PFA

Parents and Friends Association (PFA)

Next Wednesday, the PFA will be running our annual Mother’s Day Stall. This is an opportunity for students to buy small gifts for their Mum, Grandmother, or other special person in their life. 

The stall runs during the school day, with the assistance of parent volunteers who can help children with their purchases. Each class has an allocated time to visit. 

The gifts range from $2 - $10. Items available include jewellery, photo frames, magnets, hand cream, mugs, keyrings, socks, bookmarks and MUCH MORE! 

If you would like your child to have the opportunity to participate, please send along some money in a labelled envelope or wallet and a bag, to take their goodies home in. Coins and small notes are appreciated. Please do not bring large amounts of cash to school. 

The stall will be open for a short time at the end of the school day to purchase any excess items. 

We hope you enjoy a nice surprise on Mother’s Day! 

The PFA still needs your help to run the Mother’s Day Stall, especially the 2:30pm to 4pm shift. Please reach out to Ebby if you can help.

Mother's Day Stall

All Mums and special friends of IPS are invited to join us for the annual Mother’s Day breakfast on Thursday 7th May from 7:30am to 8:30am in the school hall. 

Please place your food and drink orders via the MySchoolConnect App (www.myschoolconnect.com.au) prior to 9am on 4th May. 

An order confirmation slip will be sent home with your eldest child for you to use to collect your meals when you arrive at the hall on the morning of the breakfast. 

There will also be a coffee van at School that morning for you to purchase coffee separately. 

We hope to see you there! 

Thank you so much to all the wonderful dads who have offered to help at the Mother’s Day Breakfast. We have now assembled a full team. 

Are you still keen to help in some capacity? 

Why not take on a 2:30pm to 4pm shift at the Mother’s Day stall! (More info above). 

Thank you everyone.

The PFA is so excited to share with you all the things we have been brewing up for a fantastic 2026. Here’s a sneak peek:

More about us…

The “PFA” is the Parents and Friends Association made up of a group of volunteer parents and carers of children who attend Ivanhoe Primary School, together with a few staff members. Our purpose is to organise social events throughout the year which provide us with an opportunity to build connectedness and a sense of belonging in the IPS community. Any fundraising which results from these events is an added bonus and is applied to implement various building, playground and equipment improvements throughout the school. 

We will share specific fundraising goals and purposes as each event approaches.

Would you like to be involved?

It’s not too late! Please email Sue Kelly sue.kelly@education.vic.gov.au if you are interested in joining the PFA on its journey to making 2026 a fun-filled year!

Welcome to our 2026 PFA Committee

We are very grateful to the following parents who have kindly volunteered to be part of our Parents and Friends Association (PFA) Committee in 2026.

The PFA plays an important role in our school community. Through their time, ideas and enthusiasm, these parents help organise events and fundraising activities that support our school while also bringing families, staff and students together. Their contribution helps strengthen the sense of community that makes our school such a special place.

Thank you to:

Emily Stothers, Hayley Williams, Lauren Villanti, Gabrielle Elliott, Kylie Zammataro, Suzie Leahy, Ebby Lai, Thalia Boyd, Sharon Marks, Tracey Peachey, Ruth Osborne, Jacqui Liistro, Selina Parry, Christie Knox.

We sincerely thank each of these parents for their willingness to contribute their time and energy to our school community.