Parents and Friends 

Welcome to our SFS Families and a warm welcome to our new SFS families who have joined us this year. 

We are pleased to present our new Parents and Friends Committee for 2024

President – Lourdes Iape

Vice President – Elena Senise 

Secretary – Kirei Reed & Natasha Pizzimento

Treasurer – Melissa Turner & Raquel Netto 

General Members:

Bruntha, Jo, Cenie, Courtney, Gail, Laura, Melody, Ruchira, Sabrina, Shanelle, Shivanthi, Stephanie, Tammi, Athina, Ramya, Bianca & Daniel.

We have a wonderful year of events.If you would like to join as a general member we would love to have some new parents, please contact Lourdes on sfspfa@sfslynbrook.catholic.edu.au

Our Treasurer 

Name: Melissa Turner 

Age: 41

Hobbies: Walking, Travelling, baking / cooking 

Children at the school: Harper & Willow

Footy / Favourite Sport: Melbourne Victory 

Favourite Food: Thai Food 

Favourite Destination: Merimbula 

If you were stuck on a deserted island, who would you like to be stuck with? 

My Family  

SFS Colour Explosion 2024 is quickly approaching and this year we want to make it a big one!! All funds raised will go towards the installation of air conditioning in our learning spaces. Imagine how much more comfortable our kids and teachers will be on the 30+ degree days! 

The school has asked the PFA to support this exciting project with our 2024 fundraising efforts. After careful consideration, the PFA has agreed to direct the funds raised in 2023 and 2024 towards the air conditioning project. This will enable the planned installation to be fully completed in 2024 before the summer. To achieve this, we need to raise as much as we can this year from our fundraisers.  Given how hot it gets in Melbourne, we hope the SFS community are also excited about the installation of air conditioning being of utmost priority. The school has explained that they will continue with plans to improve the play space. The sandpit, four-square, playground line markings were added in 2023. New basketball boards will soon be installed this term and imaginative play ideas like a shop front beside the sandpit are planned for later in the year.

The Colour Explosion is our biggest fundraiser for the year so we really encourage everyone to register online and ask family and friends for donations. All donations, small or large, will help us get to our target. (Please note there is an administration fee to Australian Fundraising Specialists, the company that helps us facilitate this fundraiser that covers the prizes the kids receive, as well as the colour powder, sunglasses and sweat bands used during the event.)

We welcome all parents to come and have a chat about our 2024 fundraising at our next PFA meeting on Wednesday 20 March. Share your thoughts and ideas with us or email us at sfspfa@sfslynbrook.catholic.edu.au. Your support is pivotal in ensuring that air conditioning is installed before the end of the 2024 school year. By working together, we can make this dream a reality and make all our learning spaces a much more comfortable learning environment for our kids."

To date SFS families have raised……….

$4213.00

What a fantastic start!!

Please keep your donations coming in ask family, friends, neighbours, or work Colleagues.

Let’s hit the $30,000.00 Target.

TWILIGHT SPORTS

7TH MARCH 2024

The P&F will be OPERATING a stall at the twilight sports.

Sausages in Bread /with or without onions

Selected Can’s of Soft drinks

Icy Poles 

Pringles 

CASH & EFTPOS

The P&F are proud to announce our 1st Fun Lunch for the year!

“HOT CROSS BUNS & SPIDERS”

Per Bun & Per Spider!

Forms went home this week so please ensure you check your child’s school bag.

All forms need to be returned by Friday 8th March 2024.

We would love some parent helpers to help distribute the hot cross buns and spiders. 

So please complete the parent care section on the form.

A friendly reminder a working with children’s check is required. 

All volunteers and helpers at SFS must have a valid Working with Children Check (WWCC).

 These checks are very easy to apply for, and free for volunteers. 

https://service.vic.gov.au/services/working-with-children

Just a friendly reminder if your child is completing the form, can you please take the time to check all details are correct and that your child’s FULL NAME, GROUP & LEARNING SPACE appears on the form.

Whilst the P&F would love to know who very child is at the school, this is not possible, if we have incomplete form’s, it really makes it hard work for the volunteer who is sorting out the forms.

We are pleased to advise the uniform shop will be open every Thursday at 8:40am

Located in the Community Room

All Items $5.00

Cash or EFTPOS

Have any old uniform at home? Why not donate them to the uniform shop?

Please ensure they are laundered and stain free. 

We accept all donations summer and winter uniform, feel free to leave any donations at the office with Lorenza or Viv.

 Every Friday -1st lunch.

All flavours are subject to availability on the day. 

Parent helpers will cut the tops off them for children to make it easier. 

The PFA are also looking for volunteers to help on a Friday morning, so if you could spare 45 minutes of your day to come and help, please contact Lourdes sfspfa@sfslynbrook.catholic.edu.au

Please Note:

A current and valid working with Childrens Check is required. 

We welcome any suggestions you may have for us to make OUR events a success, feel free to email us at

sfspfa@sfslynbrook.catholic.edu.au

Join our Facebook page to get lots of useful information, copies of forms and ask questions top other parents. 

http://www.facebook.com/groups/641162342719850/ 

Please Note: you must answer the questions to be accepted into the group.