Parents and Friends Committee

Easter Raffle - 2019 NMPS Fundraiser

NMPS Easter Raffle will be drawn  this Friday at assembly. Tickets should have come home by now, if not please collect from the office.

Return ALL sold tickets to be returned to the office before school this Friday to go in the raffle.

Proceeds will go towards the new bike enclosure. 

Tickets are $2 each.  

Contact north.melbourne.ps.committee@gmail.com with any questions or if you require any further information.

We have sourced a great range of prizes from generous local businesses including: 

• Local cocoa artisans Mork who have donated a Mork gift basket full of Easter chocolate treats - don't forget to stop by their shop on Errol street to pick up a handmade Easter treat http://morkchocolate.com.au
• A $50 voucher from our favourite local bookstore North Melbourne Books - you can sign up for their monthly newsletter to find out all about the latest books on the shelves here: https://northmelbournebooks.weebly.com
• A hand selected puzzle and game from Spieledeluxe on Queensberry Street featuring a 1000 piece quality puzzle from the master puzzle makers Ravensburger and highly sought after board game 'El Dorado' or 2-4 players aged 10-99. This is the perfect prize to keep you and the family entertained during the Easter holidays https://spieledeluxe.com.
• A $50 voucher from Errol's Restaurant and Bar where you can enjoy a delicious breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner from a delicious menu that features quality fresh ingredients https://www.errols.com.au
• A voucher from Northside Cycles on Queensberry St North Melbourne where the team offer a great range of bikes for the commuter through to the adventurer as well as parts and accessories and a full service workshop to get your bike on the road as quickly as possible https://northsidecycles.vendecommerce.com

Plus: 

A trio of hamper packs donated by Woolworths in Arden gardens filled with items to bring your family together over the holidays. 

• Holiday Craft Pack Hamper
• Movie Night Hamper
• Picnic Pack Hamper

And 

• A Chocolate Easter egg hamper with a giant Easter Bunny and three specialty eggs along with some freshly roasted coffee from Small Batch Roasting Co to make your easter morning a perfect morning for all.

Cultural Sharing Workshops

In light of the huge success of the (Moon Festival) Dumpling Making Workshop last year, we would like to host a series of cultural exchange workshops over this year. This will be an opportunity to share a significant cultural event, and could include teaching participants how to make a special dish, or share a cultural activity. Activities need to be suitable for children and their parents/ carers.   Ideas could include: 

• Diwali
• Eid
• Passover
• Greek/ Orthodox Easter
• A Spanish afternoon- churros e chocolate
• African drumming
• henna workshop
• Bastille Day
• Latin Dancing
• Bollywood
• 4th of July
• more dumpling making....

Please let Georgette know and we can create a calendar of events: georgette.antonas@yahoo.com

Meetings for 2019

7pm in the NMPS Staff Room - all welcome!

April - no meeting

Tuesday 14 May

Tuesday 11 June

July - no meeting

Tuesday 13 August

Tuesday 10 September

October - no meeting

Tuesday 12 November

December - no meetings

About Us

We are a group of parents and carers who meet each month to organise fundraising and community building events at the school. Last year we organised some fun events for the school including:

• School Fete
• Mother's Day Stall
• Bloke's Breakfast Barbecue
• Prep Welcome morning tea
• Dumpling making workshop for parents and kids run by some of our families from the Chinese community.

We would love to hold some other cultural sharing events.   Please contact us if you have any suggestions.