From Your P&F
P&F AGM – Monday 17 February
Thank you to everyone who attended the AGM and Term 1 Meeting on Monday night. During the meeting we welcomed the Executive Committee for 2025 and confirmed our Sub-Committees for the year.
President: Donna Lynn
Secretary: Jane Wilcox
Vice President: Adam Bennett
Treasurer: Stephen Ball
We also took the opportunity to thank the many volunteers who make it all work across the year, including outgoing Executive and Sub-Committee Leaders – Paula Vetta (Vice President), and Rebecca Michael (Family Support).
The 2025 team is looking forward to catching up with everyone across another packed year of events and activities. If you missed the AGM, it is certainly not too late to get involved in a sub-committee. In 2025 we are especially looking for new people to join the Walkathon and Sports Canteen sub-committees. Please reach out to secretarypandf@marash.qld.edu.au if you would like to find out more.
Parents of Neurodiverse Learners
The Parents of Neurodiverse Learners are having a dinner meet-up, on Saturday 22 February from 6:00pm.
Contact Michelle Lawson via Messenger or tickets@bizibeans.com.au to join the Parents of Neurodiverse Learners Facebook Group and RSVP for the dinner. (Please note, the Group has chosen not to define neurodiversity so there are no diagnostic criteria to be met for inclusion.)
Sports Canteens
A warm thank you to each of these people for getting behind our canteens for the first home round on Saturday:
Natasha Brown, Tanya Cienfuegoes, Danah Firouz, Duncan Given, Sinead Hourigan, Rob Johnson, David Laner, Laura Laner, Janice Lee, Katie Lukin, Joe Mead, Sarah Moloney, James Monkivitch, Nicole Monkivitch, Karen Murphy (2 hours this term), Jodie Murray, Ross Murray, Penelope Polich, Elissa Tallon, Steel Tallon, Nicola Williamson, Kate Zanre.
We look forward to doing it all again this Saturday. Please put your name in the SignUp if you can volunteer an hour.
MATES for Students: Remember that students can volunteer within the MATES Program:
Canteen volunteering is available for students who wish to provide service within the MATES program
Counter service only – no grills, or deep fryers
Years 11 and 12 can Sign-Up and serve without a parent/guardian;
Years 5-10 need to Sign-Up and serve with a parent or guardian.
- Students need to be in uniform,
- On completion of the shift, students register their time using the QR code available in each canteen. (This can be done using anyone’s phone).
Gym: https://signup.com/go/PZfkaXu
McMahon Grandstand: https://signup.com/go/iorVCTW
Flats: https://signup.com/go/hczrVYv
Catholic School Parents Queensland - Webinar
If you are a parent or carer of a Queensland school student, you won’t want to miss this free parent webinar on Wednesday 19 Feb, 7:00pm - 8:30pm.
NAPLAN (National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy) is a national test, conducted online, for school students in Years 3,5,7 and 9 from 12-24 March.
Thank you to the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority for joining us for the webinar, which is brought to you by Queensland’s four peak parent bodies.
Click on the link to register your attendance: