School Council

WHAT WE’RE DOING - School Council is winding up for the year. The last bits of business we will have to jump into is approving budgets for next year, finalising our Camps and Excursions Review, approving specifications for a new website in our communications strategy, and getting ready for a new canteen service.

CANTEEN - You would have heard that Growing Abundance is no longer able to provide our canteen service. GA is hired by Council on a departmental contract. We were very committed to having healthy and local foods in our canteen and as part of the school culture, but GA is not in a position to renew their contract.

School Council will meet on the 22 Nov and discuss the  options for the Canteen operations in 2018.

NUDE FOOD - Speaking of food, please try and ensure that students are bringing NUDE FOODS to school in preparation for our Resource Smart school program, and as part of our Environmental Policy and drive to reduce waste.

NEW BUILDINGS - The new performance centre is going to be finished soon, and will be open for next year. Council is continuing to lobby the state government for funding for the last building in the Master Plan, the artisan space. As we told the education minister recently, this is Castlemaine, of course we need an art space! But we need to finish this last building so that we have a whole new school, and it remains a priority for us.

SUPPORT GROUPS - Council is responsible for supporting friends and parent groups at CSC. We have the Music Support Group, the Drama Support Group, Steiner Support Group, there is the Parent Teacher Support Group, and there is a Learning Difficulties Support Group which is not currently active. The good news is that we now have a Sports Support Group.

SPORTS SUPPORT GROUP - The Sports Support Group is being set up to help the sports teachers at CSC. It is a way for parents and friends to get involved, to help at events, and to create a variety of programs that support the curriculum eg parent-run sporting activities in the lunch time. Please enquire with the office staff for the parent contact. This will be featured in the newsletter for 2018.

Beth Mellick

School Council President