Parents and Friends
Dear families,
Term 3 is flying by – there is a busy few weeks coming up.
Happy early Father’s Day to all the dad’s and father figures in the school community.
Items purchased in the Father’s Day Stall will be distributed next Thursday for students to take home.
Please contact us on parentsandfriends@sbshepparton.catholic.edu.au if you have any questions.
Jess - President and Jacklyn - Secretary
Calendar of events – Term 3
- Father’s Day Stall
- Orders ready sent home with students – Thursday, 4th September
- Father’s Day Celebration – Friday, 29th August 2025
- Coffee Van at Athletics Day – Friday, 5th September 2025
Keep an eye on the calendar in the Simon app - events are also added in here
Review of fundraisers/events
Book Week colouring competition
Congratulations to the students who participated in the Book Week Colouring Competition. Well done to the winners, pictured below and
hope you enjoy picking out a book with your voucher to Collins Booksellers.
Ethan Wright - Year 4 (McNamara)
Simret Bhinder - Year 6 ( Poppa)
Emily Bigg - Year 1 (Brand)
Anjuvi Pratheep - Year 1 (Weber)
Current fundraisers/events
Father’s Day Stall
We are pleased to again be organising the annual Father’s Day Stall giving students an opportunity to purchase a gift for their father or someone special.
Order will be taken via the CDF Pay app.
- Orders open – Monday 11 August
- Orders close Thursday 28 August
- Orders ready sent home with students – Thursday 4 September
Helpers required
Orders will be ready to pack and send home with students on Thursday 4 September 2025. Parents helpers are required to pack orders from 2.00pm – 3.00pm.
Please contact the P&F parentsandfriends@sbshepparton.vic.gov.au if you can help.
Coffee Van at Athletics Day
Friday, 5th September 2025
The P&F have organised Cavalry Coffee to attend the Athletics Day from 8.30am. They accept cash and card payments – see flyer for more details.
Committee Updates & Information
Contact details for P&F
President: Jess Doyle
Secretary: Jacklyn Lamb
Committee Members: Katie Mills, Keira Peatling
Email: parentsandfriends@sbshepparton.catholic.edu.au
P&F Involvement
Involvement in the P&F and the school community comes in all different forms and doesn't need to be a big time commitment.
Please reach out to the P&F if you may be able to help out during the year. Requests for help are sent out via Pam/Simon and the newsletter.
If you are interested in becoming a Committee Member – please contact us to have a chat. Being a part of the Committee isn’t a large time commitment and there are no set requirements of a member.
Feel free to contact us if you have any questions/ suggestions.
Register to be a volunteer
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.
You can register your interest via email parentsandfriends@sbshepparton.catholic.edu.au.
*Volunteer requirements*
Volunteers must hold a current Working With Children’s Check. These details must be supplied to the school office to also be held confidentially. WWCC’s are free for volunteers, you can apply through the Working With Children Check Victoria website.
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.