Parent Association

On behalf of the Parent’s Association at COHR we would like to say WELCOME to our new families who have joined our wonderful community and WELCOME BACK to our returning families!

Our Parent’s Association is made up of a group of volunteer parents whose mission is to fundraise for the school and organise fun events for the children and parents throughout the year.

Some of the fun things we have planned for 2026 are:

Pancake Tuesday – Tuesday 17th February
Welcome BBQ – Friday 20th February
Easter raffle – (end of Term 1)
Sushi Days (Term 1 & 4)
Hot Dog Day (Term 2 & 3)
Cake Raffles (Terms 2 & 3)
Mother’s Day Stall (Term 2)
Father’s Day Stall (Term 3)
Bunnings Sausage Sizzle Fundraiser (Term 3)
Grandparents & Special Friends Day (Term 3)
Italian Day - free pizza lunch (Term 3)
School Disco (Term 2)
Footy Colours Day (Term 3)

With all events, information will go home with the children closer to the date. Where payment is required, cash and CDF Pay are accepted.

We welcome all parents to come and join in and assist in these events wherever feasible.

PARENTS ASSOCIATION AGM

We will be holding our AGM for 2026 on Tuesday 17th February at 7:00pm. Historically we have run these meetings in person, however this year will hold the meeting virtually to better cater to busy schedules. We will be sharing a link closer to the date. During the meeting we will discuss the successes of last year, what’s to come this year and potential roles available for parents who are keen to volunteer. We would love to see new and familiar faces join us for this meeting and fill some roles we have available.

Those roles are:

General Member: The role of The General Member is to regularly attend meetings of the Association and provide support to the Executive in fulfilling aims and objectives of the Association.

Class Representative/s: Every class at COHR has two parent Class Representative positions. We are asking parents to please volunteer for roles. The Class Representative role is very important to our school community, especially during a fete year. It provides support to the teachers and acts as a liaison between teachers and parents in the school. A signup sheet is now in the office.

The role of Class Representatives:

Be supportive of staff and the whole school ethos.
Invite parents to include their contact details (ask parents their preferred form of communication) for communication of class messages and events, etc.
Contact new families on arrival and personally welcome them to the school community
To organise opportunities for the parents in your child's class to meet socially and help them get to know each other. Events might include family picnics or parents dinners.
Class Representatives, and other class helpers, are respectful of everyone's privacy and ensures that the confidentiality of teachers, students and parents is maintained at all times.

Other event roles we would love some help with this year are:

Mother’s Day & Father’s Day stall (Term 2 & 3)
Bunnings Sausage Sizzle Fundraiser (Date TBC in Term 3)

If you would like to take charge of any of these opportunities, or would like more information on what’s involved, please contact Jess on 0415 320 220.

ICY POLES

Icy poles will be on sale each Friday at lunchtime (Term’s 1 & 4). Icy poles will be sold for $1. As we offer the icy poles for free in the first week of term, you are only required to pay for the weeks in between. Children can pay for all 8 weeks in advance.

WELCOME BBQ

A new event in the calendar this year, and an opportunity to get together to catch up and/or make some new friends. On behalf of the Parent’s Association, we will be firing up the BBQ’s and serving up some sausage sandwiches, cold drinks and icy poles for the kids on the oval.

We would love some helpers on the afternoon to man the BBQ’s and serve. If you can assist, please contact Jess on 0415 320 220.

Bring a picnic rug or something to sit on and a hat.

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We look forward to another great year at COHR.

Jess Brown Alicia Michael

President Vice President