PFA
EXCITING NEWS! A HUGE $20,000 CONTRIBUTION TO ST LEONARD’S!
The St Leonard’s Parents & Friends Association is incredibly proud and excited to announce that we have been able to contribute an amazing $20,000 towards our school! This money, combined with funding the school has received from the Victorian Government, will help us resurface our basketball court, creating a safer and more enjoyable space for students to learn, play and be active.
Every fundraiser, special lunch, school event and generous contribution from our families has helped make this possible.
This incredible milestone is a reflection of what we can achieve when our school community comes together.
We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our amazing PFA Committee, whose dedication, enthusiasm and countless hours of volunteering have helped make this contribution possible.
To our wonderful parents, families and volunteers – THANK YOU! Your ongoing generosity and support allow us to continue making a positive difference for our students and school.
Together, we are making great things happen at St Leonard’s! 💚💛
🍜 PBK Noodles Special Lunch Day – A Delicious Success!
What a delicious treat for our students! Last week, we enjoyed another wonderful Special Lunch Day, thanks to the generosity and hard work of PBK Noodles.
The children absolutely loved their meals, and it was wonderful to see so many happy faces enjoying their lunch!
A huge thank you to Michael Samsir and Verina Pang and the entire team at PBK Noodles for their incredible generosity, time and effort in preparing such delicious meals for our students. We are so grateful for your continued support of our school community!
If your family would like to enjoy PBK again, check them out at the following -
https://www.pbknoodles.com.au
354 Clayton Road, Clayton
A special thank you to Melanie for coordinating and organising the day, ensuring everything ran smoothly.
We would also like to acknowledge our fantastic parent helpers who generously gave their time to label, sort and distribute the lunch orders to classrooms:
🌟 Christina, Setareh, Yamunali, Canny, Sia, Zhong and Lina.
Your teamwork and willingness to lend a hand helped make the day such a success!
Thank you to everyone involved for making this special lunch such a wonderful experience for our students! 💚💛
🌟 World Teachers’ Day – Shining a Light on Our Wonderful Staff!
On Friday 30th October, our St Leonard’s community came together to celebrate World Teachers’ Day, recognising the incredible dedication, care and hard work of our wonderful teachers and staff.
Our students embraced the opportunity to show their appreciation by writing beautiful, heartfelt messages of thanks to their teachers. It was a lovely reminder of the positive impact our educators have on the lives of our children every day.
Thanks to the generosity of our St Leonard’s families and their gold coin donations, the PFA was delighted to provide a beautiful morning tea for our staff as a small token of our appreciation for everything they do.
A very special thank you to Aneta Stefanidis, who organised and coordinated the celebrations, helping make the day so meaningful for our staff.
To all our wonderful St Leonard’s teachers and staff – thank you for the patience, kindness, encouragement and dedication you bring to our children’s lives each and every day. We truly appreciate you! 💚💛
With thanks, St Leonard’s Parents & Friends Association
🙋♀️🙋♂️ We Need Your Help in Term 4!
Thanks to parents/guardians that have already signed up to help at one of our Term 4 events. We do still need some extra helpers.
We would love to see some new faces joining our regular volunteers in Term 4, so if you haven’t helped out before, please consider giving it a go. It’s also a great way to meet other parents and become more involved in our school community.
Note: A valid Working With Children Check is needed to help at the school.
Simply click on the relevant links below to sign up for any events you are available to help with:
Second Hand Uniform Shop- 13/11
https://volunteersignup.org/L3ARR
Twilight Sports Sausage Sizzle 13/11
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PMH_TSgD3wlOqYatWeDf4sct6gRVQXoeNeou6KchOpE/edit?usp=sharing
Step Up Morning Tea/Second Hand Uniform Shop- 11/12
https://volunteersignup.org/BJHPD
Thank you in advance – many hands make light work, and your support really does help us continue running these special events for our children.
UPCOMING EVENTS
🌭🏃♂️ TWILIGHT SPORTS – WE NEED YOUR HELP! 🏃♀️🌭
Our Twilight Sports evening is fast approaching on Friday 13th November, and the Parents & Friends Association (PFA) is excited to be hosting a sausage sizzle for our wonderful school community! 💚💛
With so many families attending, we’re expecting a busy evening, and we need your help to make it a success!
🙋♀️ CAN YOU SPARE JUST 15 MINUTES?
We have 74 volunteer positions to fill throughout the evening, and we’ve made volunteering as easy as possible!
Our volunteer roster includes:
🌭 BBQ and serving area setup: From 4:30 pm
🍳 Cooking and serving during sports: Just 15-minute shifts!
🌭 Serving after sports: 30-minute shifts
🧹 Packing down: 7:30–8:00 pm
⭐ DON’T WORRY – YOU WON’T MISS YOUR CHILDREN COMPETING!
We’ve carefully organised the roster around the different year-level sporting sessions, allowing parents to choose a time when their children aren’t participating.
Whether you can spare 15 minutes, 30 minutes or help with more than one shift, every little bit of assistance makes a huge difference!
📝 HOW TO VOLUNTEER
Simply click on the Google Doc volunteer roster and add your name to a time slot that suits you.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PMH_TSgD3wlOqYatWeDf4sct6gRVQXoeNeou6KchOpE/edit?usp=sharing
We would love to see as many families as possible get involved. These events are only possible thanks to the generosity of our parent community, and sharing the workload means everyone gets to enjoy the evening!
Thank you for supporting the PFA and helping us make Twilight Sports a fantastic evening for our children and families!
TWILIGHT SPORTS SAUSAGE SIZZLE- HELP US PLAN AHEAD! 🌭
In order to help us plan ahead and make sure that we have enough food for everyone attending the BBQ, please can you fill out the form below by clicking on the link and let us know how many sausages you are likely to order.
https://forms.gle/mSxCd9KxNRRgLfP47
Please complete the form by Monday 9th November so we can ensure that this event can run smoothly.
Second Hand Uniform Shop- Donate & Stock Up! 💚💛
With the warmer weather on the way, now is the perfect time to sort through those school uniforms!
If your children have outgrown any uniform pieces that are still in good, clean condition, we would love you to consider donating them to our Second Hand Uniform Shop. Your donations help other St Leonard’s families while also giving perfectly good uniforms a second life. We also request that items are from the school approved uniform supplier (instead of generic items from Kmart/Target). All donations can be given to the office staff at any time.
And for families needing to size up or refresh their summer uniforms, come and have a look before buying new! We have lots of great-quality items at fantastic prices — perfect for stocking up on summer dresses, shorts, shirts, sports tops and more.
📅 Friday 13th November ⏰ 8:50am- 9:15am 📍 Multipurpose Room
Donate what you’ve outgrown and stock up on what you need! 💚💛
All proceeds support our school community.
PLEASE NOTE- If you plan to visit the shop, please park at Springvale Rd entrance and ensure you sign in as a parent visitor at the office. Cash and card facilities are available. Unfortunately, there are no exchanges or refunds on purchases.
Thanks to Janina Pereira Mok
(Uniform Coordinator) and helper Melanie Harper for all the work you do running our Uniform Shop!
Uniform shop details are included in the school newsletter and shared in class WhatsApp groups.