With Term 1 in full swing.... well actually the term is nearly over.... it's finally time for an official welcome to the PFA!

The year has begun so smoothly with all Class Reps doing a wonderful job at keeping great communication. We have had 2 PFA meetings and an AGM.

The Family photo session was a great success and the Wine and Cheese night was such a fun evening! (great photos in last weeks newsletter)

Lots of planning for the year's events has already happened....each year level is allocated one event to oversee. This helps share the load of planning and gets all parents of all year levels involved. These events are always wonderful. Please see the list below and look out for what your child's year level is organising. Any parent can help with any event so if you have a skill or interest in a specific event please reach out...

Term 2

Thursday 2nd May: Walk-a-thon at Landcox Park - Year 4

Saturday 4th May: Bunnings Sausage Sizzle- Whole School

Thursday 9th May: GPS Mothers Day Event- Year 6

Friday 28th June TBC: End of Term 2 Family event: Year 1

Term 3

Saturday 3rd August TBC: Parent Event – Year 5

Friday 31st August TBC Father’s Day –Year 3 (and the Dogs)

September - Eureka Musical - Whole School

Term 4

Friday 18th October – Disco - Prep and Year 2

Friday 25th October - GPS Weekend away- PFA/committee

Throughout the year there will be other fun activities such as the tea towel fundraiser, a cookie dough drive and the usual mango fundraiser. The PFA works closely with the school council to discuss what to use the funds for. We are close to the discussions about the Junior Campus Undercover Learning area as well as bigger building plans at the Senior Campus. I'm also pleased to share that the PFA have funded new games for every year level for wet/ hot day timetables. If there is ever anything you would like for our school please be in touch to share these ideas. It is OUR school for OUR students. Feel free to email me directly robynkrawitz007@gmail.com

I'd like to share the PFA positions for 2024.

Position	2024
President	Robyn Krawitz
Vice President	Deb Putt
Secretary	Romy Same
Treasurer	Lisa Lui/Soozy Jones
Communications	Sim Skovron/Lisa Shiran
Class Rep Liaison	Kym Hayat
Uniform Shop Co-ordinator	Sarah Jones and Deb Liebhaber
Special Projects	Tanya Shulman
School Council Liaison	Lisa Liu, Rachel Bloom and Kym Hayat
Fair Coordinator	POSITION VACANT, will be shadowed by Danielle Egerton Please reach out to if you want to know more about this amazing role!

PFA MEETING SCHEDULE FOR 2024

Everyone is welcome to any meeting. They are held in the Senior Campus Staff Room at 7.30pm. They are a great opportunity to share ideas about upcoming events, ideas for how to spend PFA money, and a great place to network with some amazing GPS people!

Term	Day / Date

2	Tuesday 16th April Wednesday 15th May Wednesday 19th June
3	Wednesday 24th July Wednesday 21st August
4	Wednesday 9th October Wednesday 6th November December TBC

DOGS

The first DOGS went well with around 20 dads coming along, including several new prep dads. There was a prep dinner out the back of Hotel Brighton the same night! The DOGS have been figuring out some fun things to do this year, working with the GPS community to access some awesome venues and to support local GPS family businesses. So GPS dads save the date for the following events:

Thursday 28th March Casual drinks at Hotel Brighton (8pm)

Friday 19th April Wolf of the Willows Brewery (7pm)

Thursday 30th May Pizza night at Ohana Pizza (7pm)

More info will be provided via the WhatsApp group, so anyone interested should email me at michael.hennig@bigpond.com to be added to the group (RSVP will be required).

MOTHER'S DAY

As mentioned early next term is the Mother's Day event. On Thursday 9th May join the GPS mums for a night of fun and dancing! Ticket includes a welcome drink, canapes and a night to remember. The event is at 7pm at Armadale Bowls club, Sussex Road South Caulfield, Dresscode: A touch of bling. See Flyer for more info and book your ticket now : Click here: https://compasstix.com/e/5egaz8n23v

THANK YOU

Gardenvale Primary School would like to thank the sponsors for the 2024 Wine and Cheese Night.

Greenstone Family from Stomping Ground
McKinnon Family from Wolf of the Willows
Chris from the The Sneak Treat Co

School Photos 2024

Our school photo day is on Tuesday 26th March. Please see attached flyer for how to order.