PFA News
Get excited for our 2026 Easter Raffle!
Our much-loved Easter Raffle is back for 2026, and will be drawn at the whole school assembly on Thursday 2nd April (last day of term). Raffle tickets will go on sale via Qkr on Monday 16th March.
The PFA relies on the generosity of CPS families to donate chocolate and other Easter goodies such as craft activities to be bundled up into the prize packs. Donation boxes will be placed in each classroom on Monday 16th March. So as you’re shopping over the coming weeks, please pop a few yummy chocolate goodies in your shopping basket or online orders - especially if they’re on special!
More Easter bunnies needed
We’re thrilled to have a few CPS parents put up their hands to help with this year's raffle but would love a few extra bunnies to help out with donations collections in the two weeks leading up to the raffle. If you can help out, please email pfa@carnegieps.vic.edu.au
We’re also seeking parents to help wrap all the delicious raffle prizes on Tuesday 31st March from 7pm. Packing night is always a hoot, and an easy way to support this flagship fundraiser. SignUp here: https://signup.com/go/rfQFDNp
Book Club is back for 2026!
The first Scholastic Book Club catalogue for 2026 is coming home with children this week.
The Scholastic Book Club is a program run by the PFA that gives families the chance to purchase books and activities for students.
The program supports the school via the Scholastic Rewards scheme where 15% of every purchase comes back to the school to buy books for our school library and classrooms.
To remember:
Orders for this issue (Issue #2) close on Friday 13th March.
If your child’s catalogue gets lost in transit, you can also view the current issue here: https://scholastic.com.au/book-club/book-club-parents/issue-preview/
Thank you to our new coordinators
Firstly, a special shout out to our previous coordinator Candice Hall who brought book club back to CPS after a hiatus of many years. And now a big thank you to our new co-coordinators Kathie Nguyen and Sarah Bateman, and their team of helpers, for making sure Book Club continues at CPS this year!
How to order:
Orders are placed via Scholastic’s Linked Online Ordering Platform (LOOP). You can register for a new account online and start ordering straight away.
- Log in, or create a new account at LOOP
- New parents can follow the Wizard to set up a child's profile. Prep parents, please be aware prep classes are listed as 0A, 0B & 0C
- Returning parents, you will be prompted to update your child/childrens class via Settings
- Click the ORDER tab, and select the child's school and Issue of Book Club
- Select your child's name
- Enter the product item number from the Book Club catalogue
- Apply promotional codes that children may have earned from previous issues
- Make a payment via credit card
- Feel great about the Scholastic Rewards that have been earned from the school!
When & how will I get my books?
Your books will be delivered directly to CPS and sent home with your child. We hope they will arrive before the end of term 1, but this part is unfortunately outside of our control.
If you have any questions or experience issues ordering, please contact pfa@carnegieps.vic.edu.au
PFA Office Bearer Nominations – Now Open
Nominations are now open for all PFA office bearer roles for the 2026 committee, including:
- President
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- School Council Representative
- Communications Lead
Office roles will be elected at Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Monday 16th March at 7pm in the staff room, which all parents and carers are welcome to attend. More information on the PFA office bearer roles can be found here.
To nominate either yourself or someone else for one of the above roles, please complete this short form: https://forms.gle/TKA2kzpUG3hGzfeV7
New treasurer needed
In particular we are seeking a new treasurer for 2026. We’d like to thank our outgoing treasurer Sam Yang for all his hard work over the past few years.
The key tasks of the treasurer role are:
- Prepare and present monthly financial statements and manage the PFA’s finances
- Liaise with the school’s Business Manager when required
- Record and itemise funds from fundraising activities
- Prepare the annual financial report
If you would like more information on the treasurer or other roles, please email pfa@carnegieps.vic.edu.au
Join the PFA in 2026!
Reminder, all CPS parents and carers are warmly invited to register as PFA member by filling out this short form: https://forms.gle/1vSLqc7Wx6QuoXrR6
Our next PFA meeting will be held on Monday 16th March at 7pm in the staffroom - all welcome!