Parents and Friends 

Welcome to our SFS Families and a warm welcome to our new SFS families who have joined us this year. 

We are pleased to present our new Parents and Friends Committee for 2024

President – Lourdes Iape

Vice President – Elena Senise 

Secretary – Kirei Reed & Natasha Pizzimento

Treasurer – Melissa Turner & Raquel Netto 

General Members:

Bruntha, Jo, Cenie, Courtney, Gail, Laura, Melody, Ruchira, Sabrina, Shanelle, Shivanthi, Stephanie, Tammi, Athina, Ramya, Bianca & Daniel.

We have a wonderful year of events planned.

If you would like to join as a general member we would love to have some new parents, please contact Lourdes on sfspfa@sfslynbrook.catholic.edu.au

Our Treasurer 

Name: Raquel Netto

Age: 38

Hobbies: Dinner and Drinks with the girls

Children at the school: Aidan in Grade 5

Footy / Favourite Sport: Sydney Swans

Favourite Destination: Greek Islands & Far North Qld

If you were stuck on a deserted island, who would you like to be stuck with? Michelle Obama

Come and join the monthly PFA meeting!

Wednesday 20th March 

Community Room

At 7pm 

All parents / parents are welcome we would love to see any many parents as possible. 

SFS Colour Explosion 2024 is quickly approaching and this year we want to make it a big one!! All funds raised will go towards the installation of air conditioning in our learning spaces. Imagine how much more comfortable our kids and teachers will be on the 30+ degree days!

The school has asked the PFA to support this exciting project with our 2024 fundraising efforts. After careful consideration, the PFA has agreed to direct the funds raised in 2023 and 2024 towards the air conditioning project. This will enable the planned installation to be fully completed in 2024 before the summer. To achieve this, we need to raise as much as we can this year from our fundraisers.  Given how hot it gets in Melbourne, we hope the SFS community are also excited about the installation of air conditioning being of utmost priority. The school has explained that they will continue with plans to improve the play space. The sandpit, four-square, playground line markings were added in 2023. New basketball boards will soon be installed this term and imaginative play ideas like a shop front beside the sandpit are planned for later in the year.

The Colour Explosion is our biggest fundraiser for the year so we really encourage everyone to register online and ask family and friends for donations. All donations, small or large, will help us get to our target. (Please note there is an administration fee to Australian Fundraising Specialists, the company that helps us facilitate this fundraiser that covers the prizes the kids receive, as well as the colour powder, sunglasses and sweat bands used during the event.)

We welcome all parents to come and have a chat about our 2024 fundraising at our next PFA meeting on Wednesday 20 March. 

Share your thoughts and ideas with us or email us at sfspfa@sfslynbrook.catholic.edu.au. Your support is pivotal in ensuring that air conditioning is installed before the end of the 2024 school year. By working together, we can make this dream a reality and make all our learning spaces a much more comfortable learning environment for our kids."

To date SFS families have raised……….

$6,324.00

Wahoo! Keep those donations coming in!

Please keep your donations coming in ask family, friends, neighbours, or work Colleagues.

Let’s hit the $30,000.00 Target.

TWILIGHT SPORTS

    What an amazing night 

Thank you to all our helpers who made the night a success without these individuals these nights are not possible so a very huge Thank you! 

Thank you to our BBQ gurus!!

     Stall Helpers

EASTER DONATIONS

Its back……our Annual Easter Raffle

Funds raised going to the Monash Childrens hospital. 

Raffle Tickets will be coming home shortly, we are once again asking for your support any donation is appreciated.

Ideas for Donations:

• Easter Eggs
• Box of Chocolates 
• Cakes of any kind (donated on the day)
• Easter Books
• Easter Craft
• Easter Packs
• Easter themed items, mugs, toys
• Easter themed anything!

All Donations can be left at the office with Lorenza and Viv

Gift Bag Donations

We are also calling for any gift bag donations, any size and colour would be appreciated. 

All Donations can be left at the office with Lorenza and Viv

TERM 1 

FUN LUNCH

“HOT CROSS BUNS & SPIDERS”

Per Bun / Spider 

Forms went home this LAST week so please ensure you check your child’s school bag.

All forms need to be returned by Friday 8th March 2024.

We would love some parent helpers to help distribute the hot cross buns and spiders. 

So please complete the parent care section on the form.

A friendly reminder a working with children’s check is required. 

All volunteers and helpers at SFS must have a valid Working with Children Check (WWCC).

 These checks are very easy to apply for, and free for volunteers. 

https://service.vic.gov.au/services/working-with-children

Just a friendly reminder if your child is completing the form, can you please take the time to check all details are correct and that your child’s FULL NAME, GROUP & LEARNING SPACE appears on the form.

Whilst the P&F would love to know who very child is at the school, this is not possible, if we have incomplete form’s, it really makes it hard work for the volunteer who is sorting out the forms.

We are pleased to advise the uniform shop will be open every Thursday at 8:40 am

Located in the Community Room

All Items $5.00

Cash or EFTPOS

Have any old uniform at home? Why not donate them to the uniform shop?

Please ensure they are laundered and stain free. 

We accept all donations summer and winter uniform, feel free to leave any donations at the office with Lorenza or Viv.

 Every Friday -1st lunch.

All flavours are subject to availability on the day. 

Parent helpers will cut the tops off them for children to make it easier. 

The PFA are also looking for volunteers to help on a Friday morning, so if you could spare 45 minutes of your day to come and help, please contact Lourdes sfspfa@sfslynbrook.catholic.edu.au

Please Note:

A current and valid working with Childrens Check is required. 

We welcome any suggestions you may have for us to make OUR events a success, feel free to email us at

sfspfa@sfslynbrook.catholic.edu.au

Join our Facebook page to get lots of useful information, copies of forms and ask questions top other parents. 

http://www.facebook.com/groups/641162342719850/ 

Please Note: you must answer the questions to be accepted into the group.