SNC Parent Committee

News from the SNC PC

Dear Parents and Guardians,

One of the roles of the St Norbert College Parent Committee (SNC PC) is to support parent and school community engagement by organising parent seminars and ‘fun raising’ activities (as opposed to fund raising activities). In February, the Committee organised the sausage sizzle that followed the beginning of year school Mass. In April, a Year 7 parent’s night was organised to coincide with the Year 7 social. While the Year 7s were socialising at the school, a group of Year 7 parents engaged in their own socialising at Outback Jack’s in Cannington. A more detailed report on this evening will be provided by one of the parents on the SNC PC that attended, but, what I can say is that this event was a success and will be scheduled again for next year.

The SNC PC would like to especially thank all of the students and mums who attended this morning’s Mother’s Day Breakfast in the O’Reilly Centre. Over 100 students and mums enjoyed a catered breakfast that included muffins, pastries, fruit, juices and freshly brewed coffee from the mini truck parked just outside the ORC. This event not only proved to be a great opportunity for students to spend time with their mums (and fetch their mum tea, coffee or hot chocolate) but also served to bring members of our community together. We encourage both students and dads to keep an eye out for news about our Father’s Day breakfast which is currently scheduled for Friday 24 August.

Later this term, the Committee will be sponsoring a parent seminar on anxiety in teens. The seminar will be presented by ‘Headspace’ and will tackle the question of signs to look for and strategies to help with anxiety. There will be time afterwards for questions and answers as well as tea, coffee and biscuits. Please mark the 19th June at 7:00pm in the Br Pat Centre into your calendars. A call for RSVPs will be sent out in the school newsletter and by email message closer to the event. There will be another parent seminar on the 7th August in Term 3 with the tentative topic being drugs and alcohol. Further details to follow.

Another role of the Parent Committee is to support certain student activities with either financial assistance or with the purchase of materials or equipment. The Committee recently purchased 50 football jumpers for the school’s junior and senior girls football teams (25 each). The girls were in need of proper fitting jumpers and, so far, the jumpers have had a winning effect for both teams.

The search for a new 30-seater school bus continues with cost and quality proving to be a bit of a balancing act. The Committee is looking to make a substantial financial contribution toward the cost of replacing the old 1987 coaster bus as well as ensuring that St Norbert College is proudly emblazoned on all sides.

Thank you to all of the parents who have attended our meetings and/or who have assisted with organising the events that have been held. I extend an invitation to any parent who is interested in contributing to the Parent Committee and/or helping with the running of future events, to attend the next meeting on the 19th June at 6:00pm in the Br Pat Centre (ahead of the parent seminar on anxiety).

God Bless

Dr Paul Costantino

Chair