Parents and Friends News

Dear families,

It’s been a busy week at school with the rescheduled Fun Run being held on Monday. Walk to School Day tomorrow and our Parents Social Night tomorrow night.

The students enjoyed the Fun Run, we look forward to this being an annual event.  We hear the icy poles provided by school were a great hit! 

Thank you to the supporters of our event - InterSport Shepparton, Rebound Shepparton and Collins Booksellers Shepparton.  Please support these businesses when you can.

We have been pleased to hear families are enjoying reading our updates in the newsletter. If you have any feedback or suggestions please feel free to contact us via email or have a chat to us if you see us around school.

Hope you can get some extra steps in tomorrow by walking to school on National Walk to School Day.

Bianca and Jacklyn

Calendar of events – Term 2 

Keep an eye on the ‘Events’ calendar in the SkoolBag app - events are added in here.

St Brendan’s Feast Day Fun Run

Due to the wet weather last week the St Brendan’s Feast Day Fun Run was postponed from Friday, 13th May 2022 to Monday, 16th May 2022.

The Parents and Friends Association was proud to support the school to hold the Fun Run fundraiser. 

The weather on Monday was perfect for the event. The students did a great job showing the St Brendan’s spirit completing laps of the Fun Run obstacle course.

Thank you to Mr Wild and his helpers for setting up the course! The course had great activities which kept the kids moving, the parachute was popular! 

Thank you also to Mrs Pellegrino and Mr Howley for their help in setting up for Feast Day, along with all the other teachers who played a part in the day. The event would have not been able to go ahead without the support of Paula , Joel and Jo and Kim in the office.

Well done to the students and their families who raised sponsorship money.  Money raised will go towards purchasing readers and picture storybooks.

There was some great prizes on offer for students who raised sponsorship money, congratulations to the winners!

• Major prize of a InterSport Shepparton $100 voucher for the student who raises the most sponsorship money - awarded to Lucas Waters
• Two prize draws for year level communities - vouchers from Collins Booksellers Shepparton and free passes from Rebound Shepparton

Junior:     Ivy Weber and Isabella Romer

Middle:  Clara Radevski and Tara Ottewill

Senior:   Abigail Romer and Eliza Wall

The Class teacher also awarded encouragement prizes from Collins Booksellers Shepparton.

It was a great event for the school community and we look forward to planning for next years event.  We welcome feedback and suggestions on ways to make next years events bigger and better.

Thank you to InterSport Shepparton, Collins Booksellers Shepparton and Rebound Shepparton for supporting our event – please support these businesses when you can.

Parents Social Night

The P&F is hosting the first Parents Social Night tonight, Friday 20th May 2022 from 

7pm-9pm at Teller Restaurant.

We are looking forward to a great night getting to know our school families.

If you missed out on coming along this time keep an eye out as we plan to organise another parents social night in Term 3.

Scholastic Book Fair

 6th - 10th June 2022

We are looking forward to seeing the Scholastic Book Fair back at school and the opportunity to invites families to come shopping at our Fair.

Buying books at the Fair earns the school credits to purchase books through Scholastic. 

Students will have the opportunity to preview the Fair and books that will be for sale. They can add items of interest to a wish list to take home to discuss with their family.

Bookfair Opening Hours

Monday 6th June - Friday 10th June, 2022

Morning time:         8:30am - 9:00am 

Afternoon time:     3:20am - 4:00pm (*excluding Friday 10 June 2022)

Parents can browse the Fair during the opening hours to make purchases.   No school children will be allowed to enter the Book Fair during these times, younger children can accompany parents.

Parents have the option to pay online and collect at the Book Fair, payment by EFTPOS will also be available. 

If the title has sold out, hold onto the Wish List Receipt and it will be ordered through our school account at the end of the Book Fair.

Request for helpers

To ensure the Book Fair runs successfully, the P&F requires the assistance of parents/carers to help run the Fair during the opening hours.

As a volunteer at this event, triple vaccination is required.

Please contact the P&F at:  parentsandfriends@sbshepparton.catholic.edu.au to advise if you can assist with running the Fair.   Also advise the day/shift that suits best.

If enough volunteers are not found the Book Fair may not be able to go ahead.

Athletes Foot School Rewards Program - Coming Soon!

We are in the process of signing up to join the Athletes Foot School Rewards Program. More details will be given soon once the sign up process is completed!

IGA Community Rewards

Please find the below attachments to view full details of the IGA Rewards Program

My Name Label

Please find below attachment to view full details of My Name Label.

Committee Updates & Information

Contact details for P&F

President:   Bianca Lane

Secretary:   Jacklyn Lamb

Email:          parentsandfriends@sbshepparton.catholic.edu.au 

Next P&F Meeting

The next meeting will be held Tuesday, 14th June 2022 from 6.30pm-8.00pm,  location to be confirmed. 

All welcome - please come along to discuss and contribute your ideas to school events. Bring a friend, it would be great to see some new faces.   

Please RSVP by Monday, 13th June 2022, to Bianca or Jacklyn at parentsandfriends@sbshepparton.catholic.edu.au or feel free to contact us with any questions.

Committee member – positions available

Do you have a passion for our school community and would like to contribute your ideas and a couple of hours a month - we have a role for you!

The P&F raise funds, hold fun events and support our school community to build an inclusive, supportive and caring environment for all students and their families.

We currently have openings for 5 new members to join the Committee. We are looking for parents/carers who are passionate and willing to help the Committee to be responsive to our community's needs.

We are hoping to get representation from families across all year levels of the school. 

If this sounds like something you may be interested in, please contact Bianca or Jacklyn via email to express your interest or find out more information.

Register to be a volunteer

The P&F Committee is made up of parents volunteering their time to the school to give great outcomes for our children.  Parents who volunteer to assist with P&F events enjoy socialising with other parents and the satisfaction of giving back to the school community. Kids enjoy seeing their parents involved at school and it gives the parents a greater understanding of the school environment.

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.

The P&F maintains a confidential database of parent contact details so parents can be kept up to date on opportunities to volunteer at school and assist with events.

Please consider volunteering some of your time to the school community this year by registering your interest via email – include your full name, mobile phone number, email address, how many children you have at school this year and their year levels.

*Volunteer requirements*

Volunteers must hold a current Working With Children’s Check.  These details must be supplied to the school office to also be confidentially. WWCC’s are free for volunteers, you can apply through the Working With Children Check Victoria website.

It is also a requirement of the Department of Education that volunteers who provide assistance on school grounds around students need to provide evidence of full vaccination against COVID-19, including booster, before they can volunteer.

Where parent helpers are not interacting with students proof of double vaccination against COVID-19 will apply.

A copy of vaccination certificates is required to be kept in a confidential file by our Principal Paula Stevenson. This requirement may change during the year, however this is the current advice.

Please advise the P&F once you have completed these requirements.

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.