Parents and Friends Association

PFA Annual General Meeting

Thank you to those who attended the annual general meeting of the PFA. The toughest jobs are filled! We are delighted to advise that Johan Cameron will continue in the role of Treasurer and Neil Cameron will continue as Secretary. Welcome to Ari Smith who is our new Vice President.

The PFA are still hoping that there is someone in our community who is keen to take on either of the coordination roles of President and Vice-President.

PFA President

Run the PFA meetings, review minutes.
Be the point of liaison between PFA and Koonung for requests and enquiries.
Ensure the PFA events have volunteer teams to support them.
Represent PFA as required at events e.g., School Council, Information Night, etc.
Be a point of contact and support for any information regarding PFA events.
Facilitate the funding process of teachers requests for assistance.
Write the end of Year PFA report.

The PFA is also seeking an Events Coordinator to assist with the following tasks.

Lead and organise fundraising events and liaise with the school accordingly.
Support the committee with other PFA events.

Koonung Theatre Parents Group

The Koonung Theatre Parents subgroup of the PFA had a very successful 2023 year, supporting the musical production of Seussical. Our inaugural Trivia and Cabaret night fundraiser was held at the Box Hill Town Hall with a fabulous turn out of over 200 people treated to a night of trivia and live entertainment from our very talented students. Throughout Term 2 we had costume makers, set builders and a front of house beavering away, with everything coming together for the opening night of Seussical July. Once again, those who were lucky enough to see the show were blown away by the quality of our Koonung production. We couldn’t be prouder of our students and are incredibly grateful to the incredible staff and members of the production team who work so hard to bring the Koonung Musical to the stage.

So now it’s time to look forward to this year's production of Shrek the Musical! We are delighted to announce that the City of Whitehorse are supporting us again next year with a venue support grant to host our fundraising event at the Town Hall on the 20 April: “Once Upon a Swamp – A Knight of Tunes and Trivia” to support the show. Tickets for this event are on sale now and we are expecting a sell-out, so don’t miss out. Get a team together and book early!

If you would like to get involved in the Koonung Theatre Parents Group, members are always welcome. Get started by joining our What’s App group by going to: https://chat.whatsapp.com/FymSFvSlvezL6FX6wRXgLH

Kind regards

Katherine Harding

Second Hand Uniform Shop

The second hand uniform shop is open on Fridays from 2pm to 3:15pm

Volunteers are always welcome (even one hour a month helps!). Send an email to: secondhanduniforms@koonung.vic.edu.au

Sophia Quek and May-Na Bee

Stay in contact with other parents through WhatsApp.

In the spirit of fostering community and connection, the following WhatsApp Groups have been updated and are available for parents to join their respective year level/(s) for 2024. If you would like to join, please click on the relevant link below. If you are already in your year level WhatsApp group/(s), then you don't need to do anything as this will simply move with you throughout your Koonung life. If you are not yet part of your child's year level group chat but would like to be, then this is for you!

2024 Year 7 Families

https://chat.whatsapp.com/GbcJqfgk00522n5mjb3Wr2

2024 Year 8 Parents

https://chat.whatsapp.com/DCf3gzmWMHD6trvITkhDpT

2024 Year 9 Parents

https://chat.whatsapp.com/IJeO7MdWY090zuftBZI4yI

2024 Year 10 Parents

https://chat.whatsapp.com/I17H3ldHEvl5w8UbGCijzn

2024 Year 11 Parents

https://chat.whatsapp.com/HjqluQXdJnMHJTJ8EVuNIR

2024 Year 12 Parents

https://chat.whatsapp.com/BmZCvVkAUXE7qfP5Z4FSuw

PFA News on WhatsApp

Keep up to date with PFA news and announcements by clicking this link https://chat.whatsapp.com/DyJZv7jLeRs2KH7ix1E6Fn

WeChat Community for Chinese Koonung Families

Stay connected with other Chinese families at Koonung by joining the WeChat group. Please contact Peihoon Heng 0431615181 or her WeChat @Peihoon1, for the link to join the group.

Become a Parent Representative for your year level!

The role of a Parent Representative needs no experience, just a willing spirit to facilitate parent connection in your student’s year level. You have the flexibility to organise coffee outings, dinners, a Sunday afternoon picnic or whatever you like doing! We generally recommend 2 representatives to support each other for your year level. The PFA will support and help facilitate any events you wish to organise. Please contact us via email pfa@koonung.vic.edu.au to find out more!

PFA Meeting Dates 2024

Term 1

Monday 4 March AGM & Ordinary Meeting

Monday 25 March

Term 2

Monday 22 April

Monday 3 June

Term 3

Monday 5 August

Monday 2 September

Term 4

Monday 7 October