Parents and Friends News

Dear families,

Welcome back to Term 2! We hope everyone enjoyed the school holidays.

We hope to see some new faces at our P&F Meeting on Tuesday, 10th May 2022 which will be held at 6.30pm-8.00pm in the School Staff Room.

Happy Mother’s Day to the Mum’s and other special ladies in our school community!   We hope you enjoy a relaxing day on Sunday and enjoy the gifts purchased through the Mother’s Day Stall.

Looking forward to seeing our school community get behind the St Brendan’s Feast Day Fun Run – help your children to get sponsorship and come along to support them in their run around the fun run obstacle course!

Please contact us with any questions, suggestions or enquiries.

Bianca and Jacklyn

Calendar of events – Term 2 

Keep an eye on the ‘Events’ calendar in the SkoolBag app - events are added in here.

Review of Events and Fundraisers

Hot Cross Bun Drive

Thank you to our school community for supporting the Hot Cross Bun Drive. 

At the end of Term 1, 250 packets of hot cross buns were distributed to students who placed orders on behalf of their family and friends.

Funds raised from this went towards purchasing (can you add name of equipment here - PMP sensor game), which is used during the PMP Program the students participate in.

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Easter Colouring Competition

The Parents and Friends Committee was proud to support the Easter Colouring Competition. 

There were so many great entries from all year levels.  Well done to all the students who entered, a lot of effort went into the entries which made it tricky for Paula and Mr Brian to pick the winners.

Congratulations to the students who won!

F/1 Enright – Ayen Padual

F/1 Turk – Otelia Monarawila

F/1 Casey – Anaya Advani

F/1 Finn – Sinno Roces

1/2 Almond – Mary Mupenda

1/2 Jones – Maisie Moodie

1/2 Cameron – Rylee Weston

1/2 Kelly – Samrawit Morey

3/4 Weber/Wild – Priscilla Care

3/4 O’Hara – Marli Doran

3/4 Williams – Scarlett Kelly

3/4 Dainton – Manha Haroon

3/4 Howley – Vihaan Saini

5/6 Lindon – Tamsyn Mcgregor

5/6 Beks – Zach Gale

5/6 Dyminski – Nitya Advani

5/6 Thompson – Lily Uluakiahoia

5/6 Mangiameli – Alyssia Spadaro

Event and Fundraising Information

Mother’s Day Stall

The P&F was please to again hold a Mother’s Day Stall, inviting all children to order from items to gift to for their Mums, Nans, Aunts or another Special Lady.

There was a great range of products available.  It was encouraging to see how well the order process went using the new online payment system, CDF Pay.  Orders will be distributed to students on Friday, 6th May 2022.

Thank you to the helpers who have offered to help pack orders. If you are able to help on Friday 6 May 2022 please contact Bianca or Jacklyn.

St Brendan’s Feast Day Fun Run

To celebrate St Brendan’s Feast Day on Friday, 13th May 2022, the Parents and Friends Association is supporting the school to hold a Fun Run fundraiser.

Students are encouraged to seek sponsorship to complete laps of the fun run obstacle course around the school oval.  

Great prizes will be on offer for students who raise sponsorship money:

• Major prize of an InterSport Shepparton $100 voucher, for the student who raises the most sponsorship money
• Two prize draws for year level communities - with vouchers from Collins Booksellers Shepparton and free passes from Rebound Shepparton up for grabs! 
• Along with encouragement prizes from Collins Booksellers Shepparton

Funds raised from this event will go towards purchasing readers and picture storybooks.

Parents and carers are invited to attend the event to cheer on students - the run will be held from 9am-10.50am. 

9.00am - St Brendan's Feast Day Assembly Prayer

9.15am-9.45am - Junior years 

9.45am-10.15am - Middle years

10.15am-10.50am - Senior years

Sponsorship money is to be paid through CDF Pay:  https://sbshepparton.cdfpay.org.au/. Sponsorship money is to be paid by 12pm Thursday 12 May 2022.

Families can collate sponsorship money from family and friends and make one payment under their child's CDF Pay profile.  Alternatively the CDF Pay link can be sent to family and friends for them to directly log in to CDF Pay under the ‘school community login’ and pay sponsorship money into CDF Pay, adding the child’s name the money is to sponsor, if making a payment for multiple children extra names can be added in the notes.

Students are to wear sports uniform on this day and remember to bring a drink bottle.

Fruit will be provided for students for morning tea – lunch and recess arrangements as normal.

In the event of wet weather the Fun Run will go ahead on the basketball court under the shelter shed.

We will also have a GV Water Hydration Station available for families watching to have a drink.

This will be a great, fun day for the school community!

Thank you to InterSport Shepparton, 

Collins Booksellers Shepparton and 

Rebound Shepparton for supporting our event.

 ~ Please support these businesses where you can ~

Parents Social Night

The P&F is hosting a Parents Social Night, it will be an evening for parents in our school community to meet up and have a relaxed night.  Come along on Friday, 20th May 2022 from 7pm-9pm at Teller Restaurant.

Looking forward to seeing everyone! These events have been popular in the past but have not been able to be held the last few years.

Tickets are $20 which includes finger food; drinks will be at own cost. 

Tickets are to be purchased through CDF Pay - https://sbshepparton.cdfpay.org.au/, under one of your children’s profiles.

Tickets are to be purchased by 3pm Friday, 13th May 2022, to allow for catering arrangements. If you have any special dietary requirements please advise the P&F parentsandfriends@sbshepparton.catholic.edu.au 

Walk Safely to School Day - Friday 20 May 2022

WE’RE TAKING IT IN OUR STRIDE ON FRIDAY 20 MAY 2022 

Well it’s that time of year again when our school seriously starts talking about walking! 

Walk Safely to School Day asks that we all consider our transport habits and try to incorporate more walking as part of a healthy, active way to get around, and although walking all the way to school isn’t realistic for many of us, it’s quite easy to figure out how you can build a walk into your family’s daily routine.

You can teach your child the healthy habit of walking more by:

• Walking with them the whole way to school.
• If they get the bus, walk past your usual stop and get on at the next stop 
• If you have to drive, park the car a few blocks away from the school and walk the rest of the way. 

Regular exercise like walking with your child not only helps them (and you!) beat chronic problems like obesity, heart disease, behavioural and mental health issues and diabetes, it also gives you a great opportunity to teach your child safe ways to behave around roads and traffic. 

Remember, Active Kids are Healthy Kids so get planning your own Walk Safely to School Day journey for Friday, 20 May 2022!   For more information, visit www.walk.com.au

Athletes Foot School Rewards Program - Coming Soon!

We are in the process of signing up to join the Athletes Foot School Rewards Program.

More details will be given soon once the sign up process is completed!

IGA Community Rewards

Please find the below attachments to view full details of the IGA Rewards Program

My Name Label

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Committee Updates & Information

Contact details for P&F

President: – Bianca Lane

Secretary – Jacklyn Lamb

Email – parentsandfriends@sbshepparton.catholic.edu.au 

Next P&F Meeting

The next meeting will be held Tuesday, 10th May 2022 from 6.30pm-8.00pm in the School Staff Room. 

All welcome, please come along to discuss and contribute your ideas to school events. Bring a friend, it would be great to see some new faces.   RSVP by Monday, 9th May 2022, to Bianca or Jacklyn at parentsandfriends@sbshepparton.catholic.edu.au or feel free to contact us with any questions.

Committee member – positions available

Do you have a passion for our school community and would like to contribute your ideas and a couple of hours a month - we have a role for you!

The P&F raise funds, hold fun events and support our school community to build an inclusive, supportive and caring environment for all students and their families.

We currently have openings for 5 new members to join the Committee.  We are looking for parents/carers who are passionate and willing to help the Committee to be responsive to our community's needs.

We are hoping to get representation from families across all year levels of the school. 

If this sounds like something you may be interested in, please contact Bianca or Jacklyn via email to express your interest or find out more information.

Register to be a volunteer

The P&F Committee is made up of parents volunteering their time to the school to give great outcomes for our children.  Parents who volunteer to assist with P&F events enjoy socialising with other parents and the satisfaction of giving back to the school community. Kids enjoy seeing their parents involved at school and it gives the parents a greater understanding of the school environment.

If you have a few hours to spare during the year and would like to get involved in the school community please register your interest to be involved as a parent helper through the P&F.

The P&F maintains a confidential database of parent contact details so parents can be kept up to date on opportunities to volunteer at school and assist with events.

Please consider volunteering some of your time to the school community this year by registering your interest via email – include your full name, mobile phone number, email address, how many children you have at school this year and their year levels.

*Volunteer requirements*

Volunteers must hold a current Working With Children’s Check. These details must be supplied to the school office to also be confidentially.  WWCC’s are free for volunteers, you can apply through the Working With Children Check Victoria website.

It is also a requirement of the Department of Education that volunteers who provide assistance on school grounds around students need to provide evidence of full vaccination against COVID-19, including booster, before they can volunteer.

Where parent helpers are not interacting with students, proof of double vaccination against COVID-19 will apply.

A copy of vaccination certificates is required to be kept in a confidential file by our Principal Paula Stevenson. This requirement may change during the year, however this is the current advice.  Please advise the P&F once you have completed these requirements.

Business interest

Do you own/run a business, or know of a business, that may be interested in being involved in supporting the school community through fundraisers, sponsorship, in-kind support or at events?

Please contact the P&F by email to register your interest.  We are very interested in working with our school community and building connections with family businesses.