Parents' Association
Dear School Community,
Thank you all for the support you have provided to the students and the school over the past year. We have been involved in lots of fantastic events and managed to achieve some amazing fundraising goals.
The Parents Association is here to help support the school community with connection and fundraising. We have our own fundraising activities such as the second hand uniform shop, hot dog day, the big Easter raffle and other events. We also help out with school-led fundraising activities like the camp out and the Mother's and Father's Day stalls.
With our communities generosity the PA has been able to help the school in a number of ways including decorations and books in the new library, a display case for awards and trophies, and a new bbq. There were also contributions to the popular Gaga pit. The biggest contribution will be a significant amount of money saved over the last few years to go towards the new outdoor learning area which will be completed in 2025.
The other important role is connection and supporting the staff and students to make people's time at Syndal the best experience possible. Icy poles at athletics, fruit for cross country, a Christmas tree🎄and spoil the staff day are such special touches that make Syndal such a great place to be a part of.
After such a wonderful year we get ready to farewell the Class of 2024. Congratulations to all Year 6 students and parents on your next step - the high school journey. Best wishes for your next adventure!
The Parents Association Annual General Meeting was held on the 27th November and attached is the outgoing President’s Report for 2023-2024.
On behalf of the PA and the wider Syndal South community, I would like to thank Julie Jago-Kerr for her outstanding contribution as President of the PA for the past 2 years. Julie has been a member of the Syndal community for 9 years and has been an integral member of the PA. We thank you for your contribution and dedication to Syndal and the PA for so many years. We will miss you but look forward to seeing you and your baking back at the next bake sale! 😄
Thank you for the other PA members who have stepped down from their roles for the next year as we share the positions. Thanks to Michelle for your work as PA Secretary for the past year. Thank you to Elaine for your work over the last year as Treasurer, we all agree that you hold enough roles and are glad to share the load. Thank you all for your contributions to the PA and Syndal. I'm sure we will continue to work together in the future as you are still active members of the PA.
Here is the updated PA Committee and Office Bearers 2025:
President: Libby Stuart-Andrews
Treasurer: Ankur Varma
Secretary: Deeparani Gangadharan
Members: Elaine Wong, Michelle Tan, Alicia Luo, Melanie Koo, Rani Bahwandi, Merina Lohani Sitoula, Titaha Gillman.
Welcome to our new members Merina, Titaha and Deepa. You have already been active with volunteering throughout your time at the school and are excited to have your input on the committee! Thank you very much. Thank you Deepa and Ankur for taking up a role as an Office Bearer for 2025.
A big thank you to the PA volunteers that answer our calls and are always there to help and support. Also a big thankyou to our school team: Helen, Rebecca, Michelle and Julie for guiding and embracing parents to participate in our children's learning journey.
The next PA Meetup will be in February 2025 (Wednesday) at 6:30pm at School. We will share the meeting information in our newsletter early next year!
We encourage anyone who thinks they might be interested in helping at event one of our events across the year to sign up to be a volunteer. You don't have to come to meetings but you'll get an email when we are calling out for volunteers for upcoming events. It's a great way to help the school with minimal commitment.
If you would like to be a PA Volunteer, please sign up here: volunteersignup.org/BHDBA and you will receive PA events update. If you have any questions, please feel free to send an email to pa@syndalsp.vic.edu.au.
Have a wonderful holiday season.
Cheers,
Libby
PA President