Parents and Friends
Dear families,
What a great start to the year! All children seem settled and it is great to see families mingling around school.
Orders for Hot Cross Bun Fundraiser are now open and should be placed via CDF Pay by 4.00pm Friday, 8th March. This is a great fundraiser where we will make $2 for every pack sold.
Members of the school community are invited to the P&F Meeting on Wednesday, 28th February 2024 from 2.30pm-3.15pm in the school staffroom. It would be great to see support for the P&F to discuss events and fundraisers for the remainder of the term and term 2.
Jacklyn
Secretary
P&F Calendar of Events – Term 1
- Foundation Students Catch Up - 28th February
- Parents and Friends Meeting - Wednesday, 28th February, 2pm-3pm
- Hot Cross Bun Fundraiser
- Orders are open
- Orders close - Friday, 8th March
- Orders to be sent home – Thursday, 14th March
- Ride2School Day - Wednesday, 20th March
- Family Picnic at the Lake - Friday, 15th March [proposed]
- Easter Colouring Competition for students
- Colouring pages sent out – Tuesday, 19th March
- Colouring pages due – Tuesday, 26th March
- Prizes presented – Wednesday, 27th March
Current events and fundraisers
Athletes Foot School Rewards Program
Hot Cross Bun Fundraiser
We are working with Bakers Delight City and Riverside Plaza to give families the opportunity to purchase hot cross buns and support the school. The school will earn $2.00 from every packet sold!
- Orders open Now
- Orders close - Friday, 8th March 2024 at 4.00pm
- Orders sent home with students - Thursday, 14th March 2024
An email and message via PAM will be sent to families advising when orders are open.
Helpers will be required on Thursday, 14th March from 1pm - 3pm in the School Hall to assist with packing orders.
If you can assist please contact parentsandfriends@sbshepparton.catholic.edu.au
Foundation Students Catch Up
Foundation families are invited for an informal catch up to meet other families and allow children to build on friendships they are developing at school.
Date: Wednesday, 28th February
Time: From 10.00am
Location: All Abilities Playground, Shepparton
This is an informal catch up for families. Come along if you can, some Foundation students may have their literacy testing at this time.
*Will not go ahead in the event of wet weather
National Ride2School Day
Wednesday, 20th March 2024
The P&F is supporting the school to encourage students, where possible, to travel to school in an active way on Ride2School Day, Wednesday 20 March 2024.
National Ride2School Day is normally held on Friday 22 March, this is the same date as our Harmony Day celebrations, so we have planned to celebrate a few days early.
National Ride2School Day is the perfect opportunity for students and school communities across Australia to embrace a healthier start and to try riding and walking to school for themselves.
Parents are encouraged to accompany their children, especially those who do not regularly actively travel to school.
Check out the ‘Ride ready checklist’ in the newsletter, plan the safest route to school including best locations to cross roads, especially when they are busy around school time.
For those students able to participate it is recommended for helmets and bikes/scooters to be labelled with the students name and class.
A secure site at school will be set up for students' equipment to be stored for the day.
If you cannot participate on the day, think of how you can get active the next time you are outdoors!
Please find the below attachments with full details.
Ongoing Fundraisers
My Name Label
Committee Updates & Information
Contact details for P&F
President: Vacant
Secretary: Jacklyn Lamb
Committee Members: Katie Mills, Pat Goyne, Keira Peatling, Bianca Lane
Email: parentsandfriends@sbshepparton.catholic.edu.au
Next P&F Meeting
The next P&F Meeting will be held on Wednesday, 28th February 2024 from 2.30pm to 3.15pm in the School Staffroom. Please note the change in time.
Please sign in at the office as a visitor to the school prior to the meeting.
Please reply to parentsandfriends@sbshepparton.catholic.edu.au by 5.00pm Tuesday, 27th February 2024, if you are able to attend or would like to be listed as an apology.
All families are welcome to attend to meet other families and be involved in discussion around planning and assisting with school events and fundraisers.
Younger children are welcome to attend with parents.
For future meetings meeting days and times may vary to suit families if needed, previously evening meetings have also been held. Please let us know if you have a preference.
Please try to come along to show your support for the P&F. The P&F can only operate with input from the school community.
Expressions of interest will be called for Committee Members, the role of President is also vacant – please contact us to have a chat if you are interested in this role.
Being a part of the Committee isn’t a large time commitment and there are no set requirements of a member.
Feel free to contact us if you have any questions/ suggestions.
Register to be a volunteer
If you have a few hours to spare during the year and would like to get involved in the school community please register your interest to be involved as a parent helper through the P&F.
You can register your interest via email parentsandfriends@sbshepparton.catholic.edu.au.
*Volunteer requirements*
Volunteers must hold a current Working With Children’s Check. These details must be supplied to the school office to also be held confidentially. WWCC’s are free for volunteers, you can apply through the Working With Children Check Victoria website.
Business interest
Do you own/run a business, or know of a business, that may be interested in being involved in supporting the school community through fundraisers, sponsorship, in-kind support or at events?
Please contact the P&F by email to register your interest. We are very interested in working with our school community and building connections with family