos on
0419 885 293.
Trampoline fundraiser - Curriculum Day
Friday 19 August is Curriculum Day and we have a great offer for all families. Xtreme Air Trampoline Park in Keysborough is offering a special 2 hour trampoline session just for Jells Park Primary students at a discounted rate. Between 1-3pm on Friday 19 August you get 2 hours of trampolining fun for the price of 1 hour.
$16.50 per person if you book online or $19.50 per person walk in. This amount includes includes Xtreme Air Socks and a 2 hour jump session just for our school only.
Why not organise a great afternoon out with school friends and the best part is that not only do the kids have fun but Xtreme Air Trampoline Park will rebate $5.00 per admission sold back to Jells Park Primary. Printed Flyers about this event will be distributed to students soon so make sure you keep that afternoon free on Curriculum Day to have lots of fun on your day off from school. Remember this special offer is only available on Friday 19 August from 1-3pm only. For more information about Xtreme Air visit their website on www.extremeair.com.au
Entertainment Book
The Entertainment Book Fundraiser is still available for you to purchase. The 2016-2017 Entertainment Book and Digital Membership is available from Jells Park Parents Committee. Credit Card orders and Digital Memberships can be purchased via the following secure website www.entbook.com.au/1874g34. This is the preferred method of payment. Cash orders only (for book only) can be returned to school with the attached payment slip. Orders for "pick-up" are sent home with the students.
There are many fantastic savings to be made using Entertainment membership such as dining, takeaway, attractions, retail and travel offers.
Jells Park Primary will receive $13 from every Membership sold, so please order yours today and tell your family and friends to buy one too.
Any queries regarding the Entertainment books can be directed to Jacqui Gilbert on 0403019765 or email: drjacq@tpg.com.au
Recycling Fundraiser
This year we have a new fundraising activity that consists of recycling unwanted goods. It is called Recycle With Mondo for a Better World. The program involves families within the school community donating any unwanted clothes, accessories, shoes, toys and linen to the school. These items are then placed in special collection bins and our school will be paid $250 per tonne for each clothing recycling collection. The benefit of this program is that it reduces waste to landfill and provides global communities with affordable clothing and employment. So now is a great time to clean out your wardrobes for this great cause and help our school raise some extra funds. This fundraising activity will run throughout the entire year. The next collection date in Term 3 will be Thursday 4 August. Specially marked bins are located in the office and you can now start placing all of your unwanted items in these bins before the collection dates. PLEASE NOTE - this is not a rubbish dump, so donated items still need to be useable. There has been a huge and postive response to this fundraising activity so far and a very big thank you to the many families that have already donated goods to this special cause. Please keep up the good work and keep donating.
Airstream Cafe Fundraiser
Airstream Cafe at Century City Walk in Glen Waverley has introduced an ongoing fundraising opportunity for our school. By using the Airstream Cafe fundraiser card families will be able to receive 5% discount off their total bill when dining at the cafe. In addition, every purchase that participants make at Airstream Cafe, 5% of the purchase money will be redeemed by Airstream Cafe at the end of each term in the form of a donation towards our fundraising targets for Jells Park Primary School. The Airstream Cafe fundraiser card along with an information flyer were sent home with students in Term 2. This is a wonderful and fantastic opportunity for families to support a local business whilst also assisting our school in reaching our fundraising targets too. We hope you enjoy your dining experience at Airstream Cafe.
School Banking
School Banking with the Commonwealth Bank is a great way to teach your child the importance of saving. There are also many rewards for students who bank regularly with school banking such as entering competitions and also reward gifts too. With each new bank account opened with school banking our school receives $5 plus 5% of total student deposits is given back to the school through the school banking program. Please support and encourage your child with this worthy program which also benefits the school.
NEiTA
The 2016 National Excellence in Teaching Awards (NEiTA) are now open. You can nominate an inspirational teacher or educator from our school. The awards provide an opportunity to say a special 'thank you' to inspirational teachers, principals and educators who demonstrate effectiveness, innovation and excellence in their profession. Nominations close on 31 July 2016. Nominating is easy and can be done online at asg.com.au/nominate. Information posters and postcards are also available at the school office. The JPPC is proud to promote NEiTA.
The email address for Jells Park Parents Committee is parentcommittee@jpps.vic.edu.au
I can also be contacted on 0434146228 or anikorte@optusnet.com.au if anyone has any further queries.
Next Meeting: Monday 15 August at 2.00pm at the Gym Meeting Room.
Ani Artinian, JPPC Convenor