A message from our School Councillors
• It’s EOFY TAX time!
Did you know that you can make a tax-deductible donation to the Schools Building and Library funds? To make a donation, please email the office northcote.ps@education.vic.gov.au and ask for the school’s bank details.
• NPS Fete was a smashing success, raising over $82,000! Let’s keep the momentum going!
To make our 2025 fete more efficient, we need additional parent/carer volunteers to take on some up-front key planning roles starting in Term 4. Without your help, next year’s fete may not happen. ☹
Want to find out more or fill one of these roles? Contact Sam 0409 547 064 or Lucy 0403 668 669 or email 1401- 1401-npsfete@schools.vic.edu.au
1. Fete Coordinators (x2): Plan & oversee the fete, manage the budget, sponsorships, subcommittees and coordinate with the school.
2. Comms & Marketing: Develop comms plan, manage fete promotional materials, coordinate messaging across school comms & social media.
3. Stall Leads Coordinator: Recruit & manage all stall leads, including food & bar (not rides), ensuring they have everything they need on fete day.
4. Food & Bev Coordinator: Oversee food & bev stall requirements, pricing, safe food handling procedures.
5. Ride Coordinator: Book rides, ensure compliance, manage logistics.
6. Stage Coordinator: Organise entertainment & stage setup.
7. Silent Auction Coordinators (x2): Oversee sourcing of donations (with helpers) from local businesses & manage the online auction.
8. Stall Volunteers Coordinator: Recruit volunteers per stall, schedule shifts (School will manage Working with Children Checks & OHS procedures).
9. Logistics Coordinators (x2): Secure Council permits, traffic management, oversee all equipment (marquees, umbrellas, tables, chairs etc), manage setup/pack down.
10. Signage Coordinator: Arrange all fete day signage.
• June subcommittee updates. Last week we held our subcommittee meetings, and this is a brief summary of what was discussed:
Finance- May 2024 school finances were reviewed in preparation for the school council to endorse next week as well as the confirmed budget for 2024. The 2024 budget supports the priority of numeracy learning in our Annual Implementation Plan (AIP) and the tightening up of our literacy program with the intention of more purchases in term 3 & 4. It was noted however, that even though we have one of the lowest parent contribution values in the area, that if we do not get more parent contributions this year (currently only at 50%) then we could run at a deficit.
Environments – Specific tasks and the area of focus for the next working bee (Saturday 7 th Sept) were discussed as well as ideas shared for increasing participation/support for our working bees. We are also looking at getting our giant chess board on the block back into action!
Community- This was all things, Fete! We discussed what went well this year and what made profits. We highlighted what didn’t make much profit and discussed if that stall should be dropped for next year or if it adds to the atmosphere of our fete. The big focus was how we get more support from our parents and carers in the event management side of the fete for next year. The last two years have been run by the same very small parent group and they cannot continue to run it without more help. Hence the action plan above of breaking out the current job of two people into nine smaller manageable roles. And if you want to share the load further and sign up to a role with a friend then that is OK too. The more the merrier!