PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

Dear Holy Spirit Community School,

Could You Be Our Next P&F *Treasurer* or *Vice President*?

Our amazing Treasurer and Vice President are finishing up at the end of the year, and we're looking for two enthusiastic parents to join our P&F Committee.

*Treasurer* – Help keep our finances on track and support the great work of the P&F. A handover and ongoing support will be provided.

*Vice President* – Support the President, work alongside a fantastic committee, and help bring events and initiatives to life.

These are rewarding volunteer roles that make a real difference to our school community. No previous committee experience is required, just a willingness to get involved!

If you'd like to learn more or are interested in either position, please speak to Georgette or any of our current P&F committee members. We'd love to have you on the team!

We are also on the lookout for General Members to join us. You can even come to one of our monthly meetings and see all the work we do behind the scenes, and how we run the P and F Association. We always welcome new faces and new ideas. If you have a passion and interest to help our school community and be involved in the fundraising/social side of the school, I would love to hear from you!

Have a fantastic fortnight!

Kindest Regards,

Georgette Di Manno

P & F President

P & F Association

INSTAGRAM!!

We’re on Instagram!

The P&F has launched an Instagram page to help keep our school community connected, informed and up to date with upcoming events, fundraisers and all the fun happening throughout the year!

You might even catch some behind-the-scenes content and event sneak peeks

Give us a follow and help spread the word!

@holyspirit_parentsandfriends

https://www.instagram.com/holyspirit_parentsandfriends?igsh=aWIxYWdhdTMzdHMz

IGA

Do you shop at RITCHIES IGA across the street?

Make sure you download the RITCHIES IGA app or pick up a card in store and nominate 'Holy Spirit Primary Ringwood North P&F'.

The school receives 0.5% of your purchase in rebates through their Community Benefits Program. Another easy way to help the school fundraise!

SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR 2026

Monday 24th August & Tuesday 25th August – Scholastic Book Fair

This week students will have the opportunity to browse the Book Fair and create their wish lists before sales begin next week for Book Week.

The Book Fair will be open for purchases:

Monday, 24 August

8:30am – 9:30am

3:00pm – 4:00pm

Tuesday, 25 August

8:30am – 9:30am

3:00pm – 4:00pm

Please note: EFT payments only - no cash accepted.

Can’t make the Book Fair? You can make a pre-payment using the blue Book Fair forms, sent home this week. Scan the QR code and follow the steps. Please make sure your child brings this form back to the Book Fair to receive their purchase.

Purchases are optional.

Volunteers needed! We still need some help with set up, pack down and assisting with sales across both days. We would love your help. If you're available, please sign up here:

https://signup.com/go/ZVbvCtW

SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB THANKS

Thank you to all our community for always supporting Book Club and purchasing books for your families. When we buy books through Book Club it gets the school scholastic points which means we can purchase books for the school. Recently the school was able to purchase these books below using Scholastic points. Keep supporting our Book Club at Holy Spirit!!

P & F FOOD DAY- BURNT BRIDGE BAKEHOUSE

Here’s a little behind-the-scenes at what our lucky kids enjoyed for lunch last Friday!

Our amazing P&F team and volunteers worked overtime to get 275+ delicious lunch orders out to the kids.

A huge thank you to Burnt Bridge Bakehouse and our incredible volunteers for making it all happen! Thank you to Nora, Alicia, Joost, Georgette, Damian, Teina, Henrik and Amanda. These days wouldn’t be possible without our lovely parent volunteers so thank you!!

THURSDAY 3RD SEPTEMBER- FATHERS DAY STALL

Skip the shopping, avoid the crowds and let us do the gift hunting for you!

Give your child the opportunity to choose a special gift for the amazing dads, stepdads, grandads and father figures in their lives.

All gifts are $6

Please note:

Cashless event only
Tickets must be pre-purchased via TryBooking link below
1 ticket = 1 gift
Please purchase tickets per student (not per family)
Purchase tickets here: https://www.trybooking.com/1625897
Ticket sales close: Monday, 31 August at 6pm
Volunteers needed!

We’d love some help running the stall, including assisting students with their purchases, distributing gifts and helping with set up. If you’re able to lend a hand, please sign up here:

https://signup.com/go/ZpJTWwC

CRAZY CAMEL FUNDRAISER IS COMING!!

We would love our community to support our Term 4 fundraiser which is the ever so popular Crazy Camel Fundraiser. We are bringing it back for another year!! All money raised from Crazy Camel will go directly towards the new Playground!!

Crazy Camel Fundraising is an Australian-based, family run business offering a wide range of art and photo based fundraising products.
We turn your children’s artwork and photos into keepsakes families will love with simple yet meaningful and rewarding fundraisers.

The students will all get their blank templates soon and draw their pictures on them. They will then be collected by the P and F Association. The P and F will then send them back to Crazy Camel. Parents will then get a chance to purchase their kids artwork on a variety of different products. Think calendars, greeting cards, Diaries, Notebooks, Sketchbooks, pillow cases, tea towels and tote bags.

These personalised products with your children’s artwork on them will make amazing Christmas presents for your loved ones. More information to come soon!! Watch this space!!

FETE LOB-A-CHOC/FREE DRESS DAY - THURSDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER

Let’s all get around our spectacular annual Fete in October! Our Lob-a-Choc fete fundraiser is here!

Help us stock one of our favourite Fete stalls by bringing along a family-sized block of chocolate - and in return, you can wear your favourite free dress outfit!

Please remember – NO NUTS!

Need to grab your chocolate? Pop across the road to Ritchies! They’ve got chocolate on sale, so it’s the perfect excuse to stock up!

We have a wonderful relationship with our local Ritchies team, and we’d love to support them while they support our school community.

Your generous chocolate donations help make Lob-a-Choc one of the most loved stalls at our Fete!

COLOUR RUN-TERM 4

Our much-loved Colour Run will be back for our students to enjoy in Term 4! Watch this space!!

P & F FOOD DAY N.2- Friday 18th September (Teams Day)

P & F Food Day N. 2 is coming soon! Watch this space!!

UNIFORM SHOP

We are still seeking winter uniform donations. If you have any winter items you would like to donate please drop them off in the bins located outside the P & F room. We also sell our Holy Spirit winter beanies at the uniform shop for $19.45 each. Our next uniform shop is running on Friday the 11th of September.

LOST PROPERTY

Please come and check lost property to see if your child has misplaced anything at school. We will be cleaning out Lost Property over the coming weeks! We will take any unlabelled clothes to the uniform shop.

HOLY SPIRIT- PARENTS AND FRIENDS FACEBOOK PAGE

Did you know that P&F has a Facebook group? We use this group for reminders and keeping in touch with parents in a more informal way. Members can also post questions in the group. Please note this is a closed group for current parents/caregivers only. Please ensure you answer the membership questions when applying to join or your request will be declined. https://www.facebook.com/groups/holyspiritpandf

Kindest Regards,Georgette Di Manno

P & F President

P & F Association

Ph: 0431 301 006

Email: pandf@hsringwoodnth.catholic.edu.au

DIARY DATES: TERM 3

Monday 24th – Tuesday 25th August – Scholastic Book Fair
Tuesday 25th August- P & F Meeting
Thursday 3rd September - Father’s Day Stall
Thursday 10th September – Fete Lob-A-Choc / Free Dress Day
Thursday 10th September- Dad’s Night
Friday 11th September - Second Hand Uniform Shop
Friday 18th September - Teams Day / P & F Food Day

DIARY DATES: TERM 4

Saturday 10th of October- Holy Spirit Community Fete!!
Monday 12th of October- Holy Spirit Production
Tuesday 13th of October- Holy Spirit Production
Friday 16th October- 2nd hand Uniform Shop
Monday 26th October- Grandparents Day/ P & F Morning Tea for Grandparents
Tuesday 27th October- P& F Meeting
Friday 20th November- Second Hand Uniform Shop
Tuesday 24th November- Final P & F Meeting and AGM
Thursday 26th November- Mums Night
Friday 27th of November- Colour Run!!
Friday 4th December- P & F Teacher Appreciation Morning Tea

Visual Arts

A celebration of our creativity