P&F Committee

Our St Mary’s P&F Committee is focused on planning and organising special events for students and families as well as fundraising to purchase resources for our students. Thank you again to all of our families for your support of our amazing school fair held last term – this is our major fundraiser which we run every second year.

All are welcome to join our school P&F Committee. If you would like to be involved this year, come along to our next meeting. This will be on Wednesday 3rd June at 6:30pm remotely via google meet. A link will be released on the day via seesaw if you would like to join.

If you are unable to attend our monthly meetings due to work or other commitments, please feel free to email and you will be added to the group so that you can contribute and stay connected.

St Vinnies Winter Appeal

We are seeking donations of non perishable food items and winter woollies for our annual St Vinnies Winter Appeal.

These items can include: cereal, tinned soup, pasta, pasta sauce, tea, coffee, milo, tinned fruit, muesli bars, long life milk, tuna tins, crackers and dry biscuits, sweet biscuits as well as warm coats, blankets, socks, beanies etc.

These can be left in the donation box in the school foyer anytime from now until the end of term. Thank you!

Wednesday 10th June – Student free dress day – wear your favourite winter woollies or PJ’s and bring along an item to donate to the St Vinnies Winter Appeal! These will be collected and passed onto a parish representative from St Vinnies at our whole school mass on Friday 12th June.

Thank you for your support!

Toast & Fruit

Toast and fruit are available each morning from 8:30am until 8:45am for all students who would like some extra fuel before they begin the school day. Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers who prepare and serve the toast and fruit each morning and to those who collect the bread as well as top up the supplies!

If you are available and would like to join the roster this year, please let me know via email or you can pass your name onto Krystal in the office. Please also organise a working with children check to be handed into the office. Thank you!

THANK YOU to Baker’s Delight, Castlemaine for donating bread each week!

THANK YOU also to Castlemaine Fresh, our local fruit and vegetable store, who donate a box of fresh fruit per week to our school. Some will also be available if needed for those students who require it during the school day, particularly at fruit snack time in the mornings.

Sushi Lunch Orders

Every Friday, students have the opportunity to have a sushi lunch order provided by Lunch Box Sushi Castlemaine. If you would like to organise this for your child/ren, please jump online to School lunch online to organise ordering. Orders need to be placed prior to 5pm each Thursday afternoon.

Second Hand Uniforms

Second hand uniforms are available from the school office should you require any. Please also donate any uniform items you may no longer need for others to use. Thank you! (New uniform items can be purchased from Hip Pocket Castlemaine).

Post Fair Celebration/Catch Up:

Date: Friday 29th May (This Evening)

Time: 6:30pm

Venue: Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine

RSVP: Clare via c-majella@hotmail.com by Monday 25th May

Join us to celebrate the amazing efforts and success of our recent school fair!

St Mary’s Parents and Carers Catch Up – Term 2:

Date: Sunday 21st June

Time: 9am

Venue: Five Flags Merchants

RSVP: Clare via c-majella@hotmail.com by Monday 15th June

Come along and join us for breakfast or a cuppa. All very welcome! A great opportunity to connect as a school community.

Parents of St Mary's Facebook Page

https://www.facebook.com/share/g/14Fws3874w/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Clare Grainger

P&F Committee President

c-majella@hotmail.com

St Mary's School, Castlemaine

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Term 2 Week 6 · 29 May 2026

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