GECPA News

GEC Parents Association (GECPA) – Join Us!

All GEC parents and guardians are welcome to attend our meetings – a great chance to meet some school families and help the school. Our meetings are friendly and informal, and your level of involvement is up to you. If you are interested in coming to any of our meetings, please send an email to gecpa@gec.vic.edu.au

Secondhand Uniform Stall

Our secondhand uniform stall held in January was very busy. We saved many families money on uniforms and raised over $2,000 for the college. Thanks to all the parents who donated uniform items, washed and mended clothes, set up and ran the stall.

Multicultural Picnic – Tuesday 7th March 6:00pm - 8:00pm

On Tuesday 7th March, we will have our first social event of 2017 - a multicultural picnic at the college. This will be an informal get-together, celebrating our diverse community and giving families and staff an opportunity to get to know each other a little better. There will be no cost, but we will ask each family to bring a plate of food to share if you can.

Watch your email inbox for an invitation with more details.

Party in the Park Allnut Park 19th March

Glen Eira College Parents Association are holding a stall at the festival to raise funds for the college. In keeping with the pet theme of the festival, we will be selling homemade dog biscuits and animal-themed craft kits for kids as well as sno-cones and jams made by parents.

We will send out a call for volunteer helpers soon.

School Crossing Safety Campaign

We are continuing to raise awareness of the danger of the Booran Road school crossing with the media and government. You may have noticed the eye-catching banners recently hung up on the corner of Neerim and Booran Roads.

If you haven't yet signed our online petition, please do it now. Go to

www.change.org/p/urgent-action-on-speed-signs-for-glen-eira-college-students

Weekly walk and talk:

We have a social walking group which meets once a week to walk and chat for about an hour. We meet on Tuesday evenings (weather permitting) at 7:30pm at the corner of Crosbie and Murrumbeena Roads.

So that we can keep in contact, we have set up a messaging group on Whatsapp. To join the group, just email us your name and phone number. (If you don't already have Whatsapp installed on your smartphone, you will need to do that first -it's very easy to install and to use).

Bicycles

Gran Prix Bicycles offer school families a 5% discount and 5% donation back to Glen Eira College. Collect a loyalty card from the school office and present it in store at Gran Prix Cycles, Glenhuntly Rd, Caulfield South.

Juliet Brianton

GECPA Convenor

Ride 2 School Day Friday 17th March 2017

Glen Eira College will be celebrating active travel on Ride2School Day Friday 17th March.

We encourage students and their families to leave the car at home and get a taste of the benefits, ease and fun involved in choosing to walk and wheel to school. Or park in Glen Huntly, Grange or Glen Eira Roads and walk the last bit – Halfway is ok.

Why Ride to School?

All active forms of travel – riding, scooting, skating, walking – provide essential development for kids.
Students get fit while getting to school.
Riding to school will reduce traffic around the school and make the school gate safer.
Students will arrive at school awake and alert, improving their concentration in class.

For advice on a good route to ride to GEC contact Cathy ph: 0412 119 807 (Ross in Year 12’s Mum).

Also check if your kids have grown over the summer and need their bike seats put up.

More information at: https://www.bicyclenetwork.com.au/general/programs/2242/

Cathy McNaughton

GECPA